1. Ancient Civilizations
5th Grade Social Studies
Mrs. Haywood

2. Focus Egypt, Greece, and Rome
Influence on modern political systems, science, religion, the arts, military strategy, agriculture, education, and innovation
Text by Suzanne Strauss Art, Way Publishing

3. “Historians in Training” ask the following questions:
Why do we study history and what can we learn from the past?
How does our American political and social system fit into our global society?
How are religions both unifying and divisive?
Why is it important to be globally aware?

4. Skills:
Seek patterns in history rather than viewing history as a group of isolated events, and recognize the interconnections of common themes
Express ideas clearly in writing and develop reading strategies
Develop and use research skills using the library electronic data base
Evaluate the validity of internet sources
Cite textual evidence from primary and secondary sources to support conclusions
Present research using MLA formatting

5. Policies
Homework is valued at 10% of the grade and is checked during the next class period after it has been assigned.
Most homework involves finishing study guides.
Students will lose one point for every day it is late.
Tests and papers are valued at 40% of students’ grades
Quizzes and projects are each worth 25%.

6. Contact information -
Feel free to drop by Room 304 between 3:00-3:45 pm
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