8th Grade Social Studies

Homework: 

1. -Students create a Drawing of the activity or activities they had done over the summer. Then after completion they must create a 10 line Poem about their summer. (Due August 20th)

2. -Students Will complete a Vocabulary Crossword and Word search worksheet to further knowledge of history. (Due August 21)

3. -Have HT2 and HT3 completed by August 22. 

4. Students will look for 3 key terms from the section 1 chapter, define the keywords then write the three important people of the chapter and what they did that was significant.  

5. Gain At least two facts about " An Antislavery party"  on page 483 and " A Bitter Debate" on page 484. Once Complete please Complete the two Political Cartoon questions on page 483. 

6. Have note on the section 2 and please make sure that there are two notes per headline in the section.  This can be located on page 486. 

7. Compelte Critical Thinking question on page 488. 3 costs, 3 benefits. 

8. Complete notes on compromise Fail. Page 489-491.  Antebellum_Events 3,4,5 

9. Complete Page 491 Questions: 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3, 4

10. Have Notes on Uncle Toms Cabin Finished. 

11. COmplete notes on Crisis Deepens. pages 494-497.  THe once complete move on to Questions on page 498: 1ab, 2ab, 3ab, 4, and 5. 

12. Complete Notes on "The coming of Civil War" and Questions: 1ab,2ab,4,5 on page 503. 

13. Take Home quiz due Monday 15th

14. COmplete notes on "The Call to War". 

15. COmplete QUestions 1ab, 2ab, 3, 4, 5, 6

16.  Complete Notes on Emancipation Proclimation,  then complete questions 1ab, 2ab, 3, 4, 5

17. Complete notes on Civil War and Life in America

18. COmplete Questions on page 532: 1ab, 2ab, 3, 4, 5 

19. Complete Questions on page 537: 1ab, 2ab, 3, 4, 5

20. Complete Page 540: 1-4,5-7 (a and b only), 12 (one paragraph)

21. Compelte Study Guide for tomorrow Questions go over

22. Take and COmplete notes on rebuilding the Nation. COmplete Critial Thinking question of Lincolns assissnation on page 548

23.  COmpelte Questions 1-5 on page 549

24. Compelte page 556 cartoon questions a and b

25. Complete Questions 557: 1-5

26. Complet Page 559 Questions A and B 

27. Complete page 563 questions 1ab, 2ab, 3, 4, 5 

28. Complete page 566, questions 1-4, 5-9 (As only) and 11 (Essay 1-2 Paragraphs) 

29. GO over  start study guide. 

30. Complete work in Google classroom Complete notes on Nations Growth, and page 557 A and B

31. Complete page 581: 1 ab, 2 ab, 4, 5

32. Complete notes on new role for the nation complete page 585 A and B

33. complete page 589 questions 1ab, 2ab, 3ab, 4, 5, 6

34. Students should complete any questions from Google Classroom that they can answer based on the movie.

35. Page 592 complete questions A and B

36. Page 595 complete questions 1ab 2ab 3ab 5

Projects:

8th Grade – Civil War & Its Rough Beginnings Starting Monday 22-Due Date September 29

Project Idea 1: Civil War Newspaper

• Students act as journalists in 1861.
  
  

• Write 3–4 newspaper articles covering:
  
  

  • The secession of states
    
    

  • Lincoln’s call for volunteers
    
    

  • The First Battle of Bull Run
    
    

• Include period-style headlines, illustrations, and editorials from both Union and Confederate perspectives.
  
  

Project Idea 2: Soldier’s Diary Project

• Students write 3–5 diary entries from the perspective of a young Union or Confederate soldier.
  
  

• Entries should describe experiences such as training, marching, or witnessing Bull Run.
  
  

• Students can present diaries in booklets or as a dramatic reading.