Jones County School District
PACING GUIDE
th
8 Grade Social Studies- Mississippi Studies
Subject Name: 8th Grade Mississippi
Studies CCRS
Suggested Teaching
Strategies
3rd Nine
Weeks
Objectives for Ch. 1: Climate and Water Resources
1. Understand how geography, history, and politics have
influenced the development of Mississippi.
1f. Identify and locate major geographical features of
Mississippi and how they contribute to the social and
economic development of the state.(DOK 1)
Use maps to identify the water
resources of the state
Unit I: A Sense
of Place
Use maps to identify the landform
regions of MS.
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Objectives for Ch. 2: MS’s Natural Environment:
Landforms and Biota
1. Understand how geography, history, and politics have
influenced the development of Mississippi
1f. Identify and locate major geographical features of
Mississippi and how they contribute to the social and
economic development of the state (DOK 1)
Objectives for Ch. 3: Road to Statehood
1. Understand how geography, history, and politics have
influenced the development of Mississippi
1a. Identify the major (Chickasaw, Choctaw, and Natchez)
and minor (Biloxi, Tunica) Native American groups found in
Mississippi by the first European explorers in the region and
discuss their governmental, economic, and ecological
systems (DOK 1)
1b. Describe the social, economic, and political context of
Mississippi when it was
Objectives for Ch. 4: Politics, Slavery, & Antebellum
Society
1. Understand how geography, history, and politics have
influenced the development of Mississippi
1c. Analyze the development of slavery in Mississippi
including the various factors (economic, geographic, and
social) that contributed to its development and explain the
opposition to slavery in Mississippi (DOK 2)
1e. Compare and contrast the four constitutions of
Mississippi and explain the reasons for their development
(DOK 2)
5. Understand the role that governments play in the
protection, expansion, and hindrance of civil/human rights of
citizens.
5a. Explain Supreme Court rulings that have resulted in
controversies over changing interpretations of civil rights,
including those in Plessy v. Ferguson, Brown v. Board of
Education, Miranda v. Arizona, Regents of the University of
California v. Bakke, Adarand Constructors, Inc. v. Pena, and
United States v. Virginia (VMI). (DOK 2)
6c. Analyze the impact of religious traditions upon the daily
lives of Mississippians from the era of European exploration
to the present.
Objectives for Ch. 5: Secession and Civil War
1. Understand how geography, history, and politics have
influenced the development of Mississippi
1d. Trace the events that led to the secession of Mississippi
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Create a chart of landforms,
settlement of the state, & economic
impact on MS
Maps of locations of MS Indians
Contrast & compare the three main
tribes of MS
Identify the European explorers
and countries they represented
10 Days
Unit II: Early
Beginnings
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
10 Days
Analyze why England dominated,
why & how others were expelled
Determine what cultural effects are
still evident
Maps to identify the four stages of
development of MS
Graphic Organizer to demonstrate
reasons for migration to MS in the
early 1800s
Explore the practice & prevalence
of slavery in MS
Suggested Reading: Time on the
Cross and the Slave Narratives
Compare & Contrast the Northern
& Southern States (Venn Diagram)
Identify people & places of the
Unit III:
Mississippi in
Transition
4th Nine
Weeks
from the Union in 1861 and explain why certain groups
opposed the secession. (DOK 1)
5. Understand the role that governments play in the
protection, expansion, and hindrance of civil/human rights of
citizens.
5b. Analyze the economic impact of the Civil War on
Mississippi. (DOK 3)
Objectives for Ch. 6: Reconstruction and Transition
1. Understand how geography, history, and politics have
influenced the development of Mississippi
1d. Trace the events that led to the secession of Mississippi
from the Union in 1861 and explain why certain groups
opposed the secession. (DOK 1)
5. Understand the role that governments play in the
protection, expansion, and hindrance of civil/human rights of
citizens.
5b. Analyze the economic impact of the Civil War on
Mississippi. (DOK 3)
American Civil War in MS
Field trip to Vicksburg
Student Presentations/ Video
Selections
Objectives for Ch. 8: Mississippi Between the Wars
5. Understand the role that governments play in the
protection, expansion, & hindrance of civil/human rights of
citizens.
