Social Studies (Period 6) Assignments

Classwork

Began reading our last weekly of the year!  Students are completing the back page and preparing for our assessment on Friday.

 

Homework

Complete the articles and finish the back page Let's Write and Think and Review.  Assessment on Friday.

Classwork

This morning we were in the auditorium practicing our President and First Lady presentations.  Many of the students are still memorizing their slides and the content written on each.  However, the students did quite well overall (but we need more practice at home).

 

Homework

Please be sure to practice with your child so they are able remember their slides and are comfortable presenting on Friday at 10:30 am in the auditorium.  I recommend filming your child as they practice their slides and then give them constructive feedback for improvement. 

Classwork

We began reading the articles and highlighting main ideas.  Students may begin to work on the back page exercises and crossword.  We will also watch videos, answer questions at the end of each article, and collect virtual coins.

 

Homework

Assessment is Friday (on their iPad).  Completed newspaper (back page, Tea Time Introductions, Let's Write, and Think & Review due as well.

Classwork

Students were given time to work on their Oratorical Fair slides for their presentation.  The Oratorical Fair is Friday, May 26th at 10:30 am in the auditorium and all parents and friends are welcome.  Pizza party for exceeding Walk-a-thon goals follows the fair!  

 

Homework

Finish up slides and edit each one to ensure there are minimal to no mistakes, and that you are meeting the grading rubric expectations (attached).  Begin practicing your presentation and memorizing your facts.

Classwork

Students will read articles and watch videos (and collect coins) for this week's USA Weekly newspaper, Turning Points.  Students will also conduct research on their Presidents and First Ladies in preparation for the Oratorical Fair and their final research essay.

 

Homework

Week 23 Assessment is Friday, May 12th on their iPads.

Classwork

We reviewed the front page and inside articles of Week 22.  Took notes in class.

 

Homework

Make sure all articles are read, crossword completed, Mapping the Founding Fathers, and the Think and Review (no Let's Write).

Classwork

We finished reading the articles for Week 21 and reviewed how to complete the back page, including the Map the Concept section.

 

Homework

Complete the back page activities, the crossword and the Map the Concept (not the Think and Review and the Let's Write exercises, we will complete those together on Wednesday).  Assessment is on Friday, so study hard because we are shooting for a 90% class average!!!

Classwork

Students finished taking notes, watching videos of this week's articles, and answered prep questions on their iPad.

 

Homework

Complete the Think and Review questions on binder paper in complete sentences.  Then complete the Let's Write paragraph (Write and Read #6) on binder paper.  Spelling, punctuation and capitalization count!  Assessment is Friday.

Classwork

We took Cornell notes today about the signing of the Declaration of Independence and learned about key Founding Fathers' roles in the writing and signing of this freedom document.

 

Homework

Summarize your Cornell notes and be sure to have read the front page and inside articles of your USA Weekly before tomorrow's class.

Assessment has been moved from tomorrow to next week, Tuesday, April 4th.

On a Google Doc, finish the Fact Sheet of your Legend and include 5 compound sentences to explain interesting facts you learned.  Check spelling, punctuation, and capitalization.  Share the doc with me when completed.  Include the name of the Legend in the title of your document.

Homework

Students will take Week 17 Assessment on Developing Government tomorrow, Friday.

Classwork

We took notes and reviewed all the articles in the USA Weekly for Week 17, Developing Government.  We researched and learned about Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle.

 

Homework

Complete the entire back page of Week 17, including the Think and Review questions on loose leaf paper, and study for the Week 17 assessment on Friday.

Classwork

Students read and highlighted the front page and inside articles of Week 17.  Some students who missed school last week, used today to complete their Week 16 assessment.

 

No homework.

Classwork

Read the introduction and first two articles of Week 16 and watched and discussed video on Atlantic Slave Trade (Triangular Trade).

 

Homework

Finish reading and highlighting all the inside articles of the USA Weekly.  Assessment is on Friday on iPads.

Students have completed reading and highlighting this week's newspaper and have completed the back page (except for the Let's Write).

Students will take the assessment using their iPads.

Classwork

Watched video about the Southern Colonies and took notes on what we read and highlighted over the last two days.

