Library Inter-curricular Correlation -- Grade 8
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A. Information Acquisition

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  TAKS Objectives  TEKS
8.A.1 Demonstrate appropriate behaviors for locating, checking out, returning, and caring for library materials according to district procedures.    

Social Studies: 113.24.20D
Identify examples of responsible citizenship, including obeying rules.

8.A.2

 

Demonstrate a working knowledge of library terminology, such as renew, hold, on-line resources and on-line catalog.    

Tech Apps: 126.12.4A
Use strategies to locate and acquire desired information.

Tech Apps: 126.12.4B
Apply appropriate electronic search strategies in the acquisition of information including keyword and Boolean search strategies.

8.A.3 Demonstrate an understanding that the card or on-line catalog is an index to the library collection and use the catalog information to locate materials in the library media center.    

Language Arts: 110.24.13C
Use multiple sources, including electronic texts, experts, and print resources, to locate information relevant to research questions.

Tech Apps: 126.12.4A
Use strategies to locate and acquire desired information.

8.A.4 Understand and use the Dewey Decimal System to locate materials.    

Math: 111.24.14A
Identify and apply mathematics to everyday experiences.

8.A.5 Locate and use important areas of the Library (circulation area, card catalog/OPAC, fiction, non-fiction, biography, reference and periodical).    

Tech Apps: 126.12.5B
Demonstrate the ability to access, operate, and manipulate information for secondary storage and remote devices including CD/ROM/laser discs and on-line catalogs.

8.A.6 Use a variety of print and non-print sources in the problem solving process, including dictionaries, nonfiction books, thesauri, encyclopedias, experts, CD-ROMs, and Internet resources.    

Language Arts: 110.24.6C
Locate the meanings, pronunciations, and derivations of unfamiliar words using dictionaries, glossaries and other sources.

Language Arts: 110.24.13C
Use multiple sources, including electronic texts, experts, and print resources, to locate information relevant to research questions.

Tech Apps: 126.12.4A
Use strategies to locate and acquire desired information.

8.A.7 Analyze information by distinguishing fact from opinion, determining cause and effect, and predicting outcomes to determine usefulness to problem solution.   TAKS Reading #4: The student applies critical thinking skills to analyze culturally diverse written texts.

Language Arts: 110.24.2C
Distinguish between the speaker’s opinion and verifiable fact.

Language Arts: 110.24.10J
Distinguish fact from opinion in various texts.

Language Arts: 110.24.10H
Draw inferences such as conclusions or generalizations.

Social Studies: 113.24.30B
Analyze information by sequencing, categorizing, identifying cause-and-effect relationships, comparing, contrasting, finding the main idea, summarizing, making generalizations and predictions, and drawing inferences and conclusions.

8.A.8 Understand the role of public libraries, university libraries, museums and community resources as valuable sources of information.    

Social Studies: 113.24.16A
Identify institutions basic to all societies.

8.A.9 Understand that bilingual books and Spanish books are part of the library collection when applicable.      
8.A.10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Demonstrate an understanding of issues and events in U.S. history through the use of electronic and print resources in collaboration with campus librarian via utilization of Library Resources Page.

Teacher Tutorials:

Streaming Video
ABC CLIO

Lessons:

Colonization and Settlement American Revolution
13 Original Colonies
Colonization to Independence
Regional Development of the Colonies


Enrichment:
American Revolution Research List
Settlement & Colonization Research List

ABC CLIO American History - adv. search - timelines - choose time period
ABC CLIO American History - topic exploration - choose time period
Gale Group - General Reference Gold - Choose topic - Specify "full text"
Gale Group - Jr. Reference Collection - Choose timeline
Facts on File - Choose Timelines - Choose time period
United Streaming  - United States History: 1800-1860: Westward Migration
United States History: 1760-1800: Forming a New Nation

Websites:

America's Story - Amazing Americans
America's Story - Eras of US History
PBS - Select topic
Teachers First -  Massachusetts Historical Society

 

Social Studies #1

The student will demonstrate an understanding of issues and events in U.S. history.

Social Studies #5

Use critical thinking skills to analyze social studies information.
(see Research Resources under Research and Technology Application at the end of this document in Section C)

 

 

 

 

 

Social Studies: 113.8.1A
Identify the major eras in U.S. history through 1877 and describe their defining characteristics.

Social Studies: 113.8.1B
A
pply absolute and relative chronology through the sequencing of significant individuals, events, and time periods.          

Social Studies: 113.8.30.A
Differentiate between primary and secondary resources.

Social Studies: 113.8.30.B
Analyze information by sequencing, categorizing, comparing...

Social Studies:  113.8.30.C
Organize and interpret information through graphs, charts, timelines and maps.

Social Studies:  113.8.30.D
Identify points of view from the historical context surrounding an event.

