Walnut Creek Elementary School Curriculum Night 2011
Social Studies Teachers
Team 701 – Mr. Rollins, Ms.
Boyd, Mrs. French
Team 702 – Mrs. Watkins
Team 703 – Mrs. Ratliff, Mrs.
Hannah, Ms. Strange
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Curriculum Outline
Unit 1: Connecting Themes
Unit 2: Geography of Africa
Unit 3: Development of Africa
Unit 4: Political and Economic Development of Africa
Unit 5: Geography of Southwest Asia (Middle East)
Unit 6: Development of Southwest Asia (Middle East)
Unit 7: Political and Economic Development of
Southwest Asia (Middle East)
Unit 8: Geography of Southern and Eastern Asia
Unit 9: Development of Southern and Eastern Asia
Unit 10: Political and Economic Development of
Southern and Eastern Asia
Unit 11: Personal Finance
*pacing is based on the students’ mastery of content*
Academic Profile
Report Cards every 9 weeks
Progress Reports every 4 ½ weeks
End of Year Assessment
Georgia Milestones
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Summarily, Students will be required to demonstrate their comprehensive knowledge through higherorder response: constructed response and exploration of real-world connection.
Social Studies
[Georgia Performance Standards]
– will require understanding of the past and its influence on the present and future – including the interconnectedness of history, culture, geography, economics, and governments/civics
What we expect for . . .
Classwork
Research based learning requiring access to the internet
Homework
Extension of classroom lesson also requiring access to the internet
Class Participation
Behavior
Must align to the expectations of teacher, policies of school, must not hinder the learning environment
Attendance
Show up DAILY attendance is a direct correlation to academic success!!
Questions?
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