missing work

7th - I am still missing several Mystic Massacre essays and work sheets,
turn in your 13 colonies map

8th- Have you completed your robber baron vs entrepenuer assignment for Rockefeller using your notes from class?
Have you completely answered the question "Is America a melting pot or salad bowl?" Use your notes from class as well as your own opinions!

HW Due

7th - Please complete your essay, 4 square, and worksheet by Friday.

8th-
- Please turn in both DVD work sheets for quiz grade "Heaven will protect the working girl" and "Homestead Strike".
- Interview several older family members to figure out the push-pull factors that brought your family to America/Queens.

HW 12/4

7th grade - complete all vocabulary and start answering questions!

8th grade - Write a short letter to a relative describing the conditions of a garment factory in 1910.

12/2 HW

8th Grade - Please use your understanding of capitalism pro/con, p.582-584, and your class notes, Youtube clips to answer the following question completely. Was John D. Rockefeller a Robber Baron or a Business Pioneer?

Don't forget to use the vocabulary words and understandings you have developed during this unit!

HW Due Tuesday 11/24

8th grade
Please be sure to read carefully!
p. 585-589
p. 589 SR #1&2 Define & Identify
SR #3


7th grade
Please be sure to read carefully!
p.78-84
78- Copy Main Idea, big idea
define in short paragraphs key terms

wednesday 11-12 in HW notebook

7th- p.72-77 READ
Section assesment p77 Due Monday

8th - p.578-584 Read
Complete Define and Identify Due Monday

7th and 8th for Wed

7&8 - all work must be in
7th- letters following 4 square outline
8th - all parts of report

7&8

Please make sure all work has been turned in the marking period is complete. thank you

Election Day

7&8 - If you have not handed in your Radio broadcast assignment please do so on Wednesday.

Parents and students
The marking period is fast drawing to a close please turn in any missing work! See Blog!

8 - Final projects with all parts due Friday.

Friday

7 & 8- Using Your Graphic organizer from Friday class write a 1 scene radio broadcast. You must include an announcer, and 2 characters in your scene. What would scare you? Use your idea.

8- Complete Research project

thursday

7th - We saw some great presentations today 703!

HW- Please write a 2 paragraph journal entry
1) describe the positive ways people presented their projects (what can you imitate)
2) describe what you must improve when you present

8th - be prepared for final 15 minutes of your essay test on Monday

PLEASE READ
1) have you explained your topic using outside information and included a thesis statement in your introduction?
2) have you used at least 2 documents for each of your body paragraphs?
3) have you used at least 2 types of outside information for each body paragraph? (see you notes!)
4) have you restated your thesis in different words, listed your proofs, given your opinion based on the evidence in your conclusion?

Please make sure you bring your HW notebooks to school (currently 13 assignments should be in your book)

Final Draft date changed to Nov.7

Parents and students final draft date has been changed to 11/7
8th grade - Your Final Paper should include all of your report (Thesis/questions, timeline,bibliography, 4Square, first draft, Final Draft) see your packet and rubric

Weekend

8 - Please study your classroom notes and create and rough draft of your essay in class on Monday.

7- Please be ready to present your projects on Tuesday. Complete your 4 square essay by Tuesday and turn it in!

Parents and students (current assessments)

7 - Please discuss the project your child is working on in class. We will begin our presentations thursday. Each group will turn in and be graded for their want ads, maps, bullet list, speech to king and queen. These 4 things will aid in the group presentation to the class. Students should be using all of their resources (atlas, class notes and charts, primary source documents, etc.)
The best presentations from each class will go up against each other. Your child should be able to explain all four parts to you and how these 4 things will be used in their argument.

8-
1) Please discuss youre child's progress on their research project. Refer to project packet for dates and tasks.

2) Please make sure youre child has kept up with their HW assignments. We are currently working on the period called Reconstruction.
Your child will be using the information they have learned in class, and HW as well as seven documents to create a DBQ test essay starting Friday/Monday? review 4square procedures with your student

HW

8th - first drafts should have been turned in
Read p. 512-519
Define, Identify, Reading checks

7th - Read p. 51-57
Section assessment p.57

First Draft of reasearch project Due!

8 - first draft due, see project rubric

7 - have a good weekend

tuesday 10/14 HW

7th - bring in your completed "inca rebellion" 4 square

8th - make sure you have turned in the following project items:
- thesis and ten research questions
- parent tear off slip
- timeline
- 4 Square outline

ALL THE ABOVE SHOULD BE TYPED AND SAVED on your own computer so they can be used and edited!

802 - test on 10/15 please be prepared, 80% is passing

Tuesday

7th- Complete Aztec 4 Square (Research Paper packet coming soon)

8th - Test Wednesday - retake of last weeks 8th graded final exam (80% passing grade)

Due Friday Timeline & 4 Square Due for project

Parents alert! Please read research packet, take notice of due dates and sign/return parent letter cut-off. Thank You.

Weekend 10/4-10/5

7th
PLEASE COMPLETE MAYA ESSAY TEST!
p. 10- 15
p15Review,terms,people


8th -
Quiz Monday

Read p. 492-497
define, identify
read to discover

(Quiz will include 478-482, 492-497, classwork/hw on differences between North and South)

weekend 9/26-9-28

7th grade- continue your Maya 4 square using info from our documentary. Based on the artifacts we have examined and the documentary answer the following: REMEMBER HISTORY NEVER HAS A SIMPLE ANSWER!! Look at all perspectives
Were the Maya civilized? Explain!
Should the priest have taken the action he did in 1852? Explain!

