Eighth Grade Civics (Government) Grade Standards, Supporting Skills, and Note: In most districts these standards will be taught and learned in grade-level courses as they relate to the topics of World History in Grade 6, Geography in Grade 7, and U.S. History in Grade 8. Indicator 1: Analyze forms and purposes of government in relationship to the needs of citizens and societies including the impact of historical events, ideals, and documents. 8.C.1.1. Students are able to describe the basic structure of government adopted through compromises by the Constitutional Convention. SE: 212-217, 223, 224-225, 228-237, 254, 256-257, 258-259, 260-261, 262-263 : three branches, separation of powers, checks and balances : Great Compromise, Three- Fifths Compromise TE: 200a, 200b, 251b TR: Unit 2 All In One Teaching Resources, 73, 76, 82, 97; Interactive Reading and Notetaking Study Guide: Chapter 7, Section 2, Citizenship Handbook Discovery School Video: Creating the Constitution; Interactive Constitution CD- ROM; Color Transparencies: Separation of Powers, Checks and Balances, Federal Officeholders, Federal Court System; Interactive Textbook online and CD-ROM; Student Edition on Audio CD; Guided Reading Audio CD; Student Express CD-ROM; Teacher Express CD-ROM; Presentation Pro CD-ROM; Social Studies Skills Chapter 7, Section 2; Mind 1
(Application) 8.C.1.2. Students are able to describe the relationship of government to citizens and groups during the Westward Expansion. : Northwest Ordinance, Land Ordinance of 1785 Identify basic structures of tribal government prior to the Civil War. SE: A12-A13, HT 12, 206-209, 210-211; 314-315, 320-321, 325, 330, 331, 333, 334, 335, 355-359, 369, 370, 401-405, 407, 408, 444-445, 447, 452-453, 454-459, 460-461, 462-467, 469, 470, 471, 472-475, 576-577, 581, 603, 604; 1, 4, 12, 14, 15, 29, 30, 360-361 : Iroquois Confederacy, Cherokee, Tiospaye government, Seven Council Fires (Lakota, Nakota, Dakota,) TE: T22, T24, T25, 306b, 306g, 306h, 336a, 336b, 440a, 440b, 440g TR: Unit 1 All In One Teaching Resources, 6, 10, 14, 16, 17, 20, 22, 25; Unit 2 All In One Teaching Resources, 3, 5, 70, 71, 72, 80, 81; Unit 3 All In One Teaching Resources, 45, 53, 83, 87, 96; Unit 4 All In One Teaching Resources, 4, 6, 26, 19, 30, 34, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 83, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 97; Interactive Reading and Notetaking Study Guide: Chapter 1, Section 2; Chapter 7, Section 1, Chapter 9, Sections 3, 4; Chapter 10, Section 4; Chapter 11, Section 4; Chapter 13, Sections 1-4 2
(Application) 8.C.1.3. Students are able to describe the successes and problems of the government under the Articles of Confederation. : Shay s Rebellion, lack of taxation MapMaster Online; History Interactive: Explore the Northwest Territory; Discovery School Videos: Westward Expansion, The Trail of Tears, The Alamo; Color Transparencies: Northwest Territory 1787, Expansion of the United States, Growth of the United States to 1853; Interactive Textbook online and CD-ROM; Student Edition on Audio CD; Guided Reading Audio CD; Student Express CD-ROM; Teacher Express CD-ROM; Presentation Pro CD-ROM; Social Studies Skills Tutor CD- ROM; Progress Monitoring Transparencies: Chapter 1, Section 2; Chapter 7, Section 1, Chapter 9, Section 3; Chapter 10, Section 4; Chapter 11, Section 4; Chapter 13, Sections 1-4; Mind Point CD- ROM; ExamView Test Bank CD-ROM SE: 200, 206, 208-209, 223, 224 TE: 200f TR: Unit 2 All In One Teaching Resources, 3, 5, 70, 71, 72, 75, 80, 81; Interactive Guide: Chapter 7, Section 1 3
8.C.1.4. Students are able to describe the impact of the Civil War on the United States government. : Emancipation Proclamation, Confederate States of America Chapter 7, Section 1; Mind SE: 499-501, 503, 505, 512-516, 517, 524-527, 528-531, 532, 539, 540 TE: 478a, 508a, 508b TR: Unit 5 All In One Teaching Resources, 4, 6, 15, 19, 23, 25, 26, 30, 34, 45, 46, 47, 49, 50, 59, 60, 62, 63, 68; Interactive Reading and Notetaking Study Guide: Chapter 14, Section 4; Chapter 15, Sections 1, 3, 4 Color Transparencies: African Americans Join the War; Chapter 14, Section 4; Chapter 15, Sections 1, 3, 4; Mind 4
