Free Topics of the Week August 8- August 10. Just one more week until Charlie begins Middle School. I wanted to get some last minute lessons in. Here is what we will be studying this week. The Art of Ancient Persia Major Groups of Northwest Coast Peoples Thousands of years ago, humans began to settle a narrow strip of land along the Pacific Coast. It ran from what is now southern Alaska down to southern Oregon. It was a land of plenty. Fish and sea mammals crowded the ocean. Ayers and Other Famous Rocks Energy from Plants to People Thank you, Glenda, Charlie and David Cates