8th Grade

Social Studies Curriculum Overview

Adapted July 2017
(This was designed for year-long courses)

Quarter 1 Quarter 2 Quarter 3 Quarter 4

Unit 1 Unit 2 Unit 3 Unit 4 Unit 5 Unit 6 Unit 7 Enrichment

(9 weeks) (4 weeks) (5 weeks) (4 weeks) (6 weeks) (4 weeks) (3 weeks) (2 weeks)

Historical Thinking, The New Civil War and Industrial The Prosperity Cold War Contemporary Review,
Exploration, and the Republic, Reconstruction Revolution and and Problems of and the Civil NC/U.S. Enrichment
Foundation of Westward Immigration Power Rights Issues &
America Expansion, and Movement Assessment
Sectionalism

8.H.2.1 8.H.2.1 8.H.2.1 8.H.3.1 8.H.2.1 8.H.2.2 8.H.3.4 ALL

8.G.1.3 8.H.3.1 8.H.2.2 8.H.3.2 8.E.1.1 8.H.3.3 8.E.1.2 STANDARDS
8.C&G.1.1 8.H.3.2 8.C&G.1.4 8.G.1.2 8.E.1.2 8.C&G.2.2 8.E.1.3
8.C&G1.2 8.G.1.1 8.C&G.2.1 8.C.1.2 8.E.1.3 8.C&G.2.3 8.C&G.1.3
8.C.1.1 8.E.1.1 8.C.1.1 8.C.1.3 8.C&G.1.4 *8.H.1.1 8.C&G.2.2
8.C.1.3 *8.H.1.1 *8.H.1.1 *8.H.1.1 *8.H.1.1 *8.H.1.2 *8.H.1.1
*8.H.1.1 *8.H.1.2 *8.H.1.2 *8.H.1.2 *8.H.1.2 *8.H.1.3 *8.H.1.2
*8.H.1.2 *8.H.1.3 *8.H.1.3 *8.H.1.3 *8.H.1.3 *8.H.1.4 *8.H.1.3
*8.H.1.3 *8.H.1.4 *8.H.1.4 *8.H.1.4 *8.H.1.4 *8.H.1.5 *8.H.1.4
*8.H.1.4 *8.H.1.5 *8.H.1.5 *8.H.1.5 *8.H.1.5 *8.H.1.5
*8.H.1.5
Weekly pacing includes time for assessments.
Days of enrichment include NC Final Exam review, extension, and assessment.
Standards are written from a conceptual perspective and define what students should understand and be able to do.
*Standards are skill based and should be utilized in each unit.