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 Discover Our Heritage - Houghton Mifflin
Late Work
 20% deduction in grade for each day it’s late. No late work will be accepted after one week.
Missing/ Absent
 One day for each day missed
 Students are encouraged to ask the teacher for missed assignments and turn them in the next day. We encourage
our students to be their own educational advocate.
Projects
 In lieu of taking an end-of-chapter test, students will have the opportunity to complete a unit project to present
the material mastered. These projects will be worth a large chunk of their grade. Therefore, to ensure student
success, some class time will be given to begin research and ask questions, but expect to do a significant amount at
home as well.
 Expectations and due dates given 2-4 weeks in advance. Normal missing and absent rules do not apply.
Grades and Assignments
 Teacher ease will be updated each week, please note that this is flexible due to longer grading time for projects/
assignments and portfolios.
Students will begin with a geography mini-unit learning basic vocabulary, latitude, longitude, and the 5 themes
associated with geography
5th Grade (the East):
 Geography
 Unit 1: Mesopotamia
 Unit 2: Israel
 Unit 3: Egypt
 Unit 4: China
 Unit 5: India
6th grade (the West):
 Geography
 Unit 1: Greece
 Unit 2: Rome
 Unit 3: Aztec/Inca
 Unit 4: Africa
 Unit 5: Europe – Renaissance
With all units, students will study geography of the land, ancient history, people, conflicts or wars, major ideas, and
modern issues.
5th and 6th Grade Social Studies
Ms. Amy Murray, amurray@stjstl.net ext. 210