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Social Studies InformationStudents in grade seven study the social, cultural, and technological changes that occurred in Europe, Africa, and Asia in the years A. D. 500 through A. D. 1789 (medieval and early modern times)-see . Common Core Standards are also being implemented in social studies curriculum as well. You can see the specific standards at http://www.corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy/RH/6-8.
Roman Empire Western Africa Scientific Revolution Rise of Islam Central America Age of Exploration* China Medieval Europe Enlightenment* Japan Reformation Age of Reason* Each unit is organized to prepare students for the assessment. Students will learn through note taking, multi-media, role play and a variety of additional methods. Students will demonstrate learning through individual and group projects and individual unit assessments. Individual and group projects are assessed using a rubric that is specific to that assignment. Unit assessments (1-4 questions max.) are all open note and students can look at the specific test questions at any time. Each question is assessed on a rubric and the overall score is an average of the scores on each question. Assignments/Units
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