Hello,
I'm Mr. Cook, I will be teaching your students this year. The 9th grade classes will be dealing with American History from 1880's to End of World War II called American History, this class will build from what the students learned from American History I. In 7th grade the students will start with Geography for a Semerster 1, then the students will move into Pa. History for Semerster 2.
In American History II for 9th Grade
The class will be using the book: The American Journey
In this course the students will study the following areas of History
Syllabus for American History II
Rise to World Power
a. Expanding Horizons
b. Imperialism in the Pacific
c. Spanish American War
d. Latin American Policies
World War I
a. War in Europe
b. Americas Join the War
c. The War at Home
d. Searching for Peace
The Jazz Age
a. Time of Turmoil
b. Desire for Normalcy
c. A Bombing Economy
d. The Roaring Twenties
The Great Depression
a. The Stock Market Crash
b. Roosevelt's New Deal
c. Life during the Depression
d. Critics of the New Deal
America and World War II
a. The Rise of Dictators in Italy, Germany, Spain, Soviet Union
b. Germany and Italy on the March in Europe
c. The Start of World War II
d. United States enters World War II
e. The War turns for the Allies
f. The War Ends
g. The Holocaust
Pennsylvania History for 7th Grade
The class will be using the book: Pennsylvania History
Syllabus
In this course the students will study the following areas of Pennsylvania History
Understand Our Geography
a. Location and climate of Pennsylvania
b.Land forms, Regions, Water Forms and Natural Resources of Pennsylvania
c. Maps dealing with Pennsylvania
Understand Our History-- Early Inhabitants
a. native Americans of Pennsylvania
b. Early European Settlements of Pennsylvania
1. Swedes 2. English 3. Dutch 4. French
c. The founding of Pennsylvania
1. Quakers
New Nation Emerges
a. A clash of two Empires in Pennsylvania
b. Colonists vs. England's Rule
c. Revolutionary War
d. A New Nation Emerges
7th Grade Geography
The class will be using the book: Exploring Our World
Using Geography Skills
a. Thinking like a Geographer
b. The study of Maps
c. The Earth in Space
Earth's Physical Geography
a. Forces shaping the Earth
b. Landforms and Water Resources
c. Climate Regions
Physical Geography
a. Physical Features of the United States
b. Climates Regions of the United States
c. Physical Features of Canada
d. Climates Regions of Canada
e. Physcial Features of Central and South America
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