Social Studies Assignments
- Instructor
- Mr. Brian Anderson
- Term
- 2023-2024 School Year
- Department
- 5th Grade
Upcoming Assignments
No upcoming assignments.
Past Assignments
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Complete back page activities and Think and Review
Week 23 Turning Points Assessment is Friday. Think and Review questions should be written on loose leaf paper in full sentences with grammar counting.
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Week 22 Differing Points of View assessment
Homework
Assessment for Week 22 on iPads will be Friday, April 19th.
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Week 22 Read articles, highlight and take notes
Classwork
Students were given time in class to read their articles, highlight and take notes in their notebooks. We had time on our iPads to collect virtual coins.
Homework
Finish all the articles and start working on the back page activities. Think and Review questions will be due on Friday when we take the assessment.
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Week 21 Back Page and Think and Review
Classwork/Homework
Students have finished reading, highlighting and taking notes for Week 21 in their notebooks and now we are completing the back page activities and the Think and Review questions on loose leaf paper. Assessment is Friday.
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Week 21 Declaring Independence
Classwork
We began Week 21 by reviewing the intolerable acts and taxes from King George III that led to the colonies seeking independence from England. We then read the front page and began taking notes in our notebooks.
Homework
Students are finishing reading the articles, highlighting and taking notes for the entire weekly. Due by Wednesday; assessment is Friday.
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Week 20 The People Unite
Classwork/Homework
We are reading, highlighting and taking notes for Week 20 in our notebooks and on our weekly. Assessment will be on Friday.
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Week 19 Caused of the Rebellion
Classwork
Today students used their iPads to read and listen to the articles in Week 19 and we started to take notes in notebook (no highlighting).
Homework
Finish reading the inside articles of Week 19 and take notes in your notebook.
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Week 17 Back pages and Think and Review questions
Homework
We are completing the back page activities of our USA Weekly and completing the Think and Review questions on loose leaf paper.
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Week 17 Early Democracies
Classwork
As we begin Week 17 of USA Weekly the students read and highlighted the first of this week's articles after we had a short introduction in monarchies and democracies.
Homework
Finish reading, highlighting, and taking notes for the articles by Wednesday.
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Week 16 Slavery in the Colonies
Classwork
We started reading, highlighting and taking notes in our notebook for Week 16 of USA Weekly.
Homework
Read, highlight and take notes for the articles inside the USA Weekly. Assessment will be on Friday.
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Week 15 Assessment
Classwork
We finished our review for the assessment today by grading the back page activities and completing our Southern colonies' grid of founder, trades, crops, and state characteristics.
Homework
Students are studying their notes and their weekly for tomorrow's test on their iPads.
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Week 15 The Southern Colonies -- Read and highlight
Classwork/Homework
As we prepare to complete Week 15, students are reading, highlighting and taking notes in the notebook as the read all the articles in the weekly.
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Week 14 Back page activities / Assessment
Classwork
We took notes on the Middle Colonies -- New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware -- Ben Franklin, William Penn, and The First Great Awakening.
Homework
Now that we are done reading and highlighting the articles, students are finishing their notes and completing the back page activities (not the Let's Write). Test will be on Friday.
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Week 14 The Middle Colonies
Classwork
As we prepare to take notes and discuss Week 14 of our Social Studies, students are reading, highlighting, and taking notes in their notebooks for all of the articles in the weekly.
Homework
Finish reading, highlighting, and taking notes on the articles. We begin discussing the weekly tomorrow and Friday. Test is Monday or Tuesday of next week.
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Week 13 Assessment
Classwork
We finished up Week 13 today and the students worked on their iPads and completed the questions at the end of the articles and collected virtual coins.
Homework
Complete back page activities: crossword, Think and Review questions, and the Charting activity. Week 13 Assessment is tomorrow.
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Week 13 New England Colonies
Classwork
We started to read and highlight Week 13 about the New England Colonies: Massachusetts Bay, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and New Hampshire.
Homework
Finish reading and highlighting all of the articles inside the weekly.
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Week 12 Early Colonization and Trade Assessment
Classwork
We finished our kahoot challenge for Week 12 and then had a quick test review of the Weekly to be prepared for our Assessment tomorrow.
Homework
Study your weekly and your notes Week 12 for the iPad assessment tomorrow, Friday.
