Month: September 2016

Lesson Plans Monday September 26th, 2016 through Friday September 30th, 2016

Monday 9/26/16

Objectives: 7 – H1.2.1 Explain how historians use a variety of sources to explore the past (e.g., artifacts, primary and secondary sources including narratives, technology, historical maps, visual/mathematical quantitative data, radiocarbon dating, DNA analysis).

Essential Question: How do social scientists interpret the past?

I-Can…correctly complete Type 1 writings and complete Interactive Student Notebook

Key Content Terms: Archaeologist, historian, geographer, artifact, prehistoric, ritual

Activities:

  1. Warm-Up: Type 1 notes on Channel One News
  2. Read pages 7-8
  3. Complete Interactive Student Notebook Sections 3-4

Tuesday 9/27/16

Objectives: 7 – H1.2.1 Explain how historians use a variety of sources to explore the past (e.g., artifacts, primary and secondary sources including narratives, technology, historical maps, visual/mathematical quantitative data, radiocarbon dating, DNA analysis).

Essential Question: How do social scientists interpret the past?

I-Can…correctly complete Type 1 writings and complete Interactive Student Notebook

Key Content Terms: Archaeologist, historian, geographer, artifact, prehistoric, ritual

Activities:

  1. Warm-Up: Type 1 notes on Channel One News
  2. Read page 9
  3. Complete Interactive Student Notebook Sections 5-6

HOMEWORK

Wednesday 9/28/16

Objectives: 7 – H1.2.1 Explain how historians use a variety of sources to explore the past (e.g., artifacts, primary and secondary sources including narratives, technology, historical maps, visual/mathematical quantitative data, radiocarbon dating, DNA analysis).

Essential Question: How do social scientists interpret the past?

I-Can…correctly complete Type 1 writings and complete Interactive Student Notebook

Key Content Terms: Archaeologist, historian, geographer, artifact, prehistoric, ritual

Activities:

  1. Warm-Up: Type 1 notes on Channel One News
  2. Read pages 10-11
  3. Complete Interactive Student Notebook Sections 7-9

Thursday 9/29/16

Objectives: 7 – H1.2.1 Explain how historians use a variety of sources to explore the past (e.g., artifacts, primary and secondary sources including narratives, technology, historical maps, visual/mathematical quantitative data, radiocarbon dating, DNA analysis).

Essential Question: How do social scientists interpret the past?

I-Can…correctly complete Type 1 writings and complete Interactive Student Notebook

Key Content Terms: Archaeologist, historian, geographer, artifact, prehistoric, ritual

Activities:

  1. Warm-Up: Type 1 notes on Channel One News
  2. Chapter 1 Processing Activity
  3. Chapter 1 Quiz

HOMEWORK

 Friday 9/30/16

Objectives: 7 – W1.1.2 Explain what archaeologists have learned about Paleolithic and Neolithic patterns of living in Africa, Western Europe, and Asia

Essential Question: What capabilities helped hominids survive?

I-Can…correctly complete Type 1 writings and complete Vocabulary Map

Key Content Terms: Anthropologist, hominid, capability, migrate

 Activities:

  1. Warm-Up: Type 1 notes on Channel One News
  2. Chapter 2 Preview
  3. Chapter 2 Vocabulary Maps for Key Content Terms: Anthropologist, hominid, capability, migrate

 

Lesson Plans for Monday September 19th, 2016 through Friday September 23rd, 2016

Monday 9/19/16

Objectives: 7 – H1.2.1 Explain how historians use a variety of sources to explore the past (e.g., artifacts, primary and secondary sources including narratives, technology, historical maps, visual/mathematical quantitative data, radiocarbon dating, DNA analysis).

Essential Question: How do social scientists interpret the past?

I-Can…correctly complete Type 1 writings, correctly complete See-Think-Wonder activities, and create vocabulary maps for chapter 1 key content terms.

Key Content Terms: Archaeologist, historian, geographer, artifact, prehistoric, ritual

Activities:

  1. Warm-Up: Type 1 notes on Channel One News
  2. Pre-Assessment Unit 1
  3. See-Think-Wonder
  4. Vocabulary Maps for Chapter 1 Key content terms: Archaeologist, historian, geographer, artifact, prehistoric, ritual

Tuesday 9/20/16

Objectives: 7 – H1.2.1 Explain how historians use a variety of sources to explore the past (e.g., artifacts, primary and secondary sources including narratives, technology, historical maps, visual/mathematical quantitative data, radiocarbon dating, DNA analysis).

Essential Question: How do social scientists interpret the past?

I-Can…correctly complete Type 1 writings, correctly complete See-Think-Wonder activities, and complete Interactive Student Notebook

Key Content Terms: Archaeologist, historian, geographer, artifact, prehistoric, ritual

Activities:

  1. Warm-Up: Type 1 notes on Channel One News
  2. Chapter 1 Preview
  3. See-Think-Wonder
  4. Read pages 4-8
  5. Complete Interactive Student Notebook Sections 2-4

HOMEWORK

 

Wednesday 9/21/16

Objectives: 7 – H1.2.1 Explain how historians use a variety of sources to explore the past (e.g., artifacts, primary and secondary sources including narratives, technology, historical maps, visual/mathematical quantitative data, radiocarbon dating, DNA analysis).

