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PACING GUIDE 8th Grade Social Studies

Standard Test %

TIME SKILLS INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES

MATERIALS ASSESSMENT

Colonialism (1600-1750) (8.1 - 8.14) Students will understand the social, political, and economic reasons for the movement of people from Europe to the Americas, and they will describe the impact of colonization by Europeans on American Indians and on the development of the land that eventually became the United States of America. 8.1, 8.2, 8.6, 8.9, 8.13 are potential

14% 19 Days

Trace and Explain – Motivations for English colonization, founding of Jamestown, founding of Plymouth, settlement of Georgia Analyze – Settlement of Mass. Bay Colony, Founding of Pennsylvania, ideas that impacted colonial self-government Describe – Settlement of New Netherlands, French exploration and settlements, First Great Awakening Cite – Textual evidence re: relationships between colonists and American Indians* Locate and Identify – 13 original colonies

Comparison Matrix T-chart Close Reading Cornell Notes Timeline Maps Annotation Summarizing Vocabulary Frayer Model

Social Studies Textbook Comparison Matrix Frayer Model Graphic Organizers Guided reading worksheets Map of 13 colonies Map of Middle Passage/ Triangular Trade routes Primary sources * Video clips

Note checks Exit Slips Graphic Org. check Map completion Timeline completion Writing assignments 7 word summary Summative


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Extended Response items

Describe their development, Middle Passage and slavery Compare and Contrast – Colonial life

Writing Graphic Organizer Foldables

Standard Test %



Development of an American Republic (1720-1787) (8.15 – 8.27) Development of a New Nation (1720 – 1787) Students will understand the major events preceding the founding of the nation and relate their significance to the development of the American Republic. 8.17, 8.23 are potential

25% 14.5%

36 Days 22 Days

Compare – New France and the English Colonies, Loyalists and Patriots using charts, graphs or images with printed text Explain – How individualism was fostered and contributed to the American Revolution, Impact of individuals who created interest in land West of the Appalachians Evaluate – Contributions of Benjamin Franklin Describe – Impact of the Zenger trial, French and Indian War Summarize – Watauga Settlement, Effect of the Revolution on the Wataugans Analyze –

Comparison Matrix T-chart Close Reading Cornell Notes Timeline Maps Annotation Summarizing Vocabulary Frayer Model Writing Graphic Organizer

Social Studies Textbook Comparison Matrix Frayer Model Graphic Organizers Guided reading worksheets Primary sources

- Excerpt from Poor Richard’s Almanack

- Excerpt from The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin

- Declaration of Independence

- Excerpts from Common Sense and The Crisis

Peer editing worksheet

Note checks Exit Slips Graphic Org. check Timeline completion Writing assignments 7 word summary Socratic Circle Summative


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Extended Response items

Standard

(8.28 - 8.37) The Constitution and Foundation of the American Political System (1777-1789) – Students analyze the political principles underlying the Constitution, compare the enumerated and implied powers of the federal government, and understand the foundation of the American political system and the

Test %

10.5%

TIME 14 Days

Causes and leaders of American Revolution Determine and Write – Central ideas of the Declaration of Independence, legacy of these ideas today Identify and Explain – Author’s point of view and purpose, Battles, Events, and Leaders of American Revolution

SKILLS Describe – Significance of Magna Carta, English Bill of Rights, Mayflower Compact in development of American government, principles embedded in the Constitution, Conflict between Federalists and Anti-Federalists Analyze – Land Ordinance of 1785 and Northwest Ordinance of 1787 impact on Western settlement, Weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation, George Washington’s presidency Identify – Leaders of Constitutional Convention and issues debated Explain – Ratification process and conflicts, Strict vs. loose interpretation, Emergence of two-party system, Conflict between Jefferson and

Foldables Writing process – plan, rough draft, edit, revise, final draft

INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES

Comparison Matrix T-chart Close Reading Cornell Notes Timeline Maps Annotation Summarizing Vocabulary Frayer Model Writing Graphic Organizer

Video clips MATERIALS Social Studies Textbook Comparison Matrix Frayer Model Graphic Organizers Guided reading worksheets Primary sources

- Excerpt from Magna Carta

- Excerpt from English Bill of Rights

- Excerpt from Mayflower Compact

- Federalist Paper No. 10 and 51

LCD Module “Bill of Rights: How Does it Impact Us Today?”

