For social studies, we will partially use TCI History Alive,  with content-area literacy connected to Common Core standards. Here is a link to the TCI webpage. We are on the eighth grade cycle (U.S. history) for 2020-2021. We also read from Howard Zinn's , A Young People's History of the United States 1492-present. 


• A copy is available online via: http://www.historyisaweapon.com/zinnapeopleshistory.html 


COMMON CORE STANDARDS:
Visit http://www.corestandards.org to learn more about the Common Core State Standards!

RESEARCH LINKS:

• Biography Website: For Historical Person Project

​​​http://www.kidinfo.com/american_history/famous_historical_people.htm

• NY Times Student Connection

This education portion of the New York Times site offers great tools for research and current events.
http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/

• Newsweek

A credible news source for research and information.
http://www.newsweek.com

• ABC NewsA great news source for current events.

http://abcnews.go.com/

• CNN News

A great news source for current events.
http://www.cnn.com/

• MSNBC

Another great site for current events.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/

• National Archives

The National Archives for our government.  Great for research.
http://www.archives.gov

• Library of Congress

Another great site for history research.
http://www.loc.gov/index.html

• History Channel

Great site for history videos, "this day in history," and research.
http://www.history.com/

• PBS History

A  great page for history research.
http://www.pbs.org/history

• The World Factbook

Great site for finding statistics and facts for research.
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/

• Best History Sites

A great collection of history sites.
http://www.besthistorysites.org

TEXTBOOKS: TCI's History Alive and Zinn's A Young People's History of the United States

Geography of the Americas
"The Native Americans" (chapter 1: pages 1-15)

Exploration of the Americas
"European Exploration and Settlement" (chapter 2: pages 16-33)

"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)

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)

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)
"Manifest Destiny and the Growing Nation" (chapter 15: pages 196-209)

"Life in the West" (chapter 16: pages 210-227)

"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)

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)

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)