Grade(s): 8
Subject(s): English Language Arts
Year: 2015
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Grades: 8, 9, 10
This lesson will include interviews from the many artistic and technical experts needed to produce a TV program. The student will see what is expected in the numerous & varied positions in...
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Grades: 8
Mark Catesby explored the British colonies of North America beginning in 1712 during a visit to his sister in Virginia. Fascinated by the plants and animals that inhabited a landscape filled with both...
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Grades: 8
South Carolina began as a proprietary colony, but in order to attract more settlers, the proprietors gave some of their political control to the landowners. This, however, did not mean that they...
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Grades: 8
Background information: Students have previously learned of the mercantile economic system and the Navigational Act of 1651. As transatlantic trade increased it became more difficult for England to...
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Grades: 8
In these lessons, students will investigate the points of view of colonists who supported remaining loyal to Britain and those of colonists who supported breaking ties with Britain.
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Grades: 8
The Constitutional Convention was a gathering of state delegates to rewrite the Articles of Confederation and create the Constitution. Nine of the Thirteen colonies were needed to ratify the...
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Grades: 8
As sectionalism arose from racial/societal tension many events occurred that led to South Carolina’s secession from the Union. Students will create an interactive timeline of the Road to Civil War.
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Grades: 8
Students will read letters written in history and see how they tell the story of the past and what society and the culture was like at the time. After learning more about sectionalism and the division...
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Grades: 8
During Reconstruction and the years following the end of Reconstruction, segregation and redemptive southern policies greatly affected the lives of African Americans. Use the background information...
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Grades: 8
Students will explore information regarding the Orangeburg Massacre and research other Civil Rights Era movements as they focus on the Essential Question. See below.
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Grades: 8
The influences of European nations that settled North America as well as the geographic landscape of each region were two of the most impactful factors that led to how the original thirteen colonies...