Social Studies Curriculum
8th Grade
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Course Purpose: |
Students will critique significant global historical events in United States history in order to develop claims on societal issues. |
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Outcome # |
Outcome |
| SS.8.1 | Students will examine struggles of Americans during and after Reconstruction and through the 20th Century. |
| SS.8.2 | Students will analyze the contributions made by individuals and groups of women to gain the right to vote and the struggles they and other groups faced to be treated equally. |
| SS.8.3 | Students will analyze how far-reaching financial decisions contributed to the economic events of the 1920’s. |
| SS.8.4 | Students will verify the relationship between economic decisions and their implications on society during the Great Depression. |
| SS.8.5 | Students will investigate the relationship of the United States to other countries in order to explain how conflicts arise. |
| SS.8.6 | Students will investigate the atrocities of genocide through use of various sources. |
| SS.8.7 | Students will determine the effects and influences of immigration on the economy. |