7th grade Social Studies / Kansas history
Wilson Jr-Sr High School 7-12 Social Studies Teacher
http://www.usd112.org/wilsonschools.htm
 
Welcome to Junior high social studies!
LAST NINE WEEKS

Monday, May 14th
Lecture notes / Read 22-1 and do the assessment questions.

Tuesday, May 15th
Lecture notes / Grade 22-2
Read 22-3 and do the assessment questions.

Wednesday, May 16th
Grade 22-3 / Lecture notes

Thursday, May 17th
Lecture notes / Chapter 22
Grade 22-3?
Quiz / Quia?
Renaissance people do not have to do the quiz.

Friday, May 18th
Lecture notes / Chapter 22

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Monday, May 7th
Grade 20-3
Lecture notes / Chapter 20
Read 20-4 and do the assessment questions.

Tuesday, May 8th
Grade 20-4 / Lecture notes

Wednesday, May 9rh
Lecture notes / Chapter 20

Thursday, May 10th
Test / Chapter 20

Friday, May 11th / World War I
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Monday, April 30th
Grade 20-2
Lecture notes
Video: Andrew Carnegie / As you watch the video find 10 facts over this famous robber baron.
No homework:  Good luck on your music concert tonight!

Tuesday, May 1st
Share facts on Andrew Carnegie
Continue taking notes
Read 20-3 and do assessment questions.

Wednesday, May 2nd / Community Service Day (12:00-3:25)
No social studies class today!


Thursday, May 3rd
Grade 20-3 / lecture notes
Read 20-4, pages 600-603 and do assessment questions.

Friday, May 4th

Grade 20-4
Lecture notes

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Monday, April 16th

Skim over Chapter 19 / The West
Start a new unit / An Industrial Society /  Chapter 20
Lecture notes / 19-4 & 20-1

Tuesday, April 17th
I will be at the high school track meet.  You will have a sub, or one of the other H.S. teachers.

Here is your assignment:  We are skimming through Chapter 19 however, we will do one assignment. See below.

Read 19-4, pages 574-579 within your groups and then complete the assessment questions for tomorrow.

Wednesday, April 18th
Grade 19-4
Lecture notes
Read 20-1, pages 585-589 and complete assessment questions.

Thursday, April 19th
Grade 20-1
More lecture notes
Assignment:  Read 20-2, pages 590-593 and complete assessment questions for tomorrow.

Friday, April 20th
Grade 20-2
More lecture notes
Worksheet & Read 20-3, pages 594-597 and complete assessment questions.
All due next Monday.
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Monday, April 9th / No school / Easter Break

Tuesday, April 10th
Finish the movie:  Far & Away
File papers / Check grades on power school

Wednesday April 11th / Jr. High Track Meet / Russell

Study hall for those not out for track

Thursday, April 12th
Video: Progressive Era or research project-  research project depends if we can get computers.
Research topics / Oklahoma Land Rush / Ellis Island / Angel Island / Immigrants

Friday, April 13th
Continue research on your topics / Presentation due Monday.
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Monday, March 26th / No school / Music Festival & Forensics Tournament
Tuesday, March 27th

Grade 18-3 & map (Homework over Spring Break)
Lecture notes / Chapter 18

Wednesday, March 28th
Finish lecture notes / Chapter 18
Start Chapter 18 assessment questions on pages 550-551.

Thursday, March 29th

Finish Chapter 18 assessment questions / Grade them / Review for test /
Chapter 18

Friday, March 30th
Test / Chapter 18
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Monday, March 12th

Start new unit / Chapter 18 : Reconstruction
Lecture notes / 18-1
Read 18-1, pages 533-537 and do assessment questions on page 537.

Tuesday, March 13th
Lecture notes / 18-2


Wednesday, March 14th
Grade 18-1,  Finish lecture notes / 18-2
Quiz / 18-1 / Quia
Read 18-2, pages 545-549 and do assessment questions.
Expect quiz over 18-2 / Thursday

Thursday, March 15th
Grade 18-2,
Quiz / 18-2 / lecture notes / 18-3
Read 18-3 & do assessment questions and map
over spring break.


No school on Friday, March 16th / Teacher in-service

No school / All of next week / Spring Break!
No school on Monday, March 26th / Music Festival / Forensics tournament.
Enjoy your much needed spring break!
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2nd Semester / 2012

10th Week
Monday, March 5th
Play quia games / Civil War / Mrs. Peterka
Finish Worksheet on the Civil War.
Review in your groups over the Civil War

Tuesday, March 6th
7th graders - you will be taking state assessment tests today for Mrs. Powers and won't have this class.