Social Studies:  113.8.30.F
Identify bias in written, oral, and visual material.

8.A.11

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Demonstrate an understanding of significant political and economic issues of the revolutionary era through the use of electronic and print resources in collaboration with campus librarian via utilization of Library Resources Page.

 

Teacher Tutorial:

Using Curriculum Resources from Facts on File database

Lessons:

US History Lesson Plans - Discovery Schools
Revolutionary War Internet Scavenger Hunt Lesson Plan
Declaration of Independence

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ABC CLIO American History - adv. search - select keyword search – type in person, or event
ABC CLIO American History - topic exploration - select keyword search – type in person, or event
Gale Group - General Reference Gold - select keyword search – type in person, or event - Specify "full text"
Gale Group - Jr. Reference Collection – select keyword search – type in person, or event
Facts on File - select keyword search – type in person, or event

Gale Group - Biography Resource Center -  enter name of historical person
 
World Book Online -   enter name of person, or use keywords American Revolution, Articles of Confederation, Battle of Lexington, Battle of Concord, Battle of Saratoga, Battle of Yorktown, Treaty of Paris, Philadelphia Convention of 1787
 
Real Thomas Jefferson, The
America's Early Years, 1789-1816: America in a Changing World, 1793-1799 (covers many of the historical figures)
American Constitution, The: The Road from Runnymede -- use specific sections of this video to cover Articles of Confederation
Lexington, Concord, and Independence (Revised)
Websites:

Thomas Paine
George Washington
Liberty - The American Revolution 
Road to the Revolution Game
The Constitutional Convention 
Historic Valley Forge
The American Revolution - National Parks Service
Philadelphia Campaign
America's Story - Amazing Americans
America's Story - Eras of US History
 

Social Studies #1

The student will demonstrate an understanding of issues and events in U.S. history.

Social Studies #5

Use critical thinking skills to analyze social studies information.
(see Research Resources under Research and Technology Application at the end of this document in Section C)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Social Studies 113.8.4.B
Explain the roles played by significant individuals during the American Revolution, including Samuel Adams, Benjamin Franklin, King George III, Thomas Jefferson, the Marquis de Lafayette, Thomas Paine, and George Washington.

Social Studies 113.8.4.C
E
xplain the issues surrounding important events of the American Revolution, including declaring independence; writing the Articles of Confederation; fighting the battles of Lexington, Concord, Saratoga, and Yorktown; and signing the Treaty of Paris.

Social Studies 113.8.4.D
Analyze the issues of the Philadelphia Convention of 1787, including major compromises and arguments for and against ratification.

Social Studies: 113.8.30.A
Differentiate between primary and secondary resources.

Social Studies: 113.8.30.B
Analyze information by sequencing, categorizing, comparing...

Social Studies:  113.8.30.C
Organize and interpret information through graphs, charts, timelines and maps.

Social Studies:  113.8.30.D
Identify points of view from the historical context surrounding an event.

Social Studies:  113.8.30.F
Identify bias in written, oral, and visual material.

 

 

 

 

8.A.12

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Demonstrate an understanding of the challenges that confronted the government and its leaders in the early years of the Republic through the use of electronic and print resources in collaboration with campus librarian via utilization of Library Resources Page.

Lessons:

War of 1812 Newspaper Activity
History of the Development of the Political Parties
The Inevitable Development of Political Parties

Enrichment:

New Government, Political Parties and Foreign Affairs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ABC CLIO American History - adv. search - select keyword search – political parties with date

Gale Group - General Reference Gold - select keyword search, use president’s name, party name

Gale Group - Jr. Reference Collection – select keyword search – type in name of each political party to research (Whig, greenback, democratic, republican, etc), type in president’s name of period

Gale Group – Discovering Collection – in search box – type name of each political party to research (Whig, greenback, democratic, republican, etc), also can type in “American Political Parties”, type in president’s name of the period

Facts on File - select keyword search – political parties 1754-1820’s, see additional resources in highlighted boxes

United Streaming videos:

America's Early Years, 1789-1816: An American Nation Begins, 1789-1792
 
America's Early Years, 1789-1816: America Under James Madison: 1809-1816: The War of 1812

America's Era of Expansion and Reform, 1817-1860: America Under Andrew Jackson, 1829-1836: The Indian Removal Act, The Nullification Crisis, The Battle of the Alamo

How the West Was Lost 

Websites:

Andrew Jackson
Cherokee Trail of Tears
Political Parties - New Book of Knowledge
Price of Freedom - America at War


 

Social Studies #1

The student will demonstrate an understanding of issues and events in U.S. history.

Social Studies #5

Use critical thinking skills to analyze social studies information.
(see Research Resources under Research and Technology Application at the end of this document in Section C)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Social Studies 113.8.5.C
Explain the origin and development of American political parties.

