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Due dates mean you have until 11:59 PM of that day unless posted otherwise.

Assignments / Homework will be in red text + Due Date

11/4

Great Compromise Metaphor   (on paper) 11/5


Explain an idea that came from the notes/video on the Great Compromise

  1. Task : explain, model, questions, complete


11/3

EdPuzzle Great Compromise  11/3

Great Compromise Metaphor   (on paper) 11/5


Explain an idea that came from the notes on the Great Compromise

  1. Task : explain, model, questions, complete


11/2

Great Compromise Learning...(notes in class)


What will be the biggest hurdle to overcome while trying to fix the Articles of Confederation? 

  1. Task : explain, model, questions, complete


10/30

Shays' Rebellion One Pager    (PAPER) 10/30


What was Shays' Rebellion? 

  1. Task : explain, model, questions, complete


10/29

Shays' Rebellion One Pager    (PAPER) 10/30


What was Shays' Rebellion? 

  1. Task : explain, model, questions, complete


10/28

Shays' Rebellion One Pager    (PAPER) 10/30

EdPuzzle Shays'   10/28

What was Shays' Rebellion? 

  1. Task : explain, model, questions, complete


10/27

Shays' Rebellion One Pager    (PAPER) 10/30

EdPuzzle Shays'   10/27

What was Shays' Rebellion? 

  1. Task : explain, model, questions, complete


10/26

Shays' Rebellion One Pager    (PAPER) 10/30

Why was the Articles of Confederation built to fail?

  1. Articles : explain, model, questions, complete


10/23

Missing Work

Why was the Articles of Confederation built to fail?

  1. Articles : explain, model, questions, complete

Newspaper Gallery Walk

not finished:  notes pages H4-H14


10/22

EdPuzzle Articles 10/22

What was the biggest problem of the Articles of Confederation?

  1. Articles : explain, model, questions, complete


10/21


Articles of Confederation Chart  10/21 

Now that the colonists won the war, what is next?

What was the Articles of Confederation?  

Were there problems with the Articles?

  1. Newspaper Revolutionary War    Share groups 

  2. Articles: explain, model, questions, complete


10/20


Articles of Confederation Chart  10/21

 Newspaper Revolutionary War   

You will have 10 minutes to put together Newspapers on Tuesday


Now that the colonists won the war, what is next?

What was the Articles of Confederation?

  1. Articles: explain, model, questions, complete


10/19


Articles of Confederation Chart  10/20

 Newspaper Revolutionary War   

You will have 10 minutes to put together Newspapers on Tuesday


Talk  about one of your topics for the newspaper.  What does this really mean?

  1. Battles: explain, model, questions, complete


10/16


Newspaper Revolutionary War   10/16( paper)


Talk  about one of your topics for the newspaper.  What does this really mean?

  1. Battles: explain, model, questions, complete


10/15


Newspaper Revolutionary War   10/16( paper)


Talk  about one of your topics for the newspaper.

  1. Battles: explain, model, questions, complete


10/14


Newspaper Revolutionary War   10/16( paper)


Talk  about one of your topics for the newspaper.

  1. Battles: explain, model, questions, complete


10/13


Newspaper Revolutionary War   10/16( paper)


Talk  about one of your topics for the newspaper.

  1. Battles: explain, model, questions, complete


10/9


Newspaper Revolutionary War   10/14 ( paper)


Talk  about one of your topics for the newspaper.

  1. Battles: explain, model, questions, complete


10/8

Newspaper Revolutionary War   10/14 ( paper)


Talk  about one of your topics for the newspaper.

  1. Battles: explain, model, questions, complete


10/7

Newspaper Revolutionary War   10/14 ( paper)


Talk  about one of the battles.

  1. Battles: explain, model, questions, complete


10/6

Newspaper Revolutionary War   10/14 ( paper)


Talk  about one of the battles.

  1. Battles: explain, model, questions, complete


10/5

Battles Revolution 10/5

Missing Work

What did you learn about a battle?

