Social Studies 8
Opportunities will be provided to develop and apply attitudes, values, and skills for citizenship to include respect for self and others, democratic beliefs, person responsibilities, and support for the American economic system. United States history and citizenship include the development of the United States as an independent, unified nation, geographic influence on the historical development, economic development and growth, social and cultural developments, and political development. Taught at all junior high schools. (3343100)

Social Studies 8 Honors
This course expands upon the requirements of Social Studies 8 and promotes intellectual curiosity and questioning through a discovery approach to the documents and sources of American history. Understanding of the processes of history, as opposed to the rote memorization of facts, is emphasized, and interpretive essays form a vital part of the student's final grade. Stress is upon analysis and the art of asking questions of historical material. Taught at Cavazos, Dunbar, Hutchinson and O. L. Slaton. (3343100)

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