8th Grade SST Targeted Benchmarks Standard 2: History
SST-08.2.04 Explain how the concept of Manifest Destiny impacted national policy (e.g., War with Mexico, Gadsden Purchase, imperialism, Gold Rush, foreign policy).
Student Learning Targets:
Knowledge Targets
I can explain the concept of Manifest Destiny and its impact on westward expansion (e.g. Louisiana Purchase, Missouri Compromise, Texas, Gadsden Purchase, California, and Florida).
I can explain how the U.S. added to its territory through treaties and purchases.
I can identify the purposes of the Indian Removal Act and its consequences.
I can recognize or recall specific terminology, such as: annex, cede, forty-niners, Texas Rangers, Vaqueros, empresarios, prospect, missionaries, gold rush, prairie schooners, Conestoga wagons, placer mining; trails west (e.g. Oregon, Santa Fe, California, Old Spanish, Mormon)
I can recognize or recall specific people/places, such as: People/Places (e.g. Sam Houston, Santa Anna, John Sutter, Donner Party, Levi Strauss, Marcus Whitman, James K. Polk, Stephen F. Austin, John C. Fremont, Zebulon Pike
I can list the reasons (economic, political, and social) people would move west.
Reasoning Targets
I can defend reasons for moving west in spite of the major challenges facing settlers.
Skills (Performance) Targets
I can demonstrate extended knowledge and understanding by independently and consistently connecting this standard to real world situations.
Product Targets
I can create a map showing the land deals related to manifest destiny.
Proficiency Scale
Score
Description
Sample Activity
4.0
In addition to Score 3.0, in-depth inferences and applications that go beyond what was taught.
The student:
demonstrates extended knowledge and understanding independently and consistently by connecting to historical and current situations.
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3.5
In addition to Score 3.0 performance, the student demonstrates in-depth inferences and applications regarding the more complex content with partial success.
3.0
The student can:
explain the concept of Manifest Destiny and its impact on westward expansion (e.g. Louisiana Purchase, Missouri Compromise, Texas, Gadsden Purchase, California, and Florida).
explain how the U.S. added to its territory through treaties and purchases.
identify the purposes of the Indian Removal Act and its consequences.
describe reasons (economic, social, political) for moving west in spite of the major challenges facing settlers.
create a map showing the land deals related to manifest destiny.
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2.5
The student demonstrates no major errors or omissions regarding the simpler details and processes (Score 2.0 content) and partial knowledge of the more complex ideas and processes (Score 3.0 content).
2.0
There are no major errors or omissions regarding the simpler details and processes as the student:
recognizes or recalls specific terminology, such as:
trails west (e.g. Oregon, Santa Fe, California, Old Spanish, Mormon)
recognizes or recalls specific people/places, such as:
People/Places (e.g. Sam Houston, Santa Anna, John Sutter, Donner Party, Levi Strauss, Marcus Whitman, James K. Polk, Stephen F. Austin, John C. Fremont, Zebulon Pike.
lists the reasons (economic, political, and social) people would move west.
However, the student exhibits major errors or omissions regarding the more complex ideas and processes.
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1.5
The student demonstrates partial knowledge of the simpler details and processes (Score 2.0 content) but exhibits major errors or omissions regarding the more complex ideas and procedures (Score 3.0 content).
1.0
With help, the student demonstrates a partial understanding of some of the simpler details and processes (Score 2.0 content) and some of the more complex ideas and processes (Score 3.0 content).
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0.5
With help, the student demonstrates a partial understanding of some of the simpler details and processes (Score 2.0 content) but not the more complex ideas and processes (Score 3.0 content).
Resources
Websites
www.historychannel.com
www.biography.com
Oregon Trail software program/apps
"America: Story of Us"
"Men Who Built America"
"How the States Got Their Shapes"
"Into the West" (TNT movie series)
John Lee Hancock's "The Alamo"
Ken Burns' "The Journey of the Corps of Discovery"
