Mrs. Jefferson 7th Grade Social Studies
PLEASE NOTE: The Resource Section of this page is currently being updated to include additional resources for all 7th grade students (12/6)
January 25- January 31, 2012
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WEDNESDAY, 1/25/2012
Below is a list of the 2nd Trimester Daily Vocabulary Terms that have been posted on my classroom door and assigned up until today, Wednesday, 1/25/2012. Words that are added up until the end of class on Thursday, 1/26/2012 will be assessed on the 2nd Trimester Vocabulary Test next week.
The Daily Vocab Test for Classes 7-1 and 7-2 will be on Monday, 1/30; The Daily Vocab Test for Classes 7-3, 8-1, 8-2 and 8-3 will be on Tuesday, 1/31
Infrastructure
peninsula
fulfillment
monopoly
absolute location
abate
relative location
mezzanine
district
barrier islands
climate
humid
arid
pleateau
continental glaciers
piedmont
opportunity cost
river delta
embargo
domestic politics
incumbent
outsourcing
free election
primary election
general election
constituents
Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012-
ALL 7TH AND 8TH GRADE CLASSES: Tonight, President Obama will be delivering his State of the Union Address at 9:00pm. I will be providing all of the students with an article from today's News Journal discussing the issues that may be covered during the speech. Students are strongly enoucraged to watch part of the State of the Union and take notes on the issues addressed.
If students are allowed to stay up a little later and watch part of the President's speech, they may use up to 30 minutes for their Note the News Assignment (60 Mins. total.) A 30 minute session is only allowed if they are using the SOTU for the NTN assignment. The next Note the News is due for Seventh Grade on Friday, Jan. 27, 2012; Eight Grade is due on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012.
1ST NOTE BOOK CHECK: 7-1 and 7-2 will be having their first notebook check on Monday, January 30th.
2nd Trimester Daily Vocab Test 7-1 and 7-2will be having their 2nd Trimester Daily Vocab Test on Monday, Jan. 30th
7th Note the News: 2nd Set is due on Friday, Jan. 27th
FRIDAY, JAN. 20, 2012-
7-1 AND 7-2 ONLY: Students need to Read and Highlight the "Generation Plagerism" and "Africa" articles before the NEXT Class (Tues., 1/24); Please see the "ALL 7th Grade Classes" Message below as well regarding the Dirty Laundry Project, Vocabulary Test, Note the News and Notebook check!
ALL 7TH GRADE CLASSES:
Dirty Laundry Projects: Each of the 7th grade classes have completed Stage 1 of the Dirty Laundry/Acqauinted Cultures Projects for Social Studies. We are not beginning Stage 2.
Stage 2 involves Student research about the different Countries they discovered found while doing their data collection for Stage 1 of the project. Each student has received copies of maps of the following regions: North America, Central America, South America, Asia, and Africa. Students who found clothing that was made in countries in Austrailia, the Pacific Region and Europe received those copies as well.
If students need additonal maps at any time they can be printed off as "PDF" files on www.maps101.com. The Login is motcs; the password is maps101. Once they are logged in they should do the following 1.) Select Map COllections 2.) Select Outline Maps 3.) Select the region or continent they need 3.) Select Without Text 4.) Select PDF 5.) Print the Map
1ST NOTE BOOK CHECK: All 7th graders will be having their first notebook check on Monday, January 30th.
2nd Trimester Daily Vocab Test: All 7th graders will be having their 2nd Trimester Daily Vocab Test on Monday, Jan. 30th
7th Note the News: 2nd Set is due on Friday, Jan. 27th
BY NEXT CLASS: All of the 7th graders need to have their MAPS labelled with the countries they found in their clothing collection. If a country appears on more than 1 map, it should be labeled on both. ** I will give a few minutes at the beginning of each class before we begin the next section for students who need to finish labelling their countries, but students are expected to work independently at home. Students should also bring Colored Pencils and Crayons to class if possible- we have a small supply here.
