Back to 8th Grade American History

 

FIRST TRIMESTER

September 2-5  Week 1

Tuesday- Mental Mapping Exercise, Tools for Studying History (page 1)

Wednesday- Types of Maps, TLDOGSS Map Activity (page 2)

Thursday- Tools for Studying History continued (page 3)

Friday- Archeology Activity (page 4), Notebooks Due

 

September 8-12  Week 2

Monday- European Explorers of Early America- Chart (page 1)

Tuesday- Explorers continued, Chapter Questions (page 2)

Wednesday- Maya, Inca, Aztec Graphic Organizer (page 3)

Thursday- Map- Early Native Americans/European Claims (page 4)

Friday- Jamestown and Plymouth Colony Notes (page 5), Notebooks Due

 

Sept 15-19   Week 3

Monday:  Timeline:  Settling of the Wilderness (Page1) , First Settlements on Eastern Coast of North America , Jamestown Colony/ Plymouth Colony (Page 2)

Tuesday:Centers- Early Settlements-Roanoke Island, Jamestown and Plymouth

Wednesday:  William Penn and Quakers/ Moravian Settlement In Winston-Salem (Page 3);  Map of American Colonies:  Reason for Settlement (Page 4)

Thursday: Readings:  Slave Trade and Indentured Servants  (Page 5)  Woodlawn Days Preparation

Friday: "Woodlawn Days"  Notebooks due Monday             

 

Sept 22-28 Week 4

 

 

American History: "Search for Freedom"

Monday: Research and Report:  Colonial Life (page 1)        

Tuesday:  National History Day Preparation with B. Helfrich, Colonial Thought (page 2) HW -What Are the Cultures That Shape You? (Page 3)

Wednesday: Causes of the Outbreak of Witchcraft Hysteria in Salem (page 4)

Thursday: Colonial Thought Middle and Southern Colonies (page 2 continued)  

Friday:  British Crackdown on Colonies (page 5) 

 

Sept 29-Oct 3  Week 5

 

Monday: John Adams, Abigail Adams and the Colonial Response (page 1)  Video clips "John Adams"

Tuesday: Video clips "John Adams"

Wednesday: Research Key Individuals for Wax Museum

Thursday:  Wax Museum

Friday: Field Trip to Old Salem, NC- "Colonial Life"

 

Oct 6-Oct 10  Week 6

 

Monday:  Service Field Trip

Tuesday:  Tea, Taxes and Trouble (page 2)

Wednesday: Timeline:  The Fight for Independence (page 3)

Thursday: Reading and Research:  The American Revolution "Myths and Realities" (page 4) Notebooks due today.

Friday:  Teacher Inservice Day

 

Oct 13- Oct 17  Week 7

 

Monday:  School Holiday

Tuesday: Notebooks due,  Reading: The Continental Army (Page 1), Revolutionary Battles- What do you know? (page 2)

Wednesday: Class notes: British Strategy, American Advantages (page 2)

Thursday:  Class notes:  Famous Generals (page 3)

Friday:  Project Research

 

Oct 20- 24  Week 8

Monday- Project Research and Veteran's Day information

Tuesday- Project Presentation Day- Famous Battles of the American Revolution

Wednesday- Timeline "Toward a More Perfect Union" (page 1)

Thursday- US Constitution Activity (page 2)

Friday- Video Clip: John Adams Series (page 4),Notebooks due

 

Oct 27-31  Week 9

Monday-  Principles of the US Constitution (back of page 2)

Tuesday-  Research- The Rise of Cities and Industry

Wednesday- Architectural Styles of America (page 3)

Thursday- 8th Grade Field Trip to Charlotte

Friday- 8th Grade Field Trip to Mooresville

 

Nov 3-6  Week 10

Monday-  Essay:  Impressions of Main Streets Over Time

Tuesday-  Rural Life and Westward Expansion (page 4)

Wednesday- Westward Expansion (page 5)

Thursday-  Native American Relationships (page 6)

Friday-  Veteran's Day Program Planning

 

November 10-14  Week 11

Monday- Veterans Day Program

Tuesday- America After the Revolution

Wednesday- War of 1812/Lewis and Clark/ Monroe Doctrine

Thursday- Native American Relationships/Slavery

Friday- Upper School: Music of Slavery

 

November 17-21  Week 12

Monday-   Slavery, Plantation Life (including Woodlawn!) (page 1)

Tuesday-  Trail of Tears, Alexis de Tocqueville's Journal (page 2)

Wednesday-  "Everyman" and the Early Reformers (page 3)

Thursday- Review Reformers, Vocabulary:  Reformers  (page 4) 

Friday- Review for test on Tuesday "Early America"

 

 

November 25-26  Week 13

Monday- Field Trip to Brian Center

 

 

 

 

SECOND TRIMESTER

 

December 1-5  Week 1

Monday- Manifest Destiny (page 1)

Tuesday- Mexican-American War (page 2)

Wednesday- Compromise of 1850 (page 3), Dred Scott Case

Thursday- The Nation Breaking Apart (page 4)

Friday-  Abraham Lincoln's Election (page 5), Begin Research- Major Events of the Civil War Project

