Supply List for 7^th & 8^th Grade

1. A 2 – 2 ½” three ring binder (this will be used for all subjects)

2. Loose leaf paper

3. Blue or black pens

4. Colored pencils (a box of 8 or 12 is more than enough)

Units Covered

SEVENTH GRADE – Social Studies 7 (This is the first year of a two year course.)

Unit 1: The Geography of the Americas

Unit 2: Pre-Columbian Cultures (Prehistory – 1600)

Unit 3: Exploration and Colonization (1100 – 1750)

Unit 4: The Revolutionary War Era (1750 – 1790)

Unit 5: The Constitution

Unit 6: The Nation Takes Shape (1789 – 1825)

Unit 7: The Nation Expands (1824 – 1860)

EIGHTH GRADE – Social Studies 8 (This is the second year of the two course.)

Unit 8: The Civil War Period (1850 – 1880)

Unit 9: Transforming the Nation (1865 – 1915)

Unit 10: A New Role for the Nation (1880 – 1920)

Unit 11: Prosperity, Depression, and War (1919 –1945)

Unit 12: The Nation Today and Tomorrow (1945 – Present)

At the end of eighth grade, students are required to take the NYS Grade 8 Intermediate Level Test – Social Studies. This exam tests both the seventh and eighth courses.