Blog #1- Due Thursday, September 12Welcome back to school! I hope you had a fantastic summer and that you are as excited as I am to start off this new school year on the right foot! I am really looking forward to having a great year!
For your first blog I want you to write one thing that you remember learning about last year in social studies. Be specific on what you remember, and why you remember learning about it. Don't just say, "I remember learning about the Revolutionary War because it was cool." Give specific details about the topic that you remember most and specific reasons why you remember it.
Also, please tell me one thing you are looking forward to or are hoping to learn about this year in social studies. Again, please be specific.
***Remember, the more detailed your responses are, the more credit you will earn. Also remember that you must read and comment on other responses in order to earn full credit!!!!
One thing that i remember from last year was that Mr.Akers put up the preamble on youtube and i remember it by the beginning of the preamble by "We the people" The preamble is pretty much just the intro of the constition. The constition is about giving America rules and giving America a government.
ReplyDeleteWhat I would like to learn about is World War 2. World War 2 was one of the deadliest war in America. I would like to know who were the leaders of the war.
I pretty much agree with the preamble part but not so much with the fact that the civil war was more deadly than world war 2.
Deletewow i remember that it was so fun and yes the preamble is pretty much what you said so i agree.
DeleteI rember that too I thought that was one of the best videos we watched all year
DeleteMR.Bowtieking waorld war 2 was one of the deadliest wars.
Deletei remember the preamble song too! Because of that song i still know the words to the preamble
Deletei rember that video from last year it was kool
DeleteI'm also excited for the World War 2 unit.
DeleteI believe that WWII was more deadlier than the Civil War because almost 7 times the amount of people that died in the Civil War died in WWII.
DeleteOne thing I remember that I learned from last year in social studies class is how a bill becomes a law.One interesting fact is a bill is introduced in the senats or the House of Representatives by a member.Another fact is the governor signs the bill into law or may veto all or part of it,but if the governor or president do not take action it may become a law.
ReplyDeleteOne thing I would want to learn about is World War 2 because it was one of the deadliest wars. Another thing I would want to know is about how many people died in this war.
Did you do a mock congress in your class?
Deleteyes it was really fun and interesting
Deletei liked doing how a bill becomes a law and like pandapaws said about the mock congress that was fun too
Deletethat was really fun to learn about. I was suprised i comphrehended it so well.
Deletei liked the mock congress
DeleteTHE "HOW A BILL BECOMES A LAW" WAS BY FAR THE BEST UNIT OUT OF THE WHOLE 7TH GRADE YEAR.
DeleteThe mock congress was one of the most interesting thing we did in class.
DeleteI liked doing the mock congress too, but my favorite part was the song of how a bill becomes a law it was very catchy, it helped me remember the steps.
DeleteI would want to do a mock congress this year if we were allowed 2
Delete@31dive i hope we do another one this year to it was so much fun!
DeleteThe mock congress in Mr. Akers class was really fun and a good way of showing the process of how a bill becomes a law.
DeleteIt would also be fun to preform another mock congress this year.
DeleteOne thing I remember from last year was the supreme court case of Marbury V Madison. This was the first case the supreme court ever made. It showed what how much and what kind of power the supreme court had.
ReplyDeleteOne thing I want to learn about this year is world war one and two.
these are topics are interesting to me.
Also it was the first judicial review made in this supereme court case. i dont know what a judicial review is so can anyone tell me?
Deletewasnt the power called judicail review? I'm pretty sure thats what it is called but i forgot what the power was i will google serch it in a bit and comment later
DeleteThat topic is one that im not that strong on i think mrs.salecki should focus on it a little more..
DeleteWorld War 1 and World War 2 were both very deadly so it should be one of the most interesting topics we talk about in class.
Deleteum im not sure, but comment back when you find out ILIVEINAHOUSE
DeleteWhat was the case about? I would love to know.
Deleteyea that's what it was called, judicial review, and I forgot what it was too
Deletehey guys this is the exact definition i got from my google serch:
Deletereview by the US Supreme Court of the constitutional validity of a legislative act.
hope this helped :)
the case of marbury v madison was someone was promised a job on the cabinet but a new president came to office and wouldn't give him a job
DeleteJudicial review is basically when the supreme court looks at a law and decides if that law is fair or unconstitutional.
DeleteOne thing I remember learning last year in social studies was the American Revolution. It all started at Lexington and Concord when the first shot was fired. At this time there was no continental army and few people had any experience of being in the army. Many American were also against the war and did not want any part of it. The Albany plan of union was then created by Benjamin Franklin to join the colonial council in order to make a stronger defense against Great Brittan. The famous political cartoon "Join or Die" was drawn to tell everyone that if they don't come together as one, they will have no chance of winning back their independence that they deserved.
