Social Studies
Teacher: Mr. McDonald Room 15
"We cannot escape history."- Abraham Lincoln
A nation that forgets its past can function no better than an individual with amnesia. - David McCullough
About Social Studies:
Find the Diocesan Social Studies Curriculum here.
How Social Studies class works...
Class Structure, Daily Routine, Grades, Extra Credit, etc.
How to Submit an Assignment from Notability to Showbie
Challenge Work (and Eyewitness to History)
Information on Note Taking...
Grades Comparison for i-pad and handwritten notes
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6th Grade
Curriculum Highlights
6th Grade Curriculum:
In 6th grade Social Studies, we study what history is, history's relationship to archaeology and geography, human prehistory, the cradles of civilization, major empires of the ancient Middle East, Greek civilizations, Roman civilization, the rise of Christianity, Byzantine civilization, the rise of Islam, the early Middle Ages, and the High Middle Ages, including the concept of feudalism, the crusades, and the rise of West European monarchies. Throughout the course, the historical importance of developments in Judaism, Christianity, and the Church is emphasized.
Who Said It?
“To have another language is to possess a second soul.”
Class Notes, etc.
Assignments
See Showbie and Homework Calendar.
Weblinks
7th Grade
Curriculum Highlights
7th Grade Curriculum:
In 7th grade Social Studies, we study the beginning of the Modern Era, the Age of Exploration, the British Colonies, the American Revolution and its causes and purposes, the Constitution and the Bill of Rights, the economic and territorial growth of the United States from coast to coast, the institution of slavery and the causes of the Civil War, and the Civil War itself.
Who Said It?
Class Notes, etc.
Assignments
See Showbie and Homework Calendar.
Weblinks
8th Grade
Curriculum Highlights
8th Grade Curriculum:
In 8th grade Social Studies, we study Reconstruction, the settlement of the Great West, the corporate revolution and amazing economic growth of the Gilded Age, the Progressive Age, World War I and its causes and results, economics, the 1920s, the Great Depression, World War II and its causes and results, the civil rights movement, and the Cold War.
Who Said It?
"Bill, I've just handed the South to the Republicans for fifty years, certainly for the rest of our life times."
Assignments
See Showbie and Homework Calendar.