8th Grade American History

Students will begin our study of alternative to the Articles of Confederation.  Students will be able to describe the process behind writing the Constitution, and why it was a more attractive alternative to the Articles of Confederation with 95% accuracy.  Students will be able to explain Constitutional principals in American government with 93% accuracy.  These principals include but are not limited to federalism, supreme law of the land, three branches of government, proportional and equal representation, checks and balances, republicanism, democracy, and limited government.  

Standards used: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,16,17,18,19,

Bloom’s taxonomy used: 1,2,3,4,5,6