ReplyDeleteOne thing I am looking forward to learning about this year is World War 2. My Grandpa fought in that war so I think it will be interesting to learn the causes and how many countries were involved in it.
The best part about learning about that was thinking how cool it was that we started from the bottem and now we are here we have the number one army on earth that is just facinating to me
DeleteI totally agree with u and i never really thought about the fact that we started at the bottom and then came to the top. That is really amazing thta the U.S with their weak economy at first could rise to the top now adays.
Deletei know our country has grown so much
DeleteI LOVED learning about the American Revolution! It was extremely detailed and fun to learn about. I have many people in my family that fought in the war too. Could you explain more about the Albany plan. It sounds very interesting.
DeleteI think the best part of the American Revolution was when George Washington rowed across the Delaware River on Christmas night in the winter and surrounded the Hessian forces.
DeleteChina has the largest army but we have the largest sea and air power.
Delete@pandapaws that was one of the coolest things
Delete@31 dive im pretty sure we have the larges army too
Deletei never knew George W rowed across the delaware river on Christmas
Deletei think america has the largest army but china might have a very large one to
Delete@ILIVEINAHOUSE we might be im not sure
DeleteI believe the best and most important part og the war is when the French decided to join the fight with us or when G.W took is troops into Valley Forge and all the soldiers came out rock solid tough soldiers. I think Britain was scared #England3Aintboutthatlife#nahhhh son
DeleteThe Untied States of America is known for having the biggest volunteer military.
DeleteOne thing i remember learning from last year is the declaration of independence,i liked learning about this because mr.Akers really liked teaching it and he made it fun to learn he showed the class a youtube video it was a remake of the song apologize by Justin Timberlake,Mr.akers also made learning the declaration of independence fun by being interactive and engaging with the class.on the other hand one thing i am looking forward to learning this year is the cold war i am looking forward to learning about the cold war because some people believe it was inevitable and no party was entirely to blame for the cold war.
ReplyDeletelast year i loved learning about the declaration of independence espically the Justin Timberlake video, it was very interesting.
DeleteI agree you could tell Mr.A loved teaching it ti was really fun
Deletei agree it was a very fun thing to learn also i liked the video
DeleteI remember all the vids and they were really helpful for learning the preamble and other stuff....
DeleteI agree that was really fun, however I don't remember the Justin Timberlake video.
Deletehttp://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=justin+timberlake+apologize+declaration&oq=justin+timberlake+apologize+dec&gs_l=youtube.1.0.33i21.6340.32777.0.35397.33.15.1.17.18.0.340.1606.10j4j0j1.15.0...0.0...1ac.1.11.youtube.d95IEQR5Vi4........here is a link to the video
DeleteOne thing I remember from last year is when I learned about immigrants moving to America. My teacher had a virtual tour of things immigrants would have seen and went through. Like immigrants would have seen the statue of liberty when they were riding the boat to the new world. It also told about how immigrants would have to go thru many tests such as tests that would see if you had any infections. If they did have infections or diseases they would not be allowed to go into the new world. They also would have to give all the information on why they were entering America. This was something I remember from last year. This year I would am excited to learn about the roaring twenties because I like learning about things that have happened in the past. I have a feeling the 20's was an exciting decade in the 1900's.
ReplyDeleteI dont rember the virtual tour but it sounds very interesting i will probably google search it later
DeleteI don't remember the virtual tour either but it does sound interesting!
DeleteI think it would be really awesome if i were from another country riding to America with high hopes, and saw the Statue of Liberty I would be amazed. Also in this book i read "Ashes of Roses" the girls brother couldnt get past the border cause he had an eye disease. My question is what if an immigrant couldnt afford a ride back to their country after they couldnt get into America... What would they do then.
Deletemy class didnt do a virtual tour but i wish we did
DeleteI remember! I that thought that was really cool I hope they make another thing like that for something else. I remember they did one on the underground railroad which was really realistic and entertaining!
DeleteIt was very neat. It kept my attention.
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DeleteI don't know what they would if they couldn't afford to get back. I think if they had a disease or something they probably wouldn't even survive because I know no one would probably take care of them or give them medicine.
i like the idea of a virtual tour because it would really give you a visual on how things were in the past. you could really experience how things were back then
Deleteone thing that i remember is learning about is the rovolutionary war and learning about the natives. my favorite of the two was learning about the native americans
ReplyDeleteI remember about the revolutionary war , we fought against great Britan. Also after the war we became a united country
Deletei rember the revolutionary war but i dont remember all that much about the natives prehapd you could teach me a bit about them?
DeleteMr. Nice Guy- Be sure to add more details to earn full credit. What were some things about the Revolutionary War and Native Americans that you remember?
