Why is History Important?
Whoever wishes to
foresee
the future must consult the past; for human events ever resemble those
of preceding times. This arises from the fact that they are produced by
men who ever have been, and ever shall be, animated by the same
passions, and thus they necessarily have the same results
Machiavelli
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Eighth
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Access to a computer is essential for this course.
We will be in the computer lab as much as possible. The Media Center
Computer Lab will also be open after school until 3:30 PM for student
use. Students may request lunch passes to the Library Computer Lab.
The Cleveland Heights and University Heights libraries'computer stations
are also available for student use. Please see the link at the bottom of the page to contact the teacher. |
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8th Grade Social Studies Standards | ||||
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2011-2012 Program Planning Guide |
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After reviewing events and
the growth of Enlightenment thought which played a central
role in driving people to our shores, this American History course will
cover our Colonial period (1607) through Reconstruction (1877).
We will begin with the European explorers, such as Columbus and the
Spanish conquistadores which will lead us into the Spanish, French and
English colonies. Most of our focus will be the English colonies because the United States was eventually formed from these settlements. We will go into the American Revolution (1763-1789), Early Republic(1789-1815), Jacksonian Period (1815-1845), Causes of the Civil War(1840-1861), the Civil War (1861-1865), and Reconstruction (1865-1877) by the end of the school year. Our first unit, "Background History" will provide the student with a background of events, thoughts and a thumbnail sketch of the driving forces which lead to people from all walks of life to look for a new beginning – a New World. |
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"We teachers - perhaps all human beings - are in the grip of an astonishing delusion. . . . the listener extraordinary experienced and skillful at turning word(s) . . . into non-verbal reality, and when the explainer and listener share in common many of the experiences being talked about, the process may work, and some real meaning may be communicated. Most of the time, explaining does not increase understanding, and may even lessen it." (John Holt) "We can think of ourselves not as teachers but as gardeners. A gardener does not 'grow' flowers; he tries to give them what he thinks they need and they grow by themselves. We can think of ourselves not as teachers but as gardeners. A gardener does not 'grow' flowers; he tries to give them what he thinks they need and they grow by themselves". (John Holt) "We learn to do something by doing it. There is no other way". (John Holt) |
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Chapter
2 The Age of Exploration |
Chapter
3 New Empires in the Americas |
Replacement Point Option #1 |
Chapter 4 The English Colonies |
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History cannot give us a program for
the future, but it can give us a fuller understanding of ourselves,
and of our common humanity, so that we can better face the future. Robert Penn Warren
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Chapter 6 Conflict in the Colonies |
Chapter7 The American Revolution |
Chapter 8 Forming a Government |
Chapter 9 Citizenship and the Constitution |
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", ,
, there comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe,
nor politic, nor popular, but one must take it because one's conscience
tells one that it is right." MLK |
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Chapter 10 Launching the Nation |
Chapter 11 The Expanding Nation |
Chapter 12 A New National Identity |
Replacement Credit use in the 3rd Quarter |
Industrial Growth in the North |
[History
is] little else than a long succession of useless cruelties.
Voltaire |
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Chapter
15 New Movements in America |
Chapter 16 Expanding West |
Chapter 17 Manifest Destiny & War |
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You must
always know the past, for there is no real Was, there is only Is.
William Faulkner |
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Chapter 19 The Civil War |
Chapter 21 The West (1850 - 1890) |
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"Cowardice asks the question, 'Is it safe?' Expediency asks the question, 'Is it politic?' Vanity asks the question, 'Is it popular?' But, conscience asks the question, 'Is it right?' And there comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe, nor politic, nor popular, but one must take it because one's conscience tells one that it is right." - MARTIN LUTHER KING JR |