Standards+and+objectives+for+8th+Grade+History

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 * Students in the 8th Grade Advanced History Course should be able to achieve 80% or higher on the state history exam.
 * Students in the 8th grade Advanced History course should be able to accurately evaluate primary sources given scaffolded documents, scoring exceeds or advanced on evaluative essay.
 * Students in 8th grade Advanced History course should be able to debate key issues in US history given primary source documents with 90% historical accuracy.
 * Students in 8th Grade Advanced History will be able to use technology to explain historical events effectively to others receiving 4/5 on grading rubric.
 * Students in 8th Grade Advanced History will be able to make accurate, by 80%, predictions of historical events based on historical evidence.
 * Students in 8th Grade Advanced History should be able to compare and contrast events in history with a 90% or better.
 * Students in 8th Grade Advances History course should be able to design, create and evaluate historical podcasts of US History given current examples receiving a 4/5 on a grading rubric.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Myriad Pro',Myriad,helvetica,arial,sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;">Students in the 8th grade Advanced History Course should increase their understanding of technology related to historical research by 15%.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Myriad Pro',Myriad,helvetica,arial,sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;">Students in the 8th Grade Advanced History Course should increase their effective communication by 30% with professionals in the field about historical topics.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Myriad Pro',Myriad,helvetica,arial,sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;">Students in 8th Grade Advanced History Course will be able to create methods to further their understanding of history.
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