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Week 12 Early Colonization and Trade
Classwork
Students were given time to read, highlight, and take notes on Week 12.
Homework
We are finishing the articles, highlighting, and note-taking for Week 12 before we finish our class notes tomorrow and Thursday. Test is Friday.
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Week 11 Assessment
Homework
Today and tomorrow, we are taking the Week 11 Assessment on our iPads.
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Week 11 Think and Review questions
Classwork
We finished reviewing and taking notes on the remaining articles for Week 11, The Flags Over Florida.
Homework
We are finishing the back page crossword and answering the Think and Review questions in complete sentences on loose leaf paper to be turned in tomorrow.
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Week 11 Three Flags over Florida
Homework
Students are preparing for notes next week by reading all of the articles, highlighting main ideas, and takin notes in their notebook. Class notes begin on Monday.
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Week 10 Back Page Crossword/Mapping Activity
Homework
We are completing the Crossword and the Journey to Jamestown Mapping and Charting activity on the back page or our weekly.
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Week 10 Early English Colonies
Classwork
Today we introduced Week 10 of our USA Weekly series which focuses on Early English Colonies, starting with the Lost Colony of Roanoke, North Carolina. Questions we explored: If I was 18 years old and graduated from high school and unsure about college, would I volunteer to go on an early expedition to the New World (and my parents supported it, of course)? What happened to the Roanoke Colony? What was the relationship like between early settlers and colonists and the American Indians? Which countries (kingdoms) were competing for the New World? How did the early slave trade impact Europe and the New World?
Homework
We are reading and highlighting the inside articles and taking notes in our Social Studies notebook.
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Week 9 Assessment Old Meets New World (The Columbian Exchange)
Classwork/Homework (Substitute teacher today)
Students worked on their iPads finishing all the articles and activities for Week 9 as they prepare for their Assessment tomorrow. We will have a review in class before the test, and students may continue to review at home by accessing their USA Weekly account. All the articles and activities should be completed by tomorrow, either online or by completing the entire back page. Here is the link for the USA Weekly (https://online.studiesweekly.com/login).
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Week 9 iPad activities and Coin Collecting (Substitute assignment)
Students may continue highlighting the articles in their Week 9 newspaper. Once they have read all of the articles and highlighted the main ideas, students may then retrieve their iPad and complete the article activities and collect coins. They may complete the crossword on their back page of the newspaper, and they can work on the Think and Review responses on their iPad. Assessment for Week 9 will be on Thursday.
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Week 8 Back page activities
Classwork
We finished up our notes for Week 8 learning about English and French explorers and their efforts to rid North America of the Spanish settlements. We mapped out the routes of 5 explorers and taught ourselves how to find the north star (Polaris), and use other navigation tools.
Homework
Students are completing all the back page activities except for the Compass activity. The Let's Write and Think and Review are all due tomorrow.
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Week 8 Exploration Part II
Classwork
Individually, we read articles and highlighted main ideas for Week 8 starting with the front page and then the inside articles. Students then wrote introductory notes in their Social Studies notebook, and we ended the period working on our iPads to check our understanding of the articles and collect coins!
Homework
Finish highlighting and reading all the articles so we can begin the back page tomorrow and take notes as a class.
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Main Events of Exploration page
Classwork
Students either completed typing their explorer facts into a Google Doc, and/or they began completing their Main Events page with their research facts.
Homework
Continue working on all pages of the Explorer Project and complete the Main Events page by tomorrow. Entire project is due on Friday, October 27th.
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Explorer research write up on Google Doc
Classwork
We spent time in class working on our portrait page, biographical information page, the expedition route and sponsor flag, and types of vessels and crews for our explorer projects. Students also completed their research of 8-10 facts and began to complete their Google Doc with the facts so they can practice word processing and sentence corrections.
Homework
Finish all research. Work on various project pages. Begin a Google Doc and type your facts out into 8-10 sentences. Make corrections. Prepare to copy your facts on to the Main Events page tomorrow.
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Explorer Project -- research due
Classwork/Homework
Students were given time in class to continue researching their explorer and completing notes in their notebook. Once approved by me, they were able to begin putting their facts and pictures into a Google Doc for presenting to the class later this week or next (pending progress).