8th - If you have not handed in Friday's assignment you must do so on Monday!!
Please complete the 5 dates neccesary for your timeline! Use your research and textbook.

hw thursday

7th- please ad new information from class to your 4 square
8th- please complete the assignment given on tuesday!

HW

7th - Work on your 4square to organize the information we have discovered in class using SCREAMGP. You should have a thesis statement already written! proofs in bullet points only in your boxes! Decide what information you can put together in each box that makes sense. (PARENTS - look back at old post - Sept 8 - to see 4Square examples)

8th grade- what are some multiple chioce strategies/tricks we can use to help us on our tests?

Work on last nights HW!!!!! Collected Friday!

8th grade - DUE FRIDAY!

I will ask for two topics from each student for their first project.
Your first topic must have a Thesis Statement or possible statements and a list of at least 10 questions you will be working to answer in your research. List the books and websites you will start with.

Read! Read! Read! Take notes as you read! If you use a direct quote or idea write down the page and author

HW Tues in your HW notebook - we will share our answers

8th - use the information gathered from our presentations (three colomun chart)to write a short summary that explains the differences between the North and the South in the 1850's and the ways the country was spliting apart. What things were holding the country together, what did we share? Do you believe most Americans in the North wanted to end slavery? (BE PREPARED TO SHARE YOUR SUMMARY!)

7th - use the notes gathered today to write a short summary that does the following:
-explains theories on first Americans
-describes what a civilization is
-describes location, name and facts about civilizations in South, Central and North America
(BE PREPARED TO SHARE YOUR SUMMARY!)

8th Grade Parents and Students

Students will be receiving their first practice 8th grade state exam this week. Please look over the exam with your student. See what type of thinking, reading, writing activities will be required of them. Notice vocabulary words and terms that may give your student difficulty. Students, please begin to explain to your parents your test taking strategies. How will you achieve your best possible score? It is very important to understand all parts of this exam so that we can do our best in June. Thank You

Students should have picked their first research project topic by now. Topic lists have been handed out and posted on this blog (sept. 11). Students should be creating the thesis statement that they will be proving through their research. See above.

Parents/ Students 8th grade

Students/Parents 8th Grade.
Please see Calender above for HS dates.
See events for this weekend!!

PARENTS!

Is has come to my attention that some students are not completing their HW assignments.
1) without textbook HW a student will not be able to collect the definitions and factual information to for the big ideas we need to understand about our nation.
2) I also give many HWs that are directly linked to classwork participation. Some assignments are started in class and completed at home. Other assignments are started at home and completed in class. If your student is not completeing these HW assignments their classwork is suffering and they are not able to help the class move forward.

Wednesday HW

7th - Please complete the outside of your classwork foldable. List the 7 most important aspects of a civilization. What are the 7 things you believe must exist to have a civilization? Below your answer explain how it brings people together and makes them secure. Please use the internet to research youranswers and think about what civilization is.

8th - Read p.407-412
Complete Define and Identify

You should be working on your research project. What will your thesis statement be now that you have a topic? Is your topic small enough so that it will be interesting. What are people arguing about when they talk about your topic? Why is this topic grabbing your attention? Why is it important to you today? Why do you care?

Tuesday night

7th - Please be sure to complete your Venn Diagram. Legend and Science (fill in the center of your diagram with things that match both sides) Bring your legends. -

8th - Text 451-455
Read to Discover
Reading Checks

COMPLETE ALL PARTS OF FOLDABLE!!!
Quotes - Summaries
Discuss and evaluate your findings. How do you understand slavery based on the classsroom documents? Do you agree or disagree with the arguments you have read? Many of the new arguments atre true, how would you answer someone with this point of view? How are the arguments made in the documents connected to us today? Does this new perspective make you feel uncomfortable? Why? What questions would you like to ask the people in history we have just read from? What questions would you like to ask the class?

HW Monday

7th - Make sure you are prepared to share your legend on Tuesday!
Read textbook p. 6-9
Reading Checks
Geography skills

8th - Textbook p451-455
Define & Identify

Weekend

7th - Complete your essay using the 5 boxes from your chart. Combine the legend promps with your own info to write a legend similar to those we have worked with.
As shown in the chart:
1) Creative force
2) Characters
3) Creation of land and humans (How did they get to America?)
4) Values the legend will pass on

8th grade- Find at least 2 topics for your first project. Yesterday's post contains a topic list and questions. Start your research. figure out what you will be trying to prove. Remember your thesis satement must be something that can be argued. It is not a fact, or question.

thursday HW

7th
Brainstorm some ideas for your final coloum
Myth/legend due Monday

8th
Complete Big Idea Question and research 2 topics for first project (Revised Topic list below)

Possible Research Topics 8th Grade
Remember every event or person on this list was very important in shaping or changing American history. Create a Thesis Statement and prove it! Your research must tell us:
·How America was changed by this person or event?
·How is the impact of the person or event still felt today?