Social Studies 113.8.5.D
E
xplain the causes of and  issues surrounding important events of the War of 1812.

Social Studies 113.8.5.F
E
xplain the impact of the election of Andrew Jackson, including the beginning of the modern Democratic Party.

Social Studies 113.8.5.G
A
nalyze federal [and state ] Indian policies and the removal and resettlement of Cherokee Indians during the Jacksonian era.

Social Studies: 113.8.30.A
Differentiate between primary and secondary resources.

Social Studies: 113.8.30.B
Analyze information by sequencing, categorizing, comparing...

Social Studies:  113.8.30.C
Organize and interpret information through graphs, charts, timelines and maps.

Social Studies:  113.8.30.D
Identify points of view from the historical context surrounding an event.

Social Studies:  113.8.30.F
Identify bias in written, oral, and visual material.

 

 

8.A.13

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Understand westward expansion and its effects on the political, economic, and social development of the nation  through the use of electronic and print resources in collaboration with campus librarian via utilization of Library Resources Page.

 

Lessons:

Manifest Destiny #1
Manifest Destiny #2
Manifest Destiny #3
Lewis and Clark WebQuest

Enrichment:

Manifest Destiny

 

 

 

 

ABC CLIO American History - adv. search - select keyword search – manifest destiny, Mexican War

Gale Group – Discovering Collection – in search box –“Mexican war”, “manifest destiny”

Facts on File - select keyword search – “manifest destiny” (be sure to use quotes), “Mexican War” (be sure to use quotes)

 

 
Gone West: The Growth of a Nation (Manifest destiny)
 
Mexican War, The

Websites:

Lewis and Clark Exhibition 
Price of Freedom - America at War 
PBS - manifest destiny
Lewis and Clark - PBS 
Lewis and Clark - Smithsonian 

 

Social Studies #1

The student will demonstrate an understanding of issues and events in U.S. history.

Social Studies #5

Use critical thinking skills to analyze social studies information.
(see Research Resources under Research and Technology Application at the end of this document in Section C)

 

 

 

 

Social Studies 113.8.6.B
Explain the political, economic, and social roots of Manifest Destiny.

Social Studies 113.8.6.D
Explain the major issues and events of the Mexican War and their impact on the United States.

Social Studies: 113.8.30.A
Differentiate between primary and secondary resources.

Social Studies: 113.8.30.B
Analyze information by sequencing, categorizing, comparing...

Social Studies:  113.8.30.C
Organize and interpret information through graphs, charts, timelines and maps.

Social Studies:  113.8.30.D
Identify points of view from the historical context surrounding an event.

Social Studies:  113.8.30.F
Identify bias in written, oral, and visual material.

8.A.14

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Understand how political, economic, and social factors led to the growth of sectionalism and the Civil War through the use of electronic and print resources in collaboration with campus librarian via utilization of Library Resources Page.

 

Lessons:

Civil War Journal Web Quest 
Civil War Soldier
Reconstruction
Heroes of Freedom - WebQuest on Underground Railroad
Civil War Introduction
Civil War

Enrichment:

Sectionalism and Slavery
Reconstruction
Civil War
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gale Group Biography Resources: Type individual names such as John C. Calhoun, Henry Clay, Jefferson Davis, Ulysses S. Grant, Abraham Lincoln
 
Gale Group – Discovering Collection – in search box –“Civil War”, presidents during Civil War, “Gettysburg Address”, “Emancipation Proclamation"

Facts on File - select keyword search –type in keyword under Events in History

ABC CLIO American History - adv. search - select keyword search – “Civil War”, presidents during Civil War, “Gettysburg Address”, “Emancipation Proclamation”
 

 
American Civil War, The: The Causes of War (covers many of the compromises)
 
Abraham Lincoln: The Presidency
 
Civil War, The: The South Secedes and War Begins
Websites:

A Nation Divided
PBS - Civil War
America's Reconstruction
Civil War - Smithsonian
John Brown's Holy War
Reconstruction: The Second Civil War 
The Time of the Lincolns - PBS
Underground Railroad - National Geographic

Social Studies #1

The student will demonstrate an understanding of issues and events in U.S. history.

Social Studies #5

Use critical thinking skills to analyze social studies information.
(see Research Resources under Research and Technology Application at the end of this document in Section C)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Social Studies 113.8.7.D
Compare the provisions and effects of congressional conflicts and compromises prior to the Civil War, including the roles of John C. Calhoun, Henry Clay, and Daniel Webster.

Social Studies 113.8.8.A
Explain the roles played by significant individuals during the Civil War, including Jefferson Davis, Ulysses S. Grant, Robert E. Lee, and Abraham Lincoln.

Social Studies 113.8.8.B
Explain the issues surrounding significant events of the Civil War, including the firing on Fort Sumter, the battles of Gettysburg and Vicksburg, the announcement of the Emancipation Proclamation, the assassination of Lincoln, and Lee’s surrender at Appomattox Court House.

