Announcements

Welcome to 8th grade social studies! In this space you will find announcements about due dates for projects, as well as for quizzes. More detailed information, pictures, links, downloads etc. can be found on the page for the Unit we are working on.

Fictional Diary #2 is starting! Due Friday 6/12 — Jun 7, 2015 9:46:43 PM

Fictional Diary #1 due 5/29 all classes — May 22, 2015 3:13:21 PM

Holocaust Basics Quiz - Tues. 4/28 (purple, black, red), Wed. 4/29 (green, blue) — Apr 27, 2015 1:44:00 PM

Memorial Project has begun! — Mar 17, 2015 10:32:33 PM

"Activist Suitcase" project begins Tuesday 3/3, due Wed. 3/11 — Mar 2, 2015 2:17:08 AM

Segregation and Its Effects Quiz: Thursday 2/5 all classes — Feb 1, 2015 10:17:10 PM

"How Far Have We Come?" project started 1/16; due Monday 1/26 — Jan 15, 2015 7:27:49 PM

First Wave of Woman's Rights Movement Quiz Friday 1/9 — Jan 7, 2015 1:09:36 AM

New project! We and They Thinking Anecdote — Dec 10, 2014 9:05:02 PM

Bill of Rights Quiz Monday (green, blue, purple), Tuesday (black, red) — Nov 22, 2014 1:27:03 AM

Writing a School Constitution Project (due 11/13 all classes) — Nov 5, 2014 8:38:53 PM

US Constitution Quiz: Wed. 10/29 Black, Red; Thurs. 10/30 Green, Blue, Purple — Oct 27, 2014 12:14:42 AM

"Simplified" D of I flipbook due Thurs. 10/16 (all classes) — Oct 9, 2014 12:54:04 AM

Declaration of Independence quiz: Tues. 10/7 (red), Wed. 10/8 (all other classes) — Oct 6, 2014 1:27:51 AM

"Opposing Views" project due Monday 9/29 — Sep 23, 2014 11:57:15 PM

Identity Anecdote due Thursday 9/18 all classes — Sep 15, 2014 3:53:30 PM

Fictional Diary #1 due Th. 5/29 all classes — May 27, 2014 5:07:17 PM

We have started the book, "The Boy Who Dared" — May 13, 2014 1:52:08 AM

Holocaust Basics Quiz - Th. 5/1 (green), Fri. 5/2 (purple, black, red, orange) — Apr 29, 2014 12:35:48 AM

"The Slippery Slope" Project - due by end of the day Thursday (4/17) — Apr 15, 2014 9:07:36 PM

Unit Two Portfolio; brought back to class with signature by Th. 4/17 or Mon. 4/28 — Apr 15, 2014 8:57:44 PM

Memorial Project has begun! — Mar 15, 2014 3:15:28 AM

Activist's Suitcase project - due Mon. 3/3 (green, purple, black); Tues. 3/4 (red, orange) — Feb 25, 2014 2:34:10 AM

"Segregation and its effects" Quiz Thursday 1/30 (Red, Orange), Friday 1/31 (Green, Purple, Black) — Jan 27, 2014 3:08:20 AM

First Wave of Women's Rights Quiz - Th. 1/9 (black, red, orange); Fri. 1/10 (green, purple) — Jan 7, 2014 3:08:49 AM

Unit One Portfolio: to be completed this week 12/2 - 12/6; to be signed by 12/13 — Dec 3, 2013 2:55:05 AM

Katie Sierra Assessment due by the end of the day Wed. 11/27 — Nov 26, 2013 4:01:39 PM

Three Branches Google Earth Project - due Wed. 11/13 — Nov 8, 2013 7:36:58 PM

US Constitution Basics Quiz: Wed. 10/30 (Black, Orange, Red), Thurs. 10/31 (Green, Purple) — Oct 23, 2013 1:42:58 AM

"Our Simplified D. of I" Flipbook Project - due Wed. 10/16 all classes — Oct 9, 2013 12:22:42 AM

Declaration of Independence Quiz: Mon. 10/7 (red, orange), Tues. 10/8 (green, purple, black) — Oct 1, 2013 7:11:27 PM

"Opposing Views" paragraphs due by end of day Friday 9/27 — Sep 25, 2013 10:46:40 AM

Identity Anecdote due 9/20 all classes — Sep 14, 2013 2:22:10 PM

Fictional Diary #2 - due Tuesday 6/18 all classes — Jun 4, 2013 1:20:53 PM

Fictional Diary #1 due Wed. May 29th; orange class due Thursday 5/30 — May 20, 2013 3:38:00 PM

Anti-Semitism graphic organizer due Wed. 5/1 (purple, black), Thurs. 5/2 (orange, green, blue) — Apr 30, 2013 5:52:00 PM

