Connecting Themes and Enduring Understanding 7th grade social studies

First of all what is theme? Theme is the message or lesson that the author wants you to take away from the story. The theme is the message of the story! Common Themes: Courage, honesty, love, friendship, forgiveness, loyalty, hope, equality, hard work, teamwork.

Activator Think, Pair, Share “1 minute challenge” List every movie that you can think of that has something to do with sports. Lets see if we can connect some of your movies with a common theme! The goal of this activator is to engage students and get them thinking about the concept of a theme. Allow students to share responses. Ask questions that focus on similarities and differences between movies. For example, some could be about baseball, football, soccer, etc. The movie “category” may be sports, but a theme can probably be identified in each one. Ask students to identify the “message” of the movie. This should help to identify the appropriate theme of the movie. Point out that some movies may have more than one message or theme!

7th Grade Time, Change, Continuity Conflict & Change Governance Production, Distribution, Consumption Movement/ Migration Human Environmental Interaction Culture Location 4

Conflict and Change When there is conflict between or within societies, change is the result.

What conflict is this related to and what changed as a result? Change pictures as desired.

Time, Change, Continuity While change occurs over time, there is continuity to the basic structure of a society. Continuity- the unbroken and consistent existence or operation of something over a period of time

Governance As a society increases in complexity and interacts with other societies, the complexity of the government also increases.

Production, Distribution, Consumption The production, distribution, and consumption of goods/services produced by the society are affected by the location, customs, beliefs, and laws of the society.

Why did they move the Braves stadium? The new stadium is now surround by “red” aka people on all sides so more people will come to the games and spend money! New Stadium Old Turner Stadium

Human Environmental Interaction Humans, their society, and the environment affect each other.

Location Location affects a society’s economy, culture, and development.

Distribution of Power Distribution of power in government is a product of existing documents and laws combined with contemporary values and beliefs.

Compare life in each of these pictures

Culture The culture of a society is the product of the religion, beliefs, customs, traditions, and government of that society.

Movement/ Migration The movement or migration of people and ideas affects all societies involved.

Where do these concepts fit? Mohandas Gandhi Partitioning of Middle East Scarcity of resources Geography of nations Terrorism Government instability Containment of Communism Geography of physical features Civil Wars Korean War Partitioning of Africa Jews vs. Arabs Vietnam War Impact of trade Water pollution Nationalism Air pollution Ask students to PREDICT which theme these topics will match.

Summarize! (Either/Or) Which theme do you think is likely to connect to more topics than the other? Explain your thinking! Culture….or Conflict & Change? Distribution of Power….or Location? Human Environmental Interaction…..or Governance? Time, Continuity, & Change…..or Movement/Migration?