Social Studies 113.8.8.C
A
nalyze Abraham Lincoln’s ideas about liberty, equality, union, and government as contained in his first and second inaugural addresses and the Gettysburg Address.

Social Studies: 113.8.30.A
Differentiate between primary and secondary resources.

Social Studies: 113.8.30.B
Analyze information by sequencing, categorizing, comparing...

Social Studies:  113.8.30.C
Organize and interpret information through graphs, charts, timelines and maps.

Social Studies:  113.8.30.D
Identify points of view from the historical context surrounding an event.

Social Studies:  113.8.30.F
Identify bias in written, oral, and visual material.

8.A.15

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Understands the location and characteristics of places and regions of the United States, past and present, the physical characteristics of the United States during the 18th and 19th centuries and how humans adapted to and modified the environment while using  electronic and print resources in collaboration with campus librarian via utilization of Library Resources Page.

 

Lessons:

Lewis and Clark Expedition

Create a Regional Guidebook

Settlement Patterns

Tutorial:

The 13 Regions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Challenging Geography: Explorers Discover America
 
Westward Expansion: The Pioneer Challenge

World Book Online article
ABC CLIO American History - adv. search – select timelines- and appropriate timeframes on right hand column,  Select a general topic and click to view subtopics for appropriate articles
Gale Group – Discovering Collection –   geography search- time frame, history search-topic
Facts on File - select keyword search –type in keyword under Events in History, Curriculum Resources for teachers – geography- historical maps-select time period

Websites:

How Geography Influences the Economy
How People Change their Geography 
Maps of US Explorations
Maps of US History - Links to maps showing the geographical growth of the US
PBS Way Back History: Gold Rush 
Railroads on PBS 
The Border: PBS
U. S. Territorial Maps 1775 - 1920click on the year, and it shows you how the U.S. looked in that year

 

 

 

Social Studies #2

Demonstrate an understanding of geographic influences on historical issues and events.

Social Studies #5

Use critical thinking skills to analyze social studies information.
(see Research Resources under Research and Technology Application at the end of this document in Section C)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Social Studies 113.8.11.A
Locate places and regions of importance in the United States during the 18th and 19th centuries.

Social Studies 113.8.11.B
C
ompare places and regions of the United States in terms of physical and human characteristics.

Social Studies 113.8.11.C
A
nalyze the effects of physical and human geographic factors on major historical and contemporary events in the United States.

Social Studies 113.8.12.A
A
nalyze how physical characteristics of the environment influenced population distribution, settlement patterns, and economic activities in the United States during the 18th and 19th centuries.

Social Studies: 113.8.30.A
Differentiate between primary and secondary resources.

Social Studies: 113.8.30.B
Analyze information by sequencing, categorizing, comparing...

Social Studies:  113.8.30.C
Organize and interpret information through graphs, charts, timelines and maps.

Social Studies:  113.8.30.D
Identify points of view from the historical context surrounding an event.

Social Studies:  113.8.30.F
Identify bias in written, oral, and visual material.

8.A.16

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Understands the challenges confronted by the government and its leaders in the early years of the Republic and understands the origins and development of the free enterprise system in the United States while using  electronic and print resources in collaboration with campus librarian via utilization of Library Resources Page.

 

Lessons:

Increased Political Power of the Common Man

Lesson Plan: History of Taxation - IRS 

Hamilton and the Public Debt

 

 

ABC CLIO American History - search using "taxation", "tariff", "Bank of the United States", "Populist Movement"
Gale Group – Discovering Collection – go to history search, select US history – in search box type in terms: tariffs, banking, taxation
Facts on File – American History on line, type in topic such as tariffs, banking, taxation

 

Websites:

Kids Bank

Money at  KidsKonnect 

 

 

Social Studies #3

The student will demonstrate an understanding of economic and social influences on historical issues and events.

Social Studies #5

Use critical thinking skills to analyze social studies information.
(see Research Resources under Research and Technology Application at the end of this document in Section C)

 

 

 

Social Studies 113.8.5.B
Summarize arguments regarding protective tariffs, taxation, and the banking system.

Social Studies 113.8.15.A
E
xplain why a free enterprise system of economics developed in the new nation.

Social Studies: 113.8.30.A
Differentiate between primary and secondary resources.

Social Studies: 113.8.30.B
Analyze information by sequencing, categorizing, comparing...

Social Studies:  113.8.30.C
Organize and interpret information through graphs, charts, timelines and maps.

Social Studies:  113.8.30.D
Identify points of view from the historical context surrounding an event.

Social Studies:  113.8.30.F
Identify bias in written, oral, and visual material.