Mrs. Jefferson
Thursday, 12/15- I am posting a list of the most recent Daily Vocabulary Terms. These can also be found on my classroom door.
DAILY VOCABU;LARY TERMS- Students in all three 7th grade classes should have defined the first 7 words on this List. District- is the 8th word- Students in 7-3 received this word today- (7-1 and 7-2 will receive it tomorrow)
ABATE
FULFILLMENT
MEZZANINE
INFRASTRUCTURE
ABSOLUTE LOCATION
RELATIVE LOCATION
MONOPOLY
DISTRICT**
Wednesday, 12/7
We are currently working through Chapters 1 and 2 in the "Across the Centuries" Textbook in all three 7th Grade Classes. The focus of this unit if to connect the other core areas of the 7th Grade Social Studies (geography, history, and civics) to our prior Economics Units.
A NOTE FROM THE TEACHER:
Students in all three 7th grade Social Studies classes received an outline and a worksheet for Chapter 1, Lesson 2 today/yesterday in class. The worksheet must be completed by the beginning of class on Thursday. Students were given about fifteen minutes at the end of each period to work on the assignment and were also asked to record the assignment in their agenda books. Students should also review their Week 3 Vocabulary Terms for their vocabulary quiz Thursday. We will review briefly in class before they begin the quiz.
Each student in Section 7-3 also received a double-sided worksheet for Chapter 2, Lesson 2 that must be completed by Monday, December 12th. It is a Reading Strategy Guide and Study Guide Chart that will help them to focus on the key questions, main idea and supporting details of the Lesson on Acquainted Cultures during Roman Times. Students in 7-1 and 7-2 will receive the worksheet and due date in class on Thursday.
When we discuss each of these lessons in class, they will be able to add details to the worksheet and use them as tools to prepare for their Unit Test and upcoming project.
I am in the process of updating the Classnotes Page for 7th grade Social Studies; hopefully the Resources Section on this page will be helpful to students as they begin to develop their research skills and work independently on upcoming current event assignments and projects. As we work our way through different units and projects in both 7th and 8th grade, I ask students to help me further develop my list of resources so that they can learn from each other about credible resources that are available to them.
Whenever possible, I will upload new documents to my Classnotes Page that are related to the unit we are studying. These could include vocabulary lists, copies of worksheets, instructions and rubrics. Currently, there are NO new documents attached at the bottom of the page. If I update the page and attach files, I will also try to send an email making you aware of this change. Students are encouraged to visit this page frequently, especially if they are absent.
If at anytime you have questions regarding the unit and/or assignments students are expected to complete, please do not hestitate to email me.
Mrs. Jefferson
Websites and Resources for Students and Parents:
Current Issues in the News:
www.delawareonline.com The News Journal provides a great deal of information and excellent articles for Journal Assignments and Current Events. We will use the website often and students will be expected to navigate, read, print and create citations for articles from this page for their Resource Logs and class discussions.
www.cnn.com CNN provides a great deal of information and excellent articles for Journal Assignments and Current Events. We will use the website often for articles and video clips.
hmcurrentevents.com/ Creating America Website. You may click on this link to get help with your journaling assignments.
www.time.com/Great Link for Articles about the Economy
Citing Resources and Images:
www.citationmachine.net Please use this webpage for all of your MLA Citations for Social Studies assignments. It is a great resource and will provide you with step-by-step instructions for almost all print and non-print resources.
Economics Resources:
http://www.investopedia.com Great resource for Economics Terms, Names and Associations.
Resources for World and U.S. History:
www.historynet.com/index Check out the daily news from History and take a quiz to test your historical knowledge. Find a fun fact and share it with your classmates during our Historical Fact TB Discussion
www.usahistory.info/ Great Resource for Colonial America Research and Information!
www.socialstudiesforkids.com Great Resource for Colonial America Research and Information!
Online Databases and Electronic Sources for Research
www.infoplease.com This website provides access to an online encylcopedia, almanac and atlas. It is colorful, concise and clear. 8-2, 8-3 SOCIAL STUDIES- UPDATED DUE DATES!