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Middle School Social Studies . Essential Standards Curriculum Changes. Brent Stepp. What Social Studies Shouldn’t Look Like…. http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xa83cm_snl-seinfeld-school-sketch_fun. Content Taught. Ancient World History. Modern World History.
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Middle SchoolSocial Studies Essential Standards Curriculum Changes Brent Stepp
What Social Studies Shouldn’t Look Like… • http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xa83cm_snl-seinfeld-school-sketch_fun
Content Taught Ancient World History Modern World History American History
Daily Strategies Used • Primary Sources documents. • Document based questions. • Non-Fiction Reading. • Non-Fiction Writing. • Peer Collaboration . • Rubric based assignments/assessments. • Use of Technology School/Personal. • Revised Bloom's Taxonomy
Daily Social Studies Classroom • Strand:History • Concepts: Reform, Religion • Topic: The Reformation • Facts: Martin Luther wrote the 95 Thesis, 95 complaints about the Catholic Church. • Analyze Primary Document (Non-Fiction Reading): • Bull to Martin Luther from Pope Leo X • Non-Fiction Writing: • Collaborate with peers on understanding. • Paragraph summary of the letter. • Rubric based expectations/grading