8th Grade S.S.

8th Grade Social Studies - U.S. History

"We are not makers of history. We are made by history." -Martin Luther King Jr. 

Current Events are a daily event with a quiz or reflection on Fridays. Students can access the daily current events by going to Carl Azuz: The World From A to Z on https://worldatoz.org/.

Week of 10-7-24 Explorers and Europe circa 1492

• Read Chapter 2 lesson 1 p. 28-33 Answer question 6 p. 33 in your notebook

• Read Chapter 2 lesson 2 online or in book p. 34-41

Week of 9-30-24 West African societies around 1492

• Three Worlds collide questions sheet on the Songhai Empire

Week of 9-23-24 Work on N.A. projects

• Finish First Americans from Three Worlds Collide

• Presentations

Week of 9-16-24 Native American projects assigned, presentations start 9-25

Week of  9-9-24     Three Worlds Collide

• Article and questions due Tuesday

• Article and questions due Wednesday

Week of 9-2-24 Early Americans

• Guided Reading packet for p.8-13 Read and complete, due Friday