Description
Your students will love learning about Georgia studies with these engaging, no prep reading activity packets! This is perfect for adding literacy to your social studies curriculum because it’s academically-aligned for ELA and for social studies. Plus, it’s so easy to use that you can even leave it for sub plans!
**There are 75 resources included in this resource — that’s over 200 activity pages!**
All objectives and resources align with Georgia Standards of Excellence, but can supplement many state standards.
Included: All standards for 8th Grade Social Studies as listed in the Georgia Standards of Excellence.
For each standard:
- Passage (leveled for 8th grade) — MOST passages are differentiated and include an ON level and an APPROACHING grade level passage.
- Graphic Organizers
- Matching Activity
- Multiple Choice Activity
- Writing Activity
- Answer Keys
Historical Understandings
- SS8H1: impact of European exploration and settlement on American Indians in Georgia
- SS8H2: Georgia’s colonial period
- SS8H3: Role of Georgia in American Revolutionary War
- SS8H4: Westward Expansion in Georgia 1789-1840
- SS8H5: Impact of Civil War in Georgia
- SS8H6: Impact of Reconstruction in Georgia
- SS8H7: key political, social, and economic changes that occurred in Georgia during the New South Era
- SS8H8: WW1-Great Depression
- SS8H9: Georgia in WWII
- SS8H10: Post WWII Developments in Georgia
- SS8H11: Civil Rights Movement in Georgia
- SS8H12: Georgia in 20th Century and Beyond
Geographic Understandings
- SS8G1: Georgia’s Geography and Climate
Government/Civics Understandings
- SS8CG1: Foundations of Georgia’s Climate
- SS8CG2: Role of Legislative Branch
- SS8CG3: Role of Executive Branch
- SS8CG4: Role of Judicial Branch
- SS8CG5: Juvenile Court in Georgia
- SS8CG6: Local Governments in Georgia
Economic Understandings
- SS8E1: Transportation Systems
- SS8E2: Georgia’s Businesses
- SS8E3: Personal Money Management
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