Totin, Michelle
Totin - Assignments Social Studies Gr. 8 - Honors Social Studies Gr. 8
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This week:
Tuesday, January 16 - Friday, January 19
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Tuesday
Historical Head - Founding Fathers Research Assignment - DUE Thursday, January 18
HONORS: Historical Head - Founding Fathers Research Assignment - DUE Thursday, January 18
Wednesday
Constitutional Convention Notes - Great Compromise and 3/5ths Compromise
HONORS: Constitutional Convention Notes - Great Compromise Debate
Thursday
The Electorial College and Ratification of the Constitution - Notes Packet should be completed
HONORS: The 3/5s Compromise, Electoral College and Ratification
Friday
Review the Electoral College and Ratification -
OPEN NOTE Test on the Articles of Confederation and Constitutional Convention - Tuesday, January 23.
HONORS: Review the 3/5s Compromise, Electoral College and Ratification, Complete Notes Packet
Test on the Articles of Confederation and Constitutional Convention - Tuesday, January 23.
Monday, January 8 - Friday, January 12
Monday
Cornell Notes - Articles of Confederation
VOCAB QUIZ - WEDNESDAY
HONORS - Yorktown (The world turned upside down) Hamilton; Finish Comic Strips
COMIC STRIPS due TUESDAY, January 9.
Tuesday
Reading Notes - Weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation
VOCAB QUIZ - WEDNESDAY
HONORS - READING NOTES - Battle of Yorktown
Wednesday
Vocabulary Quiz
HONORS - Cornell Notes - Articles of Confederation
Thursday
Friday
Vocabulary Flashcards - Articles of Confederation Instructions:
Create 11 Flashcards using the highlighted words on page 234 - Attached here: Articles of Confederation - VOCAB
Each card should include the word and a picture on the front and the definition on the back.
Race to Yorktown Comic Strip Instructions
Create a 9 box comic strip by folding your paper into 9 boxes.
Each box represents one part of the Race to Yorktown, which you can read about here: King George What was his Problem - Race to Yorktown
You should read each part, and draw an image in the box for each part.
LAST WEEK
Monday, December 18 - Friday, December 22
REMEMBER: Essays are due TUESDAY, DECEMBER 19!!!!!! (Due date was pushed back because of the snow day)
Monday
American Revolution Doodle Notes
Tuesday
Essays are due. We will be sharing essays in class and finishing the American Revolution Doodle Notes.
A copy of the powerpoint cotaining the notes can be found here.
Wednesday
Open Note quiz on the American Revolution
Thursday
Breakout Edu - Meet in the Library
Friday
1776
Monday, December 11 - Friday, December 15
We are working on an essay answering the following question:
How well is the United States upholding the principles of the Declaration of Indpendence?
The Principles of the Declaration of Independence can be found here: Principles of the Declaration of Independence
Essay is due Monday, December 18
Monday
We will be brainstorming and outlining our Essay and working on an outline. The outline is due Tuesday, December 12.
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
Writing in Class
Friday
Editing, Revising, Rewriting!!!!!
Essay is due Monday, December 19
U.S. History: Review the events leading to the American Revolution. Make a One Pager:
- Somewhere on the paper write: “Road to Revolution” as a heading (it should be sort of big)
- Write the Answer to each question - SKIP numbers 8, 9, 11, 12, 13 and 14.
- Clearly mark which question with a number.
- Include 2 drawings - Make it Colorful!
Homework: Finish the One Pager(Remember to skip numbers 8, 9,11, 12, 13 and 14)
Honors: Boston Massacre Document Analysis Activity - Meet in 211
Note Check
Homework: Paul Revere Propaganda Paper due Wednesday, 11/29
Tuesday 11/28/17
U.S. History: Loyalists in the Colonies Activity
Homework: Loyalists Primary Source Activity due tomorrow!
Honors: Boston Massacre Document Analysis Activity - Meet in 211
Homework: Paul Revere Propaganda Paper due Wednesday, 11/29
11/29/17
U.S. History: Warm up: Loyalist or Colonist?
Discussion - The Boston Tea Party
The Intolerable Acts - Intolerable Acts Worksheet
Homework: Intolerable Acts Worksheet
Honors: Loyalists in the Colonies Activity
Discussion: Boston Tea Party
Intolerable Acts One Pager
11/30/17
U.S. History: First Continental Congress Comic
Honors: First Continental Congress Comic, Lexington and Concord
12/1/2017
U.S. History: Battles of Lexington and Concord Webquest - Due at the end of the hour
Lexington and Concord Webquest
QUIZ TUESDAY, December 5 will cover: Boston Massacre, Boston Tea Party, Intolerable Acts, First Continental
Congress, Loyalists, Battles of Lexington and Concord, Olive Branch Petition
Honors: Share Posters, Loyalist Documents Activity
Last week:
Monday 11/20/17
Mrs. Totin returns!
- Document analysis on the Boston Massacre
Tuesday 11/21/17
- 8th graders visit North - no class
11/22 - 11/26
Thanksgiving Break - no school
Monday 11/13
- Begin new unit - Road to Revolution
- The French And Indian War - fill out graphic organizer on the war, its causes, its effects
Tuesday 11/14
- Read textbook section on the French and Indian War for more details. Answer assessment questions #1, 3-7.
Wednesday 11/15
- Complete questions #1, 3-7 on pg. 148
- Open-note quiz on the French and Indian War
Thursday 11/16
- The Proclamation of 1763 - response worksheet
- The Sugar, Stamp, and Townshend acts - Cornell Notes
Friday 11/17
- Begin Boston Massacre research activities.
- Gen. Ed: Primary source analysis and comparison using images
- Honors: online activity using zoomin.edc.org - account creation required, class code is GoldenrodLunder840
- Please cover the first three steps - 1.) Hook / thought-provoking questions, 2.) context, and 3.) documents - for Monday. The notes save as you go and will be useful in writing your response and discussing it with the class.
- Mrs. Totin returns on Monday, 11/20
Older Weeks:
Monday 11/6
- 1st hour: Salem Witch Trials Simulation
- 2nd and 3rd hours: work on Colonial Region Project (1st hour had time on 11/3)
- Homework: finish Colonial Region Project - Due Wednesday 11/8 - directions and readings are below
Tuesday 11/7
- No school
Wednesday 11/8
- Present Colonial Region Projects - take notes on other regions
- Show what illustrations or pictures were used
- Describe each section's information and compare each region's:
- Economy
- Natural Resources
- Colonial Roles
Thurday 11/9
- All classes are in computer lab for career exploration
Friday 11/10
- Check in HIT Book for 2nd quarter. Organize notebooks.
- Introduce the Road to Revolution
Older:
Monday 10/30
- Discuss and take notes on the different colonial regions - New England, Middle, and Southern
- Assign colonial region project
- General Education - Standing Cube Project
- Honors - "Canva" Digital Magazine Project
- READINGS:
Tuesday 10/31
- Half day - no class due to 8th grade health education
Wednesday 11/1
- Work on colonial region project. Readings for research are posted above
- Return early English settlement test - test corrections are due by Friday 11/3
Thursday 11/2
- Introduce Salem Witch Trials - assign roles for in-class mock trials
- Work on colonial region project
- This becomes homework if not finished. It is due Wednesday 11/8 at the latest.
Friday 11/3 - End of 1st quarter
Shorted class - Suessical the Musical
- In-class Salem Witch Trials simulation (1st hour will be Monday 11/6)
- Work on colonial region project for homework - due Wednesday 11/8