DeleteI remember the native group in new york was the Iroquois and they were made up of, 4 tribes?? I dont remember exactly but i do remember one was the mowhawk and another Onondaga.
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DeleteOnondoga, mohawk, husky, tuskasara? and i think there is one more
@RainbowDucky the iroquois is what you are thinling of
Delete@RainbowDucky there were 5 tribes because one joined later
Deletehello my fellow peers on this blog! I hope your summer was great. I rember many things from the last year in socail studies. Like the formation of our nation and how we came from a bunch of people looking for religious freedom to the most powerful nation on earth! Also how we expanded all the way across to the wst coast. I really liked learning all about our countries history. Who else really liked learning about our countries foundation. Make sure to reply to this comment if you did too :)
ReplyDeleteI loved learning about our countries foundation also, ILIVEINAHOUSE
DeleteI really liked learning about this country's foundation to. I remember learning about all the different religions and groups of people.
Delete@purple611 yeah and how we came from a bunch of people looking for religious freedom to a world super power
DeleteI remember learning about the Constitution because we did a lot on it. So learning all these things really made stuff about the Constitution stick in my head. Mr. Akers and some kids sang the song about the Constitution in class when the subject came up. the way that Mr. Akers taught us was a fun wat to remember things. The Constitution has the Bill of Rights in it which is good because the Bill of Rights is for the people and helps them out. One thing I am looking forward to this year is all the major things that happened back then. I can't say spacificly what I want to learn because there are so many.
ReplyDeleteAnd the Preamble was the intro of the Constitution. And the Bill of Rights was a very interesting topic with Mr.Akers.
Deleteyeah I agree he really did a lot with the constitution
Deleteone thing i remember from last year that i learned about were slaves and what they were used for in the colonies. There were a wide variety of uses for the slaves. The most use for them was cotton picking. They would sit in the sun for hours at a time picking thousands of pieces of cotton. Before the cotton gin was invented the slaves would have to pick the cotton seeds out of the cotton balls. they were treated very poorly. Such as when they were brought over from Africa the people who captured them would put them in the bottom of the boat laying down chained in to the floor. they would cram thousands of slaves into one boat with no bathroom so they would be sitting in there own (#2) all day. but finally after a long time the north stepped in and saved the slaves.
ReplyDeleteyeah I also remember that im going to be hopefully doing some research on the civil war in one of the book reports
DeleteIt would be so awful to be chained down to the floors laying in my own poop... EWWWWWWWWW. I could never imagine. Could anybody!?
DeleteI remember learning about the slaves. I thought that was a very interesting topic. I never heard about them being chained to the floor. Could you express more about that? I would REALLY like to know more!
DeleteI think the treatment of slaves was horrible,cruel,disgusting,and overall just inhumane and sick. Everyone who treated slaves like that should be punished and the people who stood for it and did nothing t stop it are even worse!Even writing about it makes me mad. Grrrr! #mad#sad#disgusted
Deleteoh my gosh learning about that was awful!! i remember one day in the unit our teacher showed us a side/inside view of a ship and where the different parts of the ship carried slaves. he also showed us how the slaves were chained in order to fit more of them.
DeleteI agree YUCK!!!
DeleteMy favorite thing i learned last year was the Declaration of Independence. I have always been interested in that kind of stuff so that was the topic i understood the most. I loved learning about it and learning how they made it their top priority to make it so everyone is equal and treated the same. I hope i learn more about the Declaration of Independence this year.
ReplyDeletei agree, the declaration of independence was interesting, do you remember the videos mr.akers showed us to learn about it?
DeleteI agree, that was pretty cool to learn about! I was looking forward to that topic last year also! Personally, I thought that it was fun to learn about. I never knew how important the Declaration of Independence was and now I know! That was a fun topic!
Deletehey me too that was DEFFINETLY one of my favorite topics in social studies last year
Deletethat was also one of my favorite parts of last year i liked how mr.Akers got so excited to teach it to us he really did make it fun
Deletebefore we learned about the decleration of independence i didnt know anything about it but know i think it is so cool
DeleteI thought was a cool topic to learn about as well because in my class we watched animated vlike kid shows on the decleration of independence and the boston tea party. I agree. I hope we learn more about it this year.
DeleteIs it sad that, that was the only thing i really understood? I cant learn good when teachers go on lectures about stuff all of class. no matter how hard i try i somehow cant comphrehend it. Thats why im hoping i do better this year because there wont be so many rants. (absolutly no offence to mr.akers) I doubt it but i also hope to learn more about 9/11. :/ I love learning about stuff like that!!! :)
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DeleteYea i remember those. some of them i liked, some i loved, some i didnt. In 6th grade we listened to some song remixes that are remixed into social studies, Kinda like the Call me Maybe thing mrs.Phillips showed us. I like those better then the other videos. those are more fun and ammusing to listen to. Probally cuz i love music
my favorite thing to learn about last year was the declaration of independence. i loved how intelligent people were back then even without the technology we have today.another reason i liked learning about the declaration of independence is because one of my ancestersd signed it. it was really interesting to me, with the way that mr.akers taught us with the videos and. i really am looking forward to learning about world war 2 this year because its interesting figuring out how they all fought and why they fought. i like to learn about the causes of the war.
