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Mr. Rowan, Social Studies B

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Social Studies Update Week of 9/3/24

Greetings 7th Grade Families!
 
Last week students completed their work with the Mesopotamian Civilization. This week students will learn about the history of the writing system called cuneiform and create their own clay tablet with a message in this language system. We will then analyze different primary and secondary sources to better understand the Ancient Egyptian Civilization.
 
As we are progressing through the first quarter, I would like to invite you all to regularly check Infinite Campus to check on your student's grades and identify any incomplete or missing assignments that may need to be finished. Click on the following link to create your Infinite Campus account if you do not already have one. https://4.files.edl.io/8b72/09/15/22/164611-24e1a24a-402c-49de-9a50-97e1e60c66bd.pdf
The following link will help you set up the Infinite Campus App, which is nice to have as you can set it to notify you whenever a grade is entered for your student. https://1.cdn.edl.io/X3X3DBQ7iIoHx1h6P5aI99A0RyC52XnQd9k5SnwDVIODKHgl.pdf
 
Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.
Sincerely,
Mr. Rowan
 

Social Studies Update Week of 8/26/24

Greetings 7th Grade Families!
 
Last week students completed their work with G.R.A.P.E.S. and were introduced to changes that happened during the Neolithic Era where humans developed farming and domestication of animals to move from the hunter-gatherer lifestyle to one where they stayed in one place. This was the crucial step that allowed us to form cities, create government structure, and specialization in labor. From these places is where civilization developed.
 
This week students will be introduced to the Mesopotamian Civilization where they will analyze secondary sources, identify the G.R.A.P.E.S. in this civilization and test their knowledge on what they have learned. Students will then take a dive in the writing system called cuneiform and create their own clay tablet with a message in this language system.
 
As we are progressing through the first quarter, I would like to invite you all to regularly check Infinite Campus to check on your student's grades and identify any incomplete or missing assignments that may need to be finished. Click on the following link to create your Infinite Campus account if you do not already have one. https://4.files.edl.io/8b72/09/15/22/164611-24e1a24a-402c-49de-9a50-97e1e60c66bd.pdf
The following link will help you set up the Infinite Campus App, which is nice to have as you can set it to notify you whenever a grade is entered for your student. https://1.cdn.edl.io/X3X3DBQ7iIoHx1h6P5aI99A0RyC52XnQd9k5SnwDVIODKHgl.pdf
 
Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.
Sincerely,
Mr. Rowan
 
 

Social Studies Update Week of 8/19/24

Greetings Social Studies Families!
 
Last week students were introduced to the characteristics of a civilization through the acronym G.R.A.P.E.S. By understanding geography, religion, achievements, politics, economics and society, students can better understand the civilizations we will be uncovering.
 
To better understand the world we live in today, students will be using what they've learned about G.R.A.P.E.S. to create a one page research paper on a country of their choosing using these characteristics of a civilization as a guide for their research. This will be due on Tuesday.
 
We will then begin looking at the transition from the Paleolithic to the Neolithic Revolution.
 
Grades and feedback are being entered into both Teams and Infinite Campus. If you have the capability I would suggest you download the Adams12 Infinite Campus App, create a login, and turn on notifications. That way you will get an automatic update every time one of your student's grades is entered.
 
Email with any questions or concerns.
 
Sincerely,
Mr. Rowan (he/him)

Social Studies Update Week of 9/12/24

Greetings Social Studies Families!
 
For our first week students will be answering the question "What is History?"  To do this, they will analyze images, video, vocabulary, and text to understand that history is not a single story but many, and that the job of historians is to analyze multiple primary and secondary sources to create theories about what happened in the past and why.
 
On Thursday and Friday, we will use half of the day for students to take their Fall NWEA MAPS assessments in Reading and Math. Over the course of those two days, students will have each of their content classes one time.
If you have any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to ask
 
Sincerely,
Mr. Rowan (he/him)