from the history of the United States through the era of Reconstruction and
from the history of other regions of the world. (I.1.MS.1)
Learning Activity(s)/Facts/Information
1. Read horizontal or vertical linear charts.
2. Interpret horizontal or vertical charts.
3. Create timelines of significant people and events and interpret what those timelines mean.
4. Given a list of historical events from the study of American History, students will construct both a vertical and horizontal timeline to represent the information.
8-1 Evaluate time and chronology of United States history
to Reconstruction.
Grade Level Benchmark:
2. Describe major factors that characterize the following
eras in United States history: The Meeting of Three Worlds (beginnings to 1620),
Colonization and Settlement (1585-1763), Revolution and the New Nation (1754-
1815), Expansion and Reform (1801-1861) and Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-
1877). (I.1.MS.2)
Learning Activity(s)/Facts/Information
1. Define an era as a fixed point in time.
2. Write/explain major events that took place in each era.
3. Research events in each area and know cause and effect.
4. Describe the significant people or locations events took place.
5. Given one historical era, create a poster depicting the significant events of an era.
Resources
Text
Internet
Library
New Vocabulary: Significant, era, chronology
Social Studies
Activity Worksheet
GRADE LEVEL:
Eighth
Course Title:
U.S. History to Reconstruction
Strand:
I. History
Topic:
Comprehending the Past
Grade Level Standard:
8-2 Develop a comprehension of United States history to
Reconstruction.
Grade Level Benchmark:
1. Use narratives and graphic data to describe the settings
nation during the eras prior to Reconstruction. (I.2.MS.1)
Learning Activity(s)/Facts/Information
1 Read narratives (books, speeches, news articles), i.e., Intolerable Acts, Declaration of Independence, US Constitution, Monroe Doctrine, Compromise of 1850, Emancipation Proclamation.
2. Read/interpret graphic data, i.e., taxation records, population data, migration records.
3. Construct graphic data after reading a narrative.
4. Summarize graphic data orally.
5. After reading a narrative, students will do a poster to construct graphic data as a representation of their reading.
Resources
Charts
Graphs
Computer
Text
Narratives
New Vocabulary: Significant events, graphic data, narrative
Social Studies
Activity Worksheet
GRADE LEVEL:
Eighth
Course Title:
U.S. History to Reconstruction
Strand:
I. History
Topic:
Comprehending the Past
Grade Level Standard:
8-2 Develop a comprehension of United States history to
Reconstruction.
Grade Level Benchmark:
2. Identify and explain how individuals in history
demonstrated good character and personal virtue. (I.2.MS.2)
