Monday, December 15, 2014

Week of December 15-19

AMERICAN HISTORY 1
Monday- Complete Movie Presentation and question sheets
              - Begin Lesson 5 : End of War

Tuesday: Work on completing guided reading sheets
              - Work on Projects and current events

Wednesday- Students will receive study guides, practice tests,
                   - We will complete lesson five on Effects of the Rev. War

Thursday - Chapter Review Game

Friday- Chapter TEST (CURRENT EVENTS ARE DUE if the project is not handed in!!!!)


AMERICAN HISTORY 2
Monday- Lesson 4: Hoover's Response to the Depression
                              - Collect Writing prompts

Tuesday- Complete Lesson 4
              - Review Sheets/ study guides/ bonus assignments etc.

Wednesday- CHAPTER REVIEW Study for test

Thursday- Chapter TEST on the GREAT depression

Friday- Current Event for December

Monday, December 8, 2014

Week of December 8-12

American HISTORY 1
Monday - Complete Discussing Final British Battle Plans
              - Introduce and Begin the Movie presentation of "The Patriot"
               - Students will be given their movie question sheets which will
                  be due by the end of the week.

Tuesday thru Thursday - COMPLETE THE PATRIOT

Friday- Begin Lesson 5 End of War Guided Reading Sheets
           - Begin discussing End of war
           - CE QUIZ


AMERICAN HISTORY 2

Monday- Lesson 2 America suffers
              - Depression questions and Section 1and2 quizzes due tomorrow

Tuesday- Lesson 3: Great Depression Culture
              - Begin Bonus POEM

Wednesday- Great Depression Reading assignment
                   - students will get a writing assignment which is due Friday

Thursday- Lesson 4 Hoover's response to the Depression
                - Complete Writing assignment/ Bonus poem

Friday- Study Guides will be distributed
            - Practice Tests will be distributed
            TEST TUESDAY

Wednesday, December 3, 2014

Week of December 1-5

American History 1
Monday- NO SCHOOL
Tuesday- 2nd Marking period READING ASSIGNMENT
              -America's Worst Winter EVER, Complete the reading for class tomorrow

Wednesday - Lesson 4: FACTORS on the REVOLUTION
                    - Advantages and Disadvantages CHARTS due tomorrow

Thursday- Complete Discussing Advantages and disadvantages charts
                - America the story of US presentation: REVOLUTION

Friday- FINAL IN CLASS WORK DAY FOR RESEARCH PROJECTS

American History 2
Monday- No School
Tuesday- Go over 20's TESTS
              - Intro to GREAT DEPRESSION chapter

Wednesday - Review the causes of the Great Depression
                 
Thursday - Activity 1: America's Economic activity charts
 Friday - Chart presentations
             - Students will complete Great Depression Questions -DUE MONDAY

Monday, November 24, 2014

Week of 11/24- 11/28

AMERICAN HISTORY 1
Monday- Lesson 3: Early Battles of Revolution Jigsaw Assignment
Tuesday- Discuss Jigsaw
                Work on Projects

Wednesday- Work on Projects
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY - NO SCHOOL HAVE A GREAT HOLIDAY !!!!!


AMERICAN HISTORY 2
Monday- Projects are DUE !!
              - REVIEW FOR 20's

Tuesday- 20's TEST

Wednesday- Go Over test/ Current Events

Monday, November 17, 2014

week of 11/17 - 11/21

AMERICAN HISTORY 1
Monday - Chapter 6 Lesson 1: Declaration of Independence
                 Worksheets due tomorrow

Tuesday-Thursday - Students will be given a "Revolutionary War" Project.
                                 They will be working on this project for the first three days of the week.

Friday- November Current Event Summary Day


AMERICAN HISTORY 2
Monday - Collect and Discuss "Scopes Monkey Questions"

Tuesday- 20's PEOPLE QUIZ
              - Begin Lesson 5 Immigration

Wednesday- Finish Lesson 5
                    - Complete Immigration and KKK activity

Thursday- Lesson 6 20's Culture
               - 20's top ten songs

Friday- Study guides/ Practice Tests
            NOVEMBER CURRENT EVENT DAY

Monday, November 10, 2014

Week of November 10-14

AMERICAN HISTORY 1
Monday-  NO SCHOOL

Tuesday - JEOPARDY REVIEW

Wednesday- Chapter 5 Test

Thursday- Go over Test , Chapter 6 Lesson 1 -American Revolution BEGIN
               - Students will receive a project today that they will have the entire chapter to hand in 
                  It won't be due until mid DECEMBER.

