Town of Hull - Social Studies Department

Administrative Offices of Hull Public Schools
180 Harborview Road, Hull, MA 02045

Tel:781-925-4400
Fax:781-925-8042

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Contact Type	Contact Information
Contact:	Social Studies Department
Phone:	(781) 925-3000 (ext 2128)
Hours:	Office hours by appointment only. Please arrange meeting times in advance.

Additional Links:

Link to Page	Link to Page	Link to Page
AP US History Syllabus	US History II-CP Syllabus	Economics Syllabus-Combined Honors and CP
Leadership-Service Learning Syllabus	Homework for AP US History	Homework for US History II
Homework for Economics-Combined Honors and CP	Homework for Leadership-Service Learning	College Board AP US HISTORY Course Description
How to Write a Research Paper	Research Projects-AP US History	Research Projects-US History II
Research Projects-Economics	ALL STUDENTS-Guide to doing Research in History and the Social Sciences	Behavioral and Learning Expectations
AP US HISTORY Summer Reading	ALL STUDENTS-10 Tips for Writing Essays, Research Papers, and DBQs	21st Century Academic Expectations Rubrics

WELCOME TO MR. GALLIGAN'S SOCIAL STUDIES HOMEPAGE

My courses stress the following 21st century learning expectations :

Academic

1. will write effectively for a variety of purposes

2. will read actively and critically

3. will present information and ideas fluently and comfortably before an audience

4. will be competent problem solvers

5. will utilize and evaluate creative skills

6. will use technology appropriately to acquire, integrate, evaluate, create, and impart information in a knowledge economy

Civic

7 . will develop the knowledge and understanding necessary for informed citizenship, social action, and collaboration.

Social

8. will demonstrate an appreciation of world cultures.

9. will understand and apply wellness skills

The Rubrics for these expectations can be found by clicking the link entitled

21st Century Academic Expectations Rubrics above

"WHERE EVERYONE THINKS ALIKE, NO ONE THINKS VERY MUCH"

-WALTER LIPPMAN

A nation or civilization that continues to produce soft-minded men purchases its own spiritual death on the installment plan.

Martin Luther King, Jr.

"Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities"

-Voltaire

Resources to Keep you Up-To-Date on Current Events:

The New York Times: www.nytimes.com

The Washington Post: www.washingtonpost.com

CNN News: www.cnn.com

FOX News: www.foxnews.com

The Boston Globe: www.bostonglobe.com

**PLEASE NOTE: I have posted many of the major research projects currently taking place in my classes. The rubrics for each project are not posted because of space limitations. Each student has the appropriate rubric and can receive an additional one by seeing me at any time. The rubric for each project is a slightly altered version of the Hull High School Writing Rubric.