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Elizabeth Washington

(Gainesville - United States)

Social Studies 7

Description:This is a 7th grade social studies curriculum originally taught at KIPP: Gaston College Prep in Gaston, NC.

Units include:

Unit 0: Rules, Procedures & Themes
Unit 1: Belief Systems
Unit 2: Empire
Unit 3: Battles for Independence I
Unit 4: Battles for Independence II
Unit 5: Genocide
Unit 6: China
Unit 7: Middle East
Unit 8: DBQ (Document Based Question) Writing
Unit 9: Development
Unit 10: DBQ Week

This course also includes a packet of work to be completed during spring break, as well as enrichment lessons on jazz.

Last Updated:Jan-04-2010

Subject(s):

Social Studies
Social Studies > World History

Educational Level(s):

Grades 6-8 / Ages 11-13
Grades 9-10 / Ages 14-16

middle
6th
7th
8th
tween
high
9th
10th
secondary
freshman
sophomore
teen

Instructional Component Type(s):

Curriculum: Full Course

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Unit 0: Rules, Procedures & Themes

Description:This was taught in a summer school session. It establishes rules and procedures and goes a little bit into forms of government.

Lessons include:

Rules and Procedures
Social Studies and Problem Solving
Social Studies and Memory
Perfecting Partner Work
Geography
Government
Economics
Chronology

There are also quizzes to cover the information in this unit.

This resource is part of the Social Studies 7 course.

Last Updated:Jan-04-2010

Subject(s):

Social Studies
Social Studies > World History

Educational Level(s):

Grades 6-8 / Ages 11-13

middle
6th
7th
8th
tween

Instructional Component Type(s):

Curriculum: Unit

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Unit 1: Belief Systems

Description:This is a unit on belief systems.

Lessons include:

Origins and Trust
Stories the Refuse to Die
The Greek Creation Myth
Introduction to the Olympians
Hades 1
Hades 2
Review of Greek Gods
Prometheus and Pandora
Baucis and Philemon
Perseus and Medusa
Folktales
Introduction to Judaism 1
Introduction to Judaism 2
Christianity
Islam

This unit also includes 2 projects on Shrines and Extremism, quizzes, and review and catch up lessons.

This resource is part of the Social Studies 7 course.

Last Updated:Jan-05-2010

Subject(s):

Social Studies
Social Studies > Religion
...

Educational Level(s):

Grades 6-8 / Ages 11-13

middle
6th
7th
8th
tween

Instructional Component Type(s):

Curriculum: Unit

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Unit 2: Empire

Description:This is a 15-day unit on empire for 7th grade Social Studies.

Lessons include:

Muslim Empire
Imperialism
Settler vs. Non-Settler Colonies
Tragedies of Imperialism
Rural to Urban Migrations

This unit also includes a project, review, and a test.

This resource is part of the Social Studies 7 course.

Last Updated:Jan-06-2010

Subject(s):

Social Studies
Social Studies > World History

Educational Level(s):

Grades 6-8 / Ages 11-13

middle
6th
7th
8th
tween

Instructional Component Type(s):

Curriculum: Unit

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Unit 3: Battles for Independence I

Description:This is a unit plan for 7th grade social studies covering the first part of battles for independence.

Lessons include:

Primary vs. Secondary Sources Ethnic Groups Kenya's Battle for Independence Military Dictatorships

Role plays, projects, and quizzes are also included.

This resource is part of the Social Studies 7 course.

Last Updated:Jan-25-2010

Subject(s):

Social Studies
Social Studies > World History

Educational Level(s):

Grades 6-8 / Ages 11-13

middle
6th
7th
8th
tween

Instructional Component Type(s):

Curriculum: Unit

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Unit 4: Battles for Independence II

Description:This unit for 7th grade Social Studies includes lessons on:

Apartheid and Jim Crow Laws
Think Tanks
Hinduism
South Asian Geography
The Caste System
Gandhi

Unit resources include seminars and quizzes.

This resource is part of the Social Studies 7 course.

Last Updated:Jan-27-2010

Subject(s):

Social Studies
Social Studies > World History

Educational Level(s):

Grades 6-8 / Ages 11-13

middle
6th
7th
8th
tween

Instructional Component Type(s):

Curriculum: Unit

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Unit 5: Genocide

Description:This is a unit for 7th grade social studies.

Lessons include:

Sources of Nazism
The Rise of Hitler
Nuremberg Laws
World War II and Death Camps
Genocide
Schindler's List
Rwanda
Darfur

Unit resources include quizzes and seminar materials.

This resource is part of the Social Studies 7 course.

