About
As we begin the school year, I would like to provide you with information on
what to expect in your 6th Grade Social Studies class. We will begin the school year by
developing the skills necessary to learning and understanding ancient history. These skills
include how to study the past; how to distinguish geographical features,
how to answer essential questions in history (who, what, where, when, why, and how); and more.
We will explore the prehistoric and ancient civilizations that laid the foundations for modern
civilizations. Topics to be studied throughout the year are supported by the California
History-Social Science Framework (2016) and California History-Social Science Standards. They
include:
❏ Development of Humankind (Standard 6.1)
❏ Ancient Civilizations of Mesopotamia, Egypt, and Kush (Standard 6.2)
❏ Ancient Hebrews (Standard 6.3)
❏ Ancient Greece (Standard 6.4)
❏ Early Civilizations of India (Standard 6.5)
❏ Early Civilizations of China (Standard 6.6)
❏ Ancient Rome (Standard 6.7)
We will also develop our historical thinking skills, such as: historical significance, cause and
consequence, continuity and change, historical perspectives, primary source evidence, and
ethical dimensions.
what to expect in your 6th Grade Social Studies class. We will begin the school year by
developing the skills necessary to learning and understanding ancient history. These skills
include how to study the past; how to distinguish geographical features,
how to answer essential questions in history (who, what, where, when, why, and how); and more.
We will explore the prehistoric and ancient civilizations that laid the foundations for modern
civilizations. Topics to be studied throughout the year are supported by the California
History-Social Science Framework (2016) and California History-Social Science Standards. They
include:
❏ Development of Humankind (Standard 6.1)
❏ Ancient Civilizations of Mesopotamia, Egypt, and Kush (Standard 6.2)
❏ Ancient Hebrews (Standard 6.3)
❏ Ancient Greece (Standard 6.4)
❏ Early Civilizations of India (Standard 6.5)
❏ Early Civilizations of China (Standard 6.6)
❏ Ancient Rome (Standard 6.7)
We will also develop our historical thinking skills, such as: historical significance, cause and
consequence, continuity and change, historical perspectives, primary source evidence, and
ethical dimensions.
My Classroom
Here is the syllabus students were given the first day of school.