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The first two weeks of 7th Grade Social Studies will focus on: acclimating students to a new teacher/school year, observing Patriot Day and Constitution Day with special lessons, and taking the baseline writing assessment. The writing assessment is not graded but just a demonstration of what skills students are starting the year with. 

Supplemental Resources: 

No content suggestions, but discuss with your students how the transition to a new school year has gone. 

Over the next two weeks in 7th grade social studies we will be setting the stage for the rise of Rome. We will have a special lesson on 9/17/24 observing Constitution Day where students will create a School Bill of Rights. Next we will reinforce some geography skills with two geography activities. Students will learn about the myth of the founding of Rome. Finally, we will assign key vocabulary for studying the Roman Republic and go over life during this early period of Roman history. 

Optional Home Resources: 

Consider playing one or more of these European geography games!

https://www.geoguessr.com/l/eur

Enjoy going over these facts about Ancient Rome with your students! 

https://www.natgeokids.com/uk/discover/history/romans/10-facts-about-the-ancient-romans/ 

For the next two weeks our 7th graders will be researching the achievements and contributions of Etruscan society. They will create a virtual museum with artifacts demonstrating Etruscan society.  In addition we will begin our study of the early Roman Republic's government and the changes it's social structure went through. 

Optional Home Resources: 

Watch this video to learn more about Etruscan society at home! 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-WwDmNywZQ 

Learn more about the early Roman Republic here! 

https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/romes-transition-republic-empire/

For the next two weeks our 7th graders will learn more specifics about the Roman Republic, and how it influenced the United States government. Students will take a quiz on Roman society and government. Students will also begin to explore how and why Rome transformed from a Republic to an Empire. 

Optional Home Resources: 

Watch this video to learn more about how Rome influenced the US government  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKOHCL7Xm0g

Watch this video to review key information of the Roman Republic.  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgJlpjHTB64

For the next three weeks students will work on the following topics/activities: 

• The rise of the Roman Empire

• Solving the assassination of Julius Caesar

• Roman Achievements in architecture, and art. 

• Daily life in the Roman Empire 

Optional Home Resources: 

Review this website with your students to learn about daily life in the Roman Empire. 

https://www.pbs.org/empires/romans/empire/life.html

For the next two weeks students will work on the following topics/activities: 

• The rise of the Feudal System in Europe after the fall of the Roman Empire. 

• Social structure in Medieval Europe  

Optional Home Resources: 

Watch this video with your student to learn about Feudalism in Medieval Europe!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Whvf2EPe-g

For the next two weeks students will work on the following topics/activities: 

• Examining how the feudal system brought order back to Europe after the fall of the Roman Empire.  

• Highlighting Charlemagne's importance in the development of and spread of the feudal system. 

• Examine the influence (education, crusades, art and architecture) of the Roman Catholic church during the Middle Ages  

Optional Home Resources: 

Review this brief resource at home with your students to learn more about Charlemagne and his influence on Medieval Europe. 

https://kids.britannica.com/kids/article/Charlemagne/352939

For the next two weeks students will work on the following topics/activities: 

• Writing a DBQ essay on whether or not the Dark Ages were a time of cultural regression. 

• Observing International Holocaust Day on 1/27/25 

• Examine the influence (education, crusades, art and architecture) of the Roman Catholic church during the Middle Ages  

Optional Home Resources: 

For the next two weeks students will work on the following topics/activities: 

• The Crusades and it's impact on Medieval Society

• Daily Life in the Middle Ages 

• Begin to explore the causes for the decline of Feudalism  

Optional Home Resources: 

For the next two weeks students will work on the following topics/activities: 

• A quiz on the importance of the church during the Middle Ages/Daily Life in the Middle Ages

• The factors lead to the decline of Feudalism including: 

  • The Bubonic Plague 

  • The Magna Carta 

  • The 100 Years War  

Optional Home Resources: 

Watch this video at home to learn about the Magna Carta (The Great Charter)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xo4tUMdAMw

For the next two weeks students will work on the following topics/activities: 

• Learning about the start of the Renaissance 

• Examining Florence in the Renaissance   

Optional Home Resources: 

Watch this video at home to learn about a personal passion of mine architecture of the Renaissance. This is from a History Channel series called Engineering an Empire. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5JqMWlfCndE

For the next two weeks students will work on the following topics/activities: 

• Completing a podcast interview project with an influential figure of the Renaissance 

• Examining the impact the Reformation had on not just religion but society in Europe.    

Optional Home Resources: 

Watch this video at home to learn about the Reformation. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IATyzSAjC1w