8.A.17

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Understand the relationships among people from various groups, including racial, ethnic, and religious groups, during the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries and understands the major reform movements of the 19th century while using  electronic and print resources in collaboration with campus librarian via utilization of Library Resources Page.

Lessons:

Women in American History
Buffalo Soldiers Lesson Plan
Women and Minority Rights
Women's Rights
Civil Rights
Foremothers of Women's Equality

Enrichment:

Reform Movements and the Industrial Revolution

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

United Streaming videos
Sky's the Limit, The: Women Overcoming the Odds
 
Booker T. Washington: Tuskegee America
 
Diversity of Colonial Communities, The: 1700-1750
 
Making the Thirteen Colonies: New England Colonies
 
Underground Railroad, The
 
Underground Railroad, The: Escape From Slavery
 
America's Era of Expansion and Reform, 1817-1860: America Under Franklin Pierce and James Buchanan, 1853-1860: The Kansas-Nebraska Act, the Utopian Movements, the Dred Scott Decision, and the Election of Lincoln
 
America's Era of Expansion and Reform, 1817-1860: America Under Andrew Jackson, 1829-1836: The Indian Removal Act, The Nullification Crisis, The Battle of the Alamo
 
Diversity of Colonial Communities, The: 1700-1750

ABC CLIO American History – in search box type women’s rights,
Gale Group – Discovering Collection – go to history search, select US history – in search box type in descriptive terms to locate information
Facts on File – American Women’s History, in text box type in keyword to pull up articles, American History Online, in text box type in keyword to pull up articles, Curriculum Resources for teachers has nice one page documents and graphics, click on general topic, then subtopic – also great for cultures and minorities

Websites:

Immigration - Library of Congress Feature
African-American Biographies 
The Changing Status of Women 
Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony

 

Social Studies #3

The student will demonstrate an understanding of economic and social influences on historical issues and events.

Social Studies #5

Use critical thinking skills to analyze social studies information.
(see Research Resources under Research and Technology Application at the end of this document in Section C)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Social Studies 113.8.24.D
A
nalyze the contributions of people of various racial, ethnic, and religious groups to our national identity.

Social Studies 113.8.24.E
I
dentify the political, social, and economic contributions of women to American society.

Social Studies 113.8.25.A
D
escribe the historical development of the abolitionist movement.

Social Studies 113.8.25.B
E
valuate the impact of reform movements including public education, temperance, women ’s rights, prison reform, and care of the disabled.

Social Studies: 113.8.30.A
Differentiate between primary and secondary resources.

Social Studies: 113.8.30.B
Analyze information by sequencing, categorizing, comparing...

Social Studies:  113.8.30.C
Organize and interpret information through graphs, charts, timelines and maps.

Social Studies:  113.8.30.D
Identify points of view from the historical context surrounding an event.

Social Studies:  113.8.30.F
Identify bias in written, oral, and visual material.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.A.18

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Understand the impact of science and technology on the economic development of the United States while using  electronic and print resources in collaboration with campus librarian via utilization of Library Resources Page.

Lessons:

Industrial Revolution

Inventions and the Industrial Revolution

Charging Toward the Future
Inventions and the Industrial Revolution

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

United Streaming videos
 
Living History: Living During the Industrial Revolution
 
American Industrial Revolution, The
 
Andrew Carnegie: The Original Man of Steel
 
America's Early Years, 1789-1816: America in a Changing World, 1793-1799

ABC CLIO American History – in search box type specific descriptive terms -  Industrial revolution.  Numerous biographies of specific inventors – use name

Gale Group – Discovering Collection – go to history search, select US history – in search box type “industrial revolution” or use specific inventions or terms. Numerous biographies of specific inventors – use name

Facts on File –American History Online, in text box type in keyword to pull up articles, Curriculum Resources for teachers has nice one page documents and graphics, click on general topic – Industrial US, then subtopic, numerous biographies of specific inventor

Websites:

Railroads on PBS
Bessemer Steel Process 
Early Adventures with the Automobile
Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony
Way Back: Technology 1900

Social Studies #3

The student will demonstrate an understanding of economic and social influences on historical issues and events.

Social Studies #5

Use critical thinking skills to analyze social studies information.
(see Research Resources under Research and Technology Application at the end of this document in Section C)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Social Studies 113.8.28.A
Explain the effects of technological and scientific innovations such as the steamboat, the cotton gin, and the Bessemer steel process .

Social Studies 113.8.28.B
A
nalyze the impact of transportation systems on the growth, development, and urbanization of the United States.

Social Studies 113.8.28.D
E
xplain how technological innovations led to rapid industrialization.

Social Studies 113.8.29.C
I
dentify examples of how industrialization changed life in the United States.

Social Studies: 113.8.30.A
Differentiate between primary and secondary resources.

Social Studies: 113.8.30.B
Analyze information by sequencing, categorizing, comparing...

