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6th Grade - 2 Activity per week
Create a journal for you to record your daily activities, thoughts, and experiences during this historical period. Include illustrations, share your feelings about what is happening, and create your own primary source document that you can refer to in the future. You should write in your journal 5-15 minutes per day. Be sure to include how the COVID-19 pandemic affects you and your family.
Make a list of the helpers you see helping with the COVID-19 outbreak in your community and across the world. Then rank what they do in terms of importance. Who do you think is the most valuable to your community and why? On a paper, show your list, your ranking, and the answer to the question.
Talk to the person in your household who does most of the shopping for your family. Ask that person to list five items that cost more now than they did before we had to stay at home. Write them down with their cost. Then explain why you think the price has gone up.
Watch or listen to the news with an adult in your household. Pick one story from the news that interests you and write a headline in your own words for that story. This should be its main idea in a shortened form.
Think about the nations you’ve already studied this year. Make a list of five nations that share cultural traits with those of Western Asia (the MIddle East) and explain what each has in common.
From memory, draw a map showing all the continents. Label each. Add each of the four oceans. Draw a compass rose. Put an X where you are. Save for future assignments.
What resource does the Middle East rely on for their economic prosperity? This is a product they sell to the whole world, one they have in abundance. Write a summary about how that discovery changed life for the nations in Western Asia.
Watch Wild Kratts on KLRU. Put the name of the animal they showcase on the continent that animal lives on the map you've drawn of the world.
Think about the military commitment the United States has made to the nations of Western Asia (the Middle East). Why is the US so involved in protecting this area of the world. Discuss with an adult in your household, and then write a half to full page answering the question. If you have any veterans in your family, be sure to ask them this question and share what they tell you.
The news says that there is less pollution now than there has been before the outbreak of COVID-19. Think about what you've learned about how humans interact with the environment. Create a cause and effect flow chart that shows why the pollution has decreased. Then write an explanation to share with others.
Create a survey that you can give your family asking them whether we should return to school at all this year. Plot your responses on a graph.
Think about the United Nations. What role are they playing, if any, in the fight against COVID-19? Write a paragraph about their role in this conflict.
If you watch the news, you can see there is extreme concern about the nation's economy. Why is that? Talk to your parents, reflect, and write a half page describing why the economy is such a concern now.
Think about the different types of businesses and public places you and your family support and/or visit usually - businesses like restaurants, grocery stores, doctors' offices, play areas, swimming pools, etc. Make a list of those you're are able or not able to visit now that we are under a "Shelter in Place" order. Draw a T-chart listing those. Then look at the list. Circle those that provide goods, and underline those that provide products. Talk to an adult in your household and tell them what you notice about the difference between those you can visit now and those you can't.
If you have a copy of the book "I am Malala", read at least one chapter a day. As you read, choose 1 quote from the book each day to write down and comment on. Your comment should focus on how the quote makes you feel and how it relates to living in Pakistan. Put your quotes from each chapter on the left hand side of a T-chart with the page number. Then write your commentary on the right side. Title the work, "Dialectical Journal on I am Malala."
Using pictures you draw or cut out from magazines or papers, create a mural that shows the political systems, the economic systems, religions, aspects of the societies, educational systems, and artistic expressions representing Asia.
Create a map of your neighborhood. Be sure to include a legend and make a scale to show the distance between places.
Draw a sketch map of the United States. Then plot where the Corona Virus has had impacts. Distinguish between the number of cases in each place. Create a legend that explains your figures.
Write a children's story about a culture or nation you studied earlier this year. Illustrate each page. Once written, read it to your family.
Ask a family member to tell you about your family's culture. Create a mural that honors your culture. A mural is a piece of artwork that contains both pictures and words.
Create a word web with the word Jerusalem in the middle. Draw three circles off the middle, one for each of the prominent religions that claim this city as its home. Add characteristics below each religion that describe each. Title your web.
Create a survey that you can give your family asking them whether we should return to school at all this year. Plot your responses on a graph.
