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Mr. Duvall's 8th Grade American History |
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4th Block Daily Agenda & Homework
Friday, November 6, 2009 Today’s RA = C Day Today is the end of the 1st Trimester. All missing work is due to me 3:30pm today. Social Studies (4th, 3rd, 2nd, 1st) · Collect Common Sense Book Covers · Reading of the Declaration of Independence · Annotating the DOI · Pre-writing the Personal DOI · Unit 2 Study Guides HOMEWORK: · Guiding Question 8: How did the Declaration of · Personal DOI · Work on Unit 2 Study Guides By the End of Class, You Should Be Able To…. 1) Explain how the Declaration of Thursday, November 5, 2009 Today’s RA = B Day Please copy the details of today’s agenda in your agenda: Social Studies (3rd, 4th, 2nd) · Finish notes on Declaration of Independence (4th Block only) · Finish up Patriots vs. Loyalists lesson · Decoding the Declaration of HOMEWORK: · Guiding Question 8: How did the Declaration of · Common Sense Book Cover Assignment (Due Friday) Target · Perseverance, Part 2 By the End of Class, You Should Be Able To…. 1) Compare and contrast the Patriot and Loyalist views on independence from 2) Explain how the Declaration of Wednesday, November 4, 2009 Today’s RA = A Day Please copy the details of today’s agenda in your agenda: Social Studies (3rd, 4th Block) · Patriots vs. · Declaration of HOMEWORK: · Common Sense Book Cover Assignment (Due Friday) Target By the End of Class, You Should Be Able To…. 1) Compare and contrast the Patriot and Loyalist views on independence from 2) Explain how the Declaration of Tuesday, November 3, 2009 Today’s RA = C Day Please copy the details of today’s agenda in your agenda: Social Studies (4th Block) · Turn in “Road to Revolution Road Map” Assignment · Common Sense Book Cover Assignment · Patriots vs. Loyalists PPT notes · Patriots vs.
HOMEWORK: · Guiding Question 7: What were Patriots and Loyalists and how did they differ in their views on American independence from · Common Sense Book Cover Assignment (Due Friday) Target · “Keep On…” By the End of Class, You Should Be Able To…. 1) Define “patriot,” “loyalist,” and “neutralist.” 2) Compare and contrast the Patriot and Loyalist views on independence from Today’s RA = B Day Social Studies (3rd & 4th) · Perform Road to Revolution Plays · Rights of Englishmen Check-up
HOMEWORK: · Finish Rights of Englishmen Check-up for HW Target: · Continue/Finish By the End of Class, You Should Be Able To… 1) Describe one of the historical events that led to the American Revolution. 2) Explain the British actions and Colonial reactions to that event.
Tuesday, October 27, 2009 Today is an A Day
Today’s Agenda
Social Studies (4th Block) · Finalize scripts, props, and last rehearsal (30 minutes) · Perform Road to Revolution Plays HOMEWORK: · None Target: · Independent Reading Time
Thursday, October 15, 2009 Today is an A Day – ADJUSTED SCHEDULE TODAY Red Ribbon Week Assembly Social Studies (2nd, 3rd, 4th Block) · Check up on Daily Life in the Colonies Project (Distribute supplies if needed) · Finish English Bill of Rights & Magna Carta Reading & Notes · King’s Skittles & Discussion · Start on Road to Revolution Plays HOMEWORK:
Wednesday, October 14, 2009 Today is a C Day Social Studies (3rd, 4th) · GQ 5: Why did American colonists view themselves as “Englishmen” entitled to certain rights and how did this play a role in the events that led to the American Revolution? · Check up on Daily Life in the Colonies Project (Distribute supplies if needed) · English Bill of Rights & Magna Carta Reading & Notes · King’s Skittles & Discussion HOMEWORK:
Target · Red Ribbon Week: Decorate the Door Tuesday, October 13, 2009 Today is a B Day Social Studies (4th Block) · Finish Daily Life in the Colonies Learning Stations · Brainstorm & begin working on Daily Life in the Colonies Project · Review Unit 2 Quizzes HOMEWORK:
Target · Red Ribbon Week: Decorate the Door Friday, October 9 , 2009 Today is a C Day Social Studies (All Blocks)
· Work on GQ 4 if time is available
