Welcome to 7th Grade Humanities

COURSE INFORMATION

In Humanities, 7th grade historians will examine the foundations of the United States and its consequences for various groups of people. 7th graders will recognize how dynamic this country’s history has been, beginning with the original inhabitants of the Americas and ending with Reconstruction. This was a time period which saw changes that still resonate today in terms of cultural shifts, technological growth, and political turmoil. Our historians will grapple with two main historical narratives: the territorial dispossession and genocide of the continent’s indigenous population, and the creation and dissolution of the United States between 1775-1865. 

Throughout the year, students will develop their historical thinking and writing skills, including source analysis (reading and analyzing of primary and secondary sources), contextualization, argumentation, alongside finessing their debate and discussion habits.