HW Due 1/2/08

Parents !
Project packets where given out before the break. Please go over the packet with your child and sign the tear-off slip. Thank you!

7th and 8th
Project letter slips should be signed and returned by 1/2/08. Along with a (full) student name and class, each student needs to have a project topic and thesis statement written on the slip.

7th Grade - Homework given week of 12/17 - 12/21
p. 81-87 Complete define and identify using main idea charts
p. 92-97 Complete define and identify using main idea charts

8th Grade - Create a summary (at least one page long) of the story of immigration based on the main idea charts you created in class. You should have at least 9 different sources in your main idea chart to base your summary on. You may also draw on the information in your class notes and textbook p. 590-595
This assignment counts as a HW and classwork !!
Some ideas:
What problems and difficulties did immigrants face? Positive and negative feelings
What did the government do with immigrants?
What positive and negative feelings did Americans have about new immigrants?
What were the many positive benifits of immigration?

Due Monday 12/17

8th Grade - p.590-595
Define and identify

Due 12/12

7th Grade -
Use "main idea charts" to create a short summary of the Pilgrim experience

Please be sure to include the important information you discovered from your reading (above)and placed on your chart

HW Due 12/14

7th Grade - read p. 75-80
Set up a "main idea in 10 words" chart (See classwork book chart from 12/7 & 12/10)

1) In the Who/What insert the words from the Define and Identify on p.75

2) In the Important things about Who/What list all the important facts about that word you can discover in the reading

3) In the Main Idea in 10 Words take the facts and use them to write the main idea in 10 words

8th grade -
Complete a summary essay about labor during the Second Industrial Revolution 1870-1920
!!!!!!!!!!!This assignment will be graded as a quiz!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
For your essay use the information we gathered in class on 12/7, 12/10, 12/11 (Agriculture/Manufacturing Chart, Readings, Movie, Notes from class)
1) set up 4 square with thesis statement and proofs based on what you recieved in class on12/13
2) Use 4 square to create a five paragraph essay about labor

HW Due 12/10

7th Grade - Read 70-74
1) Complete Define & Identify
2) Read to Discover

8th Grade - read 615-618
1) Read to Discover
2) define and identify

HW Due 12/7

7th Grade
Complete 4Square outline based on the information we have collected in class
1) Your thesis should answer our aim question, "Would you take the advice of the Virginia company and go to America in the early 1600's?"
Your body paragraphs should give the reasons or proofs you have discovered in class in 3 categories (land, trip, freedom, death, opportunities, etc.)

Note to Parents and students

Parents and students 7th and 8th Grade
Students need to decide on topics for their next research project!
8th Grade time period 1890-1947 (please ask to see the list of topics)
7th Grade Time period 1607-1790 (will be recieving topics shortly)

HW due 12/6

8th Grade - Read p. 585-589
Complete All reading checks

HW due 12/4

7th grade -
Complete foursquare outline and turn in with essay!

HW due 12/3

8th Grade - 585-589
define and identify

7th grade- 64-69
-All reading checks
-p. 69 summarizing

Parents

In aproximately two weeks students will be taking their next Unit Test. Students have recieved study sheets for their next test. Please go over the study sheet with your child. If students answer all the study questions on a seperate sheet of paper and turn this paper in with their test they can recieve up to 5 points extra on the test. The test will be made up of multiple choice and short answer questions as well as a short document based essay. It is our goal to imitate the state exams so that your child will be comfortable with the format and content required of them.

Please take a look at this weeks HW below 11/26 and 11/28

HW 11/28

7th Grade - This HW is DUE 11/29-Thursday in your HW notebook!
Please Read pages 64-69
Complete Define and Identify - Please read the entire chapter so that you can give complete definitions! Each word and person should be fully explained!

8th Grade- This HW is DUE 11/29-Thursday in your HW notebook!
Please Read pages 578-584
Complete on P. 584 Finding the Main Idea
Read Social Darwinism and Philanthropy on p.583
1) explain what these two ideas mean
2) Which idea do you think America should follow? Explain!
- Please read the entire chapter so that you can give complete answers! These are very important concepts and must be examined carefully.

