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Class procedures
6th Grade Social Studies
What do I need for class?
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Planner
Pencil
Folder
Textbook
Homework
Positive attitude
What do I do at the beginning of class?
• Come in and get to your seat quietly.
• Make sure that your pencil is sharpened.
• Go to the bathroom if necessary at the
beginning of class.
• Get any work you might have missed during
the previous class.
• Put your homework from the night before on
the top right corner of your desk.
• Do your bell-work on the board.
What does a typical day look like?
• After everyone completes the bell work and the
homework is checked, we go over the bell work.
• The lesson for the day begins. This is different
every day.
• Complete a T.O.D. at the end of the day as you
walk out the door.
• If your pencil needs sharpened or you need a
drink, you can do so without asking. Just please
go around the back of the room and remain
quiet.
What will we learn this year?
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American Colonies
American Revolutionary War
American Civil War
World War I
The Roaring Twenties
The Great Depression
World War II
Korean and Vietnam War
War on Terror
And much more!!
What will be graded?
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Homework
Tests/Writing Prompts
Projects
Weekly Journal
Preparation and Participation
* Grades are posted after every big assignment on
the cupboards. You need to find your school ID
number and then you can find your grade.
Homework
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Each homework assignment is worth 5 points.
Most homework will be to define definitions.
It will be checked at the beginning of class.
All late or incomplete homework will be
accepted, however, you will receive 3/5 for
these assignments
Tests/Writing Prompts
• You will be given a test and writing prompt every 1-2
chapters, depending on the content.
• We will have a review game in class the day before each
test, and you will be given a study guide the night before
each test with ALL the information you need to know.
• You will not be allowed to use your notes.
• There are 25 matching and multiple choice questions on
each test worth 2 points each for a total of 50 points.
• The writing prompt is usually graded FCOSC and is worth 20
points for a total of 70 points for each test.
• You can make up a failing test by coming to me for a copy of
the test and correcting those that you missed for ½ credit.
Projects
• You will have a few projects this year.
• All but the last will be done in groups of my
choosing.
• You will have class time to work on the projects.
• ½ of your grade will be a group grade-everyone in
the group gets the same grade.
• ½ of your grade will be an individual grade- this
comes from how well YOU did as an individual.
Weekly Journal
• You will receive a journal today.
• Each Monday you need to turn in a journal
entry.
• Write it like you are a person living in the time
period you learned about the previous week.
• You need to write at least four sentences for
each one.
• It is worth 10 points each.
Preparation/Respect
• Every student starts out with 100
Prep./Respect points.
• If you forget your book, homework, notebook,
or pencil, you will loose a point.
• If you forget to be respectful that day (rude,
talking when I’m talking), you loose a point as
well.
• There are 100 points per marking period.
I think you will find this class
to be very informative,
interesting, and fun!!
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