ReplyDeleteOne thing I learned from last year was the War Of 1812. While the North didn't want the war because it would hurt trade, the South didn't really mind either way, but the West wanted the war against Britain. Britain was impressing American sailors into the British army, so President Madison decided that we would start the war. Britain was supplying Tecumseh and his confederation with supplies to protect themselves from the oncoming settlers. Also Britain put a blockade on us, so the North learned how to survive without trade. In the end we won the battle against Britain, the country with the best Navy in the world. I would like to learn about World War 2 and the holocaust and tactics used in it, like the Burn Scorch Earth tactic.
ReplyDeleteyou have a great memory!!!! i didn't even remember that! but you have an excelllent point about the south not really careing about trade, i agree!
DeleteOne thing i remember from last year was the American Revolution. The reason why i remember the American Revolution is because there were so many things going on during it. Things like the sugar act which is a tax on sugar and molasses. Also there was mercantilism which is the economic belief that colonies should benefit the mother country through trade. There was also the French and Indian War was during the American Revolution. One thing i want to learn this year is around the 1920's because that's around the Great Depression and i want to know about the Great Depression.
ReplyDeletewhat i remembered last year is the Aztecs made canals and floating gardens. The sun god was most important to them. They believed that the sun battled its way across the heavens every day and began to call themselves warriors of the sun. What i hope to learn this year is more about the great Depression.
ReplyDeletei rember all the sacrifices they made for the sun god too
Deletewern't the aztecs the first civilization to create working calender? or was that the maya? or both?
DeleteOne thing I remember from last year was learning about the slaves and how they were freed and how their lifestyle was. I thought it was interesting yet brutal and I remember the powerful speakers in anti-slave movements I took some thought to it and found this topic the most unique and interesting. I hope I will learn something interesting this year too.
ReplyDeleteOne thing that I remember from last year was the Boston Tea Party. I'm not sure why but this was my favorite topic of the year. I got very interested in the topic and I am able to remember learning about it very well. I remember that the British were putting taxes on a bunch of stuff, one of those things being tea. The colonists were getting sick of it so some of them snuck on the ship that was bringing the tea over and they threw a bunch of it into the ocean.
ReplyDeletewhat i remebered about the boston tea party is that they paid lots of taxs and tehy threw there tea into the boston harbor.
DeleteAlso, one thing I'm looking forward to learning about is about World War II
ReplyDeleteme to i think it is so intresting to hear the stories of the people stuck in concentration camps
Deletewhy are you interested in learning about World War II? just curios.
DeleteOne thing I remember learning last year in Mr.Akers social studies class was the navigation acts. They were made during the revolutionary war to prevent smuggling by the colonists. The navigation acts was enacted to allow officers to check colonists bags to make sure they weren't smuggling. If they were caught smuggling they would be put in jail.This took place in 1776.
ReplyDeleteThat act was a good act because the colonists could have smuggled a lot of stuff and they wouldnt even know.
DeleteLast year I learned alot of interesting things. But my favorite of all was The Constitution and how it was formed. What i thought was interesting was how they thought of all the ideas for compromises to make the government just right, not too powerful and not too weak like in the Articles of Confederation.It was also interesting because it keeps the government in control and makes sure that the people can know when the government is trying to overpower us.One example of this is the new gun restrictions which is on the edge of not following our second ammendment rights.
ReplyDeleteI remember when we did that i kind of had fun with that unit. my brother said that was the best unit he had ever did because he had fun doing the mock congress. while he had fun i didn't other people were being mean to me and making fun of my ideas.
DeleteI agree the constitution is really cool they thought of like everything back then to make sure it was perfect. I kind of wish we had people like that today we wouldn't have as many dumb laws.
DeleteLast year in SS I learned about the revolutionary war. I found that subject very interesting. I learned that the colonists were getting angry with Great Britain because they were not treating them fairly. Great Britain was putting on unfair taxes on many items. also I found the Tea Party was interesting as to how the colonists reacted.
ReplyDeleteOne topic I remember learning about last year was the Reform Movements. I learned a lot from this topic due to a DBQ. The Abolition Movements was the mission to end Slavery A book called, Uncle Tom's Cabin, by a women named Harriet Stowe. It showed those of the north the awful things slaves have to go through.. stirring up a lot of arguments. Additionally Harriet Tubman helped slaves escape using a passage, The Underground Railroad, bringing them to Mexico and Canada. Frederick Douglass was also an abolitionist. He tried to promote slavery by giving speeches and write articles and books. After many early Americans tried to stop slavery, it worked out.
