Happy New Year Parents!! Make sure that you are keeping track of your student's homework by checking out the homework calendar! We will be learning all about Islam this month and next month. I would like to take the opportunity to direct you to our state standards at this point in time. We are required to teach ABOUT Islam.

http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/documents/histsocscistnd.pdf

7.2 Students analyze the geographic, political, economic, religious, and social structures of the civilizations of Islam in the Middle Ages.

1. Identify the physical features and describe the climate of the Arabian peninsula, its relationship to surrounding bodies of land and water, and nomadic and sedentary ways of life.

2. Trace the origins of Islam and the life and teachings of Muhammad, including Islamic teachings on the connection with Judaism and Christianity.

3. Explain the significance of the Qur’an and the Sunnah as the primary sources of Islamic beliefs, practice, and law, and their influence in Muslims’ daily life.

4. Discuss the expansion of Muslim rule through military conquests and treaties, emphasizing the cultural blending within Muslim civilization and the spread and acceptance of Islam and the Arabic language.

5. Describe the growth of cities and the establishment of trade routes among Asia, Africa, and Europe, the products and inventions that traveled along these routes (e.g., spices, textiles, paper, steel, new crops), and the role of merchants in Arab society.

6. Understand the intellectual exchanges among Muslim scholars of Eurasia and Africa and the contributions Muslim scholars made to later civilizations in the areas of science, geography, mathematics, philosophy, medicine, art, and literature.

The medieval and early modern periods provide students with opportunities to study the rise and fall of empires, the diffusion of religions and languages, and significant movements of people, ideas, and products. Over this period, the regions of the world became more and more interconnected. Although societies were quite distinct from each other, there were more exchanges of people, products, and ideas in every century. For this reason, world history in this period can be a bewildering catalog of names, places, and events that impacted individual societies, while the larger patterns that affected the world are lost. To avoid this, the focus must be on questions that get at the larger world geographical, historical, economic, and civic patterns. To answer these questions, students study content-rich examples and case studies, rather than surveying all places, names, and events superficially. Students approach history not only as a body of content (such as events, people, ideas, or historical accounts) to be encountered or mastered, but as an investigative discipline. They analyze evidence from written and visual primary sources, supplemented by secondary sources, to form historical interpretations. Both in writing and speaking, they cite evidence from textual sources to support their arguments.

History–Social Science Framework

Adopted by the State Board of Education on July 14, 2016

We will be taking a test on Chapter 3 during the first week of February...so be sure to look for your student's Study Guide! The Homework for the month of January has been updated...so check it out and don't allow your student to get behind! Be sure to keep up to date with your student's grade in my class...I update my grades almost immediately, so your student's grade is pretty accurate! Please be aware that you are always welcome to sit in my classroom at any given moment, just be sure to check in at the front office!

Welcome back students and parents!! The homework calendar has been set up and will be updated weekly, or as needed.

Good News!!! Students will have a textbook at home and at school. This means that your student WILL NOT have to tote her/his Social Studies textbook back and forth between home and school, which should lessen the load on their backs! They will be using MY classroom set...they may leave their textbook at home and use it for studying, homework and reading.

Please be aware that if you are trying to download the homework from the Homework Calendar, your computer must have both Microsoft Office Word and Adobe Reader. Adobe Reader is a free program and is available at: http://www.adobe.com/downloads/.

I'm super excited about incorporating technology into our lessons! We will be utilizing our Chrome books as much as possible this year! Students will be expected to learn how to use Google Classroom and access it from home on computers, laptops, tablets and or phones.

7th Grade Medieval Times Field Trip is Upon Us!!

Come join in on the fun!!! CLUB Live is sponsoring a trip to Medieval Times!

When: Thursday, February 9, 2017

Departure Time: 8:30 a.m. ( Vista Heights)

Arrival Time: Approximately 3 p.m. ( Vista Heights)

CASH ONLY!!!

Price: $35.00 (CLUB Live members)

$40.00 non members

Mrs. Harriman will be accepting Permission Slips and money at the attendance office

1/9/17

Happy New Year Parents! Make sure that you are keeping track of your student's homework by visiting my HOMEWORK CALENDAR! We will be learning all about Islam this month and next month. I would like to take the opportunity to direct you to our State Standards at this point in time. We are required to teach ABOUT Islam. Mind you, I am not teaching your students how to be Muslims, however, to understand a culture we have to understand it's religion.

http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/documents/histsocscistnd.pdf

7.2 Students analyze the geographic, political, economic, religious, and social structures of the civilizations of Islam in the Middle Ages.

