Year Overview
Social Studies
Ms. Bancroft
- Room 306
Ms.Poller - Room 305
Getting Started:
All students have been issued a textbook,
either a red or blue cover copy of Human Heritage, our seventh grade social
studies text. Each book is essentially the same, just different editions. Blue
textbooks will be used by Ms. Poller's classes, red books by Ms. Bancroft.
Because of the different editions, assignment sheets will designate information
by color of the text. Due dates will remain the same. Teachers coordinate
assignments and activities throughout the year. Students will be given an
overview of the year and will receive the first assignment/ unit plan for the
Prehistory Unit. Please see that textbooks are covered and well cared for since
they cost almost $50.00. Current events quizzes / presentations will be on
Fridays, and will be administered each week unless otherwise noted.
Units: Prehistory, Mesopotamia, Ancient Egypt, Indus and Yellow River Civilizations,
Ancient Greece, 2002 Year in Review, Ancient Africa and the Americas, Ancient
Rome, Early Middle Ages, Middle Ages, Renaissance.
Interdisciplinary units will take place
throughout the year.
Highlights:
·
Archaeological Dig at
Bicentennial Pond - Thursday 9/12 and Friday, 9/13
·
Field Trip to Higgins
Armory and other sites- To Be Announced (in the Spring)
·
Medieval Fair Wednesday
June 4, 3:30-5:30 p.m. (all family members are welcome)
Grade Expectations: Will vary each marking period depending on units. Grade
reflects a weighted average for assignments, tests, quizzes, current events,
class participation, and class work.
Students will take modified mid-year and
final exams. Unexcused late work will result in a reduced grade.
Assignment sheets will be provided for
each unit. Assignments, due
dates, quiz and test dates and unit expectations will be clearly stated.
Information is available in print, on-line, and on homework hotlines.
Current events quizzes or
presentations will take place on Fridays. Current events
stories will be reviewed in class during the week. We encourage students to
take an active interest in the world.