Social Studies 8: 1/7-1/11/08

Begin the Roaring Twenties and the Great Depression. Read Chapters 25 and 26.
Lunch Bunch, Tuesday, 1/8 during lunch in 246. Topic: Roaring 20s!
Geography Bee elimination Round Wednesday, 1/9, during lunch in 246.

Social Studies 8: 12/17-12/21/07

Classroom Geography Bee competition. Review for Chapter 24, WWI, test. Hand in WWI packet. Watch All Quiet on the Western Front.
Enjoy a safe and refreshing holiday break.

Social Studies 8: 12/10-12/14

WWI propaganda, US enters the war, homefront, discrimination.Treaty of Versailles and Wilson's 14 points. Choice assignment: letters, weapons and strategies, poets and writers, or vocabulary brochure due 12/13A, 12/14B. Test on Chapter 24 will be Wednesday, Dec. 19 A, Thursday, Dec. 20 B.

Social Studies 8: 12/3-12/7/07

We will finish chapter 24, WWI, before winter break. (Politicians always say the war will be over by Christmas. This time it's true!) We will be studying the causes of the war, the fighting and America's neutrality, propaganda and discrimination in America.

Social Studies 8: 11/26-11/30/07

Immigration in Europe. Current events journals and Europe maps, activities, and atlas work due 11/27A, 11/28B. Test on Europe maps, political and physical, 11/27A, 11/28B. Berlin Conference and the Causes of WWI.

Social Studies 8 11/12/07-11/16/07

Western Europe: M/T- Atlas work, European Union introduction. W/Th - European Union
F/Mon Immigration Trends/Issues in Europe. Students may lead the Social Studies parent/teacher conferences for optional points. Conferences: Thursday 4-7:30, Monday 8-8.

Social Studies 8: November 5-9

Africa: Current events journal or culture paragraphs due 11/6A, 11/7B. Test on physical and political maps 11/8A, 11/9B.

Social Studies 8 10/29-11/2

Test on Chapter 22. Hand in all green notes, vocabulary sheets for Chapter 22. All missing and optional assignments must be in by 10/31. Begin unit on Africa. Complete map packets. Study political and physical maps for map test.

Social Studies 8 October 15-17

Begin the Progressives unit. Cartoons, Boss Tweed excerpts from New York by Ric Burns. Overview video. Notes: multiflow map Problems, Solutions. Read all of Chapter 22 by October 25.

Social Studies 8: October 8-12

Present DBQ documents. Classify documents. Outlining. Outline for 5 paragraph theme answering the question, Was Andrew Carnegie a hero? Due 10/25A and 10/26B. Outlines may be handed in before then if done. This is an individual assignment. Do your own work!

Social Studies 8 10/1-10/5

Group test on Gilded Age. Hand in Gilded Age packets and TSA. Begin Carnegie Document Based Question: Was Andrew Carnegie a Hero?

Social Studies 8 9/24 - 9/28

Video: A Man A Plan A Canal: Panama. What is interesting about the title? 9/26 Explore Test: Students will report to their 1/2A classes for the test. Bring two sharpened pencils and a book to read if you have any extra time. 9/27B and 9/28A: Review and prepare for test. Note test dates: 10/1B and 10/2A. Parents are invited to attend the open house Thursday 9/27. 7-9PM

Social Studies 8: 9/17-9/21

Brain Pop review of the Constitution for Constitution Day. Gilded Age Pathfinder, Industry and Labor, Imperialism: 23.1 and 23.2. Test on Gilded Age will be 10/1B adn 10/2A.

Social Studies 9/10-9/14/07

Complete chapters 20 and 21 and assigned study guides. Student Handbook Rights and Responsibilities. Media Center: Gilded Age pathfinder.

Social Studies 9/4-9/7

Welcome Back! We will be starting the Gilded Age and working with two of the 5 themes: Indians and the West and Immigration and Cities.