7th Grade Social Studies!Ms. Menne

American HistoryCivil War to Great Depression/New Deal

Five StrandsAmerican History

World History

Civics/Government

Geography

Economics

Grades• Grades are based on total points earned in the

classroom.

• Classwork/Homework: • Count as 20% of grade

• Assessments (tests, quizzes, projects, papers):• Count as 80% of grade

Time is provided for most work to be done in class. There are some homework assignments, and at times,students will need to finish work outside of class. Students will be able to access their grades online. • NO EXTRA CREDIT PROVIDED

*Homework

– On time: full credit

– One day late: ½ credit

– More than one day late: 0 credit but the work still needs to be completed

– 10% off total points possible for major projects each day late. After 3 days late, no points

• Tests/quizzes: At least a week’s notice for large tests. Short or no notice for small quizzes

• In-class assignments• Composition Notebook (notes, atlas warm-ups,

reflections, etc)

• Worksheets• Participation

Absences: If your child is absent, it is their responsibility to check with me to see what they are missing and to turn it in withoutreminders.

Work is posted on the white board and the web page. My web pageshould be done by Monday afternoon. During the week, it may be necessary to change what we are doing in class or to assign a short homework assignment. I will try to update the web page to reflect this. Each student should also record this in their agenda.

If a student is absent, they are encouraged to email me at cmenne@kyrene.org to see if there is something they could be working on while they are away from school.

Books are available for overnight checkout.***Notes/worksheets linked online

Use classzone.com as a resource.

Teaching Materials/Methods Large group instruction Small group activities

student chosen partners/groups

Teacher chosen Videos Discussion Issues/Decision making

activities

* Current EventsCNN Student News

• Analyzing primary sources• Documents• Speeches• Letters• Political cartoons

*Reading/Writing and Math integrated into the curriculum to support the school

improvement plan

Common Core Standards Focus on:

Key ideas and detail Reading closely Cite specific evidence Summarize key

supporting details

Craft and Structure Interpret words and

phrases in text Analyze text structure Point of view and

purpose

Integration of Knowledge and Ideas Integrate and evaluate

content Evaluate arguments

Range of reading and level of text complexity Read and comprehend

complex literary and informational texts independently/proficiently

Supporting Common Core at Home

1. Ask your children questions about what they are reading.

* ask questions that require your kids to talk about the content.

2. Push your kids to read nonfiction

3. Encourage your kids to write

Common Core: Writing Write arguments to support claims

Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources, assess credibility and

accuracy of sources

Draw evidence from literary or informational texts

Reading Informational Text Using text to find information Reading/constructing graphs

and flow charts Reading and constructing

timelines and understanding the relationship among events

Following written and oral directions

Using visual aids to organize and comprehend information (graphic organizers, webs)

Content area vocabulary and strategies for determining meaning of unknown words

Summarizing Distinguishing fact from

opinion Skimming/scanning for

information Comparing/contrasting

Curriculum MapAugust Nation Breaking Apart

Harriet Tubman Harriet Beecher Stowe Dred Scott Decision Slavery vs. free states Lincoln’s Election

September Civil War Begins

Major Battles Emancipation Proclamation Important People Strengths/Weakness of N &

S Legacy of the war

OCTOBER

Reconstruction Period Assassination of

Lincoln

Clash between the President and Congress

13th, 14th, 15th Amendments

Jim Crow Laws/Black Codes/Freedmen’s Bureau

December

Industrial Revolution Innovations and inventions

Growth of US cities (causes, effects)

US growth and expansion

Industrialists: Rockefeller, Carnegie

Gilded Age

November

Immigration

Why did people immigrate to the US in the late 1800’s? *Push/Pull Factors

*Ellis Island

Melting pot/assimilation

Positive/Negative affects of

arrival of large number of immigrants

Impact on growth of cities

Sweatshops, tenements, reformers

January

Reform and Progressivism Labor unions Women’s suffrage Civil rights Labor leaders Social reformers Mass culture

Vaudeville Role of newspapers Leisure time

Roosevelt/Wilson/Taft

February

Imperialism United States’ expanding

role in the world during late 19th and early 20th centuries

Spanish American War Yellow Journalism, Rough

Riders Panama Canal Open Door Policy Boxer Rebellion United States’ changing

roles in the world Alaska, Hawaii

February/March World War I

Events leading to US involvement in WWI Lusitania Zimmerman Telegram

Central Powers/Allies New technology/trench warfare Individuals involved Important Treaties

Roaring Twenties Assembly line Installment buying Jazz Age/flappers/Prohibition New roles for women Postwar economics and politics Jazz Age and popular culture Mass media The Harlem Renaissance

April/MayThe Great Depression/New Deal/Dust Bowl

*Economic factors and policies leading to Great Depression -credit/speculation

*Stock Market Crash 1929

*Hoover/Roosevelt

*New Deal Programs

*Effects of Great Depression/New Deal

*Dust Bowl