HW 11/26 7&8 Grade

7th Grade -
This HW is DUE 11/28-Wednesday in your HW notebook!
Please Read pages 42-46
Complete Define and Identify - Please read the entire chapter so that you can give complete definitions! Each word and person should be fully explained!

8th Grade-
This HW is DUE 11/28-Wednesday in your HW notebook!
Please Read pages 578-584
Complete Define and Identify - Please read the entire chapter so that you can give complete definitions! Each word and person should be fully explained!

7th and 8th Grade HW - Due Monday 11/19

Please complete on looseleaf
1) 4 Square outline we created in class
2) Use 4 Square to complete a 5 paragraph essay that proves your thesis

Paragraph #1 - Intro (historical background and thesis statement)
Paragraph #2 - Proof (Area you can improve and several ways ways you will improve)
Paragraph #3 - Proof (Area you can improve and several ways you will improve)
Paragraph #4 - Proof (Area you can improve and several ways you will improve)
Paragraph #5 - Conclusion (restate thesis, list areas you will work on improving, opinion on your past and future report efforts)

Essay above should explain the ways your next project will change and improve! Based on your observations of other peoples work and reflection on your own work how will your next attempt be different?

Hw Due Monday 10/22

8th Grade -
Read p.520-526
P.520 Complete
1) read to discover
2) identify

7th Grade
Read p. 32-36
p. 32 Complete
1)Define
2)Identify

HW Due 10/18

8th grade
Read P.514-519
On p.514 complete
1)Read to discover
2)Identify

HW DUE MONDAY 10/15 7 & 8 Grade

7 & 8 Grade!!
Please complete the 4 Square box outline and essay you began in class!!
1)Make sure your 4 square outline is complete
2) Use outline to complete your 5 paragraph essay

TEST!! 7&8 Grade

7&8 Please Study for your test this Friday!
You have been given a study sheet. Complete all words and questions on your study sheet on a seperate piece of looseleaf and return them to me. If you turn in a completed study packet on the day of your test you will recieve 5 extra points on your exam.

Extra study sheets are on the cart in my room.

Due tuesday 10/9

8th grade - Read 407-412
P.407 Read to discover, Define, Identify (last 7 only)

7th Grade - Read p. 10-16
P. 10 Read top discover, define, identify

Due Friday 10/5

8th grade- Turn in HW notebook. Make sure your cartoon or poem clearly responds to the pro-slavery arguments we saw in class on Wednesday. Does your work talk about slavery from the slave or free north perspective? Does it specifically refute the proslavery arguments? Use the chart we made in class!!!!
7th Grade - Rewrite your essay!!! Proof read and make all the changes neccesary!! Use the criticism, list of problems, you put together in class to double check all parts of your work!

assignments 10/2

8th grade - Create a poem or cartoon that talks about slavery from the point of view of an abolitionist or a slave. Please use the poem and picture ideas that we investigated in class to help you brainstorm.
What will your author be saying about slavery. Who will their audience be? What reasons will they give to back up their understanding of slavery?

7th grade - Please use the info you learned about kings of Copan to work on your essay! Due Thursday typed!

HW assigned on 10/1

8th grade - please search your text book between the years 1850-1910 and find at least 5 topics that may be worth researching for your upcoming project. (dates will be given shortly)

7th Grade - Begin to type your Maya essay based on the artifacts you have studied in class, SCREAMGP, and the information you have gathered from the documentary we have been viewing. Final Due Thursday! Please make sure you include as much of the information you have learned as possible.

