August 30th - September 3rd

September 3, 2010

No homework! Enjoy the long weekend!

September 2, 2010

7^th – On a 3x5 card: In 2-3 sentence explain what the Missouri Compromise was. You will need to read page 460-462 in your book to answer this questions.

8^th – Create a Constitution Project: Answer questions 1-8 on your worksheet.

American History – No homework tonight.

Government – Using the English Bill of Rights worksheet summarize the document and be prepared for discussion tomorrow during class.

September 1, 2010

7^th – Congratulations! The U.S.A. Geography unit is at an end. No homework tonight. We will begin our study of the U.S.A. in the decades before the Civil War starting tomorrow.

8^th – Create a Constitution Project: 1) Come up with a name for your country. 2) Come up with the natural rights for your country.

American History – Label the 13 original colonies on your U.S. Map. Study the goods of the Columbian Exchange. Begin to study for you Unit exam (Friday, September 10^th).

Government – Using the English Bill of Rights worksheet summarize the document and be prepared for discussion tomorrow during class.

August 31, 2010

7^th – Your map should include the following parts by the start of class Wednesday:

Mountain Ranges: Appalachian Mts.; Rocky Mts; Cascade Mts; Sierra Nevadas

Bodies of Water: Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Gulf of Mexico; the Great Lakes

Rivers: Mississippi; Ohio; Missouri; Colorado

8^th – Make up day. Student have come home with grades written in their planners along with any missing assignments. Tomorrow is the last day to turn in missed assignments up to this point.

American History – Essay Drill WS: Complete the evidence portion of your essay drill worksheet based on one of the following prompts: Prompt A: Explain what motivated the Spanish Conquistadors. Prompt B: Explain why the Spanish conquistadors were able to conquer the Incas and Aztecs.

Government – Using the Magna Carta worksheet summarize the document and be prepared for discussion tomorrow during class.

August 30, 2010

7^th – 7H: Complete your outline of the 50 states. 7S: Label the fifty states on your map.

8^th – Write and ARE for your assigned topic: Group 1 and 2: Argue for why there should be no limit to the King’s power. Group 3 and 4: Argue for why there should be a limit to the King’s power.

American History – Essay Drill WS: Complete the assertion and reasoning portion of your essay drill worksheet based on one of the following prompts: Prompt A: Explain what motivated the Spanish Conquistadors. Prompt B: Explain why the Spanish conquistadors were able to conquer the Incas and Aztecs.

Government – Create a storyboard for the 5 principles of American Democracy. See page 12-16.

Composition Notebook                      Plastic Twin Pocket Folder with Fasteners

Loose Lined Paper                               Ink Pen – Red

3x5 Index Cards                                   Highlighter      

May 17th - 21st

All Classes - Prepare for finals. All social studies finals will be held on Friday.

May 10th - 14th

Date: 05/14/10                                

6^th – Study for your final. Your final exam will be next Friday.

8^th – Continue to research for your debate. Begin to formulate your ARE.

World History  –  Study for your final. Your final exam will be next Friday.

America History – Read your assigned speech. Examine the document and be prepared to explain how it defined the presidency of the person you are researching.   

Date: 05/13/10                                    Due: 05/14/10

6^th – No homework

8^th – Continue to research for your debate. Begin to formulate your ARE.

World History  –  Outline the section assigned in class. Be prepared to discuss your section with the class.

America History – Read your assigned speech. Examine the document and be prepared to explain how it defined the presidency of the person you are researching.   

Date: 05/12/10                                    Due: 05/13/10

6^th – We discussed John Locke and natural rights today in class. Ask your parents what rights they feel are the most important.

8^th – Continue to research for your debate. Begin to formulate your ARE.

World History  –  No homework.

America History – Begin research on your American Presidents project.  

Date: 05/11/10                                    Due: 05/12/10

6^th –  Consider what we learned today about the achievements of Galileo and Copernicus answer the following questions:

1.      How does this make you feel about history and the accomplishments of human beings?

2.      Do you feel that discoveries about space are important, or should we only be concerned about what is happening here on Earth?

