7th Grade
Independent Social Studies Project
***Students will receive directions and dues dates for this project during the first week of school.***
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Social Studies 101 and Feudalism
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The 3 R's: Renaissance, Reformation, & Scientific Revolution
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Age of Exploration and Global Exchange
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Enlightenment & Revolution
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Industrial Revolution and Society's Response
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Age of Imperialism &WWI
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Boom, Bust, BANG!
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Cold War
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New World Order
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Intro to Personal Finance
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Review
Below are the SS Topics that will be covered for my students. Please note that each grade level has different set of topics. Some topics for 7th and 8th do overlap; however those overlapping topics will be examined from two different perspectives.
8th Grade
Independent Social Studies Project
***Students will receive directions and dues dates for this project during the first week of school.***
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US/NC Geography and S.S. 101
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Native Americans, Colonization, and Settlement
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Revolution and New Nation
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Expansion and Reform
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Civil war and Reconstructions
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Industrialization and Its Impact
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WWI and Great Depression
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WWII and Origins of the Cold War
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Post War US and The Civil Rights Movement
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Contemporary US
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Personal Financial Literacy
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Review
Vocabulary Development Directions:
In Class: On Thursday you will write the words on the board down in your Weekly Vocab Notebooks and the following Thursday we test our knowledge.
At Home: See directions below for each night.
Monday
Option A: Define
Option B: Write your own definition, then check.
Tuesday
Option A: Paragraph using ALL 5 - 10 words.
Option B: Sentence per word.
Wednesday
Option A: 2 Synonym and Word Parts
Option B: 2 Antonyms and Word Parts
Option C: 1 Synonym, 1 Antonym, and Word Parts
Thursday
In class quiz!
Closed Notebook!
At the completion of the quiz students will receive a new word list.
Friday
Review over words!
(If requested by students)
