Social Studies Curriculum

8th Grade

Course Purpose:

 Students will critique significant global historical events in United States history in order to develop claims on societal issues.

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.