General

**5th Grade Ancient History**

We will start the year by identifying the 5 themes of geography, and how those themes are used to study people. Then we're going all the way back to the beginning, to discuss the first people, early migrations, and changes leading to the earliest great civilizations.We will talk about literature, art, politics, and daily life. We start every chapter with a mapping activity so that students can get familiar with the region. Note-taking is an important part of class and students will continue to work on summarizing and paraphrasing. We also do a lot of in-class readings (both primary and secondary documents).

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We will start the year with a quick review of the 5 themes of geography. Then we'll examine how civilizations started. Our first topic is ancient Greece. We will talk about mythology, literature, art, politics, and daily life. We start every chapter with a mapping activity so that students can get familiar with the region. Note-taking is an important part of class and students will continue to work on summarizing and paraphrasing. We also do a lot of in-class readings (both primary and secondary documents). ======

**World Geography** The geography class serves the purpose of helping students learn about the different physical regions of the world and their peoples. We will work on map literacy and skills, study about political and economic systems, and discuss historical and social events and relationships. This course allows students to make connections between beliefs, location, history, and current events.