For Social Studies, we use TCI History Alive:History of the United States Through Industrialization, with content-area literacy connected to Common Core. Here is a link to the TCI webpage. We are on the eighth grade cycle (U.S. history) for 2018-2019. We also read from Howard Zinn's A Young People's History of the United States. 

The Text: Howard Zinn, A People’s History of the United States 1492-Present  
• A copy is available online via: http://www.historyisaweapon.com/zinnapeopleshistory.html 

COMMON CORE STANDARDS
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The America's: Geography and Indigenous People
Geography of the Americas
 Aztecs, Incans, Mayans 
"The Native Americans" (chapter 1: pages 1-15)
"Columbus and the Indians" (Zinn chapter 1: pages 1-17)
Zinn chapter 1 guided notes assignment for "Columbus and the Indians" (Zinn chapter 1: pages 1-17)

Colonial Life
"The English Colonies in America" (chapter 3: pages 34-47)
English Colonies assignment

"Life in the Colonies" (chapter 4: pages 48-61)

"Black and White" (Zinn chapter 2: pages 18-33)
Zinner chapter 2 guided notes assignment for "Black and White" (Zinn chapter 2: pages 18-33)

"Who Were the Colonists?" (Zinn chapter 3: pages 34-51)
Zinner chapter 2 guided notes assignment for "Who Were the Colonists?" (Zinn chapter 3: pages 34-51)

"The 13 British Colonies" map (labeled)
"The 13 British Colonies" map (not labeled)
13 Colonies terms to identify on map
American Revolution
"Toward Independence" (chapter 5: pages 62-77)
"Declaration of Independence" (chapter 6: pages 78-85)
"American Revolution" (chapter 7: pages 86-101)

"Tyranny is Tyranny" (Zinn chapter 4: 52-66)

"Colonial America: 1776" map (not labeled)
"Colonial North America" map (not labeled)
"US 1775" image (JPEG file)

Constitution
"Creating the Constitution" (chapter 8: pages 102-117)
"Constitution: A More Perfect Union" (chapter 9: pages 118-131)
"The Bill of Rights" (chapter 10: pages 132-143)

Early America
"Political Developments in the Early Republic" (chapter 11: pages 144-159)
"Foreign Affairs in the Young Nation" (chapter 12: pages 160-173)
"A Growing Sense of Nationhood" (chapter 13: pages 174-183)

Manifest Destiny
"Andrew Jackson and the Growth of American Democracy" (chapter 14: pages 184-195)
"Andrew Jackson" presentation [PDF]
"Andrew Jackson" presentation [PowerPoint]

"Manifest Destiny and the Growing Nation" (chapter 15: pages 196-209)
"Manifest Destiny" presentation [PDF]
"Manifest Destiny" presentation [PowerPoint]

"Life in the West" (chapter 16: pages 210-227)
"Life in the West" presentation [PDF]
"Life in the West" presentation [PowerPoint]

"Mexicano Contributions to the Southwest" (chapter 17: pages 228-239)
"Mexicano Contributions to the Southwest" guided reading notes
"An Era of Reform" (chapter 18: pages 240-251)
"An Era of Reform" link to online presentation via Prezi
"An Era of Reform" link to online page highlighting factory conditions
"An Era of Reform" class presentation [PDF]
"An Era of Reform" class presentation [PowerPoint]
"An Era of Reform" guided reading notes

Civil War
"The Worlds of North and South" (chapter 19: pages 252-267)
"African Americans at Mid-Century" (chapter 20: pages 268-283)
"A Dividing Nation" (chapter 21: pages 284-301)
"The Civil War" (chapter 22: pages 302-321)
"The Civil War" class presentation [PDF]
"The Civil War" class presentation [PowerPoint]

Reconstruction & Industrialization
"Reconstruction Era" (chapter 23: pages 322-335)
"Tensions in the West" (chapter 24: pages 336-351)
"Rise of Industry" (chapter 25: pages 352-369)
"The Great Wave of Immigration" (chapter 26: pages 370-383)
"Progressive Era" (chapter 27: pages 384-397)
"America Becomes a World Power" (chapter 28: pages 398-415)

 * SPECIAL RECOGNITION GIVEN TO PATRICK BINDER AND ALISON LANIGAN FOR ALLOWING ME TO PILFER SOME OF THESE SOURCES FROM THEIR PPS WEBSITES!