General Course Information
Grading Procedures for Social Studies
40% of Grade
Class work: Most
class assignments will be given a percentage grade (valued out of
100%).
Bell Ringer Notebook: Bell ringers and done each day at the beginning of class so there are 5 each week. They are graded a couple times a grading period and students will receive a classwork grade.
60% of Grade
Tests: Each unit will include a summative test.
Quizzes: Each unit will include a vocab quiz in addition to other quizzes.
Projects: Some units may incorporate projects.
Missing work must be completed
within 5 days of student being absent.
Missing or unfinished classwork must be finished as homework.
** This grading policy is subject to change **
Grading Scale
100-90: A
89- 80: B
79- 70: C
69- 60: D
59- 0: F
Course Content
“Seventh graders study the world from the Age of Exploration to
contemporary times (approximately 1450 – Present) in order to understand
the implications of increased global interactions. The focus will
remain on the discipline of geography by using the themes of location,
place, movement, human-environmental interaction, and region to
understand modern societies and regions. This course will guide students
through patterns of change and continuity with a focus on conflict and
cooperation, economic development, population shifts, political thought
and organization, cultural values and beliefs and the impact of
environments over time. Through an investigation of the various factors
that shaped the development of societies and regions in the modern world
and global interactions, students will examine both similarities and
differences.”
(from North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, Social Studies Essential Standards, Seventh Grade, which can be found at the following website)
http://www.ncpublicschools.org/docs/acre/standards/new-standards/social-studies/7.pdf