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PACING GUIDE

8th Grade Social Studies- Mississippi Studies

Subject Name: 8th Grade Mississippi

Studies CCRS

Suggested Teaching

Strategies

3rd Nine

Weeks

4th Nine

Weeks

Objectives for Ch. 1: Climate and Water Resources

1. Understand how geography, history, and politics have

influenced the development of Mississippi.

1f. Identify and locate major geographical features of

Mississippi and how they contribute to the social and

economic development of the state.(DOK 1)

Objectives for Ch. 2: MS’s Natural Environment:

Landforms and Biota


influenced the development of Mississippi

1f. Identify and locate major geographical features of

Mississippi and how they contribute to the social and

economic development of the state (DOK 1)

Use maps to identify the water

resources of the state

Use maps to identify the landform

regions of MS.

Create a chart of landforms,

settlement of the state, & economic

impact on MS

Unit I: A Sense

of Place

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

10 Days

Objectives for Ch. 3: Road to Statehood



1a. Identify the major (Chickasaw, Choctaw, and Natchez)

and minor (Biloxi, Tunica) Native American groups found in

Mississippi by the first European explorers in the region and

discuss their governmental, economic, and ecological

systems (DOK 1)

1b. Describe the social, economic, and political context of

Mississippi when it was

Objectives for Ch. 4: Politics, Slavery, & Antebellum

Society



1c. Analyze the development of slavery in Mississippi

including the various factors (economic, geographic, and

social) that contributed to its development and explain the

opposition to slavery in Mississippi (DOK 2)

1e. Compare and contrast the four constitutions of

Mississippi and explain the reasons for their development

(DOK 2)

5. Understand the role that governments play in the

protection, expansion, and hindrance of civil/human rights of

citizens.

5a. Explain Supreme Court rulings that have resulted in

controversies over changing interpretations of civil rights,

including those in Plessy v. Ferguson, Brown v. Board of

Education, Miranda v. Arizona, Regents of the University of

California v. Bakke, Adarand Constructors, Inc. v. Pena, and

United States v. Virginia (VMI). (DOK 2)

6c. Analyze the impact of religious traditions upon the daily

lives of Mississippians from the era of European exploration

to the present.

Maps of locations of MS Indians

Contrast & compare the three main

tribes of MS

Identify the European explorers

and countries they represented

Analyze why England dominated,

why & how others were expelled

Determine what cultural effects are

still evident

Maps to identify the four stages of

development of MS

Graphic Organizer to demonstrate

reasons for migration to MS in the

early 1800s

Explore the practice & prevalence

of slavery in MS

Suggested Reading: Time on the

Cross and the Slave Narratives

Unit II: Early

Beginnings

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

10 Days

Objectives for Ch. 5: Secession and Civil War



1d. Trace the events that led to the secession of Mississippi

Compare & Contrast the Northern

& Southern States (Venn Diagram)

Identify people & places of the

Unit III:

Mississippi in

Transition

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from the Union in 1861 and explain why certain groups

opposed the secession. (DOK 1)



citizens.

5b. Analyze the economic impact of the Civil War on

Mississippi. (DOK 3)

Objectives for Ch. 6: Reconstruction and Transition



1d. Trace the events that led to the secession of Mississippi

from the Union in 1861 and explain why certain groups

opposed the secession. (DOK 1)



citizens.



American Civil War in MS

Field trip to Vicksburg

Student Presentations/ Video

Selections

Cause & Effect of the four state

constitutions

Compare & Contrast the four state

constitutions of MS (Venn

Diagram)

Analyze sharecropping in MS

Evaluate the effect of farm

mechanization on MS farms

Field Trip: Agricultural Museum

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

20 Days

Objectives for Ch. 7:The Dawn of the Twentieth Century

3. Understand the role that Mississippi has played in

international, political, and economic affairs.

3b. Cite evidence of the growing international diversity of the

Mississippi population by identifying the various immigrant

groups in Mississippi during the 20th and 21st centuries and

analyze their motivations (or push-pull factors) for migrating

to the state (DOK 2)



citizens.

5a. Identify and analyze the economic development over time

of major industries in Mississippi (including but not limited

to agricultural production, manufacturing, rise of machines,

boll weevil, development of natural resources, international

investments, the Great Migration, etc) (DOK 3)

6. Understand the trends, ideologies, and artistic expressions

in Mississippi over time and place.

6b. Analyze the ways Mississippians have adapted to change

and continue to address cultural issues unique to the state

(e.g. the establishment of historical and commemorative

markers for Civil Rights Movement and Confederate icons

Research segregation in MS

View movie: Separate but Equal

Student portrayals on both sides of

the segregation issue

Research immigration statistics of

Mississippi

Chart the Push-pull factors for

immigration

Unit III:

Mississippi in

Transition

Chapter 7

10 Days

Objectives for Ch. 8: Mississippi Between the Wars


protection, expansion, & hindrance of civil/human rights of

citizens.





investments, the Great Migration, etc) (DOK 3)







(e.g. the establishment of historical and commemorative

markers for Civil Rights Movement and Confederate icons

(DOK 3)

Identify & analyze the population

groups in MS.

