How the Curriculum Works in the Classroom

• New standards start at U.S. Expansion into the West

• We will review the Civil War and Reconstruction from the end of last year

• Through these studies we will learn about political, economic, social, and geographic concepts of United States History through the South Carolina lens.

• Assessments will not purely be recall of fact, but rather application and analysis. *internet age

• • What would happen if…?

  • Why did _____ decide____?

  • How did _______ impact_____?

Interactive notebook

• Composition notebook

• Pictures showcase history

• Notes will be glued onto pages

• Annotations, drawings, highlighting, drawings, etc will be “responses” to notes

• Study guide for quizzes and tests