Social Studies Assignments
- Instructor
- Mr. Brian Anderson
- Term
- 2025-2026 School Year
- Department
- 5th Grade
Upcoming Assignments
No upcoming assignments.
Past Assignments
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Week 20 Back page and Vocab worksheet
Homework
We are working on the back page crossword and finishing both sides of the Vocabulary study guide worksheet. See attached.
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Week 20 Read, highlight, and take notes
Classwork
We began taking notes on Week 20 and finishing all the articles.
Homework
Finish reading all the articles, highlight and take notes on Very Important Points (VIP: names, dates, events, and significance).
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Week 19 Assessment
Homework
Most of us are ready to take the Week 19 Assessment tomorrow; the rest of us will take it first thing Monday morning.
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Week 19 Back page and worksheet
Classwork
We worked on completing our study guide worksheet for this week which has the vocabulary and the causes of the revolution (acts and taxes).
Homework
Finish back page and complete both sides of the worksheet. See attachments.
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Week 19 Causes of the Revolution
Homework
We took our Week 18 Assessment this morning and did not have a social studies period, although some students were able to begin listening to the articles on their iPads. Tonight we are reading, highlighting, and taking notes for the articles for this week.
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Week 18 Think and Review questions
Homework
We are writing complete compound sentences on loose leaf paper to answer the Think and Review questions on the back page. Article summaries attached.
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Week 18 Back page activities
Homework
Finish the back page activities and complete any notes in notebook from articles. Study guide is attached.
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Week 18 Back page
Homework
Complete the back page of Week 18, except for the Think and Review questions which we will do next week.
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Week 18 Read and highlight main articles
Homework
Read and highlight the main articles for Week 18. We will take notes tomorrow in class.
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Week 17 Think and Review questions
Classwork/Homework
This assignment was from last week, so students have one more night to complete on loose leaf paper in full sentence format (compound).
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Week 17 Assessment (study guide and back page)
Classwork/Homework
Most of us took the Week 17 test today after finishing the study guide and back page (graded). The rest of us are studying tonight so we can take it tomorrow.
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Week 17 Developing Government
Classwork/Homework
We started reading and highlighting Week 17 and we also began completing our study guide for this week which has our social studies vocabulary words. Tonight we are trying to finish reading and highlighting.
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Week 16 Think and Review questions / Week 16 Assessment
Homework
Answer the Think and Review questions on loose leaf paper in full, compound sentence format. Study for Week 16 assessment on iPads tomorrow (or Friday).
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Week 16 Slavery in the Colonies back page
Homework
Complete back page activities (not the Think and Review).
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Week 16 Slavery in the Colonies
Homework
To prepare for our notes tomorrow, we are reading, highlighting and taking notes in our notebook tonight for the inside articles.
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Week 15 Assessment
Classwork/Homework
Complete all reading, highlighting and notes, then complete back page in preparation for tomorrow's assessment (originally planned for Thurs, but we will take it tomorrow because we are ready).
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Week 15 Southern Colonies
Homework
Read the articles, highlight, and take notes.
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Week 14 Assessment
Homework
Study your weekly and the two worksheets we completed for this week's test (tomorrow on our iPads).
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Week 14 Think and Review and Poor Richard's Almanack worksheet
Homework
Finish both sides of the Think and Review and Poor Richard's Almanack worksheet. Collected in the morning for grading.
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Week 14 The Middle Colonies
Homework
Read and highlight and take notes for Week 14 articles (front page and inside articles).
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Week 13 Assessment/Think and Review
Classwork/Homework
Finish the Think and Review questions and study for tomorrow's assessment on Week 13.
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Week 13 Back page and NE Colonies study guide
Homework
Complete back page of Week 13 and finish the study guide grid for Connecticut and New Hampshire colonies.
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Week 13 Read and highlight all the articles
Homework
Read and highlight all the articles for Week 13 so we are ready for class notes tomorrow.
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Week 12 Assessment
Classwork
We finished our review for tomorrow's test and completed the Why are They Important worksheet, which will be our study guide for tomorrow's test.
Homework
Study your weekly, your notes, and your study guide sheet for the test.
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Week 12 Back page and Why are They Important worksheet
Classwork
We worked with a partner to begin completing a Why are They Important worksheet (attached).
Homework
Try and finish completing the worksheet before tomorrow's class.
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Week 12 Early Colonization and Trade: Inside articles/Notes
Classwork/Homework
We started our notes today for Week 12 and students will finish reading and highlighting the inside articles at home and writing main ideas into notebook.
