Social Studies Map Lessons and Activity

Social Studies Map Lessons and Activity


Read the Delaware Map

• Legend
• Index of Towns, Cities and Places
• Compass Rose
• Surrounding states
• Scale in miles and kilometers
• Chart indicating mileage from one town to another
• website: www.visitdelaware.com

Activity
With a partner, plan a trip to visit three places of interest in Delaware. Choose three places you would like to go: one historic, one a wildlife preserve and one of your choice. Each one must be in a different county. Cover all three counties: New Castle, Kent, Sussex.
Fill out the chart below to make your plan.

Names of Traveling Team
DELAWARE MAP ACTIVITY For information go to www.visitdelaware.com
Starting place	(town)	(county)
Means of transportation?	(bus, bike, car, walking)	(Season)
First place to visit	(Town)	(Attraction)
Facts about the first place	1. 2. 3.
Why did you choose it and what will you do there?
Second place to visit	How far? (Town)	(Attraction)
Facts about the second place	1. 2. 3.
Why did you choose it and what will you do there?
Third place to visit	How far? (Town)	(Attraction)
Facts about the third place	1. 2. 3.
Why did you choose it and what will you do there?
Total round trip miles	Best place you visited and why

Barbara Johns Article- Racial Segregation of Schools - Scope February 2014

This is a paired article taken from Scope Feb 2014.
Read the article then the poem.

Barbara Johns Reaches for the Moon

by Irene Latham 

She steps onto the stage,
makes a bold declaration,

No

      Now

          Strike!

Without hesitation,
she illuminates the situation—
separate but not equal:
cracked toilets, smoke inhalation,
tar-paper shacks packed
with the student population.
Despite danger, despite trepidation,
she clings to the dream with determination,
joins the fight for integration.
Together they march
like constellations
across a midnight sky,
their combined shine
inspiration for a changing nation.
—By Irene Latham


Worksheet with Paired Article
Directions: Follow the directions and answer the questions in the boxes below. You don’t need to write in complete sentences; just jot down your ideas.
Who is “she” (first mentioned in line 1)? How do you know?
1
_What event in Barbara Johns’s life do lines 1-2 refer to? (Use the article “Imagine This Was Your School” to help you answer.) In your own words, what is the declaration referred to in line 2?
3
How does the poet portray Barbara Johns? Which words and phrases from the poem
reveal Barbara’s personality?
4
How is the “declaration” formatted differently than the rest of the poem? What is the effect of this formatting?
Lines 1 and 2 say that “She steps onto the stage,/makes a bold declaration.” Underline the lines in the poem that contain her declaration.
2
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SCHOLASTIC SCOPE ACTIVITY • FEBRUARY 2014
SCOPE PERMISSION TO REPRODUCE THIS PAGE FOR USE IN THEIR CLASSROOMS. ©2014 BY SCHOLASTIC INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.


POETRY: “Barbara Johns Reaches for the Moon ” • SKILL: Text Analysis
Find and underline the simile in the poem.
Why do you think the poet chose this simile? How does it relate to the poem’s title?
6
Consider lines 18-19: “their combined shine/inspiration for a changing nation.”
What does the poet mean by “their combined shine”? Put this idea into your own words.
7
What is the effect of having a series of words with the same ending sound?
How does it affect the way you read the poem?
Circle the words in the poem that have the same ending sound.
5
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Essay: US Constitution SS Chapter 9

PERSUASIVE ESSAY ASSIGNMENT

Social Studies, Chapter 9

The Constitution: Why has it been so successful?

Prompt: The US Constitution is the oldest living constitution in existence and has been a model for institutions around the world.  Why has it been so successful?

