The Study of Geography

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The Study of Geography
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Welcome

• Social Studies
• Earliest cultures Enlightenment
• Sheila Nice

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About Me

• I have been in 6th grade for 26 years!
• Married - two sons, one grandchild
• Love to travel
• Involved with the Arizona Geographic Alliance
• Also like to hike, camp read historical fiction
  and go to the movies.

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Arizona Social Studies Curriculum

• Five strands in each grade level
• World History
• U.S. History
• Civics/Government
• Geography
• Economics

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Sixth GradeEmphasizes World history from its
earliest cultures through the Enlightenment

• Early Civilizations
• Mesopotamia
• Egypt
• India
• China
• Greece
• Rome

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ANCIENT MESOPOTAMIA
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ANCIENT EGYPT
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ANCIENT INDIA
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ANCIENT CHINA
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ANCIENT GREECE
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ANCIENT ROME
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Sixth GradeEmphasizes World history from its
earliest cultures through the Enlightenment

• World in Transition
• Middle Ages
• Renaissance
• Reformation

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Sixth GradeEmphasizes World history from its
earliest cultures through the Enlightenment

• Early Civilizations in the Americas
• Hohokam
• Hopewell
• Mayans
• Aztecs
• Incans

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Sixth GradeEmphasizes World history from its
earliest cultures through the Enlightenment

• Focus of each cultural theme
• Geography
• Economics
• Government
• Social Structure
• Religion
• Arts/Sciences (architecture, inventions)
• Daily Life (diet, entertainment)
• Education
• Culture

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Sixth GradeAdditional Curriculum

• Foundations of Economics
• Personal Finance
• Research Skills time lines, graphs, charts
• Current Events
• Archaeology

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Common Core

• Reading informational text and discussing key
  vocabulary words and intended meaning of
  unfamiliar words.
• Restating and summarizing main idea and point of
  view of informational text.
• Writing argumentative responses to informational
  text.
• Writing a formal business letter.

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Common Core

• http//www.youtube.com/watch/?v5s0rRk9sER0

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Presentation of Material

• Textbooks/supplemental books
• Hands-on activities
• Political cartoons
• Picture books
• Videos
• Fieldtrips
• Possible speakers
  

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Types of Assessments

• Tests quizzes
• Projects
• Performance skills
• - oral presentations
• - skits
• - class participation
• Group activities
• Teacher observation

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Grading Policy

• Grading
• A------100-90
• B------- 89-80
• C------- 79-70
• D------ 69-60
• F------- Below 60
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Grading Policy

• My Grades are weighted as the following
• Assessments ( Tests, Projects, Quizzes)------80
• Daily work and Homework ----- 20

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• Homework and class work
• Full credit can be earned for work submitted on
  time.
• Any work submitted after one day will receive
  half credit.
• Any work two or more days late will receive a
  zero.

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• Projects
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• Late projects are marked down 10 each day for
  three days. After three days its a zero.
• Tests ---Study guides and notes are provided for
  tests. In most cases the study guide is given a
  the beginning of the week. Books are not sent
  home in this class.

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Planners
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Parent Communication

• Web Site
• Grades are online
• Report cards every 9 weeks
• Email snice_at_kyrene.org
• Phone calls
• 480-541-6103
• Parent conferences

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Team Rules

• Raise your hand before speaking
• Be in your seat when the bell rings
• Keep your hands and feet to yourself
• Do not throw objects in the classroom
• Demonstrate respect for everyone
• Voices off when teacher is talking

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Printer Problems

• If your child is unable to print their homework,
  etc., they can always save it to a jump drive or
  email it to us and we will print it at school.

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• ABSENCES
• The student is responsible for missing
  assignments and
• turning them in the required amount of time. 
• check website
• check planner
• ask me
• ask a buddy student
• Students are expected to complete all
  assignments and
• tests missed during an absence. 
• For every excused absence, the student is given
  TWO days
• to complete the missing work.

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Contact Me

• Check the web site at www.kyrene.org
• Email snice_at_kyrene.org
• Phone [phone]

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Changes You May See In Your Child This Year

• Emotional ups and downs
• Physical changes
• Social strains
• Changes that will not only affect them but you as
  well
• Go from this sweet lovable child to someone you
  barely recognize at times
• Want to become more independent
• May not want to share whats going on in their
  lives

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What You As A Parent Can Do

• Dont give up on them
• Show them you care talk to them
• Spend time with them
• Be a detective find out what their learning
  (planner, website)
• Know who their friends are and meet their parents

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Making Sense of Adolescence?
SHY
HAPPY
love struck
jealous
SMUG
EMBARRASSED
HYSTERICAL
OVERWHELMED
shocked
ANGRY
HOPEFUL
depressed