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Social Studies - Grade 8

Unit/ Duration

Essential Questions Content Skills Assessment Standards

Constitution

What is a

compromise?

What were the

compromises of

the Constitution?

Why do we have

divided

government?

What are the

rights and

responsibilities of

citizens?

**and other

teacher created

essential

questions

Writing the US

Constitution:

reasons why

Articles of

Confederation

was scrapped.

The compromises

that were

necessary to

adopt US

Constitution

Constitutional

Convention & its

compromises-

Great

Compromise, 3/5

Compromise,

Northern v.

Southern states

Parts of US

Constitution:

Preamble,

Articles 1-7,

Amendments: 1-

10 (Bill of Rights)

& 11-27

US Supreme

Use text and

other documents

to explain the

significance of

the compromises

made to create

US Constitution.

Use Bill of Rights

to understand

significance of

protecting a

citizen's liberties.

Understand the

responsibilities &

rights/privileges a

s an American

citizen.

Create a possible

constitutional

amendment.

Summarize the

amendments.

Debate a current

event issue,

utilizing

knowledge of the

Students will

research a self-

selected

Constitutional

signer. Research

will be conducted

using

encyclopedias or

books. Using the

given rubric,

students will

create a visual

and a correctly

cited document

following the MLA

format. Students

will orally present

their findings to

their classmates,

using good eye

contact,

articulation, and

volume, as well

as expressing

knowledge of

their person. To

modify, students

with verbal

difficulties will

script their

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Court rulings

Constitution for

support.

presentation,

which will be read

by another

student while

they visually

present their

project which

supports their

topic.

"We the People"

collage

Teacher-created

quizzes

Constitution unit

test

Citizenship test

Debates

regarding

amendments

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United States Geography

How is

geography the

foundation for

civilization,

settlement and

culture?

How did

geography affect

the development

of the U.S.?

What are the

major events that

shaped the U.S.?

Names, location,

postal

abbreviations and

regions of 50

states

Identify the

locations, postal

abbreviations and

regions of the 50

states.

Transfer

knowledge of

location, postal

abbreviation and

region throughout

the school year.

Creation of a

brochure on a

self-selected

state, following

the given rubric

State

identification test

- identify states'

locations and

postal

abbreviations; to

modify students

will get a word

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George Washington & John Adams

What is a

precedent?

What domestic &

foreign

challenges did

Washington face

in the new

nation?

What precedents

did Washington

establish that

shaped the role

of the president

and the new

government?

How were

political parties

formed?

Washington's

inaugural &

farewell

speeches

Precedents set

by Washington as

first president

Interpretations of

the Constitution

Federal Judiciary

Act of 1789

Jay's Treaty

Conflicts with

England and

France

Whiskey

Rebellion

Alien and

Sedition Acts

Use secondary

sources to

explain the

importance of

precedents set by

Washington and

decisions made

by Washington &

Adams that

affected the new

government.

Use primary

source to

understand

significance of

the Whiskey

Rebellion.

Evaluate how

Alien & Sedition

Acts apply to our

anti-terrorism

laws today.

Compare/contrast

the views of the

Democratic-

Republicans and

the Federalists.

Analyzing George

Washington's

Inaugural and

Farewell Address

"Discover"

Washington

project - working

collaboratively,

students

researched an

aspect of George

Washington's life

(precedents

established, two

terms, views, life

after

presidency, achie

vements, etc.);

each class

brought their

pieces together

(like a jigsaw) for

the entire class to

learn

Haunted Mansion

project - students

will use teacher

website to

research alleged

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ghost sightings at

the White House;

taking this

information,

students will

create a power

point or brochure

from the point of

view of a tour

guide.

Unit/ Duration


Thomas Jefferson What qualities

make a president

popular?

What precedent

did Jefferson set

as president?

What domestic

and foreign

challenges did

Jefferson face in

a growing nation?

What is Judicial

Precedent set by

the Election of

1800 & its impact

on our nation

Impact of Adams'

Midnight

Appointments &

the undoing of

Federalist

programs

Impact of

Judiciary Act of

Use primary &

secondary

sources to

explain the

importance of

decisions made

by Jefferson that

affected the

growing nation.