The Writing Process:

Prewrite done 3/26/14

Draft due 3/27/14

Revise/Edit

Publish

Prewrite

1.                       Freedom

2.                       Checks and balances

3.                       Rights

4.                       Federalism

5.                       Three branches

6.                       Fairness

Draft Essay Example

(start with your hook)

What document is the oldest in existence and is used by many institutions as a model for governments and organizations? If you guessed The United States Constitution, you are right! Our nation was built on principles that have endured for over 200 years!  Why? (THESIS) Because the Constitution gives us freedom, allows for checks and balances, and protects our rights.

Add three paragraphs that describe each of the items and then a conclusion that restates the thesis. 

Lesson Plans March 24-28

Homework- READ for 45 minutes every night. Take AR Tests. 
Study vocabulary.
Library during RTI and homeroom. 

Language Arts 

Vocabulary

• Power Plus Lesson 7  (Core 1)
• Flocabulary - We're Coming Up - Review and Test (Cores 2-3)

Reading EQs

• How do readers/viewers identify cause and effect in non-fiction?
• How does an author use craft to suggest details?
• How does a reader use text evidence to support claims?

Readings and Written Response

• Non-Fiction: "Saving the Great White Monster" Scope magazine
  
• Questions relating to selection
• Critical reading skills on text features, inference, note-taking and synthesizing skills
• Shark Writing - interpret the quote and use text evidence to support your answer (see handout)

Poetry

We Real Cool

By Gwendolyn Brooks

               The Pool Players.
        Seven at the Golden Shovel.

            We real cool. We   

            Left school. We

            Lurk late. We

            Strike straight. We

            Sing sin. We   

            Thin gin. We

            Jazz June. We   

            Die soon.

We real cool. We Left school. We Lurk late. We Strike straight. We Sing sin. We Thin gin. We Jazz June. We Die soon. - See more at: http://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/15433#sthash.R16UWnBf.dpuf

We real cool. We Left school. We Lurk late. We Strike straight. We Sing sin. We Thin gin. We Jazz June. We Die soon. - See more at: http://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/15433#sthash.R16UWnBf.dpuf

We real cool. We Left school. We Lurk late. We Strike straight. We Sing sin. We Thin gin. We Jazz June. We Die soon. - See more at: http://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/15433#sthash.R16UWnBf.dpuf

Technology and RTI 

Technology Integration - create blog posts that relate to the themes and topics 
RTI - Mon + Tue = Math
RTI - Wed, Thur, Fri = Reading 

Social Studies
CNN Student News
Watch this special broadcast of news and take notes on the organizer. Discuss the news of the day in small groups and whole class. Read and watch the news for homework.  
History Alive! (brown text)
Chapter 9: The Constitution
Text Outline and Notes - handout to be completed
Essay
Test

      

Social Studies Chapter 9: The Constitution

Chapter 9: The Constitution


 

Read the chapter then do the following assignment.

Choose a section of Chapter 9, a subtopic and create a list of terms that represent the most important ideas and people in the reading. Then, create a Wordle using the most important concepts. Print out and submit. 
 

Parody for "Happy" Assignment

Parody for the "Happy" Song
Assignment: Write a parody or similar song lyrics using the Happy Song as your model. Write a draft, then revise for homework and turn in on Thursday.  Also turn in your "Place" poem that was from last week, inspired by the "Library" poem by Nikki Giovanni.  Due 3/20/14.

 

DRAFT
 
Because I'm angry
Clap along if you feel like your world's about to end
Clap along if you feel like you lost your best friend
Clap along if you feel like you 8th grade year is done
Clap along if you feel like work here is no fun.

It might sound crazy what I'm ranting about
Snow clouds are forming: I'm not OK
I'm a black balloon slipping into the night
This world is too tough to get it right.

Lesson Plans Mar 18-28 Last Weeks of MP3!

Homework- READ for 45 minutes every night. Take AR Tests.  Deadline for third MP for AR tests is Thursday, March 20. Take three tests by then.
Study vocabulary.
Library during RTI and homeroom. 

Language Arts 

Vocabulary

• Power Plus Lesson 7  (Core 1)
• Flocabulary - We're Coming Up (Cores 2-3)

Reading EQs

• How do readers/viewers identify cause and effect in non-fiction?
• How does an author use craft to suggest details?
• How does a reader use text evidence to support claims?

