8th Grade Social Studies-Owen

8th Grade Social Studies 

Michele Owen 

Contact information: micheleowen@fcschools.net

Virtual class Schedule: via Google Meet micheleowen@fcschools.net

Mondays - Fridays

• Block 1     10:00- 11:00
• Block 2     11:00- 1200
• Lunch       12:00-12:30
• Block 3     12:30-1:30
• Block 4      1:30-2:30

All lessons are published in Canvas and completed assignments should be submitted there as well.

         Overview of syllabus

• Historical study connects students to the enduring themes and issues of our past and equips them to meet the challenges they will face as citizens in a state, nation, and an interdependent world. This integrated study helps students understand and appreciate the legacy of our democratic republic and to develop skills needed to engage responsibly and intelligently as North Carolinians. It will serve as a stepping stone for more intensive study in high school. Students in eighth grade will continue to build on the fourth and fifth-grade introductions to North Carolina and the United States by embarking on a more rigorous study of the historical foundations and democratic principles that continue to shape our state and nation. They will begin with a review of the major ideas and events preceding the foundation of North Carolina and the United States. The main focus of the course will be the critical events, personalities, issues, and developments in the state and nation from the Revolutionary Era to contemporary times.  Although the major focus is state and national history, efforts will also be made to include a study of local history. The standards are organized around five strands: history, geography, and environmental literacy, economics and financial literacy, civics and governance, and culture.

PARENTS:  Use the following directions to create a Canvas Observer Account

• Have your student(s) Generate a Pairing Code
•  (Links to an external site.)
•  (this will be different for each student).
• Go to https://fcschools.instructure.com/login/canvas (bookmark this site so that you can easily access your Observer dashboard for your student(s).
• Click on Parent of a Canvas User? in the upper right-hand corner of the window.
• Complete the required information in the window, which will include inputting the student Pairing Code. Multiple students can be added.
• Go to the Dashboard to see your student(s)' courses.
• Parents can sign into this account to easily access their student's courses within Canvas.
• What can parents view as an Observer?