Wednesday, March 7th / I will have a substitute today!
Test / Civil War (Chapter 15, 16, & 17)

Thursday, March 8th
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Friday, March 9th
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9th Week
Monday, February 27th
Watch the video: The Day Lincoln Was Shot

Homework:
We are skipping 17-3.
Read 17-4, pages 520-523 and do the assessment questions.

Tuesday, February 28th
Grade 17-4, Continue watching The Day Lincoln Was Shot
Expect a quiz over the Lincoln Assassination on Wednesday or Thursday.

Wednesday, February 29th
File papers / check grades
Finish watching the video:  The Day Lincoln Was Shot / 15-20 minutes left.
Do the Find Someone Who / Kagan Activity/ Review for the quiz
Quiz / Lincoln Assassination / Quia

Thursday, March 1st
Review for Test over Civil War (Chapters 15, 16, & 17)
Test on Friday.

Friday, March 2nd
Test / Civil War
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8th Week
Tuesday, February 21st

Grade 17-1
Read 17-2, pages 507-511 out loud as a class.
Homework assignment:  17-2, pages 511 for tomorrow.

Wednesday, February 22nd
Grade 17-2
Read 17-3, pages 512-519 out loud as a class.
Homework:  17-3 on page 519

Thursday, February 23rd
Grade 17-3
Lecture notes / Lincoln Assassination

Friday, February 24th
Read 17-4, pages 520-523 out loud as a class
Complete 17-4, page 523 and map
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7th Week
Monday, February 13th
Grade 16-1 & 16-2
Read 16-2, pages 488-491 out loud as a class

Tuesday, February 14th / HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY
Read 16-3, pages 493-497 out loud as a class.
Quiz / Chapter 16

Wednesday, February 15th
Do 16-3 assessment questions / Due tomorrow
Thursday, February 16th

Lecture notes /Chapter 17

Friday, February 17th
Grade 16-3
Quiz / Chapter 16 / Quia
Homework assignment:

Read 17-1, pages 503-506,
Homework:  17-1 assessment questions.

No school on Monday!

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6th Week
Monday, February 6th

I am home sick today with a bad cold - You will have a sub.
Be prepared to hand in your Chapter 15 Map & 15-4 if you haven't done so.
Watch video: Abraham Lincoln for the rest of class.

Tuesday, February 8th
Lecture notes / 16-1
Homework:  Read 16-1 and do the assessment questions.

Wednesday, February 9th
Grade 16-1 assessment questions
More lecture notes

Thursday, February 10th
Read 16-2 and do assessment questions.

Friday, February 11th
More lecture notes
Complete 16-1 & 16-2 for Monday.
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4th Week

Monday, January 23rd
Tuesday, January 24th
Wednesday, January 25th
Thursday, January 26th
Friday, January 27th
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3rd Week
Tuesday, January 17th

I am home sick today with a cold.  Mr. Bristow will be your sub.
Today we will watch the movie: Glory, a story about the Civil War.
Behave - I will see you tomorrow

Wednesday, January 18th
Start new unit / Chapter 15
Lecture notes / 15-1
Read 15-1 / Do 15-1 assessment questions.

Thursday, January 19th
Grade 15-1 questions
Lecture notes / 15-2

Friday, January 20th
Read 15-2 as a class / complete 15-2 as a group or an island.
This will due on Friday.

Option: Watch more of the movie :  Glory

Read 15-2
Do 15-2 assessment questions.
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2nd Week

Monday, January 10th
Grade map worksheet & 14-2 assignment from last week / I have them already
Lecture notes / 14-3
Homework:  Read 14-3, pages 433- 437 in class as a group. 

Tuesday, January 11th
Finish reading 14-3 out loud as a class. Homework: Complete 14-3 and questions.

Wednesday, January 12th
Grade 14-3 as a group
Lecture notes / 14-4
Read 14-4 as a class.

Thursday, January 13th
Finish reading 14-4, and lecture notes
Homework: 14-4

Good luck today basketball teams!

Friday, January 14th
Grade 14-4
Start Chapter 15 & Civil War unit
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1st Week

Tuesday, January 3rd
New Kagan groups / file papers / check grades

Start a new unit / Chapter 14
Lecture notes
Kagan activity
Homework:  14-1

Wednesday, January 4th
Grade 14-1
Lecture notes
Homework:  14-2 / Expect a quiz over 14-1 & 14-2

Thursday, January 5th
Grade 14-2, review 14-1 & 14-2
Quiz / 14-1 & 14-2
Lecture notes / Chapter 14

Good luck today in basketball!

Friday, January 6th
Lecture notes
Homework:  14-3


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Social Studies: Chapter 20: Quiz
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