7th Grade Civics and World Geography (Period 3) Assignments
- Instructor
- Jesse Boyd
- Term
- Fall Semester
- Department
- Upper School
- Description
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Hello! During the 1st two semesters (Fall), we will be discussing Civics. We will cover various topics pertaining to the United States Government, citizenship, laws, court systems, individual State Governments, etc. I will be updating the course description for the 2nd half of the school year in which we will be switching courses of study to "World Geography" prior to Christmas Break. Please don't ever hesitate to contact me if you have any questions or concerns.
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Past Assignments
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7th Grade Civics "Mid-Term Exam"
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Chapter 7- Lesson 4 (The Judicial Branch of Government: class reading, discussion, and GRA assignment
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Chapter 7- Lesson 3 (The Judicial Branch of Government: class reading, discussion, and GRA assignment
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Chapter 7- Lesson 2 (The Judicial Branch of Government: class reading, discussion, and GRA assignment
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Chapter 7- Lesson 1 (The Judicial Branch of Government: class reading, discussion, and GRA assignment
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Chapter 6 "Class Test" (Test is an open book/ group test)
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Chapter 6 "vocabulary builder activity packet" (Chapter content vocabulary review
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Chapter 6- Lesson 4: Class Reading, Discussion and GRA assignment
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Chapter 6- The Executive Branch
Section 3- Class Reading and Discussion followed by GRA Packet
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Chapter 6- The Executive Branch
Section 2- Class Reading and Discussion followed by GRA Packet
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Chapter 6- The Executive Branch
Section 1- Class Reading and Discussion followed by GRA Packet
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Chapter 5 TEST- The Legislative Branch
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Chapter 5: (The Legislative Branch) Section 3- GRA Packet
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Chapter 5: The Legislative Branch- Lesson 3- How Congress Works
**Students will learn the qualifications for becoming a member of Congress.
**Students will complete a GRA packet following section reading and discussion.
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Chapter 5: (The Legislative Branch) Section 2- GRA Packet
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Chapter 5- The Legislative Branch
Lessons 1 (The Structure of Congress)
2 ( Powers of Congress)
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Chapter 5: (The Legislative Branch) Section 1- GRA Packet
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Chapter 4 Test
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Students will complete 4 review questions from each section in Chapter 4. There will be a total of 16 questions.
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Students will begin completing a series of worksheets pertaining to the United States Constitution and begin to discuss the 3 branches of government.
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Chapter 4- Lesson 4- The Civil Rights Movement
Students will learn why the civil rights movement occurred and what impact it had on society and the law.
** After reading and discussing the section, students will complete a GRA packet.
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Chapter 4-The Bill of Rights- Section 2: Other Bill os Rights Protections: Students will learn what the reasons for the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments to the constitution are and how several 20th century amendments extended voting rights and changes the election process. Students will complete a GRA following section reading and discussion.
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Chapter 4-The Bill of Rights- Section 1: The First Amendment: Students will learn Which civil liberties are protected by the first amendment of the Bill of Rights and why there must be some limits on individual rights. Students will complete a GRA packet following section reading and discussion.
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Chapter 3 TEST
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Chapter 3 Test Study Guide and Review
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Chapter 3: Vocabulary Review Activity
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Chapter 3(The Constitution) Section 4(Principles of the Constitution)
**Students will know... what the principles of government as established by the Constitution are/ how power is shared under federalism.
*Students will complete a GRA activity following class reading/ discussion of the section.
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Chapter 3(The Constitution) Section 3(The Structure of the Constitution))
**Students will know...how the Constitution limits the powers of government/ how the federal government is organized/ how the amendment process works.
**Students will complete a GRA activity following class reading/ discussion of the section.
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Chapter 3(The Constitution) Section 2(Creating a New Constitution)
**Students will know... how weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation led to formation of a new plan of federal government, the Constitution.
*Students will complete a GRA activity following class reading/ discussion of the section.
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Chapter 3(The Constitution) Section 1- (The Country's First Governments)
**Students will know... How weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation led to formation of a new plan of federal government, The Constitution.
** Students will complete a GRA assignment following class reading/ discussion of the section.
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Chapter 2 (extended) Declaration of Indepence "preamble" introduction.
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CHAPTER 2 TEST
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Chapter 2 Review. I will distribute a study guide for the Chapter 2 Test that will be on Wednesday, September 11. (Next Week)
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Chapter 2- Section-3: Students will learn how the "Great Awakening" encouraged U.S. colonists to question authority. We will complete a G.R.A. following class reading and discussion of the section.
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Chapter 2- Section 3: We will discuss how the "Great Awakening" encouraged colonists to question British government's authority within the colonies. Students will complete a "G.R.A." packet after reading and discussing the section.
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Chapter 2- Section 2: Students will learn about the first settlers in the English colonies. We will discuss their different economic opportunities based on their geographical regions as well as learn about the different reasons behind each colonies' establishment.
Students will complete a "G.R.A." packet after reading and discussing the section.
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Chapter 2- Section 1: Students will see what happened in England when, in the 1200s, nobles pushed for rights and successfully limited the power of the monarch. Students will complete a "G.R.A." packet after reading and discussing the section.
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Chapter 1 Test (OPEN NOTES and OPEN BOOK).
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Chapter 1- Section 4: In this section students will be learning about different types/ forms of government around the world and in the past.
** After reading and discussing this section, students will be given a Guided Reading Activity ("GRA" in the gradebook in inow) to be completed for a classwork grade.
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Chapter 1- Section 3: In this section students will learn the difference between the "duties" and the "responsibilities" of U.S. citizens
** After reading and discussing this section, students will be given a Guided Reading Activity ("GRA" in the gradebook in inow) to be completed for a classwork grade.
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Chapter 1- Section 2: In this section students will learn what a citizen is, who can be a U.S. citizen, and how someone could gain or lose citizenship.
** After reading and discussing this section, students will be given a Guided Reading Activity ("GRA" in the gradebook in inow) to be completed for a classwork grade.
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Chapter 1- Section 1: In this lesson, students will be learning about what it means to be an "American". The U.S. population is made up largely of descendants of people who came from other countries to settle here.
** After reading and discussing this section, students will be given a Guided Reading Activity ("GRA" in the gradebook in inow) to be completed for a classwork grade.