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7 Grade Social Studies Mr. Marlon Harris Email: 7 Grade Social Studies Syllabus

Mr. Marlon Harris teaches 7th grade social studies. The course focuses on ancient civilizations and their development, examining why they emerged and declined from various perspectives beyond just the victors. Students will work on skills like reading comprehension, reasoning, research, presentations and simulations while seeking out primary sources to analyze different viewpoints in history. The classroom rules emphasize respect, passion and keeping commitments, while student responsibilities include organization, time management, asking for help, doing original work, meeting deadlines and taking responsibility for learning.

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7 Grade Social Studies Mr. Marlon Harris Email: 7 Grade Social Studies Syllabus

Mr. Marlon Harris teaches 7th grade social studies. The course focuses on ancient civilizations and their development, examining why they emerged and declined from various perspectives beyond just the victors. Students will work on skills like reading comprehension, reasoning, research, presentations and simulations while seeking out primary sources to analyze different viewpoints in history. The classroom rules emphasize respect, passion and keeping commitments, while student responsibilities include organization, time management, asking for help, doing original work, meeting deadlines and taking responsibility for learning.

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7th Grade Social Studies

Mr. Marlon Harris


Email: harrism14@scsk12.org

7th Grade Social Studies Syllabus


Brief Description of the Course:
Students in the 7th grade expand their understanding of history
by studying the people and events that ushered in the dawn of the
major Western and non-Western ancient civilizations. Geography is of
special significance in the development of the human story. Continued
emphasis is placed on the everyday lives, problems, and
accomplishments of people, their role in developing social, economic,
and political structures, as well as in establishing and spreading ideas
that helped transform the world forever. Students develop higher
levels of critical thinking by considering why civilizations developed
where and when they did, why they became dominant, and why they
declined. Students analyze the interactions among the various
cultures, emphasizing their enduring contributions and the link, despite
time, between the contemporary and ancient worlds.

Course Goals:
Human beings are subjective. Therefore, most of what we know
of history is taken from the viewpoint of the “victors.” What about the
victims? What about the indigenous peoples? What about women?
Aside from a few powerful women, females rarely receive credit from
this period of history. History has a way of being slanted. Biases are
inevitable, so we must do our best to seek other stories worth telling.
We must find other points of view. This class will seek out and study
primary documents in a quest to analyze different perspectives. This is
a well-rounded program that hopes to captivate, entertain, and
stimulate, while developing an understanding of conceptual and
factual historical knowledge. In addition, we will also focus on
developing reading comprehension skills with expository text, formal
reasoning, note-taking, research, collaborative work, oral
presentations, technology-based projects, highlighting, outlining,
concept mapping (graphic organizers), current events, debates, and
simulations.
Classroom Rules:
1.Have fun!
2.Respect everyone.
3.Be passionate.
4.Honor commitments.
Student Responsibilities:
1.Keep track of your own books and assignments.
2.Start your work on time and allow enough time to finish.
3.Ask for help when you need it.
4.Do your own work.
5.Turn your work in on time.
6.Accept responsibility for your learning.
7.Do your very best.

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