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COURSE DESCRIPTION:

Welcome to 8th Grade Social Studies! As the name implies, this course is about societies and the people in them – who we are, how we live, how our societies are structured, what makes up our cultures, and so much more. To explore the depths of the human experience, we must understand how people communicate with one another. By journeying together into history, literature, art and culture, we will gain a greater understanding of ourselves, where we came from, and where we’re going.

ENDURING UNDERSTANDINGS: Three overarching questions we’ll be considering this year are:

• What should America be?

• What is the relationship between justice and equality?

• What does it mean to be an American?

We will spend the year delving into the many layers of the questions and exploring how they relate to each unit that we cover.