EAST COBB MIDDLE SCHOOL

SIXTH GRADE AC SOCIAL STUDIES

1st Semester

Ms. Fleming and Ms. Moore

GOAL:

The purpose of social studies in Cobb County Schools is to help young people develop the ability to make informed and reasoned decisions for the public good as citizens of a society which is culturally diverse, democratic and globally interdependent.

OBJECTIVES: The student will be able to answer these questions:

  1. How does where you live affect how you live?
  2. How does the past shape the present?
  3. What factors influence a country’s standard of living?
  4. How does citizen satisfaction influence a country’s government?
  5. How does cultural diffusion change the region in which you live?

TEXT:My World Studies by Pearson

Please note: This pacing guide is subject change in order to accommodate class needs.

GRADING POLICY:

  • Summative Assessments: Unit Tests, Projects and DBQ 35%
  • Formative Assessments: Quizzes, Essay, and Performance Tasks 35%
  • Daily Work: Classwork and Homework 30%

Late Work/ Make-up Work

Students are required to turn assignments in on time. Late assignments will receive partial credit and the late work deadlines and credit will be determined by the teacher’s late work policy.

Students who miss assignments because of an absence will have an opportunity to make up missed work. Upon returning to school following an absence, it is a student’s responsibility to completed all missed assignments. Students are given one calendar day for each day absent to turn in the work.

CLASSROOM POLICIES:

  1. Students are expected to come to class with the required materials.
  2. Daily classroom participation is expected.
  3. Daily classwork and homework assignments are given on a routine basis. Assignments are expected to be turned in on due date.
  4. It is the student’s responsibility to get makeup assignments or schedule makeup tests.
  5. The teacher’s blog is updated weekly with the topics and assignments for the week. The blogs can be found from the East Cobb Middle School homepage by looking under Staff and faculty.

*This syllabus is subject to change in order to accommodate class and

individual needs. Classes will be notified when there is a change.

Help Sessions:

Social studies extra help sessions will be held Friday mornings from 8:15-8:45 beginning September 5, 2014 A schedule will be listed on teachers’ blogs for specific locations.

Advanced Content (AC): The curriculum and instructional strategies for this course are differentiated in content, pacing, process skills emphasis, and expectation of student outcomes from the typical social studies course. Curriculum content has been designated for mastery and extension of state and district content standards. The course is appropriate for students who have high achievement and interest in social studies. The district has established criteria and guidelines that identify students who will be successful with advanced curriculum offered in social studies. Students are placed in this class according to specified indicators of demonstrated ability and motivation. Students must meet continuation criteria (see below) to remain in the class. Students are expected to MEET or EXCEEED STANDARDS on the CRCT.

The following criteria will be used to remain in a Gifted/AC class;

Students must receive an 80% or above at the end of the marking period (quarter), or the student will be placed on probation. This probation continues for at least 18 weeks. If the social studies grade drops below an 80% during the probation period, the student may be removed from the gifted/AC class.

I have read the above continuation criteria: X______(parent)

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