Who doesn’t love social studies?
Not me.  I have always been interested in history and the personal stories of the people involved.  One of the best lessons history has to teach us is that todays failures help us learn and move  our lives in directions that we may never had even thought about.  My passion for history and knowledge extends outside the classroom and I enjoy learning about and visiting different historical events and places.  When I am not teaching history I like to learn about different aspect of history.  
Social Studies Time Period: 
1850 to 1941

People we study: 
Frederick Douglass, Hariet Tubman, Lee, Grant, Lincoln,  Studies

Team 
7-2

Class Favorites:
Hot Seat, Act it outs, Games, Reports, Simulations, Hands on Activities, SSR
Contact Info
Email: derek.hamilton@tusd1.org
 
Other Options:   You can send along a note with your child or call me at 225-2053mailto:derek.hamilton@tusd1.orgshapeimage_3_link_0
 
What We Study
Civil War & Reconstruction
Slavery, Battles, People, Amendments
 
Immigration & Industrialization
Immigrant experience, Factory experience, Angel Island, Reformers, Labor issues
 
Imperialism
Growing the U.S., Expanding role in the world
 
World War I
Alliances, Trench warfare,
 
Great Depression
Dust Bowl, New Deal, Social Security