Holocaust Basics quiz (purple=Th. 4/25; black, orange, green, blue=Fr. 4/26) — Apr 22, 2013 3:21:13 PM

Memorial Project beginning 3/13, 14 — Mar 14, 2013 3:38:46 PM

We're starting "The Rock and The River" this week! — Feb 24, 2013 6:00:26 PM

MLK Sensory Diagram — Feb 15, 2013 8:26:31 PM

Women's Rights Movement Quiz: Mon. 1/28 (orange, green, blue, purple) and Tues. 1/29 (black class only) — Jan 23, 2013 9:00:42 PM

Katie Sierra and the First Amendment Assessment - due Tuesday 12/18 (green, blue, purple, black); Wednesday 12/19 (orange) — Dec 17, 2012 3:56:04 AM

Three Branches Google Earth project - due on or before Friday 11/30 — Nov 16, 2012 1:57:30 PM

US Constitution Basics Quiz - Fri. 11/16 (purple, black), Mon. 11/19 (orange, green, blue) — Nov 13, 2012 1:23:25 AM

"Our Simplified D. of I." Flipbook - due Wed. 10/31 — Oct 22, 2012 7:25:11 PM

Declaration of Independence Quiz - TH. 10/18 (Orange), FRI. 10/19 (all other classes) — Oct 12, 2012 9:50:18 PM

Propaganda project - "A new perspective on Boston Massacre" due Thurs. 10/11 — Oct 7, 2012 12:43:56 AM

"Opposing Views Paragraphs" due Wed. 10/3 — Sep 28, 2012 12:30:50 PM

Identity Anecdote due 9/20 for all classes. — Sep 18, 2012 7:26:02 PM

Fictional Diary #2 due Thursday 6/14 — Jun 11, 2012 7:45:07 PM

Fictional Diary #1 - due Tuesday 6/5 — May 29, 2012 12:28:04 AM

We're starting "The Boy Who Dared" this week! — May 15, 2012 1:51:52 AM

Holocaust Basics Quiz Th. 5/3 (Red), Fri 5/4 (all other classes) — Apr 23, 2012 8:00:48 PM

Memorial Project due this week 3/28-29 — Mar 20, 2012 12:35:28 AM

MLK Sensory Diagram — Mar 6, 2012 9:48:37 PM

Alice Paul's "Report Card" — Jan 27, 2012 5:50:15 PM

Quiz on Women's Rights Movement coming up! — Jan 20, 2012 3:43:08 AM

Three Branches Google Earth Project — Nov 18, 2011 7:44:27 PM

Translating the First Four Sentences of the Declaration of Independence Project — Oct 25, 2011 1:26:05 PM

Quiz #3 - Declaration of Independence coming up! — Oct 14, 2011 1:53:45 PM

"New Perspective" on Boston Massacre — Oct 5, 2011 7:42:11 PM

Quiz #2 - Intro to "Justice" coming up! — Sep 22, 2011 1:24:30 AM

Quiz #1 (Historian's Sources and the Identity Chart) coming up! — Sep 15, 2011 7:46:13 PM

"The Rock and the River" — Feb 18, 2011 9:30:00 PM

Declaration of Rights Sample on Unit One page! — Nov 24, 2010 10:35:10 PM

Declaration of Rights of Teenagers project - handouts on Unit One page — Nov 19, 2010 6:53:24 PM

D of I rewrite criteria on Unit 1 Page — Nov 15, 2010 5:03:59 PM

"4 Freedoms" PowerPoint on Unit 1 page — Nov 8, 2010 12:59:51 AM

Quiz #3- Declaration of Independence — Nov 4, 2010 11:41:45 AM

Quiz #1 — Sep 21, 2010 1:00:45 AM

Portfolio week 4/26 - 4/30 — Apr 26, 2010 1:24:48 PM

Final Greece Test 4/15, 4/16! — Apr 7, 2010 4:13:12 PM

Quiz #1 (Historian's Sources and the Identity Chart) coming up! — Apr 7, 2010 4:12:57 PM

Final Greece Test — Mar 31, 2010 1:08:26 AM

Latin America political map quiz — Feb 8, 2010 3:46:46 AM

Europe map quiz — Jan 30, 2010 2:06:49 AM

Mercator's Atlas — Jan 14, 2010 2:09:45 AM

Start of term 2 — Nov 16, 2009 3:15:44 AM

Quiz "Reviewcast" is ready! — Oct 20, 2009 1:13:00 AM

Podcast project — Oct 15, 2009 2:09:05 AM

5 themes quiz — Oct 15, 2009 2:06:34 AM

Extra credit — Sep 9, 2009 9:56:35 AM

podcasts are on their way! — Aug 10, 2009 3:42:24 PM