US History Mollie Deaton LTEC September 15, 2009

§ Social Studies, Grade 8. (a) Introduction. (1) In Grade 8, students study the history of the United States from the early colonial period through Reconstruction. The knowledge and skills in subsection (b) of this section comprise the first part of a two-year study of U.S. history. To support the teaching of the essential knowledge and skills, the use of a variety of rich primary and secondary source material such as the complete text of the U.S. Constitution and the Declaration of Independence; landmark cases of the U.S. Supreme Court; biographies and autobiographies; novels; speeches, letters, and diaries; and poetry, songs, and artworks is encouraged. The eight strands of the essential knowledge and skills for social studies are intended to be integrated for instructional purposes with the history and geography strands establishing a sense of time and a sense of place. (b) Knowledge and skills The student is expected to identify major eras in US history which include knowing what historical event occurred and the specific date. The student understands the causes of exploration and colonization eras. The student understands the foundations of representative government in the United States. The student understands the challenges confronted by the government and its leaders in the early years of the Republic. The student understands westward expansion and its effects on the political, economic, and social development of the nation.

Students will evaluate, synthesis, analyze, apply, understand, and learn all aspects of the United States history.

Why is US History important for students to learn?

What are unalienable rights? When was the Bill of Rights ratified? Who was the first president of the United States?

Students will be able to understand and recite the Unalienable Rights

Students will pick an important person in History and write an essay about if that person was to look back on the choices that they made would they change anything. Why or why not?

Students will be able to identify important dates In US History and why it’s significant Magna Carta 1215 Jamestown 1607 July 4, 1776 Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence September 17, 1787 US Constitution was ratified December 15, 1791 Bill of Rights was ratified

George Washington Paul Revere Abraham Lincoln Susan B. Anthony Thomas Paine Benjamin Franklin Thomas Jefferson Students will be able to identify important people in US History