: The focus of this first unit is on the concepts & enduring understandings rather than specific standards 1 Week SS8G1a, b, c MARKING PERIOD 1 SS8H1a SS8G1d 1 Week SS8H1b, c SS8H2a, b, c SS8G1d SS8G2a, c Unit 1 Concepts used in Georgia Studies In this unit students will be introduced to connecting themes of: CONFLICT & CHANGE CULTURE INDIVIDUALS, GROUPS & INSTITUTIONS PRODUCTION, DISTRIBUTION & RULE OF LAW TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION These themes will provide the framework for the study of Georgia History for the rest of the year. Unit 2 Georgia Geography Absolute and relative location of Georgia Key physical features: Fall Line Okefenokee Swamp Appalachian Mountains Chattahoochee River Savannah River Barrier Islands Geographic regions of GA Blue Ridge Mountains Valley and Ridge Appalachian Plateau Piedmont Coastal Plain Unit 3 Georgia s Prehistoric Cultures CULTURE Development of prehistoric cultures. Emphasis on these cultures: Paleo Archaic Woodland Mississippian Impact of climate on Georgia s Unit 4 European Exploration of Georgia INDIVIDUALS, GROUPS & INSTITUTIONS European exploration & the interests of the French, Spanish, and British in the southeastern area Impact of exploration and settlement on Native American Cultures Goods produced and traded during the Age of Exploration MARKING PERIOD 1 DBQ: Was the Georgia Colony a Success or a Failure? Unit 5 Georgia s Colonization Transition from Trustee to Royal Rule The King and the colonial governors Charter of 1732 Oglethorpe Tomochichi Mary Musgrove Role of the malcontents during the Trustee Period Development of Georgia as a royal colony Impact of Savannah River on Georgia s Impact of climate on Georgia s Georgia transportation systems prior to the American Revolution Goods produced and traded in Georgia prior to the American Revolution
SS8H3a, b SS8H4a, b SS8CG1a, b, c, d, e, f MARKING PERIOD 2 SS8H5a, b, c, d SS8G1c SS8G2a, b, c SS8H6a. b. c Unit 6 Revolution in Georgia Unit 7 Foundations of Georgia Government Unit 8 Georgia Growth & Indian Removal Unit 9 Georgia s Role in the Civil War Explain the immediate and long term causes of the American Revolution and their impact on Georgia Loyalists & Patriots Button Gwinnett Lyman Hall George Walton Constitutional Government Georgia Constitution of 1777 Articles of Confederation Constitutional Convention of 1787 Basic structure of state Constitution Separation of Powers and Checks and Balances in state government Voting Qualifications and Elections Principles of wisdom, justice and moderation RULE OF LAW Citizens Rights and Responsibilities Removal of the Creeks and Cherokees Alexander McGillivray, William McIntosh, Sequoyah, and John Ross Dahlonega Gold Rush, Worcester v. Georgia Andrew Jackson and John Marshall Trail of Tears Influential people of the period Development of Atlanta and the state Savannah River and the growth of Savannah s port Georgia transportation systems Georgia trade Types of goods and services produced in Georgia during Westward Expansion TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION Cotton Gin Railroad MARKING PERIOD 2 DBQ: How was the removal of the Cherokees and the Creeks justified? Key issues that led to the Civil War: Slavery States Rights Nullification Missouri Compromise, etc. Key events that occurred during the Civil War: Antietam Emancipation Proclamation Gettysburg Chickamauga Union blockade Sherman s Atlanta Campaign & March to the Sea Andersonville Reconstruction Freedmen s Bureau Sharecropping & Tenant Farming Reconstruction Plans 13 th, 14 th, & 15 th Amendments Black Legislators Ku Klux KIan
SS8H7a, b, c SS8E3a, b Unit 10 The New South & Foundations of Civil Rights Movement CULTURE The New South: Bourbon Triumvirate, International Cotton Exposition, 1906 Atlanta Riot, County Unit System Denial of Rights to African-Americans through: Jim Crow Laws, Plessy v. Ferguson, Disenfranchisement, Racial Violence People who developed GA: Henry Grady, Tom Watson and the Populists, Rebecca Latimer Felton, Leo Frank case Booker T. Washington W.E.B. DuBois John & Lugenia Burns Hope Alonzo Herndon Concepts of Economic Growth & Development: Incentives for entrepreneurs Risks of entrepreneurship SS8H7d SS8H8a, b, c, d SS8H9a, b, c, d SS8H10a, b, c SS8GId SS8G2a, b, c SS8E3b, c MARKING PERIOD 3 Unit 11 Georgia s Role in World Conflict Reasons for WWI & Georgia s role in it Events leading to American involvement in WWII: Lend-Lease Pearl Harbor Impact of Holocaust on Georgians Role of the boll weevil & drought on Georgia during the depression Economic factors of the Great Depression Georgia s contributions to WWII: Bell Aircraft, Military bases, Savannah/Brunswick shipyards, Richard Russell, Carl Vinson Successful Georgia entrepreneurship Coca Cola, Delta Airlines, Georgia-Pacific, Home Depot Effects of the New Deal: Civilian Conservation Corps, Agricultural Adjustment Act, Rural electrification, Social Security, Impact of Eugene Talmadge, FDR s ties to Georgia Development of Atlanta and growth of Georgia: William B. Hartsfield, Ivan Allen, Jr., Major league sports, Ellis Arnall Transformation of agriculture and impact on Georgia s growth Transportation systems in GA SS8H11a, b, c SS8H12a, b, c, d, e SS8E2b Unit 12 Civil Rights & Modern Georgia The Civil Rights Movement Herman Talmadge, Benjamin Mays, 1946 governor s race, End of the white primary, Brown