10-11+MAS+Gloria+Roschke

= Gloria Roschke 7th Grade Social Studies = = Semester Two﻿ = ** Unit Plan Description ** During this unit students will identify the benefits of the inventions made during the Industrial Revolution. Students will then analyze the connection technology has to our rights that are protected under the U.S. Constitution. The students will begin the unit by completing a pre-assessment and then use their text book and the internet to research the history and benefits of an invention created during the Industrial Revolution. The students will then use their classmates’ findings to compare inventions and their benefits. Students will then work in pairs to research an invention that has a connection to specific amendment in the U.S. Constitution. The pairs will then create a Wikispaces page to display their research. The final task of the technology portion of the unit will be to post a comment to the class Wall Wisher on an invention of their choosing and write their thoughts on the how that invention is connected to their lives and their rights. Students will then learn how factory conditions worsened as a result of the Industrial Revolution, and the lasting effects this had on labor throughout the U.S. = ﻿ = = Web 2. 0 Tools = -Wikispaces.com -YouTube.com -GoogleImages.com -WallWisher.com

=﻿ Assessment =

Students' wikispaces pages were assessed using the rubric I created. The rubric was created using the basic elements of writing they are assessed on in writing. The assessments below are ordered as Advanced/Proficient/Basic

= Student Work Samples =

http://groschke308.wikispaces.com/308+Hand+Gun+2
=﻿ Direction Sheets and Handouts =

[[file:Industrial Revolution Wiki Rubric.pdf]]


= Semester One = = Unit Plan Description = During this unit students will be researching a European explorer using questions to guide their research. In social studies students will be leaning how trade and travel led to the first Europeans landing in America, and how this changed the course of history. Students will learn how competition and greed drove European exploration, expansion, and conquering of Native Americans. Students will also learn the effects Europeans had the Americas as they began building colonies and taking over the land. The students will then create a Wiki page to display their research which will include an essay about the explorer, a map of the explorer’s voyage, and a picture of the explorer. Students will be given extra credit options such as an avatar or video clips related to the explorer that they can add to their Wiki page.



= Web 2.0 Tools = -Googlemaps.com -Wikispaces.com -Voki.com -YouTube.com

= Assessment = = Students' wikispaces pages were assessed using the rubric I created. The rubric was created using the basic elements of writing they are assessed on in writing. The assessments below are ordered as Advanced/Proficient/Basic = = =

= Student Work Samples = http://groschke.wikispaces.com/Lottie http://groschke.wikispaces.com/Jareyona http://groschke.wikispaces.com/Jasmine

= Direction Sheets/Handouts =