Friday- Finish lesson 1
             Current Event Quiz


AMERICAN HISTORY 2
Monday- No School
Tuesday- Lesson 4: Traditional vs. Modern Thinking
                Section Quizzes due tomorrow

Wednesday- 20's Personalities are DUE !!
                      Discussion day for the personalities.
                      Presidents 21-30 Begins Today

Thursday - Review People
                 - Work on PROJECT WORK

Friday - 20's PEOPLE QUIZ
            - CE QUIZ

Monday, November 3, 2014

November 3 - 7

American History 1
MONDAY-  First Continental Congress
                   - Part 2 "John Adams" movie Independence

Tuesday - Finish Movie
               - Begin Lesson 5 Guided reading sheets, "Intro to war"

Wednesday - Finish and discuss Lesson 5 sheets.
                    - Begin Steps to war TIMELINE PROJECTS

Thursday - Work on Newspaper and Timeline projects
                   **** PD 5 NINTH GRADE - PAPERS ARE DUE TODAY ****

Friday - Newspaper Projects are due
            - Study Guides and practice tests will be distributed
             - TIME LINES DUE MONDAY


American History 2
Monday - Begin "Roaring 20's " chapter
                 Lesson 1: Booming Economy

Tuesday - Finish Lesson 1
                 Lesson 2: Consumer Revolution
                 Intro to Advertising Project

Wednesday - Lesson 3: 20's GOVERNMENT
                      Harding and Coolidge\
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Thursday - Finish 20's Government
                 - Work on Advertising Project
                  - Section and 1 and 2 Review Quizzes
Friday -  Project Work CURRENT EVENT QUIZ

Monday, October 27, 2014

Week of 10/27 - 10/31

American History 1
Monday - Complete Lessson 2 JIGSAW assgignments
              - Begin Boston Massacre Assignment

Tuesday- "John Adams" video presentation
                 Boston Massacre question sheets due tomorrow

Wednesday- Lesson 4: INTOLERABLE acts assignment
                     - Students will begin their Comparative newspaper projects

Thursday- Work on NEWSPAPER projects

Friday- OCTOBER CURRENT EVENT ARTICLES ARE DUE TODAY !!!


American History 2
Monday- Treaty of Versailles Lesson
             - Begin lesson 6: Effects of World War 1

Tuesday- Finish Effects Lesson
              - Students will receive study guides and practice tests for WWI
                 START STUDYING

Wednesday- WW1 REVIEW GAME

Thursday- WW1 TEST

Friday- October Current Event Articles DUE TODAY !!!

Monday, October 20, 2014

Week of 10/20 - 10/24

AMERICAN HISTORY 1 Monday - Go over test - Begin Chapter 5 ROAD TO REVOLUTION Tuesday - Complete Lesson 1 - Complete French and Indian War Map - Students will receive a TAKE HOME QUIZ - Due thursday Wednesday - Chapter 5 Lesson 2 : Jigsaw Activity Thursday- Collect THQ's - Finish Jigsaw discussion - Review French and Indian War Map for QUIZ TOMORROW - ALSO DRA's For the first marking period are due tomorrow Friday - Check DRA's - Map quiz AMERICAN HISTORY 2 Monday Tuesday- HOME FRONT GROUP PRESENTATIONS Wednesday -President QUIZ 11-20 - Begin Lesson 4 Thursday - Finish Lesson 4 - Begin Lesson 5 Peace Process Friday - Lesson 6 Treaty of VERSAILLES - DRA's DUE

Monday, October 13, 2014

Week of October 13-17

American History 1
Monday - No School

Tuesday- Complete Colonial Life Chapter
              - Students will get STUDY GUIDES
              - Students will receive Practice Tests

Wednesday - Chapter REVIEW Jeopardy Game

Thursday - CHAPTER TEST

Friday - Go over Test/ Begin Chapter 5


American History 2
Monday- No School

Tuesday- Review WWI map for Map Quiz Tomorrow
              - Students will receive WWI home front Projects
             
Wednesday - WWI Map Quiz
                    - Homefront Project work

Thursday - US Homefront WORK FINAL DAY

Friday - Begin Presentations

Monday, October 6, 2014

Week of 10/6 - 10/10

AMERICAN HISTORY 1
Monday- Last Day of Work for the "Colonial Life Project"
              - PROJECTS ARE DUE TOMORROW

Tuesday - Collect Projects
               - Discussion of Colonial Family Life

Wednesday- Lesson 3: Slavery in the Colonies
                     3 Pt shot Assignment

Thursday - Complete Lesson 3 Slavery in the colonies
                - Begin Lesson 4 Movement of Ideas

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


AMERICAN HISTORY 2
Monday- Complete Lesson 1 Intro to WORLD WAR 1
             - Review Map of World War I
              - Student will work on the "Stalemate" Worksheet

Tuesday- PRESIDENT Quiz 1-10
              - Discuss Stalemate Lesson

Wednesday- American Neutrality Lesson 3

Thursday- Finish American Neutrality lesson
                - Lusitania movie clip

Friday- Act 80 1/2 DAY/ Current Event Quiz

Monday, September 29, 2014

Week of 9/29 - 10/3

AMERICAN HISTORY 1
Monday - JEOPARDY REVIEW - Study for Chapter Test Tomorrow!!