HOMEWORK: - Finish answering GQ 4 No Target Today Thursday, October 8, 2009 Today is a B Day Social Studies (2nd-4th) · Review Courtship & Gender Relations Article & Questions · Begin Daily Life in the Colonies Learning Stations Add this GQ to your notebook: How does daily life in the colonies compare/contrast to daily life in America today? HOMEWORK: - Answer GQ based on today’s learning stations Target · Door Decorating for Red Ribbon Week! Wednesday, October 7, 2009 Today is an A Day RA Rotation Starts Today Social Studies (3rd & 4th) · Unit 2 Quiz · Read Upfront magazines when finished with quiz · Your Daily Life in 2009 · Daily Life in Colonial America – reading and summarizing HOMEWORK: - Finish answering article questions for HW if not finished in class Target · Mustang Mentors Today is an A Day Social Studies (All Blocks) · Trivia · Check off Completed Unit 2 Study Guide · Slavery in America PPT & Notes Guide · Study Guide/Colonial Guidebook Work Time (if available) HOMEWORK: - Signed mid-terms due to your 1st Block teacher ASAP - Complete 13 Colonies Guidebook by Monday/Tuesday, Oct. 5-6 Today is a C Day Social Studies (2nd, 3rd, & 4th Block) · Check off Unit 2 Study Guide Items 6-10 · Finish 13 Colonies Guidebook (due by Monday) Target · Independent Reading HOMEWORK: - Completed Study Guide due on FRIDAY - Signed mid-terms due to your 1st Block teacher ASAP - Complete 13 Colonies Guidebook by Monday/Tuesday, Oct. 5-6 *BY TOMORROW (FRIDAY) YOU NEED TO HAVE AT LEAST THE COVER, MAP, & FIVE COLONY PAGES COMPLETED. Today is a B Day Early Release Day – Adjusted Schedule 8:30-935 3rd Block 9:40-10:45 Related Arts (B Day) 10:50-12:25 4th Block Lunch @ 12:00-12:25 12:30-1:30 1st Block Social Studies (3rd & 4th Block) · Check off Unit 2 Study Guide Items 1-5 · 13 Colonies Guidebook (finish cover, map, & at least one colony page by end of class today) NO Target today HOMEWORK: - Unit 2 Study Guide Items 6-10 - Completed Study Guide due on FRIDAY - Signed mid-terms due to your 1st Block teacher ASAP Today is an A Day Social Studies · Turn in Salem Witchcraft Trials Assessment · Unit 2 Quiz 1 Study Guide · 13 Colonies Bingo · 13 Colonies Notes · Add Guiding Question 3 to your notebook: What were some characteristics of each of the 13 British colonies? When were they founded? Who founded them? Why were they founded? (1-2 sentences per colony) HOMEWORK: - Answer GQ 3 - Unit 2 Study Guide Items 1-5 (on a separate sheet of paper) - Hand sanitizer/tissues due to your 1st Block teacher today! - SIGNED Mid-terms due to your 1st Block teacher by MONDAY! Today is a B Day One-Hour Delay Schedule Today: 8:30 – 9:30 PTSA / KY Kids Day Assembly 9:30 – 10:30 4th Block 10:35 – 12:15 Related Arts (Lunch 11:50-12:15) 12:20 – 1:20 3rd Block 1:25 – 2:25 2nd Block 2:30 – 3:30 1st Block Social Studies · Review Anne Putnam’s Testimony & Confession · Work on Salem Witchcraft Trials Assessment for HW · Check off any missing work; organize notebook HOMEWORK: - FINAL, TYPED COPY of Salem Witchcraft Trials Assessment (due NEXT CLASS) - Hand sanitizer/tissues due to your 1st Block teacher today! - SIGNED Mid-terms due to your 1st Block teacher by MONDAY! 1ST BLOCK – PLEASE LEAVE CHAIRS DOWN & CLEAR TABLES SO THEY CAN BE CLEANED & WIPED DOWN OVER THE WEEKEND! Today is an A Day (FRIDAY SCHEDULE) Modified Schedule Today: 3rd à RA à 4th à 2nd à 1st Social Studies · Review “Of Witches” Reading & Annotation & Summarizing · Review Primary & Secondary Sources · Anne Putnam’s Testimony & Confession · Pass out Salem Witchcraft Trials Assessment for HW HOMEWORK: - Salem Witchcraft Trials Assessment (Begin Brainstorming & Drafting) - Hand sanitizer/tissues due to your 1st Block teacher by Friday! Today is a C Day (FRIDAY SCHEDULE) Modified Schedule Today: 3rd à RA à 4th à 2nd à 1st Social Studies · Check off GQ 2 · Venn Diagram – Comparing & Contrasting Jamestown & Plymouth · Preview Activity · “Of Witches” Reading & Annotation & Summarizing HOMEWORK: - Hand sanitizer/tissues due to your 1st Block teacher by Friday! Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Today is a B Day (FRIDAY SCHEDULE) Social Studies (4th, 3rd, 2nd, 1st) · Finish up Pocahontas/Jamestown Reflection · Read and Annotate Settlement of Plymouth Article · Venn Diagram – Comparing & Contrasting Jamestown & Plymouth HOMEWORK: - Finish Answering Guiding Question 2 (Add 1 paragraph about the Plymouth colony); Hand sanitizer/tissues due to your 1st Block teacher by Friday! Monday, September 21, 2009 Today is an A Day (FRIDAY SCHEDULE) Social Studies (4th, 3rd, 2nd, 1st) · Finish notes on Pocahontas Revealed · Pocahontas/Jamestown Reflection 8th GRADE HAS ASSIGNED SEATING IN THE CAFETERIA UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. HOMEWORK: - Answer Guiding Question 2 (Think Friday, September 18, 2009 Today is a C Day Social Studies (4th, 3rd, 2nd, 1st) · Finish · Colonial Map Quiz · Pocahontas – What do we already know? · Watch & take notes on Pocahontas Revealed 8th GRADE HAS ASSIGNED SEATING IN THE CAFETERIA UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. HOMEWORK: - No homework, enjoy your weekend! 1st BLOCK – REMOVE EVERYTHING FROM TABLES @ END OF THE DAY & LEAVE ALL CHAIRS DOWN SO THEY CAN DISINFECT THE TABLES! Thursday, September 17, 2009 Today is a B Day Social Studies (2nd, 3rd, 4th Blocks) · Primary & Secondary Sources · Jamestown Preview Activity · Jamestown Documents 8th GRADE HAS ASSIGNED SEATING IN THE CAFETERIA UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. HOMEWORK: - Study for your Colonial Regions Map Quiz Unit 1 Study Guide (ONLY IF YOU ARE RETAKING THE TEST-Due Thursday); - Test retakes are scheduled for Wednesday & Thursday this week from 3:45-5pm Target - Independent Reading (Continuing to ask questions while we read) Wednesday, September 16, 2009 Today is an A Day Social Studies (Blocks 3, 4) · Notes on the English Colonies in America (See History Alive! Ch. 3, sections 1-2)
HOMEWORK: - Study for your Colonial Regions Map Quiz - Answer Guiding Question 1 (1 paragraph per region, 3 paragraphs total) - Finish English Colonies Readings (ONLINE) and notes if you do not finish in class Unit 1 Study Guide (ONLY IF YOU ARE RETAKING THE TEST-Due Wed/Thur); - Test retakes are scheduled for Wednesday & Thursday this week from 3:45-5pm Target - Independent Reading Tuesday, September 15, 2009 Today is an C Day / 2 HOUR ADJUSTED SCHEDULE EXPLORE TESTING SESSION – 8:30 – 10:55am PLEASE REPORT TO FIRST BLOCK! EXPLORE Testing Finish Mythbusters Video Independent Silent Social Studies (Block 4) · “Lost Colony of · Pass back ORQs
HW: Study for your Colonial Regions Map Quiz; Unit 1 Study Guide (ONLY IF YOU ARE RETAKING THE TEST-Due Wed/Thur) - Test retakes are scheduled for Wednesday & Thursday this week from 3:45-5pm NO TARGET TODAY Thursday, September 10, 2009 Today is a C Day Social Studies (Block 4) · Review Tests & Retake Schedule · “Lost Colony of
HW: Study for your Colonial Regions Map Quiz (Next Friday) – You will need to be able to identify the colonies by name & the 3 colonial regions - Test retakes are scheduled for Wednesday & Thursday next week from 3:45-5pm - You will need to get a note signed by a parent indicating which retake session you will attend and will be required to complete the Unit 1 Study Guide. Target - Independent ALL Students need to bring an INDEPENDENT Wednesday, September 9, 2009 Today is a B Day Social Studies (Blocks 4 & 1) · Presidential Address to Students & Discussion · “What’s a colony?” Article Reading & Annotation · Colonial Regions Mapping
HW: None today; Test retakes will be scheduled for next week; I will let those who need to complete the retake know what the requirements for the retake will be Target - Independent Reading ALL Students need to bring an INDEPENDENT READING BOOK to TARGET each day this week Tuesday, September 8, 2009 Today is an A Day Social Studies (Blocks 4, 1, 2) · Unit 2 Notebook Set-up · Colonial American History Brainstorming Web (What do we already know?) · “What’s a colony?” Article Reading & Annotation