  1. Battles: explain, model, questions, complete


10/2

Battles Revolution 10/5

What did you learn about a battle?

  1. Battles: explain, model, questions, complete


10/1

Battles Revolution 10/5

Why are they starting a Revolutionary War?

What is "consent of the governed" ?   

What are unalienable rights?

  1. Battles: explain, model, questions, complete


9/30

Break Up Letter 10/1 (paper) 

What should you include in your letter?

Assignment: Explain, model, questions, complete

9/29

Break Up Letter 10/1 (paper) 

What should you include in your letter?

Assignment: Explain, model, questions, complete


9/28

Break Up Letter 9/30 (paper) 

What did you learn about the Declaration of Independence from the stations?

Assignment: Explain, model, questions, complete



9/25

EdPuzzle Declaration  

What did you learn about the Declaration of Independence from the stations?

Assignment: Explain, model, questions, complete


9/24

Missing Work

What did you learn about the Declaration of Independence from the stations?

Assignment: Explain, model, questions, complete



9/23

Declaration Stations (in class)

What was the Declaration of Independence? 

Why?  

Assignment: Explain, model, questions, complete


9/22

Declaration of Independence Rewrite (on paper)  9/22

Declaration Stations (in class)

What was the Declaration of Independence? 

Why?  

Assignment: Explain, model, questions, complete


9/21

Declaration of Independence Rewrite (on paper)  9/22

What is something you have learned from the 4Box?

Assignment: Explain, model, questions, complete


9/18

4Box   78-81    9/20

What is something you have learned from the 4Box?

Assignment: Explain, model, questions, complete


9/17

4Box   78-81    9/20

What was Paine's best argument? 

Assignment: Explain, model, questions, complete


9/16

Common Sense Chart 9/16  (PAPER)

What was "Common Sense"?

What is your explanation of one of the 6 Arguments from the Chart? 

Assignment: Explain, model, questions, complete


9/15

Common Sense Chart 9/16  (PAPER)

Explain a phrase from the song:

What is "Common Sense"?

Is it "Common Sense" for the colonists to leave Britain?

Assignment: Explain, model, questions, complete


9/14

Too Late Analysis   9/14

What were colonists really frustrated by?

Assignment: Explain, model, questions, complete

Too LATE  SONG

9/11

Causes Discussion   9/11

Missing Work

Describe the French and Indian War and then its impact on the colonies?

Assignment: Explain, model, questions, complete


9/10

Causes of Revolution 9/10

Which cause would you have the biggest issue with?


Assignment: Explain, model, questions, complete

9/9

Causes of Revolution 9/10

Explain one of the causes of the Revolution and why it was so frustrating for the colonists.


Assignment: Explain, model, questions, complete

9/9

Causes of Revolution 9/10

Explain one of the causes of the Revolution and why it was so frustrating for the colonists.


Assignment: Explain, model, questions, complete


9/8

Causes of Revolution 9/10


Assignment: Explain, model, questions, complete


9/4

Missing Work

Explain how the Great Awakening began shaping American Ideas?

Colony Notes: Explain, model, questions, complete

9/3

Missing Work

How are the colonies shaping American Ideas?

Colony Notes: Explain, model, questions, complete


9/2

Colonial Life   9/2

Why were the colonies different?

Colony Notes: Explain, model, questions, complete


9/1

Colonial Life   9/2

Would you want to have lived in the colony you created a One Pager for? 

Colony Notes: Explain, model, questions, complete



8/31

Colony ONE PAGER  (on paper)   (DUE: Tuesday when you walk in)

·   ON PAPER 

Choose a colony and create a ONE PAGER for the colony…USE all of your resources: textbook, readings

o   Title (Name of the Colony)

o   Founder

o   Reason founded

o   Visuals / Pictures symbolize key ideas

o   Key People

o   Government

o   Religion

o   Climate / Geography

o   Economy

o   Big Ideas

What colony are doing and what did you find interesting about it?

