8th Grade Homework

DAILY CLASSWORK AND HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS

Monday, Jan. 5
           Homework: DBQ's are due. If they are not handed in by tomorrow 
                     then you will receive a ZERO as a grade
Tuesday, Jan. 6
           Homework: DBQ Questions, Outline, and Essay are due TODAY
       
Wednesday, Jan. 7
           Homework: None
                   
Thursday, Jan. 8
           Begin talking about Women's Suffrage, 19th Amendment, and Leaders 
           in the women's rights movement. 
           
           Homework: Women's Rights Project was assigned

Friday, Jan. 9
           Day 1 in the Media Center to conduct research on the project there
           Must be 2 internet sources, 1 encyclopedia source, and 1 book  
           source

           Homework: Begin to work on the Women's Rights Project

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Monday, Jan. 12
           Media Center to conduct research on the project, collect photos, 
           artifacts, and any other information to complete the project. 
           Make sure that you do the biography, you CAN NOT just cut and 
           paste your work. 

           Homework: Work on the Women's Rights Project - DUE TUES. 1/20

Tuesday, Jan. 13
           Media Center to conduct research on the project, collect photos, 
           artifacts, and any other information to complete the project. 
           Make sure that you do the biography, you CAN NOT just cut and 
           paste your work.
           
           Homework: Work on the Women's Rights Project - DUE TUES. 1/20

Wednesday, Jan. 14
           Media Center to conduct research on the project, collect photos, 
           artifacts, and any other information to complete the project. 
           Make sure that you do the biography, you CAN NOT just cut and 
           paste your work. 

           Homework: Work on the Women's Rights Project - DUE TUES. 1/20

Thursday, Jan. 15
           Today is our last day in the library for period 6. You must print
           off whatever you need for your project. Start assembling your 
           poster board. The project is Due TUESDAY, JANUARY 20th

           Homework: Work on the Women's Rights Project - DUE TUES. 1/20

Friday, Jan. 16 - 1/2 DAY PERIODS 1-4
           Today is our LAST day in the library for periods 1 and 4. You 
           must print off whatever you need for your project. Start 
           assembling your poster board. 
           The project is Due TUESDAY, JANUARY 20th
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 ALL PROJECTS MUST BE HANDED IN TO ME BY HOMEROOM ON TUESDAY, JANUARY 20TH

           Homework: Work on the Women's Rights Project - DUE TUES. 1/20
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Monday, Jan. 19 - NO SCHOOL - MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. DAY

Tuesday, Jan. 20
           Inauguration activities, write letters of congratulations to
           President Obama, Discussion on former inaugurations

           Homework: Reading on Imperialism and Expansion in America

Wednesday, Jan. 21
           ELA Testing - Per 1-3
           Review Video on Slavery 

Thursday, Jan. 22
          ELA Testing - Per 1-2
          Review Video on Irish American immigrants and questions on the 
          conditions in sweat shops and tenements 
Friday, Jan. 23
          Chapter 23 Sect. 1 Notes - Imperialism and Isolationism - 
          Causes of Imperialism - examples - Isolationist Classroom vs. 
          Imperialist Classroom
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Monday, Jan. 26
          Chapter 23 Sect. 2 Pt. 1 Notes - Imperialism and the causes of the 
          Spanish American War. Create a title for photos given to express 
          Yellow Journalism
Tuesday, Jan. 27
          Chapter 23 Sect. 2 Pt. 2 Notes - 7 min. video on Yellow 
          Journalism, Revolt in Cuba, Spanish American War
Wednesday, Jan. 28
          NO SCHOOL - SNOW DAY
Thursday, Jan. 29
          Chapter 23 Sect. 3 Notes - Big Stick Diplomacy(T.Roosevelt), Dollar
          Diplomacy (Taft), Moral Diplomacy(W.Wilson). Should the US have 
          invested money into other areas of the world? 5 min. video on above
          topic, American Foreign Policy at the the turn of the century.
Friday, Jan. 30
          Chapter 23 Review Sheet - Complete. Test on Tuesday Feb. 3.
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Monday, Feb. 2
          Women's Rights Presentation in the Media Center - Project 
          Walkthrough and project quiz, give 1 fact from each presentation
          
          Homework - STUDY for Chapter 23 Test 

          RUNNING CLUB BEGINS AFTER SCHOOL

Tuesday, Feb. 3
          CHAPTER 23 TEST - 25 multiple choice, 1 political cartoon, 1 short 
          essay. Full class period
Wednesday, Feb. 4
          Begin World War I Unit - Causes of WWI 
Thursday, Feb. 5
          WWI Weaponry - Weapons PPT and packet on weapons handed out, trench 
          warfare, compare Civil War, American Revolution, to WWI
Friday, Feb. 6
          United States enters the war, causes of US involvement, US newsreel 
          from 1917
          
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Monday, Feb. 9
          Discuss alliances, United States involvement, review causes of war, 
          United States Homefront, propaganda
Tuesday, Feb. 10
          Chapter 23 Section 3, Russia withdrawls from the war, Allied Powers
          winning new battles 
Wednesday, Feb. 11
          DBQ question packet and review sheets for test. 
Thursday, Feb. 12
          Go over question packet from yesterday, review WWI costs and deaths 
          Celebrate Lincoln's 200th Birthday!!
Friday, Feb. 13
          Discuss Treaty of Versailles and end of WWI treaties, Wilson's 
          Fourteen Points Plan, hand out Chapter 24 Test Review Sheet


                HAVE A GREAT WINTER BREAK!! 
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Monday, Feb. 16 
          NO SCHOOL - WINTER BREAK
Tuesday, Feb. 17
          NO SCHOOL - WINTER BREAK
Wednesday, Feb. 18
          NO SCHOOL - WINTER BREAK
Thursday, Feb. 19
          NO SCHOOL - WINTER BREAK
Friday, Feb. 20
          NO SCHOOL - WINTER BREAK
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Monday, Feb. 23 
          Review for WWI Chapter 24 Test

          Homework: Study for Chapter Test tomorrow 
Tuesday, Feb. 24
          Chapter 24 Test
Wednesday, Feb. 25
          Complete web on Roaring 20's, overview on new inventions, changes
          lifestyle, and changes of perspective on spending
Thursday, Feb. 26
          Comparison of Culture, change in wardrobe, change in men and women
          after WWI, compare advertisements of 1920's
Friday, Feb. 27
          
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Monday, Mar. 2 
         

Tuesday, Mar. 3
        
          
Wednesday, Mar. 4
          Scopes trial, Election of Hoover, Ku Klux Klan, Summarize Roaring 
          20's

Thursday, Mar. 5
          Review Chapter 26 Test - Roaring 20's 

Friday, Mar. 6
          Chapter 26 Test - Roaring 20's
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