Social Studies

Social Studies 7

Grade 7 Social Studies begins a two-year sequence in American history that is taught chronologically. Students will engage in lessons that focus on enduring political, economic and social issues while developing their critical thinking skills. Units of study include Native Americans, colonial developments, American independence, Constitutional developments, the Constitution in practice, westward expansion, reform movements and the Civil War Era. Considerable emphasis on project-based learning and multicultural viewpoints will be utilized to foster students’ curiosity and a passion for history.

Social Studies 8

Building on the Social Studies 7 curriculum, students in this course will first review the Reconstruction Era and then complete the two-year sequence in American history. Units of study include a changing society (industrialization, urbanization and the Progressive Era), expansion and imperialism, World War I and the Roaring Twenties, the Great Depression, World War II, and the domestic, political, foreign, economic and social trends from the 1950s to the present. Students will identify enduring issues and analyze the impact they have had on American history. Continued implementation of project-based learning and multicultural viewpoints will assist students as they become even more critical thinkers and creative problem-solvers.