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Social Studies — Grade 8
Goal 8: The learner will evaluate the impact of demographic, economic, technological, social, and political developments in North Carolina since the 1970's.
Objective 8.04. Assess the importance of regional diversity on the development of economic, social, and political institutions in North Carolina.
Additional related resources
We’re in the process of aligning our content for students to the Standard Course of Study. As we do, you’ll find it here.
- Regulating hog farms
- In Recent North Carolina, page 4.5
- Newspaper article about efforts by North Carolina legislators in 1995 to regulate large hog farms and the waste they produce. Includes historical background.
- Format: article/primary source
- Commentary and sidebar notes by L. Maren Wood.
- Key industries: Hog farming
- In Recent North Carolina, page 3.6
- An overview of the recent growth of the hog industry in North Carolina and of the controversies surrounding it.
- Format: article
- The impact of hog farms
- In Recent North Carolina, page 4.4
- Newspaper article about a 1995 spill of hog waste into the New River in southeastern North Carolina. Includes historical background.
- Format: article/primary source
- Commentary and sidebar notes by L. Maren Wood.
General resources
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Aligned lesson plans
- Spanish and Hispanic English in North Carolina
- In this lesson, students will listen to audio recordings and view a video clip in order to gain an understanding of the Hispanic English dialect.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Social Studies)
- By Hannah Askin.
- Outer Banks English
- In this lesson plan, students view a video about the dialect of North Carolina's Outer Banks and develop an understanding of linguistic patterns.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Social Studies)
- By Hannah Askin.
- Of earth, water, and fire: World pottery traditions
- In this lesson, a photo analysis activity helps students learn about pottery traditions from around the world. Students discuss how these traditions are similar to and different from one another.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Visual Arts Education and Social Studies)
- By Eric Eaton.
- Language change in North Carolina's cities
- In this activity, students view a video about the changing dialects of North Carolina's urban areas and then respond to a series of questions.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Social Studies)
- By Hannah Askin.
- African American English
- In this activity, students learn about the history of African American English and the meaning of dialect and linguistic patterns. Students watch a video about African American English and analyze the dialect's linguistic patterns.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Social Studies)
- By Hannah Askin.
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