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==== Welcome to seventh grade! I hope you had a wonderful summer and are excited to begin the school year. As you start to look towards high school, seventh grade is an important transition year. You will have different teachers for each subject, more responsibility for organization, and no recess—but also more freedom and independence than you had as a sixth grader. And everyone is here to help as you “step up” this fall. ====

==== Students in Grade 7 Ancient Civilizations will study the ancient civilizations of Mesopotamia, Egypt, Canaan, Greece, and Rome. The focus of the course will be on the governments, laws, religions, philosophies, social structures, economies, and cultures of these civilizations and how they influence our world today. Before the study of actual civilizations begins, students will learn about pre-historic humans and how organized societies began to develop. Throughout the year, students will develop higher order critical thinking skills by considering why civilizations developed when and where they did, and how their influence can still be felt today. ====

==== Students are required to have a one-subject spiral notebook and a 1” binder for Social Studies. Also, students are expected to have a supply of index cards. Colored pencils are also used on in-class assignments and out of class as well. Students will be issued a copy of the textbook, The Ancient World, published by History Alive. The textbook will remain at home for the year. If a textbook is damaged or lost, students will be responsible for replacement of the textbook ($56). Readings from other sources will be used to supplement the curriculum. ====

==== Extra Help will be available on either Monday or Wednesday afternoons after school from 2:25-3:25. I will announce which day at the start of each week, but please ask in advance as I have already scheduled them for the year. ====


 * ==== Students are expected to act in accordance with the rules outlined in the student handbook. Everyone is expected to pay attention and treat others with respect. ====
 * ==== Turn assignments in on time and complete any work missed due to absences. ====


 * ==== Complete all homework. ====
 * ==== Come to class prepared and ON TIME ====
 * ==== Actively participate in class discussions and activities to the best of your ability ====
 * ==== Communicate about absences and get missed work ====
 * ==== Turn in all assignments on time ====
 * ==== Complete high quality work ====
 * ==== Do your own work; cheating on an assignment, assessment, or project is strictly forbidden. Students will receive an automatic zero for the assignment. Second offense will result in an automatic zero for the assignments AND a formal write up in the student’s record. ====

==== Students will be assessed using a simple point system. Each assignment will be worth a certain number of points, and the student’s grade will be the fraction of the possible points that they earned on that assignment. For example, if a student got a 60/80 on a particular project or test, their grade would be 60/80=75% or a “C”. ====

==== Your final grade will be the percentage of all possible points that you earned during the term. For example, if you earned 850 out of 1000 possible points, you have 85% of possible points, or a “B”. Student and parents should use PowerSchool to keep track of their grades, and ask me if there are any questions. ====