What is happening in Social Studies?
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What did we do in class? |
Homework |
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| Monday, January 30 |
Discussed the Chinese Cultural Revolution and took notes. |
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| Tuesday, January 31 |
Worked in groups. Began analyzing a primary source (a personal account of what happened during the Revolution. |
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| Wednesday, February 1 |
In groups, prepared a lesson and an interview about their primary source. |
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| Thursday, February 2 |
Class presentations on primary source. |
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| Friday, February 3 |
PPT notes on the Result of the Cultural Revolution |
Create a Cultural Revolution song that summarizes the revolution....due On TUES. |
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| Monday, February 6 |
Reading and discussion on China's One Child Policy
Alpha box with important facts and details about the one child policy. |
Rev. Song due tomorrow! |
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| February 13-21 |
Middle East Project |
Middle East project due on February 21....students have rubric. |
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| Monday October 3, 2011 |
Continue to discuss Migration. |
Finish story using vocabulary words. Assume the role of an external immigrant. Create a short story on your experience. Be sure to include the push and pull factors that motivated your migration. |
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| Tuesday and Wednesday October 4, 5 |
Collect Immigration stories.
Why do we need government? Read section pages 78-82 and discuss different types of Government. In notebook, write the definition, a sentence, and a visual representation for each vocabulary word. |
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| Thurday, October 6 2011 |
Review Government vocabulary and the five themes by using a Whiteboard review. Read and analyze article, US condemns Iranian pastor's conviction. |
Personal reaction to news story. |
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Tuesday, October 11, 2011: Reviewed for test. United Nations Question HW: Test on Thursday!