7th Grade - Social Studies
Welcome from Mrs. Chappell
"Against the tyranny of time and politics, imagine us...in the most extraordinarily instances of our life, listening to music, falling in love, walking down the shady streets, reading...And then imagine us again with all this confiscated, driven underground, taken away from us."
Azar Nafsi
The social studies curriculum is designed to correlate with the National Council for Social Studies (NCSS) and includes the strands of history, civics, government, geography, economics, and culture.
7th grade: Students will study the history of the United States to 1877.
First Quarter
Students will study the major events preceding the founding of our nation, relating their significance to the development of American democracy, and the causes of the American Revolution.Other topics include:
*The Confederation and Constitution
*Citizenship
*The Jefferson Era
*Lewis and Clarke
*Industrialization
Materials needed: 3-ringer binder - 1"
2 pocket folder
highlighter / post-it notes
loose leaf paper
pen/pencil
colored pencils - for homework
Resources: textbook - The American Journey
primary & secondary documents
current events via internet sites
8th Grade
Welcome from Mrs. Chappell
"Against the tyranny of time and politics, imagine us...in the most extraordinarily instances of our life, listening to music, falling in love, walking down the shady streets, reading...And then imagine us again with all this confiscated, driven underground, taken away from us."
Azar Nafsi
The social studies curriculum is designed to correlate with the National Council for Social Studies (NCSS) and includes the strands of history, civics, government, geography, economics, and culture.
8th grade: Students will study the history of the United States from 1877 to the present.
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8th grade: First Quarter
The Western Frontier  The Western Frontier
Native American Struggles
Mining Boom
The Growth of Industry/Inventions
Immigration/Urban America
Materials needed: 3-ringer binder - 1"
2 pocket folder
highlighter / post-it notes
loose leaf paper
pen/pencil
colored pencils - for homework
Resources: textbook - The American Journey
primary & secondary documents
current events via internet sites
"Against the tyranny of time and politics, imagine us...in the most extraordinarily instances of our life, listening to music, falling in love, walking down the shady streets, reading...And then imagine us again with all this confiscated, driven underground, taken away from us."
Azar Nafsi
The social studies curriculum is designed to correlate with the National Council forSocial Studies (NCSS) and includes the strands of history, civics, government, geography, economics, and culture.
7th grade: Students will study the history of the United States to 1877.
.
7th grade: First Quarter
Students will study the major events preceding the founding of our nation, relating their significance to the development of American democracy, and the causes of the American Revolution.Other topics include the Confederation and Constitution, citizenship, the Jefferson Era, Lewis and Clarke and Industrialization.
Materials needed: 3-ringer binder - 1"
2 pocket folder
highlighter / post-it notes
loose leaf paper
pen/pencil
colored pencils - for homework
Resources: textbook - The American Journey
primary & secondary documents
current events via internet sites
Welcome from Mrs. Chappell
"Against the tyranny of time and politics, imagine us...in the most extraordinarily instances of our life, listening to music, falling in love, walking down the shady streets, reading...And then imagine us again with all this confiscated, driven underground, taken away from us."
Azar Nafsi
The social studies curriculum is designed to correlate with the National Council for Social Studies (NCSS) and includes the strands of history, civics, government, geography, economics, and culture.
8th grade: Students will study the history of the United States from 1877 to the present.
.
8th grade: First Quarter
The Western Frontier The Western Frontier
Native American Struggles
Mining Boom
The Growth of Industry/Inventions
Immigration/Urban America
Materials needed: 3-ringer binder - 1"
2 pocket folder
highlighter / post-it notes
loose leaf paper
pen/pencil
colored pencils - for homework
Resources: textbook - The American Journey
primary & secondary documents
current events via internet sites
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