7thGradeSocialStudies

CardinalShehanSchool
20162017

Contact
ClassGoals
CourseResources
Textbook:
GoogleClassroom:
Supplies:
Citizenship
BasicRules
Consequencesfornegativecitizenship
Grading
Homework
LateWork
Cheating/Plagiarism
TeacherResponsibilities
Ephesians4:3

Contact/ClassResources
Instructor:Mr.KevinCoons

Email:kcoons@cardinalshehanschool.org
Phone:4104332775ext.237
Classinformation:www.cardinalshehanschool.weebly.com

ClassGoals
Bytheendofthisclass,youwillbeableto:

Explainhowgeographyhelpsustounderstandourworld.
Interpretvarioustypesofmaps.
Identifyanddefinegeographicterms.
Explainandapplythefivethemesofgeographytoanyplaceorlocation.
Correctlyidentifythelocationofthecountriesandtheircapitalsonamap.

Correctlyidentifythelocationofsignificantgeographiclandformsonamap.
Explainhowculturedevelopsandhowitshapesourlives.
Compareandcontrastsignificantfeaturesofmajormodernworldcivilizations.
Identifythemajorformsofandexplainthepurposeofgovernmentsintheworldtoday.
Explainsomeoftheimpactsthatphysicalandsocialsurroundingshaveonthe
developmentofcountries.
Recognizemultiplepointsofview.
Usetechnologytocollectandanalyzedata.
Research,reportanddiscusscurrentevents.
Workindependentlyandcooperativelytoaccomplishgoals.

CourseResources
Textbook:WorldCulturesandGeographyMcDougalLittell
GoogleClassroom:

Accessatwww.classroom.google.comandthecodetojoin:cif5mtm

GoogleClassroomwillbeusedtopostandsubmitassignments

Supplies:

Asocialstudiesonlybinderwith3dividersandblanknotebookpaper
Pens(blueorblackinkonlyforassignments,testsandquizzes)

Citizenship
BasicRules
BePreparedStudentsshouldbesittingquietlyintheirassignedseatswiththeirbinders

openontheirdesksimmediatelyafterenteringtheclassroom
BePoliteandPositiveStudentsshouldalwaysbecourteousandpolitetootherstudents

andtheinstructor.Bepositivewhenfacingchallengingordifficultwork.

Students

shouldraisetheirhandsandwaittobecalledonbytheteacherbeforetalkingorgetting
outoftheirseatsforanyreason.
BeProductiveClasstimeislimitedsoitisimportanttouseeveryminuteforlearning.

Pleasekeepsideconversationsandofftaskcommentsforoutsideofclasstime.Makeuse
ofclasstimeproductively.

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time
Consequencesfornegativecitizenship
1.VerbalWarning
2.TalkwithMr.Coonsafterclassandrecessdetentionof10minutes
3.BehaviorSlipandcontactparenttodiscussbehavior
4.Demerit/Removalfromclass

Teachersopenthedoor,butyoumustenterbyyourself."ChineseProverb

Grading
Gradeswillberecordedinthefollowingcategories:
homework
quizzes(weighted)
chaptertests(weighted)
projects(weighted)

Homework
Homeworkwillbegiven,whennecessaryonMondayThursday.Occasionally,aweekend
assignmentmayberequiredorthistimewillbeusedtoworkonprojectsandlongterm
assignments.

LateWork
Lateworkisanyworkthatisturnedinaftertheperiodthatitisdue.Lateworkcanearna
markashighasaBifsubmittedonthefollowingday,butwillearnnohigherthana
markof"C"fromthe2nddaythroughtheweekaftertheassignmentwasdue.Latework
willonlybeaccepteduptoone(1)weekafterassignmentwasdue.
Whenabsentonanassignmentduedate,studentsareexpectedtosubmittheirworkon
thedaytheyreturntoreceivefullcredit.
Ifabsentonthedayanassignmentisgiven,anadditionaldaywillbeaddedtothe
deadlineifneeded.Studentsareresponsibleforensuringthattheygetanyassignments
missediftheyareabsent,andforknowingwhenitisdue.

Cheating/Plagiarism
Anycheatingorplagiarizingwillresultin0pointsonthatassignmentandanautomaticIin
Effortforthegradingperiod.

TeacherResponsibilities
1.Totreatyouwithrespectandcareasanindividual
2.Toprovideyouanorderlyclassroomenvironment
3.Toprovidethenecessarydiscipline
4.Toprovidetheappropriatemotivation
5.Toteachyoutherequiredcontent

Ephesians4:3
Makeeveryefforttokeeptheunityofthe
Spiritthroughthebondofpeace.