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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
SS6G1 The student will locate selected features of Latin America and the Caribbean.
a. Locate on a world and regional political-physical map: Amazon River, Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, Pacific Ocean, Panama Canal, Andes Mountains, Sierra Madre Mountains, and Atacama Desert.
b. Locate on a world and regional political-physical map in the countries of Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Haiti, Mexico, Panama, and Venezuela.
Monday November 2nd.- Students will review countries of South America as well add the physical features.
Tuesday Nov. 3rd- Students will work in the coach books on the Cuban Revolution.
Wednesday Nov.4th- Students will work on a project about the Amazon Rain Forest
Thursday Nov. 5th- Students will continue to work on Amazon project
Friday Nov. 6th- Students will discuss independence movements in Latin America.
