SOCIAL STUDIES
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All materials and assignments will be posted to Google Classroom
Zoom Office Hours: 9:00 - 9:30 am Every Day (Starting 4/6)
Week @ a Glance 5/18 - 5/21
Starting off I want to thank you all for an amazing year, each and every one of you have brought something unique and essential to creating our class culture. Those of you who will be here next year have good odds of having me again, either that or Mr. Linnehan. I know ending this school year has presented its own unique challenges and I want to thank each of you for rising to the occasion and battling the urge to start summer 2 months early. This week is pretty simple; all you have to do is take our Course Post Test. At the beginning of the year we took a pre-test seeing what you knew when you got here, now I just want to see what we know leaving the 7th grade. Please feel free to ask me any questions that may pop into your head over the summer or send me materials you think I can use next year.
Sincerely,
Mr. Weeks
Monday 5/18
Take Course Post Assessment
Recommended: Use the rest of week to do any missing work
Tuesday 5/19
Recommended: Use the rest of week to do any missing work
Wednesday 5/20
Recommended: Use the rest of week to do any missing work
Thursday 5/21
Recommended: Use the rest of week to do any missing work
Friday 5/22
Enjoy your summer!! Hopefully the virus gets under control and we can have a real summer like you deserve!
SUMMER!!!!
Please have any missing work submitted before 5/27
Week @ a Glance 5/11 - 5/15
This week we will be taking a look at World War II and how Europe and Asia became a war ground. This was the largest and most deadly conflict in human history and was fueled by ideas of separation, subjugation and eradication. At the end of the week there will be a short quiz to help me gauge your understanding of the material.
Unit 15: World War II
Monday 5/11
Causes of World War II Notes - Section 1: World War II Begins
Please answer the questions corresponding to the information in these sections in your notes.
Tuesday 5/12
Causes of World War II Notes - Section 2: The Holocaust
Please answer the questions corresponding to the information in these sections in your notes.
If you want to learn more please follow this link: https://www.ushmm.org/
Wednesday 5/13
World War II Notes - Section 3: Ending the War
Please answer the questions corresponding to the information in these sections in your notes.
Thursday 5/14
World War II Notes - Section 4: Reflection
Please answer the short response question at the end of your notes to reflect on what you have read this week about World War II, while not a seperate grade, I would like to see your thinking and reactions to the material.
In your own words, decide “What is the legacy of World War II?”
Friday 5/15
World War II Quiz
All work is Due by 5/18
Week @ a Glance 5/4 - 5/8
This week we will be taking a look at The Causes of World War II and how Europe began to shift during this time. This was the largest and most deadly conflict in human history and built upon the innovation and turmoil left over from the first world war. At the end of the week there will be a short quiz to help me gauge your understanding of the material.
Unit 15: World War II
Monday 5/4
Causes of World War II Notes - Section 1: The Great Depression
Please answer the questions corresponding to the information in these sections in your notes.
Tuesday 5/5
Causes of World War II Notes - Section 2: Political Shifts after the War
Please answer the questions corresponding to the information in these sections in your notes.
Wednesday 5/6
Causes of World War II Notes - Section 3: The Rise of Adolf Hitler
Please answer the questions corresponding to the information in these sections in your notes.
Thursday 5/7
Causes of World War II Notes - Section 4: Reflection
Please answer the short response question at the end of your notes to reflect on what you have read this week about the Causes of World War II, while not a separate grade, I would like to see your thinking and reactions to the material.
In your own words, decide “What caused World War II?”
Friday 5/8
Causes of World War II Quiz
All work is Due by 5/11
Week @ a Glance 4/27 - 5/1
This week we will be taking a look at World War I and what the war itself was like. This was one of the largest and most deadly conflicts in human history and employed new tactics, weapons and diseases that would take their toll on humanity. At the end of the week there will be a short quiz to help me gauge your understanding of the material.
Unit 14: World War I
Monday 4/20
World War I Notes - Section 1: The Fighting Begins
Please answer the questions corresponding to the information in these sections in your notes.
Tuesday 4/21
World War I Notes - Section 2: The Fourteen Points
Please answer the questions corresponding to the information in these sections in your notes.
Wednesday 4/22
Life in the Trenches Article + Short Response.
Thursday 4/23
World War I Notes - Section 3: Reflection
Please answer the short response question at the end of your notes to reflect on what you have read this week about World War I, while not a seperate grade, I would like to see your thinking and reactions to the material.
In your own words, decide “What effect did World War I have on Europe?”
