7th+Grade+Social+Studies


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Standards
W=Writing Standard R=Reading Standard || * Problems || geography  note-taking  writing skills making inferences critical thinking group work independent work || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">Prentice Hall, History of Our World <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">Ch. 8 ||  || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">Map Project <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;"> Journal Entries <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;"> Worksheets <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;"> Note Taking <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;"> Tests || W 1,2,6,7,9 R 2, 3, 4, 7 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">note-taking <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">writing skills <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">making inferences <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">critical thinking <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">group work <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">independent work || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">Ch. 9 ||  || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">Journal Entries <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;"> Architecture Project <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;"> Worksheets <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;"> Note Taking <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;"> Tests || W 1,2,6,7,9 R 2, 3, 4, 5 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">note-taking <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">writing skills <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">making inferences <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">critical thinking <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">group work <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">independent work || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">Ch. 10 ||  || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">Note Taking <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;"> Journal Entry <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;"> Quiz || W 6,7,8,9 R 7, 9 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">note-taking <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">writing skills <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">making inferences <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">critical thinking <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">group work <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">independent work || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">Ch. 4; Chapter 13 Section 1 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">primary sources worksheet on philosophers || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">Note Taking <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;"> Map Project <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;"> Journal Entries <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;"> Worksheets <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;"> Quizzes <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;"> Tests <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;"> Movie Production--written play, organization, and production || W 1,6,7,8,9,10 R 1, 2, 3,4, 7 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">note-taking <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">writing skills <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">making inferences <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">critical thinking <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">group work <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">independent work || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">Ch. 3; Chapter 13 Section 3 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">primary source--story from Ancient India || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">Mapping Project <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;"> Worksheets <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;"> Note Taking <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;"> Journal Entries <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;"> Tests || W 1,2,4,5,6,9 R 1, 2, 3, 4, 7 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">note-taking <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">writing skills <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">making inferences <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">critical thinking <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">group work <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">independent work || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">Ch. 13 Section 2 ||  || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">Worksheets <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;"> Quiz <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;"> Note Taking <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;"> Journal Entries <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;"> Mini-Essay || W 2,4,5,6,9,10 R 1, 2, 4, 7 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">note-taking <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">writing skills <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">making inferences <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">critical thinking <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">group work <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">independent work || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">Ch. 14 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">handouts on Medieval people and daily life || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">Worksheets <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;"> Quiz <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;"> Note Taking <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;"> Journal Entries <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;"> Group Project || W 1,2,4,5,6, 7,8,9,10 R 1, 2 ,3 ,4 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">* beginning <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">* movement north <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">* important artists <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">* important ideas || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">geography <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">note-taking <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">writing skills <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">making inferences <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">critical thinking <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">group work <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">independent work || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">Ch. 15 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">Outside Research and the Library || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">Worksheets <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">Quiz <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">Note Taking <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">Journal Entries <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">Group Project || W 7,8,2,9,10 R1, 2, 4, 6, 7 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">note-taking <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">writing skills <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">making inferences <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">critical thinking <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">group work <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">independent work || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">Ch. 16 ||  || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">Worksheets <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">Quiz <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">Note Taking <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">Journal Entries <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">Group Project <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">Comparative Essay || W 1,4,5,6,8,9,10 R 1, 2, 4 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">* settlements in the Americas, the development of the slave trade || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">geography <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">note-taking <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">writing skills <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">making inferences <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">critical thinking <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">group work <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">independent work || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">Ch. 17 ||  || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">Worksheets <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">Quiz <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">Note Taking <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">Journal Entries <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">Group Project || W 1, 3,4,5,7,8 R 1, 2, 4, 5, 7 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">* geography <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">* Bantu <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">* East Africa Trading States <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">* Central African societies <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">* West African kingdoms || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">geography <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">note-taking <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">writing skills <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">making inferences <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">critical thinking <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">group work <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">independent work || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">Ch. 11 ||  || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">Worksheets <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">Quiz <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">Note Taking <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">Journal Entries <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">Comparative Essay || W 2, 3,4,5, 8,10 R 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 9 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">* Incas <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">* Mayas <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">* Olmecs <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">* Aztecs <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">* Cultures of North America || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">geography <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">note-taking <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">writing skills <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">making inferences <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">critical thinking <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">group work <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">independent work || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">Ch. 12 ||  || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">Worksheets <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">Quiz <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">Note Taking <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">Journal Entries <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">Comparative Essay || W 2,3,4,5,8,10 R 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 9 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;"> geography || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">n/a || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">library <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;"> Independent Research || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">independent and group work and research; group skills; self-pacing || W 7,8,6,9,10 R 7 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;"> geography || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">n/a || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">Mapping Workbooks || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">independent work and research; group skills; self-pacing || W 7,8,6,9,10 R 7 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;"> organization <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;"> outline <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;"> proofreading <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;"> critical thinking <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;"> analysis || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">multiple chapters || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">Textbook and Notes || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">Written Essay Exam || W 1,2,3,9,10 R 1 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;"> time management <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;"> geography <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;"> presentation skills <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;"> writing skills <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;"> creativity <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;"> research skills || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">n/a || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">Independent Research || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">Project Presentation R 1, 2, 7 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;"> time management <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;"> geography <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;"> presentation skills <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;"> writing skills <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;"> creativity <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;"> group work <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;"> multi-media <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;"> library and research skills || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">n/a || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">Independent Research <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;"> Library Work || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">Project Presentation R 1, 2, 7, 4 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">time management <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">critical thinking <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">critical reading <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">writing || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">all || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">n/a || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">Notes || W 4,9 R 1, 2, 3, 4 ,5 || notetaking research writing || Ch. 18 || Outside Research; How to structure an essay || Worksheets Journals Written report on a monarchy turn written report into a presentation Research Group work and Independent work || W 1,2,4,5,6,7,8,9, 10 R 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 || Political Revolutions--focus on U.S. and France Age of Napoleon Early Industrial Age || note-taking graphic organizers research writing skills making inferences critical thinking independent work and group work || Ch. 19 || Textbook Outside Research || Worksheets Journals Graphic Organizers Independent Research Group Project || W 1,2,4,7,8,9,10 R 1, 2, 4, 5 || Scramble for Africa Project Imperialism || note-taking graphic organizer research writing skills making inferences critical thinking group work independent work || Ch. 20 || Textbook Outside Research || worksheets notes journal graphic organizers Scramble for Africa Project--both independent and group components || W 1,2,5,6,7,8,9, 10 R 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7 || Russian Revolution Great Depression WWII || note-taking graphic organizer research writing skills making inferences group work independent work
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">1 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">2 weeks || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">What is the importance of geography to the development of Rome? What are the types of government of Rome and how did each affect the people? What was life like for the patricians and plebeians? How did the Roman republic expand and what problems did the republic face? || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">Rome
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 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">2 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">1.5 weeks || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">How did Rome transition to an Empire? Was this better or worse for the patricians and plebeians? What problems developed and why? Why did the Roman Empire collapse? || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">Rome Part II
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 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">3 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">1 week || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">How did Byzantium grow and develop? What is the importance of geography? How did the development of trade affect the empire? || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">Byzantium
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 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">4 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">3 weeks || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">How did geography influence the growth of China? What were the early dynasties and how did China transform from city-states to an empire? What are the teachings of Confucianism, Legalism, and Daoism? Why did China develop in isolation? What is the importance of trade to China? What are the lasting achievements of Ancient China? || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">China
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 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">5 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">2 weeks || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">What is the importance of geography to India and how did it affect its growth and development? Why did India develop in isolation and how did this affect its culture? What religious traditions developed in India? What are the lasting achievements of the Indian Empire? || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">India
