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Mr. Blanchard’s 7th Mr. Blanchard’s 7th grade History grade History

World History: Medieval to Early World History: Medieval to Early Modern TimesModern Times

Geography and The Ancient World Geography and The Ancient World The Fall of RomeThe Fall of Rome The Islamic WorldThe Islamic World West African SocietiesWest African Societies ChinaChina JapanJapan The Middle AgesThe Middle Ages The RenaissanceThe Renaissance The Aztec and Inca EmpiresThe Aztec and Inca Empires Enlightenment and Revolution Enlightenment and Revolution

California State 7th Grade California State 7th Grade StandardsStandards

This class was designed using the This class was designed using the California State 7th grade History California State 7th grade History StandardsStandards

The Standards can be found in front The Standards can be found in front of the student text or online at: of the student text or online at: www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/hstgrade7.asp

Activities, Assignments, and Activities, Assignments, and AssessmentsAssessments

Weekly Vocabulary QuizzesWeekly Vocabulary Quizzes Chapter/Unit TestsChapter/Unit Tests Chapter Test Study GuidesChapter Test Study Guides ProjectsProjects Notebook checksNotebook checks In-Class AssignmentsIn-Class Assignments Homework AssignmentsHomework Assignments Current EventsCurrent Events

Grading PolicyGrading Policy

Roseville City School District has Roseville City School District has developed a 3 category grading developed a 3 category grading system:system:

• 70% and above- student meets 70% and above- student meets standardstandard

• 60-69%- student is progressing toward 60-69%- student is progressing toward standardstandard

• 59% and below- student has not met 59% and below- student has not met standardstandard

AssessmentsAssessments

DiagnosticDiagnostic Formative 10% of standard Formative 10% of standard

percentagepercentage Summative 90% of standard Summative 90% of standard

percentagepercentage Assessments are aligned to learning Assessments are aligned to learning

targets, which are aligned to targets, which are aligned to California State Standards California State Standards

HomeworkHomework Homework is assigned every Thursday and Homework is assigned every Thursday and

is due the following Thursday.is due the following Thursday. Homework includes:Homework includes:

• Vocabulary- define and write a sentence for each Vocabulary- define and write a sentence for each wordword

• Reading from text book and answer questions or Reading from text book and answer questions or complete an activitycomplete an activity

• Analyze current events and answer questions Analyze current events and answer questions Assignments will be given orally in class, Assignments will be given orally in class,

posted on the homework board as well as posted on the homework board as well as on my class website, and made available on on my class website, and made available on the homework hotline after 4:00 P.M.the homework hotline after 4:00 P.M.

Late AssignmentsLate Assignments

All homework, vocabulary, and summative All homework, vocabulary, and summative project assignments are given at least one project assignments are given at least one week in advance.week in advance.

For this reason, homework will only For this reason, homework will only receive 50% the day after it was due, and receive 50% the day after it was due, and not accepted after that, except in case of not accepted after that, except in case of absence.absence.

You can monitor homework completion You can monitor homework completion through our parent and student gradebook through our parent and student gradebook application.application.

Study SessionsStudy Sessions

I offer a voluntary study session during I offer a voluntary study session during lunch the day before the test. lunch the day before the test.

Students can come to the study session Students can come to the study session with their study guides and any questions with their study guides and any questions that they may have to help them feel more that they may have to help them feel more prepared for the test. prepared for the test.

I also offer tutoring on Wednesdays for I also offer tutoring on Wednesdays for any students who would like help.any students who would like help.

Goal Setting ContractGoal Setting Contract

Students are asked to fill out a Students are asked to fill out a learning contract each trimester in learning contract each trimester in order to encourage goal setting and order to encourage goal setting and personal responsibility.personal responsibility.

Students choose 3 goals to strive to Students choose 3 goals to strive to achieve prior to the end of each achieve prior to the end of each trimester. trimester.

They also choose what their reward They also choose what their reward will be if they reach all 3 goals.will be if they reach all 3 goals.

Discipline PolicyDiscipline Policy Steps:Steps:

1. Students will receive a verbal warning1. Students will receive a verbal warning2. Students will be asked to step outside and2. Students will be asked to step outside and

regain their ability to behaveregain their ability to behave3. Students will receive a school detention3. Students will receive a school detention4. Students will receive a teacher detention and4. Students will receive a teacher detention and

or call home or call home 5. Referral is sent to the office, a call will be5. Referral is sent to the office, a call will be

made home, and student meets with Principalmade home, and student meets with Principal Vice PrincipalVice Principal Steps are cumulative to a pointSteps are cumulative to a point

ContactsContacts

E-mail: E-mail: JBlanchard@rcsdk8.org Please… make sure I have your email!Please… make sure I have your email! Website: Website: www.j-blanchard.org/ ((Rebuilding the Social Studies portion))((Rebuilding the Social Studies portion))

Homework Hotline 771-1745 ext.143 Homework Hotline 771-1745 ext.143 Planners Planners Progress ReportsProgress Reports

Questions??????Questions??????

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