8th Grade Class Calendar
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The 5th grade Social Studies course is devoted primarily to the history and geography of Washington State and the Pacific Northwest, with a brief look (historically and geographically) at the entire west coast of both North and South America. Differing points of view by historians are stressed, as are the social lessons that can be derived from investigating the historical “facts.” Readings in historical texts and historical fiction guide an overview of our region from its prehistory to the present day culminating in a project focussed on each student’s own family’s arrival in the Seattle area. Coursework includes reading, note taking, discussion, report writing, and oral presentations. Current events are also integrated into the curriculum.
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Sixth grade social studies focuses on the geography and culture of the western Pacific Region, with a particular emphasis on China, Japan, Korea and Indonesia. Topics studied include the environment, art, literature, religion, customs and traditions. Students will draw information from historical fiction, primary source documents, text readings and independent research, with the goal of understanding what present day life is like in the countries studied. Writing and oral presentation skills will be stressed and a year-long current events program will supplement the Pacific Region curriculum.
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7th Grade American History is a chronological, geographic, and thematic encounter with the American experience. In the course of their studies students are introduced to the challenges of democratization in an increasingly diverse society. Economic, social, political, and cultural transformations are explored via research projects, historical simulations, debates, and class discussion. As students learn about and grapple with the complexities of their national heritage responsible citizenship is intelligently informed.
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This introduction to world history, the first course in a three year sequence, aims both to inculcate general knowledge about the development and diffusion of civilization and to foster an appreciation that such knowledge is vitally important to understanding our modern era. Our journey of discovery into the past features stops in Southwest Asia, Africa, India, China, the Mediterranean Basin, and pre-Columbian America. Along the way, we consider the broad outlines of human history against a backdrop of physical geography. Research and presentation are at the heart of the course, with emphasis both on the appropriate use of the latest technology and on the cultivation of the traditional arts of effective oral and written expression.