Tuesday - Chapter TEST

Wednesday - Go over TEST
                    - Students will begin Lesson 1: Life in the Colonies

Thursday-  LIFE IN THE COLONIES Project Work
Friday

AMERICAN HISTORY 2
Monday- Students will hand in their diplomacy sheets
              - *** PROJECTS DUE TOMORROW
               - Students will receive their Study guides and practice tests today

Tuesday- JEOPARDY REVIEW
              - Yellow Journalism Projects are due

Wednesday- CHAPTER TEST

Thursday - Go over test
                - Intro to chapter 6 : WWI
                - Background and Causes
                - WWI map

Friday - Go over map and complete lesson
             - Presidents QUIZ 1-10

Monday, September 22, 2014

Week of September 22-26

American History 1
Monday - Complete Discussion of Colonies
              - "Find someone who can " review sheets
               - STUDY FOR YOUR QUIZ

Tuesday - Regional Quizzes
               - Students will get a Colony Matching Worksheet following the quiz - DUE TOMORROW

Wednesday - Collect Matching worksheets
                    - Intro to Lesson 5: Spanish Borderlands

Thursday -  Complete Discussion of Lesson 5
                - Students will get their Study Guides and Practice Tests
                - **** CURRENT EVENT ARTICLES ARE DUE TOMORROW !!!!!!!!

Friday - SEPTEMBER CURRENT EVENT SUMMARY DAY


American History 2
Monday
Tuesday- Students will be working on their "YELLOW JOURNALISM" Newspaper projects
              - The Project is due next Monday

Wednesday - Lesson 3 the United states and ASIA
                    - Review sheets

Thursday - Lesson 4 Types of Diplomacy
                   - Students will receive a 3 Column Worksheet which is due tomorrow
                   - ********* September Current Event Summary DAY IS TOMORROW

Friday- Current EVENT PAPERS are DUE !!!

Monday, September 15, 2014

Week of September 15 - 19

American History 1 
Monday - Begin Working on "Colony Brochure" Project
               We will be in the library today doing research and collecting materials.

Tuesday - Complete Colony Brochures DUE TOMORROW !!!

Wednesday - Brochures will be checked and graded
                    - Students will begin regional discussions with their brochures

Thursday - Whole Class Discussions

Friday - Complete Discussions
            - Students will hand in a completed  notepacket

American History 2
Monday- Pass back and discuss Chapter 1 Tests
              - Introduce Chapter 2 Imperialism

Tuesday - Complete Lesson 1
               - Begin Spanish American War Packet

Wednesday- Discuss Spanish American War
                   - Begin Yellow Journalism Newspaper Project

Thursday - Work on Project
                - Review Spanish American War
                 - Study your packets for a quiz tomorrow

Friday - Spanish American War QUIZ

Monday, September 8, 2014

Week of 9/8 - 9/12

American History 1
Monday - Discuss Chapter Study Guides
               - Collect and Discuss Exploration Charts
               - Work on Chapter 1 Practice Tests
               - BEGIN TO STUDY !!!

Tuesday - Jeopardy REVIEW GAME

Wednesday- CHAPTER 1 TEST

Thursday - Go over and Discuss TEST
                - Begin Chapter 2

Friday - Introduce Colonies Project
           - Students will begin working on Projects


American History 2
Monday- Lesson 3: Theodore Roosevelt
                                - Section Reviews

Tuesday - Lesson 4 Woodrow Wilson
               - New Frontier Sheets
               - Study guides

Wednesday - Discuss Woodrow Wilson
                    - Students will be working on "Mock Tests"
                    - Study !!!!

Thursday - FAMILY FEUD Review Game
                   Study for test

Friday - Chapter Test on the Progressive Era

Tuesday, September 2, 2014

Week of September 1 - 5 2014

American History 1
Monday- NO SCHOOL

Tuesday- Complete and Discuss Spanish Exploration. Complete Guided Reading Sheets.

