Mr. Sanders' American History Class

 

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8th Grade Teaching Standards

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"When you come to my class, you will learn something about our country.  Hopefully, you will have some fun too."

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Little Lincoln "Four score and seven years ago...."  I became really small and lost the rest of my body.

 

Little Jefferson

 

 

"I wrote the Declaration of Independence"  Thomas Jefferson

 

"Little Grant"Find the Enemy..."U.S. Grant

 

Little Washington George Washington, "Why is my nose up in the air?"

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8th Grade American History and Civics

TIMELINE


 

 

            Standard 1. Social Studies Process Skills

            Standard 2. Economic Forces in U.S. History

PASS Standard:

Textbook Chapter Title:

Textbook Chapter:

3. Pre-Revolutionary Era

(Examine and explain the causes of the American Revolution and the ideas and interests involved in forging the revolutionary movement.)

The Colonies Develop
(brief review)

Beginnings of American Identity

Road to Revolution

4.

5.

6.

1st Six Weeks District Assessment

September 29

4. Revolutionary War

(Evaluate and describe the factors which affected the course of the American Revolution and contributed to the American victory.)

5.1- 5.3 Roots of American Democracy

(Examine the significance of and describe the institutions and practices of government created during the Revolution and how they were revised to create the U.S. Constitution.)

Early Years of the War

 

 

Confederation to Constitution

7.

 

 

8.

2nd Six Weeks District Assessment

November 9

(Veterans’ Day November 11)

5.4- 5.9  Early National Period

Constitution Handbook

Launching a New Republic

Jefferson Era

 

9.

10.

End of 1st Semester

(No District Assessment)

January 13

6. Economic Growth

(Examine and describe the economy of the United States.)

7. Jacksonian Era

(Examine the significance of the Jacksonian Era)

9. Westward Expansion

(Evaluate and explain the westward expansion of the United States.)

National and Regional Growth

 

      Age of Jackson


Manifest Destiny

11.

 

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13.

4th Six Weeks District Assessment

February 23

8. Social Reform Movements

(Interpret evidence of how Americans endeavored to reform society and create a distinct culture.)

10. Causes of Civil War

(Examine and describe how the North and South differed and how politics and ideologies led to the Civil War.)

New Spirit of Change

 

Nation Breaking Apart

14.

 

15.

5th Six Weeks District Assessment

March 30

(Reserving one week for Review prior to state testing)

State-Mandated Criterion Referenced Testing : Mid-April

11. Civil War and Its Impact

(Describe the course and character of the Civil War and Reconstruction eras and their effects on the American people.)

War Erupts

Tides of War Turns

Reconstruction

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