Chris Haynes

Welcome to 8th grade Social Studies!

I hope that you will find this class interesting, informative—and fun! You will be working very hard to develop new skills and understand new concepts this year.

If an assignment is challenging, it is supposed to be. Reading and critical thinking skills are crucial for success in high school.

Some assignments for this school year will be done using Google Classroom. Students will receive a code via their school email address to access the classroom to which they are assigned. Teacher plans will be posted in Planbook (a link will be provided on my webpage).

Units of Study: 

• Thinking Like a Historian

• Colonization

• Road to Revolution

• Building a New Nation

• Antebellum and Expansion

• Civil War and Reconstruction

• WW 1 & Roaring 20s

• Great Depression/WW II

• Cold War & Civil Rights

• Research Project Unit