Week of 9/18 - 9/22

This week in Social Studies, we will be wrapping up activities from last week, then launching into some history!

To start, on Monday, students will have an opportunity to finish the Pathway Project.  This will be the last class day to work on this project, however students will have the week to finish at home for homework (if necessary).  The due date for the project is Friday 9/22.  See last week's post for details.

Next, we will spend a couple days talking about why it is important to learn and study history.  Tuesday we will start with a couple of short videos that succinctly describe why studying and learning about history is important.  See below for links to the videos.  Students are taking C-Notes on the videos, then will be creating posters to illustrate one of the reasons studying history is important.  These student posters will decorate my classroom to serve as a reminder throughout the year!

To end the week, we will start our study of the middle ages in Europe with a short introductory article and a medieval game.

Here's the breakdown for the week:
Monday: Last day to work on Pathway Project (due Friday)
Tuesday: Why Study History Video & C-Notes
Wednesday: Why Study History Poster (due Monday 9/25)
Thursday: Current Events Check-In; Finish Why Study History Poster (due 9/25)
Friday: Intro to Middle Ages Article & Tabla Lusoria game

Video Links:
Why is History Important?
Why Study History?