Ms. Manto's Social Studies Website
Ms. Manto's Social Studies Website
Contact Information:
Cristina Manto, Social Studiescmanto@abschools.orgOffice Hours:
Monday-Friday 2:36-3:15 PM
Curriculum Information
Like all other 7th Grade Social Studies classes, the topics we'll be learning about this year will include:
Individual and national identity,
Founding documents
Liberty, equality, justice, opportunity
The Holocaust
Prejudice, discrimination, stereotypes
Slavery and the Middle Passage
Reconstruction and the Jim Crow South
Great Migration and the Harlem Renaissance
Civil Rights Movement and Black Lives Matter
Other Marginalized Groups in the United States
Essential questions we'll be focusing on are:
How does one’s identity shape or affect one’s experience?
How has “We” in “We the People” changed over time?
How do stereotypes, prejudice, and discrimination affect us and our nation?
To what extent has our nation lived up to the values on which it was founded?
Why is it important to be a critical thinker?