SS 8
COURSE OUTLINE AND EXPECTATIONS
MS. CLUTCHEY
Texts: Pathways, What in the World current events magazine, and National
Geographic Readers
Welcome to Socials 8! You will be taking a journey through the development of several
ancient civilizations.
You will be challenged with interesting projects and activities that will promote and
enhance creativity and critical thinking. We will focus on relevant current events and
work on our writing and presentation skills.
I) Area of Study…
Geography : Knowledge and Skills
A. Construct, interpret and use graphs, tables, grids, scales, legends
B. Landforms, bodies of water, political boundaries (Latitude, longitude)
C. Locate and describe current and historical events
D. Understand how physical geography influences settlement patterns, trade and
exploration
E. Study how people interact and alter their environment, settlement, resource use, and
cultural development
History
Religions:
World’s Main Religions
Chapter 1:
Europe’s Early Middle Ages
Chapter 2:
Europe’s High Middle Ages
Chapter 3:
The Civilization of Early China
Chapter 5:
Europe’s Late Middle Ages
Chapter 7:
European Renaissance
Chapter 8:
Navigators and Sea Dogs
Chapter 9:
Emergence of the Nation-State and Reformation
II) You need…
1. Social Studies binder, not a notebook.
2. Flashcards - lined on 1 side (available in drugstores, Superstore, Office Depot)
3. Pencil Crayons, Pencils, Pen (black, blue, red), Erasers, Ruler, White-out,
Highlighters
4. Nine Dividers labelled as follows:
Religion
Geo Skills
Current Events
Ch. 1 and 2
Ch. 3
Ch. 3
Ch.
5
Ch. 8
Ch. 7 and 9
5. Dictionary (keep one at home to use for homework reading)
III) Evaluation and Assessment
Participation
10%
Homework
40%
Projects
15%
Quizzes
10%
Tests
25%
Term 1
Term 2
Term 3
33.3%
33.3%
33.3%
Final
100%
IV) Expectations
1. Attitude I expect that you will show the greatest respect for yourself, your peers
and me.
2. Homework
Homework is due at the beginning of class.
Deductions: 10% first day, and 2% off every day thereafter..
3. Attendance
Excellent attendance is mandatory for success in this class. You must make up all
work, even if you were sick. If the work has been handed back to the others, you must do
the work in my class at lunch or after school.
4. Flashcards
Students who use flashcards to study improve their marks dramatically! At the
end of each chapter, you will be responsible for handing in a set of flashcards
illustrating important concepts and terms for the chapter. Please bring a few to every
class, as we will use them to review our understanding of class material.
5. Work Habit
Be on time for class, attend every class, be a contributing member of our class,
complete homework assignments that meet Windermere requirements, and stay on task
for seatwork.
My email is cclutchey@vsb.bc.ca and we will be using msclutchey@weebly.com. My
prep is 2-3.
Welcome to grade 8! We will have a year full of learning and laughter.