8^TH GRADE SOCIAL STUDIES

COURSE SYLLABUS

TEACHER: J.D. Huff

EDUCATION: Master of Arts in Teaching, University of South Carolina

                    Bachelor of Arts in Sociology, University of South Carolina

EMAIL: jhuff@laurens55.k12.sc.us

PHONE: 984-0354

COURSE TEXTBOOK: The History of South Carolina: Building a Nation

COURSE DESCRIPTION: The focus for social studies in grade eight is the story of the history of South Carolina and the role that the state and its people have played in the development of the United States as a nation.

COURSE TOPICS:

• Native Americans
• Colonial South Carolina
• American Revolution
• The Civil War
• Reconstruction
• Populism
• The Progressive Era
• The Great Depression and World War II
• The Post World War II Period
• The Civil Rights Movement and Beyond

COURSE MATERIALS:

• pencil and paper
• textbook and folder
• markers and index cards

GRADING SCALE:

A                 93-100

B                 85-92

C                 77-84

D                 70-76

F                  0-69