2ND PERIOD
8TH GRADE HISTORY
2013-2014
TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 3
Entry Task
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Today’s Activities
WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 4
2ND PERIOD –8TH GRADE HISTORY
Entry Task
 Take a seat towards
the front of the
class, please
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Today’s Activities
 What Do You
Know?
 Books, Covers,
Journals.
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THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 5
2ND PERIOD –8TH GRADE HISTORY
Entry Task
 Open your journals to
the preview on page 1,
read and follow the
directions (5 Minutes)
 When you are
finished, read section
1.1 in your book.
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Today’s Activities
 Look at graphic
organizer.
 Read 1.2-1.4 –Answer
Questions.
 Work in pairs to do
journal work.
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FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 6
2ND PERIOD – 8TH GRADE HISTORY
Entry Task
 Please have your
journals open to
page 2 and be ready
to read your
journal entries.
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Today’s Activities
 Find the Placard that
fits 1.5 and write the
letter in the box.
 Work in the following
groups to complete 1.6 –
through 1.12
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1: Tiffany, Timmy, Mikaela
2: Chris, Josie, Caitlin
3. Mackenzie, Rhia, Parker
4. Angel, Tommy, Ryan
MONDAY SEPTEMBER 9
2ND PERIOD – 8TH GRADE HISTORY
Entry Task
 Please have your
journals open to
page 2 and be ready
to read your
journal entries.
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Today’s Activities
 Work in the following
groups to complete 1.9 –
through 1.12
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TEST on Tuesday
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1: Tiffany, Timmy, Mikaela
2: Chris, Josie, Caitlin
3. Mackenzie, Rhia, Parker
4. Angel, Tommy, Ryan
TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 10
2ND PERIOD – 8TH GRADE HISTORY
Entry Task
 Get in Your groups
for the test.
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Today’s Activities
Preview- Chapter 2
Read 2.1 & 2.2
TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 10
2ND PERIOD – 8TH GRADE HISTORY
Entry Task
 Get in Your groups
for the test.
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Today’s Activities
Preview- Chapter 2
Read 2.1 & 2.2
WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 11
2ND PERIOD – 8TH GRADE HISTORY
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Today’s Activities
Read 2.2, 2.3. 2.4 & journal
notes
MAP the explorers from
2.2, 2.3. 2.4
THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 12
2ND PERIOD – 8TH GRADE HISTORY
Entry Task
 Who were the 4
Spanish explorers?
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Today’s Activities
Continue with the Spanish
explorers on page 23.
Journal & Map
Read, journal and Map 2.4
REVIEW
FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 13
2ND PERIOD – 8TH GRADE HISTORY
Entry Task
 Who were the 5
Spanish explorers?
 2 French explores?
 Read journal
entries
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Today’s Activities
Continue with theEnglish
explorers on page 27.
Read, Journal & map 2.5 and
2.6
MONDAY SEPTEMBER 16
2ND PERIOD – 8TH GRADE HISTORY
Entry Task
 Who were the 5
Spanish explorers?
 2 French explores?
 2 English explorers
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Today’s Activities
Continue on page 30- New
Netherland:
Read-Journal & Map
Chapter Summary
Chapter 2 TEST on
Wednesday-September 18th
TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 17
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Today’s Activities
Chapter 2 Review –
Junior Scholastic- Page 14:
Geoskills- To the South Sea!
September 2, 2013 Issue
Chapter 2 TEST on
Wednesday-September 18th
WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 18
2ND PERIOD – 8TH GRADE HISTORY
Entry Task
 Get in Test position
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Today’s Activities
Chapter 2 TEST
Preview page 15 in your
journal.
READ Introduction – page
35
Colonial Fair Assignment
THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 19
2ND PERIOD – 8TH GRADE HISTORY
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Today’s Activities
Preview page 15 in your
journal.
READ Introduction – page
35
Colonial Fair Assignment
FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 20
2ND PERIOD – 8TH GRADE HISTORY
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Today’s Activities
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Colonial Fair Assignment
MONDAY SEPTEMBER 23
2ND PERIOD – 8TH GRADE HISTORY
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Entry Task
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Today’s Activities
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Colonial Fair Assignment
TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 24
2ND PERIOD – 8TH GRADE HISTORY
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Entry Task
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Today’s Activities
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Colonial Fair Assignment
Write/Type your
paragraphs. Do you
need to do more
research?
