This document outlines all Grade 8 Social Studies outcomes/indicators. The specific outcomes/indicators with Treaty Connections are highlighted and support materials/treaty content are outlined.

This is a suggested sample framework for organizing your units and the year for Grade 8 Social Studies.

This comprehensive resource offers the big ideas, planning tips, print resources, and websites for all outcomes and indicators in the Grade 8 Social Studies Curriculum.

Units
Provincial Rubrics
Exemplars
Writing Continuum
Templates
Curricular Resources
Assessment Resources

This unit plan includes vocabulary, essential questions, and what students need to know, understand and be able to do. It includes lots of suggestions of websites for the students to do research to accomplish the outcome.

This unit plan includes vocabulary, essential questions, and what students need to know, understand and be able to do.

This unit plan includes vocabulary, essential questions, and what students need to know, understand and be able to do.

This is a sample unit for IN9.1, IN9.2, IN9.3, IN9.4 which includes lesson plan ideas, handouts and assignments. A great outline to start the year.
Developed by Kim Froese.

PA9.2 Analyze the impact of empire-building and territorial expansion on indigenous populations and other groups in the societies studied.

This file contains 5 lessons and an assessment:
Lesson one: Imperialism
Lesson two: Imperialism and Indigenous Peoples in ancient societies
Lesson three: Worldviews
Lesson four: Canadian Aboriginal Worldviews (optional)
Lesson five: World Perspective

PA. 9.3 Investigate the roles and responsibilities of members of the societies studied and those of citizens in contemporary Canada.

This file contains 5 lessons and an assessment:
Lesson one: Criteria for citizenship – Canada
Lesson two: Oppression of Rights
Lesson three: What rights and responsibilities do Canadian citizens have?
Lesson Four: Rights and Responsibilities of citizens in an ancient society
Lesson Five: Roles within Societies

RW 9.3 Determine the influence of technologies of past societies studied on contemporary society.

Student performance task for RW9.3:
Choose a contemporary technology or achievement. Examples may include MP3, space shuttle, medicines, surgery, farming equipment, washing machine. Trace the origins of the modern technology device back to its beginnings. Use a timeline to present your findings.

This resource was based off of the Focuses on Language section of the SK curriculum. It is intended to be an "at a glance" document for teaching grammar.

This resource was based off of the Focuses on Language section of the SK curriculum. It is intended to be an "at a glance" document for teaching grammar.

This resource was based off of the Focuses on Language section of the SK curriculum. It is intended to be an "at a glance" document for teaching grammar.

A course in Graphic Arts Technology provides students with an understanding of the processes and systems common to careers in publishing, printing, and other forms of media distribution. Representative topics include graphic design concepts; art and copy preparation; image generation and editing; desktop publishing; on-demand publishing; school yearbook and magazine layout; advertising and promotion; printing technology; binding and finishing; and screen printing.Students will be committed to lifelong learning as they grow individually, participate in groups, think analytically, create artistic products, and contribute to production of a major project. Students will learn illustration design software such as Adobe Illustrator, photo editing software such as Adobe Photoshop, and page layout software such as Adobe InDesign to create projects that will be printed in traditional and digital formats.

This thematic unit from Comox Valley Schools (SD71) in B.C. is aimed at Grade 5 Core French students, but is suitable for younger grades and would be easily adaptable for older ones. It is focused on oral practice and participation and would also be useful in primary French Immersion classes!

THIS UNIT'S THEME: Greetings & Letters (Saluer & alphabet)

In addition to tips for incorporating French into daily routines, the unit includes:

-Vocabulary
-Pronunciation videos
-Kahoot/flash card games
-Word games
-Games and activities for oral practice
-An art & writing activity

The same page details other units and a Cultural Study: Le Carnaval d'hiver à Québec.

After researching nutrition and analyzing food advertisements, students work in cooperative groups to create their own advertisements for food products.

The folktale ŕHalf-ChickenĚŇ is about a chicken hatched with only half a body, one leg, one wing, one eye, and only half as many feathers as the other chicks.

Examine the processes of and alternatives to personal bankruptcy in Saskatchewan.

Teacher Guide included.

3-5 hours

Analyze the use and potential overuse of credit by individuals.

Teacher guide is available.

4-7 hours