7th Grade Social Studies Learning Outcomes

SY 2014-2015

Quarter One (45 days) Grades 7
Reading Focus: Summarizing, Comparing and
Contrasting, Pulling Evidence Out of the Text,
Explanation of Evidence

Writing Focus: Understanding the Question, Marking
the Text, Pre-Writing,
Writing A Paragraph

Assessments
Pre-test Writing Diagnostic DBQ (SLO data)
Unit 1 Test , Unit 2 Test, Daily Informal Assessments
August- End of October
Elements of Culture
3 of the Major Religions: Christianity, Judaism, Islam
Case Study: Israeli/Palestinian Conflict
Causes and effects of the Israeli/Palestinian
Conflict
Solutions to the Israeli/Palestinian Conflict
Development of Civilizations
Geographic features of developing civilizations
Trade, Economics, and Social Structure of
Civilizations
Political Systems and Documents of Ancient
Civilizations (Mesopotamia and Ancient Egypt)

Quarter Two (43 days) Grades 7
Reading Focus: Primary and Secondary Source
Documents, Comparing and Contrasting

Writing Focus: Citing Evidence, explaining evidence,
writing commentary, Concluding Sentences

Assessments
Unit 3, Unit 4 Test, Daily Informal Assessments
November- End of January
Comparing and Contrasting Different forms of
government
Democracy in Ancient Greece and Rome
Evolutions of Governments from Ancient to Modern
Economics: Consumption of goods, Supply and
Demand, Economic Development
Case Study of Modern Day Egypt- Egyptian
Revolution
Economics in China
Globalization & Population Growth
Case Study: Chinas New Global Economy
Quarter Three (45 days) Grades 7
Reading: Novel Study
Writing Focus: Developing Multi-Paragraph Essays

Assessments
Post-test Writing Diagnostic DBQ SLO data)
PARCC (March)
Unit 5 Test, Daily Informal Assessments

End of January to Mid-March
Geography: Growth and Migration in Africa
Conflict: Geographic and governmental issues in
Sudan
Book Study: A Long Walk to Water
Water Scarcity & Global Environmental Issues
Health Issues
Genocide & Human Rights
Case Study: Sudan and South Sudan
Quarter Four (47 days) Grades 7
Reading Focus: Research, note taking

Writing Focus: Writing a Proposal

Assessments
Final Project: Solving a global/local issue

Mid-March to June (end of year)
Civic Participation
Interrelationship of organizations, government, and
individuals
Standards of Living
Problem Solving of Real World Issues
Student Created Case Studies