SS7 OPEN HOUSE 2021

WELCOME to Social Studies 7

Ms. Mariana Furloni

[e-mail] / Room 512

Multiple Choice

Seventh grade is part of which academic program within EARJ?

• PYP (primary years program)

• MYP (middle years program)

• IB program

• Brazilian diploma

Multiple Choice

What is our first unit about?

• Islamic Empires

• Chinese dynasties

• Pre-Columbian Empires: Maya, Aztec & Inca

• Empires in Africa

Multiple Choice

Based on what you know about our SS7 curriculum so far, what is one major CONCEPT that we will investigate throughout the year?

• dynasty

• conflict

• empire

• supply

Multiple Choice

Which online platform(s) will we use to report / provide feedback on formative and summative assessments?

• Only Google Classroom

• Go Formative, Google Classroom and Rediker

• Only Study.com

• Only Rediker

Multiple Select

Which expectations are part of our Covid-19 prevention protocol?

• I respect social distancing

• I wear a mask at all times

• I avoid conflicts

• I help sanitize classroom desks after each class period

Multiple Choice

How many clean masks should you bring to school every day?

• Only one is enough

• At least five

• 3-4 masks should be enough

Formative vs Summative Assessments

How are they different?

Multiple Choice

Mary got a 68% (level 1) on her formative assessment. Does it count "for a grade"?

• Yes!

• No, and it is not reported in Rediker

• No, but it is reported in Rediker

Multiple Choice

After getting a 68% on her formative work, Mary met with the teacher to work on the skills she needed to improve and redid the formative assessment.

Later in the unit, she got a 92% on her summative assessment.

Does it count for her grade?

• Yes, and it is reported in Rediker.

• Yes, but it is not reported in Rediker.

• No, it does not.

Multiple Select

Jake got a 62% (level 1) on his formative assessment.

What next steps should he take?

• Just talk to the teacher about it.

• Talk to the principal / counselor about it

• Develop an improvement plan with his teacher, which will include coming for extra help.

Multiple Select

James wants to retake a summative assessment. He got a “failing grade” (62%) but did not complete all his formative assessments. Actually, he got a “bad grade” on one of the formative assessments and did not follow the improvement plan he had set up with the teacher.

Can he request a make up of this summative assessment?

• Yes, students can always redo summative assessments.

• No, because he did not complete all his formative work.

• No, because he did follow the improvement plan.