7th Grade "I Can" statements

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Here are some questions that students should be able to answer after learning about the various civilizations this year:  

•History-do you understand what happened in the past and why it affects us today?

•Geography-how did a civilization’s location affect the way it developed?

•Economics-how did civilizations grow wealthy? Why did they choose that method?

•Government-how did the people participate in their government and how did it function?

•Culture-how did the people function in their society? How did they worship? What were different jobs in the civilization and the social structure?  How did writing and art contribute to society. 

Ohio's learning standards for Social Studies: 

http://education.ohio.gov/getattachment/Topics/Learning-in-Ohio/Social-Studies/Ohio-s-Learning-Standards-for-Social-Studies/SSFinalStandards01019.pdf.aspx?lang=en-US

Social Studies classes are also required by the Ohio Department of Education to support English Language Arts. (we already did this BUT now there are actual standards for it.  You can see what is required here:

http://www.corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy/RH/6-8/