Ms. McCoy's Social Studies Blog

HAIKU SYMBOLS

May 5-8

We are going to dig into the Japanese culture and their love of nature. This is often reflected in the creating of Haiku poetry. No, it doesn't have to rhyme!

In class, students will learn more about this style of writing from a short power point of information and view some examples. Then they will go into the media center to take advantage of the big window view into the great outdoors. Their goal is to write three different hailku and then to select what they think is their best one.

Tomorrow they will create a final version in the media lab.

 Use these sites to find a symbol to copy into your poem.

Download Haiku symbols

CRCT WEEK

Two down and three to go! I've been so proud of the way students are handling their time during testing.

Since I am assigning no other homework this week, the expectation is that students are working on their book report project. It will be graded as a major assignment and is due Tuesday, April 28.

Attached is the rubric that will be used to grade them. Download Asia scrapbook-rubric

APRIL 3

SS7H3a- b- c

The standard students have been learning this week refers to Asia in the 21st century.

This is what they have been learning about:

a. Colonialism, nationalism, and independence in India.

b. the impact of Mohandas Gandhi and his idea of nonviolence to affect change

c. World War II: the role of the United States, the rebuilding of Japan

It's a lot of information packed in a relatively short period of time.

Over the Spring Break. students should finish reading the novel they selected for their supplemental book report. The list of books and directions for the book report project are earlier on this blog. The scrapbooks aren't due until April 28.

                                                         Happy Vacation!!!

                                                          

 

 

 

 

WEEK OF MARCH 23-27

We are busy!!

Monday - Complete and hand in the graphic organizer on the 4 major belief systems in South and East Asia. (SS7G12 b) It was graded as a Minor Assessment.

Tuesday - Handout on the Government Assignment Choices. Due Tuesday March 31. It will be graded as a Major Assignment. (SS7CG6 a, b, c)

Download GOVERNMENT ASSIGNMENT CHOICES here

Wednesday & Thursday - Media lab to work on government assignments.

Friday - Quiz on belief systems. Use the graphic organizer to study!!

BOOK REPORT FOR ASIA

As we continue with our last unit of the year, students will be reading a book of their choice and completing an accompanying assignment. It will be graded as a Major Assignment for this last 9 weeks.

Click here for the list of suggested books:

Download SUGGESTED READING FOR ASIA - 2009

As always, a student might have a preferred book and if so, he/she can run it by me.

I suggest that students have a copy of their book by Spring Break. The Media Center and I have limited copies of some of the books.The (tentative) due date is April 28.

These are the directions for the book report scrapbook:

Download Directions for Asia book report 2009

Download Asia book report-standards

Reminder: The state of Georgia has a separate list of standards that apply to Advanced Contnet students. You can review those here:

Download AdvancedContentStandards

LAST 9 WEEKS!

It's hard to believe. This last 9 weeks continues with our Unit Study of Asia. Students have been learning about the government systems and researching the belief systems of Shinto, Confucianism, Buddhism, and Hinduism (SS7G12b)

Just a reminder for Advanced Content students and parents. There are Advanced Content standards that I have referred to this year. Download AdvancedContentStandards

Stay tuned!! Directions for the next book report project is coming!

MARCH 9-13

Monday-Review maps for a quiz this week. Review government types using and completing Frayer models. Click here for an example: Download Government AUTOCRATIC 

 These are the terms students must know:

How do citizens participate in a-                    How do governments share power in a-

    Autocratic                                                Unitary

    Democracy                                               Confederation

    Oligarchic                                                Federal

Tuesday-Asia geography and environmental issues

Wednesday-Silent reading, map quiz

Thursday & Friday-Religions in South & East Asia: Hinduism, Buddhism, Shinto, Confucianism philosophy

 

ASIA MAPS : SS7G9 a, b

        

All classes have begun our last unit this year: the study of South and East Asia. Students have completed maps, filling in physical and political features. That fulfills the first standard-SS7G9 a and b.

                             

Click here to practice:

http://sheppardsoftware.com/Asian_Geography.htm

http://www.kidsgeo.com/geography-games/asia-map-game.php

PAPER ON NATIONALISM & COLONIALISM

Periods 3-4-5 papers are due Thursday March 5.

Period 6 paper is due Monday March 9.

Attached is the rubric that will be used for grading.

Download Africa-Col & Nat writing assignment RUBRIC

WEB SITES

 Use for paper:

site 1

site 2 

site 3