Welcome to 8th grade social studies! You will study the first half of American history this year, from Exploration and Colonization through the Reconstruction period ending in 1877. (You will cover the second part of American History, Reconstruction through the modern era, in high school.) You will build on the foundations you began in 5th and 7th grades and study topics in more depth, using primary and secondary sources, artwork, technology, and other resources. You will also take your first-ever social studies STAAR test in April.
These are the units we will study this year. See the complete Texas Education Agency’s grade 8 social studies TEKS for details. The strands of social studies are integrated and therefore the topics and units often overlap.
This year we are using Icivics curriculum and will be studying USH through 8 units.
Reminders
Supplies
Spiral/Notebook
Pens/Pencils
Highlighters (2-3)
Notecards