Social Studies Syllabus- Week of January 5, 2009

Mrs. Alexander -Team 6 - 3
Social Studies Syllabus: Week of January 5, 2009
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Hello Parents and Guardians:
* Students will receive their S.S. Tests and Comic Strips grades on Tuesday. Please ask them to share them with you. Anyone who did not turn in their comic strip will be expected to complete a comic strip regarding the Romulus and Remus legend as found in our textbook on pp. 209-210. It will be worth 13 points. (Note the change from previous syllabus)
*Students must show parents the make-up assignment note and get a parent signature in order to qualify to complete the make-up assignment.
*Students wishing to participate in the Newsbowl competition will meet with me during lunch on Thursday.
Interested students will receive a parent permission letter by Friday.
*Starting next week, all my classes will participate in a Newsbowl current events activity. This will be done every other week. I would like for my students to begin finding notable information regarding national, world, family, society, sports, arts, & entertainment news for this current week only. The Newsbowl questions given next week will be about this week’s news. You may preview the Newsbowl website at: www.newsbowl.com

Monday, January 5–
Define: Tiber River, Palatine, Aeneas, and Latins
Introduce Ch 13; read and discuss pp. 209-210
Homework: Do Section 1 Assessment questions # 1-5 on p. 210 –due Tuesday

Tuesday, January 6–
Review homework
Begin reading and discussing pp. 210-214
Homework: Define Vocabulary pp. 210-214- Etruscans, social order, soothsayers, omens, catacombs, and necropolis;

Wednesday, January 7–
Finish reading and discussing pp. 210-214
Begin homework, time permitting
Homework: Do Section 2 Assessment questions #2 – 4 on p. 214 –due Thursday

Thursday, January 8–
Review homework
Complete map on p. 211 and corresponding questions (on chalkboard)
Homework: Finish map and chalkboard questions, if necessary

Friday, January 9–
Review map questions
Do Roman Gods handout
Homework: None