Striving to help our children become
disciples of the Church
Reading Comprehension
Reading Informational Texts
Reading Literature
Writing Process
Informative Writing
Argumentative Writing
Narrative Writing
Social Studies is an important tool in helping us understand our world today by learning about other cultures and world events. All classes include an examination of the impact of economics, politics, and social history on the development of societies. In Social Studies classes, at Christ Cathedral Academy, students are taught to use primary and secondary sources to analyze and evaluate the past. Student’s analysis of historical events and world cultures will help them become more socially conscious and globally aware citizens.
United States History is a study of the critical events, issues, and individuals in United States History from Colonialism to 1880. It begins with a selective review of the colonial period and the American Revolution. The major focus of the year is the development of the Constitution, the impact of the Westward Movement, and the struggles of the Civil War and Reconstruction.
All units include an examination of the impact of economics, politics, and social history on the development of the United States. The five themes of geography (location, movement, region, place, and human-environmental interaction) are woven into all the units, with emphasis on how geography affected the development of the growing nation.