ASSESSMENTS Note checks Exit Slips Graphic Org. check Timeline completion Writing assignments 7 word summary Socratic Circle Summative


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ways in which citizens participate. 8.32, 8.34 are potential Extended Response items

Hamilton, Controversies of Adams Administration Write – Opinion piece arguing the importance of a particular right re: impact using Bill of Rights and contemporary informational text

Foldables Writing process – plan, rough draft, edit, revise, final draft

Peer editing worksheet Video clips

Standard Test %



The Young Nation to the Divided Nation (1789-1850) (8.38 – 8.42) Growth of the Young Nation (1789 – 1849) Students analyze the aspirations and ideals of the people of the new nation. 8.42 is a potential Extended Response item

34% 5%

47 Days 7 Days

Describe – Daily life of early America Identify – Leaders and events of Western expansion and analyze impact on Tennessee statehood, Identify Lewis & Clark Expedition routes on a map Analyze – Role of John Marshall in strengthening central government, Impact of the Lewis & Clark Expedition – citing evidence from their journals

Comparison Matrix T-chart Close Reading Cornell Notes Timeline Maps Annotation Summarizing

Social Studies Textbook Comparison Matrix Frayer Model Graphic Organizers Map of Louisiana Purchase Map of Lewis & Clark Expedition Guided reading worksheets

Note checks Exit Slips Graphic Org. check Map completion Timeline completion Writing assignments


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Explain – Major events of Jefferson’s presidency

Vocabulary Frayer Model Writing Graphic Organizer Foldables

Excerpts from stories of Washington Irving Excerpts from stories of James Fenimore Cooper Video clips

7 word summary Socratic circle Summative

Standard Test %



(8.43 – 8.63) The United States’ Role on the World Stage (1789 – 1849) Students analyze United States foreign policy in the early Republic. 8.45, 8.53, 8.57, 8.58, 8.59 are potential Extended Response items

3% 4 Days

Explain – War of 1812 Identify – Changing boundaries of the United States Analyze – U.S. relationship with Europe, including the Monroe Doctrine

Comparison Matrix T-chart Close Reading Cornell Notes Timeline Maps Annotation Summarizing Vocabulary

Social Studies Textbook Comparison Matrix Frayer Model Map of U.S. for time period Guided reading worksheets Video clips

Note checks Exit Slips Graphic Org. check Map completion Timeline completion Writing assignments 7 word summary


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Frayer Model Writing Graphic Organizer Foldables

Socratic circle Summative

Standard Test % TIME SKILLS INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES


(8.46 – 8.63)

The Sectionalism of the American North,

South, and West (1800 – 1850)

Students Analyze the paths of the

American people in the three regions of the United Sgtates from 1800 to the

mid-1800s and the challenges they

18%

25 Days

Analyze – Henry Clay’s American System, 19th Century reforms influenced by the 2nd Great Awakening, Women’s suffrage movement, Characteristics of white southern society prior to Civil War, Contributions of Sequoyah, Westward Expansion, Essays and stories Explain – Causes and Effects of Northern European immigration to the U.S. and its cities, Presidency of Andrew Jackson

Comparison Matrix T-chart Close Reading Cornell Notes Timeline Maps Annotation

Social Studies Textbook Comparison Matrix Frayer Model Graphic Organizers Map of Louisiana Purchase Map of Lewis & Clark Expedition

Note checks Exit Slips Graphic Org. check Map completion Timeline completion


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faced as they became increasingly

sectionalized.

8.53, 8.57, 8.58, 8.59 are potential Extended Response items

Identify – Common themes in American art and literature, Constitutional issues posed by Doctrine of Nullification and secession Trace – Development of agrarian economy in the South, California Gold Rush Write – Narrative (with supporting text) describing the New Madrid Earthquake, Narrative piece describing the Indian Removal Act, citing evidence Describe – Manifest Destiny, Texas settlement and War for Independence, Presidency of James K. Polk, The Mexican War and Mexican Cession

Summarizing Vocabulary Frayer Model Writing Graphic Organizer Foldables Writing process – plan, rough draft, edit, revise, final draft

Guided reading worksheets Essays and stories of Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, Louisa May Alcott, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Primary Sources

- Accounts of the Trail of Tears

- LDC Module – “Andrew Jackson – Hero or Villain?” Video clips

Writing assignments 7 word summary Socratic circle Summative



Slavery in America (1800 – 1850) (8.64 – 8.71) Students analyze the growth of slavery and the resulting controversies.

8% 11 Days

Describe – Significance of Northwest Ordinance and banning of slavery in new states north of the Ohio River, Missouri Compromise of 1820 Analyze – Impact of leaders of the Abolitionist Movement, Dred Scott case and resulting divisiveness between the North and South Explain –

Comparison Matrix T-chart Close Reading Cornell Notes Timeline Maps

Social Studies Textbook Comparison Matrix Frayer Model Graphic Organizers Guided Reading Worksheets

Note checks Exit Slips Graphic Org. check Map completion Timeline completion


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8.69, 8.70 are potential Extended Response items

Compromise of 1850, motivations behind and results of Kansas-Nebraska Act Examine – Lincoln-Douglas Debates Identify – Conditions of slavery

Annotation Summarizing Vocabulary Frayer Model Writing Graphic Organizer Foldables

Excerpts from Uncle Tom’s Cabin, Lincoln-Douglas Debates Primary Sources – - Slave Narratives - Posters from period re: John Brown, Slave Auction, Runaway Slaves, Abolition Video Clips

Writing assignments 7 word summary Socratic circle Summative



The Civil War, Reconstruction, and Westward Expansion (1830 – 1890) (8.72 – 8.81 )