Philosophy & Utopian Communities How did American thinkers attempt to create a perfect society on earth? Did their ideas and communities work? (Onieda, Harmony, etc.)Second Great Awakening How did this religious movement effect everyday Americans and change the country? (Finney, Burned over district, Revivals, Temperance)
Slavery Could the United States have developed into a powerful nation without slavery? How did religion, family life, and culture help slaves cope? How did some slaves attempt to defeat slavery? Was slavery the cause of the Civil War?
Civil War The Civil War divided and devastated our country between 1861-1865.
Causes of the Civil War, Fort Sumter, Battle of Antietam, Battle of Gettysburg, effect of war on American people, Emancipation Proclamation)
Native Americans
How did the Native Americans struggle to control their destiny on the American continent come to an end in the late 1800s?
(Cowboys, Little Big Horn, Fort Laramie, Reservations, Crazy Horse, Treaty of Medicine Lodge, Sitting Bull, Ghost Dance, Massacre at Wounded Knee, Geronimo, Dawes General Allotment Act)
Moving West Was the idea of Manifest Destiny positive or negative?
How and why did Americans move West after the Civil War?
(Manifest Destiny, Morrill Acts, Homestead Act, Exodusters, Transcontinental R.R., Donner Party, Mexican War, Gold Rush, Mormon Trail )
Second Industrial Revolution
How did technology, free enterprise and the factory system make America the most powerful nation in the world?
(Entrepreneurs, Corporations, Trusts, Vertical and Horizontal Integration, Andrew Carnegie, John Rockefeller, Social Darwinism, Sherman Antitrust Act, Unions, Anarchists, Homestead Strike, Pullman Strike, Hay Market Riot, Knights of Labor, Technology - Alexander Graham Bell, Thomas Edison, Henry Ford, Eugene Debs)
Immigration
What struggles and successes did immigrants face in their new country? (Know-Nothing Party, Chinese Exclusion Acts, Immigration Restriction League, Tenement Housing, Benevolent Society, Old Immigrants, New Immigrants, Hull House, Chinese, Italian, Irish, Mexican, Push/Pull factors to immigrate)
Progressive Movements
How did different Americans attempt to improve their society at the turn of the century? Did the reforms work? Prison Reform, Temperance, Education, urban renewal, labor reform(Progressives, 17th Amendment, Muckrakers- Ida Tarbell, Upton Sinclair, John Dewey, Socialism, Initiative Recall, Referendum, Hull House, Triangle Shirtwaist Factory, Child Labor Laws, Temperance Movement, Booker T. Washington, Ida B. Wells, W.E.B. Dubois, NAACP, Teddy Roosevelt- Arbitration, Food and Drug Act, Conservation, Federal Trade Commission)

Extra Credit

Please read the following articles. Underline anything that you feel helps you answer the asignment. Connect the underlined articles to a seperate sheet of paper and answer the following in the order you choose:
Explain how the author is trying to convince you that they should be president
Explain what they want you to do
What arguments or appeals are they making?
What are they saying about our country?

Choices for a Rising Generation
Essay by the 2008 Democratic Party Presidential Nominee
by Senator Barack Obama
We are in a defining moment in our history. We're fighting two wars. Our planet is in peril. Our economy is in turmoil. And the dream that so many generations fought for feels as if it's slowly slipping away.
Now, I know that the easiest thing in the world for young people to do is nothing at all. To turn off the TV, put down the newspaper, and walk away from the stories about Iraq or Darfur or the rising levels of joblessness and hopelessness in our own communities. To go about their busy lives, wishing these problems away, expecting someone else to solve them. To remain detached and indifferent.
But I hope they don't do what is easy — because sometimes, there are moments when what's truly risky is not to act. What's truly risky is to accept things as they are instead of working for what could be.
Taking action can mean getting involved politically. We've seen huge numbers of young people taking part in our campaign. They're knocking on doors and making phone calls and helping fight to bring about real change in this country.
But action can also happen outside the political arena. I was born the year that John F. Kennedy called a generation of Americans to ask their country what they could do. And I came of age at a time when they did it. They were the Peace Corps volunteers who won a generation of goodwill toward America. They were the teenagers and college students who knew it was probably safer to stay at home, but still decided to take the Freedom Rides down South. And because they did, they changed the world. And they inspired me, just out of college, to move to Chicago to help lift up neighborhoods that were devastated when the local steel plants closed.
So at this historic moment, we must ask our rising generation to serve their country as Americans always have — by working on a political campaign or joining the military, by doing community service or relief work abroad. Because that's how real change has always come — from ordinary people coming together to do extraordinary things; from all those, young and old, black, white, and brown, who were willing to do what was risky and what was hard and put their shoulders to the wheel of history, and turn it towards opportunity and equality and justice for all.


