Welcome 8th Graders!!
This site will allow you to view the syllabus and download PowerPoint notes, readings and homework documents! Just scroll this page down to the appropriate Social Studies unit! Why download documents? Downloading documents on your own computer, flash drive or cd saves time, ink and paper. While this will require some advance planning on your part, you should only print those assignments that require you to do so. You can submit your completed work, either by hard copy or by email!
This site will allow you to view the syllabus and download PowerPoint notes, readings and homework documents! Just scroll this page down to the appropriate Social Studies unit! Why download documents? Downloading documents on your own computer, flash drive or cd saves time, ink and paper. While this will require some advance planning on your part, you should only print those assignments that require you to do so. You can submit your completed work, either by hard copy or by email!
8TH GRADE CORE KNOWLEDGE HISTORY CURRICULUM
NOTE: While the course will proceed in chronological order, some units listed below may be skipped, given time constraints. The instructor reserves the right to make modifications as the year progresses.
UNIT I: END OF EUROPEAN IMPERIALISM
UNIT II: INTRO TO AMERICAN GOVERNMENT
UNIT III: THE COLD WAR, 1945-1990
UNIT IV: THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT
UNIT V: THE ARAB-ISRAELI CONFLICT
UNIT VI: IRAQ--OIL POLITICS, 9/11 and TERRORISM, WARS
UNIT VII: MODERN CHINA 1900-PRESENT
NOTE: While the course will proceed in chronological order, some units listed below may be skipped, given time constraints. The instructor reserves the right to make modifications as the year progresses.
UNIT I: END OF EUROPEAN IMPERIALISM
UNIT II: INTRO TO AMERICAN GOVERNMENT
UNIT III: THE COLD WAR, 1945-1990
UNIT IV: THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT
UNIT V: THE ARAB-ISRAELI CONFLICT
UNIT VI: IRAQ--OIL POLITICS, 9/11 and TERRORISM, WARS
UNIT VII: MODERN CHINA 1900-PRESENT
stem_cornell_notes-sbl.doc | |
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UNIT I: End of European Imperialism
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powerpoint_imperialism_in_india.pdf | |
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TEXTBOOK PAGES BELOW!!
8th_textbook_pages.pdf | |
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UNIT VII: INTRO TO AMERICAN GOVERNMENT
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Class Powerpoint Presentations for your use and review
UNIT VI: IRAQ WARS and OIL POLITICS
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POWERPOINT PRESENTATIONS
moderniraq_pp_notes.pdf | |
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UNIT V: ORIGINS OF THE ARAB_ISRAELI CONFLICT
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POWERPOINT PRESENTATIONS
arab-israeli wars_pp_notes.pdf | |
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UNIT IV: American Civil Rights Movement
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Powerpoint Slides
civil_rights_movement_s_pp_notes_part_i.pdf | |
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civil_rights_movement_s_pp_notes_part_ii.pdf | |
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COLD WAR UNIT: continued: Space Race, Cuban Missile Crisis, and Berlin Wall
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CLASS POWERPOINT PRESENTATIONS
the_cold_war_1953-1980s_pp_notes.pdf | |
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UNIT IV: THE COLD WAR: Part II: 1953-65
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POWERPOINT SLIDES
thevietnamwar_pp_notes_part_i.pdf | |
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thevietnamwar_part_ii_pp_notes.pdf | |
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TEXTBOOK PAGES
8th_vietnam_textbk_pages.docx | |
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UNIT III: THE COLD WAR Part I: 1945-1953
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COLD WAR CLASS POWERPOINT SLIDES
cold_war_1945-1953_pp_notes.pdf | |
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korean war_pp_notes.pdf | |
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COLD WAR TEXTBOOK PAGES: READ!!
8th_cold_war_textbk_pages.pdf | |
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UNIT II: China and the Communist Revolution
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UNIT II POWERPOINT PRESENTATIONS
modern_china_pp_notes.pdf | |
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8th_unit_i_jeopardy_review.pdf | |
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