7th Grade - 2 Activity per week
Create a journal for you to record your daily activities, thoughts, and experiences during this historical period. Include illustrations, share your feelings about what is happening, and create your own primary source document that you can refer to in the future. You should write in your journal 5-15 minutes per day. Be sure to include how the COVID-19 pandemic affects you and your family.
Create a book using the Six Flags Over Texas in the order each flag flew over our State. Draw the flag, and tell the story of Texas while under each flag.
Make a list of the helpers you see and/or hear about helping in your community and state right now. Then rank what they do in terms of importance. Who do you think is the most valuable to your community and why? On a paper, show your list, your ranking, and the answer to the question.
Talk to the oldest person in your home and ask them to share their history with you. Create a timeline of their life so far. Be sure to include the major historical events that have occurred in their lifetime - as well as your birth.
Write a short story about how Texas came to be - a story you can read to a younger sibling or someone else in your family. Illustrate your story, and then read it to your family.
Create a mural using your drawings and/or cut out pictures from magazines or newspapers that tell the story of what’s happening in our state right now with the shelter in place order(s). Be sure to include the helpers, government, those impacted by the virus – anyone that is involved. Title your piece of work.
Think about the challenges the state, nation, and world are having in combatting the Corona Virus especially in dealing with the shortages of medical equipment, tests, and a cure. Consider your family's greatest challenge during this time. If you were tasked with finding solutions to one, any, or all of these, where would you start? Write a plan to combat one of the challenges we’re facing today and offer your solution.
Who are three people you've learned about so far in Texas history? Choose one, and using the first letter of their last name, write an acrostic poem that honors their contribution to our state's history.
Create an illustrated calendar of each day you're home from school. Add an event from the news plus events you do. Draw pictures to make the timeline come alive. Create a title for your timeline.
Choose to watch Texas Parks and Wildlife or Day Tripper on KLRU. Then write a summary of what you learned.
How did the Great Depression affect Texas? Create a visual metaphor or simile comparing the Great Depression to some other event or time period in Texas history.
Choose another person from Texas history, and write a biography about that person. Then create ten facsimiles of artifacts representing significant information about that person.
Make a puzzle to help you review the eras of Texas history. Cut it out, and use it to study.
Using word art, pictures you draw, and/or you cut out, stickers, and/or natural substances (flowers, etc.), create a scrapbook of Modern Texas.
Create an illustrated timeline of Texas history beginning with World War I and ending with World War II. Have at least 10 items on the timeline. Choose three to summarize.
Imagine you are living 50 years in the future. Create a historical magazine article remembering the COVID-19 outbreak here in Texas. Your article should contain pictures, stories from the news, and be at least a two page spread.
Host a radio talk show for your family for 5-10 minutes each day, and in it, describe an era of Texas history. Be sure to include what happened, who was involved, and any other interesting tidbits you may know.
Draw a sketch map of Texas. Then plot where the Corona Virus has had impacts. Distinguish between the number of cases in each place. Create a legend that explains your figures.
Watch or listen to the news with your parent(s) or guardian(s). Discuss the stories you hear in detail. Add what concerns you to your daily journal entry.
Ask a family member to tell you about your family's culture. Create a mural that honors your culture. A mural is a piece of artwork that contains both pictures and words.
8th Grade - 2 activity per week
Create a journal for you to record your daily activities, thoughts, and experiences during this historical period. Include illustrations, share your feelings about what is happening, and create your own primary source document that you can refer to in the future. You should write in your journal 5-15 minutes per day. Be sure to include how the COVID-19 pandemic affects you and your family.
Create a book or foldable on the first seven presidents, James Polk, Abraham Lincoln, and Andrew Johnson. Be sure to list the achievements and/or disappointments of each president. Create symbols that represent each man's presidency. Draw pictures that represent what occurred during each man's presidency as well. Use word art as much as possible as well.
Watch parts of Ken Burns' Civil War on PBS and/or KLRU. Create an illustrated timeline of the Civil War. Choose at least 10 events to spotlight with illustrations. Choose at least five events to summarize.
