Framingham Public Schools

Seventh Grade Curriculum Outcomes

Language Arts | Math | Science | Social Studies | Art | Music, Choral & Instrumental
Physical & Health Education | World Languages | Technology & Engineering

Social Studies

Texts:

• America’s Story, Houghton Mifflin
• America Is, Merrill Publishing
• America’s Past and Promise, McDougal Littell/Houghton Mifflin
• Early Times The Story of Ancient Greece, Wayside Publishing
• Early Times The Story of Ancient Rome, Wayside Publishing
• Human Heritage A World History, Glencoe McGraw Hill
• La Jornada Americana, McGraw Hill (Two-Way Bilingual)
• Nueva Historia de los Estados Unidos, Minerva Books, (Transitional Bilingual Education)

Brief Statement of Subject Matter:

The seventh grade curriculum focuses on both United States and World History. The World History component addresses Ancient Greece and Rome, and their connections to the political heritage of the United States. The United States History section begins with a review of the American Revolution and continues through 1815.

Major Topics:

Taken from The Massachusetts History and Social Science Curriculum Framework

WORLD HISTORY

Classical Civilization of the Ancient World

• Greek civilization
• Athenian Democracy: principles, practices, and legacy
• Alexander the Great and the spread of Hellenism
• Institutions, culture, and legacies of the Roman Republic and Empire
• The decline and fall of the Roman Empire
• The Byzantine Empire: institutions and culture
• Components of early European civilization: Roman, Christian, invaders

UNITED STATES HISTORY

The American Revolution: Creating a New Nation (1750 to 1815)

• Events behind the American Revolution
• First battles in Massachusetts; the Declaration of Independence
• Leaders, turning points, and deciding factors of the Revolutionary War
• The Anglo-American political heritage
• Founding documents and debates
• The Constitution
• The early Republic: Washington as founding statesman
• Expansion and conflict: the Louisiana Purchase; War of 1812

* This curriculum alignment will be assessed each year and will be revised as necessary.