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Welcome to 7th Grade Social Studies Ms. Barbara Rothschild 7D3 Topics tonight Who Am I? Social Studies Content Synergy Contact info Miss Rothschild's Blog

Content Second year of a two year World Area Studies course The Middle East and North Africa Sub-Saharan Africa Southeastern Asia

Content Strands of Study Geography Culture History Government Economics

Content Emphasis is on higher-order thinking and communication skills Document Based Questioning Project/ Inquiry Design Model Common Core Standards for Reading and Writing for Literacy in Social Studies

Content Elements of Focus Key Ideas and Details Craft and Structure Integration of Knowledge and Ideas Range of Reading of Text Complexity

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