WELCOME TO

MRS. BRADLEY'S

SOCIAL STUDIES CLASS

THIS YEAR I HAVE 6 CLASSES OF 7TH GRADE WORLD GEOGRAPHY.  IN 7TH GRADE WE LOOK AT WORLD REGIONS AND SPECIFIC COUNTRIES.   IN ADDITION WE SPEND QUITE A BIT OF TIME STUDYING CHARTS, GRAPHS, TABLES, MAPS ETC., AS THESE SKILLS ARE TESTED ON THE TERRA NOVA TEST WHICH IS ADMINISTERED IN THE SPRING OF THE YEAR.   WE WILL COVER THE 1ST THREE CHAPTERS OF THE GEOGRAPHY BOOK AND THEN MAY SKIP AROUND AND DO VARIOUS COUNTRIES.  EACH CHAPTER WILL INCLUDE 5 TESTS - A CHAPTER TEST, 2 VOCABULARY TESTS, A MAP TEST AND A TRANSPARENCY TEST.  AS A WAY TO HELP STUDENTS STAY ORGANIZED EACH STUDENT IS REQUIRED TO CARRY A PURPLE FOLDER TO CLASS.  IN THE LEFT POCKET WILL BE THE TESTS AND IN THE RIGHT POCKET WILL BE HOMEWORK.  IN THE CENTER WILL BE A SHEET ON WHICH TESTS AND DATES WILL BE LISTED.  PARENTS CAN LOOK AT THE FOLDER AND SEE WHEN TESTS WILL BE GIVEN.  IF THEY HELP THEIR CHILD STUDY FOR THE TEST AND SIGN OFF ON IT, THE CHILD CAN RECEIVE 5 EXTRA POINTS ADDED TO THEIR GRADE FOR THAT TEST.  7TH GRADE IS A HARD YEAR FOR MANY STUDENTS BUT WITH HARD WORK AND STUDYING ALL STUDENTS SHOULD HAVE A SUCCESSFUL YEAR.