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Chapter 3: Making Connections through Social Studies
Figure 10: The U.S. Constitution:
Connections across the Curriculum (Grade 8)
8.12 (C) Construct a population graph, with
or without technology, showing rural and
urban distribution in the original thirteen
states
8.12 (C) Construct a table
identifying the issues and
solutions involved in
writing the U.S.
Constitution. Cite the
Constitutional articles
and section numbers that
resulted from each
instance
English Language
Arts and Reading
8.5 (C); 8.13 (C), (D), (E), (F), (G), (I)
Use multiple sources to research the
background of the issues and
solutions that were involved in
writing the U.S. Constitution.
Prepare a presentation (dramatic or
technological, see Fine Arts and
Technology Applications) that
reveals cause and effect relationships,
conclusions drawn from research, and
conveys the significance of these
issues and solutions in today’s
society
Math
8.14 (A), (B) Create a proportionally accurate
timeline that labels the political, cultural and
economic events that led to the formulation of
issues involved in writing the U.S. Constitution
Grade 8
The U.S. Constitution:
Connections across the
Curriculum
Fine Arts
Science
8.2 (E); 8.14 (C)
Create a table
depicting how
humans have
modified the
environment from
the days of the
writing of the U.S.
Constitution until
today
Technology
Applications
8.11 (B) Design and
create an
interdisciplinary
multimedia
presentation for
local civic groups
to depict the issues
and solutions
involved in writing
the U.S.
Constitution
Theater, 8.2 (B), (C), (D) Write and perform scenes for a local civic group of the
writing of the U.S. Constitution, portraying the points of view and sentiments of
significant writers and accurately representing clothing, communication tools, and
general environmental conditions of the day
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