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%


Saturday, December 20, 2008

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!

Wednesday, December 10, 2008

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.

Thursday, December 4, 2008

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.

Monday, December 1, 2008

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!