8th Grade U.S. History

Thursday, February 28, 2013

Wed. = Snow Day. 2/28 TH and 3/1 Fri

FYI - MIDTERM TEST IS NOW MON./TUES.

1. Check study guides

2. Study with partner

3. Study Game

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4. Pre-assessment for China (to see what you already know)

5. China Video - 12 min. video
     Questions to think about while watching.

HW: Study for Midterm on M/T

Monday, February 25, 2013

2-25 and 26 M/T

1. Begin Midterm Test Helper - Test is Friday this week

2. Get into City-states.  Decide who does which article/s.

3. Read and take notes on your article

4. Get together with same articles

5. Get back with City-states - share info.
  TAKE NOTES OTHER TOPICS

6. Share out.

7. Midterm Test Helper continue

HW: Finish the Midterm Test helper - YES, THIS IS HOMEWORK

Friday, February 22, 2013

2-22 Friday

1. Look at Test Helpers

2. Hand in Test Helpers

3. Take Test

4.  Next Friday = Midterm Exam covering Unit 1 Cavemen, Unit 2 Egypt etc..., Unit 5 Greece

HW: Begin looking over the Midterm materials


Wednesday, February 20, 2013

Wed./TH. Feb. 21 and 22

1. Check your  Chapter 28, 29, and 30 notes

2. Done with the Test Helper?

3. Study time: Quiz others (only if done)

4. Double check answers

5. Activity to study - game if time.

HW: Study with a buddy, parent, friend, etc...

Friday, February 15, 2013

Feb. 15 quick Friday classes

1. Read Chapter 30
2. Work on Ch. 30 Notes

3. Get Test Helper (Like a study guide - It is homework due Wed./Thur.)

4. Be sure Ch. 28 and Ch. 29 worksheets are done

HW: Finish Ch. 30 WS and The Test Helper

Wednesday, February 13, 2013

W/Th Feb. 13 and 14

1. Do pg. 180 in workbook - Sparta and Athens

2. Hand back papers

3. Grade Ch. 27 Notes in workbook

4. Read Ch. 28 and Ch. 29

5. Do Word, Phrase, Sentence for both on WS

6. Sign work and competition depending on time

7. Do Ch. 28 notes on WS

8. Do Ch. 29 notes on WS

HW: Finish all of the above

Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Tues., 2-12-13

1. Vocabulary Quest -

2. Text Rendering for Ch. 27
    Word, Phrase, Sentence

3. Finish Ch. 27 Notes on worksheet and then in workbook
     REMEMBER TO DO THE ARTWORK IN THE WORKBOOK IN THE SQUARE ABOVE THE WRITING.

4. If time, hand back papers.

HW: Be sure the Ch. 27 notes are done IN THE workbook for W/Th




Wednesday, February 6, 2013

Wed./Thur. Feb 6 and 7

1. Push Ch. 25-31 Vocab to students through Lanschool - be sure you are on server.

2. Push-up competition

3. Work Time for Vocab

3.5 Grade the Ch. 26 notes pg. 172-173 in workbook

4. Ch. 27 Reading -   Text Rendering = Word, Phrase, sentence

5. Ch. 27 Notes on paper and THEN IN WORKBOOK

6. Sign competition

HW:  Vocab Ch. 25-31 due Friday

Be sure the Ch. 27 notes are done for Friday

Monday, February 4, 2013

Feb. 4 and 5 M/T

1. Read Ch. 26 with Text Rendering
    Word, Phrase, Sentence

2. Share info. in groups

3. Grade workbook pg. 166-167 and 168-169

4. Play Farming and Sailing songs

5. Ch. 26 notes

6. Choose Kid Music

7. Start Ch. 25-31 vocabulary (Lanschool pushed)

8. Contests - Signs and Push-ups

HW: Ch. 26 notes due Wed./Thur.      Vocab Due Friday