 Songwriters- write your
lyrics. Work on Dance
Steps
 Work on your
advertisement pitch
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WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 25
2ND PERIOD – 8TH GRADE HISTORY
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Entry Task
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Today’s Activities
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Colonial Fair Assignment
Work on your
advertisement pitch
 Finish up anything that
needs to be done
 Practice, Practice,
Practice
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THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 26
2ND PERIOD – 8TH GRADE HISTORY
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Entry Task
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Today’s Activities
 First:
Practice,
Practice, Practice
 Finish
up
anything that
needs to be done
FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 27
2ND PERIOD – 8TH GRADE HISTORY
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Entry Task
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Today’s Activities
 Practice,
Practice, Practice
 Finish
up
anything that
needs to be done
MONDAY SEPTEMBER 30
2ND PERIOD – 8TH GRADE HISTORY
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Entry Task
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Parker: Take
1. Preview 4- page 23
assessment 3 at the
high school. You’ll need in your journal
to call Jim Evans to
2. Life in the Colonies
make arrangements.
4.1
They will keep the test
and get it back to me. 3. Read and JournalAny Questions????
4.
at least 3 a day—
make sure you have
4-6 facts bulleted in
each section.
Practice map
TUESDAY OCTOBER1
2ND PERIOD – 8TH GRADE HISTORY
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2.
Today’s Activities
Read and
Journal-at least
3 a day—make
sure you have 4-6
facts bulleted in
each section.
Map practice:
WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 2
2ND PERIOD – 8TH GRADE HISTORY
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Entry Task
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2.
Today’s Activities
Read and
Journal-at least
3 a day—make
sure you have 4-6
facts bulleted in
each section.
Map practice:
THURSDAY OCTOBER 3
2ND PERIOD – 8TH GRADE HISTORY
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2.
Today’s Activities
Read and
Journal-at least
3 a day—make
sure you have 4-6
facts bulleted in
each section.
More Map
practice:
MONDAY OCTOBER 7
2ND PERIOD – 8TH GRADE HISTORY
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Entry Task
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Today’s Activities
More Map practice:
2. Page 429- First
Great Awakening &
The American
Revolution
assignment.
Chapter 4 TEST tomorrow
1.
TUESDAY OCTOBER 8
2ND PERIOD – 8TH GRADE HISTORY
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4.
Today’s Activities
Chapter 4 TEST
Page 14- Geoskills
READ United States
and the Middle East .
Pages 6-8. Answer
questions on page 9.
Handout Questions::
Headline Scramble:
The Arab Spring
WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 9
2ND PERIOD – 8TH GRADE HISTORY
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4.
Today’s Activities
Letter from Mrs.
Schmerer
Preview TEST
Preview Chapter 5
Read 5.1 & 5.2
THURSDAY OCTOBER 10
2ND PERIOD – 8TH GRADE HISTORY
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3.
Today’s Activities
Journal 5.2
Read 5.3 & journal
Video
FRIDAY OCTOBER 11
2ND PERIOD – 8TH GRADE HISTORY
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2.
Today’s Activities
Read and Journal
5.4 & 5.5
Video 9:30-17:57
MONDAY OCTOBER 14
2ND PERIOD – 8TH GRADE HISTORY
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2.
Today’s Activities
Read and Journal
5.6 & 5.7
Video 17:57 – 28:00
TUESDAY OCTOBER 15
2ND PERIOD – 8TH GRADE HISTORY
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Today’s Activities
Read and Journal 5.8
Video 25:41 to end
WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 16
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Today’s Activities
Finish Video 25:41 to
end
Read Summary
Review
Processing 5
THURSDAY OCTOBER 17
2ND PERIOD – 8TH GRADE HISTORY
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2.
