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​