Teaching

I am teaching SC History, 8th Grade Social Studies. If you have any specific questions about course topics, feel free to email me, and I will respond as soon as possible.

SC History

Course Description:  This is a year-long course that will cover the history of South Carolina and the role that the state and its people played in the development of the United States as a nation. It will focus on the state's political, economic, social, and geographical features.

Textbook: South Carolina: A. Journey

Topics To Be Covered:

1. Colonial Carolina 

2. Colonial America 

3. The Revolutionary Era

4. New Nation and State

5. Countdown to Secession 

6. The Union is Torn Asunder

7. Reconstruction and Jim crow

8. Prosperity and Conflict: The Gilded Age Through WWI

9. The 1920s to WWII

10. Cold War Carolina and Beyond

Supplies:

1. marble notebook (1)

2. Pencils /pens (blue or black ink only)

3. Erasers

4. Headphones/earbuds

5. Colored pencils

6. Stick glue and scissors

7. * Our classroom can always use tissue, hand sanitizer, and copy paper

Grading:

Students are expected to do their best. It is the responsibility of the student to complete assignments and to keep up with the note-taking. The teacher will follow the scale set forth by the Darlington County School District.

A=100-90|B=89-80/C=79-70|D=69-70|F=59-Below

Mastery Checks=25%|Class Performance=45%|Assessments=35%