Use primary

sources to gain

an understanding

of the hardships

and successes of

Lewis and Clark

Expedition

storybook design-

students will

create an

aesthetically

pleasing book

cover following

the given

directions. They

will research four

different aspects

of the expedition:

Expedition

equipment,

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Review? 1801

Marbury v.

Madison/Judicial

Review

Problems with

France &

England

Louisiana

Purchase

Burr-Hamilton

duel

Lewis &

Clark/Zebulon

Pike's expeditions

Embargo Act of

1807

the Lewis & Clark

expedition.

Analyze the

importance of

Marbury vs.

Madison.

natural resource

discoveries,

encounters,

plant/wildlife

discoveries. Stud

ents will correctly

site their sources

using correct

MLA format. To

modify, students

will be given

additional time as

needed.

Thomas

Jefferson

commemorative

stamp - Students

will design a

commemorative

stamp that

honors TJ's

memory, using

pictures only. To

modify, students

will be given

additional time,

as needed.

Campaign poster

for Jefferson -

Students will

create, using their

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knowledge

acquired, a

political campaign

poster

appropriate for

Thomas

Jefferson's

election as

president,

following given

rubric. To

modify, students

will be given

additional time as

needed.

Unit/ Duration


James Madison How did the War

of 1812 change

the world?

What were the

causes and

effects of the War

Treatment of

Native Americans

by Americans

Battle of

Tippecanoe

Use map to

explain location

of key battles of

the War of 1812

& their

significance to

the outcome of

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flag - In the spirit

of Francis Scott

Key and Old

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To what extent

was the War of

1812 a

continuation of

the War of 1812?

War Hawks

Causes for the

War of 1812

Phase I of the

War of 1812

Phase II of the

War of 1812

Treaty of Ghent

the war

Use primary and

secondary

sources to gain

knowledge of the

War of 1812 and

Madison

Use the story of

Francis Scott Key

to gain

understanding of

our national

anthem's

background and

meaning

representative of

the 8th grade

class, using only

symbols.

Menu board:

Comic Strip

portraying causes

and effects of

War of 1812;

letter composition

from US student

to British student

explaining US

information; Venn

Diagram-

research/assess

ment of James

Madison and

Andrew Jackson

and their

respective role in

the War,

comparing and

contrasting;

create rap video -

highlighting the

important events

and people in the

War (extra credit

- select a different

perspective)

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Unit/ Duration


Monroe/Adams What are the

characteristics of

an effective

leader?

What happened

to the Federalist

Party?

How did the U.S.

respond to

foreign policy

problems during

Monroe's

presidency?

What caused the

"Era of Good

Feelings"?

Supreme Court

cases: Dartmouth

v. Woodward &

McCulloch v.

Maryland

Francis Cabot

Lowell & impact

of factories in

North

Missouri

Compromise

Cumberland

Road &

Westward

Expansion

The American

System

Monroe Doctrine

Adams-Onis

Treaty

Use text & other

documents to

explain the

differences of life

in North v. South

(manufacturing v.

agricultural)

slavery timeline -

using information

acquired students

will create a

timeline of

slavery, using the

given rubric. To

modify, students

will have extra

time as needed.

Read Washington

Irving's Rip

VanWinkle

excerpt (occurs

during time

period) answer

comprehension

questions -

Literacy Circle;

short writing

assignment -

imagine you

wake up 20 years

from now, what

five questions








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would you ask

the first person

you saw

Nationalism vs

Sectionalism

brochure/graphic

organizer -

explaining the

differences,

similarities

unit test

quiz

Unit/ Duration


Jacksonian Era How did people

gain more power

during the Age of

Jackson?

How did old

issues take a new

shape in the

conflict over

national bank and

The election of

1824 consisted of

four candidates.

Andrew Jackson

received the

most electoral

votes but not the

majority, so the

House of

Utilize text and

other documents

to examine life

during the

Jacksonian era

Analyze political

cartoons

regarding Andrew

Jackson's

Timeline event for

pictorial timeline

News scroll

activity - create a

scroll highlighting

the important

events in history

during Andrew

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tariffs?

Why did Andrew

Jackson use

force to remove

Native Americans

from the

Southeast?

How did the new

political party,

Whig, form?

Representatives

had to choose the

winner.

Henry Clay, the

current Speaker

of the House, had

great influence.

He recommended

John Quincy

Adams to the

House of

Representatives.

Andrew Jackson

and his

supporters were

outraged.

