Social Studies, 6th Grade Assignments
- Instructor
- Mr. Steve Fishman
- Term
- 2025-2026 School Year
- Department
- 6th Grade
Upcoming Assignments
Due:
Renaissance Storyboard due
Renaissance Storyboard project will be due on Wednesday.
Past Assignments
Due:
Note check
There's a note check on Monday. You can email me a copy of your notes, or just show them to me in class on Monday.
Due:
What is the cause of that?
Write down something that you did or happened to you.
Write down what you think caused that to happen.
Write down what you think caused that to happen (what caused the thing that caused the thing that you did or happened to you). Keep going until you have 9 causes written down.
This isn't easy, so I understand if you have to guess (or speculate) about what caused something to happen. Do your best. Be thoughtful and as logical as you possibly can.
Due:
CH 8
- Read to the "Crusades"
- WB page 54 #1-2
- There will be an entry ticket on the reading UP to the the Great Schism
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CH 8
- Read to 180
- WB 52
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CH 8
- Read to 176
- Top of Wb page 52
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CH 7
- Finish workbook and review
- Lets Remember and Lets Consider
- Test is Thursday
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CH 7
- Finish reading the chapter
- Be ready for an entry ticket question over reading
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CH 7
- WB 47
- Read to "Islam Spreads Outside of Arabia"
- There will be a quiz, read diligently
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CH 7
- Rad to "The Koran"
- Thoughtfully read as there will be an entry ticket on the reading
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CH 7
- Read to Mohammad and the muslims
- WB 46
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Ch 7
- WB 45
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CH 6
- How different was the love of the Christians in caring for their widows, orphans, and one another from other practices of the ancient world? Be sure to provide a comparison to either Ancient Greece or Rome.
- Who was St. Paul before and after his conversion? What was the Christian response to his conversion?
- For the second part, you may have to find the answer using an outside resource
Due:
CH 6
- 10 Vocab words
- Lets Remember and Lets Consider
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CH 6
- Finish reading chapter and workbook
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CH 6
- WB 42 and top of 43
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CH 6
- Read to "Fathers and Doctors"
- WB 41 and top of 42
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CH 6
- Read to "An Emperor Converts"
- WB page 40
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CH 6
- Read to "Growth of the Church"
- WB 38
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CH 6
- Read to page 118
- WB page 37
Due:
Roman Civilization Storybook
- We will begin presenting on Monday
- Attached is the rubric
Due:
CH 5 Test
The following essay questions will be asked tomorrow
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- Why did Rome decline as a great power?
- How did the lives of Roman patricians differ from plebians?
Additionally, study workbook page 32 "Legendary Beginnings" matching
Due:
Ch 5
- Finish workbook
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CH 5
- Read to Growth and Decline of Roman Empire
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CH 5
- Read to "The Rise of Ceasers"
- WB page 32
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CH 5
- Read to legendary beginnings
- WB page 31
Due:
Ancient Greek Storybook Check
- You need to show me your two paragraphs and one image by the end of class
- This is worth 5 points
Due:
CH 4 Test
- The following essays will be on the test
- Why is Greece, and not Sumer or Egypt or Israel, called the Cradle of Western Civilization?
- What are the distinctions between Sparta and Athens, specifically their government and culture?
- What are the causes and results of the Persian Wars?
- Study top of workbook 22
Due:
CH 4
- Finish reading chapter
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CH 4
- Read to Hippocrates
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CH 4
- Read to "Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle"
- WB 27
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CH 4
- Read the "Golden Age of Greece"
- WB 26
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CH 4
- WB page 24
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CH 4
- Read to "War with Persia"
- WB page 23
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CH 4
- Read to "Draco and Solon"
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CH 4
- Read to "Homeric Myths"
- WB 21
Due:
CH 3 Test
- Open book
- Please review the following essay questions in preparation
- Choose either the Babylonian, Persian, or Assyrian Empire and write about their accomplishments and culture.
- Choose either Saul, David, or Solomon and write about their life and accomplishments.
Due:
CH 3
- 10 Vocab Words
- Lets Remember and Lets Consider
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CH 3
- Read to "The Prophets"
- WB 17, top of 18
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CH 3
- Read to "Israel's First King"
- WB 16 1-2
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CH 3
- Read to "Exodus"
- WB page 15 1-3
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CH 2 Review
- Choose 11 vocab words
- All of "Lets Consider" and "Lets Remember"
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CH 2
- Read to "Ancient Egypt and our Modern World"
- Finish workbook page 10
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CH 2
- Read to "Pharaohs"
- WB page 10 #1-2, 11 All
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CH 2
- Read to Egypt
- Skip "Gilgamesh" section, we will read together in class
- Workbook page 9
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CH 2
- Workbook page 8
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CH 2
- Workbook page 7
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CH 2
- Read to page 25 "Old and New Stone Age"
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CH 1 Review
- Choose 11 vocab words
- "Lets Remember" and "Lets Consider"
- All of them
- Reminder, test is Tuesday
Due:
CH 1
- Finish reading chapter
- Workbook page 6
Due:
CH 1
- Read to Climates
- WB page 4-5
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Ch 1 and Textbook Cover
- Read to page 8
- WB page 2
- Cover Textbook
- Tutorial is in link below
- https://www.instructables.com/No-tape-book-cover/
Due:
CH 1
- Read to page 5
- Workbook page 1
Due:
9/11 Assignment
- Answer Part I-IV, we will discuss Part V in class