7B - 7th Grade Homeroom Middle School Social Studies

7th Grade Curriculum

WELCOME TO THE "NEW NORMAL"

THIS SCHOOL YEAR WE BEGIN OUR ADVENTURE INTO THE "NEW NORMAL" IN EDUCATION.  I KNOW THAT OUR FACULTY AND STAFF ARE PREPARED TO BEGIN THIS ADVENTURE AND PLAN TO MAKE THIS YEAR EXCITING AND STIMULATING.

USING TECHNOLOGY IN A VARIETY OF NEW WAYS WILL BE A CHALLENGE, BUT EXCITING.  WHETHER IN THE CLASSROOM OR AT HOME, I PROMISE LOADS OF LEARNING AND TONS OF THINKING.

WE WILL GO ON THIS JOURNEY TOGETHER AND FACE THE CHALLENGES AND OBSTACLES BY BRAINSTORMING AND FACING IT WITH A SENSE OF EXCITEMENT.  

WELCOME TO MRS. LETIZIA'S CLASS

HOMEWORK, CLASSWORK, NOTES AND VIDEOS WILL BE UPLOADED TO "GOOGLE CLASSROOM"

Extra help sessions are scheduled before test as needed or upon request.

GRADING: TEST 50%  PROJECTS 30%  HOMEWORK/CLASSWORK 20%

6th grade: 
1.  Students make Chinese scrolls with popsicles sticks  using Chinese writing, 
2. Students re-enact Hammurabi's Court (ancient court of Mesopotmia)
3. Students work on an activity integrating the Indian caste system

7th grade:
1. Mock trial of Christopher Columbus
2. Write our own Declaration of Independence
3. Become a delegate to the Constitutional Convention and debate the topics in the Constitution.

8th grade:
1. Students work on an assembly line
2. Students experience a battle with trench warfare
3. Students present our inventions to Shark Tank judges

WHAT I EXPECT FROM YOU..... 

• Come to class prepared EVERYDAY (pencil, paper, books, folders, homework, positive attitude) 
• Complete all assigned work on time (5 point deduction for each day late) 
• Always try your best, and take responsibility for your actions and learning 
• Respect yourself, me, peers, and classroom 
• Follow school and classroom rules at all times 
• Don’t waste class time  

PROCEDURES: 

• At the beginning of class, come in, get seated, and get started on bell work without being prompted by the teacher. 
• Don’t get out of your seat without permission. 
• Pencils are to be sharpened before class begins. (If it breaks, raise your hand) 
• Raise your hand if you need to leave your seat for any reason. 
• When you are absent from class, it is your responsibility to make up work. I will provide you with the work and notes you missed, but it’s your job to get it done. 
• You have two days to make up missing work. 
• Ms. Letizia’s desk, cabinets, and drawers are off-limits unless otherwise directed.
• Restroom/Hall Pass: Will be given only in emergencies. While in the hallway, as a class or as an individual, you are expected to remain silent. Don’t visit friends or other classrooms.

"I hold it that a little rebellion now and then is a good thing, and as necessary in the political world as storms in the physical."
Thomas Jefferson

 “Let us be grateful to the people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.” 
¯ Marcel Proust

“there should be no bitterness or hate where the sole thought is the welfare of the United States of America. No man can occupy the office of President without realizing that he is President of all the people.”  Franklin D. Roosevelt

"WHAT LIES BEHIND US AND WHAT LIES BEFORE US ARE TINY MATTERS COMPARED TO WHAT LIES WITHIN US."   RALPH WALDO EMERSON