Mr. Ruesewald
7th Grade Homeroom
Middle School Social Studies & Math
Curriculum
6th Grade – World Geography – Eastern Hemisphere
6th graders will be introduced to World Geography in alignment with the curriculum structured within the National Council for the Social Studies C3 Framework (college, career and civic life). Within each unit, the impact of geography, history, culture, population and economy will be examined. Students will dive into learning about the following units—setting a foundation for being well-informed citizens:
Unit 1 – Map Skills and Geography Skills
Unit 2 – Southwest Asia
Unit 3 – Africa
Unit 4 – Indian Subcontinent
Unit 5 – Central and Eastern Asia
Unit 6 – Southeast Asia
Unit 7 – Pacific Southwest
7th Grade – World Geography – Western Hemisphere
7th graders will be introduced to World Geography in alignment with the curriculum structured within the National Council for the Social Studies C3 Framework (college, career and civic life). Within each unit, the impact of geography, history, culture, population and economy will be examined. Students will dive into learning about the following units, continuing their journey of being well-informed citizens:
Unit 1 – Map Skills and Geography Skills
Unit 2 – Southern Europe
Unit 3 – West-Central Europe
Unit 4 – Northern Europe
Unit 5 – Eastern Europe
Unit 6 – North America
Unit 7 – South America
8th Grade U.S. History
The study of 8th grade social studies will require students to investigate the United States of America and its history. The class has been organized by units utilizing National Council for the Social Studies C3 Framework (college, career and civic life). Students will be expected to maintain a working spiral notebook to record their research, which will improve their observational abilities, their technical writing abilities, and their overall understanding of social studies. Additionally, students will gain a better understanding of how to approach standardized test questions that involve reasoning. The following units will be explored:
Unit 1 – Movin’ Forward: Reconstruction and Westward Expansion
Unit 2 – Time for Change: The Progressive Era
Unit 3 – The War to End All Wars: World War I
Unit 4 – Boom or Bust: The Roaring 20’s to the Great Depression
Unit 5 -The Greatest Generation: World War II
Unit 6 – A New Kind of War and Civil Unrest: Cold War and the Civil Rights Movement
6th Grade Math
7th Grade Math
8th Grade Math