Today’s Activities
TEST Chapter 5
Prepare for the
Town Hall Meeting
FRIDAY OCTOBER 18
2ND PERIOD – 8TH GRADE HISTORY
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Today’s Activities
Prepare for the Town
Hall Meeting
When doing a search
on the computer- type
Were the British
justified in taxing the
colonists OR
Were the Colonists
justified in protesting
British Taxes
MONDAY OCTOBER 21
2ND PERIOD – 8TH GRADE HISTORY
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3.
4.
Today’s Activities
Prepare for the Town
Hall Meeting
When doing a search
on the computer- type
Were the British
justified in taxing the
colonists OR
Were the Colonists
justified in protesting
British Taxes
TUESDAY OCTOBER 22
2ND PERIOD – 8TH GRADE HISTORY
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5.
Today’s Activities
Half the period to
finish up Town Hall
Meeting
preparation:
1-paragraph
1-name card
1-poster
Nethercutt
Foundation Contest
WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 23
2ND PERIOD – 8TH GRADE HISTORY
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Today’s Activities
Practice Town Hall
Debate preparation:
Posters
Nethercutt
Foundation Contest
WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 2
2ND PERIOD – 8TH GRADE HISTORY
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2.
3.
Today’s Activities
Practice Town Hall
Debate preparation:
Posters
Nethercutt
Foundation Contest
THURSDAY OCTOBER 24
2ND PERIOD – 8TH GRADE HISTORY
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2.
3.
Today’s Activities
Preview Page 35
Read Introduction
6.1
Read the directions
on page 36 in your
journal to complete
6.2 & 6.3
FRIDAY OCTOBER 25
2ND PERIOD – 8TH GRADE HISTORY
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Entry Task
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Today’s Activities
Read 6.3 & 6.4 &
Journal
MONDAY OCTOBER 28
2ND PERIOD – 8TH GRADE HISTORY
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Entry Task
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2.
Today’s Activities
Finish Reading &
Journaling Chapter
6
Interpret
Declaration of
Independence
Vocabulary
TUESDAY OCTOBER 29
2ND PERIOD – 8TH GRADE HISTORY
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3.
Today’s Activities
Work on Declaration
of Independence
Booklets
You have 2 class
days to work on this
project
DUE DATE & SHARE
DATE IS THURSDAY,
October 31st!
WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 30
2ND PERIOD – 8TH GRADE HISTORY
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3.
Today’s Activities
Work on Declaration
of Independence
Booklets
You have 1 class day
left to work on this
project
DUE DATE & SHARE
DATE IS THURSDAY,
October 31st!
THURSDAY OCTOBER 31
2ND PERIOD – 8TH GRADE HISTORY
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Today’s Activities
SHARE DATE IS
THURSDAY, October
31st!
MONDAY NOVEMBER 4
2ND PERIOD – 8TH GRADE HISTORY
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Today’s Activities
Preview Chapter 7Capture the Flag on
the Football Field
Wear your coat!!!
Debriefing
7.1
TUESDAY NOVEMBER 5
2ND PERIOD – 8TH GRADE HISTORY
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2.
Today’s Activities
Quickwrite
(Advantages/
Disadvantages of
both sides)
7.2 & 7.3
THURSDAY NOVEMBER 6
2ND PERIOD – 8TH GRADE HISTORY
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2.
Today’s Activities
7.4 & 7.5 Read &
Journal
Video
TUESDAY NOVEMBER 12
2ND PERIOD – 8TH GRADE HISTORY
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Today’s Activities
7.6 Read & Journal
Video- Valley Forge
Read excerpts from
Washington at
Valley Forge.
Compare & Contrast 3
sources: SS Textbook,
Forge, Picture Book
WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 13
2ND PERIOD – 8TH GRADE HISTORY
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2.
Today’s Activities
Finish excerpts from
Washington at
Valley Forge.
Compare & Contrast
Compare & Contrast 3
sources: SS Textbook,
Forge, Picture Book
Prepare for Debate
THURSDAY NOVEMBER 14
2ND PERIOD – 8TH GRADE HISTORY
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Today’s Activities
Debate: Should cell
phones be allowed in
school?
Share: Compare &
Contrast 3 sources: SS
Textbook, Forge, Picture
Book
Finish 7.6 & journal
Video: Pakistan Girl
MONDAY NOVEMBER 18
2ND PERIOD – 8TH GRADE HISTORY
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Entry Task
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2.