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Week 7 Assessment Early Explorations
Classwork
We did a review session on the board and prepared for our Week 7 assessment tomorrow, focusing on Vasco da Gama, Ferdinand Magellan, Sebastian del Cano, and a host of Spanish explorers including Pizarro and Cortez.
Homework
Complete all the back page activities for tomorrow's assessment on our iPads.
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Week 6 Assessment The Age of Discovery
Classwork
We completed our review of Week 6 The Age of Discovery and prepped for our assessment tomorrow.
Homework
Study for Week 6 assessment.
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Week 6 Think and Review and Let's Write
Classwork
We read more articles and collected coins on our iPads for Week 6 completing lesson activities and crossword.
Homework
On loose leaf paper, complete the Let's Write and Think and Review questions on the back page of Week 6.
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Week 6 Back page activities
Classwork
We finished reading the inside articles and worked on the back page chart completing information on different expeditions and explorers.
Homework
Finish the back page activities (crossword and chart). No Think and Review or Let's Write tonight.
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Week 6 The Age of Discovery
Classwork
We began Week 6 by learning about the kingdoms of Portugal, Spain, England, and France and how they financed the Age of Discovery.
Homework
Read the articles and highlight the main ideas for the front page and inside articles. Assessment is on Thursday.
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Week 5 Assessment The Woodland American Indians
Classwork
We completed our review and discussion on Week 5 and the students are prepped for the Week 5 assessment on their iPads tomorrow.
Homework
Week 5 Assessment.
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Week 5 Back page activities & Think and Review worksheet
Homework
Complete back page of Week 5 and finish the Think and Review worksheet.
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Week 5 American Indians of the Eastern Woodland
Classwork
We began taking notes and reading the articles in Week 5 learning about tribes throughout the eastern United States.
Homework
Continue reading and highlighting the articles and take some notes in your Social Studies notebook (main ideas: names, dates, events, cultural importance or significance).
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Week 4 Back page exercises
Classwork
We finished reading the articles for Week 4 and took more notes on the Great Plains Indians.
Homework
Finish studying articles and complete the crossword puzzle and the Primary and Secondary Source Sleuths activity. Assessment will be Thursday.
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Week 4 American Indians of the Great Plains
Classwork
We started "reading the paper" and "discussing the articles" today learning about the Great Plains tribes including the Apache, Pawnee, Arapaho, Cheyenne, and the Lakota (some of these tribes were featured in the film, Dancing with Wolves).
Homework
Finish highlighting and reading all of the articles for Week 4.
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Week 3 Assessment American Indians of the GREAT Pacific Northwest
Classwork
We finished our notes on Week 3 and brainstormed on the board in preparation for tomorrow's assessment.
Homework
Study your USA Weekly and your notes for tomorrow's assessment on your iPad.
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Week 3 Let's Write and Think and Review
Classwork
Finished taking notes on Week 3 and worked on back page activities.
Homework
Complete Let's Write and Think and Review on loose leaf paper. Prepare for Week 3 Assessment by completing back page activities.
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Week 3 Articles -- reading and highlighting main ideas
Classwork
We read and discussed the inside articles of Week 3, American Indians of the Pacific Northwest, and shared artwork by Roy Henry Vickers.
Homework
Finish reading and highlighting the articles and complete the back page crossword puzzle and 21st Century Totem Pole Activity. Assessment will be Wednesday, Sept. 20th.
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Week 2 Assessment
Classwork/Homework
Students spent time watching the videos and answering Check Your Understanding questions on their iPads for Week 2. Students may take their Week 2 Assessment today or tomorrow in class and may use their weekly and notes during the test.
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Week 2 American Indians of the Southwest
Classwork
We started reading the USA Weekly (front page and part of first inside article). Students highlighted main ideas and took notes in their notebooks.
Homework
Students are to try and finish reading the rest of the weekly and complete the back page activities (crossword and mapping & charting).
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USA Weekly -- Week One (Test)
Students are to finish completing the back page of their USA Weekly newspaper (crossword puzzle, Think and Review on loose leaf paper, and the mapping Activity. Our Assessment on Week One will be this Friday, September 1st.
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Week One -- U.S. States and Regions article
Finish reading the inside article of Week One titled "USA's Seven Natural Regions," and highlight with a highlighter or pen the main ideas (names, dates, events, significance).