HW: None today; Test retakes will be scheduled for next week; I will let those who need to complete the retake know what the requirements for the retake will be Target - Independent ALL Students need to bring an INDEPENDENT READING BOOK to TARGET each day this week;’ Make-up testing after-school TODAY for those absent on Friday Friday, September 4, 2009 Today is a C Day Social Studies (All Blocks) · We need to get started AS SOON AS POSSIBLE! · Please clear your table of everything except a pen or pencil · Place your SS notebook (closed) underneath your seat in case I need to check it for any missing work. · Unit 1 Test ORQ (est. time=30 minutes) · Unit 1 Test Multiple-choice & Short Answer (est. time = 30 minutes) HW: None; don’t forget – NO SCHOOL ON MONDAY! ALL Students need to bring an INDEPENDENT Today is a B Day Social Studies (Blocks 2, 3, 4) · European Interactions with Native Americans · Finish up any map-work · Highlight notes/study guide work-time HW: Continue studying; check out Unit 1 Test Review PPT on website, FINISH READINGS & ILLUSTRATIONS via website if not finished in class Target:
Wednesday, September 2, 2009 Today is an A Day Social Studies (Blocks 3 & 4) · Finish Guns, Germs, and Steel DVD and notes guide
HW: Continue studying, GQ#4 (Due Thursday) Sept. 7 – NO SCHOOL (Labor Day) Sept. 11 – MONDAY Schedule (on a Friday) Sept. 14-15 – EXPLORE Testing Sept. 30 – EARLY RELEASE Day Target:
Tuesday, September 1, 2009 Today is a C Day Social Studies (Block 4) · Guiding Question 4: How were Europeans explorers able to conquer Native Americans in the · Guns, Germs, and Steel DVD and notes guide
HW: Continue studying, GQ#4 (Begin answering this; due Thur) Sept. 7 – NO SCHOOL (Labor Day) Sept. 11 – MONDAY Schedule (on a Friday) Sept. 14-15 – EXPLORE Testing Sept. 30 – EARLY RELEASE Day Target:
Today is an A Day Social Studies (Blocks 4, 3, 2, 1) · Add GQ# 3: What goods were exchanged between Native Americans and Europeans as a result of the Columbian Exchange? · Unit 1 Test Study Guide · Finish Columbian Exchange Map · Complete European Claims in the HW: GQ# 3 (1 paragraph, be specific) Thursday, August 27, 2009 Today is a C Day Social Studies (Blocks 2, 3, 4) · Class reading of Encounter · Legacy of Columbus/Biography · Columbian Exchange Map
HW: None Target
Note: Any 8th grade student interested in serving on the WNOM morning news cast as either an anchor or part of the film crew should sign up in the main office. The deadline to sign up is Friday. Wednesday, August 26, 2009 Today is a B Day & an Early Release Day 3rd Block (8:30-9:35) RA (9:40-10:45) 4TH Block (10:50-12:25), LUNCH (12:00-12:25) 1st Block (12:30-1:30) Social Studies
· Review/Finish European Explorations Notes
HW: Native American Postcard Assignment (Due Thursday for 3rd & 4th Blocks)
Tuesday, August 25, 2009 Today is an A Day Social Studies (4th Block)
· Begin drafting Native American Adaptations Postcard Assignment · European Explorations Notes
HW: Native American Adaptations Postcard Assignment (Due Date:Thursday) Friday, August 21, 2009 Today is a B Day Social Studies (4—3—2—1)
HW: Guiding Question 2 (2 paragraphs minimum using examples from our groupwork; one paragraph = 5-7 sentences) - You need to complete at least 4 folders (not including NW Coast) before Monday – Please go to my website to download the articles and note-taking instructions as homework over the weekend. Million Words Assignment Due Today (Have Parents email it to me if I haven’t received it) Thursday, August 20, 2009 Today is an A Day Social Studies
· Begin Native American Adaptations Postcard Assignment (if we finish Investigating NA Cultural Regions) Target
Wednesday, August 19, 2009 Today is a C Day Social Studies (3rd & 4th Only)
· Native American Adaptation
HW: - Answer Guiding Question 1 (3rd & 4th Only)
Tuesday, August 18, 2009 Today is B Day Social Studies (4th Block Only)
Target
Friday, August 14, 2009 Welcome! Today is a Friday “C” Schedule
Social Studies (All Blocks)
HW: - Million Words Assignment (for parents); Have parents sign expectations contract - 8th Grade Open House – MONDAY, AUGUST 17, 5:45-7pm |
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