Week of 5/21

Monday: Students will finish watching Gettysburg.

Tuesday: Students will complete a crossword puzzle to review.

Wednesday: Students will play a review game.

Thursday: Students will take their chapter 12 test and turn in their textbooks.

Week 5/14

Monday-Thursday: Students will watch the movie Gettysburg.

Friday: FUN DAY--NO CLASS.

Week of 5/7

Chapter 12 Notes: chapter 12--history 8-1.pdf

Monday: Students will take notes and discuss chapter 12-3.

Tuesday: Students will watch the Civil War episode of America: The Story of Us.

Wednesday: Students will take notes and discuss chapter 12-4.

Thursday-Friday: Students will watch the movie Gettysburg.

Week of 4/30

Monday: Students will fill in and color code a map of America in 1861 to illustrate the geography of the Union and Confederacy.

Tuesday: Students will take notes and discuss chapter 12-1.

Wednesday: Students will complete a reading assignment concerning Robert E. Lee.

Thursday: Students will take notes and discuss chapter 12-2.

Friday: Students will complete a review sheet for chapter 12-1 & 12-2.

Week of 4/23

Monday-Tuesday: Students will play test their board games, correct issues they have, and then have their classmates play their games.

Wednesday: Students will complete a review puzzle for chapter 11.

Thursday: Students will play a review game to prepare for their chapter 11 test.

Friday: Students will take a test on chapter 11.

Week of 4/16

Chapter 11 Notes: chatper 11.pdf

Monday-Tuesday: Students will read primary resources concerning John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry and complete a writing prompt.

Wednesday-Thursday: Students will complete their board games.

Friday: Students will play their board games.

Week of 4/9

Monday: Students will continue work on their game boards.

Tuesday: Students will take notes on chapter 11-2.

Wednesday: Students complete a review sheet for chapter 11-2.

Thursday: Students will take notes on chapter 11-3.

Friday: Students will create a video in which they must argue that John Brown was a murderer or a hero for his raid on Harper's Ferry.

Week of 4/2

Monday-Tuesday: No School

Wednesday-Thursday: Students will continue working on their newspaper stories/headlines about the Compromise of 1850.

Friday: Students will begin work on creating a board game for their chapter 11 review.

Week of 3/26

Monday: Students will complete a map activity about the Compromise of 1850.

Tuesday: Students will create a newspaper front page based on main ideas found in the Compromise of 1850.

Wedneday-Friday: No Class

Week of 3/19

Monday: Students will play a review game to prepare for their chapter 10 test.

Tuesday: Students will take a test on chapter 10.

Wednesday: Students will take notes and discuss chapter 11-1.

Thursday: Students will complete a review sheet for chapter 11-1.

Friday: Students will complete a current event news summary.

Week of 3/12

Chapter 10 Notes: chapter 10--history 8-1.pdf

Monday: Students will finish watching "America: The Story of Us" and complete a review sheet for chapter 10-3.

Tuesday: Students will complete a reading assignment about the Donner Party.

Wednesday: Students will take notes and discuss chapter 10-4.

Thursday: Students will complete a review puzzle.

Friday: Students will play a review game to prepare for their chapter 10 test.

Week of 3/5

Monday: Students will complete a review sheet for chapter 10-2.

Tuesday: Students will take notes and discuss chapter 10-3.

Wednesday-Thursday: Students will watch episode 3 of "America: The Story of Us" about westward expansion and manifest destiny.

Thursday: Students will take notes and discuss chapter 10-4.

Friday: Students will complete a current event article review.

Week of 2/26

Monday: Students will play a review game.

Tuesday: Students will take a test on chapter 9.

Wednesday: Students will take notes and discuss chapter 10-1.

Thursday: Students will complete a review sheet on chapter 10-1.

Friday: Students will take notes and discuss chapter 10-2.

Week of 2/19

Chapter 9 Notes: chapter 9--history 8-1.pdf

Monday: Students will take notes and discuss chapter 9-3.

Tuesday: Students will complete a biography/reading assignment about Frederick Douglass.

Wednesday: Students will take notes and discuss chapter 9-4.

Thursday: Students will complete a review packet of chapters 9-3 & 9-4.

