1. Mrs. Amanda Pfeiffer Room # B- 211 Voicemail box # 6605 apfeiffer@rtmsd.org

2. Your Children took part of the Citizenship test last week. Do you know all the answers? Citizenship Test How many Amendments are there to the Constitution? ____________ How many Supreme Court Justices are there? _____________ What branch of the United States Government makes the laws?______________ What are the first three words of the Constitution?_________________________ Who has the power to declare war?_______________________ How many Senators are there in Congress?______________ The Bill of Rights make up the first _________ Amendments to the Constitution What year was the Constitution written? _________________ Name the three branches of government ________________________ Who is the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court?__________________

3. MY STORY/TEACHER INFO West Chester University  Bachelor of Science Degree Certification in Social Studies at the Secondary level (grades 7-12)  Master’s Degree Gratz College: M.A.ed. Teaching Experience  SLMS: Building substitute/long term eighth grade  Sixth grade L.A. teacher, Duplin Co. NC  Sixth, seventh and eighth grade teacher at SLMS  11 years

4. What Will My Child Learn This Year? Seventh Grade United States History: 1787- c. 1900 This year we will examine the following major topics: American Geography Constitutional Convention The U.S. Constitution Early Presidents Western Expansion: Manifest Destiny Civil War and Reconstruction Industrialization Immigration

5. MATERIALS NEEDED Pencils and pens Section in binder for social studies only! Notebook/journal Text book: History Alive! Covered Assignment book

6. Study Skills and Preparation for Grade 8 and Beyond Research skills and citations Note taking: Graphic organizers, Cornell System Study Skills for exams: note cards, study sites online Examining primary source documents that helped shape our nation Supporting Decisions and Problem solving Extending the Curriculum: Choice Menus and UPFRONT

7. Grading Tests Quizzes Homework Class preparation Projects Class work TOTAL POINTS

8. * Check HAC *Review Teacher websites for *Use Planner homework and Check off study tools Finished assignments *Communication *Stay After initiated by the School for student Missed lessons and questions *Utilizing school resources

9. Thanks! THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR SUPPORT

10. Core Extension Period

11. Core Extension Models 6 day Core Extension Reading & Writing Most of the student population OR…3 day Core Extension Reading & Writing and: AGP Challenge, or Math Remediation, or Resource OR…6 day Remedial Math/Resource Assessments are used to determine which instruction best meets a student’s needs. Placements may be adjusted throughout the year to respond to individual needs.

12. What is the goal of 1 st Marking Period? Teach students how to interact with non-fiction text. What is important? What is the author trying to tell us? It is NOT necessarily about the CONTENT. It’s about interacting with non-fiction text and the author of the text. It’s about reading with specific purpose.