State & National Standards
- North Carolina Essential Standards – 8th Grade NC History [.pdf]
- North Carolina Essential Standards – American History I [.pdf]
- North Carolina Essential Standards – American History II [.pdf]
- Common Core ELA/Social Studies Standards Grades 9-10 [.pdf] and 11-12 [.pdf]
- C3 Framework for Social StudiesC3 Framework (Dimension 2: History) [.pdf]
- Dimension 2: All Social Studies [.pdf]
Released Exams
- North Carolina American History I Final Exam: Number of Items Per Objective [.pdf]
- North Carolina American History II Final Exam: Number of Items Per Objective [.pdf]
- North Carolina Middle Grades (6-8) Final Exams: Assessment Specifications and Number of Items Per Objective [.pdf]
- Released Test Items for NC High School Social Studies Final Exams (2013)
- Released Test Items for NC Middle School Social Studies Final Exams – 8th grade (2013)
Portfolio Items
- Curriculum Map – Yearlong Snapshot – Template [.docx and .pdf]
- Curriculum Map – Directions [.pdf]
- Sample map for a particular quarter of the school year (2007 in WS/FCS) [.pdf}
- Unit Map & Lesson Plans –An example unit for Civics & Economics (based on WS/FCS curriculum materials)
- Teaching Notes – Directions & Sample [.docx] – coming soon
- Assessment Samples – Directions [.docx] – coming soon
Other resources
- NC DPI 8th grade resources for teaching NC History
- Graphic Organizer
- Blog Design – Turning the Course Website into a Professional Portfolio
- 5 Easy Steps to a Simpler Blog Design
- Designing for the History Web
- Five simple steps to better typography – Part 4
- 7 Key Principles That Make A Web Design Look Good
- Creative Curio
- The Aporectic (a clean, minimalist blog-heavy site from a historian and educator)
- Sheila Brennan.com and Lot 49 (a portfolio and blogging site from a public historian and educator)
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