Week of May 2 - 6
Monday
Chapter 18 Sec 1 Miners, Ranchers, and Railroads 586pg - 592pg
Map Activity
The Transcontinental Railroad
Put in groups to create a Railroad song
Tuesday
Work on your Railroad song
Include all words or lyrics in the song:
Pony Express
Transcontinental Railroad - Title of Map
1. Pacific Railway Acts
2. Central Pacific
3. Union Pacific
4. Sacramento, California
5. Omaha, Nebraska
6. Irish immigrants
7. Chinese immigrants
8. Golden Spike
9. Promontory, Utah
10. Governor Stanford
11. Sierra Nevada Mountains
12. Rocky Mountains
13. nitroglycerin
14. William "Buffalo Bill" Cody
15. Buffalo
Explain
Effects of the Transcontinental Railroad
Increased settlement of the West.
Increased business activity and East - West trade.
Helped make the railroad industry one of the most powerful in the country.
Third Vocab List
Warm Up
Section 1 Assessment page 592
Q 3B
Wednesday
Perform Railroad Songs
Third Vocab List
Thursday
Chapter 18 Sec 2 Wars for the West pages 593 - 598
George Armstrong Custer, Battle of Little Bighorn Handouts
Homework
Chapter 18 Sec 2 Summary Notes
Warm up Sarah Winnemuca Handout
Friday
Dawes General Allotment Act of 1887 - 598page
Summary - 150 word Essay with Picture
Homework
Section 2 Assessment page 598
Q 1A, 1C, 3A, 3B
Put on back of paper
May 9 - 13
Monday
Chapter 18 Section 3: Farming and Populism - pages 600-605
Homework
Section 3 Assessment page 605 Q 1A, 1B, 2B, 3A
Complete 3rd Vocab Sheets
Study for Quiz
Warm Up
Conflicts with the Native Americans
Tuesday
Check Homework
Check Vocab Sheets
Review Vocab Sheets
3rd Vocab Quiz
4th Vocab List
Wednesday
Homestead Act Activity
Notes
Thursday
Chapter 19 Section 1: The Second Industrial Revolution - 614 - 618pgs
Homework
Section 1 Assessment
page 618
Questions 1A, 1C, 2B, 3A, 3B
Warm Up
Inventors Handout
Friday
Video Cities
May 16 - 20
Monday
Chapter 19 Sec 2: Big Business - 619 - 622pgs
Homework
Section 2 Assessment page 622
Questions 1A, 1C, 2B, 2C
Warm Up
Monopolies and Trusts Handout
Tuesday
Chapter 19 Sec 3: Industrial Workers - 624 - 627pg
Homework
Section 3 Assessment
page 627
Questions 1A, 2B, 2C, 3A
Wednesday
Chapter 20 Section 1: A New Wave of Immigration - page 636 - 641
Homework
Section 1 Assessment Page 641
Questions 1B, 2A, 2B, 2C, 3A, 3B
Warm Up
Patterns of Immigration - Handout
Thursday
Check Homework
Check 4th Vocab Sheets
Review for 4th Quiz
4th Quiz
Read Notes
View BA Study Guide
Friday
Review for BA
May 23 - 27
Monday
Atlas Activity
Homework
Study for BA
Tuesday
Atlas Activity
Homework
Study for BA
Wednesday
Atlas Activity
Homework
Study for BA
Thursday
BA Multiple Choice
Friday
Video Boom - America the Story of Us
Week of May 30 - June 3
Monday
No School
Tuesday
Return Books to Office
Prezi
Wednesday
Prezi
Thursday
Prezi
Friday
Cities
Week of June 6-10 Prezi Week
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Week of June 13 - 15
Monday
Tuesday
Cedar Point
Wednesday
1/2 day for Students
Clap Out
Week of June 8-12
Monday
Cedar Point
Tuesday
Cities
Wednesday
1/2 Day
Clap Out
Week of June 1 - 5
Monday
Atlas Packet
Homework
