UNITED STATES HISTORY 8TH Please check this web page weekly for announcements and homework updates. LATE WORK POLICY - Assignments are due on the date posted. Homework turned in more than one week late will receive a maximum of 1/2 credit. |
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BE READY, RESPONSIBLE, AND RESPECTFUL! |
8th grade US History
| May 20 | May 21 | May 22 | May 23 | May 24 |
Jim Crow handout 1-9 |
bring textbooks for return |
no hw |
prepare HW log - see Infinite Campus for assignments due |
open note/assignment TEST, Ch. 12 RECONSTRUCTION HW log Chapter 12 due |
| May 6 | May 7 | May 8 | May 9 | May 10 |
no hw EXTRA CREDIT DUE THURSDAY |
study for ch. 11 test: Civil WAR- Thursday |
study for ch. 11 test |
TEST: Civil War Due: -CW battle grid -CW battle map -EX CR - Gettysburg Address |
Magic Mt. trip no HW |
| April 29 | April 30 | May 1 | May 2 | May 3 |
Finish Confederate flag paragraphs |
STAR TESTING minimum day no hw |
workbook page 179 (text pgs. 398-401) |
EXTRA CREDIT: Memorize the Gettysburg Address OR interpret it in your own words |
no hw LAST DAY TO BUY TICKETS FOR SCIENCE CENTER TRIP!! |
THERE IS NO HOMEWORK FOR THE WEEK OF APRIL 22ND. STAR TESTING!!
| April 15 | April 16 | April 17 | April 18 | April 19 |
no hw |
wb, page 173 ws, General Robert El Lee |
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| April 8 | April 9 | April 10 | April 11 | April 12 |
workbook, page 165, use text pgs. 368-372 |
wb page 168 (text pages 373-376) |
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Write paragraph about your given side (North or South) arguing why your side will win the war (minimum 7 sentences!) |
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HW log chapter 10 is due!! See Infinite Campus for details. |
| March 25 | March 26 | March 27 | March 28 | March 29 |
Benefits Chart through Fugitive Slave Law E = no hw |
Finish ws, Compromises Fail *use pgs. 365 to 367 |
complete Benefits Chart through bleeding Kansas E period = Compromises Fail handout |
minimum day HW: Compromises Fail handout through Kansas-Nebraska Act |
no homework Happy Spring Break!
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| March 11 | March 12 | March 13 | March 14 | March 15 |
finish key terms, page 328 finish "Noting What I've Learned" handout |
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minimum day HW tba |
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| March 11 | March 12 | March 13 | March 14 | March 15 |
no hw |
wb pg. 142, key terms, pgs. 318, 322 |
ws, Narcissa Whitman's Letter... | wb, page 145 Study for QUIZ! |
QUIZ over ch. 9 sections 1 and 2 (pgs. 318-327) no homework
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| March 4 | March 5 | March 6 | March 7 | March 8 |
workbook, page 134...use text pages 301-304 due Wednesday! |
WRITING SAMPLE hw: ws, Declaration of Sentiments |
study for quiz over ch 8 section 3 (text pgs. 301-304) | minimum day
Open House |
no homework
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| Feb 25 | Feb 26 | Feb 27 | Feb 28 | March 1 |
no hw RAH RAH assembly for Golden Valley
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workbook, page 131
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no hw |
key terms, page 301 | no hw
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| Feb 18 | Feb 19 | Feb 20 | Feb 21 | Feb 22 |
no school
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ws: Biography, Horace Mann |
key terms, ch. 8 sections 1 & 2, pgs. 288, 296 |
ws: The Grimke Sisters |
Ch. 7 test remediation due on Monday...NO EXCEPTIONS! |
| Feb 11 | Feb 12 | Feb 6 | Feb 7 | Feb 8 |
wb pg 123
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study for ch. 7 test; use notecard (3 1/2 x 5) |
no hw (TEST CH. 7) |
no hw HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY |
NO SCHOOL |
| Feb 4 | Feb 5 | Feb 6 | Feb 7 | Feb 8 |
Key terms, page 264
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workbook, page 117 |
mandatory test review at lunch for those retaking test HW = Slavery readings (Answer questions 1-10) |
test retake at lunch
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no hw |
| Jan 28 | Jan 29 | Jan 30 | Jan 31 | Feb 1 |
study for Ch. 6 test
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no hw |
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| Jan 21 | Jan 22 | Jan 23 | Jan 24 | Jan 25 |
holiday
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My Access - computer lab...essay is due February 5 topic: "What Would You Tell the Founding Fathers?" |
My Access - computer lab |
NO HW!! |
**test review HISTORY 5-4-3-2-1 pgs. 236-241 **test will be Tuesday, Jan. 29th |
8th grade US History
| Jan 14 | jan 15 | Jan 16 | Jan 17 | Jan 18 |
HW: ws, Ch. 6 sections 1 & 2 review
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Checkpoint questions pages 225, 226, 228 *You must write out the question! |
no HW |
min day (periods A,B,C) HW: 1/2 page essay/reflection - Was Andrew Jackson a Hero or an American Hitler? |
min day (periods D,E,F) HW: 1/2 page essay/reflection - Was Andrew Jackson a Hero or an American Hitler?
