GRADE 8- U.S. HISTORY

     This class is a survey of U.S. History, and covers almost a 72,000-year timespan.  The students will study the following units during the first quarter:  Native Americans, Explorers and Colonists, and the English Colonies.  The textbook is The American Journey, which is published by Glencoe.

The grading scale is as follows:  homework counts as a single grade;  classwork and quizzes count as a double grade;  quarterly reading projects, the three-dimensional social studies project, and the teaching project count as a quadruple grade; and the quarterly tests count as an octuple grade.  Each quarter counts as a separate grade, and  all four quarter grades will be averaged to produce the final grade.  If you have any questions or concerns about the class, please do not hesitate to contact me via email or the telephone; my number at school is 772-1848.

*** SCHEDULE FOR THE WEEK OF MAY 25 - JUNE 10 ***

MONDAY MAY 25: No school- Memorial Day

TUESDAY MAY 26: 1.  Return and discuss project grade sheets 

                                 2.  Review worksheet- the Road to the Civil War

                                 3.  Begin Individual interviews: Quarter Four Grade Previews and Missing

                                          Assignments

WEDNESDAY MAY 27: 1.  Check and collect review worksheet

                                      2.  Finish individual interviews, if necessary

                                      3.  Assign and brainstorm short response for test on 6/1

THURSDAY MAY 28: CLOZE Worksheet: the Road to the Civil War

FRIDAY MAY 29: 1.  Check CLOZE Worksheet

                             2.  Basketball review: the Road to the Civil War

MONDAY JUNE 1: 1.  Test: the Road to the Civil War 

                              2.  Textbook return               

TUESDAY JUNE 2: 1. Finish tests, if necessary

                               2.  All make-up work due by 4:00

WEDNESDAY JUNE 3: 1.  Make-up tests, if necessary

                                     2.  Practice Geography Bee questions

THURSDAY JUNE 4:  1.  Return tests, if possible

                                   2.  Pre-test: Civil War

                                   3.  Begin worksheet: the Civil War

                                   4.  DVD: "History Happened Here: the Battle of Gettysburg"

FRIDAY JUNE 5: 1.  Finish and submit worksheet

                           2.  Video: "The Civil War: Union at Risk"

MONDAY JUNE 8 through WEDNESDAY JUNE 10: Early Dismissal Days; Post-test

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