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East Rockaway High School

Social Studies Department

Department Chairperson: Ms. Deborah Bloomfield
 
Department Overview:
The purpose of the Social Studies Curriculum is to provide East Rockaway students with a sense of the past and an understanding of the ideals on which political, economic, and social development has been based. Using the NYS Social Studies Framework, students delve into courses in World History, United States History, Government, Economics, and various Social Sciences, and learn how to craft historical arguments, examine and analyze documents, and interpret the events of the past. Ultimately, students will use these tools to become more knowledgeable, empathetic, and informed global citizens. There are two required Regents Exams in Social Studies: Global History and Geography, and United States History and Geography.

The East Rockaway Jr./Sr. High School Social Studies department is dedicated to creating inquiry-based curriculum for our students to become active informed citizens. We follow the New York State Social Studies Framework that is designed around six practices: Gathering, Interpreting, & Using Evidence, Chronological Reasoning & Causation, Comparison and Contextualization, Geographic Reasoning, Economics and Economic Systems, Civic Participation.

Course Sequence:

social studies course map

Additional Information:

  • In all Advanced Placement Social Studies course, students are expected to complete a summer assignment, due the first month of school.
  • Students enrolled in AP United States History have the ability to earn college credit through the AP Exam, and also earn college credits through SUNY Albany.
  • ERHS Seniors will write a research paper as their final exam grade in Economics and AP Government.

 

Courses Descriptions can be found here. (Pages 39-45)

Social Studies Resources for Parents:

 

Social Studies Resources for students:

 

 

Teacher

Courses 23-24

Curriculum Overview

Deborah Bloomfield (Chairperson)    

Shannon Conley

Global 9
AP Government

Global 9

Joyce Kenny

US History 11
AP United States History
Participation in Government

US History 11
AP United States History
Participation in Government

Valerie Parasmo

AP World History
Global 10

AP World History
Global 10

Don Poland

Grade 8 US History
Global 9

Grade 8 US History
Global 9

Luke Tesoriero

Grade 7 US History
Military History Through Film

Grade 7 US History
Military History Through Film

Grayson Valentino

 AVID 7
Economics
Participation in Government

Current News

Social Studies 9/11 Lessons

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On September 11, our social studies department explained the significance of this date in American and local history. Here are some highlights from classes throughout the high school.

Mr. Tesoriero's seventh graders learned the timeline of events on September 11, and focused on how individual New Yorkers were impacted.

Mr. Poland played the video for his eighth-grade students that shows the towers collapsing and explained the thought process of people who were there.

Ms. Kenny and Mr. Kell shared the documentary "Man in the Red Bandana" with their eleventh-grade students and taught them about Welles Crowther, a hero of the day.

Ms. Parasmo's tenth grade students used the H.A.P.P.Y. social studies protocol to analyze photos from September 11, 2001. The H.A.P.P.Y. analysis consists of Historical Context, Audience, Purpose, Point of View and Why? (Significance).

Date Added: 9/12/2023