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PACING GUIDE 8th Grade Social Studies Standard

Colonialism (1600-1750)

Test % 14%

TIME

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INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES

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ASSESSMENT

19 Days

(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.

Trace and Explain – Motivations for English colonization, founding of Jamestown, founding of Plymouth, settlement of Georgia

8.1, 8.2, 8.6, 8.9, 8.13 are potential

Locate and Identify – 13 original colonies

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

Comparison Matrix

Social Studies Textbook

Note checks

T-chart

Comparison Matrix

Exit Slips

Close Reading

Frayer Model

Graphic Org. check

Cornell Notes

Graphic Organizers

Timeline

Guided reading worksheets

Map completion

Maps

Map of 13 colonies

Timeline completion

Annotation

Map of Middle Passage/ Triangular Trade routes

Writing assignments

Primary sources *

7 word summary

Video clips

Summative

Summarizing Cite – Textual evidence re: relationships between colonists and American Indians*

Vocabulary Frayer Model

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Standard

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

Test % 25%

14.5%

June 1, 2015 Describe their development, Middle Passage and slavery

Writing Graphic Organizer

Compare and Contrast – Colonial life

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TIME

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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

Comparison Matrix

Social Studies Textbook

Note checks

T-chart

Comparison Matrix

Exit Slips

Close Reading

Frayer Model

Graphic Org. check

Cornell Notes

Graphic Organizers

Timeline

Guided reading worksheets

Maps

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

Annotation

Describe – Impact of the Zenger trial, French and Indian War

Summarizing

Summarize – Watauga Settlement, Effect of the Revolution on the Wataugans

Frayer Model

Analyze –

Vocabulary

Writing Graphic Organizer

Peer editing worksheet 2

Timeline completion Writing assignments 7 word summary Socratic Circle Summative

MAURY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS Extended Response items

June 1, 2015 Causes and leaders of American Revolution

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Determine and Write – Central ideas of the Declaration of Independence, legacy of these ideas today

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

Video clips

Identify and Explain – Author’s point of view and purpose, Battles, Events, and Leaders of American Revolution

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 %

TIME

10.5%

14 Days

SKILLS

INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES

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

MATERIALS

ASSESSMENTS

Comparison Matrix

Social Studies Textbook

Note checks

T-chart

Comparison Matrix

Exit Slips

Close Reading

Frayer Model

Graphic Org. check

Cornell Notes

Graphic Organizers

Timeline

Guided reading worksheets

Maps

Primary sources - Excerpt from Magna Carta - Excerpt from English Bill of Rights - Excerpt from Mayflower Compact - Federalist Paper No. 10 and 51

Annotation

Identify – Leaders of Constitutional Convention and issues debated

Summarizing

Explain – Ratification process and conflicts, Strict vs. loose interpretation, Emergence of two-party system, Conflict between Jefferson and

Frayer Model

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Vocabulary

Writing Graphic Organizer

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

Timeline completion Writing assignments 7 word summary Socratic Circle Summative

MAURY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS Hamilton, Controversies of Adams Administration

ways in which citizens participate.

potential Extended Response items

The Young Nation to the Divided Nation (17891850) (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

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

8.32, 8.34 are

Standard

June 1, 2015

Test % 34%

TIME

5%

7 Days

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

Peer editing worksheet Video clips

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INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES

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ASSESSMENT

Describe – Daily life of early America

Comparison Matrix

Social Studies Textbook

Note checks

T-chart

Comparison Matrix

Exit Slips

Close Reading

Frayer Model

Graphic Org. check

Cornell Notes

Graphic Organizers

Timeline

Map of Louisiana Purchase

Maps

Map of Lewis & Clark Expedition

47 Days

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

Map completion

Annotation Guided reading worksheets Summarizing

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Timeline completion Writing assignments

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June 1, 2015 Explain – Major events of Jefferson’s presidency

Vocabulary

Excerpts from stories of Washington Irving

7 word summary Socratic circle

Frayer Model Writing Graphic Organizer

Excerpts from stories of James Fenimore Cooper

Summative

Video clips

Foldables

Standard (8.43 – 8.63) The United States’ Role on the World Stage (1789 – 1849) Students analyze United States foreign policy in the early Republic.

Test % 3%

TIME 4 Days

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

8.45, 8.53, 8.57, 8.58, 8.59 are potential Extended Response items

INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES Comparison Matrix

MATERIALS

ASSESSMENT

Social Studies Textbook

Note checks

T-chart

Comparison Matrix

Exit Slips

Close Reading

Frayer Model

Graphic Org. check

Cornell Notes

Map of U.S. for time period Map completion

Timeline

Guided reading worksheets

Maps

Video clips

Annotation

Timeline completion Writing assignments

Summarizing 7 word summary Vocabulary 5

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June 1, 2015 Socratic circle Frayer Model Summative Writing Graphic Organizer Foldables

Standard

Test %

(8.46 – 8.63) 18% 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

TIME

SKILLS

INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES

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ASSESSMENT

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

Comparison Matrix

Social Studies Textbook

Note checks

T-chart

Comparison Matrix

Exit Slips

Close Reading

Frayer Model

Graphic Org. check

Cornell Notes

Graphic Organizers

Explain – Causes and Effects of Northern European immigration to the U.S. and its cities, Presidency of Andrew Jackson

