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pret different reading passages and images, they utilize the skills of a historian.  Finally during the school year each quarter we will be reading some interesting books related to subject areas.  The first quarter we read Tom Brokaw's Greatest Generation, the second quarter we will read Uncle Tom's Cabin, third quarter will read Unbroken, and finally the fourth quarter will discuss and read Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee.
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• Honors History:    11^th Grade  Full Year Course - Mr. Wanner
• Honors History students will read and work with historical documents and analyze the documents.  Each quarter students will write essays on certain topics pertaining to events in American History.  Students will also think critically and develop their own interpretations of history which is, in large part, what the study of history is all about.  Each quarter will be broken into history units.  Like American History class units will include beginnings to 1789, The Road to Revolution and Victory, The United States begins, The Civil War, World War I, World War II, and present day events.                                                               

• 8th Grade Science - Mrs. Duncan
• We have been studying natural disasters such as volcanoes, earthquakes, and now the weather (which, unfortunately for some has caused natural disasters this winter).
• Our biggest focus over the last several months has been our cybermission projects. Cybermission is a program that was developed by the US Amy to encourage kids in middle school to use the scientific method to solve a problem or need in their community, school, or home. Such things as pollution, recycling, etc. are addressed by the students on a team of 3 or 4 people of their choice within their classroom. The students then research their project, write up their findings, what they did to solve this problem and how it turned out for them. This is all submitted to the cybermission website where it is judged by experts and results are usually forthcoming by the end of the school year.
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• 7^th Grade Social Studies - Mrs. Duncan
• We have been studying many countries this year and learning about these countries' culture, government, geography. Just recently we have studied Ukraine and Russia which was very timely considering the news of late.
• The students have used the Internet for research, etc. on the countries and we have had some speakers who are either native to another country or have visited

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