Friday: Students will complete a review puzzle.

Week of 2/12

Monday: Students will watch a documentary on the building and use of Eastern State Penitentiary.

Tuesday: Students will read an article and answer questions about youth prisons in America.

Wednesday: Students will take notes and discuss chapter 9-3. 

Thursday-Friday: Students will create a map for an idealistic fictional prison that attempts to balance punishment and rehabilitation.

Week of 2/5

Monday: Students will complete a current events article review.

Tuesday: Students will take notes and discuss chapter 9-1.

Wednesday: Students will complete a review sheet/packet for chapter 9-1.

Thursday: Students will take notes and discuss chapter 9-2.

Friday: Students will watch documentary on Eastern State Penitentiary.  

Week of 1/29

Chapter 8 Notes: chapter 8--history 8-1.pdf

Monday: Students will complete a review packet to prepare for their chapter 8 test.

Tuesday: Students will complete a review puzzle to prepare for their chapter 8 test.

Wednesday: Students will play a review game to prepare for their chapter 8 test.

Thursday: Students will take a test on chapter 8.

Friday: Students will complete a current events article review.

Week of 1/22

Monday-Wednesday: Students will create accounts and join Mr. Clark's "Google Classroom."  They will also work to complete several small practice assignments such as a comprehension activity about the movie "NightJohn."

Thursday: Students will complete a review packet to prepare for their chapter 8 test.

Friday: Students will complete a review puzzle to prepare for their chapter 8 test.

Week of 1/15

Monday: No School

Tuesday: Students will complete a reading comprehension assignment about the cotton industry in the Southern states before the Civil War.

Wednesday-Friday: Students will watch the movie "NightJohn" and complete essays about slavery and the storyline next week.

 

Week of 1/8

Monday: Students will complete a review sheet for chapters 8-1 & 8-2.

Tuesday: Students will take notes and discuss chapter 8-3.

Wednesday & Thursday: Students will watch a documentary and discuss main ideas found in a documentary about the Underground Railroad.

Friday: Students will complete a reading comprehension assignment about the Underground Railroad.

1/1

Monday: No School

Tuesday: Students will take notes and discuss chapter 8-1.

Wednesday: Students will complete a reading comprehension assignment about the "Lowell Girls."

Thursday: Students will take notes and discuss chapter 8-2.

Friday: Students will complete a review sheet for chapters 8-1 & 8-2.

12/18

Monday-Tuesday: Students will answer questions and complete a note packet for chapter 7.

Wednesday: Students will take an open note/open book test on chapter 7.

Thursday: Students will play an economics based card game called "The Pit."

Friday: No Class--early dismissal

Week of 12/11

Chapter 6 Notes: chapter 6--history 8-1.pdf

Monday: Students will complete a review/main idea worksheet for chapters 6-3 & 6-4.

Tuesday: Students will complete a review puzzle to prepare for their chapter 6 test.

Wednesday: Students will play a review game to prepare for their chapter 6 test.

Thursday: Students will take a test on chapter 6.

Friday: Students will complete a current events article review.

Week of 12/4

Monday: Students will take notes on chapter 6-2.

Tuesday: Students will complete a review/main idea worksheet to review chapter 6-1 & 6-2.

Wednesday: Students will take notes and discuss chapter 6-3.

Thursday: Students will complete a reading assignment on Lewis & Clark's exploration of the Louisiana Purchase.

Friday: Students will take notes and discuss chapter 6-4.

Week of 11/27

Monday: No School

Tuesday-Wednesday: Students will complete their biographical PowerPoints in the computer lab.

Thursday: Students will take notes and discuss chapter 6-1.

Friday: Students will complete an Understanding Main Ideas worksheet for chapter 6-1.

Week of 11/20

Monday-Tuesday: Students will research & create biographical PowerPoints about an historic American figure from the first 5 chapters of the course.

Wednesday-Friday: No Class

Week of 11/13

Chapter 5 Notes: chapter 5--history 8-1.pdf

Monday: Students will complete a reading assignment about the Federalist Papers.

Tuesday: Students will take notes and discuss chapter 5-3 (US Constitution).

Wednesday: Students will complete a review puzzle to prepare for their chapter 5 test.