Essential Question: How do social scientists interpret the past?

I-Can…correctly complete Type 1 writings, correctly complete See-Think-Wonder activities, and complete Interactive Student Notebook

Key Content Terms: Archaeologist, historian, geographer, artifact, prehistoric, ritual

Activities:

  1. Warm-Up: Type 1 notes on Channel One News
  2. Vocabulary Review
  3. See-Think-Wonder
  4. Read pages 9-11
  5. Complete Interactive Student Notebook Sections 5-9

 

Thursday 9/22/16

Objectives: 7 – H1.2.1 Explain how historians use a variety of sources to explore the past (e.g., artifacts, primary and secondary sources including narratives, technology, historical maps, visual/mathematical quantitative data, radiocarbon dating, DNA analysis). R-2 Determine the central ideas or information of a primary or secondary source; provide an accurate summary of the source distinct from prior knowledge or opinions.

Essential Question: How do social scientists interpret the past?

I-Can…correctly complete Type 1 writings, correctly complete See-Think-Wonder activities, identify and distinguish between a primary and secondary source, and complete Interactive Student Notebook

Key Content Terms: Archaeologist, historian, geographer, artifact, prehistoric, ritual, primary source, secondary source

Activities:

  1. Warm-Up: Type 1 notes on Channel One News
  2. See-Think-Wonder
  3. Student Chapter 1 Processing Activity
  4. Identifying Primary Sources and Secondary Sources
    1. Type 1: What is a Primary source? What is a Secondary Source?
    2. Definitions
    3. What are Primary and Secondary Sources?

 

HOMEWORK

Friday 9/23/16

Objectives: 7 – H1.2.1 Explain how historians use a variety of sources to explore the past (e.g., artifacts, primary and secondary sources including narratives, technology, historical maps, visual/mathematical quantitative data, radiocarbon dating, DNA analysis). R-2 Determine the central ideas or information of a primary or secondary source; provide an accurate summary of the source distinct from prior knowledge or opinions.

Essential Question: How do social scientists interpret the past?

I-Can…correctly complete Type 1 writings, correctly complete See-Think-Wonder activities, and identify and distinguish between a primary and secondary source

Key Content Terms: Archaeologist, historian, geographer, artifact, prehistoric, ritual, primary source, secondary source

Activities:

  1. Warm-Up: Type 1 notes on Channel One News
  2. See-Think-Wonder
  3. Chapter 1 Quiz
  4. Primary and Secondary Source Review
  5. Homework Review

Assessments: Chapter 1 Quiz

Lesson Plans for Monday September 12, 2016 through Friday September 16,2016

Monday 9/12/16 ***Open House @MMS from 5:30pm-7:00pm***

Essential Question: What happened on September 11, 2001?

Objectives: I-Can create a Bubble Map that describes myself. I-Can use Close Reading Strategies to comprehend what happened on September 11, 2001.

Activities:

  1. Warm-Up: Type 1 3 details about Channel One News
  2. Complete Bubble Map about myself
  3. What Happened on 9/11?:
  • Video Clip: 9/11 Video Timeline: How The Day Unfolded
  • Introduce Close Reading Strategies
  • Read and interact with What Happened on 9/11?
  • Type 2 Comprehension Questions for What Happened on 9/11?
  • Video Clip: New Yorkers Remember 9/11, Fifteen Years Later

Tuesday 9/13/16

Essential Question: What are our CHAMPS Test Expectations?

Objectives: I-Can complete a Type 1 writing. I-Can follow the CHAMPS Test Expectations. I-Can complete the Seventh Grade Social Studies Common Growth Assessment.

Activities:

  1. Warm-Up: Type 1 3 details about Channel One News
  2. Introduce CHAMPS Test Expectations
  3. Complete the Seventh Grade Social Studies Common Growth Assessment

Wednesday 9/14/16

Essential Question: What are some differences and similarities between our education system and other countries’ education systems?

Objectives: I-Can complete a Type 1 writing. I-Can compare and contrast different education systems

Activities:

  1. Warm-Up: Type 1 3 details about Channel One News
  2. Review Compare and Contrast
  3. Time for School Videos:
    1. Neeraj
    2. Raluca
  4. Type 1: Compare and Contrast their school experiences with your own

Thursday 9/15/16

Essential Question: What is Geography? What is Religion?

Objectives: I-Can complete a Type 1 writing. I-Can use Close Reading Strategies to comprehend Geography and Religion text.

Activities:

  1. Warm-Up: Type 1 3 details about Channel One News
  2. Review Close Reading Strategies
  3. Use Close Reading Strategies to interact with and comprehend:
    1. What is Geography?
    2. What is Religion?

Friday 9/16/16

Essential Question:

Objectives: I-Can complete a Type 1 writing. I-Can use Close Reading Strategies to interact with and comprehend text.

Activities:

  1. Warm-Up: Type 1 3 details about Channel One News