7th Grade Social Studies
  • Social Studies
    • Unit 1: Connecting Themes
    • Unit 2: SWA Today
    • Unit 3: Impact of the Environment and Economy on SWA
    • Unit 4: Origins of Modern SWA
    • Unit 5: Africa Today
    • Unit 6: Impact of the Environment and Economy on Africa
    • Unit 7: Connecting Africa's Past With Africa's Present
    • Unit 8: Southern and Eastern Asia Today
    • Unit 9: Impact of the Environment and economy on Southern and Eastern Asia
    • Unit 10: Historical Background of Southern and Eastern Asia
    • Unit 11: Your Financial Future
  • Soccer Club
  • ACCESS CLASS
  • Social Studies
    • Unit 1: Connecting Themes
    • Unit 2: SWA Today
    • Unit 3: Impact of the Environment and Economy on SWA
    • Unit 4: Origins of Modern SWA
    • Unit 5: Africa Today
    • Unit 6: Impact of the Environment and Economy on Africa
    • Unit 7: Connecting Africa's Past With Africa's Present
    • Unit 8: Southern and Eastern Asia Today
    • Unit 9: Impact of the Environment and economy on Southern and Eastern Asia
    • Unit 10: Historical Background of Southern and Eastern Asia
    • Unit 11: Your Financial Future
  • Soccer Club
  • ACCESS CLASS






​Unit 4:
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​Origins of Modern




​Southwest Asia




(middle East)

Recap

1/25/2019

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We finished out this weeks lesson on SWA government systems/forms. 

​We will now be moving into African Geography!

Reminders:
Please bring in school supplies (pens, pencils, and paper).
​Please check StudentVue and ParentVue. 


Play Dough Fun!
-the students used Play Dough to create models of government terms. They then filmed their definitions and creations to show their peers using the Seesaw application. 


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1/21/19

1/18/2019

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Reminder: 
​-Please check grades on ParentVue or StudentVue. Please daily check your agenda. 
​-Chapter 22 is due this week on Monday, January 21st. 
-Please bring in hand sanitizer, school supplies, and tissues. 
-We will have an assessment on the Governments of SWA this Tuesday. Please review your notes and Chapter 22. 
Play Quizlet:
quizlet.com/_43dkcs
 Preview our terms for our next unit covering African Geography.
quizlet.com/_48s752
quizlet.com/260574895/countries-of-africa-diagram/
www.sheppardsoftware.com/Africa/Africa_GL_1024_768.html​
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1/14/19

1/14/2019

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We will be working on the government systems of SWA. Please use your notes as a resources to prepare for the assessment next week. 

​Reminder: Bring in your decorated ISN 
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1/7/19

1/7/2019

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Welcome back to school! We hope you had a relaxing time with friends and family over the break. We will be reviewing rules and procedures this week. Please review rules and procedures found in the student agendas. 

This week will conclude the economics unit. At the end of this week, students will begin learning about the government systems of Southwest Asia. There will be an OPEC/GDP Quiz on Wednesday, January 9th, and an Economics Test on Friday, January 11th. We will be reviewing in class; however, please also use your notes to study at home as well.

Important: You will need a new composition notebook for second semester, so please purchase a new one and decorate the front cover. The notebook set up will be your first grade for second semester.
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December 10, 2018

12/10/2018

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Our next unit of study will consist of learning about the economics of Southwest Asia. We will review the vocabulary terms related to vocabulary. 
Please practice the Quizlet games. 
quizlet.com/_44w3vn


Quizizz
GAME CODE
334378
Ask your students to join game with this code at https://join.quizizz.com ​



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December 3rd, 2018

12/3/2018

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Students will be tested on the history of Southwest Asia on Wednesday, December 5, 2018 . In class, we will play review games and Kahoot to prepare for this assessment. Please use your notes to study for this test. In addition, I have listed a Quizlet game below to also assist you with studying. Our next unit of study will consist of learning about the economics of Southwest Asia. We will begin this unit on Thursday.
History of Southwest Asia Quizlet Game
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Groups 11/26/18

11/26/2018

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Click through the articles-- some  of the information listed  is not the most current information
pdf-persian-gulf-war-newsletter.pdf
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File Type: pdf
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pdf-afghanistani-war-newsletter.pdf
File Size: 512 kb
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pdf-iraqi-war-newsletter.pdf
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File Type: pdf
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who-what-when-where-why-graphic-organizers.docx
File Size: 64 kb
File Type: docx
Download File

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11/23/18

11/23/2018

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Please check your grades on StudentVUE, and submit or redo any classwork or projects that have a score of 50 or below.

In class, we will continue to learn about Operation Desert Storm, Operation Enduring Freedom/ the ongoing conflicts in Afghanistan, Operation Iraqi Freedom, Palestinian-Israeli conflicts, Sunni and Shia division, and Kurdish nationalism.
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No tests or quizzes will be given this week;  however, 4 classwork grades will be taken from our studies about these disputes.

This information can be found within chapter 4 unit 4 pages 87-90. The information to access the site is  in the interactive student notebooks front cover. 

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Groups 11/14/18

11/12/2018

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Group 1: Close Reading - Palestinian/ Israeli Conflict 





Group 2: Creation of Israel Comprehension Check and completion of paragraphs 


Group 3: Quizlet vocabulary games 
​
-select the link 
​- you do not need to log in

quizlet.com/_5mnnhv

Group 4: Vocabulary matching
- Match each term 

Group 5: Quizziz game on blog 
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Enter this group code:
715880
Ask your students to join game with this code at https://join.quizizz.com

Group 6:
 Creation of Israel Project completion




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Project Update

11/7/2018

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We will have some time in class to work on projects, but some of the work may need to be finished at home. The students are working on paraphrasing and summarizing information.  Study for your quiz on  the creation of Israel Monday using class notes, your projects, and textbook if needed. 
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