Welcome to 6th Grade Social Studies
Regions and People of the Eastern Hemisphere
In grade six, students study the Eastern Hemisphere (Africa, Asia, Australia and Europe), its geographic features, early history, cultural development and economic change.
Students learn about the development of river civilizations in Africa and Asia, including their governments, cultures and economic systems.
The geographic focus includes the study of contemporary regional characteristics, the movement of people, products and ideas, and cultural diversity.
Students develop their understanding of the role of consumers and the interaction of markets, resources and competition.
*Taken from Ohio Academic Content Standards, Social Studies
Major Topics Covered:
Early Civilizations: Mesopotamia Ancient Egypt Ancient India Ancient China
World Religions: Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism & Buddhism
Regions of the World: Geography/ Economics/ Government/ Cultural practices
Map Skills-Latitude & Longitude Human-Environmental Interaction
Primary & Secondary Sources Groupwork Skills Time lines
BINDER & INTERACTIVE STUDENT NOTEBOOKS (ISN)
In this class, it is necessary and required to bring your social studies binder with your interactive student notebook (ISN) EVERY DAY. Your ISN will be used for class notes as well as for other activities where you will be asked to express your own ideas and process the information presented by this class. This process will also help you to organize your studies in order to reinforce major concepts of each unit. Notebook assignments need to be kept up or students will be overwhelmed with make-up work
BINDER DIVIDERS: label them with the following headings & place them in your binder in this order: Warm-Ups, Vocabulary, Mapping Labs, Graded Work, Classwork & ISN
DAILY WARM-UPS
Every day will begin with a “warm-up.” You will find the prompt on the board. Work should be started before the bell rings, after filling out your agenda. Once the bell has rung, you will have a few minutes to complete the warm-up. You should use the same sheet of paper for an entire week’s warm-ups. Warm-Ups for the week will be collected on Friday. They are worth 2pts/day (1 point for copying the question, 1 point for having the correct answer). If you are absent, it is your responsibility to write “Absent” on the paper and date it. Otherwise, you will lose those 2 points.
GRADES
A point system is used to determine your grade. You will receive a number of points for each assignment. Your grade is calculated by dividing the amount of points that you receive by the total points possible for the assignment. The following is an outline of the point system:
Major Projects = 100-200 points
Tests = 100 points
ISN/Binder = 50-150 points. Varies depending on unit work, students will be informed of point value before due date
Quizzes = 25-75 points
In-class work = 5-25 points
Homework = 5-20 points
Groupwork/ = 5-10 points/activity
Participation
Warm-Ups = 2 points/day
If you ever receive a failing grade on a test or project you are responsible for getting the paper signed by your parents.
GROUPWORK
In this class, you will learn in an interactive and engaging way. Some of the class time will be spent working in groups. We will have a tolerant and cooperative classroom. There are three basic guidelines that will govern group work in this class. They are:
1. Everyone, including the teacher, will be treated with respect.
2. Putdowns and purposely hurtful comments or actions will not be tolerated.
3. No one will be allowed to disrupt the learning process of anyone else.
A portion of your grade for class work and projects will come from your group participation. In life, you do not always get to choose whom you work with, so the same is true in this classroom. Our goal is to work well with EVERYONE!
STUDENT SUPPORT POLICY
I am willing to spend as much extra time before and after school each day working with students as is necessary for students to succeed. In return, I expect students to be prepared for class each day and give 100% effort! J
CONTACT INFORMATION
Email: Phone: 833-6731
HOMEWORK/ANNOUNCEMENT WEBSITE
http://www.brookvilleschools.org/olc/teacher.aspx?s=1051
Or go to www.BrookvilleSchools.org , hover the mouse over “Our Schools” in the blue column on the left, click on “Intermediate School” in the pop-out box, click on “Teacher Websites” and you’ll find all of us!
PROGRESS BOOK/GRADES WEBSITE
https://pb1.mdeca.org/parentaccess/General/District.aspx
Please sign and return to Mrs. Dorsey by Friday, September 2nd. Turn it Tuesday, August 30st for 5 points
• I have read this packet of information and agree to abide by its policies. If I have any questions, I will contact Mrs. Dorsey as soon as possible.
• I understand that my child’s homework is posted weekly on the www.brookvilleschools.org website and their grades are available on Progressbook.
• I understand that developing good work habits now will promote continued academic and future workplace success. This means using an agenda, completing homework to the best of my ability, keeping up on assignments, and bringing all of the necessary materials to class daily.
• I am ready for a great year!
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I would like to be informed by e-mail of upcoming tests and projects as well as general 6th grade information (worth 5 extra credit points every quarter in Social Studies).
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