THE CURRICULUM
| FIRST QUARTER | SECOND QUARTER | THIRD QUARTER | FOURTH QUARTER |
| Pre-Columbian Culture | Colonial America | Creating a New Government | Westward Expansion |
| European Exploration of the Americas | American Revolution | Testing the New Government | Civil War & Reconstruction |
In our study of American history we will also focus on what was happening in New York State during each of the historical periods we cover.
WRITING IN SOCIAL STUDIES
In addition, we will incorporate writing in the form of thematic essays and document based questions (DBQs,) as well as constructed responses.
THE TEXTBOOK
Prentice Hall’s America The History of Our Nation ©2011
Textbooks assigned to students in September may be left at home or in the locker at school. Students do not need to carry the textbooks to class with them every day; we have a class set of textbooks for use in the classroom. The textbook is also on line and can be accessed following the directions given below. We will go into the computer room as a class during the first few days of school to register together; however, new students who miss this or students who were absent that day can register on their own by following these directions:
Click on "register"
On the first screen, type the following class access code exactly as it appears (case sensitive) 1D3B46760104D5B2BABD
Follow the directions to register; please do NOT use your full name as your user name. It is suggested that you use your Shen username/password.
At the end of the registration process, the SuccessNet login page appears.
Log in by typing your username and password.
Students will be taken to the computer room in early September to complete this process with the direction of the teacher. This page may be used for new students, students who were absent on the day of the instruction in the computer room, or students who forget/lose the access code.
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