Essential+Skills+and+Concepts

Many times students start the year and don't really know what they are going to be learning! Listed below are the 10 BIG IDEAS that you should come away with this year :)

8th Grade Essential Concepts 1. Popular sovereignty 2. Interdependence 3. Sectionalism 4. Compromise 5. Conflict 6. Role of government 7. Reform 8. Multiple perspectives 9. Expansion 10. Natural rights

What does Social Studies mean? And what do we learn?

8th grade social studies is about United States history. In this course, students learn about our nation’s development and growth through internal conflict and consequential reconstruction. This course focuses on the history of our nation and government.