1. 7th Grade Social Studies
Julia Weed

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3. A Bit About Me – Ms. Weed
Master in Teaching from University of Washington
BA in Theatre, English Literature from Northwestern University, Evanston IL
Chicago Public Schools
Seattle Public Schools
Madison Middle School
Aki Kurose Middle School
First year at IMS!! 

4. Best Way to Stay Informed
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5. After School Availability
Will be added to my classroom calendar

6. Why we teach?/Our Classroom
All students are creative unique individuals with an important voice
Simulations! Chance to experience history creatively
Growth mindset
Meet each student where they are
Mistakes are proof that you are trying
Students are always encouraged to improve their work
We work collaboratively and respectfully!
Engagement first

7. Our Goals for Your Student
Become resourceful independent learners
Become stronger readers, writers, speakers and listeners
Engage in critical thinking
Learn how to ask academic questions
Learn how to analyze and break down secondary and primary sources
Be able to support claims with text evidence and analysis
Know why the reading, writing, speaking and listening we learn and practice in this class are important for you in the real world
Enjoy the study of human history!

8. Homework and Late Work
Homework in this class is fairly light; some reflections and projects and papers
Late work will not be penalized
When assignment is late on due date – fill out orange form (Incomplete assignment form)
When it is turned in – fill out blue form (Late assignment form)
Ms Weed reserves the right to change this policy.

9. Grading Philosophy
The purpose of grading is to reflect the extent to which the student has met the learning standard.
Students’ own self-assessment and reflection of their progress towards meeting a learning standard is just as critical as my own assessment.
It does not matter when a student meets a learning standard, but if they meet the learning standard.
Growth Mindset

10. Grading Policy Homework – 15 percent of grade
Class Work – 25 percent of grade
Performance (assessments) – 60 percent of grade
Grades are entered in Skyward as percent total out of 100
- For more information, please see the syllabus/grading policy letter

11. Growth Mindset
Students will be allowed to redo any performance assignment within 1-2 weeks of its pass back date depending on the assignment. The last date for redoes will be clearly posted in the classroom. If a student wishes to redo an assignment, he/she must talk to me so we can conference and create a plan for improving the work.
I will always allow students to improve their work

12. Scope and Sequence TRIMESTER 1 World History 600 – 1600
Feudalism in Medieval Europe
Origins and spread of Islamic empires
TRIMESTER 2
China: Philosophies and Dynasties
Japan: The Golden Age and The Shogunate
TRIMESTER 3
Washington State
History, Geography, Economics and Civics

13. Materials Binder (3 ring, 2-3 inches) Composition Notebook Highlighter
Dividing tabs for classes
Composition Notebook
Highlighter
Pens and pencil
Colored pencils

14. Goals for Writing
Write to a prompt, write to synthesize and analyze text, making a clear claim and supporting it.

15. Emphasis on Evidence!
Claim, evidence, analysis present in all of the CCSS
Using textual evidence in reading and writing and speaking
As we are learning we are always asking:
Why?
What makes you say that?
What evidence supports your ideas?

16. Goals for Listening and Speaking
present ideas through speaking as well as through technology supported media
Individual presentation of ideas (informal and formal)
Groups presentations (informal and formal)
Socratic Seminars

17. Goals for Vocabulary
Develop age appropriate academic and conversational language
Discussion terms, strive towards academic conversation
Power Vocabulary
Power words
Personal Vocabulary List
Academic Vocabulary
each unit will have focus academic vocabulary words
Analysis, inference, narrative craft, plot structure etc.

18. Textbooks History Alive! The Medieval World and Beyond
The Washington Journey

19. Thank you ISF and PTSA