Welcome to Social Studies!Hello, I am Mr. Ratliff and I will be teaching American History starting with the 1870s Reconstruction of the South after the Civil War and taking us through history up to the events of the 20th century. We will look at events such as the Spanish-American War, World War I, World War II, the Great Depression, the 1950s-1960s, Vietnam, Korea and so on. Students will have required book reading from the book Hiroshima by John Hersey while we are covering the subject of WW II.
I will also be teaching United States Government. We will look at what a government is and how it works. We will also analyze our Constitution, Bill of Rights, the three branches of the Federal Government, and how the three branches interact with each other in the system of checks and balances. I also am one of the World Geography teachers. In Geography we will be looking at the five themes of geography and applying those to each of the regions we visit. Some of the areas we will be analyzing will be the United States and Canada, Spanish speaking countries and Brazil, Middle Eastern countries, Africa, and Asiatic countries |
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