ReplyDeleteI remember that DBQ! i remember Mr. Akers discussing how that book Uncle Tom's Cabin greatly affected America at the time of slavery and how people reacted to it.
DeleteAnd this year I would like to learn how America became the most powerful country in the world after going through the great depression.
ReplyDeleteI remember when we learned about how a bill becomes a law. First a member of congress introduces the bill, then committees review and vote on the bill. The committees are small groups made up of senators or representatives. The committee can reject the bill and have it never be talked about again. If most of the people vote in favor of the bill, it gets sent back to the senate and the house. The senate and the house discuss and vote on the bill separately. If the votes are not in favor of the bill, the bill no longer exists. Although if the votes are in favor of the bill, it goes to the president for approval. In most cases the president veto's the bill, which means he refuses to sign it. Congress can try to overrule a veto. Although, if the president likes the bill he can sign it making it a law.
ReplyDeleteI remember learning about the revolutionary war. I found that very interesting. I loved learning why the colonists were getting angry and what they did to rebel against the British. My fav thing they did was the Boston tea party, I thought that was really cool.
ReplyDeleteI am really existed to learn about world war 2. I have always found it very interesting because my grandpa fought in it. he was in the air force. my grandpa is not around today to tell me about the war so I would like to learn more about it.
i remember learning about the differences between democrats and Republicans. I remember doing the activity where Mr.Akers would ask us a question and if we(disagreed)went right that meant we were conservative on that issue and if we(agreed)went left we were agreed with the democrats.
ReplyDeletei remember that game. it helped me tell the two apart
Deleteyea but it was hard because we couldn't make up our minds on what to pass and what not to pass
DeleteSomething I have learned last year would be segregation. I learned that it affected black people. Black people did not have rights like white people did. For example, black people could not vote but white people could. Black people also couldn't sit on the bus in the front but white people could. some black people in history broke the laws and went against segregation like Rosa Parks or Martin Luther king Jr.. something I would like to learn this year in social studies would be more about how are government kept approving over time. Also I would like to learn about more wars that happened over time.
ReplyDeleteI remember learning about all of that also. I remember watching videos about segregation and blacks not having many rights. What is the war that you would like to learn the most about??
Deletearent people who are against slavery called aboloitionists
Deleteone thing i remember from last year was learning about the declaration of independence. in this unit i liked learning about all the amendment that were made over time to meet the needs of all the people. they tried to make sure that everyone was treated fairly and equally. another topic i thought was interesting was learning about the slaves and how they were treated. slaves were property to their owners and the owners treated them like it. slaves had to work about 16 hours everyday and had poor living conditions. the slaves that were brought from Africa were chained to the bottom of the boat and most of them died before getting back to the south. the north did not like the idea of slaves so they helped slaves with the underground railroad. after many, many years the north finally stepped in and saved the slaves.
ReplyDeleteone thing i remember from last year is 9/11 I REMEMBER that because it was a horrific day for us Americans. one thing that i would like to learn is world war 2 because to find out how hitler actully died
ReplyDeleteI remember that too and that was pretty sad. One thing that I want to learn about this year is something about WW2
Deletei agree with that to FTSKmusic the Declaration of independens is a very big document in america
ReplyDeleteI agree that the Declaration of independens is a very big document because its in america so i dont blame you.
DeleteOne thing I remember learning last year in social studies class is about the Revolutionary War.I could understand it better than the other topics I learned. I tried to learn as much as I could about it and found some good information. Another reason that I remember the Revolutionary War is because I played a close to the same video game that had some really important parts in it except there were weapons that could have been in that time period but weren't, but it did help me remember a lot of things and it put me closer to the action of what happened. However, I would like to learn more about other wars and other things about them.
ReplyDeleteLast year in Mr. Akers' 7th grade social studies class, I thoroughly enjoyed the unit on Native Americans/American Indians. More specifically, I was fascinated with how sophisticated and advanced the Mayan, Incan and Aztec civilizations were and how much of an impact they had on our current societal ways. For example, these early civilizations utilized calendars, math, a system of writing, canals and terrace farming. These early concepts continue to be a part of our culture, which proves how impressive their accomplishments were.
ReplyDeleteThis year in 8th grade I look forward to expanding my knowledge on The Great Depression. My great grandmother has shared her experiences with me and I think it will be interesting to dig deeper into this part of American history.
it suprised me that the mayas, incas and aztecs were so advanced. they figured out how to do many things that we wouldnt have today if it wasnt for them
DeleteI also really enjoyed that unit. I too thought their accomplishments with calendars, math, writing and farming were extremely fascinating for such an early stage in time.