Indicator 2: Analyze the constitutional rights and responsibilities of United States citizens. 8.C.2.1. Students are able to describe the fundamental liberties and rights stated in the first 15 amendments of the Constitution. SE: 227, 240-245, 255, 264-265, 266-267, 552-554, 556-557, 565, 566, 567 : Bill of Rights, freedom of speech, freedom of religion, right to bear arms, Civil War amendments TE: 251b, 251c, 508a, 542b TR: Unit 2 All In One Teaching Resources, 101; Unit 5 All In One Teaching Resources, 80, 83, 88, 93; Interactive Guide: Citizenship Handbook; Chapter 16, Section 2 Interactive Constitution CD- ROM; Discovery School Video: Bill of Rights; Color Transparencies: Amendment Process; Interactive Textbook online and CD-ROM; Student Edition on Audio CD; Guided Reading Audio CD; Student Express CD-ROM; Teacher Express CD-ROM; Presentation Pro CD-ROM; Social Studies Skills Citizenship Handbook; Chapter 16, Section 2; Mind 5
Eighth Grade Economics Grade Standards, Supporting Skills, and Note: In most districts these standards will be taught and learned in grade-level courses as they relate to the topics of World History in Grade 6, Geography in Grade 7, and U.S. History in Grade 8. Note: Some South Dakota middle schools offer personal finance as a required or elective course. If not addressed in another course of study, middle schools may provide an understanding of concepts related to personal finance in the context of the economics goal. Indicator 1: Analyze the role and relationships of economic systems on the development, utilization, and availability of resources in societies. 8.E.1.1. Students are able to identify economic support for America during conflicts. : France, Spain, Native American : money, goods and supplies, services SE: 183, 184, 186-190, 194, 197, 198, 284-286, 287, 298, 301, 303, 304, 305, 322-326, 345-348, 369, 327-330, 333, 334, 514, 515, 531, 532, 539, 540 : Revolutionary War, War of 1812, Civil War TE: 136a, 136g, 306a, 306b, 306h, 336a, 336b, 508a TR: Unit 2 All In One Teaching Resources, 44, 45, 55, 56, 61; Unit 3 All In One Teaching Resources, 5, 7, 15, 16, 17, 20, 21, 27, 28, 31, 35, 46, 49, 50, 55, 62, 63, 67, 81, 94; Unit 5 All In One Teaching Resources, 4, 45, 46, 47, 50, 60, 63, 68; Interactive Guide: Chapter 6, Sections 2, 3; Chapter 8, Sections 1, 4; Chapter 9, Sections 3, 4; Chapter 10, Section 2; Chapter 15, Sections 1, 4 6
(Analysis) 8.E.1.2. Students are able to describe how westward expansion was motivated by economic gain. : gold rush, fur trade, agriculture Discovery School Videos: The Era of Thomas Jefferson; A Changing Nation, The Civil War; Color Transparencies: Turning Points of the Revolution, The War Effects All Americans; Interactive Textbook online and CD-ROM; Student Edition on Audio CD; Guided Reading Audio CD; Student Express CD-ROM; Teacher Express CD-ROM; Presentation Pro CD-ROM; Social Studies Skills Tutor CD- ROM; Progress Monitoring Transparencies: Chapter 6, Sections 2, 3; Chapter 8, Sections 1, 4; Chapter 9, Sections 3, 4; Chapter 10, Section 2; Chapter 15, Sections 1, 4; Mind Point CD- ROM; ExamView Test Bank CD-ROM SE: 448-453, 464-467, 469, 470 : supply and demand, buying on credit, wants vs. needs TE: 440a, 440g TR Unit 4 All In One Teaching Resources, 4, 75, 76, 78, 80, 81, 88, 91, 93, 97; Interactive Guide: Chapter 13, Sections 2, 4; 7
(Analysis) 8.E.1.3. Students are able to describe the impact of technology and industrialization on mid-1800s America. : cotton gin, McCormick reaper, steamboat, steam locomotive Example: big business Discovery School Videos: Westward Expansion, The West Transformed, Boomtown to Ghost Town; Color Transparencies: Fur Traders Descending the Missouri; Chapter 13, Sections 2, 4; ExamView Test SE: 378-379, 381, 382-387, 388-389, 390-395, 396-398, 400, 402-404, 405, 406, 407, 408, 409, 578-579, 581, 604, 605 TE: 378a, 378b, 378g, 378h, 572a, 572g TR: Unit 4 All In One Teaching Resources, 4, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 34; Interactive Guide: Chapter 11, Sections 1, 2, 3, 4 8
8.E.1.4. Students are able to outline the economic effects of Reconstruction in the United States. : share cropping, contract system Discovery School Videos: North and South Take Different Paths, Industry and Urban Growth; Color Transparencies: Spinning Mill, James Watt s Steam Engine, Telegraph, Plantation Life, Chapter 11, Sections 1, 2, 3, 4; Mind Point CD-ROM; ExamView Test SE: 550-551, 558, 560-563, 566 TE: T24, 542a, 542b, 542f TR: Unit 5 All In One Teaching Resources, 6, 81, 85, 86, 89, 93; Interactive Reading and Notetaking Study Guide: Chapter 16, Section 3 History Interactive: Explore the Sharecropping Cycle; Color Transparency: Think Like a Historian, Unit 5; Chapter 16, Section 3; Mind 9