Social Studies Curriculum: Grade 8 Georgia Performance Standards: Wayne County’s Curriculum Map 2018-2019

This document is a pacing guide developed through collaboration with teachers from Arthur Williams and Martha Puckett Middle Schools. This map is designed to support and
integrate the major concepts addressed in the 8th grade Social Studies curriculum of the Georgia Standards of Excellence.

Unit 1 Unit 2 Unit 3 Unit 4 Unit 5

Connecting Themes Geography of Georgia and Exploration and Statehood The Civil War
the American Indians Colonization
August 6, 7, 8, 2018 8-9-18 through 8-16-18 8-20-18 through 9-14-18 9-17-18 through 10-16-18 10-17-18 through 11-16-18

Beliefs and Ideals Characteristics of the Importance of water in Causes of American Various forms of legislation
American Indians in GA Georgia’s historical Revolution and impact on add to civil unrest (H5)
Conflict & Change (H1a) development & economic Georgia (H3)
growth (G1d) Significant events of the Civil
Conflict Resolution Location of Georgia (G1a) Georgia’s role in the War (H5)
Reasons for European American Revolution (H3)
Distribution of Power Impact of Georgia’s exploration and settlement Influential people of the time
geography and climate on (H1b) Interpretation of the period (H5 & H6)
Individuals, Groups, & development (G1b) Declaration of Independence
Institutions Impact of Spanish contact on (H3) Significant events and
Georgia’s geographic American Indians (H1c) legislative action during
Location regions and features (G1b) Weaknesses of the Articles of Reconstruction (H6)
Roles of important Confederation & how it led to
Movement/Migration individuals in Georgia’s the new Constitution (H3) Groups that affected
beginnings (H2) Reconstruction (H6)
Production, Distribution Influential people of the era
& Consumption Impacts of diverse cultures (H4) Significance of technological
on the development of advancement on Georgia
Rule of Law Georgia (H2) Reasons for establishment of (E2c)
University of Georgia and the
Technological Innovation Georgia’s geographic regions movement of Georgia’s
and features (G1b) capitals (H4)

Expansion of Georgia/Land
Policies/Trail of Tears (H4)

Technological developments
& the impact on the growth of
GA (H4)

Incentives for entrepreneurs

(E2a)
 Social Studies Curriculum: Grade 8 Georgia Performance Standards: Wayne County’s Curriculum Map 2018-2019
This document is a pacing guide developed through collaboration with teachers from Arthur Williams and Martha Puckett Middle Schools. This map is designed to support and
integrate the major concepts addressed in the 8th grade Social Studies curriculum of the Georgia Standards of Excellence.

Unit 6 Unit 7 Unit 8 Unit 9 Unit 10

The New South The 20th Century Post WWII Georgia Civil Rights Modern Georgia

11-26-18 through 12-14-18 1-4-19 through 1-25-19 1-29-19 through 2-8-19 2-11-19 through 2-22-19 2-25-19 through 3-1-19

Conflict of political and societal ideals
among significant groups (H7)
Political and societal segregation of
races (H7)
Significant people and their
contributions to develop an
industrialized Georgia (H7)
Influential Civil Rights leaders (H7)
Reasons for WWI and
Georgia’s contributions (H8)
The Great Depression (H8)
New Deal influence on
government (H8)
Political figures significant to
this era (H8 & H9)
Key events leading to WWII
(H9)
Impact of bases and industry
related to WWII (H9)
Impact of technology on
agriculture (H10)
Impact of significant figures on
growth of Georgia (H10)
Impact of political and social
changes of Atlanta (H10b)
Post WWII racial politics
(H10c)
Impact of major transportation
systems impact Georgia globally
(E1a)
Influences of entrepreneurs to
Georgia’s economy (E2b)
Impact of major developments
in Civil Rights from the 1940’s-
1950’s (H11)
Impact of major developments
in Civil Rights from the 1960’s-
1970’s (H11)
Impact of significant
individuals and organizations
during this era (H11)
Key influential people and
their impact on Georgia
(H12)
Significance of Jimmy
Carter in state and national
politics (H12)
Impact of the 1996
Olympics (H12)
Impact of Georgia’s role to
global economies (H12)
Impact of the four
transportation systems to
Georgia’s economy (E1)

Impact of changes in Georgia’s

agriculture and technology (E2c)
 Social Studies Curriculum: Grade 8 Georgia Performance Standards: Wayne County’s Curriculum Map 2018-2019
This document is a pacing guide developed through collaboration with teachers from Arthur Williams and Martha Puckett Middle Schools. This map is designed to support and
integrate the major concepts addressed in the 7th grade Social Studies curriculum of the Georgia Performance Standards.

Unit 11 Unit 12 Unit 13 Review for Milestones Local History

State and Local Government Adult and Juvenile Justice System Personal Finance Project Alert

3-4-19 through 3-29-19 4-8-19 through 4-19-19 4-22-19 through 4-24-19 4-25-19 through 5-10-19 5-13-19 through 5-23-19

Structure and function of state
and local governments (CG1,
CG2, CG3, CG4, CG6)
Roles and responsibilities of
citizens with regard to state and
local government (CG1)
Differentiate between delinquent Importance of personal financial Drug and alcohol
and unruly behavior (CG5a) management (E3) awareness
Rights of juveniles in the justice Understanding different components of Understanding from
system (CG5b) personal financial management (E3) where I came
Juvenile justice process (CG5c)

Differentiate between civil and

criminal law (CG4)

Structure and function of the

courts (CG4)