Friday 4/24
World War I Quiz
All work is Due by 5/4
Week @ a Glance 4/20 - 4/24
This week we will be taking a look at the causes of World War I. This was a time when European powers were at odds with one another over a variety of issues. These issues would eventually erupt into the largest conflict the world had ever seen up to that point, but before that happened the conditions had to be just right. Those causes leading up to the war are what we are reading about this week. At the end of the week there will be a short quiz to help me gauge your understanding of the material.
Unit 14: World War I
Monday 4/20
Causes of World War I Notes - Section 1: What were they fighting about?
Please answer the questions corresponding to the information in these sections in your notes.
Tuesday 4/21
Causes of World War I Notes - Section 2: The Trigger for War
Please answer the questions corresponding to the information in these sections in your notes.
Wednesday 4/22
Franz Ferdinand Reading + Short Response
Thursday 4/23
Causes of World War I Notes - Section 3: Reflection
Please answer the short response question at the end of your notes to reflect on what you have read this week about the Causes of World War I, while not a separate grade, I would like to see your thinking and reactions to the material.
In your own words, decide “Who or what started World War I?”
Friday 4/24
Causes of World War I Quiz
All work is Due by 4/27
Week @ a Glance 4/13 - 4/17
This week we will be taking a look at the Era of Imperialism. This was a period when European powers sought to gain access to resources and land to solve their problems domestically. The solution to these problems was the colonization of foreign nations, particularly in Africa and Asia. Each of these locations provided unique resources and challenges to both the colonizers and the indigenous populations. To do so you will be reading through the presentation and taking notes to get a grasp on the big picture of Global Imperialism. At the end of the week there will be a short quiz to help me gauge your understanding of the material.
Unit 13: The Era of Imperialism
Monday 4/13
Imperialism Notes - 2 Sections: Era of Imperialism & Imperialism in Asia
Please answer the questions corresponding to the information in these sections in your notes.
Tuesday 4/14
Imperialism Notes - 1 Section: The Scramble for Africa
Please answer the questions corresponding to the information in these sections in your notes.
Wednesday 4/15
Imperialism Notes - 1 Section: Reactions to Colonization
Please answer the questions corresponding to the information in these sections in your notes.
Thursday 4/16
Imperialism Notes - 1 Section: Crash Course & Reflection
Please answer the short response question at the end of your notes to reflect on what you have read this week about the Era of Imperialism, while not a separate grade, I would like to see your thinking and reactions to the material.
“How did Imperialism leave a lasting mark on the world we live in?”
Friday 4/17
Imperialism Quiz
All work must be completed & Turned in by 4/20
Week @ a Glance Social Studies 4/6 - 4/13
This week we will be learning about the Age of Exploration that was spared during the Renaissance and continued well into the 1800s. This time is also referred to as "The Global Convergence" because the cultures and people from around the globe were now interacting and coming together in was that had never been done. We are going to be looking at primarily the influence of the first explorers in the game, the Spanish and Portuguese, as well as the Atlantic Slave Trade, and the Columbian Exchange. Your work is as follows:
Monday 4/6
Assigned: The Age of Exploration Notes (14 Slides, 2 Videos)
Similar to our notes last week, these notes will be done using the template provided to you and the presentation attached to the assignment link.
Tuesday 4/7
Recommended: Work on or Complete Age of Exploration Notes
Wednesday 4/8
Assigned: Mini- Project "Columbian Cafe!"
In this mini-project you will be creating a menu using ingredients from the Old World (Europe) and the New (The Americas) to illustrate how the global convergence during the Age of Exploration and Columbian Exchange forever changed the global culture, or in this case Food. (More details provided with assignment)
Thursday 4/9
Recommended: Work on Columbian Cafe! Mini - Project
Friday 4/10
Recommended: Work on or complete Columbian Cafe! Mini - Project
Need Help? (Click or enter the Links)
List of Old and New World Plants and Animals
Old World Recipes:
New World Recipes:
http://www.nativetech.org/recipes/index.php
http://www.kstrom.net/isk/food/beans.html
All work must be turned in by Monday 4/13
Week of 3/30 - 4/3
Lesson 11: The Renaissance
Essential Question: How do ideas grow and spread?
Monday 3/30
Protestant Reformation - Nearpod
Notes & Activities
Study for Renaissance Quest on 4/3
Tuesday 3/31
Protestant Reformation - Nearpod
Notes & Activities
Study for Renaissance Quest on 4/3
Wednesday 4/1
Study Guide work day
Key Concepts:
“The Renaissance Man”
Humanism
Contrasting with the Middle Ages
Renaissance Painters
New Techniques in Art
Martin Luther
The Protestant Reformation
Thursday 4/2
Study Guide Work Day
Friday 4/3
Renaissance Unit Quest