Timeline

Map of Louisiana Purchase

Maps

Map of Lewis & Clark Expedition

Map completion

Annotation 6

Timeline completion

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June 1, 2015 Identify – Common themes in American art and literature, Constitutional issues posed by Doctrine of Nullification and secession

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

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

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

Test %

TIME

SKILLS

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 –

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

Essays and stories of Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David 7 word summary Thoreau, Louisa May Alcott, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and Socratic circle Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Summative Primary Sources - Accounts of the Trail of Tears LDC Module – “Andrew Jackson – Hero or Villain?” Video clips

INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES Comparison Matrix

Social Studies Textbook

Note checks

T-chart

Comparison Matrix

Exit Slips

Close Reading

Frayer Model

Graphic Org. check

Cornell Notes

Graphic Organizers

Timeline

Guided Reading Worksheets

MATERIALS

ASSESSMENT

Map completion

Maps 7

Writing assignments

Timeline completion

MAURY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS 8.69, 8.70 are potential Extended Response items

June 1, 2015 Compromise of 1850, motivations behind and results of Kansas-Nebraska Act Examine – Lincoln-Douglas Debates

Annotation

Excerpts from Uncle Tom’s Cabin, Lincoln-Douglas Debates

Writing assignments

Summarizing Vocabulary

Identify – Conditions of slavery

Frayer Model Writing Graphic Organizer

Primary Sources – - Slave Narratives - Posters from period re: John Brown, Slave Auction, Runaway Slaves, Abolition

7 word summary Socratic circle Summative

Video Clips

Foldables

Standard

Test %

TIME

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

27%

38 Days

(8.72 – 8.81 )

11%

22 Days

SKILLS

INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES

Identify – Boundaries of the North and South

Comparison Matrix

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MATERIALS

Social Studies Textbook

ASSESSMENT

Note checks

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

June 1, 2015 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

T-chart

Comparison Matrix

Exit Slips

Close Reading

Frayer Model

Graphic Org. check

Cornell Notes

Graphic Organizers

Timeline

Guided Reading Worksheets

Maps

Map of North/South

Annotation

Map of geographical division of Tennessee re: slavery and secession

Map completion

Summarizing Vocabulary Frayer Model Writing Graphic Organizer Foldables

Assess – Impact of Abraham Lincoln’s assassination

Timeline completion Writing assignments

7 word summary Primary Sources: - Lincoln’s “House Socratic circle Divided” speech - “Gettysburg Address” Summative - “Emancipation Proclamation” - Lincoln’s Inaugural addresses - Excerpts from diaries of Sam Watkins and Sam Davis Video clips

Standard

Reconstruction (1865 – 1877) (8.82 – 8.90)

Test %

TIME

8%

8 Days

SKILLS

INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES

Explain – Significance of 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments, Effects of the Freedmen’s Bureau and Restrictions on freedmen, 9

MATERIALS

ASSESSMENT

Comparison Matrix

Social Studies Textbook

Note checks

T-chart

Comparison Matrix

Exit Slips

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June 1, 2015 Movement of entrepreneurs (carpetbaggers) from North to South, Controversy of 1876 Presidential election and removal of troops from the South

Students analyze the character and lasting consequences of Reconstruction.

Analyze – Andrew Jackson’s Vice-Presidency and Presidency Compare – 10 Percent Plan to Radical Republican Plan for Reconstruction

Close Reading

Frayer Model

Cornell Notes

Graphic Organizers

Graphic Org. check Map completion

Timeline

Guided Reading Worksheets

Maps

Primary Sources*

Annotation

Video clips

Timeline completion Writing assignments

Summarizing 7 word summary Vocabulary

Trace – Rise of Ku Klux Klan and vigilante justice

Socratic circle Frayer Model Summative

Describe – Push-pull effect in movement of former slaves to the North and West, Major developments in Tennessee during Reconstruction

Standard

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TIME

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Writing Graphic Organizer Foldables

INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES

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ASSESSMENT Note checks

Westward Expansion

8%

Explain –

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

7 Days

June 1, 2015 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

Exit Slips T-chart

Comparison Matrix

Close Reading

Frayer Model

Graphic Org. check

Cornell Notes

Graphic Organizers

Map completion

Timeline

Guided Reading Worksheets

Timeline completion

Maps

Map of Agriculture and Industry

Annotation 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

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Writing assignments

Summarizing

Primary Sources - re: Indian policy, cowboy diaries?

7 word summary

Vocabulary

Video clips

Socratic circle

Frayer Model Writing Graphic Organizer Foldables

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.

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

Puritan DD

Non-Examples:

Examples:

John Winthrop, Roger Williams, Anne Hutchinson

Pilgrims, Catholics, regular Church of England, openminded, liberal

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Define:

Characteristics:

DD

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 Climate and Geographical Features

Definition

Colony

Example

Synonym 14

Commercial Farming

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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 VocabularyBook definition emancipation

My Own Definition

Use in Sentence

Memory Jogger-picture or symbol

abolition

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divisive

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