v. Board of Education, Martin Luther King, Jr., 1956 state flag Importance of immigrants to growth & economy of GA INDIVIDUALS, GROUPS INSTITUTIONS Role of GA in the Civil Rights Movement SNCC, Albany Movement, Sibley Commission, Integration of UGA, March on Washington, Civil Rights Act, Election of Maynard Jackson, Role of Lester Maddox, Impact of Andrew Young Jimmy Carter as: State senator, Governor, President, Past president Effect of the 1996 Olympic games MARKING PERIOD 3 DBQ: Who had the best plan for African Americans: DuBois or Washington? SS8CG2a, b, c SS8CG3a, b, c SS8E4a, b, c SS8E5 Unit 13 Georgia Government: The Legislative & Executive Branches Legislative Branch: Qualifications, terms, election and duties of the General Assembly Organization of the General Assembly Role as lawmaking body Sources of State Revenue Taxation Executive Branch: Qualifications, terms, election and duties of the governor and lieutenant governor Organization of the Executive Branch Role of administering programs and enforcing laws Policies and programs of state government: Education Human Resources Public Safety Transportation Economic Development Natural Resources
SS8CG4a, b, c, d, e SS8CG5a, b, c, d SS8CG6a, b, c, d SS8E4c MARKING PERIOD 4 ALL Unit 14 Georgia Government: The Judicial Branch & Local Government 4 Weeks Judicial Branch: How judges are selected Structure and function of the court system Trial Appellate Civil and criminal law Judicial jurisdictions Adult vs. juvenile law Local Governments: Structures of local governments County vs. City 3 forms of City governments Special Purpose governments Purposes of local government Juvenile Justice System: Delinquent Behavior vs. Unruly Behavior Steps in the Juvenile Justice process How juvenile defenders can be tried as adults Role of the Judicial Branch in: Interpreting the law Ensuring justice Show What We Know: GMAS 9 th Grade Preview Unit RULE OF LAW Peaceful resolution to problems MARKING PERIOD 4 DBQ: Should juveniles have jury trials?
Connecting Themes: 8 th Grade Focus Students should be able to demonstrate understanding of selected themes (depending on the grade level and course) using knowledge and skills acquired during the school year. Understanding of these themes is not the end product of a single unit or lesson, but the product of long term, ongoing instruction. The bold terms represent the connecting themes that appear in multiple units throughout the courses. Following the term is a big idea/enduring understanding that gives focus to the theme. Big Ideas/Enduring understandings transcend specific units and courses and increase student understanding and retention of knowledge. Beliefs and Ideals: The student will understand that the beliefs and ideals of a society influence the social, political, and economic decisions of that society. Conflict and Change: The student will understand that when there is conflict between or within societies, change is the result. Conflict Resolution: The student will understand that societies resolve conflicts through legal procedures, force, and/or compromise. Culture: The student will understand that the culture of a society is the product of the religion, beliefs, customs, traditions, and government of that society. Distribution of Power: The student will understand that distribution of power in government is a product of existing documents and laws combined with contemporary values and beliefs. Gain from Trade: The student will understand that parties trade voluntarily when they expect to gain. Governance: The student will understand that as a society increases in complexity and interacts with other societies, the complexity of the government also increases. Human Environmental Interaction: The student will understand that humans, their society, and the environment affect each other. Individuals, Groups, Institutions: The student will understand that the actions of individuals, groups, and/or institutions affect society through intended and unintended consequences. Incentives: The student will understand that parties respond predictably to positive and negative incentives. Interdependency: The student will understand that, because of interdependency, a decision made by one party has intended and unintended consequences on other parties. Location: The student will understand that location affects a society s economy, culture, and. Movement/Migration: The student will understand that the movement or migration of people and ideas affects all societies involved. Production, Distribution, Consumption: The student will understand that the production, distribution, and consumption of goods/services produced by the society are affected by the location, customs, beliefs, and laws of the society. Rule of Law: The student will understand that in a democracy, rule of law influences the behavior of citizens, establishes procedures for making policies, and limits the power of government. Scarcity: The student will understand that scarcity of all resources forces parties to make choices and that these choices always incur a cost. Technological Innovation: The student will understand that technological innovations have consequences, both intended and unintended, for a society. Time, Change, Continuity: The student will understand that while change occurs over time, there is continuity to the basic structure of a society. Adapted from GADOE