Email: Keith_MaCuk@roundrockisd.org
Canyon Vista 2021-2022 Schedule
Link to Schoology for online lessons
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7th and 8th grade online textbooks can be accessed through Classlink - please sign in with your regular student account.
7th Grade Textbook (old) - must be signed in to view chapters
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Canyon Vista Social Studies Library Resources
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Class List of speakers and movies
Class syllabus for 7th Texas History & 8th U.S. History
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Daily Agenda/Homework:
7th Grade
Instructional strategies:
MONDAY May 23
1.) March to Justice
Homework: None
TUESDAY May 24
1.) America the Story of US
Homework: None
WEDNESDAY May 25
1.) America the Story of US
Homework: None
THURSDAY May 26
1.) Last day of school (TBA)
Homework: Have a great summer!
FRIDAY May 27
No School
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8th Grade
MONDAY May 23
1.) March to Justice
Homework: None
TUESDAY May 24
1.) America the Story of US
Homework: None
WEDNESDAY May 25
1.) America the Story of US
Homework: None
THURSDAY May 26
1.) Last day of school (TBA)
Homework: Have a great summer!
FRIDAY May 27
No School
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MISSION FOR THE CLASS
I expect each of my students to give their best effort. A big part of giving your best effort is following our class expectations and procedures so that you and your classmates get the most out of our time together. If we are able to do this, I'm sure we will have a fun and successful year!
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7th Grade units for the year
FIRST SEMESTER
-Celebrate Freedom Week (Week Of September 17th)
-Natural Texas and Its People
-Age of Contact
-Spanish Colonial
-Mexican National
-Revolution
-Republic and Early Statehood
SECOND SEMESTER
-Texas in the Civil War and Reconstruction
-Cotton, Cattle, and the Railroad
-Age of Oil
-Great Depression and World War II
-Civil Rights and Conservatism
-Contemporary Texas
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8th Grade units for the year
FIRST SEMESTER
Unit 1: Exploration and Colonialism - Chapters 2 and 3
Unit 2: American Revolution - Chapters 3 and 4
Unit 3: Constitution - Chapters 5 and 6
Unit 4: Early Republic - Chapters 7, 8, and 9
SECOND SEMESTER
Unit 5: Age of Jackson - Chapter 10
Unit 6: Westward Expansion - Chapter 11
Unit 7: Industrialization and Reform Movements – Chapters 12, 13, and 14
Unit 8: Sectionalism and Causes of the Civil War – Chapters 13 and 15
Unit 9: Civil War - Chapter 16
Unit 10: Reconstruction - Chapter 17
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Mr. MaCuk's Teaching Career
2013-Present, Canyon Vista Middle School - 6th Grade World Cultures ('19-'21), 7th Grade Texas History ('13-'20, '21-'22) & 8th Grade U.S. History ('18-'19, '21-'22)
2008-2013, Cedar Valley Middle School - 7th Grade Texas History & Athletics Coach ('08-'09)
2004-2008, T. H. Johnson Elementary (Taylor ISD) - 4th Grade Math/Science & 5th Grade Science/Social Studies