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TEXAS HISTORY SYLLABUS

Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD

Grade 7 Social Studies

Year-At-A-Glance 2008-2009

Quick Reference

1^st 9 Weeks         Unit I           Regional Geography                                                     4 weeks

                             Unit II         The First Texans                                                           2 weeks

                             Unit III        Exploring and Colonizing

                                                Texas                                                                           3 weeks

2^nd 9 Weeks        Unit IV        The Texas Revolution                                                   2 weeks

                             Unit V         Forming the Republic &  Early Statehood                      4 weeks

BENCHMARK – DEC. 10-16

                            Unit V        Forming the Republic& Early Statehood                         2 weeks

3^rd 9 Weeks       Unit V         Forming the Republic & Early Statehood                       1 week

                            Unit VI       Civil War and Reconstruction                                        2 weeks

                            Unit VII      The Texas Frontier & The Impact of Industry                7 weeks

BENCHMARK – MARCH 5-11

4^th 9 Weeks        Unit VII       The Texas Frontier &The Impact of Industry                1 week

Unit VIII      20^th Century Texas:  Political

                                                Economics, and Social Issues                                       8 weeks