Class Overview 

6th Grade: Students will study several different periods of Eastern and Western Hemasphere history. Through their studies they will develop critical writing, thinking, and research skills.  Topics of study include: 

• Ancient Greece and Rome

• The Enlightenment

• The French Revolution

• The Industrial Revolution

• Independence in Latin America

• 1800-1900's Immigration

• Industrialization

• World Deserts

7th Grade: Students will study several different periods of American history from the Pre-Colonial period to the Space Race. Through their studies they will develop critical writing, thinking, and research skills. Topics of study include: 

• Precolonial America

• 13 colonies

• American Revolution

• A New Nation

• Westward Expansion

• Civil War and Reconstruction

• The Turn of the Century

• The 1920s

• USA in WWII

• The Space Race