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Social Studies Rocks!!! This website has been created for the benefit of both students and parents. The site is easy to navigate and I hope you find the information useful. If you have any questions or need to meet with me you can contact the school (563-3709) e-mail me @ zschrage.mcsdga.net or just use the contact at the bottom of this page.
CLASSROOM RULES
1. Keep hands and feet to yourself at all times.
2. No food, drinks, gum, or candy.
3. Bring all necessary materials to class EVERYDAY.
4. Show respect to everyone in the classroom.
5. Adhere to all rules in the student handbook.
6. ACT RIGHT!
CLASS SUPPLIES
1. 1" binder with pockets and prongs (pockets are necessary for handouts)
2. 3 tab dividers (notebook will consist of warm-ups, notes and vocabulary)
3. 1 pack of index cards (100 count)
GRADING POLICY
20% Tests
20% Quizzes (there will be pop quizzes!)
20% Classwork
20% Projects
20% Homework
"To be conscious that you are ignorant is a great step to knowledge." - Benjamin "Dizzy" Disraeli (1804-1881)
“All generalizations are false, including this one.” Mark Twain
The tragedy of life is not so much what men suffer, but rather what they miss. -Thomas Carlyle
"It is with books as with men: a very small number play a very large part." - Voltaire [Francois Marie Arouet] (1694 - 1778)
Some of the topics and dates may change but this is a basic outline of what students will be studying and when they will study it this year.
1st Nine Weeks
Concepts Used in Global Studies 1 week
Europe 1914-Present 3 weeks
Environmental and Economic Forces in Europe
2 weeks
Development of European Culture 3 weeks
2nd Nine Weeks
European Panorama 1.5 weeks
Latin America in the 20th Century 3 weeks
Environmental and Economic Impacts on South America 2 weeks
Latin America Cultural Legacy 2.5 weeks
3rd Nine weeks
Canada in the 20th Century 3 weeks
Economic Development in Canada 1.5 weeks
Canada's Historical Background 2.5 weeks
Modern Australia and Oceania 2 weeks
4th Nine Weeks
Environmental and Economic Impacts on Australia/Oceania 2 weeks
Cultural Legacy of Australia/Oceania
3.5 weeks
Your Financial Future 3.5 weeks
Standards this week
SS6E2 The student will explain the development of Latin America and the Caribbean as colonies of European nations and on through their independence.
A. Describe the influence of African slavery on the development of the Americas.
SS6H4 The student will describe the impact of European contact on Canada.
A. Describe the influence of the French and the English on the language and religion of Canada.
B. Explain how Canada became an independent nation.
SS6H5 The student will analyze important contemporary issues in Canada.
A. Describe Quebec’s independence movement.
Tuesday January 19th-Students will take a quiz on the triangular trade routes and review the Columbian Exchange.
Wednesday January 20th- Students will begin a unit on Canada starting with physical features and resources of Canada.
