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Discover Our Heritage - Houghton Mifflin

Late Work

20% deduction in grade for each day it’s late. No late work will be accepted after one week.

Missing/ Absent

One day for each day missed

Students are encouraged to ask the teacher for missed assignments and turn them in the next day. We encourage

our students to be their own educational advocate.

Projects

In lieu of taking an end-of-chapter test, students will have the opportunity to complete a unit project to present

the material mastered. These projects will be worth a large chunk of their grade. Therefore, to ensure student

success, some class time will be given to begin research and ask questions, but expect to do a significant amount at

home as well.

Expectations and due dates given 2-4 weeks in advance. Normal missing and absent rules do not apply.

Grades and Assignments

Teacher ease will be updated each week, please note that this is flexible due to longer grading time for projects/

assignments and portfolios.

Students will begin with a geography mini-unit learning basic vocabulary, latitude, longitude, and the 5 themes associated with geography

5th Grade (the East):

Geography

Unit 1: Mesopotamia

Unit 2: Israel

Unit 3: Egypt

Unit 4: China

Unit 5: India

6th grade (the West):

Geography

Unit 1: Greece

Unit 2: Rome

Unit 3: Aztec/Inca

Unit 4: Africa

Unit 5: Europe – Renaissance

With all units, students will study geography of the land, ancient history, people, conflicts or wars, major ideas, and modern issues.

5th and 6th Grade Social Studies Ms. Amy Murray, amurray@stjstl.net ext. 210