The 8th Graders made CBS Sunday Morning during the Washington DC trip! Watch the video here. (We are in front of the White House!)
The Social Studies MSL will be next Tuesday, May 21!
Week of May 13, 2013
- Monday: Decades project group work.
- Tuesday: Decades project group work.
- Wednesday: Decades project group work.
- Thursday: Science EOG
- Friday: MSL Study Guide work. Study guide can be found here.
Week of May 6, 2013
- Monday: Modern Era Vocabulary. The vocabuary worksheet can be found here. Quiz over words on Friday.
- Tuesday: 1980s and The Reagan Era presentation.
- Wednesday: Finishing the 1980s/1990s. Introduce Decades Project. Project guide can be found here. Presentations begin Wednesday, 5/15.
- Thursday: Decades project group work.
- Friday: Decades project group work. Vocabulary quiz.
Week of April 29, 2013
- Monday: Test Review.
- Tuesday:Cold War/Civil Rights Test
- Wednesday: Post-test review.
- Thursday: Begin Modern Era.
- Friday: Modern Era.
Week of April 22, 2013
- Monday: Cold War Newspaper Due. Presenting newspapers to the class.
- Tuesday: Begin Civil Rights Movement.
- Wednesday: Civil Rights Movement. Presentation can be found here. Guided notes can be found here.
- Thursday: Civil Rights Movement. Unit test study guide hand out. Study guide can be found here.
- Friday: Finish Civil Rights Movement.
Week of April 15, 2013
- Monday: Cold War Presentation. Presentation can be found here. Guided notes can be found here.
- Tuesday: Cold War Presentation finish.
- Wednesday: Cold War Newspaper Project. Project guide and rubric can be found here.
- Thursday: Cold War Newspaper Project.
- Friday: Cold War Newspaper Project.
Week of April 8, 2013
- Monday: Test Review
- Tuesday: Test Review. Trashketball questions can be found here.
- Wednesday: World War II Test
- Thursday: Cold War Begin
- Friday: Cold War - Group Work Handout
Week of April 1: Spring Break
Week of March 25, 2013
- Monday: Rise of the Dictators in World War II Presentation - Guided Notes
- Tuesday: America: The Story of Us - World War II
- Wednesday: World War II - The European Front and Torpedo Alley Presentation - Guided Notes
- Thursday: World War II - The Pacific Front and North Carolina POW Camps. Study guide goes home. Presentation - WWII Exam Study Guide
- Friday: No school
Week of March 18, 2013
- Monday: Great Depression/Great Recession Timeline Project
- Tuesday: Great Depression/Great Recession Timeline Project
- Wednesday: WWII Webquest
- Thursday: WWII Webquest
- Friday: WWII Webquest
Week of March 11, 2013
- Monday: Washington DC Trip
- Tuesday: Washington DC Trip
- Wednesday: Washington DC Trip
- Thursday: Washington DC Trip
- Friday: Washington DC Trip
Week of February 25, 2013
- Monday: Great Depression Vocabulary due. Great Depression lesson/photo analysis.
- Tuesday: Great Depression continued.
- Wednesday: Arlington: Field of Honor video
- Thursday: Great Depression Vocabulary quiz. Washington DC Guide.
- Friday: Washington DC Guide. Getting ready for the trip!
Week of February 25, 2013
- Monday: Reflection Questions due. Roaring 20s.
- Tuesday: Test review. See review documents below.
- Wednesday: Test - Emergence of Modern America. Imperialism/WWI/Roaring 20s.
- Thursday: America: The Story of Us - Bust
- Friday: Test Review/Great Depression Vocabulary found here/DC Information
Review Materials:
Era 7: Emergence of Modern America. Imperialism/WWI/Roaring 20s.
AllianceSimulationWarLog.docx
2-18__WWI_Causes.docx
Spanish_American_War_-_Panama_Canal.pptx
Spanish_American_War_-_Panama_Canal_Guided_Notes.docx
4-20-12_Causes_of_World_War_1.pptx
Vocabulary_for_Era_7.docx
4-23-12_WWI_U_S__Entry.pptx
4-23-12_WWI_Effects_on_World.pptx
Week of February 18, 2013
- Monday: Beginning WWI. Causes.
- Tuesday: Continuing WWI.
- Wednesday: Alliances Simulation/Performance Task.
- Thursday: Vocabulary Quiz. WWI Effects on the World.
- Friday: The Roaring 20s.
Week of February 11, 2013
- Monday: Writing Progressive Era leader essay found here.
- Tuesday: Guidance Day with Ms. Meadows.
- Wednesday: Introduce unit. Emergence of Modern America. Imperialism: Spanish American War. Progressive Era Essay due.