Colony One Pager: Explain, model, questions, complete


8/28

Colony ONE PAGER  (on paper)   8/31

·   ON PAPER 

Choose a colony and create a ONE PAGER for the colony…USE all of your resources: textbook, readings

o   Title (Name of the Colony)

o   Founder

o   Reason founded

o   Visuals / Pictures symbolize key ideas

o   Key People

o   Government

o   Religion

o   Climate / Geography

o   Economy

o   Big Ideas

What colony are doing and what did you find interesting about it?

Colony One Pager: Explain, model, questions, complete


8/27

Colony ONE PAGER  (on paper)   8/31

·   ON PAPER 

Choose a colony and create a ONE PAGER for the colony…USE all of your resources: textbook, readings

o   Title (Name of the Colony)

o   Founder

o   Reason founded

o   Visuals / Pictures symbolize key ideas

o   Key People

o   Government

o   Religion

o   Climate / Geography

o   Economy

o   Big Ideas

What colony are doing and what is the most important two things we should know about that colony? 

Colony One Pager: Explain, model, questions, complete



8/26

Colony ONE PAGER  (on paper)   8/31

·   ON PAPER 

Choose a colony and create a ONE PAGER for the colony…USE all of your resources: textbook, readings

o   Title (Name of the Colony)

o   Founder

o   Reason founded

o   Visuals / Pictures symbolize key ideas

o   Key People

o   Government

o   Religion

o   Climate / Geography

o   Economy

o   Big Ideas

What questions do you have about the English Colonies?

Colony One Pager: Explain, model, questions, complete


8/25

New England Colonies 8/25

What did you learn about a New England Colony?

Colony Notes: Explain, model, questions, complete



8/24

New England Colonies 8/25

What pattern or connection can you explain from the Middle Colony Notes?

Colony Notes: Explain, model, questions, complete



8/21

Middle Colonies Notes 8/21 

On the Sticky

    1. write your first and last name 

    2. Write down 3 things you have learned about the Colonies

    3.  Write down 1 Question you have

Colony Notes: Explain, model, questions, complete


8/20

Middle Colonies Notes 8/21 

What is a thought you have because of something you learned from one of your colonies?

Colony Region Notes: Explain, model, questions, complete


8/19

Missing Work

What is a thought you have because of something you learned from one of your colonies?

Colony Region Notes: Explain, model, questions, complete



8/17   and 8/18


Southern Colonies Notes (2 Colonies ...one each day) 8/18

What is something you learned from the Colonial Regions Notes?

  • Create a Bookmark for the US History Webpage

Notes: Explain, model, questions, complete


8/14

Colony Region Notes 8/16

BrainPop Colonies 8/14

What is something you learned from the Colonial Regions Notes?

  • Create a Bookmark for the US History Webpage

Colony Region Notes: Explain, model, questions, complete

BrainPop


8/13

Colony Region Notes 8/16

EdPuzzle Colonies 

What is something you learned from the Test Your Us History Knowledge?


  • Textbook

  • Create a Bookmark for the US History Webpage

Colony Region Notes: Explain, model, questions, complete


  • Colony Map Quiz


8/12

Look at the Units on the Online Textbook (read 5 minutes in an area you find interesting)

What is something you knew from the test your history?

  • Create a Bookmark for the World History Webpage

                1. Review the Planner by Period

                2. Test Your History Knowledge 

                3. Find and verify the answers in our textbook


8/11

Items in RED are assignments ( write this every day in your planner)

Look at the Textbook Chapters on the World History Website 

Why should we study history? 

  • Create a Bookmark for the World History Webpage

                1. Review the Planner by Period

                2. Test Your World History Knowledge


8/10

Items in RED are assignments ( write this every day in your planner)


Talk to adults about your day


Item in PURPLE is our warm-up.

What was the best part of your summer break? (hidden question)




Welcome US History 8th Grade Mr. Reiff

  • Create a Bookmark for the US History Webpage

      • Review the Planner by Period


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  • Appropriate and Accountable

  • Polite

  • Professional and Participate

  • Effort

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