Welcome to 7 th Grade World Cultures Ms. Holinsky.
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Transcript of Welcome to 7 th Grade World Cultures Ms. Holinsky.
Welcome to Welcome to 77thth Grade Grade
World World CulturesCultures
Ms. HolinskyMs. Holinsky
World Cultures
• This year you will be studying the following:
• What is Culture?• Africa• Middle East• Europe• Central Eurasia
GradesGrades• III. Grading Policy: Reminder grades are not given
they are earned90-100%=A 80-89%=B70-79%=C 60-69%=D
The grading policy is based in the following percentages:50%-Class work25%-Homework25%-test/Quizzes/projects
If you have not read and signed the course syllabus please contact me as soon as possible.
Text Books and Other Text Books and Other ResourcesResources
• The main text book for the course is the World Cultures and Geography
• Additional text include; Regional Studies series, World Explorer series, Global Mosaic, and computer resources
Bench Marks and Final ExamBench Marks and Final Exam
• Once a month students will take benchmarks or short-cycle assessments
• These Benchmarks are accumulative exams.
• Students will be given test dates in advance.
• Benchmark exams are written by the county not Ms. Holinsky
• The World Cultures program is a two year accumulative program. At the end of 7th grade students will take a county wide final exam.
• Students will be tested on information for the entire school year.
Franklin Middle SchoolWiki pages
• Please go to http://franklinms.bcps.org/
• Click on Get your Teacher's Homework Online!
• Go to Social Studies and you will find my wiki page
Best way to Contact Ms. Holinsky
• The number one way to contact me is through email at [email protected]
• If you have not yet emailed me to be a part of the distribution list, please do so. I will be sending out my first “news letter” next week.
What is Culture?
• What is Culture is a review of 6th grade World Cultures.
• The Five Themes of geography
• Components of Culture• Criteria for Civilization• Amazon rainforest• Social Scientist
AfricaThe Objective of the unit is: How have
geography and history influenced the development of a diverse Africa? What is the relationship
between tradition and change in contemporary Africa?• Geography of Africa.
• Ancient African kingdoms
• Interaction between Africa, Middle East, and Europe
• Colonization and independence movements in Africa
• history of Apartheid in South Africa
• Economic development of selected African nations
Middle EastThe objective of the unit is: Why is the
Middle East defined as a cultural crossroads? What challenges face the
people of the Middle East?• Geography of the Middle East and determine why it is a region.
• History of this region and the main religions of the region
• Students will spend several weeks examining the Palestinian/Israeli conflict
EuropeObjective of the unit is: How did diverse civilizations and systems develop in Europe?
• Political and physical features of Europe.
• History of specific European countries.
• European society during the Middle Ages
• Democratic principals in England
• WWI and WWII
Central EurasiaThe objective of the unit is: How have
geography and political traditions affected the people of Central Eurasia? What factors contributed
to the instability of Central Eurasia
• Regional characteristics of Central Eurasia
• Major political events
• Political, and economic stability in the former Soviet Union
• Students will examine the cause and effects of the dissolution of the Soviet Union