Information

1) My e-mail address is waldvogelhistory@gmail.com
2) To post your work to GoogleDocs share with my GMail account and I will be able to see your work and print or modify it
3) For great research sites on the internet see the list at http://historyteacher.net/AHAP/AHAP-ResearchPage.htm
4) STUDY FOR 8th GRADE STATE TEST!
Website with practice 8th Grade exam and old tests
http://www.edusolution.com/intermediate/socialstudies/socialstudiesindex.htm

Grading Policy
HW - 10%
Classwork and written assignments - 30%
Projects - 30%
Tests and quizzes - 30%


Sunday, December 30, 2007

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?

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