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8th Grade United States History Syllabus

8th Grade U.S. History

Week of November 9th

Monday, Nov. 9 - About George Washington

Tuesday, Nov. 10 - Washington becomes president

Wednesday, Nov. 11 - School closed for Veteran's Day

Thrusday, Nov. 12 - Washington's Presidency

Friday, Nov. 13 - Challenges to the New Government Notes

Week of November 2nd

Monday, Nov. 2 - The First Amendment in everyday life

Tuesday, Nov. 3 - Due Process in schools and Ratifying the Constitution homework

Wednesday, Nov. 4 - The United States Government

Thursday, Nov. 5 - Contitution Review

Friday, Nov. 6 –- Constitution Test

Week of October 26th

Monday, Oct. 26th –- The Preamble to the Constitution

Tuesday, Oct. 27 –- Ratifying the Constitution

Wednesday, Oct. 28 –- Constitution Notes and Three Branches of Government handout

Thursday, Oct. 29 –- Bill of Rights video

Friday, Oct. 30 –- Bill of Rights videos and poster

Week of October 19th

Monday, Oct. 18 - Wednesday, Oct. 20 – Slavery and the Constitution

Thursday – Oct. 21 – The Preamble to the Constitution

Friday, Oct. 22 – You Rule: Video on young people's impact on government

Week of October 12th

Monday, Oct. 12 - A New Nation in Trouble reading

Tuesday, Oct. 13 - The Confederation Era

Wednesday, Oct. 14 - Constitutional Convention Notes

Thursday, Oct. 15 - Creating the Constitution textbook questions

Friday, Oct. 16 - The Constitutional Convention

Week of October 5th

Monday, Oct. 5th –– Declaration of Independence Vocabulary

Tuesday and Wednesday, Oct. 6th and 7th–– American Revolution Cyberhunt

Thursday, Oct. 8th –– Review for Test

Friday, Oct. 9th –– American Revolution Test

 

Week of September 28th

Monday, Sept. 28 –– No School

Tuesday, September 29 –– Roots of Representative Government

Wednesday, September 30 –– Americans Delcare their Indepdence Notes

Thurseday October 1 and Friday October 2 –– American Revolution Video

Week of September 21st

Monday, Sept. 21 – Early America Notes

Tuesday, Sept. 22Jamestown Video

Wednesday, Sept. 23 – The Beginnings of Slavery in America (textbook questions)

Thursday, Sept. 24 – Plymouth Video

Friday, Sept. 25 – Salem Witch Trials

Week of September 14th

Monday, September 14
Introduction to Geography

Tuesday, September 15
What in the world is wrong with the map?
– U.S. Map

Wednesday, September 16
Mapmaker

Thursday, September 17
– Five Themes of Geography video

Friday, September 18
– The True Story of the Three Little Pigs

Week of September 7th

8th Grade U.S. History

Wedesday, September 9th – First Day of School Activities
- Seating chart.
- Rules and expectations
- Binder - All students will need to have a three-ring binder in class by Monday of next week.
- Homework - Bring something from home tomorrow that says something about who you are.

Thursday, September 10th
- Analyzing Primary Sources
- What is history?

Friday, September 11th
- The history of September 11, 2001
- Binder reminder (A three-ring binder needs to be with the students on Monday)
- Go to book room and pick up textbooks (these books will be taken home)

7th Grade World History Syllabus

7th Grade World History

Week of November 9th

Monday, Nov. 9 - Introduction to Africa notes

Tuesday, Nov. 10 - Africa maps

Wednesday, Nov. 11 - School closed for Veteran's Day

Thrusday, Nov. 12 - West African culture and daily life

Friday, Nov. 13 - Empire of Ghana

Week of November 2nd

Monday, Nov. 2 - Religions of the Western World PowerPoint Project

Tuesday, Nov. 3 - Religions of the Western World PowerPoint Project

Wednesday, Nov. 4 - Islam GRAPES

Thursday, Nov. 5 - Islam Review

Friday, Nov. 6 –- Islam Test

Week of October 26th

Monday, Oct. 26th –- Arabs, Muslims, and Islam video

Tuesday, Oct. 27 –- Islam after Muhammad's Death

Wednesday, Oct. 28 –- The Rise of Muslim States notes plus the Spread of Islam map for homework

Thursday, Oct. 29 and Friday, Oct. 30 –- Religions of the Western World PowerPoint Project

Week of October 19th

Monday, Oct. 18 - Wednesday, Oct. 20 – The Qur’an and Sunnah in Daily Life

Thursday, Oct. 21Religious Architecture and Islamic Culture

Friday, Oct. 22 – Introduction to PowerPoint

Week of October 12

Monday, Oct. 12th - Introduction to Islam Notes

Tuesday, Oct. 13 - Life on the Arabian Peninsula

Wedesday, Oct. 14 - Religion of Islam notes

Thursday, Oct. 15 - Islam and Muhammad textbook questions

Friday, Oct. 16 - Stories from Islam