DeleteLast year i remember learning about early settlements in the thirteen English colonies. I remember learning about disputes in a group of people called the Puritans, specifically the Salem Witch Trials and how innocent people were accused of witchcraft. One of my favorite parts of this lesson was watching a movie that was meant to be a remake of the Salem Witch trials. In the movie it showed how the trials came about and how the lives of the accused had changed in their town. Also in the movie it showed the horrific results of the trials for many of the accused. This year in social studies, i am looking forward to learning about the "Roaring Twenties." I have read books and seen movies located in the 1920's and it seems like a fascinating time period in American history.
ReplyDeletei remember that movie i cant believe people would accuse each other of being witches
DeleteThe Salem Witch Trials were very interesting to learn about, I totally agree!
Deleteif anything those girls were the witches
DeleteOne thing from last year that I remember is the Bill of Rights. The Bill of Rights is the first ten amendments of the Constitution. Later the Bill of Rights were added to the Constitution to take the place of the laws that were amended. The Bill of Rights was needed to protect the basic liberties of the people. These were introduced by James Madison.
ReplyDeleteit was a very good idea because then everyone would be able to know the rights they had
DeleteI remember Mr.Akers teaching us this from last year I remember him saying that the first ten laws are mostly for if you get in trouble with the law and you can use them to try to help you in court
DeleteOne thing I remember last year from Social Studies was slavery. I remember how terrible the slaves were treated and what they were being forced to do, such as work day and night out on the fields picking cotton and wheat. The thing I remember most about slavery was how they were punished. They would be beaten so viciously to the point where they couldn't even walk. It made me really sad to just think about what they had to go through...
ReplyDeleteI'm not so sure on what I'm looking forward to in Social Studies this year; I'm just excited to learn some more new things about history. Everything is somewhat exciting to me and I can't wait to start learning.
I agree. It is extremely sad that they had to go through all of that. I am also excited to learn about pretty much everything. I really enjoy learning things that have happened in the past.
Deletei feel so bad that people had to stand in a feild all day and pick cotton without getting paid
DeleteMy favorite topic we learned about last year was the 13 Colonies. I like learning about them because we talked about them the longest out off all our topics so I felt like we learned a lot about them. It was interesting to me that each Colony had their own religion, separate government, and types of jobs. The northern colonies had industry and the south had farming. I liked that the Colonies were able to fight off England and earn their independence. This year in social studies I want to learn about world war II because I have seen a couple movies about it and I think it is interesting. I cant wait for social studies this year!
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DeleteI cant relate to s.s in many ways because it is kind of boring to me but i love it when we read historical books. mainly because i love to read books that i can relate to or that i can understand,have time to read ,and know most of all the words.
DeleteThe number one thing I remember from last year is the mock congress. I remember making different laws for our school. I think most of them were reasonable and would make a difference in our school. This year I'm looking forward to learning about WW2 because I've known several people who were in WW2. I also enjoy playin axis and allies because it shows how powerful each country was.
ReplyDeleteWW2 sounds like it would be very interesting. The mock congress was a really fun and interesting class
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ReplyDeleteThe one thing that i remember of learning last year was that people smoked tabacco in the olden days. People back then didnt know it was bad for your health. People grew the tobacco in fields. You need the weather to be nice.
Deletethank god for medical improvements! now we know that smoking is extremely bad for your health. does anyone know when this was discovered?
DeleteI agree and I thought that was a bad idea since somking is gross and can kill you and my thought was like omg why smoke? Don't u know its bad for your health
Deleteone thing i remember from last year was that mr akers sang songs it was funny
ReplyDeleteI remember when my peeps got sprayed and raid with the hose. I also remember how Ghandi helped his people. 'An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind." last year in Mr. Akers' class we also watched a movie about the KKK. the bill of rights video helped me learn about differant branches and courts
DeleteYeah, this clip was very hard to watch. I could not believe that we as people could hurt each other like that.
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Deleteoh yea I liked that topic
DeleteLast year I had salecki and we didnt learn about ghadi or the kkk. Is that an 8 grade topic?
Deletemy favorite topic we learned was when we learned about the native americands and how they lived and what the did. it was interesting how they learned to live and how they lived. it was interesting to think that math and writing came from different native cultures.
ReplyDeleteOne thing i remember about social studies last year is slavery and that people were ignorant and let it keep going on my opinion is that this situation shouldn't have went on any way
ReplyDeleteYeah I remembered that too and that to me is a very significant era or time period because it shows that blacks had the will and hope to endure all the pain and suffering. They enlightened themselves with spirituals and put there lives in the hand of God knowing he wold get them out. Also the slavery unit reminds me of the apartheid in Africa, that Nelson Mandela played a major part in ending, this was also a horrible and unjust series of events just like slavery in America.
