8th Grade History Page
This page contains important information for the 8th graders and their parents. It contains requirements and due dates for the projects that they will be working on throughout the year. Many of the forms are in PDF so they can be printed at home. It also contains helpful PowerPoint presentations.
General Information and Due Dates 
Information on National History and Government Awards
Link to Resources for U.S. History Textbook
Monthly History Magazine Article Reviews
These are due on the last class period of each month listed.
Illinois History Magazine-September
Illinois History Magazine-November
Prairie Pages-December
Civil War Times-January
Civil War Times-February
Illinois History Magazine-April
Printable History Magazine Article Form for Illinois History Magazine
Link to Illinois History Magazine and Prairie Pages:
http://www.illinoishistory.gov/students.htm
Magazine Article for Illinois History Magazine
Every year, 8th graders learn research skills. They will write an article to be submitted to the Illinois Historical Agency to be considered for publication in the Illinois History magazine. This year the IHPA is not publishing the magazines and the 8th graders will not be participating.
As students consider their topic, remember that oral history is a valuable resource. Included below are the requirements from the Illinois Historical Agency and possible ideas. If you want to see the requirements or past issues for some ideas, you can visit their website at:
Link to http://www.illinoishistory.gov/illinoishistory.htm
Visit this link for the evaluation sheet and due dates for the Illinois History Magazine Article.
Illinois History Project
Project due March 15, 2011
History Fair April 2, 2011
Illinois History Project Evaluation Sheet and Due Dates
Illinois History Project Requirements
Presidential Term Paper
Paper due May 9, 2011
Presidential Term Paper Due Dates and Evaluation
Constitution Information
Illinois State law mandates that all 8th grade students must pass both the federal and state constitution tests. The federal constiatution test will be taken before Christmas. The state constitution test will be taken before Easter Break. Visit these links for help studying for both tests.
