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Thursday Nov 20
• JEOPARDY REVIEW
Friday Nov 21
• SPEECH BEFORE THE U.N. COMMITTEE
Wednesday Nov 26
• THANKSGIVING BREAK!
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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
SS6H3- The student will analyze important 20th Century issues in Latin America and the Caribbean.
A. Explain the impact of the Cuban Revolution.
B. Explain the impact and political outcomes of the Zapatista guerilla movement.
Monday Nov. 17th- Students will review PowerPoint packet and read about the Cuban Revolution in the Coach books. Students will be asked to complete a graphic organizer. They should study the chart and their PowerPoint packet for the rest of the week.
Tuesday November 18th- Students will review Cuban Revolution and Zapatista chart as well as PowerPoint packet. Students will view segments from Escape from Cuba: A Survivor's Story and complete a video focus sheet.
Wednesday Nov. 19th-Students will review PowerPoint packets and will participate in skit/play about the Cuban Revolution. Students will also complete a RAFT Sheet in class. Anyone who is not finished will need to complete it for homework. Speeches will be presented in front of the class on Friday.
Thursday November 20th- Students will review unit thus far by playing a Jeopardy Review game in class.
Friday November 21- Students will present their speeches which were made from the RAFT sheet in front a U.N. committee and the rest of the class.