A More Peaceful and Prosperous World
Essay by the 2008 Republican Party Presidential Nominee
by Senator John McCain
Throughout this election we've been fortunate to witness the inspiring involvement of so many young Americans, many of whom are not even old enough to vote. Families are bringing their children to campaign events; teenagers are canvassing neighborhoods; and college students are organizing student groups. With so much at stake in this election, I am proud to witness the involvement of this new generation of Americans. They understand their participation is not limited to the ballot box: they are volunteering their time and effort to improve the well-being of our country.
Blogs, MySpace, Facebook, and YouTube have changed the way young people participate in the political process. I have made it a priority to reach young people by participating in such venues as the MTV/MySpace Presidential Dialogue, hosting a blog on my website, and reaching out through social networking sites.
Reaching young people isn't simply about the logistics of how you communicate; it is about what you communicate. Young people are not fixated on a single issue. They want leaders who will address the many critical issues directly affecting their lives, the lives of their families, and the people in their communities.
At town hall meetings across the country, I am repeatedly inspired by the commitment of the young women and men who crowd in to have their voices heard — veterans home from Iraq, relating what they saw, telling us to let them win; volunteers with the ONE Campaign talking about their efforts to alleviate global poverty; recent college graduates wondering what I will do to make health care affordable; and the countless young people who ask how I plan to combat the problem of climate change.
After 9/11, leaders in Washington missed an opportunity to call young people to service. Young men and women, who are willing to give of themselves and sacrifice, want a leader who will ask something of them. Young people want — and deserve — to have their opinions respected and their concerns taken seriously. I know this and will continue to call on young people to serve causes greater than their own self-interest.
Young people understand the power that the political process wields as a force for change, and they are actively engaged in harnessing that power to bring about change for their families, their communities and their world. I see, in the efforts and enthusiasm of America's youth, that our nation's best days are ahead of us. I hear the message of young people loud and clear, and as President, I will honor the obligation of today's leaders to leave the next generation a more peaceful and prosperous world than the one we have today.

HW DUE THURSDAY! PLEASE READ

Parents and students,
I will be collecting all of the acronym/acrostic posters as well as 4 square and essay assignments on Tursday. I am giving an extra day to complete your work. Below I have posted my essay as an example. Please turn in the following;
---HISTORY acrostic poster with clear explanations of why we study history and (Quote)
---SCREAMGP acronym with 3 examples of each category and pictures/symbols
---4 Square complete (see sample)
---Essay using 4 Square

I will not except incorrect or incomplete HW. Please follow my directions as posted. You may have to look back at previous posts!

ESSAY

(paragraph indent shown as---) You will notice that i cut some of my 4 square info to shorten my essay.

Mr. Waldvogel Class:
U.S. History

---It has been said that, “We cannot escape history”. Yet, studies have shown that many middle school students seem to want to do just that. Some students can think of nothing worse than being stuck in another class about dead people. If kids can be shown that history is connected to their lives they just might change their opinion on the subject. When we investigate history we learn how incredibly meaningful and complex our world is. In fact, it is clear the study of history is one of the most important subjects in school and everyone should study it.
---One reason we study the past is because history explores so many topics. It is a great way to learn about our world and how to live in it. For example, in class we used an acronym, SCREAMGP. It stands for the many areas of the past that historians investigate. These areas are Science, Culture, Religion, Art, Military, Geography, and Politics. Our acronym makes it possible for us to remember just how complicated and interconnected history is. We can see that history involves all parts of the human experience. Even this simple memory trick shows us that in order to know ourselves and our world we must get involved with the past.
---Another reason we should study history is it allows us to walk in other peoples shoes. Our world is filled with fighting and problems because there are so many different cultures, religions and governments. If we learn about each others history we can start to understand why people and nations act the way they do. When we understand we can empathize and maybe even talk. The differences that have separated us do not have to lead to conflict.
---Yet, there are some very educated people who don’t agree with these proofs of the importance of remembering and studying history. Leo Tolstoy even remarked that “happy people have no history.” This statement seems to say that ignoring the past with its problems and pains is the best way to live life. Thankfully there are educated and intelligent people who have shown us that history is not best when it is forgotten. Maya Angelou put it this way. “History despite is wrenching pain, cannot be unlived, however, if faced with courage, need not be lived again.” This shows us that knowledge, while often uncomfortable, can be our hope for the future. Others have said that history retold by historians is not true and is therefore a waste of time. Santayana responds to the argument that history is incorrectly remembered with an appeal to all thinking, honest people. “History is always written wrong and so always needs to be rewritten.” Yes, our written history is imperfect, he seems to say. But he doesn’t stop there. He encourages us to rewrite it, to do something! We can get involved instead of ignoring our past or complaining how it is written.
---As you can see, contrary to what many middle school kids think, history is an important and life changing subject. Studying it expands our knowledge of all parts of our world. It helps us fit together with and appreciate many different people and cultures. When we dig into the past we discover so many new possibilities and choices that can be applied to our own lives. And finally, the study of history makes us aware of the incredible impact of people who can remember, think and act. Any middle school student who puts in the effort to untie the complex knot of history becomes someone powerful. When we remember, when we think, we will act and the world will never be the same. When the author William Faulkner said, “The past is never dead; it is not even past” he was absolutely correct. When we learn history we see how much we are still connected to it. We cannot escape history, and we will not want to, because history will open the world to us like no other subject.

Essay on why we study history --- Due wednesday 9/10

7th and 8th ------ All posters and essays due Wednesday. Please include a copy of your 4 square. A reminder. Incomplete work will not be accepted. These are the first set of assignment and will be added to this years portfolio. Look at my samples to give you a feel for the essay I want.

Above are

a sample 4 square
my 4 square

things to finish this weekend

Students,
please complete your poster work! I will be collecting everything on Monday. See last posts for help and instructions. To recieve a 3 or 4 you must complete your assignments and use changes/suggestions we talked about on Friday. Have you answered your assignment questions?

