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8th Grade Social Studies

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Social Studies
Textbook/Supplemental Materials
• TCI: Teachers’ Curriculum Institute
• History Alive! The United States Through Industrialism – Online Textbooks Only
• A Young People’s History of the United States by Howard Zinn
Trimester 1
• Early Exploration
• 13 Colonies/Slavery
• American Revolution
• JA - Junior Achievement – Finance Park Field Trip – Need parent volunteers
Trimester 2
• JA - Junior Achievement – Finance Park Field Trip – Need parent volunteers
• Constitution
• Constitution as a Working Document
• Research Project/Argumentative Essay
• Federalist Era
Trimester 3
• Westward Expansion
• Civil War/Slavery
• Reconstruction
 Supply List
Must Have Supplies
• Three-Ring Binder (2 inch or larger)
• Notebook Paper
• Several Black/Blue/Red Pens and Pencils
• Green, Blue, Pink and Yellow Highlighters
• Electronic Storage Supplies (USB preferred)
• Colored Pencils, Glue Sticks, Scissors, Sharpies, Markers
• Sheet Protectors
• Replenish supplies as needed (at least twice per trimester)

Extra Supplies
• Map of United States or Atlas
• A Young People’s History of the United States by Howard Zinn