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Email: Francesca.Woods@pgcps.org
Phone: 301.372.0120
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Welcome to US History I with Ms. Woods. US History I is a two-part course. Part one is taken during 8th grade, while part two will be covered in 9th grade. During your culminating year of middle school, we will focus on the beginning of America to the Reconstruction Era. Topics covered in this course include but are not limited to:
Colonization
French and Indian War
American Revolution
Political Parties
Government Structure
Civil War & Reconstruction
Financial Literacy
Coursework
Homework: Homework will be assigned on a weekly basis. Assignments may range from current events to extension activities. Homework will be posted in class as well as on Google Classroom.
Projects: Students will be assigned a minimum of one project per quarter. Projects are used to help students take more ownership of their learning, make real-world connections, and produce a finished assessment tailored to their interest.
Make up work: The number of days allowed to submit missed work will be equivalent to the number of days that are deemed as lawful absences. It is the student's responsibility to collect make-up work.
This course will be infused with art & technology with the use of PROJECT BASED LEARNING. Project-Based learning allows students the opportunity to engage, explore, and investigate in order to gain deeper knowledge on topics. This will will also help students make meaningful real world connections to the content.