Course Description/Objectives:

    Welcome 8th graders!!  United States History for 8th grade covers events and issues from the Age of Exploration through post Civil War Reconstruction and the western movement, emphasizing those periods through the 16th and 19th centuries.  Units covered will include:  physical and political geography of the United States; Cultural and Religious History with a focus on the First Amendment; and the Causes, the Courses, and Consequences of Conflict.  History will be taught thematically in chronological order. Students will be tested and held accountable for knowing all 10 state core Standards.  During the course students will read three specified historical novels, compile research and complete a history related project.  Workbooks will be supplied by the instructor to help students better understand the curriculum. Additional content may be covered as time permits; particularly when relating to the present.