Today’s Activities
Share: Compare &
Contrast 3 sources: SS
Textbook, Forge, Picture
Book
Finish 7.6 & journal
TUESDAY NOVEMBER 19
2ND PERIOD – 8TH GRADE HISTORY
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2.
3.
Today’s Activities
7.7 Read & Journal
7.8 Read & Journal
Video
THURSDAY NOVEMBER 21
2ND PERIOD – 8TH GRADE HISTORY
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Today’s Activities
Summary
American Revolution
Trading Card project
Firecakes?
FRIDAY NOVEMBER 22
2ND PERIOD – 8TH GRADE HISTORY
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2.
Today’s Activities
American Revolution
Trading Card project
Partners:?
MONDAY NOVEMBER 25
2ND PERIOD – 8TH GRADE HISTORY
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1.
Today’s Activities
American Revolution
Trading Card project
TUESDAY NOVEMBER 26
2ND PERIOD – 8TH GRADE HISTORY
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Entry Task
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2.
Today’s Activities
Chapter 7 Review
American Revolution
Trading Card project
WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 27
2ND PERIOD – 8TH GRADE HISTORY
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2.
Today’s Activities
Chapter 7 TEST –
Debate
MONDAY DECEMBER 2
2ND PERIOD – 8TH GRADE HISTORY
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2.
Today’s Activities
Debate – Cell Phones
Debate –TV bad Influence
TUESDAY DECEMBER 3
2ND PERIOD – 8TH GRADE HISTORY
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Today’s Activities
Debate – Cell
Phones(with Tommy &
Rhia)
Chapter 8 Introduction ?
8.1 & 8.2
Video (The RevolutionDisk 4- Becoming a
Nation)
Aftermath of
the War
WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 4
2ND PERIOD – 8TH GRADE HISTORY
Entry Task
 Today’s Activities
 Entry task quiz- 8.11.
8.3- Shay’s Rebellion –
& 8.2
Read & Journal
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2.
3.
8.4 Opening the
Constitutional
Convention
Video – Disc 4- Becoming
a Nation
Aftermath of
the war through The
Constitution.
THURSDAY DECEMBER 5
2ND PERIOD – 8TH GRADE HISTORY
Entry Task
 Name and State
assignment Name card
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Today’s Activities
8.5 Issue I: How should
states be represented in
the new government?
8.6 Issue II: Should
slaves be counted as part
of a state’s population?
– Disc 4- Becoming a
Nation
Aftermath of
the war through The
Constitution.
FRIDAY DECEMBER 6
2ND PERIOD – 8TH GRADE HISTORY
Entry Task
 8.5 Quiz
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2.
Today’s Activities
8.7 Issue II: Should
slaves be counted as part
of a state’s population?
– Disc 4- Becoming a
Nation
Aftermath of
the war through The
Constitution.
MONDAY DECEMBER 9
2ND PERIOD – 8TH GRADE HISTORY
Entry Task
 Today’s Activities
 Does anyone have
1. 8.9: Issue III: How
Nelson Mandela
should the Chief
extra Credit paper?
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3.
4.
Executive Be Elected?
8.10 Resolution
8.11 The Convention
Ends
8.12 The Constitution
goes to the nation.
TUESDAY DECEMBER 10
2ND PERIOD – 8TH GRADE HISTORY
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Today’s Activities
8.13 Summary
Review
TEST on Wednesday
WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 11
2ND PERIOD – 8TH GRADE HISTORY
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Today’s Activities
Chapter 8 TEST
Preview Chapter 9
9.1 on your own.
THURSDAY DECEMBER 12
2ND PERIOD – 8TH GRADE HISTORY
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 Today’s Activities
Chapter 9
 Work in Groups of
Three Legislative
 Executive
 Judicial
 Checks and Balances
1.
FRIDAY DECEMBER 13
2ND PERIOD – 8TH GRADE HISTORY
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 Today’s Activities
Chapter 9
 Work in Groups of
Three Executive
 Judicial
 Checks and Balances
1.
MONDAY DECEMBER 16
2ND PERIOD – 8TH GRADE HISTORY
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Today’s Activities
Chapter 9
 Work in Groups of
Three Executive
 Judicial
 Checks and Balances
1.
