Welcome toMr. Prittie’s Social Studies Class

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Please write down the following on a note card◦ Name◦ Favorite hobby◦ Favorite historical figure. Why?◦ Least favorite historical figure. Why?◦ One AWESOME thing you did over summer was…

Bell Work

– NO RULES!

About My Class

Let us review the syllabus together!

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Valuable Skills in my class (we will use these every single day)◦ Respect – Respect other’s opinions and ideas the

same way you would want them to respect yours!◦ Listening – learn to listen to others – especially

during group work ◦ Questions – Never be afraid to ask a question and

learn how to get better at asking the “right” questions

Skills I want to emphasize

Lebanon high School graduate

Butler University Graduate

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Violinist

A little about me

I love military and science history I love to see change over time Because it applies to everyone’s interests It is always changing and deals with current

events Because it deals with the economy and how

it works Comprised of many different subjects –

history, psychology, geography, political science, economics, and more!

Why I love Social Studies

Help you to connect what you are learning to your everyday life

Get you to start paying more attention to the news – IT IS IMPORTANT!

Help you achieve a lifelong love of social studies

Goals for this class

Questions?

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