- Thursday: Imperialism: Panama Canal
- Friday: America: The Story of Us - Boom
Week of February 4, 2013
- Monday: Political Cartoons due. Begin Progressive Era Leaders and Entrepreneurs research.
- Tuesday: Continue Progressive Era Leaders and Entrepreneurs research.
- Wednesday: Complete Progressive Era Leaders and Entrepreneurs research.
- Thursday: Progressive Era Leaders and Entrepreneurs presentations - Day 1.
- Friday: Progressive Era Leaders and Entrepreneurs presentations - Day 2.
Week of January 28, 2013
- Monday: Progressive Era presentation and guided notes.
- Tuesday: Progressive Era presentation and guided notes.
- Wednesday: America: The Story of Us - Cities
- Thursday: Political Cartoons - Classwork.
- Friday: Vocabulary Quiz. Political Cartoons - Classwork.
Week of January 21, 2013
- Monday: Off
- Tuesday: Off
- Wednesday: Off
- Thursday: Begin Gilded Age and Progressive Era introduction discussion and reading analysis.
- Friday: Continue Gilded Age and Progressive Era introduction discussion and reading analysis.
Week of January 14, 2013
- Monday: Complete Reconstruction. Exam Review.
- Tuesday: Exam review.
- Wednesday: Exam review.
- Thursday: Semester Exams
- Friday: Semester Exams. Early dismissal.
Week of January 7, 2013
- Monday: Finish Prezi.
- Tuesday: Sharecropping presentation.
- Wednesday: Sharecropper contract.
- Thursday: Sharecropper contract analysis and Google, Twitter, Facebook contract analysis.
- Friday: Ms. Sparks' Reconstruction Presentation. Reconstruction Quiz.
Week of January 2, 2013
- Monday/Tuesday - No school
- Wednesday: Back to School. Begin Reconstruction.
- Thursday: Reconstruction Prezi presentation and guided notes.
- Friday: Reconstruction Prezi continued.
Week of December 17, 2012
- Test review. Civil War Wrap Up
Week of Decemeber 10, 2012
- Civil War Assessment - Two day test.
Week of December 3, 2012
- Monday: Skit reflection paper due today. North and South advantages and disadvantages in the war.
- Tuesday: Advantages and disadvantages continued.
- Wednesday: Civil War webquest
- Thursday: Civil War webquest
- Friday: Civil War webquest
Week of November 26, 2012
- Monday: Glory paper turn in. The Battle of Ft. Sumter. Project introduction.
- Tuesday: Project work.
- Wednesday: Project work.
- Thursday: Skit performances.
- Friday: Skit performances. Reading can be found here. Directions and rubric can be found here.
Week of November 19, 2012
- Monday: Begin "Glory"
- Tuesday: Finish "Glory" - Assignment is due Monday, 11/26, when students return from Thanksgiving Break. Assignment can be found here. (If a student is not going to be at school Monday and Tuesday due to the holiday, the alternate assignment can be found here.)
- Wednesday - Friday: Happy Thanksgiving! No school.
Week of November 12, 2012
- Monday: Veteran's Day
- Tuesday: DBQ answer sheet due. Causes of the Civil War - Student led research and presentation. "Glory" - Opt out slip goes home. Opt out slip can be found here.
- Wednesday: Student presentation of the Causes of the Civil War.
- Thursday: Finishing student presentation of the Causes of the Civil War.
- Friday: Civil War quiz. Hand out "Glory" assignment.
Mock Election Results:
Barack Obama: 468 (46.3%)
Mitt Romney: 504 (49.9%)
Gary Johnson: 38 (3.8%)
Walter Dalton: 348 (34.7%)
Pat McCrory: 535 (53.3%)
Barbara Howe: 120 (12%)
Week of November 5, 2012
- Monday: Causes of the Civil War - Data Based Questions. DBQ and supporting documents can be found here. DBQ analysis sheet can be found here.
- Tuesday: Real Election Day! No school
- Wednesday: Causes of the Civil War - Data Based Questions: Analyzing answers
- Thursday: DBQ Analysis sheet due DBQ due date moved to Tuesday. Differences between North and South prior to the war.
- Friday: America: The Story of Us - Division / Celebrating Veteran's Day
Week of October 29, 2012
-Monday: "The Rip Van Winkle State"
-Tuesday: Finishing the North Carolina "Rip Van Winkle" illustration. North Carolina in the 1800s pdf can be found here. Illustration example here.
- Wednesday: Rip Van Winkle State illustration due. Civil War Pre-test
- Thursday: 2012 Election. Information on candidates. What is a Republican and Democrat?
- Friday: 2012 Election Mock-Voting! Thanks for voting! Results will be in Monday!
Week of October 22, 2012
-Monday: Finishing Lewis and Clark. Project introduction and work.
-Tuesday: Project work.
- Wednesday: Finish project. Project explanation can be found here and the project rubric can be found here.