Wednesday- Lesson 4: Europe Competes
                  - Begin France and Netherlands Jigsaw activity

Thursday - Complete Jigsaw Activity
               - Begin Chart assignment which is due tomorrow

Friday- Collect Charts.
          - Students will receive study guides and practice tests for Chapter 1
          - Begin Studying for chapter test which is next week


American History 2
Monday- No School

Tuesday- Complete Lesson 1: Progressive Era
             - (Reminder: Period 3 Paper due tomorrow)

Wednesday- AA Discrimination lesson
                   - Booker T vs. WEB

Thursday - Lesson 3: Teddy Roosevelt and Progressive Fair Deal
               - Study LESSON 1: Progressive Era for QUIZ tomorrow
                 just on LESSON 1

Friday - Progressive QUIZ
           - Complete Chart assignments.

Tuesday, August 26, 2014

Week of August 25 - 29 2014

AUGUST 25-29

8th GRADE/9th GRADE AMERICAN HISTORY 1
Monday- Intro to class procedures
               Course outlines and rules and expectations are distributed

Tuesday- Students will receive their textbooks
             - American history PRETEST
             - Information regarding Current event assignments and Literature circles will be discussed

Wednesday- Lesson 1 Causes and Effects of Exploration
                  - Students will begin the Exploration map

Thursday - Lesson 2: Colombian Exchange
                - Students will complete Explorers Chart - DUE TOMORROW!!

Friday - Collect Charts
           - Begin Lesson 3 SPANISH Exploration
           - Current Event Quiz Number 1


10th Grade AMERICAN HISTORY 2
Monday- Intro to class procedures
               Course outlines and rules and expectations are distributed

Tuesday- - Students will receive their textbooks
             - American history PRETEST
             - Information regarding Current event assignments and Literature circles will be discussed

Wednesday- Lesson 1: Progressive Era (Rebuilding America)

Thursday- Complete Lesson 1
              - Literature Circle #1: The Jungle by Upton Sinclair (Read and Answer the questions)

Friday - Collect Reading questions
           - Discuss The Jungle
           - Current Event Quiz #1

Monday, May 19, 2014

week of May 19-23

8th Grade Geography
Monday - Students will receive final exam study guides
              - Review for Asia Test

Tueday - ASIA CHAPTER TEST

Wednesday - Friday
FINAL EXAM REVIEW
Bring study guides to class

8th Grade CIVICS
Monday- Unit 2 Test
Tuesday- Intro to Unit 3 Media Packets
Wednesday- Conservative vs. Liberal activity
Thursday- Electoral Process Sheets
Friday- Electoral Process Sheets

9th Grade American History
Monday- Complete Lesson 2 and 3
              - Discuss Emancipation Proclamation
   
Tuesday- CIVIL War PRESENTATION

Wednesday - Discuss Final Lesson (End to Civil War)
Thursday
Friday - FINAL EXAM REVIEW

Monday, April 14, 2014

week of April 14-18

GEOGRAPHY 8
Monday
Go over africa Test
Intro to ASIA - Students will receive AFRICA TAKE HOME QUIZ - DUE TOMORROW !!

Tuesday
Collect THQ
Lesson 1: Intro to Asia
Asia Map Packet completion

Wednesday
Check Asia Map Packet
Discuss Asia Political Maps
Students will receive Asia VOCAB assignment (Due next Wednesday)

Thursday
Lesson 2 Chinese Geography and Culture Sheet (Due Monday)

Friday - NO SCHOOL

CIVICS 8
Monday
Students will be working on their Community Action plan PROJECTS - DUE WEDNESDAY

Tuesday
Civic Heroism Webquest

Wednesday
Collect CAP projects
Lesson 3 Rights vs. Responsibilities
Just the Facts worksheet - Due Tomorrow

Thursday
Immigration Webquest

Friday - NO SCHOOL

AMERICAN HISTORY 1
Monday
Complete Lesson 1: Students will receive Westward Expansion map - due tomorrow

Tuesday
Lesson 2: Mexican American War Intro Causes and Effects
Guided Reading Sheets

Wednesday
Finish Discussing Mexican American War sheets
Lesson 3 A rush to the west
CAUSE and EFFECT maps ( Due MONDAY)

Thursday
MAP QUIZ

Friday
NO SCHOOL

Monday, March 31, 2014

Week of 3/31 - 4/4

8th Grade geography and CIVICS
Monday - Thursday
NO CLASS DUE TO PSSA TESTING

Friday
Begin South Africa Sheets due monday


9th Grade American History
Monday-
Review sheets/ Missouri Compromise Discussion

Tuesday-
Jeopardy Review

Wednesday
Test

Thursday
Begin Chapter 12 Project

Friday
Work on Project

Monday, March 10, 2014

Week of March 10 - 14

Geography 8
Monday
Lesson 2  North Africa Notesheets
review the political map

Tuesday
Complete North Africa Lesson
Political Map Review Number 1

Wednesday
Lesson 3 Nigeria Notesheet
Political Map Review Number 2

Thursday
Complete Lesson 3 Nigeria
Final Political Map Review/ STUDY YOUR MAPS !!!

