8 th Grade Social Studies Mrs. Jacobs

American History Research skills, Revolution and New Nation, Post World War II United States, Contemporary United States

Timelines, graphs, source documents, bias Events of the American Revolution Key individuals Constitution

Civics/Government Foundations of Government, Structure of Government, Functions of Government, Rights, Responsibilities and Roles of Citizenship, Government Systems of the World

Philosophical roots Bill of Rights Principles of American government Supreme Court decisions Citizenship World governmental systems

Economics Foundations of Economics, Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Global Economics, Personal Finance

Economic philosophers-Smith versus Marx Choices of individuals & governments Resources, opportunity cost, scarcity Federal Reserve System Global trade & commerce Economic development

World History Research Skills, World at War, Contemporary World

Post World War I Europe World War II Holocaust Impact of the Cold War Vietnam

Geography The World in Spatial Terms, Geographic Applications, Physical Terms, Human Systems, Environment and Society

Maps, physical features of regions Political & social change of regions Human migration Culture Technology & economic development Environment

Regular Features Daily news presentations based on current events Class novels as a supplement to the curriculum Quarter Projects which allow students to demonstrate subject mastery in alternative ways

New this Year! Classroom economic system – everyone works! Resources are earned and used to support our classroom management plan

GRADES? All work for the year is on a total point system Late work accepted by district policy – students are responsible for making up missed work Interim grades sent home every 2 weeks

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