Mr. Trifu

Welcome to 7th Grade Civics and Economics! Brace yourself for a challenging second semester of what we hope will contain many positive educational experiences for you. Here's where you begin to understand and improve the world!

For this last month of the school year, students will be finishing preparations that will help them master the State Civics EOC on May 8th. We will then dive into one last unit on U.S. and World Geography. We plan to finish out the year celebrating America 250 in style, and then take one last look at what happens in a jury trial.

So, there is only one more unit assessment, only one more Bi-Weekly IXL Skills HW (due 5/15) and a few more classwork grades before we close out the gradebook! This year has had its share of memorable moments, and I am happy to have experienced them with you.

Civics tutoring will be available for struggling students in room 226 from 3:30 - 4:00 just about every other Wednesday (towards the second half of each quarter). It is recommended that struggling students attend these tutoring sessions in an effort to raise their low Civics average. Here are the tutoring dates for the fourth quarter: 4/15, 4/29, and 5/13.

Here are links for some extra preparation for the EOC:

Here is a site that can be educational about our government: https://engagingcongress.org/

Civics EOC Practice Test:

https://www.flvs.net/docs/default-source/myflvs/eoc/mj-civics-eoc-practice-test-answers_final.pdf?sfvrsn=d81d592a_1

Click here for additional Civics resources, reinforcing what you are learning in class: IXL Practice

Supplies to have everyday for all my Civics classes:

Pocket folder; blue/black pen or pencil; blank, lined, loose leaf paper (along with a charged chromebook)

QUIZLET: 2025

Quizlet is an online source that can be used as a study aid. Find the link below for your class to set up an account. You will need your school email account in order to create it.

Username: When creating your username, please make sure to include your first name and the first initial of your last name so that I can recognize whose account I am viewing.

Password: Create a password that you will remember. I do NOT have access to retrieving or resetting your password.

1st period: https://quizlet.com/join/SCC7ptEnH

2nd period: https://quizlet.com/join/wu5HUhB5d

3rd period: https://quizlet.com/join/BFCGzDJzQ

4th period: https://quizlet.com/join/jHPtsVSDG

6th period: https://quizlet.com/join/3c8rpJqpq

7th period: https://quizlet.com/join/9BPKBKSpb

Here is a challenge relating to our studies on the Federal Budget…

https://ed.icivics.org/games/peoples-pie#game-page-flash-game-container

Here is a challenge relating to our studies on law and the Constitution…

https://ed.icivics.org/games/do-i-have-right#game-page-flash-game-container

Here are some challenges relating to our studies on local government…