Grade 8 Social Studies

Electives

Khan Academy

What is happening in Grade 8?

Welcome to Grade 8 Social Studies 2011-2012 (Course Outline)

Exam Bank: Students will use Exam Bank questons as we develop skills needed to successfully respond to Multiple Choice questions. Students will examine selected Questions in partners and as a class, develop awareness of the format in which questions are designed, and become comfortable with this instrument.
 
Once or twice during each term students will need to respond to Exam Bank questions as part of a formal test. exam Bank questions will also be included in our final exam in June.
Students taking this course engage in the following Learning Tasks:
 
Term 1: The Renaissance
Term 2: World Views in Contact  Term 3: Japan - From Isolation to Adaptation

Glossary Assignment

Build Your Skills (BYS)

Reading Assignments

Writing and Presenting "News Story" assignments

King's Spy: On the degrees and benefits of Humanism

Leadership Essay

Inquiry Project: Holocaust Studies

Group discussions of key "Concepts" and "Issues" as they emerge from our progress through our Text book: World Views: Contact and Change

Tikun Olam - India Style!

 

Writing persuasive essays / position papers on selected topics - Essay Assignment
 
Each student will present a Current Event assignment
 
Inquiry Project: Holocaust Studies
 
 
 Group discussions of key "Concepts" and "Issues" as they emerge from our progress through our Text book: World Views: Contact and Change

Glossary Assignment

Build Your Skills (BYS)

Presentations about different aspects of Japanese society and culture: Food; Dress; Art; Industry


Reading Assignment: Chapters 14 and 15

Position papers: The international Community: Global Jungle, Global Village, Global Cooperation?

Final Project: Romeo Dallaire

Case study in Civilized Society, International Community; Humanity; World Views In Conflict; Shaking Hands With the Devil
 

Japanese must tap their 'inner Israeli'

Lessons from Mideast 'island' success story could help this nation out of its rut

By GLENN NEWMAN
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