Curriculum Plan
Mr. Dowling-Green 7
Weber Middle School
September-January
Month
Topics
September
Introduction to
Social Studies,
Geography, Native
Americans
Skills
Use of textbook,
map skills, keys,
cooperative learning,
note taking, reading
comprehension,
vocabulary
development, essay
writing
Assessment
Homework, tests and
quizzes, class
participation, Native
American Cultural
Diversity
Assignment
October
Age of Exploration,
Early European
Colonization
November
13 Colonies,
Political Cartoons
December
January
The 13 Colonies
The American Struggle
continued-Slavery,
for Independence, The
How to Write a DBQ
American Revolution
Essay, The American
Struggle for
Independence
Cooperative
Compare and
Note taking,
Analysis and synthesis,
learning, creative
contrast, analysis and
compare and
document analysis,
writing, note taking, synthesis of political
contrast, art work,
working with and
citing sources,
cartoons, essay
cooperative learning,
creating political
compare and
writing, note taking, role play, analysis of cartoons, art work, DBQ
contrast, analysis and cooperative learning,
documents, DBQ
essay writing,
synthesis, essay
creative writing, art
essay writing,
cooperative learning,
writing, reading
work
creative writing,
note taking, reading
comprehension,
reading
comprehension,
vocabulary
comprehension,
vocabulary development
development
vocabulary
development
Tests and quizzes,
Tests and quizzes,
Tests and quizzes,
Tests and quizzes, HW,
homework, class
homework, class
homework, class
participation, note taking
participation,
participation, 13
participation, Slavery
and organization,
Columbus: Hero or
Colonies Project,
DBQ
creation of political
Villain Assignment,
essay writing,
cartoons, American
European
Turkey Bowl
Revolution reading and
Colonization
writing assignment
postcard