Tuesday, January 29, 2013

1/28 - 2/1

8th Grade GEOGRAPHY
Monday- No School
Tuesday- Pass Back and Discuss Religion Sheets
             - Portfolio Assignment #3 Section Reviews

Wednesday- Lesson 4 Med ME
                  - Review Physical Maps
                  - Work on PA's

Thursday - REVIEW Lessons 1-3 
                  STUDY FOR A QUIZ

Friday - ME QUIZ on lessons 1-3

8th Grade CIVICS
Monday - No School

Tuesday - Lesson 3: Rights vs. Responsibilities
              - Just the Facts: Lesson and Worksheet

Wednesday - Continue Rights vs. Responsibilities lesson

Thursday - Civic Heroism Webquest

Friday - Immigration Webquest            (REMEMBER Webquests are on the I CIVICS website)

AMERICAN HISTORY
Monday- No School
Tuesday- Lesson 1: Launching a new nation
            - Group Presentations

Wednesday - Group Presentations work in class

Thursday - Presentations and discussions

Friday - Finish Presentations / CE QUIZ

Sunday, January 20, 2013

1/21 - 1/25

GEOGRAPHY 8
Monday- Collect Vocab and Projects
             - Review the Middle East Political map 
             - Go over projects

Tuesday - Lesson 3: Middle East Religion
              - Complete The Middl East Religion Chart Assignment

Wednesday- Final ME Political MapReview
                  - Bonus Sheets can be completed
                   - Study Map for Test

Thursday - ME political map quiz
               - Lesson 4 Med Middle East
                - WORK on Current Events DUE TOMORROW  !!!!

Friday - January CURRENT EVENT DAY

CIVICS 8
Monday - Introduction to class
              - Seating charts
               -Journal Assignments
               - ICIVICS

Tuesday - Brainstorming Lesson 1: What makes a good citizen
              - Problems in your community

Wednesday - Introduction to community action plan
                   - Distribution of Projects

Thursday - Work on community action projects

Friday - Present Projects/ Internet challenge

American History 1
Monday - Complete Chapter / Review sheets/ Bonus Sheets

Tuesday - Jeopardy Review - STUDY FOR TEST

Wednesday - Chapter 7 TEST

Thursday - Chapter 8 Lesson 1

Friday - Current Event Day

Friday, January 11, 2013

week of January 14 - 18

8th GRADE GEOGRAPHY
Monday - 3rd and 4th Period MID TERM EXAMS

Tuesday - 5th Period MID TERM
              - Students will receive their portfolio cover sheets for the second marking period
              - Students will be handing in their portfolios and their vocab tomorrow

Wednesday - Collect portfolios and Chapter vocabulary
                   - Students will be working on their projects

Thursday - ME Political map Quiz
               - Introduce ME research project

Friday - Act 80 1/2 DAY
           - CURRENT EVENT QUIZ

8th GRADE CIVICS
Monday - No Class Mid terms

Tuesday - Finish CLASS CAMPAIGN ACTIVITY

Wednesday - Unit 3 TEST

Thursday - Make up tests and we will watch our mock trials in class

Friday - STUDENTS MOVE TO NEW CLASS Beginning of third MP

9th Grade American History
Monday- No Class Mid terms

Tuesday - Constitutional Convention Slavery DEBATE lesson

Wednesday - Lesson 3: Ratification Debate
                   - Federalists vs. Anti-Federalists Worksheet

Thursday- Discuss Ratification Debate with Bill of Rights
              - Students will begin working on review materials for the chapter

Friday - Chapter study guides are distributed
           - begin studying for the chapter test

Friday, January 4, 2013

January 7 - 11

8th Grade GEOGRAPHY

Monday - Lesson 2: Middle East History
              - Introduction to the Middle East History Project

Tuesday- Work on Middle East Project
             - REVIEW MID TERM

Wednesday - FULL MID TERM REVIEW

Thursday
Friday - Mid Term Exams

8th Grade Civics
Monday - Political Spectrum Lesson/ Conservative vs Liberal game

Tuesday - Electoral Process/ Electoral College game

Wednesday - Finish Electoral College Game

Thursday
Friday - BEGIN MOCK ELECTION ACTIVITY

9th Grade American History
Monday - Lesson 2: Constitutional Convention

Tuesday - Constiution In Class Project

Wednesday - MID TERM REVIEW

Thursday
Friday - MID TERM EXAMS

Wednesday, January 2, 2013

12/31 - 1/4

8th Grade Geography
Wednesday- Students will begin the new Chapter on the Middle East
                  - Students will receive a TAKE HOME QUIZ which is due tomorrow
                 
Thursday - TAKE HOME QUIZZES are COLLECTED
               - Students will work on Middle East Map Packets - Due Tomorrow

Friday - Check Map Packets
           - **** Research Project information will be distributed today. The students will be doing a major research project on a topic of their choice. The students will be getting the instructions today in class. The project will not be due until the end of February. (The date will be given at a later time).

8th GRADE Civics
Wednesday - Students will begin UNIT 3
                   - Students should have their brainstorm lists complete from Lesson 1

Thursday - Students will receive their MEDIA packets
               - Students should complete the Media packets if they are not finished in class.

Friday - Check and discuss Media Packets
           - Current Events

9th Grade AMERICAN HISTORY
Wednesday - Lesson 1: Creating a Government
                   - Students received their grades on their American Revolution Projects
                   - Students also received their study guides for the Mid Term Exam

Thursday - Complete Lesson 1: Creating Government
               - Students will begin an assignment on the challenges of the Articles of Confederation

Friday - John Adams MOVIE
             Constitutional Convention