Download open house 2014

Welcome to 7th Grade Social
Studies!
7A—Mrs. Nix
About Me Professionally…
 Originally from Chattanooga, TN (Signal Mountain)
 Moved to Dalton, GA and graduated from high school there at
Northwest Whitfield High
 Inspired by my mother who is also a 7th grade teacher (teaches AC
Science at Vickery Creek Middle in Forsyth)
 Attended the University of Georgia for undergraduate school
(BSEd.1999), completed my gifted certification there, and began
grad. school there
 graduated from Kennesaw State University (MEd. 2006)
 16th year teaching social studies  (13 years at HTMS, 3 years in
Athens)
About Me
Personally…
 Moved to Atlanta in the
summer of 2002 after getting
married to my “college
sweetheart”
 2 children—Preston (5) and
Blakely (2)
 HUGE Georgia Bulldogs fan &
alumni
 The beach is my “happy place”
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How can you get in touch with me?
 [email protected] or
[email protected]
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 http://www.cobblearning.net/jennnix77/
Area of Study: The Eastern
Hemisphere
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Geography Review
Asia
The Middle East
Africa
We will focus on
geography, history, and
culture along with
application of material to
present times.
 Goals: Writing through the
curriculum (preparation for
Honors and AP courses);
Exceeding standards on
CRCT
 Current Events
presentations and
discussions
 Stock Market Game
 Global Awareness
 Art/S.S. connection
Geography
 Basic map and globe
skills
 Map quizzes
 Global Awareness
 Physical and Human
geography
 Download TapQuiz!
The Middle East
 Geography, culture,
history, religions
 Historic conflicts
 Oil/Economics
 Common
misconceptions
 Current conflicts
Africa
 History, culture,
geography
 Wildlife/ National Parks
 Change/ Progress
 4 unique regions:
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North Africa
Eastern/Central Africa
West Africa
Southern Africa
Asia
 Geography
 Focus on India & Pakistan,
China, Japan, North and South
Korea, Vietnam
 Spotlight on famous historic
world leaders from Asia
 We end the year with a big
history unit—20th Century
US/Asian relations
Writing Through the Curriculum…
 SAT/ACT
 College entrance exams
 Preparation for high school
honors or AP history courses
 Life skill 
 Application of language
arts/writing skills to a given
area of study to encourage
future success
 Expect an essay question on
every test & expect it to take
me a week to grade!
Stock Market Game
 Students will compete against their classmates along
with other students across the state of Georgia.
 Begins in September (We compete in the Fall)
 Application of economic terms in real-world situations
 Social Studies/Math/Business Connection
 Fun game with possible prizes!
The Key to Success in Advanced
Social Studies…
 Application of
knowledge
 Motivation/effort
 Work completion
 The “Above and
Beyond” factor
Common Formative:
*Why do people live where they
live in the Middle East? (Give 3
reasons)