State Studies 2:  Classifications:  ST or SS

This course is designed to familiarize students with their own state history by focusing on geography, economy, governmental structures, significant individuals, wildlife, and recreational locations. Through this research-based study, students will look at the various economic, social, and political influences that have shaped the region into the unique area of the present. Various local individuals from the past and their contributions to the community and the state will be studied as well as how the geography of the region influenced its story. Students will be expected to research, write, and create a notebook that increases understanding of and connection to their regional history.