Specialized Support 8th Grade History Scope and Sequence
2nd Nine Weeks Period
Units of Study: Forming a National Government, Crisis & Resolution, and Industrialization & Urbanization
Essential Questions / Desired Outcomes
1. How can maps help us in our everyday lives?
2. How did the Framers reach a compromise on the issue of slavery?
3. What were the arguments for and against ratification of the U.S. Constitution?
4. What were major domestic problems faced by the leaders of the new republic?
5. How did the first America political parties originate?
6. How did the French Revolution impact the United States?
7. What were the effects of industrialization?
8. How does the Bill of Rights affect our lives today?
9. How did the development of transportation systems impact American society?
10. What caused an increase in factories and urbanization in the early 19th century?
11. Why did the immigrants move to the United States in the early 19th century?
12. What were the causes and effects of the War of 1812?
13. How do the Declaration of Independence and the Bill of Rights help shape us as citizens of the United States?
14. How are the economics of the U.S. influenced by scientific innovations?
15. How does judicial review affect American citizens?
Group 1
Group 2
Group 3
Forming a National Government
Crisis and Resolution
Industrialization & Urbanization
Classroom Elements
•
Identify
the
strengths
and
•
Identify
the
causes
of
problems
faced
•
Explain the characteristics of a
(part of every 8th grade
weaknesses of the Articles of
by the new nation
free enterprise in relation to the
SS History classroom
Confederation.
factory system.
• Identify leaders of the new republic and
district wide)
analyze their leadership qualities
• Explain the significance of the
• Explain how the Factory System
Use this timeline as a
Philadelphia
Convention.
(George
Washington,
Alexander
contributed to rapid
guide. Implement the
Hamilton, Thomas Jefferson)
industrialization.
• Sequence significant individuals,
elements on the chart by
event and time periods
• Describe domestic problems.
• Describe how innovations
the weeks indicated, but
allowed industrialization and
no later than. Your
• Explain the significance of the
• Describe the characteristics and
students’ progress and
manufacturing to grow in the
following dates:1607, 1803, and
benefits of free-enterprise
readiness should
North.
1861-1865
• Explain the two party system.
determine if things can
• Describe the positive and
• Explain the creation of the
• Describe how the French Revolution
begin sooner.
negative consequences of
Constitution
impacted to the United States.
industrialization
• Describe the causes and effects of • Identify the characteristics of
the Constitution
Jeffersonian Democracy.
North East Independent School District
Specialized Support 8th Grade History Scope and Sequence
• Explain the reasons that states
sent delegates to the convention
• Organize and interpret
information from outlines,
reports, databases, and visuals
including graphs, charts,
timelines, and maps
• Identify how ideas from the
Magna Carta and English Bill of
Rights were included in the U.S.
Bill of Rights
• Summarize the rights guaranteed
in the Bill of Rights
• Create written, oral, and visual
presentations of social studies
information.
• Compare the points of view of the
Federalists and Anti-Federalists
• Explain the significance of the
Louisiana Purchase
• Use a problem solving process to
identify a situation that requires a
decision, gather information, identify
options, predict consequences, and take
action to implement a decision.
• Describe the effects of the War of 1812
• Identify the origin of judicial review
• Understand the impact of landmark
Supreme Court cases
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Key Vocabulary
Terms
Legislative, Executive, Judicial,
delegate, Constitutional Convention,
compromise, representation,
separation of powers, ratification,
Federalist, Anti-Federalist,
amendment, civic virtue,
Constitutional Republic, individual
rights, grievance, federalism
domestic policy, foreign policy, neutrality,
manufacturing, federalism, judicial
review, free enterprise, political party,
protective tariff, republic,
unconstitutional, individual rights, central
government, interstate commerce
Explain how technological
innovations led to rapid
industrialization.
Identify the results of the early
labor reform movement.
Compare the effects of scientific
discoveries and technological
innovations that have influenced
daily life in different periods in
US history.
Explain how the development of
the transportation system
impacted American society.
Explain why manufacturing and
urbanization developed in the
North
Identify the economic and
geographic factors that
contributed to rapid
urbanization.
Explain the reasons that different
immigrant groups came to the
United States.
Summarize the criteria for
becoming a United States
citizen.
innovation, manufacturing,
industrialization, interchangeable
parts, commercial agriculture,
majority rule, civil rights,
sectionalism, nullification,
invention, free enterprise, labor,
reform movement, urbanization,
naturalized citizen
North East Independent School District
Specialized Support 8th Grade History Scope and Sequence
Stations
Procedures to teach, model & implement:
§ Visual tools/systems to organize student
rotation
§ Care and use of materials
§ Self-managing behaviors
§ How to request assistance
§ How to share materials
§ Clean-up and storage
§ Sharing of accomplishments
Key stations to implement:
§ Writing Station: journaling, graphing, webbing, illustrating, projects
§ Literacy Station: books, books on tape, vocabulary development, Book Worm, Step by Step,
Big Mack
§ Experiment Station: manipulative activities, lab,
§ Computer Station: web links, Start-to-Finish books, United Streaming Video, PowerPoint,
web quest
§ Independent Station: structured activities, extension activities
Communication
Websites
Assessments
constitutioncenter.org/BillOfRightsGame/
http://www.congressforkids.net/Constitution_delegates.htm
http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/articles/ushistory/revolutionarywartimeline.htm
http://www.mrnussbaum.com/timedir.htm
http://www.quia.com/cc/67829.html
http://my.billofrightsinstitute.org/NetCommunity/Page.aspx?pid=322
http://kids.niehs.nih.gov/musicpatriot.htm
www.brainpop.com
www.static.icivics.org
images.schoolinsites.com/SiSFiles/Schools/TX/.../industry.ppt
Data collection: work samples, anecdotal records, video tape, photographs, teacher made checklist
North East Independent School District