Mrs. Scott-
Social Studies
Soc. St. Week of 8/9-8/11
Wed.-Fri.- This first week of class we will be going over all of the procedures for our return to school. The students will also be given an overview of the class. Social Studies in 8th grade begins with the establishment of the 13 colonies and ends with Reconstruction. The students will have no out of class assignments this first week.
Soc. St. Week of 8/14-8/18
Mob.- Literacy Skills Assessment.
Tues.- Begin discussing colonization- Ice Age, Native American settlement. Complete Atlas Activity in class.
Wed.- Discuss Spanish Armada and England's defeat of the Armada. Assign Spanish Armada reading comprehension and questions.
Thurs.- Discuss lost colony of Roanoke and Jamestown. Assign Jamestown timeline.
Fri.- Finish discussing 3/1- Jamestown and the importance of tobacco in the settlement of Virginia.
Soc. St. Week of 8/21-8/25
Mon.- Jamestown settlement
Tues.- Puritans and Pilgrims
Wed.- 13 Original Colonies Chart
Thurs.- Proprietary colonies, William Penn, Quakers
Fri.- Atlas Activity- 13 original colonies
Soc. St. Week of 8/28-9/1
Mon.- Discussing Maryland, indentured servants, Mason-Dixon Line. Assignment- Comparing Colonial Regions.
Tues.- Discussing Marquette and Joliet, LaSalle, spanish missions. Assignment- finishing the Colonial Regions chaert from yesterday.
Wed.- Reviewing for tomorrow's Ch. 3 Test. The students have 3 study sheets to use to study for the test.
Thurs.- Ch. 3 Test.
Fri.- Begin Ch. 4- Triangular Trade. No assignment.
Soc. St. Week of 9/5-9/8
Tues.- Discuss the Triangular Trade and then Middle Passage. No assignment.
Wed.- Discuss Navigation Acts, importing and exporting. No assignment.
Thurs.- Complete Benjamin Franklin chart.
Fri.- Discuss Albany Plan of Union and Ben Franklin quotes.
Soc. St. Week of 9/11-9/15
Mon.- 9/11 Tribute. No assignment.
Tues.- Albany Plan of Union and beginning of the French and Indian War.
Wed.- Atlas Activity- French and Indian War.
Thurs.- Finish the French and Indian War.
Fri.- Proclamation of 1763.
Soc. St. Week of 9/18-9/22
Mon.- Finish Ch. 4. Review for tomorrow's Ch. 4 Quiz.
Tues.- Ch. 4 Quiz today.
Wed.- Begin Ch. 5- Road to Revolution- Sons of Liberty, boycott, Writs of assistance, Stamp Act.
Thurs.- Boston Massacre.
Fri.- Boston Massacre.
Soc. St. Week of 9/25-9/29
Mon.- Boston Massacre Trial. No assignment.
Tues.- Tea Act, monopoly
Wed.- Boston Tea Party
Thurs.- Coercive Acts
Fri.- Continental Congress
Soc. St. Week of 10/2-10/5
Mon.- First Continental Congress
Tues.- Battle of Lexington and Concord
Wed. Continental Army, "Common Sense"
Thurs.- Ch. 5 Check-Up
Soc. St. Week of 10/3-10/7
Mon.- Discuss 5/3- Continental Congress, minutemen, loyalists, patriots
Tues.- Battles of Lexington and Concord,
Wed.- "Shot heard round the World", get study sheets ready for Ch. 5 Check-Up
Thurs.- Ch. 5 Check-Up
Fri.- P/T Conferences
Soc. St. Week of 10-/16-10/20
Mon.- Continental Congress
Tues.- Declaration of Independence
Wed.- Declaration of independence
Thurs.- Begin the American Revolution- Advantages and Disadvantages of the Sides
Fri.- Battle of Trenton and Saratoga
Soc. St. Week of 10/23-10/27
Mon.- Discuss Nathan Hale and Battle of New York City. Assign Battle of Trenton reading comprehension.
Tues.- Discuss Battles of Trenton and Saratoga.
Wed.- Discuss French alliance, Benedict Arnold, Ft. West Point.
Thurs.- Discuss Valley Forge.
Fri.- Complete American Revolution map.
Soc. St. Week of 10/30-11/3
Mon.- Discuss Ft. Vincennes, privateers, guerilla warfare, Francis Marion.
Tues.- Discuss Yorktown, Treaty of Paris, Washington's Farewell.
Wed.- American Revolution Timeline.
Thurs.- Review for tomorrow's American Revolution test. Finish timeline,
Fri.- American Revolution Test today.