- Thursday: Presentations due. Presentations in class. End of the First Quarter!
- Friday: No School
Week of October 15, 2012
-Monday: Finishing Bill of Rights. Review for test on Tuesday.
-Tuesday: Constitution Test
- Wednesday: Test Review.
- Thursday: Manifest Destiny and analyzing the painting "American Progress". Study my "The 7 Principles" Answer key.
- Friday: Constitution Re-Quiz. Project Introduction. Lewis and Clark.
Social Studies progress reports were given on Monday, 10/15/12. These do not have to be signed, but if you want to know your child's grade, ask them to see it. The end of the quarter is on Thursday, 10/25/12.
Worksheets from this week: Study Materials
- Articles of Confederation: Blank sheet - Answer Key
- The Constitution Fill-in: Blank sheet - Answer Key
- The 7 Principles: Blank sheet - Answer Key
- The Bill of Rights: Blank sheet - Answer Key
- Checks and Balances Chart: Chart
Week of October 8, 2012
- Monday: Remediation and Enrichment Activities due. Beginning the Constitution. US Citizenship Test.
- Tuesday: Articles of Confederation
- Wednesday: .Preamble and The Constitution.
- Thursday: Continuing Constitution.
- Friday: Bill of Rights.
Week of October 1, 2012
- Monday: EXPLORE, Pre-ACT test. Test review.
- Tuesday: Test Review
- Wednesday: Revolution Test
- Thursday: Test Answer Review. Test Remediation and Enrichment.
After school on Thursday, 10/4, Ms. Meadows with School Counsiling will be hosting a parent information session on Cyber Bullying from 7-8pm in the HiRMS Media Center. An information sheet can be found here. Please feel free to attend. (This is not associated with Social Studies. I am putting it on my site to advertise.)
- Friday: Continuing Remediation and Enrichment. These activities will be due on Monday. The remediation activity can be found here. The enrichment activity can be found here.
Week of September 24, 2012
- Monday: Songs due. Presenting Projects. Begin North Carolina during the Revolution.
- Tuesday: North Carolina during the Revolution. The End of the Revolution.
- Wednesday: North Carolina during the Revolution. The End of the Revolution.
- Thursday: Study guides go out. Study guide can be found here. America: The Story of Us - Revolution.
- Friday: No School. Staff Development.
Week of September 17, 2012
- Monday: Quiz. Begin Performance Task. Performance Task Directions: Using a familiar song/tune (nursery rhyme, contemporary song) each group will produce and present a song (technology component such as "Audacity") depicting the grievance addressed in their document, the political strategy used to address the concern, and the British response to it.
- Tuesday: Continue to analyze Protest themed primary source documents.
- Wednesday: Begin writing lyrics. Think about the song students want to use.
- Thursday: Song recording/editting.
- Friday: Completing song recording/editting. Song due on Monday. Project rubric can be found here. You can download and use the audio editing program Audacity at home! Go here to download the installation programs.
Week of September 10, 2012
- Monday: Debrief water balloon fight. Begin analyzing primary sources. "Who fired the first shot at Lexington Green?" The reading can be found here. The analysis sheet can be found here. Due Wednesday.
- Tuesday: 9/11 Memorial. Continuing "First Shot" primary sources analysis. On 9/11, my classes analyzed 9/11 using the following websites: http://timeline.national911memorial.org/
http://www.history.com/interactives/witness-to-911
- Wednesday: Primary Source Analysis Sheet due.
- Thursday: 13 Colonies / Revolution Vocabulary
- Friday: Analyzing 13 Colonies and Vocabulary. Review. Quiz on Monday, September 17 over the 13 Colonies and Vocabulary. Study. Vocabulary list with answers can be found here. A blank colonies map can be found here. A colonies answer key can be found here. The Smartboard colonies game can be found here. (Note: you must have Smart Notebook or Smart Express to view Smartboard files.)
Week of September 3, 2012
- Monday: No school
- Tuesday: Brochure project is due. Begin American Revolution. What is Revolution?
- Wednesday: Discussion - Why would you revolt or rebel? How can this be applied to the American Revolution and other revolts? Work - "Road to Revolution" work sheet.
- Thursday: Continue "Road to Revolution" work sheet. If not finished in class, homework.
- Friday: Water balloon fight!!! More information here.
Week of August 27, 2012
- Monday: Handbook review.
- Tuesday: Classroom procedures, syllabus review. Introduction powerpoint found here. Syllabus can be found here.
- Wednesday: Introduce North Carolina, introduce brochure project due Tuesday, September 4th.
- Thursday: Project research work.
- Friday: ALL signatures due. Brochure research and assembly. The brochure instructions can be found here. The brochure rubric can be found here.
Thanks to everyone for all the classroom supplies!
