Overview:
Overview:
7th Grade Social Studies
Students in grade seven study the social, cultural, and
technological changes that occurred in Europe, Africa and
Asia
in the years A.D. 500 – 1789.
After reviewing the ancient world and the ways in which
archaeologists and historians uncover the past, students study the
history and geography of great civilizations that were developing
concurrently throughout the world during medieval and early modern
times. They examine
the growing economic interaction among civilizations as well as
the exchange of ideas, beliefs, technologies, and commodities.
They learn about the resulting growth of Enlightenment philosophy
and the new examination of concepts of reason and authority, the
natural rights of human beings and the divine right of kings,
experimentalism in science, and the dogma of belief.
Finally, students assess the political forces let loose by
the Enlightenment, particularly the rise of democratic ideas, and
they learn about the continuing influence of these ideas in the
world today.
Textbook:
World History: Medieval
and Early Modern Times, McDougal Little,
Evanston
IL
, 2006.
8th Grade Social Studies
Students in grade eight study the ideas, issues, and events from
the framing of the Constitution up to World War I, with an
emphasis on
America
’s role in the war. After
reviewing the development of
America
’s democratic institutions founded in the Judeo-Christian
heritage and English parliamentary traditions, particularly the
shaping of the Constitution, students trace the development of
American politics, society, culture and economy and relate them to
the emergence of major regional differences.
They learn about the challenges facing the new nation, with
an emphasis on the causes, course, and consequences of the Civil
War. They make
connections between the rise of industrialization and contemporary
social and economic conditions.
Special Activity
For the fourth consecutive year, our eighth graders will
participate in the
University
of
Chapman
’s 7th Annual Holocaust Art and Writing Contest.
Artwork and poems will be due February 5th with
the award ceremony on March 10th at
Chapman
University
. The top three
projects chosen by the middle school teacher will be submitted.
Textbooks:
Creating
America
: A History of the
United States
, McDougal Little,
Evanston
IL
, 2006.
Our Federal and State Constitutions,
A.J.S. Publications,
Chicago
, 2005.
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