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7th Grade Social Studies

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Guide to our newsletters:

Welcome!

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We are so excited to be able to share what we are learning in Social Studies this semester with you, the parents and guardians.

  • This slideshow will have an update the weekend before each new unit, with all kinds of information about what we will be learning, and extra opportunities to extend the learning at home.
  • If you have any questions, please email us at

You can also look at our websites for links to other opportunities and information!

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Continued Newsletter Guide:

Each newsletter update will contain:

  1. Standards: what are our goals for this unit? What skills and knowledge should students be working towards?
  2. Guiding Questions: We use inquiry in Social Studies, so what questions are we using to guide that inquiry?
  3. Main Topics: a general overview of what we are learning
  4. Fun!: These are fun extensions for free/family time

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Achievements - 5/10-5/28

Standards

Oregon Standards - Long Version

7.5 Compare historical and contemporary means of changing societies and promoting the common good. (Civics)

7.20 Determine and explain the historical context of marginalized people and religions

Guiding Questions

Do the cultural achievements and technical advancements of ancient societies impact my life today?

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Overview

During this unit, we will do two whole-class activities looking at trade routes! For the following two weeks students will have short mini-lessons on different amazing parts of history from around the Eastern Hemisphere, and spending time researching the achievements of the civilization/region of their choice!

Fun!

Follow these routes to see different religious sites in Portland! If you have an Amazon subrscription (or download it) watch parts of this documentary series about religion!

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Religion - 3/9-3/19

Standards

Oregon Standards - Long Version

7.21 Describe and compare religions (monotheism and polytheism).

7.5 Compare ways of changing societies for the common good. (Civics)

7.20 Determine and explain the historical context of marginalized people and religions

Guiding Questions

  1. How are a civilizations values and beliefs influenced by its religious beliefs and practices?
  2. How did Confucianism, Daoism and Legalism influence society in ancient China?

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Overview

During this unit, we will be looking at the religious histories of the Eastern Hemisphere. We will primarily be studying: 1) Polytheism; 2) Monotheism; 3) Traditional African Religions; 4) Religion and Government in ancient China

Looking Forward:

We will only have a couple of weeks after this unit before the end of the year! We will wrap up with some culminating projects.

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Welcome back to school! - 2/11-2/23

Standards

7.20 Determine and explain the historical context of key people, cultures, products, events, and ideas over time including the examination of different perspectives from indigenous people, ethnic and religious groups and other traditionally marginalized groups throughout the Eastern Hemisphere.

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Guiding Questions

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How do we want our classroom community to be, and what do we need to do?

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Overview

Our goal for these first three weeks is to build classroom community and teach students how to navigate our assignments online and do their work. Some activities will tie to later units and standards.

Fun!

Take breaks and have fun when you can: academic-tied fun ideas will be here for our first full unit!

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