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Social Studies 6th (Emerling)

Course Description

 

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Weekly Agenda - October 1st-5th

Monday, October 1st - Discuss Ancient Egyptian Day (Thursday, October 18th)
Egypt and the Nile River
Ancient Egypt Map
Create Vocabulary Quizlet Ancient Egypt (pages 86-89)
HW Complete Quizlet
Tuesday, October 2nd - BrainPop Pharaoh
HW Study Egypt Vocabulary
Wednesday, October 3rd - Khufu
Reading Essentials - Lesson 1 
Ancient Egypt and Kush
HW Study Vocabulary
Thursday, October 4th -
Egyptian Social Hierarchy
Gods & Goddesses Ducksters (CW Grade)

 Friday, October 5th - Egyptians Gods

HW None

Have a great Fall Break!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weekly Agenda - September 24th-28th

Monday, September 24th – Key Civilizations in Mesopotamia 

Sumerians, Akkadian, Babylonian, Hittites, Assyrian, Chaldean and Persian Empires - Leaders and accomplishments. 

Review Leaders Sargon, Hammurabi, & Nebuchadnezzar

HW Study for Test Friday

Tuesday, September 25th – River Valley Civilizations Map

HW Study for Test

Wednesday, September 26th – Phoenicians Map

Review CASE 21 questions and answers

HW Study for Test

Thursday, September 27th – Review Study Guide for Test & Mesopotamia Reading Essentials

HW Study for Test

Friday, September 28th - Chapter 2 & 3 Test

Start Chapter 4 Quizlet (Due Tuesday, 35 words listed on page 85)

 

Have a great weekend!

Weekly Agenda - September 17th-21st

Monday, September 17th -  Sumerian Achievements, Science, Inventions, & Technology
HW Study Vocabulary Words Chapter 2 & 3 (Quizlet)
Vocabulary Quiz on Wednesday
Need Model Magic Clay tomorrow
Tuesday, September 18th -  Cuneiform 
The History of Writing 
HW Study Vocabulary Words for Quiz Wednesday
Wednesday, September 19th - Vocabulary Quiz - (Chapter 2 & 3)
HW None
Thursday, September 20th - Case 21
HW None
Friday, September 21st - Finish Case 21
Begin Study Guide Chapter 3 Mesopotamia
HW None
 
Looking ahead Chapter 3 Test Friday, September 28th
 

Weekly Agenda - September 10th-14th

Monday, September 10th - Discuss and Review Chapter 2, Section 3
Beginnings of Agriculture pages 40-43
Mesopotamia Pre-Assessment (Schoology)
Create Quizlet Chapter 3 Vocabulary (26 Words on page 53)
HW Finisht Quizlet
Tuesday, September 11th - BrainPop "Agricultural Revolution" Quiz Grade
Discuss "Nomads to Farming
HW Study Vocabulary
Wednesday, September 12th - "Ancient Mesopotamia" & The Fertile Crescent" Mapping Activity
HW Study Chapter 3 Mesopotamia Vocabulary (Quizlet)
Thursday, September 13th - Discuss Sumerians & Social Pyramids
HW Study Vocabulary
Friday, September 14th - 1/2 Day Students
Mesopotamia: Trade Routes and Transportation
HW None

Weekly Agenda - September 3rd-7th

Monday, September 3rd - Labor Day Holiday
No School
HW None
Tuesday, September 4th - The First People pages 29 - 33
Discuss Iceman page 35 
HW None
Wednesday, September 5th - Hunter - Gatherers - page 32
Early Farming - page 42
"First People Poster" (CW grade)
HW Finish "First People Poster"
Thursday, September 6th - Early Human Migration Desk Map Activity
HW None
Friday, September 7th - Early Humans and the Agricultural Revolution Reading Essentials
HW  Watch “Agricultural Revolution” BrainPop
Looking Ahead - "Agricultural Revolution" BrainPop on Tuesday, Sept. 11th
 
 

Weekly Agenda - August 27th - 31st

Monday, August 27th

Terms that identify periods of time (page 4)

Decade, Century, Era, Ancient, Circa or c., BC, AD, BCE and CE

Chapter 1 Vocabulary words (page 5)

HW Read & Review pages 4 - 11 

Tuesday, August 28th – Discuss Chapter 1, Section 1 (pages 4-11)

(history, culture, archaeology, fossil, artifacts, primary source secondary source, geography, landforms, climate environment, region and resources)

Discuss social studies jobs & Create “Job Wanted” posters

HW Study for Chapter 1 Vocabulary Quiz

Wednesday, August 29th – “Studying History & Geography”

Make a chart physical & human geography

HW Study Vocabulary

Thursday, August 30th -Chapter 1 Vocabulary Quiz

Complete Study Guide in class

HW Study for Test Friday-use Study Guide to review for test.

Friday, August 31st - Chapter 1 Test

Begin Chapter 2 Vocabulary (Page 27)

HW None

Social Studies Weekly Agenda August 20th - 24th

Monday, August 20th - Puppet Show Group Work
HW Study for Continent and Ocean Quiz Tuesday
Wordbank Provided & World Map
Tuesday, August 21st - Continent and Ocean Quiz Today
Group Work Puppet Show
HW None
Wednesday, August 22nd - Group Work Puppet Show
HW None
Thursday, August 23rd - Puppet Show Presentations
Sumer, Egypt & India
HW None
Friday, August 24th - Puppet Show Presentations
China, Greece and Rome
HW None

Social Studies - August 13th-17th

Welcome to West Collierville Middle School! It is going to be a great year!
 
Monday, August 13th - "Get To Know You" Activities
HW Please get all papers signed tonight and return to school Tuesday
Tuesday, August 14th - Syllabus Discussion & Expectations
 Map Skills (Continents & Oceans)
HW None
Wednesday, August 15th - Continents & Oceans (Map Skills)
Begin Tear A Continent Activity - CW
HW None
Thursday, August 16th - Tear a Continent Activity - CW
HW Tear A Continent 
Friday, August 17th - Tear a Continent Activity - CW Due Today
Assign Groups & Civilizations Puppet Show - Group Work
HW None