1 Social Studies-2026 - 2027 Assignments

This is an individual assignment, and you should remain in your assigned seats and work independently throughout the class period.
You will work through the Google Slides and complete several activities. They will:
Identify what historians do and how they study the past.
Practice distinguishing between fact and opinion.
Identify historical articles/statements based on fact vs. opinion.
Answer some questions in their Social Studies notebook.
Type responses to other questions directly into the Google Slides.
Watch and complete the assigned BrainPOP video/activity in Google Classroom when instructed to do so in the slides.
You should work through the assignment in order and follow the directions on each slide carefully.

Instructions: Watch the video and answer the pause point questions. -- Due date: Sep 4, 2026 -- Topics: Fact and Opinion -- Features: Bp Pause Points

You will create a cover page in your notebook for Unit 1. 

You will need the following:
Title of the Unit
Title of each Lesson 
Colored pictures representing each lesson 
Use your online textbook to gain inspiration for the pictures. Log in to your TCI textbook through Clever. Make sure to review the linked notebook assignment list to make sure you complete this on the correct page.

If absent, please complete these notes using the slides, then glue them into your notebook.

This assignment will get you familiar with navigating your online textbook. You can access your text through Clever and go to TCI.

You will be creating a political amp of the United States. You will also be quizzed on the . You should be able to correctly identify each state on a blank U.S. map.

States to Know

States to Know

Oregon                        New York
Utah                            New Hampshire
Nebraska                        Connecticut
Kansas                        Pennsylvania 
Oklahoma                        South Carolina 
Texas                            North Carolina 
Massachusetts                Virginia
Delaware                        Georgia 
Rhode Island                    Maryland 
Missouri                        New Jersey

If absent, use the slides to complete the world map and glue the assignment in your notebook. 

History Notebook Introductory Cover Page
The of your History Notebook will be an introductory cover page. This should be the first page you see when you open your notebook.Your cover page must include:



Mrs. Keating
2026–2027
representing topics we will study this year
Choosing Your Pictures
Choose that represent people, events, places, or ideas we will learn about in U.S. History this year. Look through your for inspiration.
Some ideas might include the Make It Your Own!
Your cover page should be Arrange your pictures and information in a way that makes an interesting introduction to your History Notebook.

Please review the slides for instructions.