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Visit the TeacherWeb® videos to learn about the features, modifications, and customizations available on your website. Click here to learn more. Welcome-Soc. Studies small medium large WELCOME TO MR. GLASER'S 6TH GRADE SOCIAL STUDIES CLASS ______________________________________________________ Sixth Grade Social Studies is VERY cool!!!! We will be time-traveling back to when humans first began to create civilizations and so we will be visiting some pretty interesting ancient cultures. By understanding our past, we gain a greater understanding and appreciation for who we are today. The class begins with different theories of how humans arrived and evolved on this Earth. After all, there are many theories and stories regarding how humans believe the Earth was formed, and when humans began to make an impact on it. In fact, WHAT humans believed at various points in time has shaped our world, and is a major theme that weaves its way through our lessons. Unlike other living creatures on this magnificent planet, humans are the only ones that seem to be capable of beliefs (well...at least that's what we believe!!). These beliefs have had both good and bad results. They've allowed us to investigate, explore,experiment, create, and to dream about what could be...and to then make it happen. Humans have created art, literature, fashion, architecture, governments, religions, technology, etc., and it all started with the ablity to believe, to imagine, to create. Of course the down side is that some humans believe that their beliefs are better than other humans' beliefs (and some are...I'd vote for kindness over meanness any day!!!)... but some beliefs end up causing hatred and conflict (ie; racism). Anyway, BACK TO BASICS: All classwork, homework, and assessment work, is the responsibility of the individual student. Even when grading the occassional group/cooperative project, I like to grade students individually on their contribution to the project. No group grades for projects! I will always go over the assignment, as well as the rubric/grading sheet with students in class when the time comes. There are other times though, that I like to hold the whole group accountable, so I may give a 'research quiz' and ask students to work together in small groups. For instance, I may assign a 'fact sheet' for your group to read along with questions that will be graded as a quiz. I'll then pick one answer sheet in the group, at random, to grade... so you better be working together as a team to get the right answers. More on that later. One of my FAVORITE assessments is the Homework Pop-Quiz. For instance, I'll ask a question related to a HW reading assignment in the text book. The next day, I'll ask one question that requires a one or two word answer. It's always an easy question, but if you haven't done the HW, you won't know the answer!! Our text book is titled: History of the World - The Early Ages. There is an online version of it available (see my website for directions), though there have been some areas that do not follow the hardcover text we use in school. We'll be visiting Ancient Mesopotamia (current day Iraq), Egypt, China, India, Greece, Rome, and the Middle Ages. I like to see how you're keeping up with learning, so I give quizzes on a regular basis. It's important that you study and keep on top of the material. Your notebook serves as a running record of HW and Class Notes. As I've mentioned, some quizzes are cooperative, but they are mostly individualized. At the end of almost every unit there is a test. In between are projects and assignments to complete. You'll be doing DBQs. There is (a doable amount of) homework almost EVERY week night, BUT NOT ON WEEKENDS. You'll need to plan your time properly for long-term assignments though. If you do that, you'll see very little Social Studies work on the weekends. I'll give you more information when we meet, and I'll explain more to parents during Parents as Partners night on (info to be announced). I'm really looking forward to meeting my new students on the first day of school. Enjoy your remaining vacation time. See you soon. _____________________________________________________________________________ I will make every effort to keep parents posted regarding assignments, exams, and due dates. I will use this website and class handouts. See link to 'need to communicate?' for more information regarding how to get in touch with me. _____________________________________________________________________________ I would love to add your email address (if you have one), to my address book in case I need to get in touch with you. See directions in the link at the top of this page: 'NEWSFLASH - Email UpDates'. Or, would you like to view and optionally restore one of these previous versions? Password: Forgot your password?

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