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Social Studies update
Social Studies Assessment - Tuesday, April 30th - French and Indian War - copybook pages 80 - 90
Social Studies Study Guide - Pages 80 - 90 in your copybook
Vocabulary - Page 90 in your copybook - You need to know these termsSiege
Ally
Parliament
Tax
Petition
Boycott
Liberty
Delegate
Militia
2. Conflict Over Land - Page 80 in your copybook
Why did French and British both want land in the Ohio River Valley?
French wanted it for the fur trade with Native Americans
British wanted it for buying fur and good farm land
3. Allies - Page 80 in your copybook
Why did Native Americans fight as allies with the French?
They became friends with the French through the fur trade so they fought alongside them in the war.
4. French and Indian War - Page 81 in your copybook
Effects of the war on Pennsylvania
1. British colonies gained control of land west of the Appalachian Mountains2. French were forced out of Pennsylvania
5. Proclamation of 1763 - Page 82 in your copybook
What did Pennsylvania’s think of the Proclamation of 1763?
They ignored that boundaries that were set up and moved onto the land anyway
6. Lessons Learned - Page 83 in your copybook
What did colonists learn from the war?
1. The colonies could work together for a common goal2. British could be defeated
7. Stamp Act - page 86 in your copybook
Why did colonist not like the Stamp Act?
They believed that only the colony’s government had the right to tax them not the British
8. Ben Franklin - page 87 in your copybook
What did Ben Franklin do to tell colonist to come together to fight for freedom?
He used his newspaper and his leadership to help Pennsylvanians join other colonies to fight for liberty
9. Events causing conflict - Page 89 in your copybook
Three events that led to conflict between colonists and Britain between 1765 and 1773
Stamp Act-
Townshend Act
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Boston Massacre
10. Timeline
Be familiar with important events on timelines on page 84, 85, and 89
Social Studies Assessment - Tuesday, April 2nd - It will cover pages 68-75 in copybook.
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4th Grade Social Studies
4th Grade Social Studies - Mrs. Tursi
Educational Philosophy - I believe all students learn best when they are engaged in the learning process. Students need to be responsible for their own success and I will provide the tools they need for that success. Our class will be a mixture of class discussion, direct instruction, research and project based learning. It is better for students to know where to find the answer than to memorize the answer and then have no recall. Education is a process and it continues for a lifetime.
This year we will be studying Pennsylvania History. We will begin with a brief review of geography skills, a quick look at the 5 regions of our state and then begin our look at the history of Pennsylvania beginning with the Native American tribes.Folders - Each student will be given a Social Studies folder. It will be collected the last day of each month. Every assignment that is given to the students will be required to be in the folder by that day. Assignments could include but are not limited to - maps, research, illustrations and travel logs. It is the student’s responsibility to keep their folder organized and have it ready for the last day of each month.
Notebooks - I use interactive notebooks that take the place of the standard textbook. If you do not see a textbook come home - don’t panic - their notebook is their main source of information for my classes. A grade will be given at the end of each trimester for their notebook and its contents.
Mini-reads - Mini reads will be assigned each month - no more than two in a monthly cycle. These are self guided reads that enhance what we are learning in class and the students can choose the topics for the mini read they would like to complete. Mini-reads are to be placed in their Social Studies folders by the end of each month to be collected.
Projects - Project Based Learning is a major part of my instruction and the students will be completing a variety of projects, both individual and group, fostering their independence, creativity and research skills. Group projects are always randomly assigned for each new project. No changes to groups for group projects will be allowed unless in extreme circumstances. ALL PROJECTS ARE DONE IN SCHOOL AND WILL NOT BE SENT HOME TO COMPLETE UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE. All projects will have a requirement sheet as well as a rubric on the first day of the project.
Project Fee - I will supply ALL materials for any projects that we assign. To do this I need to ask for a small fee at the beginning of the year from each student. That way I will purchase all materials and you, the parent, will never hear that dreaded Sunday night request from your child. “I need a blue poster board for tomorrow”. “I have to have a glue gun for school tomorrow”. The fee is $10.00 per student and this can be sent in to school any time in the first trimester. There may be a circumstance when I ask for an item to be brought in like a paper towel tube or a shoe box.
Tests/Quizzes - One or two major tests will be given during each trimester and several quizzes will occur throughout the trimester BUT will always be given a two day notice. Tests will be given a ONE WEEK notice.
Grading - The overall grade for the trimester is based on all the assessments: projects, notebook, travel logs, mini read, folder work, tests and quizzes.
Absences - Students who are absent must come to see me to get any work missed. Any student who is absent on the day something is due whether it be a project or their folder, must have it to me by 8AM the next day. Tests must be made up within three days of the absence of test day.
I am looking forward to working with each of your children this year.
Mrs. Leigh Ann Tursi