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Week 11 Assessment Three Flags over Florida
Classwork
We did three in-class study activities on Quizziz to review for tomorrow's assessment on our iPads.
Homework
Study your weekly for tomorrow's test, including vocabulary.
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Week 11 Back page
Homework
We are finishing our notes in our notebooks from the inside articles and starting the back page for Week 11. Test is Thursday.
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Week 10 Assessment Early English Colonies
Classwork
Today we reviewed all of Week 10 and the back page as well as the Think and Review questions.
Homework
Study for Week 10 Assessment tomorrow. Students may use their weeklies and their notes on the test.
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Week 9 Back page crossword and mapping activity
Homework
Students have one more night to complete the back page of Week 9. Assessment will be on Monday, not tomorrow.
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Week 9 Back page crossword
Classwork
We retook the Week 8 assessment and spent time listening to the articles for Week 9.
Homework
Finish all the articles and complete back page crossword.
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Week 9 Where Old Meets New
Homework
We are reading and highlighting the front page and inside articles in preparation for our class notes tomorrow.
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Week 8 Read and highlight articles
Classwork/Homework
Some of us worked on our Explorer's Project, some of us took last week's Week 7 Assessment, and the rest of us read and highlighted Week 8 (due tomorrow).
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Week 7 Back page crossword and Activity / Assessment
Classwork
We listened to the articles and watch videos (collecting virtual coins for completion), and then we worked on our a Crossword of main ideas from Week 7 and a Chronology worksheet for the expeditions covered in this weekly.
Homework
We are working on the two sided funsheet (crossword and sequence activity). Due Friday. Week 7 Assessment is Friday, not tomorrow.
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Week 7 Read, highlight, and take notes
Classwork
We started reading and highlighting Week 7 in class.
Homework
We are reading and highlighting as many of the articles as we can each night.
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Week 6 Back Page
Classwork/Homework
Week 6 Back page Crossword and Explorers of the New World Activity.
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Week 6 Read and Highlight articles
Classwork/Homework
We are reading and highlighting the front page and inside articles so we are ready for class notes tomorrow.
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Week 5 Assessment and Think and Review Study Guide
Classwork
We listened to the articles and watched the videos for this week and collected virtual coins in preparation for tomorrow's assessment on our iPads.
Homework
Study the weekly, our notes, and complete the Think and Review side of the Study Guide.
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Week 5 Back page and activity
Classwork
Finish reading, highlighting, and taking notes for the articles (last night and today).
Homework
Back page crossword and archaeology activity only.
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Week 5 Reading, highlighting and note-taking
Classwork
We began taking notes today on the Woodland Indians by writing our key terms in notebook and using the VIP method to recall highlighting and note-taking facts from each paragraph for the first page and inside article (started).
Homework
We are finishing reading, highlighting, and taking notes in our notebooks for the inside articles only.
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Week 4 Read and highlight articles
Classwork/Homework
After watching our short film on bison, we began reading and highlighting the articles for Week 4. We will finish as much as we can tonight so we can begin our notes tomorrow.
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Week 3 Assessment and Study Guide worksheet
Classwork/Homework
We defined all of the vocabulary words for this week's assessment and started the Study Guide worksheet.
Homework
Finish study guide worksheet on vocabulary and study Week 3 weekly.
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Week 3 Pacific Northwest Indians
Classwork
We started reading and highlighting the front page and the inside articles so we can start taking notes in our notebooks. We highlight each paragraph looking for the Very Important Points (VIP approach), and then carry over to our notebooks any key names, dates, events, and outcomes.
Homework
Finish reading and highlighting all the articles and start taking notes in our notebooks. Assessment for Week 3 is this Friday.
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Week 2 Assessment on iPads
Classwork
We had time to listen to the articles on our iPads and collect virtual coins for finishing each article and answering the questions correctly. We also had time to work on a two-sided handout with a timeline on one side and the Think and Review questions on the back.
Homework
Finish the two-sided worksheet and study for tomorrow's assessment on Week 2. For the test, students may use their weekly, their notebook, and the two-sided worksheet.
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Week 2 Back page crossword and activity
Classwork
We took notes on the main inside article by sharing our VIP facts from last night's reading.
Homework
Complete crossword puzzle and back page activity.
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Week 2 American Indians of the Southwest
Classwork
We read the front cover of our Week 2 weekly, reviewed the State Learning Standards for this week, wrote the vocabulary words into our notebook, and began using VIP and NDEM to highlight and write notes in our notebook.
Homework
Finish reading the inside articles for Week 2, and highlight Very Important Points and take notes in our notebooks, focusing on names, dates, events, and the outcomes of the events (impact historically).