The Democratic-

Republican party

split into the

Democrat and

National-

Republican

parties.

The expansion of

voting rights to all

adult, white

males helped

Andrew Jackson

win the election

presidency

Determine why

South Carolina

threatened

secession

Explain how the

right to vote

expanded in the

United States

Describe the

conflict over land

occupied by

Native Americans

in the Southeast

Discuss the

forced removal of

Native Americans

Identify the

effects of

Jackson's war on

the bank

Explain the Tariff

of Abominations

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Explain states'

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of 1828.

Many

government

leaders wanted

the Native

Americans' land

in the Southeast.

The forced

removal of the

Cherokee to the

Indian Territory is

known as the

Trail of Tears.

Andrew Jackson

did not like the

Bank of the

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would not renew

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Gold or silver was

the new way to

pay for things.

Banks soon ran

out of gold &

silver, leading to

an economic

crisis.

South Carolina

Examine the

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did not like the

new tariffs

created to raise

money for

infrastructure. Th

ey soon

threatened

secession, stating

states rights as

an argument.

To oppose

Andrew Jackson

and his chosen

candidate, Martin

VanBuren, some

National-

Republicans

created a new

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Leading Up To The American Civil War

How did the

nation try, but fail

to deal with

growing sectional

differences?

How did the

question of

admission of new

states to the

Union fuel the

debate over

slavery and

states' rights?

What was the

Compromise of

1850, and why

did it fail?

Why did the

Lincoln-Douglas

debates and John

Brown's raid

increase tensions

between the

North and the

South?

The Treaty of

Guadalupe

Hidalgo formally

ended the

Mexican-

American War.

As women

were fighting for

slaves to gain

rights, they saw

the need for

themselves to

gain them, as

well.

After the

Mexican-

American War,

the US gained

more land, but

there was

indecision on how

the land should

be divided: free

or slave.

The Compromise

of 1850 allowed

describe efforts in

the North to end

slavery

analyze the

effects of the

Cotton gin

on Slavery

identify contributi

ons of

abolitionists

describe the

purpose and risks

of the

Underground

Railroad

explain why many

people in the

North and South

defended slavery

explain how the

women's suffrage

movement began

describe the

Westward

Expansion

Webquest

Lincoln-Douglas

re-enactment

read and interpret

primary and

secondary

sources to gather

information

create a graph

demonstrating

slave and free

populations of the

Antebellum

period

determine the

number of

Congressmen for

slave states vs

free states in

1860

read excerpt of

Uncle Tom's

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How did

westward

expansion

change the

geography of the

nation and

demonstrate the

determination of

its people?

How did

reformers inspire

change and spark

controversy?

What events

divided the North

and the South,

leading to the

Civil War?

for California to

be admitted as a

free state & the

slave trade would

be abolished in

DC; also, the

Fugitive Slave

Act was created

and popular

sovereignty

would decide the

issue of slavery

with the land

acquired from the

War with Mexico.

Harriet Beecher

Stowe wrote

Uncle Tom's

Cabin as a

reaction to the

Fugitive Slave

Act.

John Brown

acted as an

extreme

abolitionist during

the Pottawatomie

Massacre and the

raid on Harper's

Ferry.

goals of the

Seneca Falls

Convention

analyze given

primary sources

to gain the

understanding of

the reality of

slavery in the

United States

analyze the

Lincoln-Douglas

debates

identify various

methods of

compromise to

avoid conflict

summarize the

main events of

the Mexican-

American War

understand the

complex issues of

slavery, states’

rights, etc.

evaluate events

leading up to the

Cabin and

articulate its

portrayal of

slavery

create a tribute to

an abolitionist

Westward

expansion

document-based

essay

unit test

quiz



The Underground

Railroad was a

series of above

ground escape

routes for slaves

to go from the

South to the

North.

The seven

Lincoln-Douglas

debates, although

occurring for a

Senatorial seat

from Illinois,

brought to light

each candidate's

views regarding

slavery.

The outcome

from the

Supreme Court's

ruling in the Dred

Scott vs. Sanford

case determined

that slaves were

not citizens and

had no right to

sue and decided

that the Missouri

Compromise was

unconstitutional

Civil War

describe the

effect of the

Kansas-Nebraska

Act



because the

Constitution

protected the

slave owners'

property rights.

