Social Studies Department

Instructor	Classes
Mr. Alvarez	Social Studies 7 and ASB Leadership
Mrs. Garcia	Social Studies 7 and AVID
Ms. Garcia-Gozbekian	Social Studies 8 and Algebra Readiness
Mr. Greene	Social Studies 7 & 8 and AVID
Ms. Lisenbee	Social Studies 7 and English 7
Mrs. Mejia	Social Studies 8 and ELD
Mr. Panzer	Social Studies 8
Mr. Pittman	Social Studies 8
Ms. Statzer	Social Studies 7

7th Grade World History

Welcome to Medieval World History.  This year we will be studying different world cultures during the middle ages. (A.D. 500 to A.D. 1500.  We hope you enjoy the trip.

This is a list of materials students should have with them each day:

Pens or Pencils, a notebook, binder, colored pencils, high lighters, and binder paper

Text Book Web site

Medieval and Early Modern Times

March 25th is our 4th Benchmark date

School Year Outline

• Ancient Rome
• Medieval Africa
• Civilizations of Islam
• Medieval Europe
• Medieval China and Japan
• Meso-American Civilizations
• The Age of Exploration and Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment
• European Renaissance and the Reformation

 

8th Grade US History

This is a list of materials students should have with them each day:

Pens or Pencils, a notebook, binder, colored pencils, high lighters, and binder paper

 

Text Book Web site

The American Journey

March 22 is our 4th Benchmark date

School Year Outline

        

Quarter 1

• Founding of the Nation
• Bill of Rights
• Constitution
• Federalism/Dual sovereignty, separation of powers, majority rule

 

Quarter 2

• American people of the Northeast
• American people of the South
• Origins of Slavery
• American Political. System

Quarter 3

• American People of the West
• -Indian Removal
• Jacksonian Democracy
• territorial acquisitions
• Manifest Destiny
• Lewis and Clark Expedition
• Texas War of Independence

Quarter 4

• Abolition
• Reconstruction
• Causes of the Civil War
• States' Rights Doctrine