5a. Identify and analyze the economic development over time
of major industries in Mississippi (including but not limited
to agricultural production, manufacturing, rise of machines,
boll weevil, development of natural resources, international
investments, the Great Migration, etc) (DOK 3)
5b. Analyze the economic impact of the Civil War on
Mississippi. (DOK 3)
6. Understand the trends, ideologies, and artistic expressions
in Mississippi over time and place.
6b. Analyze the ways Mississippians have adapted to change
and continue to address cultural issues unique to the state
(e.g. the establishment of historical and commemorative
markers for Civil Rights Movement and Confederate icons
(DOK 3)
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20 Days
Cause & Effect of the four state
constitutions
Compare & Contrast the four state
constitutions of MS (Venn
Diagram)
Analyze sharecropping in MS
Evaluate the effect of farm
mechanization on MS farms
Field Trip: Agricultural Museum
Research segregation in MS
Objectives for Ch. 7:The Dawn of the Twentieth Century
3. Understand the role that Mississippi has played in
international, political, and economic affairs.
3b. Cite evidence of the growing international diversity of the
Mississippi population by identifying the various immigrant
groups in Mississippi during the 20th and 21st centuries and
analyze their motivations (or push-pull factors) for migrating
to the state (DOK 2)
5. Understand the role that governments play in the
protection, expansion, and hindrance of civil/human rights of
citizens.
5a. Identify and analyze the economic development over time
of major industries in Mississippi (including but not limited
to agricultural production, manufacturing, rise of machines,
boll weevil, development of natural resources, international
investments, the Great Migration, etc) (DOK 3)
6. Understand the trends, ideologies, and artistic expressions
in Mississippi over time and place.
6b. Analyze the ways Mississippians have adapted to change
and continue to address cultural issues unique to the state
(e.g. the establishment of historical and commemorative
markers for Civil Rights Movement and Confederate icons
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
View movie: Separate but Equal
Student portrayals on both sides of
the segregation issue
Unit III:
Mississippi in
Transition
Chapter 7
10 Days
Research immigration statistics of
Mississippi
Chart the Push-pull factors for
immigration
Identify & analyze the population
groups in MS.
Students create posters illustrating
each group
Identify that changes in MS postCivil Rights Movement, social &
political
Unit IV:
Mississippi in
the 20th
Century
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
15 Days
Chart laws passed to extend civil
rights to minority groups
Create timelines of major events of
the civil rights movement in MS
Identify leaders & activists on both
sides of the segregation issue
Use excerpts from the book
Objectives for Ch. 9: Mississippi in the Post-War Period
3. Understand the role that Mississippi has played in
international, political, and economic affairs.
3a. Cite specific evidence of Mississippi‘s involvement
(through imports and exports) in the global economy
including communication, technology, transportation,
education and manufacturing. (DOK 2)
4. Understand and describe the historical circumstances and
conditions that necessitated the development of civil rights
and human rights protections and/or activism for various
minority groups in Mississippi.
4a. Compare and contrast de facto segregation and de jure
segregation in Mississippi from 1890 to the present,
including the rise of Jim Crow era events and actors (i.e.,
Ross Barnett, James Eastland, the integration of University of
Mississippi, Sovereignty Commission, etc.), and their impact
on Mississippi‘s history and contemporary society. (DOK 2)
4b. Identify and explain the significance of the major actors,
groups and events of the Civil Rights Movement in the mid20th century in Mississippi (i.e., Fannie Lou Hamer, Medgar
Evers, Dr. T.R.M. Howard, James Meredith, Freedom Rides,
Freedom Summer, Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party,
COFO, CORE, etc.). (DOK 2)
4c. Compare and contrast the development and resulting
impact of civil rights movements (e.g., women‘s suffrage,
African American liberation, Native American citizenship
and suffrage, immigration rights, etc.) in Mississippi.(DOK
2)
4d. Investigate and describe the state government‘s responses
to the Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas
Supreme Court decision in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s.
(DOK 2)
Coming of Age in MS
Use census statistics to discover
distribution of wealth in
Mississippi
Compare & contrast
fundamentalism & modernism &
the impact on the state
5. Understand the role that governments play in the
protection, expansion, and hindrance of civil/human rights of
citizens.