Deletethe frist or 2ed unit we did about the maya,aztecs, and i forgot the other one(oops!!!!)and the mayas made a calender and the world was opposed to end bc there clender ended
ReplyDeleteOne thing i rember learning aboutthe original thirteen colonies.There were three parts of the country the new england is in the northern part and then the next part would be the middle section then the last group would be the southern states. three colonies in the north are New York, Maine and Rhode island. Two midle colonies are north Carilina and south Carilina. one southern colonie was Gorgia. in the south they had slaves and grew cotton and tobacco
ReplyDeletehey guys i was wondering what you guys liked more from last year i guess you could call this a poll so vote on what unit you liked more from last year
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mock congress
bill becomes a law
if you guys could tell me why you liked one of those more than the other that would be cool
so just reply with what one you liked more and why thats all
I would say mock congress (for whatever reason I call it contiential congress) because it was a great learning experience and it really let us connect with one another. for example, it was easy to connect with someone if they agree or have the same idea as you because you are open to have agreeing conversation with them. along the same line, if someone disagrees with you it is also easy to connect with them because you can have a conversation discussing different opinions.
DeleteI liked both, but i liked the mock congress. The mock congress because it was interactive and I liked getting to hear different opinions and everyones ideas and thoughts about my idea.
DeleteMy favorite one out of the two was a bill becomes a law, because it was very fun an interesting to see the different steps and how hard and difficult to make a law.
Delete@MocaFrappeGirl i agree with you because it really showed us how the bills were passed and it was hands on which i prefer
DeleteOne thing I remember from social studies last year is the slave trade( triangle trade) and the whole slave unit. I remembered this because I was very interested in it because I like to learn about my peoples history and how they were treated. I believe that learning about there struggles will show me how lucky and fortunate I am to have brave blacks pave the way for me.
ReplyDeleteI remember this topic as well, on how the slaves struggled through the triangle trade. They were being traded for everyday goods.
DeleteFrom last year, I remember learning about the advanced societies(Maya, Inca, Aztec). It was amazing to hear about all the things they could do. Many of the things they did are similar to the things we do today. The Aztecs were able to make floating gardens, and the Inca made bridges stretching from mountain to mountain! Those things personally are easy for me to remember because I love history. Especially if it's told in a story. Mr. Akers would usually act out what happened too so it was easy to get the whole effect. I can't wait to learn about WW2. (Comment to 31 dive) who are the people you know from WW2? I would love to know the stories they have to share. They must be incredible!
ReplyDeleteI remember that last year we learned about the colonist and how they broke away from Great Britan. I remember this because it made me think about how everyone should have a vocie in thier countries decisions (Democracy). i look forward to learning about world war 2 becuase it changed the lives of so many people.
ReplyDeleteGood point and I have to add that all citizens of of a government that is unjust should rebel. All contries that help them rebel are doing the right thing. Just look ar Seria and it citizens, I wont say anything else aout that topic bc it is to.... I think you know.
DeleteThis year I am excited to learn about the Civil Rights movements. I am excited to learn about it because I like to learn about different cultures struggles and fights for there freedom.
ReplyDeleteThis is a topic that really facinates me. I was telling my grandfather about someone spitting in a water fountain at school and he asked which one. I was confunsed until my mom explained that my grandfather grew up in the late 1920s and 1930s where there were different water fountains for blacks and whites.
Deleteyou might want to add more details about the civil rights movement. for example what was the civil rights movement or what did it involve. things like that will get you a higher grade
DeleteI remember learning about the government and the contiential congress because it had many interesting points of view. I really liked the contiential congress because it really gave hands on experience when discussing the government. for example, when one person came up with a bill a lot of other people would have different opinions about it. one person would agree and tell why and change other peoples opinions while another Person would disagree and tell why. it was a really good way to learn about the government.
ReplyDeleteOne thing I thought that was interesting last year was how after the French and Indian war England was so in debt that they started charging the American colonies taxes. I thought this was interesting because the American colonies thought this was totally unfair, and started boycotting British goods that England put taxes on, making England loose even more money. I also think this is interesting because its the first cause that actually lead America to becoming an independent country, and if this DIDN'T happen we wouldn't have the same government or freedom that we have today.
ReplyDeleteWhat I want to learn more this year is about the great depression, because I just think it would be interesting, and I also don't know a lot about the great depression, like why even started in the first place. (Sorry the "what i want to learn" part wasn't in the rest of what i learned last year, i just forgot to add this part in)
ReplyDeleteI remember the civil war from last year because i had read stories and learned about some of the guns used in it and the technology that made them better i aslo cant wait to learn about world war 2 and its effects on the world.