 

December 8-12  Week 2

Monday-  Quilt Making Service/ Video Clip "Uncle Tom's Cabin",

Tuesday-  Research For Portfolio Project - "Major Events of the Civil War"

Wednesday- "The Emancipation Proclamation", Research- Major Events of the Civil War

Thursday-  "The Gettysburg Address", Research-Major Events of the Civil War

Friday- Timeline- Major Battles of the Civil War, Notebooks Due Weeks 1 and 2

 

December 15-19  Week 3

Monday-  Presentation of Civil War Portfolio Projects

Tuesday-  Civil War Test Review Day

Wednesday- Test- The Civil War (important quotes, people, events), Reflection "Lee's Letter to His Son"

Thursday- Wrap Up- The Civil War in Literature, Photography and Cinema

Friday- Wrap Up- "The Assassination of Lincoln", NHD Information

OVER THE BREAK-  Discuss the following topic with parents and others:  Identify three individuals from American History prior to 1980 who have impacted the history of our nation in some way. Be prepared to select ONE of these individuals for your National History Day project due in early March.

 

January 5-9  Week 4

Monday-  NHD Information

Tuesday- National Geography Bee Preliminary Round

Wednesday- Reconstruction, NHD Research Information

Thursday- Reconstruction

Friday- Reconstruction, Blanche K. Bruce-Actions and Legacies (page 1)

 

January 12-16  Week 5

Monday-  NHD Topic and Alternates due, NHD Research Day

Tuesday- Industrialization Graphic Organizer- The New South , Monopolies Railroads vs. Computer Industry (page 2)

Wednesday- "The Guilded Age" Introduction and Vocabulary Terms (page 3)

Thursday- Creating Editorial Cartoons Portfolio Project (Due. Jan. 22)

Friday- Immigration Role Play Activity,  Notebooks Due- Weeks 4 and 5

 

January 20-23  Week 6

Monday- MLK School Holiday

Tuesday- Inclement weather- no school

Wednesday- Field Trip to Main Library (Bring a USB/Flash Drive, if possible.  Also bring NHD notebook,bag lunch, notecards, empty backpack, library card), Meet at Sadler Square at 8:50.  Pick up is at 3:00-Sadler Square)

Thursday- NHD Research Day

Friday- Portfolio Project Due- Editorial Cartoon "The Gilded Age", Urban Issues-Late 1800's (page 1)

 

January 26-30  Week 7

Monday- US Immigration 1825-1925 (page 1 continued)

Tuesday- US Immigration Today

Wednesday- The Western Frontier (page 2)

Thursday- 8th grade Field Trip

Friday-  NHD Workday- 5 sources with full citations due.

 

February 2-6  Week 8

Monday- NHD Workday- Refining Thesis Statement

Tuesday- The Native Americans and Westward Expansion (page 3); Individual Research on Native American Leaders or Events (page 4)

Wednesday- No Class- Work on Individual Research Activity and NHD

Thursday- Purchase of Alaska/Alaskan Gold Rush  (page 5)

Friday- NHD Workday- Refining Thesis and Selecting a Project; Notebooks Due- Weeks 7 and 8

 

February 9-12  Week 9

Monday- NHD Workday- Organizing the Product/Working Outline

Tuesday- Entering the 20th Century (page 1)

Wednesday- Spanish American War (page 2)

Thursday- Teddy Roosevelt (page 3)

Friday- No Classes Teacher Workday

 

February 9-12  Week 9

Monday- Spanish-American War (page 1)

Tuesday- Spanish-American War and Media Bias  (page 1 continued)

Wednesday- NHD Workday

Thursday- NHD Workday

Friday- No Classes Teacher Workday

 

February 16-20  Week 10

Monday- No Classes Presidents' Day

Tuesday- Teddy Roosevelt-Actions and Legacies (page 2)

Wednesday- Quiz- Entering the 20th Century; NHD Workday

Thursday- Field Trip to Charlotte

Friday- NHD Rough Draft Due to Mr. Donnelly

 

February 23-27  Week 11

Monday- NHD Rough Draft Conferences/Visuals Check/ Begin NHD Process Paper

Tuesday- NHD Workday Rough Draft #2/Process Paper/Annotated Bibliography

Wednesday- Causes of WWI (page 3), NHD

Thursday- US Enters WWI (back of page 3), NHD

Friday- NHD Rough Draft #2, Process Paper, Annotated Bibliography due, WWI Military Draft and New Technology

 

March 2-6 Week 12

Monday- No classes due to inclement weather

Tuesday- NHD Workday Final Edits to Annotated Bibliography, Process Paper, Title page

Wednesday- Aftermath of WWI-Vocabuary (page 4)

Thursday- Notebooks Due (Week 9, 10, 11, 12)/Final NHD Workday/Peer Project Sharing

Friday- End of Trimester Portfolio Preparation, NHD Projects Due (Final Form) Be prepared to present to class.

