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"History cannot give us a program for the future, but it can give us a fuller understanding of ourselves, and our common humanity, so that we can better face the future"

- Robert Penn Warren



What we are up to in Social Studies

7th Grade: We have wrapped up our studies about early man and now we are moving forward to early civilizations. Students will be working in small groups and independently as they study early societies that lived in Mesopotamia. During this time, both classes will be learning through a project called "Empires". Small groups will start out as tribes and through tasks, challenges and fate decisions, they will try to work their way up to being an empire.



8th Grade: The war has begun! We are now studying the American Revolution. In the next few weeks we will be learning about specific battles, prominent people (soldiers, politicians and other leaders). An in-depth look at the Declaration will include studying the document, it's creation and the debates that occurred while the 2nd Continental Congress mulled it over.





 

Homework Pencil Homework for Ms. Cunningham's Class

Monday, November 17
7th: Empire ?'s 22-27 and one task due by Friday.

8th: Declaration of Independence WS due tomorrow

Tuesday, November 18
7th: see Monday

8th: Chapter 6, Section 3 ?2-6 due on Thursday

Wednesday, November 19
7th/8th: same as yesterday

Thursday, November 20
7th: see Monday

8th: Spy ?'s and message (5 sentences)

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October 13, 2008
7th grade information.doc

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October 13, 2008
Notebook Rubric.doc

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October 13, 2008
8th grade information.doc

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Freedom Trail Trip
 



American Revolution
Colonial Williamsburg
A great site about an amazing place. What did it take for America to earn its freedom? Learn about it here...
Liberty's Kids
Play fun games about the Revolution, including people and events!
Liberty! Road to Revolution Game
Can you navigate your way to independence?

Geography Games
Geography Games
Be a GeoSpy!
Geography Games 3
Even more geography games!!!

Early Civilizations (Mesopotamia)
Mesopotamia
Learn about the Fertile Crescent and the civilizations that lived there. A great resource for the Empire questions and tasks!!!

Research Aids
Clusty
A great search engine that produces search results in clusters.
Boston Public Library Site
A fantastic resource and a place to get homework help.
NoodleTools- Find the Best Search
Choose the Best Search for Your Information Need
Make a Bibliography
Need help making a bibliography? This is the place for you then!
Research Help
Find articles, graphs, and charts.

Recommended sites
7th Grade Quia Site
Study for tests and more!
8th Grade Quia Site
Review for tests and more.
CNN Student News
Keep up to date on the news and other current events.
BBC History for Kids
Learn about a variety of ancient cultures.
BrainPOP
Short animated movies about people, places, events, and idea. Try the quiz out at the end of the movie and test your knowledge!
Ayiti: Cost of Life
What is it like to live in poverty, struggling every day to stay healthy, keep out of debt, and get educated? Find out now in this challenging role playing game created by the High School students in Global Kids with the game developers at Gamelab, in which you take responsibility for a family of five in rural Haiti.
Political Cartoons
Check out political cartoons from the U.S. and around the world.