The start of a new school year!

Welcome to the class website for my 8th grade US History classes at HMTCA.

You will find the homework for the class posted here along with links to presentations that were done in class along with any associated handouts.

I'm looking forward to the school year.  I hope you are as well.

Mr. Ewing (me at about 8 years old).

The first class we talked about what History is and why we study it.  What makes a person/place/event historic.

Students are asked to write a personal history of their own life for homework.

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