Case Studies and Themes in 8th Grade Social Sciences

First trimester

    Theme:  Citizenship

            Case Studies:
                Exploration
                    Colonization
                        American Revolution

Second Trimester

    Theme:  Conflict

               Case Studies:

                     U.S. Constitution
                            Westward Expansion
                                Civil War Era

Third Trimester

    Theme:  Power

            Case Studies:

                  Immigration
                       Industrial Revolution
                            World War I
                                Roaring Twenties
                                    Great Depression
                                        World War II