Unit/ Duration


The American Civil War

Why did the

election of

Abraham Lincoln

spark the

secession of the

southern states?

How do issues of

power, wealth,

and morality

influence war?

How did people,

places, and

things affect the

outcome of the

Civil War?

What were the

causes and

the election of

1860 involved

four people

the outcome of

the election of

1860 angered the

South

the North and the

South were

motivated to fight

for different

reasons

the first shots

were fired at Fort

Sumter

the first battle

analyze

presidential

election of 1860:

popular and

electoral college

results

identify the Union

states,

Confederate

states, and

border states

read &

discuss Abraham

Lincoln's

Inaugural

Address and

Jefferson Davis'

Inaugural

War Dictionary:

students work

cooperatively with

each student

researching TWO

battles and/or

important dates

throughout the

American Civil

War (for a total of

12 pages)

Farcebook

Activity: select an

important figure

from the

Confederacy or

Union to create a

"Farcebook" page

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effects of the

Emancipation

Proclamation?

was the Battle of

Bull Run

the north named

their battles after

the closest body

of water & the

south named

their battles after

the closest town

the north and the

south had

strengths and

weaknesses

the bloodiest day

in all of American

history occurred

at the Battle of

Antietam

Abraham Lincoln

issued the

Emancipation

Proclamation

many historians

consider the

Battle of

Gettysburg to be

the turning point

of the war

Address,

paraphrase three

major points

identified by each

leader

read about the

role of black

soldiers in the

Civil War

analyze a quote

AND poster from

the Civil War

consider the

issues facing

Abraham Lincoln

use text and

other documents

to examine

strategies/impact

of battles during

the Civil War

analyze primary

sources to gain

understanding of

Abraham

Lincoln's simple,

but powerful

words & connect

Articulate the

major political,

social and

economic causes

of the American

Civil War

unit test

quiz

primary source

analysis, soldier's

diary excerpts

select a New

Jersey

regiment/solider

to become an

expert on

create a Civil War

scrapbook/newsp

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other historians

believe the

turning point was

the Battle of

Vicksburg

the 54th

Massachusetts

Regiment

Abraham Lincoln

delivered the

Gettysburg

Address

new technologies

were introduced

during this time

period

the war ended at

Appomattox

Court House, VA

develop an

understanding of

how the Civil War

events and

results impacted

subsequent

events

its impact to

today

draw conclusions

about the Civil

War by reading

letters by soldier

and his

sweetheart

(Simon Billeu)

evaluate the

conditions for the

surrender

identify the

technological

advances

implemented

during the Civil

War



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The Effects of The American Civil War

What were the

short-term and

long-term effects

of the Civil War?

How did the

nation react after

the assassination

of President

Lincoln?

How did the

government try to

solve key

problems facing

the nation after

the Civil War?

What were

successes and

challenges of

reuniting the

nation following

the Civil War?

How did the Civil

War differ

significantly from

all previous

Abraham Lincoln

was assassinated

by John Wilkes

Booth

Many strange

coincidences

exist between

Abraham Lincoln

and John F

Kennedy

Bringing the

nation back

together as one

whole entity was

an extremely

difficult process

The South's

economy and

infrastructure was

devastated by the

Civil War

Slavery was

banned

throughout the

country with the

describe the

immediate impact

of Lincoln's

assassination

analyze the

postwar

challenges that

faced the nation

explain why

conflicts

developed over

plans for

Reconstruction

use text and

other documents

to examine the

effects of the war

written response:

explain

government

response to

prejudice after

the American

Civil War

research the

different plans

that were

considered for

reconstruction;

create your own

plan based on

aspects of the

actual plans

complete graphic

organizers on

Contrasts and

Comparisons

design a

memorial to

honor President

Lincoln

list three

SOC.6.1.8.C.5.a







LA.6-8.CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.6-8.2c



SOC.6.1.8.C.5.b

SOC.6.1.8.D.5.d

CAEP.9.2.8.B.3

SOC.6.1.8.A.5.b

TECH.8.1.8.D.2

TECH.8.1.8.D.4

TECH.8.1.8.E.CS3



wars?

passage of the

13th amendment

African-

Americans were

granted

citizenship and

voting rights

arguments in

favor and three

arguments

against

reparations to

ancestors of

slaves

Reconstruction

quiz

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