A civilization is made up of many parts. We will use G.R.A.P.E.S. to remember them. The GRAPES acronym in Social Studies means:
Geography Religion Achievements Politics Economy Social structures
We are currently learning about historical themes (pages xxii – xxiii in your textbook). The themes listed in the book are the same as GRAPES. Click on this link to learn more about GRAPES.
To help you understand the themes you will be learning about this year, consider these questions and comment on one or more of them:
Geography: Is your town or city near a lake, ocean, or mountains? What is the weather like? How do the landscape and weather affect the way you live?
Religion or Belief Systems: As you are growing up, how do you learn what are the right and wrong ways of behaving? What people or groups taught you those things?
Politics or Government: In our school, what would happen if every student could come to class whatever time he or she wanted? Leave class whenever he or she wanted? Talk out loud anytime, even during tests?
Geography: Is your town or city near a lake, ocean, or mountains? What is the weather like? How do the landscape and weather affect the way you live?
answer : ( My hometown is ULSAN ) And it’s near the Ocean. And it has 4 whether changing every 3 month. I can Swim well because it’s near the ocean. and whether didn’t actually changed mt life
Politics or Government: In our school, what would happen if every student could come to class whatever time he or she wanted? Leave class whenever he or she wanted? Talk out loud anytime, even during tests?
That would be awesome but will also be bad. If we have no rules people will go crazy and school will be chaos.
Politics or Government: In our school, what would happen if every student could come to class whatever time he or she wanted? Leave class whenever he or she wanted? Talk out loud anytime, even during tests?
I think we have to make rule to follow that people. And it will be funny if people doing that. I mean they are crazy. But if you have dream or if you want to success you have to study hard.
Geography: Is your town or city near a lake, ocean, or mountains? What is the weather like? How do the landscape and weather affect the way you live?
My city is chennai and it is near the sea and there is usually lots of sun. The way it affects my life is that I can not go to school by walk.
Hinako, First I will like to explain that Tokyo is not a small town but a rather large one.But if there is another Tokyo that is rather small then show me on the map some day.And what is around the city: a lake,an ocean, some mountains? What is the weather like,hot or could?
i lived in a town it was veary crepy it was foggy and our house was old and every night i would have a nightmare and it also alaways stormed around 2:00 am everynight and it was alaways cold because we lived in a corn field but we had a veary big yard to play football and scocer and i had a ATV all terrian vechicle and i alaways drove it around and thats about it. =)
I agree with Sohki.. Because Tokyo is first of all, it’s the capital of Japan and there will be a reason to it…… And the reason is mostly because that city is better than the other cities or they have improved a lot in Tokyo. So that should be the reason why Tokyo could be the capital.. So I think that since it is very improved and it’s the capital… I don’t think that Tokyo is a small city
Politics or Government: In our school, what would happen if every student could come to class whatever time he or she wanted? Leave class whenever he or she wanted? Talk out loud anytime, even during tests?
A: There will be lots of fighting and there will be no rule. like if there is no rule there will be lots of fighting because nobody can say ‘ don’t fight !’ because there is no rule. And people can became fool because we don’t have to study. We can get out from the class when ever we want
"My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style."
- Maya Angelou
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Geography: Is your town or city near a lake, ocean, or mountains? What is the weather like? How do the landscape and weather affect the way you live?
answer : ( My hometown is ULSAN ) And it’s near the Ocean. And it has 4 whether changing every 3 month. I can Swim well because it’s near the ocean. and whether didn’t actually changed mt life
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Dear Sangmin
I have a question… Were you able to swim for the whole year? Wouldn’t it be cold in winter? Or is it like Chennai?
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Dear Sangmin
I also think same as Sohki’s question wasn’t it cold?
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DEAR hera
YES it is really cold in the winter
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DEAR Sohki the great
If I swim in winter I might died 😦
I can’t swim in the winter 😦 which is GOOD 😀
( IT IS SO COLD )
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the weather would be change but it would not give so much changes to him
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Dear Sangmin there is a word wrong
not mt it is my
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THANK you 😀
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Politics or Government: In our school, what would happen if every student could come to class whatever time he or she wanted? Leave class whenever he or she wanted? Talk out loud anytime, even during tests?
That would be awesome but will also be bad. If we have no rules people will go crazy and school will be chaos.
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Sohki, it is good!
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I completely agree with you sohki
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sohki i agree it will be fun at first but there will be bullyng and fizicalconbat bitween student
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I agree Shoki it would be veary crazy. Youve made a good point.
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Hey Sohki,
I agree with you and that we would be like wild animals and act like slobs.
Milan
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LOVE your writing 😀
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School will be bad. Because they have to teach rule. And I have question is there are teachers?
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Students,
I am really enjoying these comments. Thanks for sharing your opinions and views and please look at your classmate’s comments.
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Politics or Government: In our school, what would happen if every student could come to class whatever time he or she wanted? Leave class whenever he or she wanted? Talk out loud anytime, even during tests?
I think we have to make rule to follow that people. And it will be funny if people doing that. I mean they are crazy. But if you have dream or if you want to success you have to study hard.
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Geography: Is your town or city near a lake, ocean, or mountains? What is the weather like? How do the landscape and weather affect the way you live?
My city is chennai and it is near the sea and there is usually lots of sun. The way it affects my life is that I can not go to school by walk.
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i agree me to it is to scary to walk around alone it is soooo dangeres and stinky!!
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I’m from Tokyo.
Tokyo is small town.
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Dear Hinako
I disagree because Tokyo isn’t a small town.
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Hinako, First I will like to explain that Tokyo is not a small town but a rather large one.But if there is another Tokyo that is rather small then show me on the map some day.And what is around the city: a lake,an ocean, some mountains? What is the weather like,hot or could?
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In Tokyo we have rivers called Arakawa and Sumidagawa,but we don’t have any lakes or mountains.
weather is hot and cold.
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Hinako i disagree tokyo is not a small town at all.
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Dear Hinako
Before coming to India did you live in another country or only in Japan ?
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Dear Sohki , Charlotte and donovan
It is my mistake.
sorry.
Tokyo is big city.
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Dear Romane
I only lived in Japan.
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Can you tell reason why it’s small town?! And I disagree with you. Tokyo is capital in Japan. Then it will be big.
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i lived in a town it was veary crepy it was foggy and our house was old and every night i would have a nightmare and it also alaways stormed around 2:00 am everynight and it was alaways cold because we lived in a corn field but we had a veary big yard to play football and scocer and i had a ATV all terrian vechicle and i alaways drove it around and thats about it. =)
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I agree with Sohki.. Because Tokyo is first of all, it’s the capital of Japan and there will be a reason to it…… And the reason is mostly because that city is better than the other cities or they have improved a lot in Tokyo. So that should be the reason why Tokyo could be the capital.. So I think that since it is very improved and it’s the capital… I don’t think that Tokyo is a small city
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Politics or Government: In our school, what would happen if every student could come to class whatever time he or she wanted? Leave class whenever he or she wanted? Talk out loud anytime, even during tests?
A: There will be lots of fighting and there will be no rule. like if there is no rule there will be lots of fighting because nobody can say ‘ don’t fight !’ because there is no rule. And people can became fool because we don’t have to study. We can get out from the class when ever we want
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Dear Taehee Kim
Where is Gwang Ju, in korea?
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i think the grapes it is easy to learn about and faster and it is also easy for me to learn in social studys
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