1. Mr. Shelton’s 7 th Grade Social Studies Class What you might like to know.

2. I Never Used Social Studies; Why Is my Student in this Class? My goals for my students: -Develop content-related skills: maps, research, cause/effect relationships, written communication, climate/geography relationships -Develop student skills: organization, time management, self- direction, note-taking, strategic reading

3. Thought experiment: Pick a number, 1 - 10! Where you go on vacation will be determined by the number you pick.

4. Thought experiment: Here’s what your responses get you: 1: Florida in the summer7. Hawai’i 2. Florida in the winter8. North Dakota 3. Alaska in the summer9. New England in October 4. Alaska in the winter10. New England in February 5. Nebraska 6. Northern California

5. Without an understanding of geography and climate, choosing a place to visit is essentially random choice!

7. How Will my Student Be Graded? Ten-percent system: 90-100% is an A, 80-89% is a B, so on and so forth. Year total: 1 st semester: 45% 2 nd semester: 45% District final: 10%

8. I’d Like to Contact Mr. Shelton Phone: 480-472-1569 E-mail: Pmshelton@mpsaz.org