ReplyDeleteLast year I remember when we learned all about the different political parties. I remember it the most because we played that game where there were different questions and we answered them by going to the left or right and at the end we found out which side was which party. I also remember when we were learning about how a bill becomes a law because of the School House Rock song Mr. Akers showed us.
ReplyDeleteI am looking forward to learning about both World wars because I never knew how either of them had started. I also don't know a lot about them in general and since they were pretty big wars that affected a lot of people I would like to know more about them.
Last year one thing that i rember from social studies was learning about the intolerable acts. Great Britain would place acts on the 13 colonies. And the 13 colonies did not have a say in government. that was called taxation without representation. This year in social studies i am looking forward to learning about what happened after Lincoln was shot and what happened to America next in historyy.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite unit in Social Studies was on Slavery. My favorite topic on slavery was when they were trading slaves or moving them from one state to another. It was very interesting to see how slaves were treated, the lack of respect for human dignitity and how things have changed over time. I also liked that there were so many activities on the topic like reading the book Night John, watching the movie, completing DBQs and completing several projects. Mr. Akers also had lots of powerpoints and pictures on how slaves were treated.
ReplyDeleteI liked learning about early day Central America and there cultures. especially the Aztecs
ReplyDeleteI hardly remember any thing form 7th grade. All i remember is we did a mock congress and i got very upset cause no one would listen to me and would make me fun of my ideas.
ReplyDeletemy favorite thing we learned about last year was the trial of tears. Because I thought it was interesting how they were treated and how hard it was for them during that time.
ReplyDeleteI remember how the president is elected and how they pass bills. I think the part about passing bills was really easy for me for some reason because I think it was fun to play that game with Mr.Akers where you go for republican or democrat for a list of stuff to vote on. I had an interest for how they pass bills.
ReplyDeleteI remember last year learning about the different taxes that Great Britain put on the colonies in order to pay off debt from the French and Indian War. Some of the taxes were the Stamp Act, which was a tax in paper products. Another one was the tea act which allowed colonists to only buy tea from the East India Company. The sugar act was a tax on sugar and molasses.But those are only a few of them. I think I remember this because I feel that we spent a lot of time on this topic last year. Also, I remember the topic because I found it very interesting.
ReplyDeleteThis year I am so excited to learn about World War 2 because I love learning the different horrible things that happened. I don't love war, I just love learning about it. I have always taken an interest in World War 2. It's so fun to learn about!
another thing i remember is doing the DBQs. i remember this because i really hated doing them. even though im not a fan of doing DBQs, they were really a great source of information. they were also a good preparation for the future.
ReplyDeleteI remember that last year we learned that the revolutionary war was a war between us and Great Britain to make us a free country. And that the first battle was at Lexington and concord. This year I don't know what we will learn about. I'm sure it will be fun though.
ReplyDeleteOne thing that I remember from Mr. Akers class last year was the American Revolution and the lock-down on Boston. The Boston Tea Party and other riots caused Boston to be put on a military lock-down. The reason I remember this is because I think that this was the most important reason for the start of the Revolution.
ReplyDeleteOne thing that I remember from last year that I was taught was the French and Indian War. What I learned from the French and Indian War was there we a lot of taxes that we put on after the war started. Some of the laws were the Quartering Act, the Stamp Act, and the Navagation Acts.The Quartering Act allowed the soilders to come into your home if they thought that you have smuggled something. The Stamp Act was a tax on paper goods and the Navagation Act was passed saying that who you can trade with.
ReplyDeleteI remember something about tarring and feathering but i cant put it together... Any ideas?
ReplyDeletethe colonist tarred and feathered the tax collecters to make them look like fools and to mock britain this was also protest to the taxes they had to pay hope this helps
DeleteFrom last year i remember that mrs.ackers had us do a project that we had to pick a well knowed person and make a book or a poster about them. i really enjoyed doing that project. I am looking forward to be learning how are economy grow over time and the the projects that we are going to be doing..<3
ReplyDeleteWhat I remember learning last year in Social Studies was learning about Common Sense and that Thomas Paine wrote it and I thought Common Sense was great because it talked about independence for Great Britan and how Patriots declared independence in which I thought was very interesting
ReplyDeleteLast year I remembered the first settlement in James town in Virginia. I don’t remember because I wasn’t here last year but I can’t wait to learn about it this year.
ReplyDeletelast year i learned about the native americans and how they live i enjoyed how they forged to get there resources but this year is going to be better than last year ingnore extra tags SWAG SWAG SWAG SWAG
ReplyDeleteLast year I remembered the first settlement in James town in Virginia. I don’t remember because I wasn’t here last year but I can’t wait to learn about it this year
ReplyDeleteone thing i remember is doing some DBQs and going over a lot of bills and acts and laws
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