week of August 26-31

8th GRADE GEOGRAPHY Monday- Introduction to Class procedures and syllabus Tuesday - Book distribution - discussion of current events assignment and portfolios Wednesday - Intro to Geography World Geography Pretest - Vocabulary Assignment Chapter 1 Thursday - Lesson 1: 5 Themes of Geography Review Review World Map Friday - World Map Review Quiz Current Event Quiz 8th Grade Civics Monday - Introduction to class and syllabus - ICIVICS log in Tuesday - Lesson 1: What is CIVICS? Brainstorming activity - Examples of CIVIC Participation Wednesday - Lesson 2: Issues in your community Introduction to Community action plan projects Thursday - Work on CAP projects Friday - CAP Projects are due discussion 9th GRADE AMERICAN HISTORY Monday- Introduction to class and syllabus discussion of Current Event Assignments American Histoy Pretest Tuesday- Check Pretest Distribution of Books Literature Circles Wednesday - Lesson 1: Causes and Effects of Exploration Thursday - Complete World Exploration map Friday - Maps are DUE Current Event Quiz