27% 11%

38 Days 22 Days

Identify – Boundaries of the North and South

Comparison Matrix

Social Studies Textbook

Note checks


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Civil War (1830 – 1865) Students analyze the multiple causes, key events, and complex consequences of the Civil War

Describe – Industrialization and Technological developments of the regions, Presidency of Abraham Lincoln, African-American involvement in the Union army Evaluate and Analyze – Geographical differences between North and South, The Election of 1860 Explain – Geographical division of Tennessee over slavery and secession, Roles of leaders during the Civil War Cite – Text Evidence analyzing life of common Civil War soldier – Watkins and Davis Trace – Critical developments and events in the Civil War including significant battles Assess – Impact of Abraham Lincoln’s assassination

T-chart Close Reading Cornell Notes Timeline Maps Annotation Summarizing Vocabulary Frayer Model Writing Graphic Organizer Foldables

Comparison Matrix Frayer Model Graphic Organizers Guided Reading Worksheets Map of North/South Map of geographical division of Tennessee re: slavery and secession Primary Sources:

- Lincoln’s “House Divided” speech

- “Gettysburg Address” - “Emancipation

Proclamation” - Lincoln’s Inaugural

addresses - Excerpts from diaries

of Sam Watkins and Sam Davis

Video clips

Exit Slips Graphic Org. check Map completion Timeline completion Writing assignments 7 word summary Socratic circle Summative



Reconstruction (1865 – 1877) (8.82 – 8.90)

8%

8 Days

Explain – Significance of 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments, Effects of the Freedmen’s Bureau and Restrictions on freedmen,

Comparison Matrix T-chart

Social Studies Textbook Comparison Matrix

Note checks Exit Slips


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Students analyze the character and lasting consequences of Reconstruction.

Movement of entrepreneurs (carpetbaggers) from North to South, Controversy of 1876 Presidential election and removal of troops from the South Analyze – Andrew Jackson’s Vice-Presidency and Presidency Compare – 10 Percent Plan to Radical Republican Plan for Reconstruction Trace – Rise of Ku Klux Klan and vigilante justice Describe – Push-pull effect in movement of former slaves to the North and West, Major developments in Tennessee during Reconstruction

Close Reading Cornell Notes Timeline Maps Annotation Summarizing Vocabulary Frayer Model Writing Graphic Organizer Foldables

Frayer Model Graphic Organizers Guided Reading Worksheets Primary Sources* Video clips

Graphic Org. check Map completion Timeline completion Writing assignments 7 word summary Socratic circle Summative



Westward Expansion

8 %

Explain –

Comparison Matrix

Social Studies Textbook

Note checks


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(1865 – 1890) (8.91 – 8.98) Students analyze the social, political, and economic transformation of America as a result of westward expansion.

7 Days

Agricultural and industrial development patterns after Civil War, Significance of various Indian leaders, Impact of Homestead Act, Concepts of Open Range, Long Drive, and cow towns in development of ranching industry Trace – Evolution of federal American Indian policies, Expansion and development of the Transcontinental Railroad Analyze – How significant inventors/inventions changed life in the West Examine – Development and life of the American cowboy Locate – Agricultural and industrial development on a map

T-chart Close Reading Cornell Notes Timeline Maps Annotation Summarizing Vocabulary Frayer Model Writing Graphic Organizer Foldables

Comparison Matrix Frayer Model Graphic Organizers Guided Reading Worksheets Map of Agriculture and Industry Primary Sources - re: Indian policy, cowboy diaries? Video clips

Exit Slips Graphic Org. check Map completion Timeline completion Writing assignments 7 word summary Socratic circle Summative


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Appendix A

Frayer model – can be used for a vocabulary word or a concept. I have included a sample finished

one, and a blank one.

DD Puritan

Define: a member of a

group of Protestants that arose

in the 16th century within the

Church of England, demanding

the simplification of doctrine

and worship, and greater

strictness in religious discipline

Characteristics: plain clothing, simple

lifestyle, strong work ethic, strict religious,

pious, judgmental, settled Massachusetts

Bay Colony, well educated

Examples: John Winthrop,

Roger Williams, Anne

Hutchinson

Non-Examples: Pilgrims, Catholics, regular

Church of England, open-

minded, liberal


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Appendix B

DD

Define: Characteristics:

Examples: Non-Examples:


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Appendix B

Comparison Matrix – This can be used to compare concepts, events, etc. for any number of items

or topics. Just make your table to suit your needs.

Subsistence Farming Commercial Farming

Climate and Geographical Features

Definition

Colony

Example

Synonym


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Indentured Servant

Slave

Definition

Continent of Origin/ Race

Passage

Term of Service/ Reward

Reason Needed


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Appendix C

QEV is a graphic organizer to be used for teaching vocabulary. You can any number

of vocabulary words in your organizer, and tweak it to suit your needs.

QEV-Quadruple Entry Vocabulary

Vocabulary- Book definition

My Own Definition Use in Sentence Memory Jogger-picture or symbol

emancipation

abolition

resistance


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