Social Studies Middle School Guide

​8th US History​

​YEAR AT A GLANCE​

​Unit 5​

​Unit 6​

​Unit 7​

​Suggested Pacing​

​5-6 Weeks​

​4-5 Weeks​

​4-5 Weeks​

​The Development of Political​ ​Institutions and Processes​ ​CA. 1783 - 1861​

​Expansion​ ​Ca. 1783 - 1890​

​The Civil War and Reconstruction​ ​CA. 1820 - 1877​

​Unit​

​US I Standard 5.1​ ​US I Standard 5.2​ ​US I Standard 5.3​

​US I Standard 6.1​ ​US I Standard 6.2​ ​US I Standard 6.3​ ​US I Standard 6.4​ ​Sourcing​ ​Contextualization​ ​Close Reading​ ​Corroboration​

​US I Standard 7.1​ ​US I Standard 7.2​ ​US I Standard 7.3​ ​US I Standard 7.4​ ​Sourcing​ ​Contextualization​ ​Close Reading​ ​Corroboration​

​Standards​

​Sourcing​ ​Contextualization​ ​Close Reading​ ​Corroboration​

​Historical Thinking Skills​

​Accessing the Benchmarks (​ ​Formerly DWSBAs​ ​)​ ​All 8th grade assessments are pushed out via Mastery Connect. For more info see​ ​Social Studies Assessments​