My Biography

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Date 8.27.12 A 8.28.12 B
What are the expectations of sixth grade social
studies, and how will they help me become a
successful student?
My Biography
Warm Up Fill out Student Info Sheet will be on
desk for students to begin filling out   On a
notecard, answer the following questions What
is your experience with social studies? What do
you think a good definition of social studies is?

• Agenda
• Go over warm-up
• Make name plates
• Get to know each other-5 sentence stems
• Ideal Social Studies Student
• Course Expectations
• Show Wiki Site
• HW In paragraph/letter form write about
  yourself
• tell about birth order
• who you live with
• family structure
• hobbies/interests
• where you, your parents and grandparents are from
• tell me this......if I really knew you, I would
  know that.....

• WIO Choose 5 of the following sentence stems and
  complete them on a sheet of paper so that they
  apply to you. Be prepared to share with the
  class
• My all time favorite movie is.
• In 5th Grade, I was considered
• Outside of school, I am good at
• My favorite food is
• The color I would use to describe my personality
  is
• My favorite song (or singer) is
• The best book I ever read was
• If I could go anywhere in the world, it would be
• If I won the lottery, the first thing Id buy
• My nickname is.

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Date 8.29.12 A 8.30.12 B
What are the expectations of sixth grade social
studies, and how will they help me become a
successful student?
Course Prospectus
Class Work

• format NB together
• Collect HW
• Prospectus- DO YOU HAVE INTERNET?
• Ideal Classmate/All about me
• Go over Warm-Up

Warm Up For Africa to me... is more than a
glamorous fact. It is a historical truth. No man
can know where he is going unless he knows
exactly where he has been and exactly how he
arrived at his present place. Maya
Angelou Rewrite in your own words on todays
warm-up. What do you think this means?
HW Decorate your notebook cover. Use drawings,
pictures, magazine clippings, Clipart or
flattened household items to create An
expression of who you are and your
personality/interests SIGNED PROSPECTUS
WIO List qualities of Ideal Social Studies
Student
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Date 8.31.12 A 9.4.12 B
What are the 5 common themes of Social Studies?
5 Themes of Social Studies Notes
Class Work

• Check front cover of notebook/Signature
• Go over warm-up
• 3) Introduce Interactive Notebook-PPT The
  Perfect Notebook
• 4) 5 Themes of Social Studies Notes WS
• 5)WIO

Warm Up What is government and why do we need
goals, rules, and procedures? Answer in complete
sentences.
WIO Take each of the 5 themes of Social Studies
and describe a PERSONAL connection to each
one/how have you seen this in your daily life? Do
two in class. 2 sentences for each.
HW Take each of the 5 themes of Social Studies
and describe a PERSONAL connection to each
one/how have you seen this in your daily life? Do
two in class. 2 sentences for each. Finish the
last 3 themes for HW
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