Complete Vocab
Study 4th Vocab Quiz
Tuesday
Turn in textbooks
Check Vocab
Review Vocab
Vocab Quiz
Atlas Packet
Wednesday
Atlas Packet
Thursday
8th Grade Celebration
Friday
Cities
8th Grade Dance at night
Week of May 25 - 29
Monday
No School
Tuesday
Chapter 20 Section 1
page 636 - 641
Homework
Section 1 Assessment
Questions 1B, 2A, 2B, 2C, 3A, 3B
Warm Up
Patterns of Immigration
Wednesday
Review for BA
Thursday
Review for BA
Friday
BA Multiple Choice Test
Week of May 18 - 22
Monday
BA Self Assessment
BA Peer Assessment
Homestead Act Activity
Tuesday
Chapter 19
The Second Industrial Revolution
614 - 618
Section 1 Assessment
page 618
Questions 1A, 1C, 2B, 3A, 3B
Warm Up
Inventors
Wednesday
Chapter 19 Sec 2
Big Business
619 - 622pgs
Homework
Section 2 Assessment page 622
Questions 1A, 1C, 2B, 2C
Warm Up
Monopolies and Trusts
Thursday
Chapter 19 Sec 3
Industrial Workers
624 - 627pg
Homework
Section 3 Assessment
page 627
Questions 1A, 2B, 2C, 3A
Friday
No School
Week of May 11 - 15
Monday
Dawes General Allotment Act
150 Essay
Picture - summarize what you wrote
Homework
Section 2 Assessment page 598
Q 1A, 1C, 3A, 3B
Put on back of paper
Tuesday
Chapter 18 Section 3
Farming and Populism
pages 600-601
Homestead Act Activity
Homework
Complete 3rd Vocab Sheets
Study for Quiz
Warm Up
Conflicts with the Native Americans
Wednesday
Check Vocab Sheets
Review Vocab Sheets
3rd Vocab Quiz
George Armstrong Custer
Discuss BA Essay
Thursday
BA Essay
Friday
BA Essay
Week of May 4 - 8
Monday
Chapter 18 Sec 1
Miners, Ranchers, and Railroads
Map Activity
The Transcontinental Railroad
Work of your Railroad song
Tuesday
Work on your Railroad song
Wednesday
1/2 Day Career Day
Thursday
Perform Railroad Songs
Friday
Chapter 18 Sec 2
Wars for the West
pages 593 - 598
Homework
Chapter 18 Sec 2 Summary Notes
Warm up Sarah Winnemuca
Week of May 19-23
Monday
Computer Lab
Tuesday
Computer Lab
Homework
Study for 4th quiz
Wednesday
4th Quiz
Computer Lab
Thursday
Computer Lab
Friday
No school
Week of May 12 - 16
Monday
Chapter 19 Sec 1
The Second Industrial Revolution
614 - 618
Homework
Sec 1 Assessment page 618
Questions 1A, 1B, 1C, 2B
Tuesday
Chapter 19 Sec 2
BIg Business
619 - 622pgs
Homework
Sec 2 Assessment page 622
Q 1B, 2C
Monoplies and Trusts handout
Wednesday
Chapter 19 Sec 3
Industrial Workers
624-627
Homework
Sec 3 Assessment
627pg Q 2B, 2C, 3A, 3B
Thursday
Chapter 20 Sec 1
A New Wave of Immigration
636-641pg
Homework
Section 1 Assessment
page 641 Q 1A, 1B, 2B, 3A
Patterns of Immigration
Friday
Presentations of Prezi
Week of May 5-9
Follow me on Twitter - @singelyn79
Monday
Chapter 18 Sec 3
Farming and Populism
600 - 605pages
Homework
Sec 3 Assessment page 605
Q !B, 1C, 3A, 3B
Complete Vocab Sheets
Study for quiz
Tuesday, May 6, 3rd Quiz
Homework
4th Vocab Sheets
Wednesday
Homestead on Moodle - Topic 4
Homework
4th Vocab Sheets
Thursday
Go over the answers to the Homestead Act
Video Cities
Homework
4th Vocab Sheets
Students can all go on Moodle at home using a computer. I have all the groups created and the Chat Room is open for group members.
Friday
We will talk Prezi.