 

Second Trimester

 

March 9-13  Week #1

Monday- Portfolio Preparation/ Prepare NHD Presentations

Tuesday- National History Day presentations

Wednesday-  National History Day presentations (continued)

Thursday-  The Roaring Twenties- "The Red Scare" (pg. 1)

Friday-  The Roaring Twenties- "Prohibition"

 

March 16-20  Week #2

Monday- The Roaring Twenties-  Prohibition and Organized Crime/ New Inventions and Installment Buying (pg. 2)

Tuesday- The Roaring Twenties- Al Capone (pg. 3)

Wednesday- "The Turbulent Twenties"  + and - (page 4)/Explain "NYC in 1925" Project

Thursday- The Roaring Twenties-  Research "NYC in 1925" Preparation

Friday- "NYC in 1925" Project Research/ Notebooks Due Weeks #1 and 2

 

March 23-27 Week #3

Monday- Return notebooks, Portfolio Project Research "NYC 1920's"

Tuesday- Portfolio Project Research "NYC 1920's"/ Test Tuesday, March 31- 1920's/Print Walking Tour Brochure for Wednesday

Wednesday- Create floor map of NYC neighborhoods

Thursday-  Continue floor map of NYC neighborhoods project and add site information

Friday-  Presentation of Portfolio Projects and notetaking on projects

 

March 30-April 3  Week #4

Monday- Test Review 1920's (page 1)

Tuesday-Test- 1920's

Wednesday- NHD Preparation-Interview Information and Tips

Thursday- Regional NHD Competiton- UNCC

Friday- The Stock Market Crash of 1929- Causes and Effects (page 2)

 

April 13-17  Week #5

Monday-  The Stock Market Crash of 1929- Causes and Effects (page 2 continued), Images of the Great Depression

Tuesday- The Bonus Army and FDR's New Deal, HW-  Prepare a one page report on FDR's New Deal.  Include at least three New Deal programs. (page 3)

Wednesday-  Life during The Great Depression (page 4) HW- Notebooks due tomorrow

Thursday-  Washington, DC Research and Assignment Preparation  (Notebooks Due Week #3,4,5)

Friday- Washington, DC Research and Assignment Preparation

 

April 20-24  Week #6

Washington, DC Trip!  American History Assignment TBA on 4/16

 

April 27-May 1 Week #7  

Monday- Washington, DC Trip- Review and Reflect, Introduce US History Timeline Project (Bring DC Journals to class this week)

Tuesday-  US History Timeline Project

Wednesday-  3D Models of Places of Interest- American HIstory Timeline Due Monday, May 4

Thursday-  US Politics and WWII

Friday-  Research Questions WWII (page 1)

 

May 4-8  Week #8

Monday- Timeline- American History Display, Research Questions (page 1 continued)

Tuesday- Events of WWII  (page 2)

Wednesday- WWII Leaders- Personalities and Decisions (page 3)

Thursday- WWII Leaders- Presentations (page 4)/ Japanese Internment during WWII Thought Questions (page 5)

Friday- Obituaries and DVD "The Greatest Generation" / Notebooks Due  Week #7 and #8

 

May 11-15  Week #9

Monday- The Homefront WWII (page 1)

Tuesday-  Vocabulary-The War in the Pacific (page 2)

Wednesday-  Atomic Bomb and Legacy of WWII (page 3)

Thurday-  WWII in Review (page 4)

Friday- Test- World War II

 

Trimester 3

 

 *** Lachlan Johnson, Hailey Sherman and Joe Andry are going to NHD National Competition!!!  Congrats!!!

 

May 18-22  Week #10

Monday- Lessons from WWII  (page 1)

Tuesday- Lessons from WWII (continued)/ HW:  Research Joseph Stalin vs. Adolf Hitler

Wednesday- Informal Debate: Hitler or Stalin- Which dictator was more cruel and ruthless?

Thursday- The Berlin Airlift, WARSAW and NATO Alliances/ Berlin Wall Cartoon (page 2)

Friday- US Homefront Post WWII Vocabulary (page 3)/ "The American Dream 1950s" selected video clips

 

May 25-29  Week #11

Monday-  No SS/Field Day

Tuesday-  Cumulative Project "How did we get here?  Population Study"

Wednesday- Population Trends in American Histor/ "The Belts" (page 4)/Cumulative Project Research Day

Thursday - Why Americans Move (back of page 4)/Continue Population Project

Friday- No SS/HW/Flex  Work on Population Project ***SS portion due Thursday, June 4

 

June 1-5  Week #12

  

Monday- Smart Growth in America / Continue Population Project

Tuesday-  Population Project Workday

Wednesday- Bring all notebooks to class/ Test Review

Thursday- ***SS portion of Population Project due today (Hand in by the end of the day)

Friday- Bridging Generations Field Trip to Landsford Canal -SS, ART, SERVICE

 

***Friday's Field Trip-Meet at Baker Sports Complex between 8 and 8:15am.  We are taking a charter bus with residents of The Pines and the Davidson Historical Society. Bring a bag lunch, drink and snack. Parent pick up from Baker Sports Complex between 2:30-3:00.

 

June 8-9  Week #13

Monday- American History Final/ Notebooks due- Weeks 10, 11, 12

Tuesday-  Have a great summer!!!