Due 9/28

8th Grade - Read 344-348
p. 348 Section Review (2&3) Comparing and Contrasting chart & Finding Main Idea

7th Grade - Complete your essay descibing Maya civilization based on your gallery walk and SCREAMGP

Due 9/27

8th Grade - Read p.328-331
Answer all 3 reading checks
Answer Analyzing Primary Sources p. 330

HW due 9/26/07

8th Grade - Complete 4 square essay started in class!
7th - See Yesterday

HW Due tuesday 9/25

8th Grade - Read308-313
P.308 a) Read to Discover (all)
b) Identify (all)
7th Grade - Read p. 6-9
P.9 Section 1 Review # 3 (complete the chart)

HW Due Friday 21

7th - Read p. 4-6
On p. 4 Read to Discover 1&2
Define (vocabulary)

8th Read p302-307
p.302 Read to Discover 1-3
Identify (vocabulary)

**Change** Homework due Thur. Sept 20th

8th Grade -
Please create one of the following two journal entries in your hw notebook (use classwork info and text pages 303-306) Minimum 1 page in Length
1) Pretend you are a member of the Lewis and Clark expedition. Using what you have learned in class create a journal entry of an imaginary day exploring the west. What do you see, hear and experience? What adventures do you have? Who and what do you meet? What do you learn that is new?
2) Pretend you are an American writing about President Jefferson's decision to purchase the Louisiana Territory. Do you think Jefferson had the right or power to make this decision for you? Was it a good decision? Explain negatives and positives. Should we be exploring all the way to the Pacific?

7th Grade -
In class we looked at four Native American creation legends. Please create a legend of your own in your HW notebook. It must be at least one page long.
1) Your should be based on the charts we worked with in class on Monday. Please include answers to all the questions we discussed on your chart in you legend.
2) Your legend should be somehow connected to the migration theories we worked with on wednesday.
How did the people first appear in America? You tell us!

Quiz Wednesday 12th
1) At least 5 reasons to study history, be able to explain each
2) Memorize SCREAMGP and be able to give at least 3 examples of each

HW for 7& 8

For both Grades 7 and 8 please complete 7th grade acrostic poster HW (see Sept 5th)
7th Grade - This HW is due Friday sept. 7th
8th grade - This HW is due Monday sept. 10th

HW for night of Sept. 7th (7& 8 Grade)

7 & 8 Grade- Be prepared for a classroom quiz on Wednesday Sept 12th.
1) Study and be able to completely explain at least 5 reasons why we study history
2) Memorize our class acronym " SCREAM GP." You will have to explain what each letter stands for and give at least 3 examples for each letter.

Parents - Quiz wednesday Sept 12th (see above)

HW for night of September 5th

8th grade - 1) Please bring at least 5 reasons it is important to study history with you to class. How does the history impact you, your family, our nation and world? Please explain your answers completely and be able to share with your classmates. You may use any resource to come up with reasons. (mom, dad, internet, your textbook etc.)
2) Find at least 2 quotes about the importance of history and explain them in your words.

You will be using and sharing the information in 1&2 in class please come prepared!

7th Grade - DUE on Friday Sept 7th (Students should be developing sentences wednesday night)
1) Please complete the acrostic "History" that you started in class using the information you and your classmates have brainstormed.
2) At the bottom of your acrostic include at least 2 quotes that talk about the importance of history. On back of poster please explain why you chose the quote and what it means in your words. (you can get your quotes from the internet or textbook, - but you must be able to explain them)
here are four examples
1. "Those who forget history are doomed to repeat it" If we don't learn from our mistakes we will will make them again
2. "Do not look where you fell but where you slipped." We must use our knowledge of the past to understand the problems we face today and why we have these problems
3. "A stream cannot rise above its source" the people we are today is often based on those who came before (our source) there fore it is important to know our past to see how high we can climb
4. "When we know the past we are no longer trapped by it" Knowing our source allows us to rise above the limits and failures of the past

Homework for night of Tuesday Sept. 4

HW 7th Grade- Please investigate the reasons we study history. You may use the interenet, your parents, your textbook, or even your friends as a resource. What are the many reasons we need to remember the past? Please come to class with at least 5 different reasons you believe history is important to you, your family, our nation and our world. We will be sharing and expanding our answers in class so be prepared with complete answers.
Parents
Dear parents, your child has recieved a textbook with a W# on the bottom. Please look over the textbook with your student to become familiar with it. Our text will be be a valuable tool in helping your child succeed this year. For example a quick scan of the text will help complete tonight's homework. (See informational pages in the front and topics within the text) Thank You.