Welcome to Mr. McGuire's 8th grade
Social Studies Schoolnotes Page
Important Dates:
Christmas Break: Dec. 21 - Jan. 1
(Students return Jan. 2)
Report Cards Issued: Jan. 31st
Agenda
Social Studies:
We are currently completing our 8th Grade Research Project. Please see more information below.
Grading Rubric
| 0 to 25 Points Unacceptable | 26 to 50 Points Below Average | 51 to 75 Points
Average | 75 to 90 Points
Good | 91 to 100 Points
Great |
Poster Board Appearance | Not visually appealing and lacking of information (looks like a tornado hit it) | Not visually appealing and slightly below average content (looks like your dog tried to eat it) | Mildly appealing and average content | Appealing and good content | Very appealing and great content |
Research Paper Length
| ½ page or less | 1 page or less | 2 pages or less | 2 and ½ pages or less | 3 pages or more |
Grammar/Spelling Errors
| 15 errors or more | 12 errors or more | 9 errors or more | 6 errors or more | 3 errors or more |
Presentation of Project
| Lack of information presented and no effort shown (1 minute or less) | Low quality information presented and a lack of effort shown (2 minutes or less) | Some quality information presented and some effort shown (3 minutes or less) | High quality information presented and good effort shown (4 minutes or less) | Excellent quality of information and great effort when presenting (5 minutes or more) |
Quality of Content (research paper) | A serious lack of quality information
| A lack of quality information | Average quality information | Good quality information | Excellent quality of information
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If your child is concerned about his/her grade in my class, he/she can see me during Homeroom for extra credit opportunities. These opportunities will not be "easy points," but will offer the student a chance to gain some extra credit while learning the North Carolina Social Studies Cirriculum.
Other topics that we will be covering (or have already covered) this year include Colonial America, Colonial North Carolina, North Carolina's geography, Native Americans, The French and Indian War, Revolutionary War, The United States Constitution, Civil War, The Great Depression, World War I, World War II, Civil Rights, and many more!
This is going to be a very exciting year; I hope the students enjoy my class and learn a lot.h Carolina a
nd U.S. History!
