U.S. History for Middle Schoolers - Summer Session

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Amanda Smith
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In this ongoing class, a new topic in U.S. History will be explored each week!

Class experience

US Grade 6 - 8
I have over twenty years of experience working with and teaching students.  I have a bachelor's degree in both History and Economics.  My master's degree is in Higher Education.  I also have a Juris Doctorate degree in Law.  Most importantly, I have a passion for teaching, history in particular! 
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
Topics will include information about various historical events and subjects that can be sensitive in nature.  If inappropriate topics are brought up, they will be addressed quickly, and the discussion will be redirected.  Multiple perspectives are used throughout the course.
The 1619 Project Curriculum - https://pulitzercenter.org/lesson-plan-grouping/1619-project-curriculum

https://www.tolerance.org/frameworks/teaching-hard-history/american-slavery/6-12-framework

US: Narrative History (V1) by McGraw-Hill.

"Trouble in Mind” by Leon F. Litwack.

“Life Upon These Shores: Looking at African American History 1513-2008” by Henry Louis Gates Jr. 

Native Knowledge 360 - https://americanindian.si.edu/nk360

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 Indigenous peoples 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/

Resources from the Library of Congress will be used during the Civil War and Reconstruction unit which include photos and first-hand accounts.  These resources can be found at: 
https://www.loc.gov/collections/slave-narratives-from-the-federal-writers-project-1936-to-1938/about-this-collection/
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Average rating:4.9Number of reviews:(1,017)
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Hello Outschool Families!  My name is Amanda and I am an attorney, licensed in both Ohio and Kentucky.  I also have a master's degree in Higher Education and a Bachelor's Degree in Economics and History.  While I enjoy the law, my real passion is... 
Group Class

$15

weekly
1x per week
45 min

Live video meetings
Ages 11-14
3-16 learners per class

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