SS Final Exam

Social Studies (Geography and World Cultures) Final Exam

Geography

·         You should be able to identify all the continents and oceans.

·         You should be able to identify, locate and use the elements of TODALSIGS on a map.

·         You should be able to find a specific location given latitude and longitude.

·         You should be able to identify the Equator, the Prime Meridian and each hemisphere.

·         You should be able to figure out time changes between Pacific, Mountain, Central and/or Eastern time zones.

·         You should be able to identify the following countries we have studied “in snap shot” this year”: Canada, USA, Mexico, Cuba, Panama, Venezuela, Brazil, Peru, England, Greece, Italy, Germany, Spain, France, Russian Federation, Egypt, Sudan, South Sudan, Syria, Jordan, Pakistan, India, Nepal, Madagascar, Ghana, Kenya, Tanzania, South Africa,  China, Japan, Taiwan, North Korea, South Korea, Vietnam, Indonesia, Australia, New Zealand

·         You should be able to name and identify the three longest rivers and where they are.

·         You should be able to explain why and how physical features are often used as political boarders.

·         You should be able to identify these deserts: Maudlandia, Sahara, Kalahari, Gobi, Arabian

·         You should be able to identify these mountain ranges: Andes, Rocky, Transantarctic, Great Dividing Range, Himalayas, Pyrenees

·         You should be able to identify any of the landforms on page 9 of your ISN.

Culture

·         You should be able to identify the elements of PERSIA and evaluate examples to determine which element(s) they represent.

·         You should be able to identify types of and examples of governments as given on page 33 of your ISN.

·         You should be able to analyze demographic information to make inferences and generalizations about elements of PERSIA and culture.

·         You should be able to identify the major beliefs of the world’s top 5 religions and analyze the effect they have had on cultural regions.

·         You should understand the meaning of and be able to give examples of the following terms: colonization, coup d’etat, apartheid, genocide, migration, desertification, ecotourism (will finish this list ASAP - want to make sure I don't miss anything, but not add more than necessary)

LA Final Exam

The LA final will have FOUR (4) big “parts” or sets of skills and knowledge.  However, just like in class, these will be woven together and applied to  multiple texts.  For instance, there will not be a "literary analysis section".  There will be literary analysis questions asked about several different texts on the test. 

The review sheets are to make sure you practice the skills and knowledge that will be on the test. The questions will be application of the skills and knowledge we have acquired and refined this year. For instance, I won't ask, "What is bandwagon?"  I will ask you to identify an example of bandwagon or why the author used bandwagon for this particular target audience.

If it's on a VIP, it might be on the Final Exam.

Writing and Grammar        

Text Structures and Text Features      

Non-Fiction Analysis        

Literary Analysis

Asia Unit Test - 5/22

Review Part One will go home Thursday.  Part Two will be done Friday in class.

Map/Geography - potentially on the test – either to locate on the map or to identify with information.

Cities:  Beijing, Hong Kong, Islamabad, New Delhi, Pyongyang, Seoul, Taipei, Tokyo, Jakarta

Countries (region): Bangladesh, Burma(Myanmar), Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Mongolia, Nepal, North Korea, Pakistan, Philippines, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, Region of Tibet

Physical Features:  Ganges Plain, North China Plain, Himalayas, Altai Mountains, Mt. Everest, K-2, Gobi Desert, Great Indian Desert, Ganges River, Yangtze River, Huang He River, Khyber Pass,  Sea of Japan (East Sea), South China Sea, Bay of Bengal, Arabian Sea

May Grammar Book Work

Page 101 - Exercise 1, 1-5; Exercise 2, 1-5
Page 102 - Exercise 1, 1-6; Exercise 2, All
Page 103 - Exercise 1, 1-5; Exercise 2, All
Page 105 - Exercise 1, 1-6; Exercise 2, All
Page 125 - Exercise 1, 1-3; Exercise 2, all

Page 127, Exercise 1, 1-5; Exercise 2, all

Page 129 – Exercise 1, 1-5

Page 131 – Exercise 1, All

Page 133 - Exercise 1, All

Page 104- Exercise 1, 1-10; Writing Application (just do 2 of each)

Page 129- Exercise 2, 1-6

Page 131- Exercise 2, All

End of Year Dates and Exam Info

I'm creating a new post to get us through the end of the year since the other was back in March and harder to fine.  The end is near!

