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Discover U.S.History With Sketchnoting Drawing For Middle School Whole Year
Completed by 5 learners
Ages 10-15
Live Group Class
Average rating:
4.9
Number of reviews:(552 reviews)
Live video meetings
1x per week
3-6 learners per class
50 min
What's included
1 live meeting
50 mins in-class hours per weekClass Experience
US Grade 5 - 8
Each week we will travel down the timeline of North America and United States history, discover and discuss what was happening, all the while creating sketches and helpful notes on our weekly topic.
Learners will engage with the stories of the people of U.S. history through viodeo chat, discussion based and visual learning. Classroom discussion will be focussed on the week's historical material and how we can use sketching in our notetaking to bring the historical themes to life.
This course has 34 lessons that repeat after the the 34 week.
August
Week of August 19th -Prehistory - Nomadic Hunter/Gatherers
lifestyle and Migration
Week of August 26th - Native Americans in North America
September
Week of September 2 - Europeans in North America from Scandanavia to Spain
Week of September 9th - British Colonies in Morth America
Week of September 16th - Pre-Revolutionary War - The Seven Years War
Week of September 23rd - Parlimentary Protests
Week of September 30th: The British are Coming
October
(No Class the week of October 7th)
Week of October 14th - The Revolutionary War
Week of October 21th - The New American Government
Week of October 28st - The First Presidency
November
Week of November 4th - American Expansion - Thomas Jefferson
Week of November 11th - War of 1812
Week of November 18th - The Alamo and The Lone Star Republic
(No Class the Week of November 25th)
December
Week of December 2nd - The Mexican American War
Week of December 9th - California Gold Rush
Week of December 16th - The Second Great Awakening and Abolitionism
(No Class the week of December 23rd)
January
Week of January 6th - Abraham Lincoln
Week of January 13th - The Civil War
Week of January 21st - Reconstruction
Week of January 28th - The Transcontinental Railroad
February
Week of February 3rd - The Second Industrial Revolution
Week of February 10th - The Growth of the American City
Week of February 17th - The Spanish-American War
Week of February 24th - The Great War - Wor;d War I
March
Week of March 3rd - The Roaring 20's
(No Class Week of March 10th)
Week of March 17th - The Great Depression
Week of March 24th - The Beginning of World War II
Week of March 31st - The United States Enters WWII
April
Week of April 7th - The Industrial Revolution
Week of April 14th - The Women's Movement
Week of April 21st - European Imperialism
Week of April 28th - The Scamble for Africa
May
Week of May 5th - The War in the Pacific
Week of May 12th - America After the War
Week of May 19th - The Civil Rights Movement
Week of May 26th - The Vietnam WarOther Details
Parental Guidance
Please be advised that this class often discusses the sensitive topics including, war, slavery, and many other ways humans treat eachother unkidly. Throughout the history of the world neighboring people struggle with their interactions with one another. In early modern, and modern times western societies colonized many continents and enslaved and/or otherwise mistreated the indigenous people. In this class, we do not discuss the specifics of these topics, as the lessons are meant to be introductory for middle school learners. I do encourage learners to consider the motivation for these conflicts and discuss whether they are “fair”. Objectivity is my highest priority when teaching history. Each lesson will provide information from multiple perspectives. This class is not intended to be an opinion course, and will focus only on facts. Discussion among students on each week’s topic is encouraged. I believe introducing world history broadly to middle school learners prepares them for more in-depth study in high school and beyond. With years of classroom experience I feel I can navigate these difficult subjects with compassion and objectivity.
Supply List
I think it is great to keep notes from each class in a bound notebook, but having pen and paper each week is enough
External Resources
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
Sources
I use a large collaboration of sources to create this content to provide the students with a multi-faceted explanation of events from differing perspectives. Some sources include:
Smithsonian History Year By Year
An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States for Young People by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
The Maya (Ancient Peoples and Places) by Michael D. Coe and Stephen Houston.
Resources from the Library of Congress Native American Collection and the National Museum of the American Indian will be used during our unit on the American civilizations as well as throughout the course. This includes maps, images, recordings, first-hand accounts and documents. These resources can be found at:
https://americanindian.si.edu
http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/themes/native-americans/
1621: A New Look at Thanksgiving, By, Catherine O'Neil Grace
Lessons from Turtle Island: Native Curriculum in Early Childhood Classrooms, By Guy W. Jones and Sallly Moomaw
A Young People’s History of the United States by Howard Zinn
Meet the teacher
Teacher expertise and credentials
Arizona Teaching Certificate
Doctoral Degree from Chapman University School of Law
I studied history with an emphasis in art history as an undergraduate at the University of California, Santa Barbara. I took extensive classes in African studies and American History, and one course specifically on the topic of marginalized people entitled "Voices of a Stranger". In order to further my understanding of world history, studied abroad in both London and Paris, travelling extensively through Europe to see historical sites personally. My love of history and geo-political issues led me to recieve a doctorate in law. Additionally, I have increased my learning of the power of art for both memory and healing by earning a certificate in therepeudic art . Reviews
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