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8th grade US History
| Dec. 17th | Dec. 18th | Dec. 19th | Dec. 20th | Dec 21st |
no hw
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no hw LAST DAY TO TURN IN MISSING WORK! |
no hw BENCHMARK TEST |
no school Have a wonderful and safe vacation!! |
no school |
| Dec. 10th | Dec. 11th | Dec. 12th | Dec. 13th | Dec 14th |
1. key terms, pg. 196 2. workbook, page 86 (use text pages 196-200)
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Notes - handout...Jefferson's Conflicts Overseas, Cause & Effect |
no hw DOUBLE TAKE IS AFTER SCHOOL IN ROOM 623 |
1. finish key terms, pg. 201 2. workbook page 89 |
LAST DAY TO PICK UP LATE/MISSING WORK FROM PULASKI! ALL LATE WORK IS DUE BY TUESDAY NEXT WEEK! |
**GRADE CUT OFF FOR 2ND QUARTER IS TUESDAY, DECEMBER 18TH**
| Dec. 3 | Dec. 4 | Dec. 5 | Dec. 6 | Dec 7 |
handout: Thomas Jefferson's Inauguration
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1. key terms page 184 2. workbook page 80 |
ch. 5 section 2 key terms, page 188 |
Map, Louisiana Purchase |
No HW (finish map if not done) |
8th grade US History
| Nov. 26 | Nov. 27 | Nov. 28 | Nov. 29 | Nov. 30 |
1. workbook, page 75 2. "Writing", pg. 179, top - Choose either topic (due Tuesday) 2 |
workbook, page 77 | study guide, Ch. 4 Debating the Alien Act worksheet |
complete ch. 4 study guide (prepare notes) - this is due with test tomorrow |
Test, Chapter 4 **Completed study guide is turned in with test no HW |
| Nov. 19 | Nov. 20 | Nov. 21 | Nov. 22 | Nov. 23 |
finish class assignment, ws: Ch. 4 Section 3, trouble at Home and Abroad |
ws: Comparing Viewpoints - Debating the Alien Act | HW Collection #6 due No HW |
no school HAPPY THANKSGIVING |
NO SCHOOL |
| Nov. 12 | Nov. 13 | Nov. 14 | Nov. 15 | Nov. 16 |
Veteran's Day holiday |
Complete classwork: HISTORY 5-4-3-2-1 (pgs. 165-161) |
Complete classwork (Comparing Rebellions) |
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| Nov. 5 | Nov. 6 | Nov. 6 | Nov. 7 | Nov. 8 |
workbook, page 52 |
HW Collection #5 due. See Infinite Campus for details. HW = Write an amendment |
Free write essay- Should flag-burning be allowed in our nation's Constitution? |
Quiz Retake! (3Branches of government) no HW |
no HW Enjoy your 3 day weekend and be GOOD CITIZENS! |
| Oct. 29 | Oct. 30 | Oct. 31 | Nov 1 | Nov. 2 |
workbook page 49 & finish pgs. 130 & 131 assessment questions |
page 133 Assessment questions 1 & 2 |
NO HW
ps you're getting a little big to trick-or-treat don't you think? |
Assessment questions, page 135 | tba |
There is no HW the week of October 22nd. I apologize for the late update; I was out Monday and Tuesday!
8th grade US History
| Oct. 8 | Oct. 9 | Oct. 10 | Oct. 11 | Oct. 12 |
workbook page 39 |
finish HISTORY 5-4-3-2-1 for ch. 3 section 3 worksheet - What Gives Your the Right? minimum day! |
no hw HAVE CEREAL BOX HERE! |
Delegates Readings |
NO hw ! HW turn in #4 is TUESDAY, OCTOBER 16TH! |
EXTRA CREDIT OPPORTUNITIES!!!!
THE FIRST QUARTER ends ON FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19TH
1. Bring in Box Tops for Education...help raise money for our school. You can bring as many as you like and up UP TO 10 extra credit history points!
2. Participate in the REFLECTIONS competition at La Mesa and enter a project with a "history twist". Remember the overall theme is "THE MAGIC OF A MOMENT". Earn UP TO 15 points!
| Oct. 1 | Oct. 2 | Oct. 3 | Oct. 4 | Oct. 5 |
no school |
no school minimum day! |
worksheet: Shays' Rebellion Extra Credit: Reflections contest due Oct. 19th |
handout: The Great Compromise...pg. 18 only |
BRING A CEREAL BOX FOR YOUR HISTORY PROJECT! |
EXTRA CREDIT OPPORTUNITIES!!!!
1. Bring in Box Tops for Education...help raise money for our school. You can bring as many as you like and up UP TO 10 extra credit history points!
2. Participate in the REFLECTIONS competition at La Mesa and enter a project with a "history twist". Remember the overall theme is "THE MAGIC OF A MOMENT". Earn UP TO 15 points!
| Mon. 9-24 | Tues. 9-25 | Wed.9-26 | Thurs.9-27 | Fri. 9-28 |
QUIZ tomorrow -study additional states on your maps -wbk pgs.24,25,28 |
QUIZ!! ch. 2 sections 3&4 -HW Collection #3 See Infinite Campus for details minimum day! |
no HW |
workbook page 36 |
no hw! Enjoy your FOUR day weekend! |
8th grade US History
| Mon. 9-10 | Tues. 9-11 | Wed.9-12 | Thurs.9-13 | Fri. 9-14 |
QUIZ tomorrow -study additional states on your maps -key terms, pgs. 38 & 44 |
QUIZ!! ch. 2 sections 1&2 |
minimum day HW: TBA |
minimum day BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT |
hw: TBA |
| Mon. 9-3 | Tues. 9-4 | Wed.9-5 | Thurs.9-6 | Fri. 9-7 |
HOLIDAY |
WB page 18 |
key terms, page 44 | continue key terms |
no homework QUIZ NEXT TUESDAY OVER CH. 2, SECTIONS 1 & 2 |
| Mon. 8-27 | Tues. 8-28 | Wed. 8-29 | Thurs.8-30 | Fri. 8-31 |
Noting What I've Learned ws
key terms, section 3 |
study for quiz! |
no HW | Triangulating Evil handout questions |
no homework |
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