U.S. History - Week of 9/8

As we wrap up our Social Studies Skills Unit, here are the standards we are covering this week in U.S. History:

LESSON PLAN LINK

ODE - Geography:

1. Primary and secondary sources are used to examine events from multiple perspectives and to present and defend a position.
13. Modern and historical maps and other geographic tools are used to analyze how historic events are shaped by geography.

14. The availability of natural resources contributed to the geographic and economic expansion of the United States, sometimes resulting in unintended environmental consequences.

15. The movement of people, products and ideas resulted in new patterns of settlement and land use that influenced the political and economic development of the United States.

CCSS - History (8th Grade):

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.6-8.2: Determine the central ideas or information of a primary or secondary source; provide an accurate summary of the source distinct from prior knowledge or opinions.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.6-8.7: Integrate visual information (e.g., in charts, graphs, photographs, videos, or maps) with other information in print and digital texts.

Extended Standards:

GEO.68.1a Use appropriate maps, globes and other geographic resources (e.g., Internet) to locate various sites or places.

GEO.68.3a Identify the absolute location (latitude and longitude) of major places and features on a globe (e.g., charting locations on a grid).

HIS.68.1a Use various sources to describe a historical event or period from different perspectives.