8th grade - Please bring a rough draft of a four square outline on Monday. We will put together a short essay that argues that history is important to know and study. Use the ideas you have already come up with to put as reasons in your four square.

Thurday/Friday classwork and homework

Some Famous Quotes about History

Students,
Over the last 3 days we have been trying to untie a complicated knot of questions! Why do we study history? What are the many parts of history we should include when we think about the past?
Above are the activities we have started in class and completed at home. Please be sure that you complete both activities and turn them in. A rough draft of both activities should appear in your classwork/homework notebooks.

Please include one quote about history that you feel has helped you think about history in a new way. Some quotes are included above. You may find your own. You may include more then one. If you run out of space you may use the back of your paper to explain your quote. Please include the author of the quote.

Nice to see everyone today! 9/2/08

Please make sure you read and answer all the questions from my first post! Please ask your parents to read the post and help you.
Answer questions 1 & 2 using the information I have posted.
BE PREPARED TO USE WHAT YOU HAVE LEARNED!

Welcome back!

Students and Parents please read!



Grading:
Tests and Quizes 30%
Classwork and Participation 30%
Projects 30%
HW 10%

2 Notebooks: (Students must update table of contents with each entry)
Classwork/Notes/Voabulary
HW

supplies for class:
Box of Pens
Box of markers
folders to keep project research
_______________________________________________________________
Big Questions:
1)Why is history important to us all?

Think about the many reasons why we study history in school. You should be able to come up with at least 7 reasons. Be prepared to write and discuss your answers. Get your brain back into the thinking, questioning mode! Be ready to explain all your answers completely and connect your opinions to facts and the research of others. Here are some links and ideas that may help you, there is much more out there

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Why_do_we_study_historytory http://hubpages.com/hub/Why_Do_We_Study_History http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20070831220210AAomBiK1220210AAomBiK http://www.uccs.edu/~history/courses/hist480/historystudy.htmltorystudy.html www.watsonworld.us/WhyDoWeStudyHistory.ppt


below are two picture files you can read or paste into a word document and print
click on to enlarge that I created


2) What are the many areas of life that the study of history includes? How can studying these areas help us understand the past and ourselves?
Take a look at the acronym we will use in class to help us remember the many areas of history
Science
Culture
Religion
Economics
Art
Military
Geography
Politics

________________________________________________________________
First Research project: 8th graders take a look at the topics below and start to do some intial research on the web using wikipedia, google, etc. 7th grade will be announced shortly.
8th Grade - Start looking through these topic areas
Topic: Native Americans During the 1800’s Native Americans struggled to control their destiny in American.
Project ideas:
Battle of Little Big Horn, Reservations, Crazy Horse, Broken treaties with US government, Sitting Bull, Ghost Dance, Massacre at Wounded Knee, Geronimo, Destruction of Buffalo
Topic: Civil War The Civil War divided and devastated our country between 1861-1865.
Project ideas:
Causes of the Civil War, Fort Sumter, Battle of Bull Run, Battle of Antietam, Battle of Gettysburg, effect of war on American people, Emancipation Proclamation
Topic: Reconstruction Between 1865-1877 Americans worked to put our nation back together with limited results.
Project ideas:
Successes (13-14th Amendments, civil rights laws, African Americans in congress)
Failures (Black Codes, Jim Crow, KKK, Plessy vs. Ferguson)
Topic: Moving West Americans to move West after the Civil War in greater numbers. As Native Americans were losing ground cowboys, adventures and families attempted to shape the American West?
Project ideas:
Manifest Destiny, Transcontinental Railroad, Gold Rush, Homestead Act, Exodusters, Sodbusters, Cowboys, Cattle towns, Open range, Range wars, cattle drive
Topic: Second Industrial Revolution Technology, free enterprise and the factory system made America the most powerful nation in the world.
Project ideas:
Andrew Carnegie, John Rockefeller, Social Darwinism, Sherman Antitrust Act, American Unions, Anarchists, Homestead Strike, Pullman Strike, Hay Market Riot, Knights of Labor, Alexander Graham Bell, Thomas Edison, Henry Ford

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7th and 8th

Students and Parents,
I am still missing project work for several students. Please take a look at the project rubric posted earlier for description of project parts and expectations.

7th and 8th Due week of 6/9

7th - Slavery book
Students should be working on their slavery project in class. I will be collecting these books next week when I return.

8th - Timeline book
Students should be working on thier personal timelines in class. I will be collecting these project books when I return.

Parents
All parts of research project should have already been handed in! Any missing parts can be emailed to me at waldvogelhistory@aol.com

8th grade classwork Roosevelt/Tojo - makeup

Coming soon

Projects - Note to Parents and Students

Project Dates - Please check if the following has been completed. Thank You.

timeline and bibliography 5/5
4 Square Outline 5/12
First draft 5/19
Final (including all parts) 5/29

I am missing work from several students. Please confirm that your child has turned in their work and view their saved copies to be printed for final 5/29.

HW Due Tuesday 5/12

8th Grade - June 2006 Books #1 (Multiple choice - short answer) and #2 (DBQ and essay) \
Due Wednesday 5/14. These were given out last Wednesday and Friday.
Have you turned in your project 4square outline, time line and bibliography?

