Newsletter for week of 03/06/2015
Post date: Mar 06, 2015 7:41:7 PM
Mr. Santiago 8th Grade American History News
Quote:
“Over time, grit is what separates fruitful lives from aimlessness.”
~John Ortberg
We are learning about:
Topics: Industrial Revolution
Vocabulary: Monopoly, Entrepreneur, Mass Production, Cotton Gin, Textiles, Economic Change, Agriculture, Traditional economy, Laissez-faire Economics, Market Economy, Urbanization, and Industrialization.
Rationale: In This Unit we will identify how the Industrial revolution transformed the way goods were produced in the United States. Explain how factories changed working life for many Americans. Analyze how new forms of transportation improved business, travel, and communication in the United States.
Major concepts addressed this week:
o Industrialization
o Factory System
o Population shift to cities
o Inventions
o Expansion of Slavery
o Immigration
Skills: Identify, Apply, Explain, Compare, Analyze, Describe
Upcoming News:
March 2- Report Cards Go Home
NEW March 9- 13 Spring Break- No School
NEW March 19th District Social Studies Curriculum Assessment
NEW March 20- Lowell Mill DBQ for Pre- A.P. due (lastname_1st Initial_Lowell)
From Mr. Santiago,
I will be sending home review packets with your students this Wednesday. I know it will be difficult to find time to work/study over a holiday break but we will be returning on a Test week. Thursday the 19th will be a District Social Studies Curriculum assessment. I have also linked some online social studies games to ease the pain.
Links for Online Learning games: (Links are case sensitive)
Colonial Era Hangman: http://goo.gl/hQ08b3
American Revolution Slots: http://goo.gl/FVpXCe
Early Republic Million Dollar Quiz: http://goo.gl/agJD8f
Westward Expansion Snakes and Ladders: http://goo.gl/QrUwod
Sectionalism and Civil War Era Bet, Answer, and Win: http://goo.gl/vbvXZk
Reconstruction Hangman: http://goo.gl/Xq5hLs
8th Grade Social Studies Spin the Wheel: http://goo.gl/yIuOhP
Hector Santiago, Jr.
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