~Early American History~ 

 *Exploration - The Search for the Northwest Passage

    Marco Polo has an impact on many of the great explorers.

    Christopher Columbus' encounters with the new world.

*The First Colonies in America

*The American Revolution

*The New Nation

*Illinois Constitution and Illinois History 

*The Precedents set by George Washington    

*The Founding Fathers

*The Nation Expands, Becomes Stronger & Then Divides

*The Civil War ~ General Lee & General Grant

7th Grade Literature Class Syllabus

We will read FIVE novels: A Long Walk to Water, The Giver, Life As We Knew it, A Christmas Carol and Trouble Don't Last.

All assignments align with these novels and IL state standards. Please see google classroom for more information.