March 30 - April 3
Students can access all their activities this week through the Weekly Social Studies Presentation.
Monday: Finish the Interwar & World War II Vocabulary if not yet done. Post to our 7-3 Flipgrid Check-In #2 if you have not finished. NOTE: All missing work for Q3 should be submitted today!
Tuesday: Review the Consumerist Economy article that we read in class. Then, complete the Google Form. Then, work on the Roaring 20's Investigation posted in Google Classroom.
Wednesday: Create a “Roaring 20s” One-Pager on what we have learned the past couple of days!
Thursday: View the Credit Presentation As they go through, or after viewing, answer all the questions on the Notes sheet provided in Google Classroom.
Friday: Explore the Stock Market by watching this video, then read the Stock Market Article in Google Classroom & complete the Google Form when finished!
March 23 - March 27
Students should work on the "Supplemental Materials 3/23-3/27" posted in Social Studies Google Classroom under "Interwar & World War II" Topic. You can also check the 7-3 Digital Newsletter for updated information on what we are covering!
Week 8: March 16 - March 20
Monday: Students took notes on Credit by answering the guiding questions. We then started the Credit Card Simulation.
HW: Finish your Credit Card Simulation if not done in class!
Tuesday: As a class, we introduced the Stock Market with the TED Video. Students then began playing the Stock Market Simulation.
HW: Unit Vocab is due Friday.
Wednesday: Students completed a Visual Discovery on life in the Great Depression. We then took notes on the Great Depression in the United States.
HW: Finish up the Unit Vocab if not done.
Thursday: We pushed our focus of the Great Depression to the global stage with our Global Great Depression notes. We viewed the hyperinflation video, as this concept will come back up when we talk about the German economy after the Treaty of Versailles. Students had the remainder of class to work on their Unit Vocab or anything they are missing.
HW: Checking Unit Vocabulary first thing tomorrow!
Friday: We reviewed the Unit Vocabulary. This was assigned last Friday, 3/13. Students then analyzed the impacts of the Treaty of Versailles on Germany with the DBQ assignment. If time, we played the Inflation simulation, before focusing on the horrors of Germany's hyperinflation.
HW: None! Enjoy your weekend.
Week 7: March 9-13
Monday: NO SCHOOL! Teacher Workday
Tuesday: As a class, we reviewed the contrasting economic systems that we discussed on Friday, focusing particularly on the differences of capitalism & communism. Students then worked on the Causes of the Russian Revolution DBQ and answered the questions that accompany each of the readings.
HW: World War One End of Unit Assessment is TOMORROW! All students received a WW1 Study Guide last week. I also offered an additional copy today in case they lost theirs. Study Guide is also posted for students in Google Classroom.
Wednesday: Students took the World War One End of Unit Assessment. After finishing, students completed a Word Search as a brain break for candy.
HW: Get some good rest - WCPSS Performance Assessment for all 7th Graders is tomorrow bright & early!
Thursday: Students took the WCPSS Performance Assessment in the morning. For remaining classes, we worked on uploading an artifact for their Digital Portfolio for Quarter 3.
HW: None!
Friday: We began Unit 8: Interwar Period with an overview video of Life in the 1920s and the 3-2-1 protocol. Students then read the Consumerist Economy article and answered the questions that followed. Interwar & World War II Vocabulary was ASSIGNED - due NEXT FRIDAY!
HW: Unit Vocabulary is due next Friday!