7th Grade - Study Constitution notes
Have you turned in your project 4square outline, time line and bibliography?

HW Due 5/12

Parents,
>4 Square outline for project due Monday 5/12

> First draft of research paper 3-4 pages due Monday 5/19

>8th grade - NYS test review (see below)
- HW notebooks should have been turned in by Friday 5/9
>7th grade - Constitution test#1 Thursday (study sheets in previous post)

8th Grade- Complete all document questions and simple 4 Square outline for testing book #2, June, 2oo6. We will work on test 4 square and begin 5 pargraph essay - essay due Wednesday 5/14

7th Grade - Study for Constitution test # 1 Thursday (both sheets from class in last post)

HW Due Thursday 4/8

Parents,
I am missing timelines and bibliographies from several students, they were due on Monday 5/5. 4 Square outlines are due on Monday 5/12. See info above and in previous entries. Thank You.

8th grade- Make sure you have completed June 2006 practice exam book #1
We will work on Book #2 on Thursday in class. Any work not completed in class must be done at home! Please be prepared to work as we prepare for our June exam.

7th Grade - Please continue your research project. Some people still owe me their timelines and bibliographies. Study your practice quiz notes our next test will be on monday or tuesday based on the information you have gathered in class. (see sheets above)\

7th AND 8th Due Monday

1) Project Timelines and bibliographies due Monday! Timelines should have all ready been completed in computer class! Bibliography (see below for format instructions)

2) HW Notebooks (see blog for assignments)

Formatting your Bibliography
MLA Works Cited Format - Based on MLA Handbook, 6th ed., 2003
Entries in a bibliography list should be alphabetized by the author's last name. If the author's last name is unknown, alphabetize by title, ignoring any initial A, An or The.

Book...basic format

Author last, first name. Book Title. Publisher location: Publisher, Publication year.

One author or editor:
Kamerman, Sylvia E., ed. Children's Plays from Favorite Stories. Boston, MA: Plays, Inc., 1959.

Two or more authors or editors:
Highsmith, Richard M., and Jon Kimerling, eds. Atlas of the Pacific Northwest. Corvallis, OR: Oregon State UP, 1979.

No author or editor stated:
Drug Facts and Comparisons: 1985 Edition. St. Louis, MO: J. B. Lippincott, 1984.


Website …basic format
Author last, first name. “Article Title.” Database (Website) title. Date of Article. Date of Access . (Start with article title if author is not available. Give the URL of the specific document rather than the database, unless they are the same)

Online Encyclopedia:
Parker, George R. “Forestry.” World Book Online Reference Center. 3 Nov. 2003. 9 May, 2006

Websites:
Cabrera, Bob. “FAQ about Vets!” Talk to the Vet.com. 3 June 2003. 14 October 2005
“Job Opportunities at SAF.” Society of American Foresters. 29 Oct. 2003. 29 June 2005


Article in Print...basic format
Author last, first name. "Article Title." Magazine/Newspaper Date: page number(s). (Date format-- 22 Jan. 1998 --abbreviate months except May, June & July)

Magazine Article:
Prince, Dinah. "Marriage in the '80's." Newsweek 1 June 1987: 30-38.

Newspaper Article:
"Actress Loretta Young Dies at 87." Buffalo News 13 Aug. 2000: A23.
Tucker, Cynthia. "Education Stays on Top of Southerners' Agenda." Atlanta Constitution 21 Mar. 1987: A19.

HW over April Break (Parents and Students)

As stated in previous posts, all students should be researching their project topics and developing a thesis. The first part of the project, the timeline, will be due a few days after the break. I am finalizing the dates for the project with the principal. Below is a preliminary task and scoring sheet. Please read it so that you will know all the phases of the project.


Task and Scoring
1) Create a timeline that includes at least 5 important events from the time period you are researching. This should be an actual timeline, not just a list of events. Each event must be labeled and explained along the line. (5 points)
2) Create a 4 Square Outline. This outline must list the ideas, topics and questions that will be explored in your report. This is the pattern your project will follow. It should contain a thesis statement and proof. (5 points)
3) Create a First Draft of your research project. This must be at least 3-4 pages long. It should contain an introduction, body and conclusion. Make sure you prove your research thesis, cover all areas of your outline and that you proofread and develop your ideas completely. Please hand in something that you feel is very close to a completed project, a paper you would be proud to present to the principal. (15 points)
4) Create a bibliography of at least 5 sources. It must include at least 2 non-reference books and 2 websites. Your bibliography must be in the proper format.
(5 points)
5) Complete your Final Paper. It must be at least 4 pages in length. Your introduction should state your research thesis question and include some type of hook to grab the reader's attention (quote, story, etc.). Make sure your thesis is fully explained and developed in your body. Your research thesis should be fully proven by the conclusion of your paper. The reader should also understand your topic and why it is important in shaping American History. (45 points)
6) Create a Windows Movie Maker Presentation. Your presentation must be 2-3 minutes long. Your movie should include relevant pictures, charts, graphs, cartoons, audio clips and basic text explanations. The main ideas of your thesis/topic should be clearly understood by the audience after viewing your presentation. (25 points)



Please make sure you take the time to read through and take notes on all of your sources! The more you read the more you will learn and the easier it will be to develop a great project! Do not copy other peoples work!