Social Studies:  113.8.30.C
Organize and interpret information through graphs, charts, timelines and maps.

Social Studies:  113.8.30.D
Identify points of view from the historical context surrounding an event.

Social Studies:  113.8.30.F
Identify bias in written, oral, and visual material.

8.A.19

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Understand the foundations of representative government in the United States and understand the American beliefs and principles reflected in the U.S. Constitution and other important historic documents  while using  electronic and print resources in collaboration with campus librarian via utilization of Library Resources Page.

 

Lessons:

U.S. Constitution Learning Module
U.S. Constitution and Articles of Confederation Lessons
We the People Lesson Plan
Roots of U.S. Government from ABC CLIO
Writing the Constitution (Behind Closed Doors)

Enrichment:

U.S. Constitution

Articles of Confederation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

United Streaming videos:

Making the Thirteen Colonies: New England Colonies  (Mayflower compact) 

New England Colonists, The: The Pilgrims and Puritans  (Mayflower compact)

American Constitution, The: The Road from Runnymede  (Magna Charta and U.S. Constitution)

Declaration of Independence, The: A Foundation of Ideas for a New Age  (Declaration of Independence and Magna Charta)

Nation in Crisis (Revised), A  (Articles of Confederation)

ABC CLIO American History – in search box type specific terms “Mayflower Compact”, Declaration of Independence”, “Articles of Confederation”, etc
ABC-CLIO American Government  – in search box type specific terms “Mayflower Compact”, Declaration of Independence”, “Articles of Confederation”, etc
Gale Group – Discovering Collection – in search box type specific terms “Mayflower Compact”, Declaration of Independence”, “Articles of Confederation”, etc
Facts on File – in search box type specific terms “Mayflower Compact”, Declaration of Independence”, “Articles of Confederation”, etc

Websites:

Historical Documents
Charters of Freedom: National Archives
Articles of the Confederation
Bill of Rights
 

Social Studies #4

The student will demonstrate an understanding of political influences on historical issues and events.

Social Studies #5

Use critical thinking skills to analyze social studies information.
(see Research Resources under Research and Technology Application at the end of this document in Section C)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Social Studies 113.8.3.B
Evaluate the importance of the Mayflower Compact, the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut, and the Virginia House of Burgesses to the growth of representative government.

Social Studies 113.8.16.A
I
dentify the influence of ideas from historic documents including the Magna Charta, the English Bill of Rights, the Mayflower Compact, the Declaration of Independence, the Federalist Papers, and selected anti-federalist writings on the U.S. system of government.

Social Studies 113.8.16.B
S
ummarize the strengths and weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation.

Social Studies 113.8.16.C
I
dentify colonial grievances listed in the Declaration of Independence and explain how those grievances were addressed in the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights.

Social Studies 113.8.16.D
A
nalyze how the U.S. Constitution reflects the principles of limited government, republicanism, checks and balances, federalism, separation of powers, popular sovereignty, and individual rights.

Social Studies: 113.8.30.A
Differentiate between primary and secondary resources.

Social Studies: 113.8.30.B
Analyze information by sequencing, categorizing, comparing...

Social Studies:  113.8.30.C
Organize and interpret information through graphs, charts, timelines and maps.

Social Studies:  113.8.30.D
Identify points of view from the historical context surrounding an event.

Social Studies:  113.8.30.F
Identify bias in written, oral, and visual material.

8.A.20

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Understand the process of changing the U.S. Constitution and the impact of amendments on American society while using  electronic and print resources in collaboration with campus librarian via utilization of Library Resources Page.

 

Lessons:

Fourth Amendment Role- playing
Reorganizing the Bill of Rights Through Role-playing
Bridging the Gap with the Bill of Rights
The Bill of Rights and the Power of Dissent

 

 

 

 

United Streaming videos:

American History: The Birth of a Nation: The Living Constitution (Revised)  (covers Constitution, Federalists and Federalist papers, checks and balances, Bill of Rights)

Websites:

http://www.supremecourthistory.org  (Supreme Court)

http://www.nara.gov/exhall/charters/charters.html  (Declaration of Independence, Constitution, Bill of Rights)

A Road Map to the Constitution 
Bill of Rights 
Constitution Game
How a Bill Becomes Law 
Save the Bill of Rights
 

 

Social Studies #4

The student will demonstrate an understanding of political influences on historical issues and events.

Social Studies #5

Use critical thinking skills to analyze social studies information.
(see Research Resources under Research and Technology Application at the end of this document in Section C)

 

 

 

 

 

Social Studies 113.8.17.A

Summarize the purposes for and processes of changing the U.S. Constitution.

Social Studies 113.8.17.B

Describe the impact of the 19th-century amendments including the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments on life in the United States.

Social Studies: 113.8.30.A
Differentiate between primary and secondary resources.

