SOCIAL STUDIES: GRADE 8
Topics/Daily Assignments
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COURSE OF STUDY
AMERICAN HISTORY
-Westward Expansion (1801-1861)
-Slavery
- Civil War and Reconstruction
-World War I and II Overview
ECONOMICS
-Changing Wants and Needs
-Basic Economic Systems
-How Governments Raise and Spend Money
MAN'S INHUMANITY TO MAN
-Prejudice and Discrimination Throughout History
-Causes and Effects of Genocide
-Resistance and the Triumph of the Human Spirit
CURRENT EVENTS
-International News
-National News
-State and Local News
September/October Topics
-US Constitution review
-Comparative Government/Economics
-Westward Expansion
Research Links
Mississippi River
Lewis and Clark/Louisiana Purchase
ASSIGNMENTS DUE:
Monday, November 2
Lewis and Clark/Louisiana Purchase projects due.
On the left hand side of your interactive notebook:
~Define pirate (do not use a reference book)
~ Is piracy an ongoing problem or is it an activity of past eras? Explain.
Tuesday, November 3
Election Day-No Classes
Wednesday, November 4
Media Center- research paper folders are required.
Thursday, November 5
School Closed
Friday, November 6
School Closed
Monday, November 9
Read pp. 316-319; complete handouts 1-33 and 1-34 (Guided Reading and Review Section 3 and Guided Reading and Review Section 4).
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