Fast & Curious: 8th Grade Syllabus Review

This course will cover from the beginning of American History to the period of

• Reconstruction

• American Revolution

• World War 1

• The Vietnam War

We will cover units and topics on all the following except:

• Civil War

• American Revolution

• The Constitution

• WWI

We will cover units and topics on all the following except:

• Westward Expansion

• Reform Movements

• The Cold War

• Colonial America

Which is not one of your classroom expectations are:

• Do what you want, you deserve to get what you want

• Take Care Of Yourself

• Take Care of this place

• Take Care of Each Other

In order to take a retake, all practice work must be completed

• False

• True

In this class, your teacher will use __________________ for your grade.

• Pass/Fail

• Standards Based Grading

• Traditional Grading

You will need the following supplies daily

• 3 ring binder with Social Studies folder and paper, pencil, charged computer, notecards, headphones

• Folder, Binder, Textbook

• Textbook, Paper, colored pencils

• Project materials, glue, uncharged computer

8th grade Social Studies uses layered curriculum to move through our units of studies.

• True

• False

Standards based grading is based on students demonstrating mastery of content standards.

• False

• True

A score of 6 in Standards Based grading means

• that the student understands the standard just like the teacher taught it.

• that the student has mastered the content and can explain it in a new way.

• that the students is not showing an understanding of the standard being taught.

• that the student has some understanding of the standard, but is still missing some information and needs more help.