8th Grade American History

Weekly Activities & Assignments:

Fall Conference Sign-Up:  Fall Conference Sign up Link 

  Week of:  8/14-8/18

1. Course Syllabus 

2. Body Rituals Among the Nacirema

Week of:  8/21-8/25

1. Gun Rights Writing Assignment 

2. Ch. 2 Essential Questions  - Section 1 & 2 due Friday, 8/25

3. Ch. 2 Early Exploration Note Guide 

4. Ch. 2 Early Exploration Powerpoint 

Week of: 8/28-9/1

1. Columbian Exchange Article with Questions

2. Finish Ch 2 Notes (see last week note guide and ppt)

3. Finish Ch. 2 Essential Questions (see last week)

Week of: 9/5-9/8

1. 9/11 Writing Assignment  - Write down questions for Monday

2. Ch. 2 Test Wednesday, 9/6!

3. Ch. 3 Essential Questions - Sec. 1

4. Ch. 3 Sec. 1 Note Guide

5. Ch. 3 - Early English Settlements ppt 

Week of: 9/11-9/15

1. 9/11 Writing Assignment (see link from last week)

2. Finish Sec. 1 Notes (See last week's link)

3. Nightmare in Jamestown Video Guide 

4. 9/11 Upfront Quiz - See google classroom

Week of: 9/18-9/22

1. Sec. 1 & 2 Review Activity

2. Ch. 3 Sec. 2 Note Guide - (See last week's ppt for notes)

3. Sec. 2 Essential Questions

4. Finish Ch. 3 Essential Questions 

5. Ch. 3 Sec. 3/4 Note Guide

6. Ch. 3 Powerpoint 

Week of: 9/25-9/29

1. Finish Section 4 Notes

2. Finish Sec. 4 Essential Questions - due Tuesday!

3. Ch. 3 Review Sheet - due Friday!

4. Ch. 3 Test - Friday!

Week of: 10/2-10/6

1. Colonial Advertisement Project 

2. Ch. 4 Essential Questions 

3. Ch. 4 Sec. 1 Note Guide 

4. Ch. 4 Sec. 2 Note Guide

Week of:  10/9-10/13

1. 13 Colonies Blank Map 

2. Ch. 4 Powerpoint 

3. Last of the Mohicans Permission

4. Ch. 4 Sec. 3 Note Guide 

5. 13 Colonies Quiz - Thursday, 10/12!

