Resources

Resources

Here are some important resources for students to be successful in my 8th Grade American History class this year.

Walter C. Young Middle School

• 2018/19 School Calendar
• 2018/19 Bell Schedule (Early Release Bell Schedule)

Broward Single Sign-On (SSO)

As a Broward County Public School (BCPS) student, you have access to many digital applications and resources by using your Student ID number (06######) and password, PMM/DD/YYYY.  To access your Broward Single Sign-on or SSO, go to broward.identitynow.com.

Occasionally, there may be times when you cannot access your SSO.  If this occurs, you may access some of the most frequent applications directly.

• Canvas, go to browardschools.instructure.com
• Office365, office365.browardschools.com
• Clever (to access Newsela, Everfi, Discovery Education), go to clever.com/in/broward

Social Science Tools

• Library of Congress, go to https://www.loc.gov/
• Smithsonian Museums, Galleries, and Zoo, go to https://www.si.edu/museums
• Google Arts & Culture, go to https://artsandculture.google.com/
• National Geographic MapMaker Interactive, go to https://mapmaker.nationalgeographic.org/

8th Grade American History Course Topic

I. First Americans (beginnings - 1500)

• The first Americans: How and when were the Americas populated?, EARTH The Science Behind the Headlines (earthmagazine.org)

II. European Explorations and Settlement (1400 - 1750)

• Colonization and Settlement, 1585 - 1763, History Now by The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History

III. Colonial Era- The English Colonies in the Americas (1605 - 1774)

• English Settlers Establish Colonies in the New World, Voice of America (VOA) Learning English
• Explore the Story of Virginia, Virginia Museum of History and Culture
• Rhode Island History, Rhode Island Department of State

IV. The American Revolution (1774 - 1783)

• The American Revolution: Lighting Freedom's Flame, National Park Service

V. The Constitution- Forming a Government (1777- 1791)

• Constitution of the United States, National Archives Catalog
• The Making of the Constitution, VOA

VI. A New Nation (1789 - 1800)

• The New Nation, 1783-1815, History Now by The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History

VII. The New Republic (1800 - 1855)

• Thomas Jefferson, Establishing a Federal Republic, Library of Congress

VIII. The Nation Expands (1790 - 1860)

• U.S. Westward Expansion 1790- 1850 Interactive, PBS Learning Media

IX. The Nation Breaks Apart (1861 - 1877)

• The Civil War, National Park Service
• The Civil War, Smithsonian.com
• Did Civil War Soldiers Have PTSD?, Smithsonian.com

X. The Industrial Revolution in America (1850 - 1914)

• The Industrial Revolution in America, historyofmassachusetts.org