Last Updated:Jan-29-2010

Subject(s):

Social Studies
Social Studies > World History

Educational Level(s):

Grades 6-8 / Ages 11-13

middle
6th
7th
8th
tween

Instructional Component Type(s):

Curriculum: Unit

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Unit 6: China

Description:Unit on China for 7th grade Social Studies.

Enduring Understandings: EU #1: The great minds of the past have developed ideas that can enrich our lives and our world. EU #2: Over the course of history, the same country can swing from tremendously powerful to dangerously weak and back again. EU #3: There is no such thing as a "perfect government."

Lessons include:

Geography of China
Confucianism
Taoism
Buddhism
Silk Road
Opium
Communism
Deng's Reforms
Tiannenmen Square

Resources include goal posters, tracking sheets, quizzes, and projects.

This resource is part of the Social Studies 7 course.

Last Updated:Feb-01-2010

Subject(s):

Social Studies
Social Studies > Geography
...

Educational Level(s):

Grades 6-8 / Ages 11-13

middle
6th
7th
8th
tween

Instructional Component Type(s):

Curriculum: Unit

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Break Packet - Spring Break

Description:An assignment to give over spring break. Students take note of what they have learned (from TV, Newspapers, etc), draw an illustration, and connect it to what they are learning in history class.

This resource is part of the Social Studies 7 course.

Last Updated:Feb-01-2010

Subject(s):

Social Studies
Social Studies > World History

Educational Level(s):

Grades 6-8 / Ages 11-13
Grades 9-10 / Ages 14-16

middle
6th
7th
8th
tween
high
9th
10th
secondary
freshman
sophomore
teen

Instructional Component Type(s):

Activity: Graphic Organizer/Worksheet

An assignment to give over spring break. Students take note of what they have learned (from TV, Newspapers, etc), draw an illustration, and connect it to what they are learning in history class.

This resource is part of the Social Studies 7 course.

Open or Download This File:

Download

BreakPacket-SpringBreak.doc (38kb)

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Unit 7: Middle East

Description:Mini-unit on 7th grade social studies. This wasn't a main part of the curriculum, but it was timely in Spring 2006, when it was taught. From the looks of things, it could continue to be timely for some years...

This resource is part of the Social Studies 7 course.

Last Updated:Jan-04-2010

Subject(s):

Social Studies
Social Studies > World History

Educational Level(s):

Grades 6-8 / Ages 11-13

middle
6th
7th
8th
tween

Instructional Component Type(s):

Curriculum: Unit

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Unit 8: DBQ (Document-Based Question) Writing

Description:Students learn how to write an essay in response to a document-based question. It's a unit for 7th graders, but the intent is to prepare them for (and get them thinking about) AP History tests and college.

Lessons include:

Preparation
Topic Sentences
"To What Extent" Questions

Resources include practice questions an a quiz. This resource is part of the Social Studies 7 course.

Last Updated:Feb-01-2010

Subject(s):

Social Studies
Social Studies > World History

Educational Level(s):

Grades 6-8 / Ages 11-13

middle
6th
7th
8th
tween

Instructional Component Type(s):

Curriculum: Unit

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Unit 9: Development

Description:A short unit on development. This was taught to students who had already met objectives for writing DBQs, while those who hadn't were remediated.

Lessons include:

Developed and Developing Nations
Policy Options
Population Growth in Africa
Population Growth in China
Human Rights
Offshoring

Resources include projects and quizzes.

This resource is part of the Social Studies 7 course.

Last Updated:Feb-01-2010

Subject(s):

Social Studies
Social Studies > World History

Educational Level(s):

Grades 6-8 / Ages 11-13

middle
6th
7th
8th
tween

Instructional Component Type(s):

Curriculum: Unit

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Unit 10: DBQ Week

Description:Culminating unit of the year, in which students write a document-based essay.

Lessons include:

Grouping documents
Outlining
Drafting
Editing

This resource is part of the Social Studies 7 course.

Last Updated:Feb-01-2010

Subject(s):

Language Arts
Language Arts > Writing
...

Educational Level(s):

Grades 6-8 / Ages 11-13

middle
6th
7th
8th
tween

Instructional Component Type(s):

Curriculum: Unit

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Enrichment: Jazz Studies

Description:A short set of lessons on Jazz, originally taught at a KIPP: Gaston College Prep for Saturday school (for enrichment, not remediation or punishment).

Lessons include:

Who Invented Hip Hop?
Personality and Dialogue
Pushing the Envelope
Latin Jazz

This resource is part of the Social Studies 7 course.

Last Updated:Feb-01-2010

Subject(s):

Arts
Arts > Music
...

Educational Level(s):

Grades 6-8 / Ages 11-13

middle
6th
7th
8th
tween

Instructional Component Type(s):

Curriculum: Unit