HW due 4/16

8th Grade - Please use your your classwork answers to create a short summary of the dates, places and events of WWII.

Parents,
Your student should be working on their final project research every night! (See previous entry for subject list)

7th grade - Use the information we have gathered in class and the words of Jonas Phillips to complete your letter assignment. Please quote from Phillip's letter and give complete explanations as you write!

HW due monday 4/14 (Parents)

Parents,
Your child should be researching and taking notes for their final project every night.

I have attached topic sheets for 7th and 8th grade reports above as well as the most recent 7th grade assignment.

8th Grade - 1) Please complete the sheet you worked on in class. Fill in the chart completely using the events on the timeline to explain the causes of WWII. Be prepared to discuss your answers.
2)Please work on researching your final project. See sheet for possible topics. (attached above) Remember you need to develop a thesis statement that your research will answer. Your research must demonstrate how the person/event you have chosen changed America.




7th Grade - 1) please work to complete your essay assignment on Shay's Rebellion. Please follow the instructions on the sheet you were given in class. Attached below.
2) Please work on researching your final project. See sheet for possible topics. (attached above) Remember you need to develop a thesis statement that your research will answer. Your research must demonstrate how the person/event you have chosen changed America.

Name: ______________________________ Date: _____________ Class:__________
Shays’ Rebellion 1786

Task: Please use what you have learned in class, the movie and your textbook p.198-199 to complete the following assignment. Answer the questions 1-7 with complete explanations. Write a short 4 paragraph essay on the back that answers all four parts of HW assignment. Use your answers on this sheet and your textbook reading to create a solid essay.
1) What were weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation that led to Shays’ Rebellion? ______________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
2) Who was Daniel Shays’? _______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________________
3) Why were Shays’ and his followers angry enough to start a rebellion?
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
4) Why did Shays and his followers try to close down the court system in Massachusetts? ____________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
5) Why was owning land so important in the new country? What right did it give you? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
6) Why did Shays and his followers attempt to seize the federal arsenal? What was their ultimate plan?
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
7) What did this failed rebellion teach America? How did it change our form of government? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
HW Assignment: What do you think about Shays’ Rebellion? Explain Why did the rebellion happen? Explain
Would you have fought for Shays or Sam Adams? Why? Was the rebellion a good thing for our country? Explain

HW due 4/4

8th Grade - please re-read 732-749 also 756-757
Be prepared to work on your Great Depression essay Friday!

Parents, Your student will be need to complete their essay on the Great Depression at home. Please review the directions with them and confirm that they have fully completed all parts of the assignment. Students have constructed a simple four square outline in class to give their essay direction and purpose. Students should use more then 4 documents and outside knowledge to provide proof for their thesis statement.

7th grade - Read 194-199 As you read think about why the Articles of Confederation failed. What part of the government held the most power under the Articles? Why was this a problem?

Complete Define and Identify

HW due 3/3 Parents and students

8th grade- Read and review 732-742 for test

DBQ TEST/Essay THURSDAY and FRIDAY on the Great Depression.
We will be working together to learn/practice and complete this test in preparation for our June NYS exam. Please bring all your notes and homework from the last few weeks (see blog). Although we will be working together in groups on this test you will be graded for the work you hand in. Students may have to complete/rewrite their essay over the weekend. Essays must follow test format and complete the test task by proving the thesis.

Students will be recieving several practice multiple choice exams, DBQ, essay tests in the coming weeks. We will be answering review questions in class and for HW.

7thGrade - Read 192-193
Answer all questions

HW due 3/2

8th grade - Read 737-743
Define and identify

7th Grade - read 186-191
Define and identify

HW due tuesday 4/1

7th Grade -
Create a T-Chart of things a new government should/should not have? What should a government be like? What will it need to work well? What should it not have?

Things you might want to include:
types of Rules, officials/leaders, system to pick leaders, goals, jobs, services the government provides, how does it protect, how involved in your life and business, etc.
Use SCREAMGP to help think of ideas and areas of society government might be part of

8th Grade -
Please create a graphic organizer/web of the 1920's. The goal of this organizer is to create a short summary of the time. use your notes and vocabulary!

Include all the categories we have covered so far
women, African-Americans, fashion, advertising, economy, credit, prohibition, isolationism, etc.
Use SCREAMGP to help think of categories, events, ideas

HW Due Monday

8th grade - Read 732-736
Reading checks
Section review # 3


7th grade -
Answer the following questions completely (at least 3 paragraphs)
1) Why do we have a government? Give reasons
2) What would America be like without a government? Explain
3) How much control should our government have? How much should it be involved in our lives? explain

Parents

At the start of the year we introduced an acrostic to help us remember the areas of history. (SCREAMGP) This acrostic should be memorized so that kids have lots of options to think about when they create essays or study history. If you use this acrostic when examining of nations, time periods and events it will help you create a more complete understanding of history.

Science
Culture
Religion
Economics
Art
Military
Geography
Politics

Every time you consider something in history look at it through all of these lenses/categories. How did each of these areas change/shape, create who we are?

HW Due Thursday 3/27

7th Grade - Study for your essay test
You should be able to completely explain at least 3 causes of the American Revolution.
Don't forget SCREAMGP to review all the different causes.

