History/Social Science

Instructional Guides
Structure and Content

Please note that the Grade 8 Instructional Guide is modeled and

has the same format as the Grade 7, 10, and 11 Guides
Structure of the Instructional Guide
 Three Categories
 Preface and Introductory Materials
 Curricular Maps and Model Lessons
 Appendices
Curricular Maps
 Core of the Instructional Guide
 Divide the year into three instructional
components
 Standard Sets
 Plan for teaching all content standards, one year
 Highlight concepts to be reinforced
Model Lessons
 Five  Reinforce
 Spread throughout the  History’s Habits of Mind
year  Best Practices in History
 Each lesson teaches an  Reading and Writing in
“A” substandard History
 Use of Primary Sources
 CRRE in History
 ELA Standards
Model Lessons
 Lessons are all in the following order:
 Lesson Overview
 Lesson Guide
 Documents
 Student Handouts
 Additional resources are included in the
Teacher Resource Packet
Model Lessons
 Standards Covered
 8.2.3 Slavery and the Constitution
 8.3.4 The Origins of Political Parties
 8.6.6 Women’s Rights
 8.9.1 Abolition
 8.11.3, 8.11.4, & 8.11.5 Reconstruction
 History Outline of
Skills lesson

Calls teacher’s Possible

attention to student
necessary prior challenges
knowledge with lesson
 Description of
strategies used

Suggested
modifications
provided by
Central
Focus Group

Description of
assessment in lesson
 Student Support in
History/Social Science
 Model lessons are centered around primary source
documents and writing skills
 All activities ask teachers to draw upon students’
prior knowledge
 Each lesson contains modifications to make content
accessible to all students
 Writing tasks are scaffolded
 Length and skill required increases with each successive lesson
 Each lesson uses the same graphic organizer for the writing
tasks.
 Appendices
 Meeting the Needs of All Students
 Enduring Understandings, Essential Questions,
and Focus Questions
 The Writing Process
 Tools for Using Primary Sources
 National Standards for Civics and Government
 Environmental Education Standards
Curricular Maps
Curricular Maps

 Assistance Covering 8th Grade Standards

 Calendaring Scenario
 Emphasis on Key Standards
 Correlates Standards to Textbook
 Time is allotted in the
beginning of the year
for review

Number of
questions on the
CST

CDE language
regarding testing Important
emphasis concepts
Allotted time to
teach standard
Standard
Adopted Textbook Chapter
Correlations
Calendars and Planning
 Calendars have a suggested calendaring
scenario based on curricular maps.
Planning the Instructional Calendar
 Map Out Your Calendar for the Entire Year
 Be Certain to Make the Necessary Adjustments to
Cover All of the Grade Level HSS Standards?
 Where Will Model Lessons Fall on Your Calendar?
 Be Certain to Account for School Holidays and
Proposed Furlough Days
 Each Day is Based on One 50 Minute Period so
Make the Necessary Adjustments if Your School is
on a Block or Modified Schedule
 Sample (Grade 8 Instructional
Component 1)
 Single Track Calendar Model:

Organization and Beginning of the Year Activities = 9 Days *Adj = 4 Days

Standard 8.1 = 19 Days *Adj = 18 Days
Standard 8.2 = 20 Days
Standard 8.3 = 12 Days
Standard 8.4 = 8 Days

Total 68 Days *Adj = 62 Days

*Note: Adjustments to complete Instructional Component 1 in time for the proposed

Periodic Assessment 1 End Date
Sample (Grade 8 Instructional Component 1)
Sample (Grade 8 Instructional Component 1)
Sample (Grade 8 Instructional Component 1)
Sample (Grade 8 Instructional Component 1)