Monday and Tuesday, 5/ 8 and 9 - STAAR testing for 6th grade
Wednesday, May 17 - Mystery Tour Projects Due
Monday, May 22 - Asia Test
Tuesday, May 23 - LAST Membean Quiz (I'm looking for 270 minutes of Membean practice between 3/20 and midnight 5/22;  Do you have your minutes?
Week of May 22-26 - Summer Reading Book Fair - look for list on the MMS Library Web Page

EXAMS
Friday, 5/26 - 8th Period Exam - PM will take the LA Exam
Monday, 5/29 - Memorial Day Holiday
Tuesday, 5/30- 1st Period Exam - AM will take the LA Exam
Wednesday, 5/31 - 2nd Period Exam - AM group will go over graded LA exam and review for SS
                               5th Period Exam - PM will take the SS Exam
Thursday, 6/1 - 7th Period Exam - PM group will go over graded LA and SS exams
                          3rd Period Exam - AM group will take the SS exam

Magical Mystery Tour

Magical Mystery Tour

Plan an expedition to a country anywhere in the world that really interests you.  Your purpose, besides enjoying the trip, is to try to solve a mystery somehow related to the country.  It could be a mysterious legend of a hero that has been passed down from the indigenous people.  It could be a newly-discovered secret passageway in an ancient site or building.  It could be a mysterious event in the country’s past that has never been solved, or it could be a lost treasure that you want to try to find.  Your destination and means of transportation must be real and possible today. 

Your expedition is sponsored by Mrs. Gloria Vandercluesen, a wealthy aristocrat from Rhode Island.  Her only condition is that you compile a pictorial scrapbook to record everything you see and learn in your quest to solve the mystery.  Since Mrs. V will finance your entire expedition, it is important that you communicate with her by letter, email, and postcards, and you will create a scrapbook, either physical or digital, that thoroughly records your expedition. 

Before you go, you must make several decisions  

·         How will you travel to your country? 

·         Where will you stay in your country? City, village, camp?

·         What obstacles do you expect to encounter? What surprises happened?

·         Did you solve the mystery?  If so, was it what you expected?

You are not writing an essay!  Using your best creative skills, incorporate into your scrapbook the following information about your expedition:

• ·         Map(s) of your country, city, and areas where you will be exploring;
• ·         Hotel in the city where you will be staying, currency of the country, method(s) of transportation (If you will outside a city, document that.);
• ·         Travel rules/requirements for your destination (passport, visa, immunizations);
• ·         Pictures, sketches (Each should have a description of what is shown and the names of any people in the picture.);
• ·         Picture post cards with addresses and messages to Mrs. V and others;
• ·         Emails and letters to friends, family, and professional contacts, in which you include information about your expedition;
• ·         Plane, train, boat tickets (and other transportation arrangements);
• ·         Museum tickets;
• ·         Invitations to special events;
• ·         Information on indigenous people of the region (their history, language, cultural information, legends);
• ·         Something completely unexpected that makes your scrapbook different from the others.

Before you begin, you will need to do research on the country and all aspects of the people and their culture, past and present.  Keep a list of every book, magazine, documentary, web site, etc., that you use to gather information, and create a WORKS CONSULTED page that is a required part of your project.  A no-fail site that will help you cite your sources and create your Works Cited page is Noodle Tools that is available on the MMS Library Resources page.    

You will work on your scrapbook in class during times set aside for that purpose.  You may also do some work at home, but most of your work will be done in class and you will be graded on the work you do in class. 

If you choose to create a digital scrapbook, use “Pic Collage.”  The app is available on the class iPads.  If you have used another free scrapbook app, talk to your teacher, and we will see if it can be approved to add to the school iPad. 

Design the cover of your scrapbook to include a title, the date, and your name.  The pages of your scrapbook should be dated, but you do not need a page for every day.  Your trip should begin on Monday, May 1, 2017, and end on Friday, May 12.  That means you have two weeks to solve your mystery! 

Your completed journal or scrapbook is due Wednesday, May 17.

______(5) Cover follows guidelines listed above

______(20) Works Consulted page is complete, correct and follows all MLA format                                              conventions

______(10) All conventions are followed (-2 each error up to 5)

______(15) Travel information (visas, passports, modes of transportation, etc.) in complete

                         and appropriate for real life travel to your destination of choice.

______(40) All the stuff J  (I really want you to have flexibility here.  Make sure you cover

           what’s in the bulleted list and that it reflects accurate information about your destination.

______(10) Voice, Personalization, Unique quality that shows it’s YOURS