Week of:  10/16-10/20

1. Ch. 4 Sec. 4 Note Guide 

2. Ch. 4 Review Sheet -  due Monday, 10/23

3. Binder Check - Monday, 10/23!

4. Ch. 4 Test - Monday, 10/23!

5. Last of the Mohicans Permission slip - due by Friday, 10/20

Week of: 10/23-10/27

1. Ch. 4 Test - Monday, 10/23!

2. Collect Review Sheet - Monday, 10/23

3. Last of the Mohicans

Week of:  10/30-11/3

1. Ch. 5 Vocab. - Due Tuesday!

2. Ch. 5 Essential Questions 

3. Ch. 5 Sec. 1 Note Guide 

4. Ch. 5 Powerpoint 

5. Ch. 5 Sec. 2 Note Guide

Week of: 11/6-11/10

1. Ch. 5 Sec. 3 Note Guide

2. Sec. 2 Essential Questions - Due Tuesday

3. Sec. 3 Essential Questions - Due Thursday

4. Quiz Sec. 1 & 2 - Friday

Week of:  11/13-11/17

1. Ch. 5 Sec. 4 Note Guide

2. Section 4 Essential Questions due Thursday!

Week of:  11/27-12/1

1. Analyzing Excerpts of the Declaration of Independence

2. Analyzing Excerpts of the Declaration part 2

3. Declaration of Independence Questions

4. Causes of the American Revolution Timeline  

Week of: 12/4-12/8

1. Ch. 5 Review Sheet - due Thursday, 12/7

2. Ch. 5 Test - Thursday, 12/7

3. Ch. 6 Vocab.

4. Ch. 6 Guided Reading

Week of:  12/11-12/15

1. Ch. 6 Sec. 1 Note Guide 

2. Ch. 6 Powerpoint 

3. Revolutionary War Battles Project  - due Tuesday, 12/19!

4. The Revolution - American Crisis Video Guide

Week of:  12/18-12/21

1. Finish Revolutionary War Battles Project

2. Washington DVD Video Guide 

Week of: 1/8-1/12

1. Valley Forge Assignment 

2. Revolutionary War Timeline 

3. Finish Washington DVD

Week of: 1/16-1/19

1. The Patriot

Week of:  1/22-1/26

1. Ch. 7 Vocab.

2. Ch. 7 Essential Questions 

3. Ch. 7 Sec. 1 Note Guide

4. Ch. 7 Powerpoint 

Week of:  1/29-2/2

1. Section 1 Essential Questions due Wednesday, 1/31!

2. Ch. 7 Sec. 2 Note Guide

3. Ch. 7 Sec. 3 Note Guide

Week of : 2/5-2/9

1. Finish Sec. 3 Notes

2. Greene County Career Center Field Trip - Tuesday, 2/6

3. Ch. 7 Review Sheet - due Tuesday, 2/13

4. Ch. 7 Test - Tuesday, February 13

5. Binder Check - Tuesday, February 13

Week of: 2/12-2/16

1. Ch. 7 Test - Tuesday, 2/13

2. Constitution Scavenger Hunt 

3. Upfront Article Quizzes - 2/16

Week of: 2/20-2/23

1. Bill of Rights & Amendments Activity 

2. Life Without the Bill of Rights Story 

3. Amendments 13-15

4. Amendments Quiz Friday, 2/23

Week of:  2/26-3/1

1. How a Bill Becomes a Law Powerpoint 

2. How a Bill Becomes a Law Project

Week of: 3/4-3/8 

1. Continue How a Bill Project

2. Ch. 9 Essential Questions

3. Ch. 9 Note Guide

4. Ch. 9 Powerpoint

5. Ch. 9 Quiz Thursday!

Week of:  3/11-3/15

1. Ch. 10 Essential Questions 

2. Ch. 10 Sec. 1 & 2 Note Guide 

3. Ch. 10 Sec. 3 & 4 Note Guide 

4. Ch. 10 Powerpoint 

5. MAP Testing Tuesday & Thursday

Week of:  3/18-3/22

1. Finish Sec. 4 notes (see last week)

2. Ch. 10 Essential Questions due Monday!

3. Ch. 10 Test Wednesday!

4. Binder Check Wednesday!

Week of:  4/1-4/5

1. Jackson Era Vocab. - due Wednesday

2. Ch. 12 Jackson Era Powerpoint 

3. Section 1 Note Guide 

4. Jackson Era Essential Questions 

Week of: 4/8-4/12

1. Ch. 12 Sec. 2 Note Guide 

2. Ch. 12 Sec. 3 Note Guide 

3. Sec. 2 Essential Questions due Monday!

4. Sec. 3 Essential Questions due Friday!

5. Ch. 12 Jackson Era Review Sheet - due Tuesday, 4/16!

6. Ch. 12 Test Tuesday, 4/16!

7. Binder Check - Tuesday, 4/16!

Week of: 4/15-4/19

1. Ch. 12 Test - Tuesday, 4/16

2. Ch. 12 Reviews - due Tuesday, 4/16

3. Alamo, Mex-Amer War, Gold Rush Questions 

4. America the Story of US Video - Westward

Week of: 4/22-4/26

1. Ch. 15 Causes of the Civil War Note Guide 

2. Ch. 15/16 Vocab.

Week of: 4/29-5/3

1. Civil War Note Guide 

2. Causes of the Civil War/Civil War powerpoint 

3. Causes/Civil War Review Sheet 

4. Causes of the Civil War/Civil War Test Friday, 5/3

5. Division Video Guide 

Week of:  5/6-5/10

1. Civil War ABC Book Project - due Monday, 5/13