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, March 29, 2009

Parents

Parents,
I have not recieved 8th grade MAIN cartoons and worksheets from several students this is the first important grade of the marking period

7th Grade - I have not recieved some "Causes of the Revolution" essays and 4Squares - This is the first test grade of the semester

HW week of 3-30-09

8th Grade - ****Please make sure to read all pages and give complete answers!
Monday
Text p. 698-701 Define and Identify
Tuesday
Text p. 702-705 Define and Identify
Wednesday
Text p. 706-710 Define and Identify
Thursday
Text p. 711-714 Define and Identify
Friday
Text p. p. 715-719 Define and Identify

7th Grade -
Monday
Read Text p. 152-155
on p. 152 Copy Key Terms and People - put definitions in your own words
Tuesday
Read Text p. 152-155
p.155 Reviewing Ideas, Terms and People
Wednesday
Read Text p.152-155
p.155 Critical Thinking
Thursday
Read p. 158-162
p.158 Key Terms and People - Copy in your own words
Friday
Read p. 158-162
p. 162 Reviewing Ideas, Terms and People

Monday, March 23, 2009

Homework for week of 3-23-09

8th Grade- Test Monday (changed from Friday)

HOMEWORK FOR WEEK
- Have you turned all 3 pages of your cartoon? It is your first classwork/homework grade of the new semester?
Tuesday
- re-Read p.666-677
- Read p. 678-681
Explain Completely - Espionage Act of 1917, Sedition Act of 1918,
Selective Service Act, Liberty Bonds, War Industries Board
Wednesday
- Read p. 682-685
Explain Completely - Communists, armistice
- Read p. 686-691
Explain Completely - Wilson's Fourteen Points, self-determination,
League of Nations, reperations, Treaty of Versailles
Thursday
- Read p.692-chart694
Friday
Complete and turn in study sheet for up to 5 extra points on Monday's test

7th Grade-
- Have you completed your womens roles and Thomas Paine assignments and turned them in?
- Have you completed the essay we started last week and 4 Square on causes of American Revolution due on Friday 3-27-09(to be graded as essay test) please type if possible, at least 5 paragraphs with 5 sentences in each (please explain at least 2 causes and how they led to war in the each body paragraph)
Due Thursday 3-26-09
- Complete Chapter 4 Review (p. 141 only) (Please write out questions and answers)
Due Tuesday 3-31-09
- Complete p.143 write out questions
- Complete p.145 Doc 3 and 4 only using RAFT

Sunday, March 22, 2009

Due soon Test 8th and essay 7th

8th Grade- Test on Unit 8 Friday - see study sheet
*****up to five points extra credit for completed study sheets*****

7th Grade- Please Turn in completed 4Square and essay on the causes of the American Revolution

Monday, March 2, 2009

Projects - PLEASE READ

7th Grade -
All first drafts must be turned in by tuesday 3/2/09
Final Drafts - 7th Grade only due 3/9 with all parts attached (see packet)

8th grade -
Project - All parts due 3/4/09