Current Events in Social Studies

     This year, the middle school students will be leading a class discussion on current events with articles of their choice. Each student has an assigned day that he/she must bring in an article that has been analyzed and present it to the class every week. Students have received this worksheet to help with the process. Each grade has an assigned area of focus that the article must be on: 8th Grade - US, 7th - Eastern World, 6th - Western World. Students are able to come in at 7AM for assistance or access to the internet to help in their research! 

*Note: 6th grade has not been assigned this task yet but will begin in two weeks. 

Eastern World Study Guide

Here is the study guide for Chapter 20! 

Western World Chapter 6/7 Study Guide

The study guide is due the day of the test for 5 Bonus Points. As of today, the test is still Tuesday. 

Click here for the study guide. 

Missing Work/Assessments

The end of Trimester 2 is here! Report cards will be sent home next week. All missing work and assessments for Social Studies and 7th grade Literature are due THIS FRIDAY (2/22/13) by 3pm. No Trimester 2 work will be accepted for a grade next week. Please look at your missing assignments and be personally responsible.

Those absent Friday may email over the weekend their assignments if they wish to have credit. No Trimester 2 work will be accepted next week.

7th Grade Flashcards

The following are the topics that need to be covered on your flashcards:

Religions:

• Founder
• Sacred Text
• Important Beliefs
• Place of Worship
• Holy Days
• Holy Cities 
• Holidays
• Where It Started
• Name of the Followers

Civilizations: 

• River
• Ancient Location
• Present Day Countries
• Inventions 
• Name of Written Language
• Leaders
• Important Beliefs/Occurrences
• Type of Government 
• Describe the Economy 
• Cultural Aspects 
• Religious Beliefs  

Corresponding Color Sheets

1. White - Nile River Valley
2. Pink - Christianity 
3. Peach - Buddhism
4. Yellow - Judaism
5. Tan - Hinduism 
6. Mint Green - Islam
7. Blue - Niger River Valley
8. Mac and Cheese Yellow - Mesopotamia 
9. Tropical Punch - Indus River Valleys
10. Orange Chicken - Chinese Dynasties 

Students need to be reviewing all of these EVERY night. Students will bring these sets everyday to class. 

Middle School Missing Assignments

This is the last reminder that missing assignments may be turned in no later than Wednesday, January 9th for partial credit. Please take this opportunity to check your Powerschool for any missing assignments that you may have.

7th Grade Literature Assignments

Those students who are missing vocabulary assignments for the second trimester may complete the following assignment to earn partial credit. 

For EACH unit that is missing: 

1. Write out the definitions for the Unit. 
2. Write out two similes and two antonymies for each word. 
3. Write out an original sentence for each word that demonstrates proper usage and understanding.   


Best handwriting is expected. All work is due on Wednesday, January 9th.