Thursday: Students will play a review game to prepare for their chapter 5 test.

Friday: Students will take a test on chapter 5.

Week of 11/6

Monday: Students will take notes and discuss the purposes of each of the Bill of Rights Amendments.

Tuesday: Students will create posters to illustrate the purposes of each of the Amendments in the Bill of Rights.

Wednesday: Students will complete a review worksheet requiring them to analyze the purposes of the Bill of Rights.

Thursday: Students will complete a reading assignment about the Federalist Papers.

Friday: No School

Week of 10/30

Monday: Students will play a review game to prepare for their chapter 4 test.

Tuesday: Students will take a test on chapter 4.

Wednesday: Students will take notes on chapter 5-1 (Article of Confederation).

Thursday: Students will complete a chapter 5-1 review sheet.

Friday: Students will take notes on chapter 5-2 (Constitutional Convention).

Week of 10/23

Chapter 4 Notes: chapter 4--history 8-1.pdf

Monday: Students will watch the first part of the documentary "The Story of Us: Revolution".

Tuesday: Students will finish watching the "Story of Us: Revolution."

Wednesday: Students will complete a reading assignment in which they must paraphrase the main ideas found in the Declaration of Independence.

Thursday: Students will take notes and discuss chapter 4-4.

Friday: Students will complete a review puzzle to prepare for their chapter 4 test.

Week of 10/16

Monday: Students will take notes and discuss chapter 4-2.

Tuesday: Students will complete a reading assignment on a biography about George Washington.

Wednesday: Students will take notes and discuss chapter 4-3.

Thursday: Students will complete a reading assignment about the Declaration of Independence.

Friday: Students will take notes and discuss chapter 4-4.

Week of 10/9

Monday: No School

Tuesday: Students will take notes and discuss chapter 4-1.

Wednesday: Students will create either pro-English or pro-American propaganda posters.

Thursday: Students will complete a review sheet on chapter 4-1.

Friday: Students will take notes and discuss chapter 4-2.

Week of 10/2

Monday: Students will play a trivia/current events game.

Tuesday-Wednesday: Students will present their PowerPoints to their classmates.

Thursday: Students will play a review game to prepare for their chapter 3 test.

Friday: Students will take a test on chapter 3.

Week of 9/25

Monday-Wednesday: Students will research and create PowerPoints on assigned portions of chapter 3.

Thursday-Friday: Students will present their PowerPoints to their classmates.

Week of 9/18

Monday: Students will take notes and discuss chapter 2-4.

Tuesday: Students will complete a review puzzle to prepare for their chapter 2 test.

Wednesday: Students will play a review game.

Thursday: Students will take their chapter 2 test.

Friday: Students will take notes and discuss chapter 3-1.

Week of 9/11

Monday: Students will take notes and discuss chapter 2-1 (First Contact).

Tuesday: Students will watch a biography of Christopher Columbus and answer questions about the video.

 

 

Wednesday: Students will take notes and discuss chapter 2-2 (Conquest of the Mainland).

Thursday: Students will complete a review assignment on chapters 2-1 & 2-2.

Friday: Students will take notes and discuss chapter 2-3 (The Spanish Settle the Americas).

 

Week of 9/4

Monday: Labor Day--No School

Tuesday: Students will complete a review assignment on chapters 1-2 & 1-3.

Wednesday: Students will take notes and discuss chapter 1-4 (Trade & Exploration).

Thursday: Students will play a review game to prepare for their chapter 1 test.  Students will have a crossword puzzle for homework.

Friday: Students will take a test on chapter 1.

Week of 8/28

Monday: Students will take notes on chapters 1-1 & 1-2.

Tuesday: Students will complete a map and review activity about 1-1 & 1-2.

Wednesday: Students will take notes and discuss chapter 1-3.

Thursday: Students will complete a reading assignment about the Renaissance in Europe.

Friday: Students will take notes and discuss chapter 1-4.

Week of 8/21

Monday: No School

Tuesday & Wednesday: Students will complete a geography review of the United States and will complete various map templates.

Thursday: Students will play a review game to prepare for a quiz on Friday.

Friday: Students will take a US geography quiz.