A 7th Grade Social Studies-Period A (Period A) Assignments

Instructor
Debora Byrne
Term
2019-2020 School Year
Description
7th Grade Social Studies We will cover history from the creation of the Constitution through the Civil War! We will also learn how to research and understand history as a historian - using primary and secondary sources, gain information from pictures, graphs, and charts, and understand all sides of history! We will look at what is going on in the world through current events - watching  and reading the news!   Current Topic: Thinking like a Historian 
  •  Primary and secondary sources
  • Looking at artifacts
  • Graphs, charts, and maps
 

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ABC Book of Social Studies in Google Classroom

ABC Book of Social Studies

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5/27 Secession Assignment in Google Classroom

5/27 Secession Assignment

Read the attached article and answer the questions on Google Forms.

The article will discuss what happened with the states when Abraham Lincoln was elected presidents.

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6/1 STATES in Google Classroom

6/1 STATES

Take a screenshot of your score and import it onto the slide

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5/20 The Election of 1860 in Google Classroom

5/20 The Election of 1860

Attached you will find an article: The Election of 1860
A video that explains each candidate
Google Forms questions

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5/18 Disunion and the Road to War in Google Classroom

5/18 Disunion and the Road to War

Attached is the article: Disunion and the Road to War
Google Slides - questions

PLEASE use the article to answer your questions.
Doing a Google Search is a great way to obtain ADDITIONAL information! However, many of you are just copying and pasting! Unless you can explain the information in your answer please use the information given!

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5/18 Exit Ticket in Google Classroom

5/18 Exit Ticket

There were many things that led up to the Civil War.
List 3 events from our READING that led up to the Civil War.

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5/13 Exit Ticket in Google Classroom

5/13 Exit Ticket

List the three amendments that gave slaves freedom and rights.

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5/13 Slavery: Setting the Stage for War Assignments in Google Classroom

5/13 Slavery: Setting the Stage for War Assignments

Attached is the article we read and discussed
Please complete the questions.
Make sure to use the article to answer you question, Google search/copy and paste answers will NOT be accepted.

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5/11 Setting the Stage for War Assignment in Google Classroom

5/11 Setting the Stage for War Assignment

Today we discussed what happened in the US to lead to the Civil War.

Attached is the:
Article we read together: Setting the Stage for War
Questions that go along with the article. (Use the article to answer the questions, answers that are obtained from a google search will NOT be accepted - do NOT copy and paste!)

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5/11 Exit Ticket in Google Classroom

5/11 Exit Ticket

1. According to the article what are the 3 main crops of the South?
2. Who did the South fear might one day control the National Government?

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5/6 Exit Ticket
Sorry this is late.. for whatever reason it never posted in Google Classroom

5/6 Exit Ticket Sorry this is late.. for whatever reason it never posted

Identify the person who invented vulcanized rubber, the telegraph, and the lockstich machine.

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5/6 Setting up for the Modern World in Google Classroom

5/6 Setting up for the Modern World

Today we will look at inventions and how they have changed and made things better for today

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5/4 Exit Ticket in Google Classroom

5/4 Exit Ticket

Describe the importance of the Erie Canal.

You will answer the questions here, there is no attachment

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5/4 Assignment - Building New Paths in Google Classroom

5/4 Assignment - Building New Paths

Today we read about how transportation has changed in America

Attached is the article and questions
Questions are due Tuesday 5/5 by 9:00 PM

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4/29 Exit Ticket in Google Classroom

4/29 Exit Ticket

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4/29 Moving Industrial Revolution to America in Google Classroom

4/29 Moving Industrial Revolution to America

Attached is an article "Moving the Industrial Revolution to America"

Read the article, then fill out the cause and effect question on Google Slides

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4/27 EXIT TICKET in Google Classroom

4/27 EXIT TICKET

Please make sure your Exit Ticket is completed by 4/28 5:00.
100% for correct, attended meet, and completed exit ticket
80% attended meet, no exit ticket
80% no meet , but submitted Exit ticket
(Please note - the EXIT TICKET gets graded also, so you grade will reflect that too)
0 no meet, no exit ticket by due date (cannot be handed in late)

