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| World Studies |
Jack Wooden, RT
Philip Jackson
Sabrina Khan |
Tara Seligman
Amrit Singh
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COURSE BULLETIN INFORMATION
All students are required to take a world studies course. Students will be identified as G/T based upon grades in previous World Studies classes, teacher recommendations and parent recommendations.
World Studies - Grade 6 (Full Year)
World Studies 6 consists of four units. The themes of these units are: patterns of settlement in the ancient and modern worlds, citizenship and governance in classical and modern times, the impact of economics, and past and present cultural systems. Each unit focuses on present day issues as well as ancient history up to about 1000 CE.
World Studies Grade 6 – Gifted and Talented (Full Year)
The objectives in G/T world studies will be the same as those in the world studies 6 curriculum. Students are heterogeneously grouped (mixed ability levels) in classes and those students identified as G/T will receive instruction that requires higher order thinking skills and processes. Students will be expected to retain information rapidly and teachers may utilize higher reading texts, alternative assessments, and research projects.
World Studies - Grade 7 (Full Year)
The four units in seventh grade world studies include the following topics: conflict and power during feudal times, the role of trade in Africa, the impact of geography in meso-America, and the interconnected world. The seventh grade World Studies curriculum includes the period of early modern world history and compares and contrasts it with current times.
World Studies Grade 7 – Gifted and Talented (Full Year)
The objectives in G/T World Studies will be the same as those in the world studies 7 curriculum. Students are heterogeneously grouped (mixed ability levels) in classes and those students identified as G/T will receive instruction that requires higher order thinking skills and processes. Students will be expected to retain information rapidly and teachers may utilize higher reading texts, alternative assessments, and research projects.
World Studies - Grade 8 (Full Year)
The curriculum for eighth grade World Studies covers four aspects of U.S. History. The units are: the political system of democracy, the geography and economics of the early nation, the civil war, and reconstruction. Each of the four units compares early American history with the present time.
World Studies Grade 8 – Gifted and Talented (Full Year)
The objectives in G/T World Studies will be the same as those in the world studies 8 curriculum. Students are heterogeneously grouped (mixed ability levels) in classes and those students identified as G/T will receive instruction that requires higher order thinking skills and processes. Students will be expected to retain information rapidly and teachers may utilize higher reading texts, alternative assessments, and research projects.