Soc. St. Week of 11/6-11/10
Mon.- Articles of Confederation, Northwest Territory
Tues.- Election Day, Constitutional Convention
Wed.- U. S. Constitution
Thurs.- 3 Branches of Government
Fri.- Federalists, Anti-Federalists, Bill of Rights
Soc. St. Week of 11/13-11/17
Mon.- 3 Branches of Government, Federalists and Anti-Federalists
Tues.- Counselors will be in all period.
Wed.- Begin Bill of Rights
Thurs.- Continue Bill of Rights, begin amendments
Fri.- Constitutional amendments
Soc. St. Week of 11/20-11/21
Mon.- Tues.- Discuss President, Senators, Representatives, Governor, Mayor
Wed.-Fri.- Thanksgiving Break
Soc. St. Week of 11/27-12/1
Mon.- Duties and Responsibilities of U. S. citizens
Tues.- Electoral College
Wed.- Electoral College
Thurs.- Civics in Action Check-Up
Fri.- Begin Ch. 9- Washington's Precedents
Soc. St. week of 12/11-12/14
Mon.- Impressment, neutrality. Assign Atlas #19.
Tues.- Discuss formation of the first political parties in the U.S.
Wed.- Discuss the presidential election of 1796.
Thurs.- Review for tomorrow's Ch. 9 Test.
Fri.- Ch. 9 Test today.
Soc. St. Week of 12/18-12/22
Mon.- Election of 1800, 12th Amendment
Tues.- Louisiana Purchase
Wed.- Lewis and Clark Expedition
Thurs.- Lewis and Clark Expedition
Fri.- Last day activities
Soc. St. Week of 1/16-1/20
Mon.- MLK Day
Tues.- Star- Spangled Banner
Wed.- Battle of New Orleans
Thurs.- Finish the War of 1812.
Fri.- 10/3 and 10/4 Quiz.
Soc. St. Week of 1/22-1/26
Mon.- Ch. 10/3 and 10/4 Check-Up.
Tues.- War of 1812 Atlas #22.
Wed.- Begin Ch. 11- The Industrial Revolution.
Thurs.- Continue the Industrial Revolution- interchangeable parts, mass production, patents.
Fri.- Discuss turnpikes and the National Road.
Soc. St. Week of 2/5-2/9
Mon.- Ch. 11/1 and 11/2 Check Up.
Tues.- Era of good feelings, sectionalism
Wed.- Monroe Doctrine, Corrupt Bargain
Thurs.- Jacksonian Democracy
Fri.- Continue Jacksonian Democracy
Soc. St. Week of 2/12-2/16
Mon.- Indian Removal Act
Tues.- Trail of Tears
Wed.- Trail of Tears Map Activity
Thurs.- Shutting down the Bank of the U.S., Log Cabin Campaign
Fri.- Ch. 12 Wrap-Up
2/19-2/23
Mon.- Westward migration, mountain men
Tues.- Oregon Trail
Wed.- Manifest Destiny
Thurs.- Texans moving to Texas, Santa Anna
Fri.- Battle of the Alamo
Soc. St. Week of 2/26-3/1
Mon.- Battle of the Alamo
Tues.- Battle of San Jacinto,Texas statehood
Wed.- Mexican-American War
Thurs.- Westward Expansion, Manifest Destiny
Fri.- California Gold Rush
Soc. St. Week of 3/4-3/8
Mon.- California Gold Rush
Tues.- Mormons and Salt lake City
Wed.- Review for tomorrow's Ch. 13 Test
Thurs.- Ch. 13 Test
Fri.- End of grading period, make-up work
Soc. St. Week of 3/11-3/14
Mon.- Irish immigration reading comprehension, and Ch. 14 Content Vocab Activity
Tues.- Discuss trade unions, strikes, prejudice, nativists, discrimination
Wed.- Irish and German immigration
Thurs.- Ellis Island
3/25-3/29
Mon.- Finish immigration and discuss the Statue of Liberty.
Tues.- Cotton gin.
Wed.- Southern agriculture.
Thurs.- Finish Ch. 14. Review for tomorrow's Ch. 14 Quiz.
Fri.- Ch. 14 Quiz
Soc. St. Week of 4/8-4/12
Mon.- ELearning Day- Complete Atlas Activity 29
Tues.- Complete Achieve article.
Wed.- Discuss 15/3- the women's movement in the 1800's
Thurs.- Finish 15/3. Review for tomorrow's Ch. 15 Test.
Fri.- Ch. 15 Test today.