Middle School Social Studies

Welcome back for the 2026-2027 school year at St. Augustin School! I promise we will be very busy in Social Studies class all year. There is always A LOT going on in middle school Social Studies! I am looking forward to the opportunity to work with you and your children. During the course of the upcoming school year, the students will be learning more about many different topics in my class, such as American history, American government, world regions, world cultures, contemporary global studies, civic ideals, political science, current events, global interdependence, and global crises. We will continue to focus on the Iowa Core Curriculum for K-12 schools as the primary basis of all class content, but I also include other social studies elements in addition to the Core curriculum. Please use this website for information about class content, activities, events and assignments, curricula, and course enrichment. Please email or call me if you have any questions about Social Studies class. Let's make it another successful year!

6th Grade

7th Grade

8th Grade

Five Themes of Social Studies

Global Interdependence

The Fall of the Berlin Wall

Putin's Russia

Russia: Turning Back the Clock?

Czar Putin?

Putin's Power Play

Europe's Historic Alliance (European Union)

The War on Terrorism (old textbook)