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 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">6 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">1 week || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">How does geography affect the growth and development of Japan? How is Japan similar to and different from China? What is the tradition of the samurai and how does it compare to other warriors we have studied? What is Japanese home life like and how does it compare to other societies we have studied? || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">Japan
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">geography
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">growth and development
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">samurai
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">shogun
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">impact of Europeans
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">Japanese home life || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">geography
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">7 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">3 weeks || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">How does feudalism develop in western Europe and how are the people treated in this system? How do cities grow and what changes must be made in life? What are the crusades and how do they cause cultures to mix? In what ways is this positive or negative? How do kings gain power and what kinds of systems do the set up in small states? || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">Middle Ages
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">western Europe and Germanic invasions
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">growth of small states--Charlemagne and the Franks
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">development of feudalism
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">changes in art and architecture
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">bubonic plague || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">geography
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">8 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">1.5 weeks || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">What is the Renaissance? Where does it occur and why? What changes does it bring to life? || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">Renaissance
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">9 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">2 weeks || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">Why did Europe begin the Age of Exploration? What affect did this have on other regions of the world? What happens when cultures collide? || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">Exploration || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">geography
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">10 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">1.5 weeks || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">What happens when one culture conquers another? What does the word civilized mean? How did the different Europeans treat the areas they conquered? What are the results of colonization--both positive and negative? || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">Conquering New Lands
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">11 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">1.5 weeks || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">What is the importance of geography to the settlements of Africa? What is the importance of oral history? How do these societies interact with each other and other societies we have studied? || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">Africa
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">12 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">1.5 weeks || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">How did geography affect the development of societies in the Americas? How did the societies in North American differ? How did the societies develop in Central and South America? What adaptations did they make to the environment? || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">Americas
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">13 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">1 week || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">What is the importance of mapping? How do I read and interpret a map? How do I make a map? || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">Types of Maps || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">mapping
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">13 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">1 week || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">What is the importance of mapping? How do I read and interpret a map? How do I make a map? || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">Types of Maps || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">mapping
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">14 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">Continuous || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">Why is geography important? What do I know about geography? What do I need to learn? How do I find these things myself? What are the major countries, river systems, and oceans of the world? What can I learn about their culture? What can I learn about life in the U.S. from geography? || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">Geography of World and United States || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">mapping
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">15 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">3 Quarters || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">Why is writing essays in history important? How do I write a comparative essay? How do I build an outline and organize my work? || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">Quarter Exams
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">Compare and Contrast Essays || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">writing
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">16 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">1 month--independent work || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">What can I learn about a city in the United States? How can I present that material in a format that is readily accessible to others? || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">U.S. Trip Project || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">organization
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">completed binder
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">oral presentation || W 2,3,6,8,9,10
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">17 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">1.5 months--independent work || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">What can I learn about a country in the world? How can I present that material in a format that is readily accessible to others? || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">World Fair || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">organization
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">completed binder
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">completed board presentation
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">artifacts, clothing, food
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">completed PPT
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">presentation in group setting
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">presentation in classroom setting || W 2,3,6,8,9,10
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">18 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">Continuous || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">Why is taking notes important? How do I take notes? How do I organize, outline, and understand what material to include/exclude? How do I learn to gather information while I read? || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">Note Taking || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 80%;">organization
 * 19 || 1.5 weeks || How does a monarchy work and how do countries become powerful? || Rise of monarchies from 1500-1914 with Emphasis on Spain, France, England, Russia, Prussia, and Austria || organization
 * 20 || 2 weeks || What is a revolution and are they always revolutionary? || Enlightenment
 * 21 || 3 weeks || What is nationalism and how is it both positive and negative? || Nationalism
 * 22 || 3 weeks || What caused WWI and what impact did it have on the world? || WWI

critical thinking || Ch. 21 || Textbook Outside research Primary Sources || worksheets notetaking journals graphic organizer WWI technology project Great Depression depressing project WWII essay and project || W 1,2,4,,6,7,8, 9,10 R 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 || critical thought presentation research || -- || Research || Projects || W 1,2,4,5,6,7, 8, 9,10 R 1, 2, 4, 5 || Outside Research Primary Sources || Project--build a castle and write a research report || W 1,2,4,5,6,7,8, 9,10 R 1, 7, 9 ||
 * 23 || 1 week || What is the significance of__? || Current Events || group work
 * 24 || 2 weeks || What was life like during the Middle Ages? || Medieval Life || Collaborative Project with 4th Grade ||  || Textbook