Course Syllabus

"Change Our World"

Mr. Drucker

laurence.drucker@ucps.k12.nc.us

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Porter Ridge Middle School

2827 Ridge Road

Indian Trail, NC  28079

704-225-7555 x6045

7th Grade Science & Social Studies

Room E-115

Office Hours: Mondays 3:50 - 4:30

Drucker Syllabus

UCPS Digital Citizenship

Counselor Request

Global Instruction Incorporation

• Compare and contrast US culture to the following:
  • Philippines
  • South Africa
  • Brazil
  • Mexico
  • Canada
  • India
• Discuss traditions in the US borrowed from the following:
  • France
  • Great Britain
  • Germany
• Use of CNN Student News for current events from around the world
• Map studies of Imperialism's impact on countries across Africa
• Understand impact of Reformation scientists from Europe
• Identify religious and civil rights leaders and their influences on the world
  • Martin Luther
  • MLK Jr.
  • Gandhi
  • John Calvin
• Identify reformers from around the world and their influences on the US
  • Adam Smith
  • Montesquieu
  • Voltaire
  • John Locke
  • Thomas Hobbes
  • Denis Diderot
  • Petrarch

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SUPPLY LIST

• PRMS Agenda
• Composition Notebooks
  • Will need to buy more as the school year progresses
• Ear Buds or Headphones (REQUIRED)
• PENCILS
• Colored Pencils
• Glue Stick
• Scissors
• Hand-Held Pencil Sharpener
• Pencil Case

WISH LIST

• Boxes of Kleenex
• Audio Ear Buds/Headphones
• Composition Notebooks
• Pencils
• Loose-Leaf Paper
• Copy Paper

LATE WORK POLICY

• 1 Day - Grading starts at 75
• 2 or More Days - Grading starts at 50
• Work will be accepted late up until the next progress report or report card, whichever occurs first.
• This is a Team Policy