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4/27 How the Industrial Revolution Began in Google Classroom

4/27 How the Industrial Revolution Began

Attached is an article "How the Industrial Revolution Began"

Read the article and answer the questions on Google Forms

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4/20 Assignment - Trail of Tears Escape Room in Google Classroom

4/20 Assignment - Trail of Tears Escape Room

You will go through the information about the Trail of Tears.
As you do so, you will have to break the code!
Attached you will find the Google Slides giving you the information needed
Google Forms - where all your answers will be placed

If you attended the meet/or not you can refer back to the video posted for the meet today explaining the assignment. The video is posted here as well.

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4/22 Exit Ticket in Google Classroom

4/22 Exit Ticket

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4/20 EXIT TICKET in Google Classroom

4/20 EXIT TICKET

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Classroom Expectations in Google Classroom

Classroom Expectations

Please complete the Google form by 8PM today!

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Westward Expansion - Native Americans in Google Classroom

Westward Expansion - Native Americans

Read the attached article
Answer the questions

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4/2 Election of 1824 video and questions in Google Classroom

4/2 Election of 1824 video and questions

Attached is a video you will view about the election of 1824, The video is 45 minutes long, so you will have today and tomorrow to complete this assignment.
As you watch the video, please answer the questions that are attached also, the questions are due on Friday.
The questions are on Google Slides - remember you can zoom in by using the magnifying class. Type your answers in the TEXT BOXES

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Friday 4/3 Do Now in Google Classroom

Friday 4/3 Do Now

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Thursday 4/2 Do Now in Google Classroom

Thursday 4/2 Do Now

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Wednesday 4/1 Do Now in Google Classroom

Wednesday 4/1 Do Now

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Andrew Jackson Reading and Questions in Google Classroom

Andrew Jackson Reading and Questions

Today you will read about Andrew Jackson as we start the next topic: The Age of Jackson
Along side the reading there are 5 multiple choice questions, you will put your answers on the attached google doc.
There are 3 short response questions also on the doc that you will need to answer.
As always submit it when you are finished.

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Monday 3/30 Do Now in Google Classroom

Monday 3/30 Do Now

Go on seterra.com link
Fill in the states
Screen shot add to the document
By the end of all this you will all know the location of the 50 states!!!

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3/25-27 Monroe in Google Classroom

3/25-27 Monroe

Use the attached reading and you may do some research!
This is DUE FRIDAY by 5:00

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3/27 Do Now in Google Classroom

3/27 Do Now

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3/26 Do Now in Google Classroom

3/26 Do Now

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3/25 Do Now in Google Classroom

3/25 Do Now

50 States Practice

Take a screenshot and insert pic onto attached document

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3/24 Do Now in Google Classroom

3/24 Do Now

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3/20 Do Now in Google Classroom

3/20 Do Now

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Dolley Madison Letter in Google Classroom

Dolley Madison Letter

Read the letter that Dolley Madison wrote to her sister
Answer the questions

COMPLETE sentence and PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE spell check before you submit- you will lost points!

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Dolley Madison in Google Classroom

Dolley Madison

Watch the video
Complete the attached worksheet

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3/19 Do NOW in Google Classroom

3/19 Do NOW

Complete the attached

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War of 1812 in Google Classroom

War of 1812

Attached you will find your assignment!
Be mindful of due dates!
Follow the directions!
Wash your hands!

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Do Now Tuesday 3/17 in Google Classroom

Do Now Tuesday 3/17

Follow the directions on the slides
Remember to continue working on War of 1812 - it is due tomorrow

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DO NOW ~ MONDAY 3/16 in Google Classroom

DO NOW ~ MONDAY 3/16

Click on the attached link
Complete the 50 state map
When you finished, take a screen shot, paste it on the Google Doc and Turn it in!