COVID-19
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Welcome to the COViD 19 distance learning schedule for 8th grade social studies. I have a list of things that can be done to 1. stay current and involved with the world 2. keep building our skills 3. create some documents that might be especially handy when you are older.
Daily Lessons listed below project
1. The first thing I would like you all to do EVERYDAY is to keep a short journal of what is happening. Keep this in mind. What is happening in our country right now will be in the history books of the future. You will eventually have children and grandchildren that will ask you about what it was like, and what you did. This journal will be something you can pull out to show your next generations YOUR story. Guidance for this journal is below in a doc, attached to this page.
Starting April 6th: Below you will find links to individual lessons that might be helpful
We're going to make this simple. Rather than having a daily required lesson, I am going to ask you to do a project that will meet all of the standards that you would need to meet for the end of 8th grade. The standards are listed below, so you know what we're focusing on. I will have some individual lessons that you can do to help get some context on the issues. They are listed at the bottom the project.
I can, independently, develop claims and counterclaims while pointing out the strengths and limitations of both. I can identify a specific problem that exists in my local, regional, or global world and can identify a solution to address the problem I can, independently, evaluate the credibility of primary and secondary sources by determining their relevance and intended use. I can explain how and why prevailing social, cultural, and political perspectives changed during American history. I can evaluate how economic decisions affect the wellbeing of individuals, businesses, and society.
We will draw on your experiences of the current situation, and compare it to other situations. We were approaching the part of the year where we cover 1900-1950ish. This means events like World War 1, War War 2, The Great Depression, The Spanish Flu, the beginnings of the Cold War, etc are all things that we were going to be having discussions about. So! Instead of being in class, and having daily lessons and such, we are going to roll all of those potential topics into one, all while being aware of what is going on in OUR world today.
DUE DATE: May 4th
End Product: You have some latitude here. I am going to give you a couple ideas, or you can choose something other than what I offer. If you want to do something else you will need to pitch to me what you want to do via google form (or a video submission if you would prefer).
Possibilities-
Speech, Video Recorded
Google Site
Research paper WITH thesis
iMovie documentary
What should you do?
It all starts with a point to prove (this should sound familiar). What point are you trying to make?
Pick some part of today's situation (COVID-19) that frustrates you. The not being able to go out, the restaurants closed, the hoarding, the hand washing, the restrictions of what we can do, the lack of supplies for the general public, shortages of equipment, political "gamesmanship", etc.
Once you've decided what you are upset about, look at situations from our past. There are many. Focus in the 1900-1950ish range to see if you can find situations that are somewhat similar. Now, when I say similar, I don't mean that they had a novel virus and everyone got locked in. Don't be THAT literal. BUT! There are MANY times where hoarding, supply shortages, restrictions on freedoms, rampant fear, and other things have occurred. Your job is to find one of those situations. FEEL FREE TO ASK A PARENT A LITTLE ABOUT OTHER TIMES THIS HAS HAPPENED. THEY CAN HELP YOU A BIT. Research how people handled it in the past. Did they deal with it well? Were they frustrated too? How did they resolve the problem?
Once you have found a thing you are frustrated about AND you've matched it to a historical "event" take a close look at the similarities. What can we learn from the historical event that could help us today? Did they get it right and we should do something similar? Did they make mistakes? What can we do differently now?
Remember the PROCESS...
Find a topic.
Research a bit. Start with an overview of the topics
Decide what you want to prove
Deep research. Look for primary sources. First Hand Accounts, Photos, recordings, etc.
Begin formulating your presentation
Research any final points.
Create project
Get feeback
Refine project.
DAILY LESSONS: Lessons that might be helpful during the project. DON'T FEEL LIKE YOU HAVE TO DO THESE ALL AT ONCE.
Week 1
Lesson 2: An overview of how the war ended.
Lesson 3: A lesson on the Roaring 20's
Week 2
I can evaluate how economic decisions affect the wellbeing of individuals, businesses, and society.
Lesson 4: An Explanation of the Economy in the 1920s
Lesson 5: The Crash...Why it Happened
Stuff from Before April 6th: Not required.
Here's some lessons you could work on. It's handy that we were just entering Gilded Age and Teddy Roosevelt era as some of the things our country was dealing with at that time are very similar to today's situation.
Feel free to do a lesson every day, or every other day. There will be some other activities that you can do to supplement your learning.
This lesson will address immigration around the turn of the 20th century. Edward Bok's words are interesting, especially when we talk about today's situation and the stockpiling. Think of how many sheets of toilet paper we've wasted through the years.
You should be this far by Friday, March 20th. Remember to do your journal.
Day 2: Unit 2.6 Packing Plants
Grab a hot dog or a meat stick to eat while your read through this.
Day 3: Unit 2.9b The Problem With Urbanization
This one hits close to home. Consider how we have solve these troubles with urbanization. Also make a list of how these troubles are similar to what we're dealing with now. How have we addressed the issues in today's world?
Day 4: Unit 2.8 Leaders of the Industrial Revolution
You should be this far by Friday, March 27th
Day 5: Transcription work. This may take a day or two
Day 7: Unit 3.3 Progressivism, Not Just Car Insurance
For the educannon (playposit) you have all been moved to 8th grade, 3rd block. It will make sense when you click on the link.