8th+Grade+Resources

The Essential Standards reconstructed into a course outline





List of Concepts, but not "THE" list


 * There are several different unit templates to chose from. **













Understanding by Design Template http://www.grantwiggins.org/documents/UbDQuikvue1005.pdf

[|www.learnnc.org/lp/projects/history]
 * N.C. Digital Text Book**

The concept of Continuity and Change will be extremely important as we move from the facts to the BIG PICTURE. http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/


 * The Revolution **

The Colonies on the eve of Revolution 1763 to 1775 (a closer look at the geographic, social and political make up of the American Colonies) Longer term causes of the Revolution []

The causes of the American Revolution (1763-1775) Shorter term causes of the Revolution []

The American Revolution A general history of the Revolution http://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution The Declaration of Independence and its impact on the World

http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/ourdocs/DeclarInd.html http://americanhistory.about.com/od/declarationofindependence/a/declaration_sg.htm

North Carolina's role in the Revolutionary War (Mecklenburg and Halifax Resolves, Regulator Movement)

http://www.carolana.com/NC/Revolution/home.html

The short and long term effects of the Revolution

http://www.ushistory.org/us/12.asp


 * American Government **

The origins of our government (Colonial Era until Current Day)

http://government.pppst.com/creation.html

The Articles of Confederation (The triumphs and failures)

http://government.mrdonn.org/powerpoints/articles.html

The U.S. Constitution and the structure of U.S. Government under the Constitution

Federalists v Anti Federalists []

http://www.usconstitution.net/consttop_govt.html

This is a great resource on the powers of Federal Government [|http://www.congresslink.org]

The Rights and Roles of a Citizen of the United States

http://www.icivics.org/curriculum/citizenship-participation Nice lessons on Civics!


 * A New Nation **

Early Challenges to the U.S. (Whiskey Rebellion, Alien and Sedition Acts, Revolution of 1800)

Federalists and Democratic-Republicans []

http://www.cliffsnotes.com/study_guide/Ideological-Challenges.topicArticleId-25073,articleId-25028.html

Development of the American Political Parties

http://www.cliffsnotes.com/study_guide/The-Development-of-Political-Parties.topicArticleId-65383,articleId-65503.html

War of 1812

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[] British account of the capture of Washington

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Andrew Jackson (Battle of New Orleans)

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Mary Young Pickersgill (Flag Sewer)

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Francis Scott Key (Star Spangled Banner)

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Oliver Hazard Perry (naval hero)

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Dolley Madison (first lady)

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Monroe Doctrine

http://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?flash=true&doc=23

Rip van Winkle State and The United States a Comparison

The first Industrial Revolution in a "Crash Course" video []

http://www.learnnc.org/lp/editions/nchist-newnation/4.0

The Reform Movement in North Carolina and its effects on the State (N.C. State Constitution of 1835)


 * Expansion **

The Louisiana Purchase and its impact on the United States

http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/ourdocs/Louisiana.html

Explorations of Lewis and Clark

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/lewisandclark/

Manifest Destiny

http://www.ushistory.org/us/29.asp

The Indian Removal (Trail of Tears) and Westward Expansion before the Civil War

Trail of Tears http://www.powersource.com/cocinc/history/trail.htm Removal http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4p2959.html

Migration patterns before the Civil War (North Carolina Gold Rush, California Gold Rush, new migration to the Western territories)


 * The Antebellum Period and move toward Civil War **

The Society, Political and Economy of the North Think Quest on life before the war http://library.thinkquest.org/CR0215469/before_the_civil_war.htm Economic structure of the North http://www.nps.gov/resources/story.htm?id=251 African-American communities in the North http://edsitement.neh.gov/lesson-plan/african-american-communities-north-civil-war

The Society, Political and Economy of the South

Think Quest on life before the war http://library.thinkquest.org/CR0215469/before_the_civil_war.htm The North and South http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/bhistory/underground_railroad/map.htm

Geographic factors in the division of the North and South

Slavery as an Social and Economic System

The Nullification Crisis of 1832


 * The Civil War **

Compromise and Impasse (the success and failure to Congress to solve the countries problems)

The Causes (move toward war) of the Civil War

The Strengths and weaknesses of the North and South

The Civil War

http://www.civilwar.org/education/history/faq/ Great Civil War Site lots of info.

http://ehistory.osu.edu/uscw/features/people/list.cfm People of the Civil War

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 * Battle of Gettysburg**

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The voices of the Civil War (North and South: leaders, soldiers, and civilians)

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 * Reconstruction **

The Cost of the Civil War Economically, Politically, and Socially

Reconciliation v Retribution (Lincoln's 10% Plan and Radical Reconstruction)

The Long and Short Term Effects of Reconstruction, the successes and failures of Reconstruction (rebuilding, Carpet baggers, Scalawags, Freeman's Bureau, rise of the KKK and the beginning of Black Codes and Jim Crowe)


 * The Industrial Revolution **

The Rise of the United States as an Industrial Power 1877-1900

The geography and natural resources needed for economic growth

The Rise of Technology during the Industrial Revolution (factory systems, transportation networks, mass communication, rise of cities, industrialization of food) and its effects

[] A great interactive Wright Brothers Site.