Identify the physical features and describe the climate of the Arabian peninsula, its relationship to surrounding bodies of land and water, and nomadic and sedentary ways of life.
Trace the origins of Islam and the life and teachings of Muhammad, including Islamic teachings on the connection with Judaism and Christianity.
Explain the significance of the Qur’an and the Sunnah as the primary sources of Islamic beliefs, practice, and law, and their influence in Muslims’ daily life.
Discuss the expansion of Muslim rule through military conquests and treaties, emphasizing the cultural blending within Muslim civilization and the spread and acceptance of Islam and the Arabic language.
Describe the growth of cities and the establishment of trade routes among Asia, Africa, and Europe, the products and inventions that traveled along these routes (e.g., spices, textiles, paper, steel, new crops), and the role of merchants in Arab society.
Understand the intellectual exchanges among Muslim scholars of Eurasia and Africa and the contributions Muslim scholars made to later civilizations in the areas of science, geography, mathematics, philosophy, medicine, art, and literature.

The medieval and early modern periods provide students with opportunities to study the rise and fall of empires, the diffusion of religions and languages, and significant movements of people, ideas, and products. Over this period, the regions of the world became more and more interconnected. Although societies were quite distinct from each other, there were more exchanges of people, products, and ideas in every century. For this reason, world history in this period can be a bewildering catalog of names, places, and events that impacted individual societies, while the larger patterns that affected the world are lost. To avoid this, the focus must be on questions that get at the larger world geographical, historical, economic, and civic patterns. To answer these questions, students study content-rich examples and case studies, rather than surveying all places, names, and events superficially. Students approach history not only as a body of content (such as events, people, ideas, or historical accounts) to be encountered or mastered, but as an investigative discipline. They analyze evidence from written and visual primary sources, supplemented by secondary sources, to form historical interpretations. Both in writing and speaking, they cite evidence from textual sources to support their arguments.

History–Social Science Framework

Adopted by the State Board of Education on July 14, 2016

Some of the in/out of classroom projects we will be working on to enhance our learning are A Picture Book, A Travel Brochure, and a Magazine Cover. We will be taking a test on Chapter 3 during the first week of February...so be sure to look for your student's Study Guide! The Homework for the month of January has been updated...so check it out and don't allow your student to get behind! Be sure to keep up to date with your student's grade in my class...I update my grades almost immediately, so your student's grade is pretty accurate! Please be aware that you are always welcome to sit in my classroom at any given moment, just be sure to check in at the front office!!

12/1/16

Good Day Parents!! Make sure that you are keeping track of your student's homework by checking out the homework calendar! We will be wrapping up our lessons about the Medieval Period with the introduction of the Crusades. We will also be taking our Chapter 10 test! Be sure and have your student study the Study Guide when they get it! The Homework for the month of December has been updated...so check it out and don't allow your student to get behind! Be sure to keep up to date with your student's grade in my class...I update my grades almost immediately, so your student's grade is pretty accurate! Please be aware that you are always welcome to sit in my classroom at any given moment, just be sure to check in at the front office!

11/2/16

Good Day Parents!! Make sure that you are keeping track of your student's homework by checking out the homework calendar! We still learning all about the Medieval Period, but now we will also be talking about the Power of the Church. The Homework for the month of November has been updated...so check it out and don't allow your student to get behind! Enjoy your time with your students during our Thanksgiving Break!! Be sure to keep up to date with your student's grade in my class...I update my grades almost immediately, so your student's grade is pretty accurate! Please be aware that you are always welcome to sit in my classroom at any given moment, just be sure to check in at the front office!

Friday, October 14th is Parent Conference Day. I have an open door policy and I would love to meet with every parent, however, I NEED and PREFER to see ONLY those parents whose children have a D or an F in my class. Please check ICampus to see what your student's grade is in Social Studies and please feel free to stop by to discuss strategies that you can do at home to help your child be successful in my class. Thank you and I look forward to seeing you on October 14th.

***Last revised 06/11/19 By Mrs Brost***