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"Everything
we have, all our great institutions,
hospitals,
universities, libraries,
this city,
our laws, our music, art, poetry,
our
freedoms, everything is because
somebody
went before us and did the hard work. . .
Indifference
to history isn't just ignorant, it's rude.
It's a form
of ingratitude."
David McCullough
Grade 6 – Grade 6 uses the text, World,
published by McGraw-Hill. It covers the great civilizations of the
world. Materials used as supplements include: computer software,
laser disks, the Internet, Junior Scholastic and videos.
Grade 7 - Grade
7 uses The American Nation: Beginnings Through 1877, published by
Prentice Hall. In addition to the textbook, there are workbook activities,
skits, laser disks, computer test and quiz reviews, Junior Scholastic
magazine, videos, the Internet and our new wireless mobile computer lab which is
available in each of the classes.
Grade 8 - Grade
8 uses The American Nation: Civil War to the Present published by
Prentice Hall. Students in grade 8 will use the same varied approaches to
social studies content as students in grades 6 and 7. Students in grades
6, 7 and 8 work individually and in groups to cover the varied assortment of
topics that this curriculum presents. Correlations between history and
current events are drawn in all social studies classes.
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