7th Grade Social Studies & History Rubrics

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Need a creative way for your students to connect, understand, retain information, and have FUN learning about a country's people, culture, landforms, strengths, weaknesses, history, future, etc.? This is the lesson for you. It is highly flexible and can be used from grades 6th through 12th, as well as in higher education. I encourage you to modify the lesson to meet the needs of your students.

This lesson can be used if you are specifically studying one country as a class or if you are focusing on a continent. If a continent, you may allow students to choose the country they would like to study.

A PowerPoint is included to assist in the instruction of using anatomy to study and discuss a country. Example: Eyes: what can be seen in the country? (Landforms, landmarks, scenery, etc.) Nose: What would scents one might smell? (Food, pollution, flowers, trees, water, conversations, language, etc.)

Included:

• Butcher Paper (Length of a human)
• Powerpoint (Included)
• Rulers, markers, and other art supplies
• Country Autopsy Student Guide (Included)
• Research materials and internet connection/availability for each group • Grading Rubric (Included)

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Topic: St. Valentine’s Day History & Geography (Cooperative Activity Lesson)

Theme: Valentine’s Day

Subject: World Geography

Grade Level: 5th-12th grade

Time frame: Two 60-Min Class Periods

DAY ONE: COOPERATIVE READING ASSIGNMENT & COMPREHENSION GAME

MATERIALS

• A Geographical Study of Valentine’s Day (Student Copy)
• Store-bought or hand-made Valentine’s cards with envelopes, 6-8 per group, depending on the group size. Each student will have two cards. Three students = 6 cards. Four students = 8 cards. (Students may earn extra credit points for donating cards)
• Reproducible valentines and envelopes if students are not able to provide store-bought Valentine’s cards (Valentine included; purchase some small envelopes at the dollar store.)
• Directions to the Valentine Swap reading comprehension game. There are three options: (1) Valentine Swap, (2) Valentine Pile It Up Game, (3) Valentine's Fact or Fiction Game

Note: For option #3, Fact and Fiction Game, each group will need a whiteboard and a dry-erase marker.

PROCEDURE

Reading Activity & Comprehension Game:

Students will work together to complete a geography Valentine's reading activity on the history of Valentine's Day. They will then participate in one of the three-game options provided in the lesson with detailed instructions.

To incorporate language arts into the geography classroom, the teacher has the option to have the students complete a cumulative group or individual activity of creating a poem. This lesson includes graphics to help students understand the difference between limerick, haiku, and rhymes.

CLOSURE:

Groups/Students will present their poems to the class and will be evaluated based on a rubric.

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