Readings and Written Response

• Non-Fiction: "Saving the Great White Monster" Scope magazine
  
• Questions relating to selection
• Critical reading skills on text features, inference, note-taking and synthesizing skills

Core 1 - Reading

Poetry

Happy

Pharrell Williams

Verse 1:
It might seem crazy what I’m about to say
Sunshine she’s here, you can take away
I’m a hot air balloon that could go to space
With the air, like I don’t care baby by the way

Chorus:
Because I’m happy
Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof
Because I’m happy
Clap along if you feel like happiness is the truth
Because I’m happy
Clap along if you know what happiness is to you
Because I’m happy
Clap along if you feel like that’s what you wanna do

Verse 2:
Here come bad news talking this and that
Yeah, give me all you got, don’t hold back
Yeah, well I should probably warn you I’ll be just fine
Yeah, no offense to you don’t waste your time
Here’s why

Chorus:
Because I’m happy
Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof
Because I’m happy
Clap along if you feel like happiness is the truth
Because I’m happy
Clap along if you know what happiness is to you
Because I’m happy
Clap along if you feel like that’s what you wanna do

Happy, come on, bring me down
Happy, come on, bring me down
Love is too happy to bring me down
Come on, bring me down
I said bring me down
Come on, bring me down
Love is too happy to bring me down
Come on, bring me down
I said


Happy, come on, bring me down
Happy, come on, bring me down
Love is too happy to bring me down
Come on, bring me down
I said bring me down
Come on, bring me down
Love is too happy to bring me down
Come on, bring me down
I said


Technology and RTI 

Technology Integration - create blog posts that relate to the themes and topics 
RTI - Mon + Tue = Math
RTI - Wed, Thur, Fri = Reading 

Social Studies
CNN Student News
Watch this special broadcast of news and take notes on the organizer. Discuss the news of the day in small groups and whole class. Read and watch the news for homework.  
History Alive! (brown text)
Chapter 9: The Constitution
Text Outline and Notes - handout to be completed
Project: Create a Wordle - see other post. 


Essential Questions 

      

Writing a Speech and an Advice Essay

Model for Prewrite
Speech - Rule of Secrecy

1. Delegates choose this so that people were free to speak their mind
2. the public would not be told
3. this allowed them to debate issues that were important without a consequence publically
4. this created a closed or private place that was safe from criticism 

RTI - What Do You Need To Succeed?

RTI - What Do You Need To Succeed?

1. What is your Winter DCAS score?
2. How many points do you need to go up?
3. Tell how you use the Reading Strategies when you read.
4. Name three things you will do to help your reading improve.
5. Why do you want to improve your reading?
6. How will your parents help?

Books We Want

Divergent
Insurgent
Torn
Catch a Falling Star

The Boy in the Striped Pajamas Quiz

Name 
Date
Core

The Boy in the Striped Pajamas Quiz

 

1. Name the internal conflict that Bruno's mother had after his fall from the swing.
2. What happened to Bruno's mother when she found out the truth about the camp that her husband was running.
3. How does the director show the mother's change from the beginning of the film to the end of the film?
4. What is Bruno's internal conflict after he betrayed his friend Shmuel?
5. What does Bruno do to resolve his internal conflict?
6. Why does Shmuel forgive Bruno?
7. The barbed wire fence is a physical separation between Bruno and Shmuel.  What other types of separation does this fence represent in the story?
8. How do the boys have fun together despite the barrier?
9. How are the boys different?
10. How can people use the power of friendship to cross boundaries of race, religion, and culture?

Social Studies Chapter 8 Questions

• 1.    110 - What was the great Compromise? Big states vs. small states
• 2.     110 - How did they reach it? Two-house Congress
• 3.     112- How did they resolve the issue about slaves?
• 4.     112 – What was the fugitive slave clause?
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