 

Homework

Complete the back page of Week 15 including the Think and Review questions on loose leaf paper.  Students started this in class and may have finished the T&R questions.

Classwork and Homework

Students are reading and highlighting the front page, inside articles, and may begin working on the back page exercises.

We are postponing the Week 14 Assessment to Monday, Feb. 6 to allow more time for review and preparation (due to Catholic Schools Week activities).

Classwork

Students worked on reading and highlighting the inside pages of the Week 14.

 

Homework

Begin completing all the exercises on the back page of the Weekly.  Due Wednesday.

Classwork

Students completed the Week 13 Assessments.

 

Homework

Read and highlight Week 14 of the USA Weekly "The Middle Colonies.

Students should study their weekly newspaper and Think and Review answers.  Students may start taking the in class assessment for Week 13 on their iPads starting tomorrow and finishing on Friday.

Classwork

Students read and highlighted Week 13 of their USA Weekly and started to complete the back page exercises.

 

Homework

Complete the reading and highlighting.  Then complete the crossword, the Mapping and Charting, and on loose leaf paper complete the Let's Write and the Think and Review questions.

Classwork:

Students are reading and highlighting their USA Weekly newspapers and are completing the back page exercises along with a two page worksheet to reinforce the main ideas.

 

Homework

Students should have the entire newspaper completed by Tuesday night and the two page worksheet for Week 12 is due Wednesday, January 11th.  Students will then have Thursday and Friday to complete the assessment for Week 12 using their tablet (I will review their completed newspaper and worksheets in advance).

Finish reading the articles (highlighting) and complete the back page exercises including the Think and Review questions on loose leaf paper.

Students will complete the in-class assessment on their iPads for the USA Weekly Week 10 Early English Colonies.

Complete all the exercises on the back page (after reading and highlighting all the articles).

Students are to complete the reading and highlighting of the entire newspaper (found in their Social Studies folder) and may begin to complete all of the exercises on the back page.  Assessment will be early next week.

Students are to finish reading and highlighting the inside articles of Weeks 8 and 9 of their USA Weekly newspapers.  They may also begin to complete the crossword puzzles on the backside.

Students are finishing up their Explorer projects and completing Page 5 (Map of Main Expedition) and Page 6 (Bibliography).  These last two pages are due Monday, November 11.

Students have been working in class on the project and tonight students are to finish completing page 3 and page 4 of their Explorer project.  Objectives are using the research they have collected, forming complete sentences, using conjunctions to combine short sentences into compound sentences, punctuation and capitalization, and spelling.

Students are working on a week long Explorer's project which we started last week in class with page 1 and page 2 (My Explorer Report page with portrait of explorer and the Biographical Overview side).  This week we are finishing pages 3 and 4 in class (see attachment for entire project and all pages).  Students will continue researching and reading about their explorer in class and at home and work on drafting the Main Events of Exploration section and the Transportation and Crew section.  These will be due on Monday, November 14th. 

Students will read in class and at home the front and inside sections of the Week 7 newspaper.  As they read, students will highlight the articles and take notes in their social studies notebook using the Cornell note-taking method to list main ideas, names, dates, events and vocabulary.  When finished with the reading and note-taking, students may complete the back side of the newspaper (except for the Think and Review and Let's Write sections).

Students have read the inside portion of the Week 6 newspaper, highlighted important main ideas and vocabulary, and now students are to complete the back side (excluding the Let's Write and Think and Review sections, which we will do in class together next week) of the Week 6 newspaper for Monday's Social Studies lesson.

Complete both sides of the Week 5 Assessment worksheet.

Complete the back side of the week 5 USA Weekly (except for the Let's Write section).

Read the Week 5 USA Weekly and complete the graphic organizer on the worksheet for your assigned article

Use the site link to research and complete the table section for your tribe.

Use your Week 4 USA Weekly to answer all the questions on both sides of the Weekly Assessment

Start reading Week 4 of the USA Weekly newspaper in the Social Studies folder (extras are on the back shelf by my desk); students should have this in their folder.  Read the newspaper, all the articles and complete the back page – the entire back page.

Read all the articles in Week 3 and complete the crossword puzzle and the 21st Century Totem Pole drawing (Art).

Complete both sides of the worksheet