History Reporters: Reading and Writing Practice with History Topics

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Learners will improve reading comprehension and writing skills. As an added bonus, they will learn new historical facts.

Each class will start with an article focused on a history topic. These will include areas worldwide and dates between ancient and modern history. As we read, we will work together to find key details. Learners will then take those key details and compose an essay on what they have learned.


Week of October 7th: The Black Death Plague
Week of October 14th: The Roanoke Colony
Week of October 21st: Hurricane Katrina (United States)
Week of October 28th: The Silk Road
Week of November 4th: Biography: Tutankhamun
Week of November 18th: Lewis and Clark
Week of November 25th:  No class! Fall break
Week of December 2nd: Empire of Ancient Ghana
Week of December 9th: Biography: Leonardo da Vinci
Week of December 16th: Aztec Empire: Society

Winter break! We'll be back in January.

Week of January 6th: Alexander the Great
Week of January 13th: Ancient Mesopotamia: Science, Inventions, and Technology
Week of January 20th: Boston Tea Party
Week of January 27th: Middle Ages: Daily Life
Week of February 3rd: Battle of the Little Bighorn
Week of February 10th: French Revolution: Causes
Week of February 17th: Early Islamic World: Islam in Spain (Al-Andalus)
Week of February 24th: The Crusades
Week of March 3rd: The Renaissance: How did it begin?
Week of March 10th: Spring Break! No Class
Week of March 17th: Causes of WWI
Week of March 24th: The Terracotta Army
Week of March 31st: Ancient Greek Art
Week of April 7th: California Gold Rush
Week of April 14th: Biography: Margaret Thatcher
Week of April 21st: Inca Empire: Daily Life
Week of April 28th: World War II: The Battle of Britain
Week of May 5th: Colonial America: Jamestown Settlement
Week of May 12th: Biography: Charlemagne
Week of May 19th: Ancient Rome: Food, Jobs, and Daily Life
Week of May 26th: Art History and Artists: Pop Art

We'll be back for Summer!

Week of June 2nd: The Black Death Plague
Week of June 9th: The Roanoke Colony
Week of June 16th: Hurricane Katrina (United States)
Week of June 23rd: The Silk Road
Week of June 30th: Biography: Tutankhamun
Week of July 7th: Lewis and Clark
Week of July 14th:  No class! Fall break
Week of July 21st: Empire of Ancient Ghana
Week of July 28th: Biography: Leonardo da Vinci
Week of August 4th: Aztec Empire: Society
Week of August 11th: Alexander the Great
Week of August 18th: Ancient Mesopotamia: Science, Inventions, and Technology
Week of August 25th: Boston Tea Party

We'll be back for Fall!