SOCIAL STUDIES 8KH (K&E) YEAR PLAN 2018/2019
Refer to grade 8 K&E Social Studies Program of Studies
Daily remind students that they are special and God has a plan for them – Jeremiah 29:11; Ephesians 2:10
Grading
Final Test 10% Final Project 10% Tests 20%
Projects/Group work 30% Assignments 30%
16 Chapters
- approximately 9 days per chapter
- one week of review for final examination
- one week for a final project in June
Chapter 1 October 12
Chapter 2 October 25
Chapter 3 November 7
Chapter 4 November 22
Chapter 5 December 6
Chapter 6 December 19
Chapter 7 January 17
Chapter 8 January 30
Chapter 9 February 13
Chapter 10 March 5
Chapter 11 March 20
Chapter 12 April 3
Chapter 13 April 18
Chapter 14 May 10
Chapter 15 May 27
Chapter 16 June 7
Chapters 1-6 Renaissance Europe
Chapters 7-11 Worldviews in Conflict
Chapters 12-16 Japan
June 10-14 Final Project
June 17-20 Review
June 21 Final Test
Tests
Projects/Group work
Assignments
Refer to grade 8 K&E Social Studies Program of Studies
Daily remind students that they are special and God has a plan for them – Jeremiah 29:11; Ephesians 2:10
Grading
Final Test 10% Final Project 10% Tests 20%
Projects/Group work 30% Assignments 30%
16 Chapters
- approximately 9 days per chapter
- one week of review for final examination
- one week for a final project in June
Chapter 1 October 12
Chapter 2 October 25
Chapter 3 November 7
Chapter 4 November 22
Chapter 5 December 6
Chapter 6 December 19
Chapter 7 January 17
Chapter 8 January 30
Chapter 9 February 13
Chapter 10 March 5
Chapter 11 March 20
Chapter 12 April 3
Chapter 13 April 18
Chapter 14 May 10
Chapter 15 May 27
Chapter 16 June 7
Chapters 1-6 Renaissance Europe
- Times of Change
- The Expansion of Trade
- The Humanist Approach
- The Exchange of Ideas
- The Age of Exploration
- “O Brave New World"
Chapters 7-11 Worldviews in Conflict
- The People of the Sun (Aztec Mexico)
- For the Good of the People
- Spain Looks Westward
- A Deadly Meeting
- Worldviews in Conflict
Chapters 12-16 Japan
- Shaping a Unique Worldview
- Japan Under the Shogun
- Edo Japan: A Closed Society
- Contact and Change in Meiji Japan
- Return to Roots
June 10-14 Final Project
June 17-20 Review
June 21 Final Test
Tests
- Variety of testing questions (multiple choice, short answer, matching, fill in the blank, opinion with supporting evidence)
Projects/Group work
- Safe group environment to capture ISP outcomes where creativity can flow, criticism from self and others can be constructive, and a platform for growth
Assignments
- focused daily worksheets capturing curriculum learner outcomes