TUESDAY DECEMBER 17
2ND PERIOD – 8TH GRADE HISTORY
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Today’s Activities
Chapter 9
 The Amendment
Process
 The Federal System
1.
MONDAY JANUARY 6
2ND PERIOD – 8TH GRADE HISTORY
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Today’s Activities
Continue studying for the
bar exam. Those who
have passed, split up and
help.
You may take 2 exams
today.
Nethercutt packet
TUESDAY JANUARY 7
2ND PERIOD – 8TH GRADE HISTORY
Entry Task
 Today’s Activities
 Law Firm #1: Josie,
1. Continue studying for the
Tiffany, Ryan.
bar exam. Those who
 Law Firm #2:
have passed, split up and
Timmy, Caitlin,
help.
Mikaela.
You may take 2 exams
 Law Firm #3: Angel,2.
Chris,
today.
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3.
Nethercutt packet
WEDNESDAY JANUARY 8
2ND PERIOD – 8TH GRADE HISTORY
Entry Task
 Today’s Activities
 Law Firm #1: Josie,
1. Make your law firm
Tiffany, Ryan.
posters. (10 minutes)
 Law Firm #2:
2. Legal Competition.
Timmy, Caitlin,
Mikaela.
3. TEST on Thursday
 Law Firm #3: Angel,
Chris, Rhia
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THURSDAY JANUARY 9
2ND PERIOD – 8TH GRADE HISTORY
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3.
Today’s Activities
Chapter 9 TEST
Preview Chapter 10:
Parent’s Constitution
In groups: Write a
student’s constitution
FRIDAY JANUARY 10
2ND PERIOD – 8TH GRADE HISTORY
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Today’s Activities
Read 10.1 – 10.2
In Groups: Read 10.310.6 & journal.
MONDAY JANUARY 13
2ND PERIOD – 8TH GRADE HISTORY
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Entry Task
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Today’s Activities
In Groups: Read 10.310.6 & journal- today &
tomorrow.
TUESDAY JANUARY 14
2ND PERIOD – 8TH GRADE HISTORY
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Entry Task
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Today’s Activities
In Groups: Read 10.310.6 & journal- today &
tomorrow.
WEDNESDAY JANUARY 15
2ND PERIOD – 8TH GRADE HISTORY
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Today’s Activities
Case Studies- Journal
page 68.
THURSDAY JANUARY 16
2ND PERIOD – 8TH GRADE HISTORY
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Today’s Activities
Case Studies #3- Journal
page 68. Wallace V.
Jafree- Vote/Supreme
Court Ruling.
Case #4 New Jersey v.
T.L.O.
Research Landmark
Cases About Teens
FRIDAY JANUARY 17
2ND PERIOD – 8TH GRADE HISTORY
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Today’s Activities
Landmark Cases About
Teens in computer lab.
Future Fright
Review
TUESDAY JANUARY 21
2ND PERIOD – 8TH GRADE HISTORY
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Today’s Activities
Finish Landmark Cases
Review
WEDNESDAY JANUARY 22
2ND PERIOD – 8TH GRADE HISTORY
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4.
Chapter 10 TEST
Preview Chapter 11-page
73 in your journal.
READ 11.1-11-3
Act it out
WEDNESDAY JANUARY 22
2ND PERIOD – 8TH GRADE HISTORY
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 Today’s Activities
1.
2.
3.
Act it out
Preview page 73 in your
journals
11.4 & 11.5
MONDAY JANUARY 27
2ND PERIOD – 8TH GRADE HISTORY
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Today’s Activities
 11.5
Read & Journal
 11.6 Read & Journal
TUESDAY JANUARY 28
2ND PERIOD – 8TH GRADE HISTORY
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Entry Task
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Today’s Activities
 Finish
11.5 Journal
(Relations with Britain and
France)
 11.6 Read & Journal
 Quiz 11.6
WEDNESDAY JANUARY 29
2ND PERIOD – 8TH GRADE HISTORY
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Entry Task
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Today’s Activities
2
days to work on your
campaign.
 Banner
 Buttons
 Song
 Speech