Teachers in the Hugh B. Bain Social Studies Department:
Grade 7:
Ms D.D'Amico,Mr. R.Manning, Mr. W.Morris (department chair)
Grade 8:
Mr. P.Buonfiglio, Ms. L. Crabtree, Mrs. E.Hantzopolous
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Grade Level Expectations, Grade 7
Students will be able to do the following:
1. Describe the achievements of the Mayan, Aztec, and Incan civilizations. (1,2,3)
2. Explain the conquest and destruction of native cultures that follow the Spanish conquest of Aztec and Incan civilizations (1,2,3,4,5,6)
3. Explain the political and economic motives for European exploration (1,2,3,6,9)
4. Explain the transition from an agricultural society to an industrial one (1,2,3)
5. Identify major figures in he Enlightenment and describe their impact on government and society. (1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10)
6. Identify the main geographic features of Mexico and Central American, the Caribbean and South America and explain their effect on people’s way of life. (1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10)
7. Identify the main geographic features of Canada and the United States and explain how the physical features climate and vegetation affect people’s way of life (1-10)
8. Describe how basic principals of the Magna Carta were embodied in future documents. (1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10)
Grade Level Expectations, Grade 8
Students will be able to do the following:
1. Describe colonization of the thirteen original colonies. (1-9)
2. Explain the causes and results of the French and Indian War. (1,2,3,5,6,9)
3. Describe the major elements of sectionalism. (1,2,3,6,7)
4. Describe major events that led to the War for Independence. (1-10)
5. Explain ideas leading to the War for Independence, such as key concepts of the Declaration of Independence. (1-10)
6. Describe the arguments advanced by both Patriots and Loyalists. (1,2,3,5,10)
7. Explain the rationale and achievements of the Constitution. (i.e. Explain the rights and responsibilities of American citizenship. (6,10)
8. Analyze and explain the political and economic causes and consequences of the War of 1812. (1-10)
9. Examine to concept of “Manifest Destiny.” i.e. Explain the northward movement of settlers from Mexico into the Southwest. (1-10)
10. Explain how the South’s aristocratic tradition and plantation economy was based on a system of slave labor. i.e. Compare and contrast pre-Civil War northern and southern life styles. (1,2,3,5,7)
11. Explain the ways that racial tensions grew out of the Reconstruction Period. (1-10)
12. Trace the development of Roger William’s life in Massachusetts. (1,2,3,4)
13. Know the reasons why Rhode Island became a colony. (1-10)
Curricuulum by Grade:
Grade 7 - Canada, Geography Skills, Latin America, The Medieval World
Grade 8 - US History from Settlement to 1877, Rhode Island History
SOCIAL STUDIES STANDARDS
SS-1 CULTURE
The student knows and understands how people are affected by culture and cultural diversity.
SS-2 TIME, CONTINUITY AND CHANGE
The student knows and understands the ways that people view themselves in and over time.
SS-3 PEOPLE, PLACES AND ENVIRONMENTS
The student knows and understands the interrelationships among people, places and environments.
SS-4 INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT AND IDENTITY
The student knows and understands individual development and social, cultural influences that shape personal identity.
SS-5 INDIVIDUALS, GROUPS AND INSTITUTIONS
The student knows and understands that interactions among individuals, groups and institutions play an integral role in a person’s life.
SS-6 POWER, AUTHORITY AND GOVERNANCE
The student knows how people create and change structures of power, authority and governance.
SS-7 PRODUCTION, DISTRIBUTION AND CONSUMPTION
The student knows and understands why and how people organize for the production, distribution and consumption of goods and services.
SS-8 SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY
The student knows and understands the relationships among science, technology and society.
SS-9 GLOBAL CONNECTIONS
The student knows and understands global connections and interdependence.
SS-10 CIVIC IDEALS AND PRACTICES
The student knows and understands the ideals, principles and practices of citizenship in a democratic republic.
GEOGRAPHY STANDARDS
G-1 THE WORLD IN SPATIAL TERMS
The student observes and understands the ordered patterns that blanket Earth’s surface – where things are, how they are arraigned, why they are in such locations, and how these various phenomena relate to each other.
G-2 PLACES AND REGIONS
The student identifies and analyzed the nature of places and the characteristics of regions – why things are where they are, what physical and human components give them definition.
G-3 PHYSICAL SYSTEMS
The student understands how physical processes shape Earth’s surface and its ecosystems.
G-4 HUMAN SYSTEMS
The student understands the social, cultural, and economic components of human activity that help shape Earth’s surface, human settlements, and structures.
G-5 ENVIRONMENT AND SOCIETY
The student understands how humans modify, use, and adapt to, and interact with their environment.
G-6 THE USES OF GEOGRAPHY
The student understands the role of geography in human history and in the development of diverse patterns of human settlement and activities.
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