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1 Comal ISD 8 th Grade College and Career Readiness U.S. Scope and Sequence Days First Quarter (Unit -Exploration, Unit -Colonization, Unit -American Revolution)- Geography Social Studies Skills through 877. location and characteristics of places and regions of the United States, past and present. The student applies criticalthinking skills to organize and use information acquired from a variety of valid sources, including electronic technology. 8.(A) identify the major eras and events in U.S. history through 877, including colonization, revolution, drafting of the Declaration of Independence, creation and ratification of the Constitution, religious revivals such as the Second Great Awakening, early republic, the Age of Jackson, westward expansion, reform movements, sectionalism, Civil War, and Reconstruction, and describe their causes and effects. 8.0 (C) analyze the effects of physical and human geographic factors on major historical and contemporary events in the United States. 8.9 (I) Create thematic maps, graphs, charts, models, and databases representing various aspects of the United States. 8.9(J) Pose and answer questions about geographic distributions and patterns shown on maps, graphs, charts, models, and databases. Identify the era of colonization and the period of drafting the Declaration of Independence. Will be able to explain how geography impacted the social and economic development of the colonies. Locate Europe and North America on a map. Identify France, England, and Spain. Understand proximity of Europe and North America and their physical features. Embedded Embedded OT: The Nystrom Atlas of United States pp TB: Call To Freedom: Holt, pp. A4-A5 OT: Adventure Tales of America: Vol., pp 8-9; read, answer questions United Streaming video American : Colonial America TB- Call To Freedom: Holt, pp OT: Nystrom Atlas of United States pp. 7

2 CISD 8 th Grade C.C.R. U.S. Scope and Sequence 0-0 Geography location and characteristics of places and regions of the United States, past and present. 8.0 (A) Locate places and regions of importance in the United States during the 7 th, 8th and 9th centuries. Locate and map political boundaries of colonial Britain as of 776 Maps 0, English Colonial Settlements in America OT: The Nystrom Atlas of United States pp OT: Label blank map of original colonies; physical and political 8.0 (B) Compare places and regions of the United States in terms of physical and human characteristics. Locate and map physical boundaries of colonial Britain as of 776 OT: The Nystrom Atlas of United States pp. - TB: Call To Freedom: Holt, pp. 89 through 877. causes of exploration and colonization eras. 8. (C) Explain the significance of the following dates: 607, founding of Jamestown, 60, arrival of Pilgrims and signing of the Mayflower Compact, 776, adoption of the Declaration of Independence; 787, Writing of the US Constitution; 80 Louisiana Purchase, and , Civil War. 8. (A) Identify reasons for European exploration and colonization of North Identify 607 as the founding of Jamestown, the first permanent English Settlement in North Examine the importance of the founding of the Plymouth Colony. TB: Call To Freedom: Holt pp age.php?page_id= Settlement.htm TB: Call To Freedom: Holt pp Culture relationships between and among people from various groups, including racial, ethnic, and religious groups, during the 7th, 8th, and 9th centuries. 8. (A) identify selected racial, ethnic, and religious groups that settled in the United States and explain their reasons for immigration. Will examine various reason for immigration to the New World. Page of 7

3 CISD 8 th Grade C.C.R. U.S. Scope and Sequence 0-0 Citizenship Economics causes of exploration and colonization eras. importance of voluntary individual participation in the democratic process. why various sections of the United States developed different patterns of economic activity. why various sections of the United States developed different patterns of economic activity. 8. (A) Identify reasons for European exploration and colonization of North 8. (B) Compare political, economic, religious, and social reasons for establishment of the colonies. 8.0 (A) Explain the role of significant individuals such as Thomas Hooker, Charles de Montesquieu, John Locke, William Blackstone, William Penn in the development of selfgovernment in colonial 8. (A) Identify economic differences among different regions of the United States. 8. (B) Explain reasons for the development of the plantation system and the transatlantic slave trade, and the spread slavery.. What are the motivating factors for English, French, and Spanish colonization of Identify motivations for the founding of the Colonies: the desire for wealth and a better life, the Triangular Trade, religious freedoms, and political freedoms. Explain the motivations of people like William Penn and Cecil Calvert in developing colonies with political and religious freedoms. Compare and Contrast the different economies of the New England, Middle, and Southern Colonies. 4 Explain the growth of slavery and the plantation system in the colonies. 4 Colonies PowerPoint. OT: TAKS quizzes TB: Call To Freedom: Holt Ch., Sec. & 4. OT: Adventure Tales of America: Vol., pp. 0-4 TB: Call to Freedom workbooks TB: Call To Freedom: Holt pp.6-0 OT: Adventure Tales of America: Vol., pp OT: Alive! Colonial Life and the American Revolution. TA : TB: Call To Freedom: Holt pp _toleration_649.html TB: Call To Freedom: Holt pp.-5, OT: The Mother of all Flip chart activities OT: Adventure Tales of America: Vol., pp OT: Colonial Group project Economies and culture of the colonial regions. OT: Alive! Colonial Life and the American Revolution. TB: Call To Freedom: Holt pp.95-97,9-, OT: The Nystrom Atlas of United States pp Page of 7

