GRADE-7

Online Middle School

Civics

M/J Civics Course Outline

This course follows Florida’s Next Generation Sunshine State Standards for 7th grade social studies.

This course focuses on the government of the United States, including federal, state, and local governments.

The students will learn about the rights, duties, and liberties that come along with citizenship. They will learn about the documents and values that the American government is founded on.

The students will learn about the federal government, including the three branches and their purposes.

Next the students will learn about state and local governments and how they shape laws.

The students will learn about elections, political parties, and the history of voting rights.

American’s foreign policy will be explained, along with how the United States takes on global issues.

Finally, the students will learn about economics, the three main types of economics, and supply and demand.

Course Outline

Introduction

Course Description

Understanding Plagiarism

Pretest

MLA Formatting MSWord 2007

MLA Documentation updates

MLA Citation

MLA Incorporating Sources

Geography

Citizenship: Duties, Rights, and Liberties

Foundations of American Government

United States and its Federal Government

Midterm

State and Local Government

Elections, Parties, and Pressure Groups

The United States and the World

Economics

Final Exam

Course Evaluation