African Americans were afforded the right to vote with the passage of the 15th Amendment, women with the 19th Amendment and 18 year olds with the 26th Amendment. Create a poster explaining why voting is so important to American republicanism and popular sovereignty.
Think about all the people you've learned about this year. Pick five and create Biography Bags on each. A biography bag is a drawing of a bag with facsimiles of artifacts. You should have five bags, with the person's name above it, and drawings of at least five artifacts representing why that person is significant to our history.
Watch America, the Story of US, if you can access the History Channel or Prime Video. Write down three events that stood out to you, two innovations that changed lives for Americans, and one poem describing how Americans adapted to and modified the land as they settled and developed their homes here.
Create a foldable or booklet on the court cases we studied this year: Marbury v. Madison, McCulloch v. Maryland, Gibbons v. Ogden, Worcester v. Georgia, and Scott v. Sandford. You should have a title page, a page for each court case explaining what the case was about, how its verdict established a precedent or how its interpretation changed things for groups of people, some kind of illustration, and a small box with a plus or minus sign signifying whether or not you agreed with the decision. Under the box, briefly explain why you agreed or disagreed with the verdict.
Create an annotated and illustrated timeline of the eras you've studied this year in Early American history. Be sure to include the six dates you have to know and what occurred on those dates. Use CREWS as your clue to complete this task. Have at least 15 entries but no more than 25. Annotate at least 15 of the entries and have illustrations for at least 5 of the entries.
Keep reading and working on the graphics and questions in the Jarrett book beginning with Chapter 13 and going through the entire book. Try to complete one chapter each week.
Create a mural using word art and pictures that describe the Reconstruction era. Be sure to include symbols of all three Reconstruction amendments, the Freedmen's Bureau, black codes, Carpetbaggers, the various Civil Rights Acts, Radical Republicanism, and any other terms you may think of.
Create an ABC book of Early American history. Be sure to have a title page as well as a dedication page dedicating the book to someone who is meaningful in your life. Each page should represent a letter of the alphabet and contain at least three events, people, or issues that begin with that letter. Each event, person, or issue listed on each page should also have a complete sentence written that explains its significance. You may put the letters X,Y, and Z on the same page and only have one event, person, or issue representing each of those three letters. Ex. B...B is for the Boston Massacre which sparked the American Revolution. B represents the Boston Tea Party which made civil disobedience a form of accepted protest. Let's not forget the Bessemer Steel Process which changed the way steel was manufactured to bring us railroads and bridges so that we could grow.
Create a Venn diagram comparing the Revolutionary War to the War of 1812. Be sure to write in complete sentences when possible. Include at least five illustrations and/or symbols.
Create a puzzle to help you review the events of the US Mexican War. Cut it out, and use it to study.
Create an annotated and illustrated T-chart comparing the North and South during the Civil War. Be sure to include at least 15 events, people, or issues. Summarize at least three issues or events on each side, and draw and color at least five total illustrations.
Design a historical monument to honor the contribution(s) of one the cultural groups we studied this year. (African, French, Spanish, Mexican, Dutch, Chinese,etc.). Next to the design, create a plaque explaining why this culture should be honored and remembered. Be sure to explain their sacrifices, contributions, and individuals who made significant differences in our history.
Choose the 10 most important events you believe that occurred between 1607 and 1877. Create a set of 10 cards and write the name of each event on a card. Then shuffle the cards, and draw one from the stack. Explain it to a family member. Then choose the next card and place it next to the previous card. Explain to the family member what it is and how it relates to the first card. Keep going until you go through the entire deck of cards.
Choose one of the following concepts: manifest destiny, federalism, industrialization, abolition, reform, or suffrage. Create a concept map that contains the main ideas of the concept, vocabulary terms associated with the concept (as well as any primary source documents that relate to the concept).
Draw a blank map of the United States. Then draw pictures that represent the various areas of the nation. For example, draw a boat off the coast of Massachusetts, the Alamo in Texas, etc.
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