Social Studies 10/26 - 10/30

Parents and Students - Here's what we will be doing in class this week.

6th Grade:

6th graders will be finishing up Ch.1 this week. We will be having a true/false quiz on Thursday (10/29). Study materials for the quiz are available via Google Classroom. We will also be taking a test next Tuesday (11/2) over Ch. 1. I will post a study guide for the test on Google Classroom.

7th Grade:

7th graders are going to do be working with some primary documents this week and will also be doing some writing. No quizzes or tests this week.

History Fair Update:

I have approved thesis statements for students. Students should now be working on finding sources. Students will need at least 15 sources for the project. The sources will be due next Wednesday (11/3). Students who are creating a tri-fold presentation board can start bringing their tri-fold boards next week and keep them in my classroom.

6th Graders Using Latitude and Longitude...

6th graders are learning how to find places using latitude and longitude. Here's some students hard at work!

Social Studies 10/19 - 10/23

Parents and Students - Here's what we will be doing in Social Studies this week:

6th Grade:

6th graders will continue practicing with latitude and longitude. On Thursday, students will take a quiz over Section 2 of Ch. 1 and will also take a test on latitude and longitude. On the test, I will give them a world map and several points. They will have to give me the latitude and longitude of each point. Study resources are available for students on Google Classroom.

7th Grade:

7th graders will continue to read about important Enlightenment philosophers. Last week, we discussed an overview of the Enlightenment and the contributions of Thomas Hobbes. This week, we will be learning about John Locke, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, and Baron de Montesquieu. No quizzes or tests this week. 

Social Studies 10/13 - 10/16

6th Grade Social Studies:

Students will continue to work with latitude and longitude. We will be finding the location of cities on a world map. Next week, we will have a test over latitude and longitude.

7th Grade Social Studies:

Students will begin discussing the Enlightenment and the Seven Years War. No quizzes or tests this week.

History Fair:

As many of you have heard, my 6th and 7th graders will be participating in the inaugural Pecatonica History Fair. Students will be working individually or as part of a group to create a tri-fold presentation or a Web site. The theme of the history fair is "Turning Points in History". We have already had several workdays and I have approved thesis statements for most of my students. The final project will be due in the spring. At that time, we will display the projects over at the high school. Please let me know if you have any questions, comments, or concerns.