Welcome to my web page. I teach social studies (World History) on the seventh grade white team. I obtained my teaching degree through Eastern Kentucky University in Middle Grade Education with two emphasis areas (Science & Social Studies), as well as, my Master's degree in Library Science K-12. My Rank I is also in Middle Grade Education, but more specialized with an emphasis on KY Core Content for social studies and science. I really enjoy teaching social studies and I hope to inspire my students to always do their best.
7th Grade Social Studies Syllabus
2007 2008
World History Early Civilizations
Mr. Dick/Mrs. Eldridge/Ms. Kennedy
The goal of social studies is to help students become contributing, participating, and knowledgeable citizens of the future. In seventh grade the primary focus is early world history with an emphasis on Western civilization ranging from hunter/gatherer societies through and including the Age of Exploration. Students should recognize that history is the interaction and interpretation of events, ideas, people and their interaction over time. In doing this students must learn from the past, so they can help understand the present in order to plan and adjust for the future.
Students will examine the following content using the five strands of social studies historical perspective, geography, economics, government and civics, and culture and society. During the course of the school year, students will:
develop a chronological understanding of world history.
use a variety of tools (e.g., primary & secondary sources, data, artifacts) to understand the interpretive nature (i.e., how perceptions of people and passing of time influence accounts of historical events) of world history ancient Greece to 1500.
analyze the social, political, and economic changes in human societies in historical eras prior to 1500.
examine the impact of significant individuals and groups on world history prior to 1500.
recognize cause-and-effect relationships and multiple causes of events in early world history.
recognize the importance of physical environment (e.g., natural resources, natural disasters, natural barriers) in the settlement and development of early world civilizations.
examine how technology influences modifications of the physical environment.
explore the migration and settlement pattern in early world civilizations.
understand the concept of scarcity (i.e., the imbalance between unlimited wants and limited resources) in civilizations prior to 1500.
examine strategies used by individuals, societies and governments in early world civilization to address scarcity.
recognize that all societies must address the question s of production, distribution and consumption.
explain how resources were used in early world civilizations to produce goods and services and explore ways productivity was increased.
examine relationships between personal and national economic activities.
examine the essential roles of government in early civilizations, which includes establishing order, providing security and achieving common goals.
compare and analyze various forms of government in early civilizations prior to 1500.
examine cultural aspects, such as language, arts and religion of major past civilizations.
investigate the emergence of social institutions and how they responded to human needs.
give examples of cooperation, conflict and competition that resulted from the interaction of cultures.
give examples of cooperation, conflict, and competition that resulted from the interaction of cultures.
- 7th Grade White Team Schedule
- 8:00-8:20 Homeroom
- 8:20-9:42 1st Period
- 9:42-10:20 3rd Period (Exploratory)
- 10:20-10:58 4th Period (Exploratory)
- 10:58-12:00 2nd Period
- 12:00-12:05 Locker Break
- 12:05-1:35 5th Period & Lunch
- 1:35-2:35 6th Period
- 2:35-2:40 Restroom Break
- 2:40-3:00 Silent Sustained Reading
- 3:00-3:30 Busloading
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