What does it mean to be an American?
How much influence do we have over our lives and the world?
How does nature influence who we are as a people or who we might become?
How do we tell stories and why does it matter?
These are some of the questions that we will grapple with this year in American Studies. I am very excited to teach this course because of the tremendous amounts of opportunity we have to explore our world. This class is a combined Social Studies and Language Arts class composed of seventh and eighth graders. Throughout the year we will use Social Studies as a context for reading, writing, and expanding our Language Arts skills. This class will begin with the formation of North America, its early settlement by Asiatic peoples followed by its colonization by Europeans. Then we will learn about the American colonies their revolutions, governments, and will continue to study American history up through Reconstruction and the retrenchment of white supremacy. With these historical events as a backdrop, we will read, analyze, and create literature, poems, plays, short stories, films, and much more. This class will support you as you build academic skills such as critical thinking, reading, research, writing, and public speaking.
How much influence do we have over our lives and the world?
How does nature influence who we are as a people or who we might become?
How do we tell stories and why does it matter?
These are some of the questions that we will grapple with this year in American Studies. I am very excited to teach this course because of the tremendous amounts of opportunity we have to explore our world. This class is a combined Social Studies and Language Arts class composed of seventh and eighth graders. Throughout the year we will use Social Studies as a context for reading, writing, and expanding our Language Arts skills. This class will begin with the formation of North America, its early settlement by Asiatic peoples followed by its colonization by Europeans. Then we will learn about the American colonies their revolutions, governments, and will continue to study American history up through Reconstruction and the retrenchment of white supremacy. With these historical events as a backdrop, we will read, analyze, and create literature, poems, plays, short stories, films, and much more. This class will support you as you build academic skills such as critical thinking, reading, research, writing, and public speaking.