T. L. WESTON MIDDLE SCHOOL

PATRICIA G. JOHNSON -TEACHER

EASTERN HEMISPHERE

SEVENTH GRADE

2016-2017 SCHOOL YEAR

ABOUT MRS. JOHNSON

I AM A NATIVE OF GREENVILLE, MS I HAVE TWO ADULT CHILDREN AND TWO GRANDCHILDREN I HAVE BEEN TEACHING FOR 10 YEARS I ENJOY COOKING AND TRAVELING I HAVE A LOVE FOR CHILDREN I LIKE TO SEE PEOPLE STRIVE FOR EXCELLENCE I ENJOY WATCHING PEOPLE GROW TO THEIR GREATEST POTENTIAL

COURSE DESCRIPTION• THE SEVENTH GRADE COURSE OF STUDY FOCUSES ON THE CULTURAL AND

HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENTS OF THE WORLD FROM PREHISTORIC TIMES TO THE AGE OF ENLIGHTENMENT IN THE 18TH CENTURY. THE CONTENT EXPLORES THEMES FROM THE EARLIEST CIVILIZATIONS AND TRACE THE EVOLUTION OF CIVILIZATIONS FROM CLANS, TO KINGDOMS, TO EMPIRES AND INDIVIDUAL NATION/STATES. THE COURSE CONTENT SHOULD PROVIDE A FOUNDATION FOR UNDERSTANDING GLOBAL AFFAIRS. THE AVENUES FOR THESE CONCEPTS ARE DEVELOPED THROUGH THE SOCIAL STUDIES STRANDS.

COURSE GOALSBY THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO:

• UNDERSTAND THE BIOLOGICAL AND CULTURAL PROCESSES THAT SHAPED THE EARLIEST HUMAN COMMUNITIES.

• UNDERSTAND THE POLITICAL, SOCIAL, AND CULTURAL CONSEQUENCES OF POPULATION MOVEMENTS AND MILITARIZATION IN EURASIA IN THE SECOND MILLENNIUM BCE.

• UNDERSTAND THE CIVIL AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT OF VARIOUS CIVILIZATIONS OF ASIA, EUROPE, AND AFRICA FROM RISE TO FALL.

• UNDERSTAND HOW INFORMATION CONCERNING PREHISTORIC AND HISTORIC GROUPS CONTRIBUTES TO THE STUDY OF A CIVILIZATION’S CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT.

ITEMS NEEDED FOR CLASS• COMPOSITION NOTEBOOK• 2 INCH BINDER• WIDE RULE PAPER• PENCILS OR PENS (BLACK OR BLUE INK)• HIGHLIGHTERS• DICTIONARY

ATTENDANCE • IF YOU ARE HERE, YOU CAN LEARN!!!

• IF YOU ARE NOT HERE, YOU CAN NOT LEARN!!!

• IN THE EVENT OF AN ABSENCE IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO MAKE-UP ANY ASSIGNMENTS MISSED.

• YOU MUST CHECK WITH THE TEACHER TO GET ANY NOTES OR OTHER MATERIALS THAT WAS MISSED.

WEIGHING OF GRADES •HOME AND CLASS WORK 25%•QUIZZES AND TEST 50%•MAJOR PROJECTS 25%•NINE WEEKS TEST 100%

IF YOU RECEIVE AN E, THEN YOU NEED TO COME SEE ME.

20/20 RULENO HALL PASSES TO THE RESTROOMS OR ANY OTHER DESTINATION WILL BE ISSUED DURING THE FIRST TWENTY MINUTES OF CLASS AND THE LAST TWENTY MINUTES OF ANY CLASS PERIOD.

CLASSROOM RULES AND EXPECTATIONS

BE ON TIME FOR CLASS. BE PREPARED WITH MATERIALS DAILY. BE POLITE AND POSITIVE- RESPECTING YOURSELF AND OTHERS. RAISE YOUR HAND IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION OR COMMENT. ABSOLUTELY NO TALKING OR WALKING WITHOUT PERMISSION. NO PROFANITY NO CHEWING, EATING OR DRINKING IN CLASS. NO IPAD USAGE DURING CLASS UNLESS INSTRUCTED BY THE INSTRUCTOR. THE BELL DOES NOT DISMISS YOU, ONLY THE INSTRUCTOR.

CONSEQUENCES MISCONDUCT

• 1ST WARNING: VERBAL WARNING• 2ND WARNING: CHANGE OF SEAT• 3RD WANING: CONTACT PARENT• 4TH WARNING: OFFICE REFERRAL/

PARENT CONFERENCE

INAPPROPRIATE IPAD USAGE

• 1ST WARNING: VERBAL WARNING

• 2ND WARNING: IPAD WILL BE TAKEN UP AND RETURNED ONLY AT TEACHER’S DISCRETION

REWARD INCENTIVES

• CLASS SHOUT-OUTS

• BE FEATURED AS “STUDENT OF THE WEEK”

• ASSIST TEACHER FOR A DAY

MAJOR ASSIGNMENTS

• PYRAMID OF EGYPT

• FIVE THEMES OF GEOGRAPHY BOOKLET

• BLACK HISTORY BOARD