8th grade - in your HW notebook write a summary of the economic conditions of the U.S. in the 1920-1929. (Before the Crash) Don't forget to include the following areas we have already covered.
African Americans
Women
Advertising
1920's headlines
Charts and graphs

Alert!! Test Wednesday 3-26 7th Grade

7th Grade test Wednesday and study sheet due!

HW Due Wednesday

8th Grade-
Read p.732-736
Define and identify

7th grade-
Study !!!

7th Grade test and Study sheet

The next 7th grade test will take place on Wednesday the 26th (not tuesday). We will have a review on Monday/Tuesday. Please come to the test with your completed review sheet. It will be collected and graded as a homework. The study sheet was handed out several weeks ago and was also posted on this blog. Please look back at previous posts for the sheet Unit 3.
Wednesday - multiple choice
Thursday - Essay Be able to explain at least 3 reasons the Revolution occured. Causes

HW Due 24th

7th grade-
Using the information we worked with in class about Valley Forge creat a one page journal entry in you HW notebook.
Pretend you were a soldier or nurse at Valley Forge
1) describe the conditions (weather, food, health, living quarters, cleanliness, soldiers attitudes and emotions)
2) Describe why you plan to leave or remain with the Continental Army

8th Grade -
Create a list in your HW notebook that predicts the many changes in the lives of women during the 1920's

HW Due 3/17

7th grade-
Complete your summary/persuasive essay answering the question;
"Who should have won the Revolution"
1) Introduction - Explain when the Revolution was fought, for what purpose, and who you believe should have won
2) Body - Prove your point of view
a) List and explain fully the advantages that your side had
b) List and explain the disadvantages of the other side
3) Conclusion -
a) restate your thesis
b) quickly summarize how you proved it
c) any other thoughts, qoutes or opinions

8th grade -
Start working on Unit 9 Study Sheet. If you do not have a paper copy it was posted several weeks ago on this blog.

Parents please look at this handout (save as picture to print)

Due 3/12

7th Grade -
read p.166-168
Reading checks and section review exercise # 3 (chart)

8th grade -
read p. 668-671
Define and identify

HW Due 3/10

7th Grade-
Read p.166-169
Read to Discover
Define and Identify

8th Grade-

HW Due 3/6

8th Grade- Study questions at bottom of review sheet for essay test 3/6. For more information look at the t-charts we created in class for/against Imperialism. Check any other notes or homework about Imperialism.

7thGrade - Re-read the section of the Declareation you read and worked on today in class! Make sure you have a complete summary of your section ready to share with your classmates.
p.162-165

Marking period coming to an end!

Parents and students,
Please turn in all work, including completed projects, if you have not done so already!
Last day for work 2/4. Report cards will be printed this week and distibuted on parent/teacher confrence day next week.

HW Due 2/29

7th Grade -
Read Declaration of Independence p. 162-165

8th grade -
Read p. 686-691
Define and identify

HW Due 2/28

7th Grade - 158-161
Read to Discover

8th Grade - In class you completed a gallery walk with a worksheet. Use the information from the worksheet to write a one page summary on how Americans supported the war effort on the homefront during WWI. For more info see p.678-681

8th grade Test! March 3rd Monday

Parents and students,
8th Grade will have their next test on Monday 3/3
Each student must turn in a completed study sheet! This study sheet will be graded as a homework assignment. If you are missing the study sheet look back to my entry on 1/21 and print it out.

HW Due 2/27

7th Grade-
Read p. 158-161
Define and identify

8th grade -
Read p.678-681
Reading checks

HW Due 2/26

7th Grade-
Read p. 152-157
Define and identify

8th Grade-
Read p. 672-677
Define and Identify

7th Grade Study sheet for next test (in aprox. 2 wks)

This is the 7th Grade study sheet. It will be due at the time of our next test in aprox. 2 weeks.

Parents ! Missing Work is Due!!!

If your child is missing assignments the time to make them up is now. The marking period is rapidly coming to a close. Please look at the blog to see what assignments should have already been turned in this marking period. The marking period began on November 15th. Thank You!

HW for Feb. break 2/18-2/22

7th grade
Please Complete the test study sheet for Unit 3
I will post the sheet on this blog
(I will collect the study sheet as part of your next unit test)

8th grade
Please Complete the test study sheet for Unit 8
The sheet was already posted on this blog on 1/21
(I will collect the study sheet as part of your next unit test)

HW 7th Grade Due 2/15

On 2/13 wea examined some events that occured in the 1700's and you were asked to creat a short news story from the information you collected. Please complete this news report and turn it in before the break thank you.

Projects Due 2/15

Parents and Students - Projects are Due!
Please make sure all project work is turned in by Friday 2/15
This includes
1) 4 Square outline
2) Timeline
3) Bibliography
4) First draft
5) Final paper (at least 4 pages)

HW Due Wednesday 2/13

7th grade -
Read p. 139-143
-Read to Discover
-Define and Identify

8th grade -
Read p. 668-671
- Read to Discover
- Define & Identify

Parents and Students

I am moving the Final paper due date back a few days to give everyone time to complete their projects. Projects must be turned in by 2/15 (BEFORE THE BREAK!!!!)
Remember:
1) Make sure to turn in all parts of your project at the same time! See your packet
2) Make sure your paper is at least 4 pages long!
3) Does your paper have a hook, a clear thesis, proof in every paragraph, quotes, lots of solid research!