Friday
Africa Political Map Quiz
VOCAB IS DUE !!!!

CIVICS 8
Monday
Intro to Unit 3: Lesson 1 Influences on your political thinking

Tuesday
Review Influences
Media Packets are given out and media sheets should be completed

Wednesday
Lesson 2 Political Spectrum: Conservative vs. Liberal Activity

Thursday
Unit 3 Webquest

Friday
Unit 3 Games activity

AMERICAN HISTORY 1
Monday
No Class - Students will be working on a career seminar with the Guidance Dept.

Tuesday
Collect Lesson 1 Worksheets
Lesson 2: Foreign relations in the 1820's
Complete assignment

Wednesday
Lesson 3 : Andrew Jackson and the Corrupt Bargain

Thursday
Indian Removal and the Trail of Tears
Map and worksheet due tomorrow

Friday
Lesson 5 Guided Reading Sheets
Current Event Quiz

Monday, March 3, 2014

March 3-7

8th Grade Geography
Monday - JEOPARDY Review for the Middle East
                study your study guides and materials

Tuesday- Chapter test

Wednesday - Intro to Africa
                   - Students will complete Africa Take Home Quiz DUE TOMORROW

Thursday- Collect Take Home Quizzes
              - Work on Africa Map Packets

Friday- Lesson 1 Intro to Africa
         - Students will receive their Africa vocab assignment which is due next friday.

8th GRADE CIVICS
Monday- Thursday
Students will be working on the MOCK TRIAL in class.

Friday
UNIT 2 TEST - Bring all materials !!!

9th GRADE AMERICAN HISTORY
Monday- Lesson 4 War of 1812

Tuesday- Graphic organizers
             - Review Sheets and Bonus Sheets

Wednesday - JEOPARDY REVIEW

Thursday- Chapter 9 TEST

Friday - Intro to Chapter 10 LESSON 1

Monday, February 24, 2014

February 24-28

Geography 8
Monday- Friday
Students will be presenting their research projects during this week. Each student knows the day that they present.

CIVICS 8
Monday- Analyzing the Amendments activity

Tuesday- Intro to Executive Branch. Students will complete the Reading and worksheet

Wednesday- Executive Branch family tree assignment

Thursday- Complete Family tree

Friday- Begin Mock trial

American History 1
Monday- Intro to chapter 9 - Thomas Jefferson Administration
               Marbury vs. Madison Judicial Review

Tuesday - Lesson 2: Louisiana Purchase Background
              - Introduce Project

Wednesday
Thursday - Work on Project

Friday- Project is due
          - Current Events Due
          - LA Purchase QUIZ

Monday, January 27, 2014

January 27-31

8th Grade CIVICS
Monday- Community Action Projects due tomorrow

Tuesday- Lesson 3 Rights vs. Responsibilities - Worksheet due thursday

Wednesday- Can I? Lesson

Thursday- Immigration webquest on the ICIVICS website

Friday- UNIT 1 GAMES

8th Grade GEOGRAPHY
Monday- Lesson 4 Med. ME lesson / Religion sheets due

Tuesday- Finish Lesson 4/ Religion Discussion

Wednesday- Find Someone who can REVIEW (Lessons 1-3 Study for quiz)

Thursday- ME QUIZ Lessons 1-3

Friday- CURRENT EVENT DAY JANUARY

American HISTORY 1
Monday- Students will be putting their powerpoint presentations together

Tuesday- Presentations will be given

Wednesday- Review lesson 1 ON Working government

Thursday - Section 1 Quiz

Friday- Current event day january

Thursday, January 2, 2014

Week of January 2-3

8th Grade Geo
Thursday- Complete Middle Eastern History Projects
Friday - Review Middle Eastern Political Maps - QUIZ MONDAY

8th Grade CIVICS
Thursday- Open BOOK Quiz
Friday- Begin Unit 3

9th Grade American History
Thursday- Federalist vs. Anti-federalist worksheet
               - Complete chapter 7 study guide if not completed

Friday- Discuss the Federalists vs. Anti-Federalists sheets
          - Work on the Constitution sheet