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Welcome to American History! 
 
I look forward to exploring our nation's history with you this year.  Together, we will uncover heroes, villains, and everyday people who helped to shape what it means to be an American. 
 
Supplies for this class:
 
1 1/2 - 2 inch 3 ring binder
five dividers for binder
two spiral notebooks
pencils, pens, colored pencils, one highlighter pen, one fine-tip black Sharpie pen, one dry erase marker
 
Create your binder tabs now!  They are:
1.  Overviews
2.  Current Unit Handouts
3.  History Day
4.  Graded Work
5.  Maps
 
  
Sara Thompson
7th Grade American History
Summit Middle School
 
Office Hours:  Thursdays after school and during lunch by invitation.
  
Thurs 4/26:  17.1 HW due
4/30:  Reading Notes 17.2 due (remember the SFQ!)
5/2:  HW 18.1 due
5/7:  RN 18.2 due
And, if you didn't finish in class, read “America’s First Steps Toward World Power,” textbook, pages 588-591.  In your spiral, answer the following questions:
1.  Describe how the U.S. expanded its power in the Pacific after negotiating a treaty with Japan. 
2.  How did the U.S. acquire Alaska?
3.  How did the U.S. expand its influence in Latin America (Central America)?  
4.   How and why did the U.S. acquire Hawaii?
5/9:  HW 18.3 due
5/10:  Map due
5/11:  Unit 9 Assessment
 
I Am America:  Instead of a final exam, you will be conducting research on one extraordinary American of your choice, then creating a script and performing as this individual.
 
I Am America project:  script and costume due on 5/22
  

Samara created this site as part of her bat mitzvah study this year.  If you are interestested, check out www.noticingjudgments.weebly.com

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 Links/Websites

 
  National History Day website