Students create posters illustrating

each group

Identify that changes in MS post-

Civil Rights Movement, social &

political

Chart laws passed to extend civil

rights to minority groups

Create timelines of major events of

the civil rights movement in MS

Identify leaders & activists on both

sides of the segregation issue

Use excerpts from the book

Unit IV:

Mississippi in

the 20th

Century

Chapter 8

Chapter 9

15 Days

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Objectives for Ch. 9: Mississippi in the Post-War Period



3a. Cite specific evidence of Mississippi‘s involvement

(through imports and exports) in the global economy

including communication, technology, transportation,

education and manufacturing. (DOK 2)

4. Understand and describe the historical circumstances and

conditions that necessitated the development of civil rights

and human rights protections and/or activism for various

minority groups in Mississippi.

4a. Compare and contrast de facto segregation and de jure

segregation in Mississippi from 1890 to the present,

including the rise of Jim Crow era events and actors (i.e.,

Ross Barnett, James Eastland, the integration of University of

Mississippi, Sovereignty Commission, etc.), and their impact

on Mississippi‘s history and contemporary society. (DOK 2)

4b. Identify and explain the significance of the major actors,

groups and events of the Civil Rights Movement in the mid-

20th century in Mississippi (i.e., Fannie Lou Hamer, Medgar

Evers, Dr. T.R.M. Howard, James Meredith, Freedom Rides,

Freedom Summer, Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party,

COFO, CORE, etc.). (DOK 2)

4c. Compare and contrast the development and resulting

impact of civil rights movements (e.g., women‘s suffrage,

African American liberation, Native American citizenship

and suffrage, immigration rights, etc.) in Mississippi.(DOK

2)

4d. Investigate and describe the state government‘s responses

to the Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas

Supreme Court decision in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s.

(DOK 2)



citizens.





investments, the Great Migration, etc.). (DOK 3)

5c. Explain the reasons why Mississippi became more

industrialized in the mid-20th century. (DOK 1)

5d. Analyze the current trends and historic record of poverty

and wealth distribution in Mississippi. (DOK 3)





(e.g., the establishment of historical and commemorative

markers for Civil Rights Movement and Confederate icons).

(DOK 3)

6c. Analyze the impact of religious traditions upon the daily

lives of Mississippians from the era of European exploration

to the present. (DOK 3)

Coming of Age in MS

Use census statistics to discover

distribution of wealth in

Mississippi

Compare & contrast

fundamentalism & modernism &

the impact on the state

Objectives for Ch. 10: Population and Urban Growth



3b. Cite evidence of the growing international diversity of the

Mississippi population by identifying the various immigrant

Research the new industries

brought into the state during the

latter half of the 20th century

Interdependence activity tying MS

Unit V:

Contemporary

Mississippi

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groups in Mississippi during the 20th and 21st centuries and

analyze their motivations (or push-pull factors) for migrating

to the state. (DOK 2)





(e.g., the establishment of historical and commemorative

markers for Civil Rights Movement and Confederate icons).

(DOK 3)

Objectives for Ch. 11: Economic Activities and the

Environment



3a. Cite specific evidence of Mississippi‘s involvement

(through imports and exports) in the global economy

including communication, technology, transportation,

education and manufacturing. (DOK 2)

to other nations

Student Presentations

Oral/Living Histories

Student Presentations

Identify the economic levels of MS

Analyze the goods and services

provided by Mississippians for

export

Create graphs depicting MS

imports/exports in GDP

Chapter 10

Chapter 11

5 Days

Objectives for Ch. 12: Mississippi’s Literary Heritage



6a.Examine the cultural impact of Mississippi artists,

musicians & writers on the state, nation and world. (DOK 2)

Objectives for Ch. 13: Mississippi’s Music, Crafts, and

Visual Arts



6a. Examine the cultural impact of Mississippi artists,

musicians & writers on the state, nation and world. (DOK 2)

List, identify, & analyze the

contributions that Mississippians

have made in the fields of music,

art, literature, & acting.

Use internet videos to show these

artists

First person biographies &

interpretations

View My Dog Skip

Unit VI:

Mississippi

Arts and

Letters

Chapter 12

Chapter 13

3 Days

Objectives for Ch. 14: Federal and State Government

2. Understand the major responsibilities of state and local

government and how they are executed.

2a. Identify and describe the duties of the three branches of

state government in Mississippi. (DOK 1)

Objectives for Ch. 14 Local Government



2b. Examine the various forms of local governments (i.e.,

city managers, municipal supervisors, mayor/city council,

etc.) and evaluate how they help meet the needs of local

communities. (DOK 2)

Objectives for Ch. 15: Citizenship



2a. Identify and describe the duties of the three branches of

state government in Mississippi. (DOK 1)

Compare & contrast the

composition of the national and

state government

Create a map of the MS

Congressional and Senatorial

Districts

Create political cartoons to

illustrate the issues in government

Create a chart/pamphlet to illustrate

the three branches and functions

List the various courts in MS

Compare the court jurisdictions

using a multilayer Venn diagram

Identify the elected officials in

county & municipal government

Compare & contrast the duties of

city & county officials

Socratic Seminar on the

rights/duties/privileges of a citizen

Create a chart, flow diagram, etc,

of the election process

Unit VII:

Citizens and

Government

Chapter 14

Chapter 15

Chapter 16

16 Days

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