Social Studies: 113.8.30.B
Analyze information by sequencing, categorizing, comparing...

Social Studies:  113.8.30.C
Organize and interpret information through graphs, charts, timelines and maps.

Social Studies:  113.8.30.D
Identify points of view from the historical context surrounding an event.

Social Studies:  113.8.30.F
Identify bias in written, oral, and visual material.

8.A.21

 

 

 

 

 

 

Understand the dynamic nature of the powers of the national government and state governments in a federal system while using  electronic and print resources in collaboration with campus librarian via utilization of Library Resources Page.

Lessons:

The Anti-Federalists and the Constitution Lesson

Political Parties: Not Part of the Plan

Why Political Parties Formed

 

 

United Streaming videos:

American History: The Birth of a Nation: The Living Constitution (Revised)  (covers Constitution, Federalists and Federalist papers, checks and balances, Bill of Rights)

Gale Group Biography Resource Center search "Alexander Hamilton", "Patrick Henry", "James Madison", "George Mason"

Websites:

Federalists and Anti-Federalists 
 

Social Studies #4

The student will demonstrate an understanding of political influences on historical issues and events.

 

Social Studies #5

Use critical thinking skills to analyze social studies information.
(see Research Resources under Research and Technology Application at the end of this document in Section C)

 

Social Studies 113.8.18.A
Analyze the arguments of the Federalists and Anti-Federalists, including those of Alexander Hamilton, Patrick Henry, James Madison and George Mason.

Social Studies: 113.8.30.A
Differentiate between primary and secondary resources.

Social Studies: 113.8.30.B
Analyze information by sequencing, categorizing, comparing...

Social Studies:  113.8.30.C
Organize and interpret information through graphs, charts, timelines and maps.

Social Studies:  113.8.30.D
Identify points of view from the historical context surrounding an event.

Social Studies:  113.8.30.F
Identify bias in written, oral, and visual material.

8.A.22

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Understand the impact of landmark Supreme Court cases while using  electronic and print resources in collaboration with campus librarian via utilization of Library Resources Page.

 

Lessons:

Landmark Cases

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ABC CLIO American History – in search box type court cases

ABC-CLIO American Government  – in search box type court cases

Gale Group – Discovering Collection – go to history search, select US history – type in specific case, follow links in left hand column

Gale Group – Opposing viewpoints – type in court case, following hyperlinks in left hand corner, click on additional materials on folder headings

Facts on File –American History Online, in search box type specific court cases

United Streaming videos:

Our Federal Government: The Supreme Court  (History of Supreme Court, Bill of Rights, 14th Amendment) 

Supreme Court of the United States: Is the S.C. Ever Wrong? Dred Scott v. Sanford

Websites:

Supreme Court Landmark Cases
Milestone Supreme Court Cases
 

Social Studies #4

The student will demonstrate an understanding of political influences on historical issues and events.

Social Studies #5

Use critical thinking skills to analyze social studies information.
(see Research Resources under Research and Technology Application at the end of this document in Section C)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Social Studies 113.8.19.A

Summarize the issues, decisions, and significance of landmark Supreme Court cases including Marbury v. Madison ,McCulloch v. Maryland, and Gibbons v. Ogden

Social Studies 113.8.19.B
E
valuate the impact of selected landmark Supreme Court decisions including Dred Scott v. Sandford on life in the United States.

Social Studies: 113.8.30.A
Differentiate between primary and secondary resources.

Social Studies: 113.8.30.B
Analyze information by sequencing, categorizing, comparing...

Social Studies:  113.8.30.C
Organize and interpret information through graphs, charts, timelines and maps.

Social Studies:  113.8.30.D
Identify points of view from the historical context surrounding an event.

Social Studies:  113.8.30.F
Identify bias in written, oral, and visual material.

8.A.23

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Understand the rights and responsibilities of citizens of the United States while using  electronic and print resources in collaboration with campus librarian via utilization of Library Resources Page.

 

Lessons:

Bill of Rights
Rock the Vote - WebQuest on understanding the Bill of Rights  
The Bill of Rights and the Power of Dissent
Bridging the Gap with the Bill of Rights

 

 

 

 

 

 

United Streaming videos:

Bill of Rights

Gale Group Biography Resource Center
search "Frederick Douglass", "John Paul Jones", "James Monroe", "Elizabeth Cady Stanton"

Gale Group Opposing Viewpoints
search "free speech", "bill of rights", "citizenship" for articles, primary documents, court cases

Websites:

Learning Adventures in Citizenship
Bill of Rights Flash Cards
Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony

 

 

Social Studies #4

The student will demonstrate an understanding of political influences on historical issues and events.

Social Studies #5

Use critical thinking skills to analyze social studies information.
(see Research Resources under Research and Technology Application at the end of this document in Section C)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Social Studies 113.8.20.A
Define and give examples of unalienable rights.

