Course Syllabus

Sixth Grade Modern World Studies

Latin America, the Caribbean and Canada, Europe, and Australia

Sixth grade is the first year of a two-year World Area Studies course. Sixth grade students study Latin America, Canada, Europe, and Australia. The goal of this two-year course is to acquaint middle school students with the world in which they live. The geography domain includes both physical and human geography. The intent of the geography domain is for students to begin to grasp the importance geography plays in their everyday lives. The government/civics domain focuses on selected types of government found in the various areas so that students begin to understand the variety of governments in the world. The economics domain builds on the K-5 economics standards; however, the focus shifts from the United States to how other countries answer the basic questions of economics. The history domain focuses on major events in each region during the twentieth and twenty-first centuries.

Social Science Fair Information:

Secondary Social Studies Fair Handbook 2018-2019.pdf

Social Studies Fair Research Paper Template (1).docx

Smart Start Sheets - Smart Start Sheets.pdf

Article of the Week - How do U.S. taxes work.pdf

Article of the Week SummaryTemplate - Article of the Week Summery Template.docx

Article or the Week Make Up - 6th Grade Social Studies Current Event (AWR).pdf

Syllabus - Modern World Studies Syllabus.pdf

Georgia Standards of Excellence: Social-Studies-6th-Grade-Georgia-Standards (1).pdf

NOTE: ALL MISSING WORK WILL BE REPORTED IN INFINITE CAMPUS AS MISSING AND SCORED AS A ZERO UNTIL WORK IS RETURNED.  ALL LATE WORK WILL RECEIVE A MAXIMUM SCORE OF 65 WHEN TURNED IN.

THIS WEEK’S OVERVIEW:

This Week's Classwork:

• Smart Start Vocabulary Quiz 8 Word Bank.docx

Vocabulary Words:

HOME WORK:  Complete any classwork not finished in class.

ARTICLE OF THE WEEKS ARE DUE EVERY FRIDAY.