Social Studies Q1 & 2
What is Geography? (Quarter 1)
What is the study of earth's shape or form?
What is an Inference? (Quarter 1)
An educated guess
What was the purpose of our social contract?
To help us know how to act/behave
To set rules for our class
To know what to expect
To give students a say
Name 2 ancient civilizations you learned about in Q3& 4.
What is central idea?
The main topic of a NONFICTION text
What is climate?
Weather conditions including temp, precipitation, wind etc in an area.
The main topic of a text
The purpose of the "notebook" is...
Answers may vary but include:
To keep track of social contract infractions
To keep track of behavior improvements
To show parents at conferences
How did we debate Egypt and Greece's freedom?
Socratic Seminar
Answers may vary, but could include:
To plot the parts of a story
To help a writer draft a fiction/narrative story
What are some examples of Early Human's technology?
Answers may vary but could include: stone heads, fire, needles, awls, scrapes, hammers, bone needles, burins
What are the parts of a good summary?
SWBST (somebody wanted, but, so, then)
After 1 warning, what happens?
Refocus island
What two novels did we read in Q3 & 4?
What were "Brian's Winter" and "The Giver"
What are the different perspectives in a novel?
1st person- Me
2nd person- You
3rd person- They
Name one group who lived in the stone age.
Homoerectus
Homohabilis
Hominims
Homosapiens
Hunter-gatherers
What are the three author's purposes?
Persuade, Inform, Entertain
List ONE of Ms. West's favorite behavior sayings.
That's a you problem
I don't like talking over people
I'll wait till you're ready
Wow (said ironically)
I'm sorry you weren't listening when I already said that
What type of government do we have in the U.S.A?
What is a democracy?
What are the parts of CER AND why is it important?
C=claim, E=Evidence, R=Reason
It helps writers develop their essays, answer questions irrefutably, clarifies and focuses their essays (could be more answers)
What are some cause and effects of climate change?
Answers may vary but could include: increased Earth temperature, melting ice caps, increased pollution, poorer air quality.
What TWO types of writing did we do quarter 1 & 2?
(hint: is fear a choice & animal intelligence)
Argumentative & Informative
The purpose of the ticket raffle was...
To reward people who were following the social contract
Name two types of government we learned about this year.
Dictatorship
Oligarchy
Monarchy
Totalitarianism
Theocracy
What are the TWO types of writing we did in Q3 & 4?
What is narrative and argumentative?