The Gilded Age and the Robber Barons (Morgan, Gould, Vanderbilt, Rockefeller)

The Positives and Negatives of Industrialization (Muckraking, THe Jungle and Urban poverty)

Immigration to America (The Great Migration) and its effects on American Society

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The contributions and challenges of a multicultural society in North Carolina and the United States


 * The Rise of America as a World Power **

New Manifest Destiny and Imperialism

Great Resource Materials and Lesson ideas http://sheg.stanford.edu/?q=node/33

The Spanish American War

The Power of the Media as a Player in Political Policy (Yellow Journalism)

The U.S. as a Global Power (economically, Politically and Socially)


 * The First World War **


 * World War I**

The World Prior to World War I

The Causes of the First World War

Great resource for the causes of the First World War and worksheets []

The causes of the Great War [|**Causes** of **World War I**]

[|First **World War**.com - Feature Articles - The Causes of **World War One**]

The First World War

World War I using Primary Sources http://millercenter.org/academic/dgs/primaryresources/world_war1

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[] Menin Gate

[] The best WWI site out there BBC #1

[|**World War I** - Trenches on the Web] [|First **World War**.com - A multimedia history of **World War One**] [|The Great **War** | PBS] [|**World War One** Color Photos - Color Photos from **World War I**] [|Adolf **Hitler**] [|**World War 1** Timeline 1914-1919 - Worldwar-**1**.net] [|First **World War**.com - **Battles**] [|**World War 1** Naval History - **World War One battles**, pictures, maps]

The Poets of World War I and their unique perspective on the war

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 * [|Wilfred Owen "Dulce et Decorum est" Poem Movie Animation]**

The U.S. and its involvement in the First World War

The Short and Long Term Effects of The War ( Punishment v Reconciliation) The Treaty of Versailles and the 14 Points

[|The **Treaty of Versailles**]

Isolationism v Engagement after World War I


 * The Great Depression **

The Roaring 20's

The causes of the Great Depression

The Stock Market Crash and its long and short term effects

The Dust Bowl and new migration patterns

The New Deal


 * The Second World War **

The rise of Fascism in Europe

Appeasement v Sanction

The causes of the Second World War

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Pearl Harbor interactive []

U.S. involvement in the war (isolation v engagement)

The Changing roles of women during the war

The end of the war and it's short term effects (The Marshall Plan-Engagement v Isolationism)


 * The Cold War **

The causes of the Cold War (the drawing of the Iron Curtain) The narrowing of points of view

http://www.wilsoncenter.org/program/cold-war-international-history-project

The Global Arms Race

The Space Race (the competition for Supremacy)

The Cuban Missile Crisis (The world on the Brink) The risk of the Alliance Systems

McCarthyism and its effect on the U.S.

Proxy conflict and the Cold War (Cuba, Korea, Vietnam)

The fall of the Soviet Union and the end of Communism (1989-1991)


 * The Civil Rights Movement **

The path of Civil Rights in our history (Revolution to World War II)

American Society pre Civil Rights Act (1940s-1964)

Civil Rights Movement in the South and North Carolina

Civil disobedience v militarism (King v Malcolm X) The effectiveness of differing approaches of protest


 * Contemporary American History and Current Trends **

This section will address current trends and look to the future.

Stem Topics in Social Studies: http://www.definedstem.com/public/lessons/Social-studies/Current-events-issues/index.html

U.S. and the World in a post Communist World (U.S. as the only Super Power) Unipolar Political System

Oil and energy dependence (1970s oil crunch to the present and the future)

The future of energy interdependence and Green Technologies

The U.S. and the Middle East, Pre and Post 9/11

The Flattening of the Earth and the new Global Community(Energy, Food and Power)

[] Current trends and problems as we move toward 2050

The U.S. and a Multipolar Political World

Real Global issues and STEMS topics http://www.globalissues.org/


 * General Links **

Financial Football simulation <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">[]

A U.S. digital History book of printable primary documents http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/

http://www.constitution.org/primarysources/primarysources.html Primary Source documents in all subjects!!!!

These are from the North Carolina Civic Education Consortium, they cover the whole continuum of American history http://database.civics.unc.edu/

DBQ questions in American History [|http://web001.greece.k12.ny.us/academics.cfm?subpage=29878#Great%20Depression%20DBQ%2008.05]

All kinds of lessons and ideas from the Pilgrims to the Revolution and more http://www.studentactivities.com/ctuslinks.htm

Inquiry Based lessons http://thwt.org/index.php/lessons-activities/us-history

A great resource from SAS http://www.sascurriculumpathways.com

http://www.ncwiseowl.org/

Open Eduational Resources that also align with the Core Standards http://www.oercommons.org/

Great lessons on every thing and a great resource for primary resources. http://sheg.stanford.edu/

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www.guptillstockexchange.wikispaces.com a stock market simulator how to. This page will take you to [|www.marketwatch.com] to set up a stackmarket simulation

[] Tons of History PPTs

[] maps of the U.S.

[] Neat world clock and statistic information up to the minute. Take a look.

[] ONLINE BIBLIOGRAPHY

[] BIBLIOGRAPGHY CREATOR

[|http://www.historyanimated.com/newhistoryanimated/]ANIMATED BATTLE MAPS OF REVOLUTIONARY WAR, CIVIL WAR, AND WWII

[] Interactive 2010 US Census Map, Population Demographics/Density <span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175,192,227,0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77,128,180,0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26,26,26,0.296875);">A great resouce that is free from North Carolina http://www.ncwiseowl.org/ <span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175,192,227,0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77,128,180,0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26,26,26,0.296875);"> A great resouce that is free from North Carolina http://www.ncwiseowl.org/