Middle School Social Studies Mrs Ahern Middle School
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Middle School Social Studies Mrs. Ahern
Middle School - Classroom Rules: “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. ' This is the first and greatest Commandment. And the second is like it: 'Love your neighbor as yourself. '
Social Studies Curriculum: The Basics � 6 th Grade �Early Man – Renaissance � 7 th Grade �Our Colonial Heritage – Lincoln and the Civil War � 8 th Grade �Reconstruction – Modern Times
Social Studies – Methodology! � Methodology – an intentionally “active” learning environment! � Reading textbooks and nonfiction � SQ 3 R – survey, question, read, recite, and review � Focus - Critical thinking and reasoning … why? � Note taking – Cornell Method � Socratic Seminars – Current Events � i. e. the 2016 Presidential Election � Syria – “The Most Dangerous Place on Earth” � Creative ventures – skits, plays, artwork, anything hands-on! � Centers � Who murdered King Tut? � Mummy Maker � Pyramid Builder! � Visual Media � Film making � News reports � Interviews
Methodology – continued! • • • Reflecting on great speeches/writing • The Bible • Aesop’s Fables & The Odyssey • Hammurabi’s Code, Magna Carta, Confucius say …. • The Declaration of Independence & the Constitution • The Gettysburg Address, Lincoln’s 2 nd Inaugural Address • Kennedy’s Inaugural Address, “I Have a Dream…” Special Projects • Otzi R. A. F. T. Writing • Ancient Egypt – 3 -D Map • Greek Mythology – a “book” for my buddy! • Debates • Crusades – Route map and narrative • Artwork, posters, storyboards, etc… Geography • Geo. Bee
“Respect the process!” – Coach Bruce Arians � Schoology and website � Text in pdf format on the i. Pad � Highlighted/annotated notes in text � Classroom notes – detailed framework (pace!) � Class reviews – Socrative and eclickers � quizlets – vocabulary prep � Jeopardy - review � Historical text/novels � Study guides � CHUNKING!
Questions? “Let us think of education as the means of developing our greatest abilities, because in each of us there is a private hope and dream which, fulfilled, can be translated into benefit for everyone and greater strength for our nation. ” - John F. Kennedy, 35 th President
