HISTORY

8th Grade

United States History & Geography: Growth and Conflict
The 8^th Grade History curriculum provides students with a survey of early American History spanning the arrival of the first European settlers in North American through the turn of the 20^th century. In the course of our studies, studies will engage in a variety of activities including various reading and writing exercises, participate in debates and role-plays, view a few documentaries and feature films, produce several art projects, and even experience a couple of visits from a guest speakers and historical re-enactors.

Faculty

Mr. Glen Greenfield (Blue Core)
Phone: (310)393-9227 Ext. 310
Email: greenfield@smmusd.org
Website: http://mrgreenfield.lincoln-middle.groupfusion.net/

Mr. Jeffrey Schwartz (Copper Core)
Phone: (310)393-9227 Ext. 505
Email: jeffrey.schwartz@smmusd.org
Website: www.mrschwartz.com

Mrs. Amanda Valenzuela (Red Core), Department Chair
Phone: (310)393-9227 Ext. 504
Email: avalenzuela@smmusd.org

California History—Social Science Standards

8.1 Students understand the major events preceding the founding of the nation and relate their significance to the development of American constitutional democracy.
8.2 Students analyze the political principles underlying the U.S. Constitution and compare the enumerated and implied powers of the federal government.
8.3 Students understand the foundation of the American political system and the ways in which citizens participate in it.
8.4 Students analyze the aspirations and ideals of the people of the new nation.
8.5 Students analyze U.S. foreign policy in the early Republic.
8.6 Students analyze the divergent paths of the American people from 1800 to the mid-1800s and the challenges they faced, with emphasis on the Northeast.
8.7 Students analyze the divergent paths of the American people in the South from 1800 to the mid-1800s and the challenges they faced.
8.8 Students analyze the divergent paths of the American people in the West from 1800 to the mid-1800s and the challenges they faced.
8.9 Students analyze the early and steady attempts to abolish slavery and to realize the ideals of the Declaration of Independence.
8.10 Students analyze the multiple causes, key events, and complex consequences of the Civil War.
8.11 Students analyze the character and lasting consequences of Reconstruction.
8.12 Students analyze the transformation of the American economy and the changing social and political conditions in the United States in response to the Industrial Revolution.