5a. Identify and analyze the economic development over time
of major industries in Mississippi (including but not limited
to agricultural production, manufacturing, rise of machines,
boll weevil, development of natural resources, international
investments, the Great Migration, etc.). (DOK 3)
5c. Explain the reasons why Mississippi became more
industrialized in the mid-20th century. (DOK 1)
5d. Analyze the current trends and historic record of poverty
and wealth distribution in Mississippi. (DOK 3)
6. Understand the trends, ideologies, and artistic expressions
in Mississippi over time and place.
6b. Analyze the ways Mississippians have adapted to change
and continue to address cultural issues unique to the state
(e.g., the establishment of historical and commemorative
markers for Civil Rights Movement and Confederate icons).
(DOK 3)
6c. Analyze the impact of religious traditions upon the daily
lives of Mississippians from the era of European exploration
to the present. (DOK 3)
Objectives for Ch. 10: Population and Urban Growth
3. Understand the role that Mississippi has played in
international, political, and economic affairs.
3b. Cite evidence of the growing international diversity of the
Mississippi population by identifying the various immigrant
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Research the new industries
brought into the state during the
latter half of the 20th century
Interdependence activity tying MS
Unit V:
Contemporary
Mississippi
groups in Mississippi during the 20th and 21st centuries and
analyze their motivations (or push-pull factors) for migrating
to the state. (DOK 2)
6. Understand the trends, ideologies, and artistic expressions
in Mississippi over time and place.
6b. Analyze the ways Mississippians have adapted to change
and continue to address cultural issues unique to the state
(e.g., the establishment of historical and commemorative
markers for Civil Rights Movement and Confederate icons).
(DOK 3)
Objectives for Ch. 11: Economic Activities and the
Environment
3. Understand the role that Mississippi has played in
international, political, and economic affairs.
3a. Cite specific evidence of Mississippi‘s involvement
(through imports and exports) in the global economy
including communication, technology, transportation,
education and manufacturing. (DOK 2)
Objectives for Ch. 12: Mississippi’s Literary Heritage
6. Understand the trends, ideologies, and artistic expressions
in Mississippi over time and place.
6a.Examine the cultural impact of Mississippi artists,
musicians & writers on the state, nation and world. (DOK 2)
Objectives for Ch. 13: Mississippi’s Music, Crafts, and
Visual Arts
6. Understand the trends, ideologies, and artistic expressions
in Mississippi over time and place.
6a. Examine the cultural impact of Mississippi artists,
musicians & writers on the state, nation and world. (DOK 2)
Objectives for Ch. 14: Federal and State Government
2. Understand the major responsibilities of state and local
government and how they are executed.
2a. Identify and describe the duties of the three branches of
state government in Mississippi. (DOK 1)
Objectives for Ch. 14 Local Government
2. Understand the major responsibilities of state and local
government and how they are executed.
2b. Examine the various forms of local governments (i.e.,
city managers, municipal supervisors, mayor/city council,
etc.) and evaluate how they help meet the needs of local
communities. (DOK 2)
Objectives for Ch. 15: Citizenship
2. Understand the major responsibilities of state and local
government and how they are executed.
2a. Identify and describe the duties of the three branches of
state government in Mississippi. (DOK 1)
to other nations
Student Presentations
Oral/Living Histories
5 Days
Student Presentations
Identify the economic levels of MS
Analyze the goods and services
provided by Mississippians for
export
Create graphs depicting MS
imports/exports in GDP
List, identify, & analyze the
contributions that Mississippians
have made in the fields of music,
art, literature, & acting.
Use internet videos to show these
artists
Unit VI:
Mississippi
Arts and
Letters
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
First person biographies &
interpretations
3 Days
View My Dog Skip
Compare & contrast the
composition of the national and
state government
Unit VII:
Citizens and
Government
Create a map of the MS
Congressional and Senatorial
Districts
Create political cartoons to
illustrate the issues in government
Create a chart/pamphlet to illustrate
the three branches and functions
List the various courts in MS
Compare the court jurisdictions
using a multilayer Venn diagram
Identify the elected officials in
county & municipal government
Compare & contrast the duties of
city & county officials
Socratic Seminar on the
rights/duties/privileges of a citizen
Create a chart, flow diagram, etc,
of the election process
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Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
16 Days
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