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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)
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
SS6G8 The student will locate selected features of Europe.
A. Locate on a world and regional political-physical map: the Danube River, Rhine River, English Channel, Mediterranean Sea, Eurpean Plain, the Alps, Pyrenees, Ural Mountains, Iberian Peninsula, and Scandanavian Peninsula.
B. Locate on a world and political-physical map the countries of Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Russia, Spain, Ukraine, and United Kingdom.
SS6G10 The student will explain the impact of location, climate, natural resources, and population distribution on Europe.
B. Compare how the location of Germany and Italy affect where people live and how they trade.
Monday April 20- Students will review for the CRCT by completing 4 maps in class and participating in a tournament against other classes.
Tuesday April 21-Students will continue to review for the test using the smartboard to answer multiple choice questions.
Wednesday April 22nd-Students will take the Social Studies CRCT. Classes will discuss the test and give their reactions.
Thursday and Friday April 23,24- Students will watch and read parts of Anne Frank's diary in class.
