SOCIAL STUDIES
Posted by Denilya Barrett
Each quarter we will focus on a different aspect of Arizona. You may click on each topic to get an overview of the curriculum we will be using.
Arizona History:
Arizona's Ancient Peoples
Vocabulary Test: Friday, August 20th
Word List: adobe, archaeologists, artifact, Asia, canals, ceremonies, climate, constructed, continent, cultures, descendants, drought, dwellings, eruption, fertile, granaries, irrigate, limestone, mammoths, mesa, monument, North America, petrified, petroglyphs, plateau, population, prehistoric, preserved, settlements
Spanish in Arizona
Vocabulary Test: Thursday, September 2nd
Word List: agriculture, appointed, attaining, autobiography, biographies, blockade, capital, captive, Catholic, Christianity, coast, colony, conquered, convinced, customs, defeating, defend, emperor, empire, expand, expedition, fertilized, governor, historians, hoax, military, missionary, presidio, province, ransom, recruit, sacrificed, sculptures, shallow
Americans in Arizona & The Mexican War
Vocabulary Test: Thursday, September 23rd
Word List: Europe, Great Britain, harsh, incisor, Mormon, prospectors, raiding, rodent, wilderness, boundaries, citizens, dispute, factories, treaty
Territorial Days & the 48th State
Vocabulary Test: Thursday, October 14th
Word List: abolish, carpenters, Confederacy, Congress, debts, enforcement, fled, invention, mineral, outlaw, outraged, pioneer, plantations, public transportation, regiments, reservation, surrender, steamboats, territory, unveiled, adopted, capitol, constitution, democracy, enriches, motto, official
Report Card Grade
Grading Day: Friday, October 15th
Grading Criteria: In this unit there are 4 vocabulary tests, 6 reading assignments with multiple choice questions, 5 art assignments, map work, time lines, graphic organizers, discussions, and a journal. Grading will be based on how the child does overall in these areas. So, for example, if a child is having a great deal of difficulty with the vocabulary tests but is doing well in all the other areas it is still possible for them to get a 3 on their report card. However, naturally I still recommend studying for the tests.
We will also be recieving Scholastic News each week.
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