Social Studies 113.8.20.B
S
ummarize rights guaranteed in the Bill of Rights.

Social Studies 113.8.22.B
D
escribe the importance of free speech and press in a democratic society.

Social Studies 113.8.23.B
D
escribe the contributions of significant political, social, and military leaders of the United States such as Frederick Douglass, John Paul Jones, James Monroe, and Elizabeth Cady Stanton.

Social Studies: 113.8.30.A
Differentiate between primary and secondary resources.

Social Studies: 113.8.30.B
Analyze information by sequencing, categorizing, comparing...

Social Studies:  113.8.30.C
Organize and interpret information through graphs, charts, timelines and maps.

Social Studies:  113.8.30.D
Identify points of view from the historical context surrounding an event.

Social Studies:  113.8.30.F
Identify bias in written, oral, and visual material.

B. Reading Literacy

Item #

Library Instructional Collaboration

Resources

TAKS Objectives TEKS
8.B.1

 

 

 

 

Listen attentively, critically and purposefully to stories, plays, and poems read aloud for enjoyment and to gain information.

 

 

 

TAKS Reading # 1: The student demonstrates a basic understanding of culturally diverse written texts.

TAKS Reading #110.6:

The student uses a variety of strategies to analyze culturally diverse written texts

Language Arts: 110.24.1A

Determine the purposes for listening such as to gain information, to solve problems, or to enjoy and appreciate.

Language Arts: 110.24.9A

Develop vocabulary by listening to selections read aloud.

 

8.B.2 Read regularly in independent-level materials.  

TAKS Reading #110.3:

The student uses a variety of strategies to analyze culturally diverse written texts.

Language Arts: 110.24.7A

Read regularly in independent-level materials.

Language Arts: 110.24.7C

Adjust reading rate based on purposes for reading.

Language Arts: 110.24.7E

Read silently with increasing ease for longer periods.

8.B.3 Explore a variety of multicultural/multiethnic materials.  

TAKS Reading #2:

The student applies knowledge of literary elements to understand culturally diverse written texts.

Language Arts: 110.24.4A
Connect his/her own experiences, information, insights and ideas with experiences of others through speaking and listening.

Language Arts: 110.24.4B
Compare oral traditions across regions and cultures.

Language Arts: 110.24.4C
Identify how language use such as labels and sayings reflects regions and cultures.

Language Arts: 110.24.14A
Compare events with his/her own and other reader’s experiences.

Language Arts: 110.24.14B
Determine distinctive and common characteristics of cultures through wide reading.

Language Arts: 110.24.14C Articulate and discuss themes and connections that cross cultures.

8.B.4 Self-select, read and respond to materials from a variety of literary genre for pleasure reading and/or to acquire information, such as non-fiction, fiction, poetry, magazines, newspapers, and electronic texts.  

TAKS Reading #110.3:

The student uses a variety of strategies to analyze culturally diverse written texts.

Language Arts: 110.24.7A
Read regularly in independent-level materials.

Language Arts: 110.24.8A
Read classic and contemporary works.

Language Arts: 110.24.8B
Select varied sources such as plays, anthologies, novels, textbooks, poetry, newspapers, manuals, and electronic texts when reading for information or pleasure.

Language Arts: 110.24.8C
Read for varied purposes such as to be informed, to be entertained, to appreciate the writers’ craft, and to discover models for his/her own writing.

Language Arts: 110.24.10B
Establish and adjust purposes for reading such as reading to find out, to understand, to interpret to enjoy and to solve problems.

Language Arts: 110.24.12B
Recognize the distinguishing features of genre, including biography, historical fiction, informational texts, and poetry.

8.B.5 Explore works from award lists such as Bluebonnet, Newbery , Caldecott, and Coretta Scott King titles, and recognize the significance of these awards.  

TAKS Reading # 1:

The student demonstrates a basic understanding of culturally diverse written texts.

TAKS Reading #2:

The student applies knowledge of literary elements to understand culturally diverse written texts.

Language Arts: 110.24.7A
Read regularly in independent-level materials.

Language Arts: 110.24.8A
Read classic and contemporary works.

Language Arts: 110.24.8B
Select varied sources such as plays, anthologies, novels, textbooks, poetry, newspapers, manuals, and electronic texts when reading for information or pleasure.

Language Arts: 110.24.8C
Read for varied purposes such as to be informed, to be entertained, to appreciate the writers’ craft, and to discover models for his/her own writing.

8.B.6 Read or listen to, and understand, a variety of literary forms such as fiction, poetry, myths, fables, tall tales, folktales, plays, informational books, biographies and autobiographies.  

TAKS Reading #110.3:

The student uses a variety of strategies to analyze culturally diverse written texts.

Language Arts: 110.24.7A
Read regularly in independent-level materials.

Language Arts