Social Studies
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In this class, we focus on building skills such as informational text analysis, primary/secondary source interpretation, and interpersonal communication all through the lens of United States history.
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Below are the resources we are using for class. Some of these files may also located in Canvas.
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2021-2022 Class Syllabus (Social Studies).pdf | |
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DVMS Online Resources Guide | |
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Accessing the Online Textbook via PowerSchool:
Students will not be issued a physical textbook this year. Please follow the steps below to access the digital textbook.
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Reading Recommendations:
Chains (Seeds of America Trilogy, Book 1) by Laurie Halse Anderson
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"As the Revolutionary War begins, thirteen-year-old Isabel wages her own fight...for freedom. Promised freedom upon the death of their owner, she and her sister, Ruth, in a cruel twist of fate become the property of a malicious New York City couple, the Locktons, who have no sympathy for the American Revolution and even less for Ruth and Isabel. From acclaimed author Laurie Halse Anderson comes this compelling, impeccably researched novel that shows the lengths we can go to cast off our chains, both physical and spiritual."
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SeaMan: The Dog Who Explored The West With Lewis & Clark by Gail Langer Karwoski
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"This fictionalized biography of Lewis and Clark’s journey introduces Seaman, a 150-pound Newfoundland dog and unheralded member of the Corps, to young historians. Seaman travels the long journey with the Corps, playing a key role in the expedition’s success by catching and retrieving game, and protecting the team from wild animals and hostile Native Americans. Gail Langer Karwoski’s thrilling account of Lewis and Clark’s expedition with the Corps of Discovery, Seaman, and eventually Sacagawea, full of accurate details drawn from Lewis’s own diary entries, will draw readers into one of the most exciting chapters in American history."
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