History - Mrs. McDonald

It is hard to believe that the end of the year is just around the corner. Even

though the semester is only a few weeks away we still have plenty of exciting things to

cover.  The juniors and seniors are working diligently on their capstone projects. They

were given the opportunity to select a topic and medium for a research project. I am

looking forward to their individual projects and seeing where their creativity, interests,

and insights take them. The eighth-grade American history class just completed a unit

on the Early Republic and will begin their study on western expansion and Manifest

Destiny. We will complete our semester with a unit on the Civil War and the beginnings

of the Reconstruction Era. The ninth-grade history class is finishing a unit on the

Roaring Twenties, the Great Depression and WWII. The next few weeks' instruction will

be presented chronologically by decades from 1950s to 2000s rather than by eras as

other units were taught.

The sixth grade Geography class will continue their trek around the globe. Currently we

are focusing on South America, next stop Australia. The seventh grade will continue

exploring the southern hemisphere continents before moving north, ending the year in

North America. The last few classes in the semester will be dedicated to our local areas.

The seventh grade has also been extremely helpful this month with the Find the Good

Around World bulletin board display in the cafeteria. A special thank you to them for

their hard work. 

 I am happy to announce the sophomore history class has survived the first two required

exams. There are two more exams scheduled in the next few weeks and our focus will

be on review and test preparation. I am confident they will do great. They also did an

amazing job with the judicial branch project. It was both fun and educational. The World

history class began a unit on the Renaissance Period and the beginning of the Modern

Era. It covers some exciting topics in world history including the Industrial Revolution

and the Enlightenment. We will end our semester with the Modern Era on into the

Contemporary Era (1991-2020). It has been a joy teaching all of them this year.