Halifax County Schools Eighth Grade Social Studies Pacing Guide 2013-2014

Halifax County Schools Eighth Grade Social Studies Pacing Guide 2013-2014

<p> Halifax County Schools Eighth Grade Social Studies Pacing Guide 2014-2015</p><p>Unit Title: Getting Swag on in WWII and Cold War Essential Questions: Hating on Communism  How do leadership and citizen action affect the Unit: Seven outcome of war? Big Idea: WWII and the Origins of Cold War  How does war affect society? Pacing: Fifth Six Weeks  How can war cause competition for power? Essential Standard (s) Conceptual Lenses  War Priority Standards  Competition  8.H.2.1 Explain the impact of economic,  Power political, social, and military conflicts on development of NC and USA.  8.C.1.3 Summarize the contributions of particular groups to the development of NC and the USA. Supporting Standards  8.H.2.2 Summarize how leadership and citizen actions influenced the outcome of key conflicts in NC and USA.  8.H.2.3 Summarize the role of debate, compromise, and negotiation, during significant periods in history of NC and USA.  8.E.1.1 Explain how conflict, cooperation, and competition influenced periods of economic growth and decline.  8.E.1.2 Use economic indicators to evaluate the growth and stability of the economy of NC and the USA.</p><p>Skills: Academic/Content Vocabulary  Construct charts, graphs & historical Academic Vocabulary Content Vocabulary narratives to explain particular events or  Draft Genocide issues over time.  Mobilization Satellite Cold War  Rationing Collective  Summarize the literal meaning of historical  Contribution Satellite Nation documents in order to establish context  Internment Communist Revolution in China World War II Propaganda  Nuclear  Contain/Containment  Use primary and secondary sources to  Theory interpret various historical perspectives.  Pact Considering Perspectives Regarding the Dropping of  Minority the Atomic Bomb  Use historical inquiry to evaluate the validity of sources used to construct historical narratives. American Newsreel About D-Day Halifax County Schools Eighth Grade Social Studies Pacing Guide 2014-2015</p><p> Compare historical and contemporary issues to understand continuity and change in development of NC & USA President Roosevelt’s Response to the Attack on Pearl Harbor vs. President Bush’s Response to the Attack on 9/11</p><p> Evaluate the degree to which democratic ideals are evident in historical documents from NC and the USA. Stories From Internment Camp Survivors</p><p>What Students will be able to do for Integration in Reading:  Key Vocabulary: SWBAT define and explain the terms communism and democracy.  Language Functions: SWBAT explain how fear can cause discrimination.  Language Skills : SWBAT write an explanation for or against dropping the atomic bomb and identify counter arguments.  Grammar and Language: SWBAT use comparatives in writing assignments (more than, less than, greater, shorter, longer, etc.) by comparing democracy and communism.  Lesson Tasks : SWBAT read and summarize a passage about women’s roles changing during World War II and explain this summary to a group.  Language Learning Strategy SWBAT develop a cause/effect graphic organizer analyzing and identifying the causes and effects of World War II. (The linguistic load will vary from LEP student to LEP student. Level 1-2 LEP students may need a word bank or other supplement to complete this activity using this strategy). Instructional Strategies: Differentiated Instruction Think Pair Share Jig Saw Discussion Cooperative Grouping Peer Partner Learning Centers Cloze Procedure Halifax County Schools Eighth Grade Social Studies Pacing Guide 2014-2015</p><p>Assessment Tasks: Formative Summative</p><p>Resources:  Collection of student handouts related to WWII Timeline of World War II events  Interactive WWII map  The Atomic Bomb and the End of World War II:A Collection of Primary Sources Additional resources will be listed here as unit development continues.</p>

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