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E.A. Hall Middle School
   
 

Welcome to Mr. Levy's Applied Social Studies Class!

Lesson

Resources

Assignment

Standards
Student Work
Turn in all work using School Loop!
Animation Competition Photoshop Vote for your Favorite animation by emailing Mr. Levy from School Loop.  Put your vote in the Subject Line of your email.  Click on the animation to the right to enter the Competition. technical education
The Big Eras In teams assigned by your teacher, write a summary research report on one of the main nine eras of World History.  You will decide how to split up your topic within your team.  Use School Loop to coordinate and combine your work into a comprehensive whole.
Era
Example Teams (p.1)
Humans in the Universe
13 Billion - 200,000 Years ago 		Eduardo, Fabian, Jose

Human Beings almost Everywhere
200,000-10,000 Years Ago

 Edwin, Edith, Melissa, Yaneri

Farming and the Emergence of Complex Societies
10,000 - 1000 BCE

Diana, Pablo, Armando, Jordon

Expanding Networks of Exchange and Encounter
1200 BCE - 500 CE

Mayra, Jessica, Anthony, Carlos

Patterns of Interregional Unity
300 - 1500 CE

 Winter, Mario, Julian, Manuel

The Great Global Convergence
1400-1800 CE

 Laura, Yesenia, Mariah, Claudia

Industrialization and its consequences
1750-1914 CE

Chris, Jinder

A Half Century of Crisis
1900-1950 CE

Daniel, David, David, Ismael

Paradoxes of Global Acceleration
1945 - Present

 Bernadette, Amanda, Yesenia, Noradeli

Research and Presentation of Geography Knowledge

6-8 SS

Laura, Chris, Eduardo, Pablo

Career Exploration; Applied Skills and Education Login and Download Career Form to My Documents.  You will be completing three of these forms.  As extra credit, you will conduct an interview for one of these professions and will publish it for the class.  Additionally, the person you interview may be selected to represent his or her field during our Career Day.    
Glossary Terms

Enchanted learning, Excel WS,

Create an Excel database of these Geography Terms.  Include definitions in your document. 

Edith
Glossary Project Quiz PowerPoint, Excel, Explorer, Pics4learning Create a slide show using the 33 terms identified.  Goal: use pictures and drawings to visually show what each term means.  Include a title slide with your name on it.  Each slide must include: term, definition, and visual demonstration of the term's meaning.  (example) Reading, Writing Gr6 ELA

Perla, Noradeli, Jordan, Miguel, Elizabeth, Maresca,

Erika
Reading Topographic Maps

IE, 

ExploreLearning
  1. Log in to ExploreLearning using the appropriate code:

    Per. 1

    		 c5a3jjoh44 Per. 4 c5ctj38n6y
    Per. 2
    		c5az5wfaiy Per. 5 c5dr4nzfn4
    Per. 3
    		c5bwqggur4 Per. 6 c5eopyz9ty
  2. Register with your student number (user name) and birthdate (password).
  3. Read the Exploration Guide and follow the directions listed.

Application of Geography Knowledge

6-8 SS

 

Locales:

Geography Identification

 National Geographic, Education Place, Nifty Fifty, USGS, USPS
  1. Download the blank worksheet: Open it and then save it to your My Documents folder. 
    Maps
    Reference
    Worksheet
    Vocabulary
    Continents and Oceans
    United States
    U.S. Capitals
    U.S. Postal Abbreviations
    Carribean
  2. In MS Word, open the document you just saved. 
  3. Using the textbox tool, label the parts of the map that are missing. 
  4. Pay close attention as you are working; you will be tested on this material.  Be sure to save your work as you go.
  5. Turn in each map upon completion using School Loop.  Make sure your document is closed in Word when you upload.

Application of Geography Knowledge

6-8 SS, Basic terms for Geography components of 6-8 SS

Brianna, Yaneri, Claudia, Miguel, Karen
Ancient Western Civilizations Enduring Influence of Greece and Rome Pompei, Greece, Rome, Byzantium.  Architecture through the eras.    
Basic Paragraph Writing Writing Process, Organization, Sample Produce a basic paragraph in order to show you are prepared to move on to research projects.  Check School Loop for topic and to turn in assignments.  (Required of all sixth graders) Writing Gr6 ELA  
Plant Cell Sample Using Microsoft Word (Drawing Tools), create a plant cell.  Label all parts.    
Newsletter Microsoft Publisher Choose a Newsletter Template and write about E.A. Hall.  You will write and publish a series of articles describing different aspects and highlights of middle school.  You may import pictures from our website, or as appropriate from an image search. Writing  
CAD Intro. Google Sketchup Create a model of EA Hall Middle School using Google Sketchup. 2006 Home Page  
Current Events Monterey Bay Herald Article Read "You've Got it Good, America."  Write a 4-6 paragraph essay on what you see people around you taking for granted, and what you, personally, are thankful for. 6-8 SS, Writing  
Plot Construction Beanstalk.zip Using Microsoft Photo Story 3 and the files in Beanstalk.zip, re-create the Jack and the Beanstalk story.  Use live narration, background music, and text. Writing, ELA  
Web Page p.1, p.2, p.3, p.4, p.6      
References