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General Information About Our Social Studies Classroom

If a Student is Absent.....

According to our school handbook, "Upon returning to school after an illness, students should meet with each individual teacher to arrange a work make-up schedule within a reasonable period of time. One day of make-up time will be given for each day of absence unless there are extenuating circumstances. If a student is absent three consecutive days, a parent(s) or guardian(s) may contact the guidance office for missed assignments. The work will be available the following day by 3:00 P.M. for pick up.
If it has not been three days and a student is curious about what they are missing in class, they can check the "If You Were Absent" tab at left to see what they missed. Once they return to school, students should also check the folder posted in the classroom for their class period.
These are tough times for many people and missing school can sometimes feel overwhelming - please feel free to contact me if you have any questions about the above policies and/or if I can help your student feel more comfortable about missing class/making up missing work.

Supplies

Students will need a charged chrome book, a binder/section of a binder for social studies, ear buds, paper, and writing utensils.

Syllabus

Students will be learning about early North American history this year (though we will start the year with a unit on Careers). In general, the units are as follows :

- Early American History Review

- Road to Revolution

- Revolutionary War

- Creating the Constitution

- The US Constitution (Three branches of government and Bill of Rights)

- Early and Modern Political Parties

- Early and Modern Foreign Policy

- US Expansion West

- Antebellum North and South

- Road to the Civil War

- Civil War

- Reconstruction

Skills

While learning about the above topics, students will be learning/practicing/mastering the following skills/topics :

- Fact and Opinion

- Primary and Secondary Sources

- Bias

- Research Skills

- Essay-Writing Skills

Name: Brittany Lare
Position: 8th Grade Social Studies, Team 8-2, Club Advisor
Email: blare@medfordschools.net
Phone: 609-654-7707 ext. 8224