1. 6th Grade Social Studies – World Cultures
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6th Grade Social Studies – World Cultures
Show Respect
Team Work
Be Responsible
Accept Diversity
-Course / Unit Organizer - PowerPoints
- Mapping - Partner Activities
-Warm-Up - Group Projects
-Video Clips - Research
- Interactive Notebook - Writing Activities
- Direct Teach / Notes Taking - Quizzes/Unit Tests
Review Sheets
“Tutoring – Thursday AM and PM
Organized Notebooks
Retesting
No Opt Out
Unit 11 –
Australia
Unit 1 –
Geography Basics
-History - Geography and Geography Skills
- Economics Citizenship Culture
- Science, Technology and Society -Government
Unit 2 –
Celebrate Freedom
Unit 10 –
East &
Southeast Asia
Unit 3 –
U.S.A & Canada
Unit 9 –
South Asia
Unit 4 –
Latin America
Unit 8 –
Sub-Saharan Africa
Unit 5–
Europe
Unit 6 –
Russia
Unit 7 –
SW Asia &
North Africa

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Course Questions:
how the people of the world are effected by the political, geographic, and economic characteristics of the world. is
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Course Standards:
Younts, Cavins, Snead
Daily Work - 40%
(class work, partnered activities, participation )
Assessments - 60%
(quizzes, major projects unit test)
* Any student who makes below and 80 can redo that assignment once for a max grade of 80. Grades under 70 must be redo the assignment.
Describe the characteristics of geography, government, economy and culture.
How is culture effected by the surrounding geography?
How and why do governments differ throughout the world?
What are the different types of economies and how is the government involved in the economy?
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