4 CISD 8 th Grade C.C.R. U.S. Scope and Sequence 0-0 through (B) Apply absolute and relative chronology through the sequencing of significant individuals, events, and time periods. Explain important individuals and events chronologically. OT: Colonial Era line Government American beliefs and principles reflected in the Declaration of Independence, U.S. Constitution and other important historic documents. 8.5 (A) Identify the influence of ideas from historic documents including the Magna Carta, the English Bill of Rights, the Mayflower Compact, the Federalist papers, and selected Anti- Federalist writing, on the US System of government. Explain the impact of English and Colonial ideas and documents such as the Magna Carta, the English Bill of Rights, the Mayflower Compact, and the Declaration of Independence. OT: LRE Founding Documents Treasure Hunt TB: Call To Freedom: Holt Ch 5, Sec.. OT: Adventure Tales of America: Vol., pp , 50-67, &5 foundations of representative government in the United States. 8. (A) Explain the reasons for the growth of representative government and institutions during the colonial period. Explain the development of colonial institutions and its impact on representative government in the colonies. TB: Call To Freedom: Holt Ch 5, Sec.. OT: Adventure Tales of America: Vol., pp , 50-67, &5. OT: TAKS quizzes OT: LRE Founding Documents Treasure Hunt Page 4 of 7

5 CISD 8 th Grade C.C.R. U.S. Scope and Sequence 0-0 foundations of representative government in the United States. 8. (B) Analyze the importance of the Mayflower Compact, [the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut], and the Virginia House of Burgesses to the growth of representative government. Identify the Mayflower Compact as the first attempt at self-government in the colonies and the Virginia House of Burgesses as the first representative colonial legislature. OT: Primary Source, Mayflower Compact. TB: Call To Freedom: Holt pp & pp.0-. OT: Adventure Tales of America: Vol., pp , 50. OT: Matching activity on Plymouth Vs. Jamestown. ower.asp n-and-plymouth-compare-and-contrast.htm Culture foundations of representative government in the United States. impact of religion on the American way of life. 8. (C) Describe how religion and virtue contributed to the growth of representative government in the American colonies. 8.5 (A) trace the development of religious freedom in the United States. 8.5 (B) Describe religious influences on immigration and on social movements, including the impact of the first and second Great Awakenings. Identify the importance of the Protestant Reformation, the Great Awakening, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Maryland in the development of representative government. Identify the importance of religious toleration in the development of the colonies. Protestant Reformation PowerPoint. OT: Adventure Tales of America: Vol., pp 40-4 Q&A; pp Q&A Pushing for Religious Freedom PowerPoint. TB: Call To Freedom: Holt pp. 0-7, _toleration_649.html /witchcraft/ Page 5 of 7

6 CISD 8 th Grade C.C.R. U.S. Scope and Sequence 0-0 significant political and economic issues of the revolutionary era. 8.4 (A) Analyze causes of the American Revolution,, including the Proclamation of 76, the Intolerable Acts, the Stamp Act, mercantilism, lack of representation in Parliament, and British economic policies following the French and Indian War Explain mercantilism and the reaction of the colonies to the Proclamation of 76, and various British taxes on the colonies. TB: Call To Freedom: Holt Ch 5, Sec.. & Ch. 6. OT: Adventure Tales of America: Vol., pp. 69, 9-4. OT: PowerPoint and graphic organizer on British taxes. OT: Franklin s Join or Die Cartoon & questions. OT: Road to Revolution line Activity. asp Citizenship rights and responsibilities of citizens of the United States. through (A) Define and give examples of unalienable rights. 8. (C) Explain the significance of the following dates: 607, founding of Jamestown, 60, arrival of Pilgrims and signing of the Mayflower Compact, 776, adoption of the Declaration of Independence; 787, Writing of the US Constitution; 80 Louisiana Purchase, and , Civil War. Analyze the purpose and meaning of the Declaration of Independence including the definition of unalienable rights. Evaluate the three main ideas expressed in the Declaration of Independence: () all men possess unalienable rights such as life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness; () King George was violating our rights; and () The colonies had a right to break away from England. TB: Call To Freedom: Holt Chapter 7. Pp OT: The Declaration and its meaning PowerPoint & Charts. ion.html th _century/patrick.asp th _century/lee.asp dube/inde.htm th _century/virginia.as p Page 6 of 7

7 CISD 8 th Grade C.C.R. U.S. Scope and Sequence 0-0 significant political and economic issues of the revolutionary era. 8.4 (C) Explain the issues surrounding important events of the American Revolution, including declaring independence; writing the Articles of Confederation; fighting the battles of Lexington, Concord, Saratoga, enduring the winter of Valley Forge and Yorktown; and signing the Treaty of Paris Identify July 4 th, 776 as the date the United States declared its independence from Great Britain. Analyze the roles of Adams and Jefferson in declaring independence. Analyze Patrick Henry s Liberty or Death Speech. Page 7 of 7

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