Individuals and Societies

Welcome to the 2024/2025 7th Grade Individuals and Societies webpage!

My name is Mr. Rubel, and I am the 7th grade Individuals and Societies teacher at Our World Neighborhood Charter School. I received my bachelor’s degree from SUNY Geneseo in adolescent education and history, and my masters from Touro College in teaching literacy grades K-12. In my free time, I enjoy playing volleyball, going shopping, and spending time with my friends and family. I have a passion for teaching, and love what I do. It brings me joy to teach my students about American history!

Seventh grade social studies is the first half of a two year American history course. In 7th grade, students will be learning about the first half of American history. We will begin with Native Americans and work our way through the Civil War. Units of study for the entire year is as follows:

Unit 1-Native Americans

Unit 2-European Exploration

Unit 3-Colonial America

Unit 4-The American Revolution

Unit 5-Foundations of Government

Unit 6-Westward Expansion

Unit 7-Towards Civil War

*Current and Specific Topics Taught For The Second Quarter

European Exploration, 13 Colonies, Causes of the American Revolution

Learner Profile of the Month- Risk Taker

Tips For Student Success:

-Take all of your notes in class and on your virtual note sheet guide for distance learning in Google classroom