Social Studies Middle School Guide

8th US History

YEAR AT A GLANCE

Unit 1

Unit 2

Unit 3

Unit 4

Suggested Pacing

4-5 Weeks

5-6 Weeks

5-6 Weeks

5-6 Weeks

Three Worlds Meet Prehistory - Ca. 1650

Colonization Ca. 1565 - 1776

The American Revolution Ca. 1754-1787

The U.S. Constitution Ca. 1781 - 1789

Unit

US I Standard 1.1 US I Standard 1.2 US I Standard 1.3 US I Standard 1.4

US I Standard 2.1 US I Standard 2.2 US I Standard 2.3 US I Standard 2.4

US I Standard 3.1 US I Standard 3.2 US I Standard 3.3 US I Standard 3.4

US I Standard 4.1 US I Standard 4.2 US I Standard 4.3 US I Standard 4.4

Standards

Sourcing Contextualization Close Reading

Sourcing Contextualization Close Reading

Sourcing Contextualization

Sourcing Contextualization

Historical Thinking Skills