Mr. Sweitzer's History Site
Welcome to the 2011/2012 school year! I am excited to be teaching world history to your junior high student! This year is especially exciting, as students get to complete a history project for our history fair. On this site you'll find assignment and test dates for my 7th grade history classes. Email me at ssweitzer@soulsbyville.k12.ca.us
Handouts are linked to files that you can open and print. Textbook assignments can be completed using the text issued to students for home use.
| This is a history fair year. History Fair is an awesome way for students to learn researching and writing skills as well as become experts in one area of history. 7th grade students will spend time in class and at home working on their history fair projects. Here is a link to a history fair web page. Please note that the dates are subject to change. |
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Up Next, More Africa...
We shift our attention East and South and study more about Africa. In class we will read and have discussions. We will also work on African Masks and a textbook assignment. We will head to the computer lab and begin preparing for history fair. There should not be too much homework for the next couple of weeks. However, please be aware of the following due dates: African Mask (textbook page 185) Bring Cardboard Thursday 11/3 Mask Presentations Monday 11/14 Page 202 #1-9 Tuesday 11/15 History Fair Topic Selection Worksheet Wednesday 11/16 |
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Chapter 5: West Africa
We are heading west from the Arabian peninsula to Africa. Students will take quizzes after working on notes using three different methods. For lesson one, we took notes as a whole group. For lesson two students will take notes independently. For lesson three, students will work in cooperative groups. It will be interesting to see which method works best. Last time was very near a tie, with cooperative groups scores slightly higher than whole group or independent note taking. All upcoming quizzes are open notes. The projects can be done in class, but may require some home time. On the test, notes may be used and students can earn a 89%. In order to earn an A, no notes may be used on the chapter test. Below are the dates: 5.1 Quiz 10/13 Griot Project 10/19 5.2 Quiz Thursday 10/20 5.3 Quiz Chapter Test Thursday 10/27 |
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Chapter 3: Islam
All textbook assignments must include complete sentences that restate the question in the answer. pg. 89 1, 3-7 due Tuesday 9/27 pg. 96 1, 3-7 due Thursday 9/29 pg. 103 1, 3-7 due Wednesday 10/5 pg. 106 1-13 due Thursday 10/6 Chapter 3 Test Thursday 10/6 KWL Chart due Friday 10/7 Muslim art due Friday 10/7 |
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We start off with a review of studying history. Students should get a history book in the first couple of days that they may keep at home and return at the end of the school year. On the first test I will allow notes. Hopefully, everyone will have a spiral notebook devoted to history! Chapter 1 Key Terms Test Thursday 8/25 This is an open note test, so be sure to have notes for all of chapter 1 completed before this day! Continents and Oceans Test Tuesday 8/30
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After some review and introduction, we begin studying the Roman Republic and Empire. Below are the important dates: Chapter 2.1 open note Quiz; Wednesday Aug. 31 Chapter 2.2 open note Quiz; Monday Sep. 5 Chapter 2.3 open note Quiz; Mon. Sep. 12 Chapter 2.4 open note Quiz; Thurs. Sep. 15 Chapter 2 Test (not open notes) Tuesday Sep. 20 Roman Charioteer Poster Tues. Sep. 13 |