8^th – Continue to research for your debate. Begin to formulate your ARE.

World History  –  Read about your assigned country and complete the WS.

America History – No homework. 

Date: 05/10/10                                    Due: 05/11/10

6^th –  Complete your storyboard on the Spanish Conquistadors. Be sure to include three factors that motivated the Conquistadors and 4 advantages they had over the native Americans.

8^th – Continue to research for your debate.     

World History  –  No homework.

America History – Complete your episode pattern organizer on the Cold War. 

May 3rd - 7th

Date: 05/06/10                             

No homework this weekend!

Date: 05/06/10                                    Due: 05/07/10

6^th –  Complete the Inca side of your Civilizations of the Americas Foldable

8^th – Finish the outline for your practice debate.   

World History  –  No homework.

America History – Read page 1037-1043. Answer question 3-5 on your Vietnam WS.

Date: 05/05/10                                    Due: 05/06/10

6^th –  Answer the following questions in a complete paragraph: Based on what you have learned should we celebrate Columbus Day? Why or why not?

8^th – Finish the outline for your practice debate.    

World History  –  Answer the following questions after reading page 809-813 and 848-849

1.       Why did relations between the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. break down following WWII?

2.       Describe the purpose of the UN and how it is organized.

3.       Describe the Marshal Plan. What was it? What was its purpose? Was it a success or failure?

4.       What role did the Atomic Bomb play in the Cold War?

America History – Read page 1037-1043. Answer question 3-5 on your Vietnam WS.

Date: 05/04/10                                    Due: 05/05/10

6^th –  For extra credit create a foldable for the following historical figures: Christopher Columbus. Be sure to include their major accomplishments

8^th – Review the elements of a argument. ARE  

World History  –  Congrats on finishing Unit 9. Rest up and get ready for Unit 10!

America History – Read page 1030-1036. Answer the second question on your Vietnam WS.

Date: 05/03/10                                    Due: 05/04/10

6^th –  For extra credit create a foldable for the following historical figures: Leif Erikson, Prince Henry and Vasco da Gama. Be sure to include their major accomplishments

8^th – No homework  

World History  –  Unit exam is tomorrow. Study!

America History – Read page 1024-1028. Answer the first question on your Vietnam WS.

April 26th-30th

Date: 04/30/10 

No homework. Enjoy the weekend!

Date: 04/29/10                                    Due: 04/30/10

6^th –  No homework.

8^th – Complete the ‘Evidence’ side of your practice worksheet.  

World History  –  Complete the Worksheet ‘One Survivor Remembers’. Unit exam will be next Monday. Begin to study!

America History – No homework.

Date: 04/28/10                                    Due: 04/29/10

6^th –  Answer the following two questions concerning the story a Midsummer Night’s Dream:

1.      How was this story similar to the stories of the Greeks and Romans?

2.      How was this story different from the stories of the Middle Ages?

8^th – Complete the Reasoning side of your practice worksheet.   

World History  –  No homework. Unit exam will be next Monday. Begin to study!

America History – No homework.

Date: 04/27/10                                    Due: 04/28/10

6^th –  Tomorrow we will be reading ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’. Some students have returned home with their reading and will read the story on their own tonight as homework.

8^th – Study the six traits of debate. All students should have a complete explanation of each trait in their notes.  

World History  –  Answer questions 4-9 on the Combat and War worksheet. 

America History – Considering what you have learned about the Cold War arms race, do you feel that the arms race endangered the lives of Americans, or do you feel it helped to guarantee their safety? Explain your answer in a 1 paragraph response.

Date: 04/26/10                                    Due: 04/27/10

6^th –  Complete your Renaissance and Reformation foldable.

8^th – Complete your Civil Rights Essay. Students should be coming home with step by step instructions on what is expected. Final draft was due Monday. This will count as their Unit Exam.

World History  &nda sh;  Answer questions 1-3 on the Combat and War worksheet.  

America History – If you were not here for the movie you may need to read the following: 81-883 and 884-888 and 889-890

Title: Atomic Café

1. Why were people so afraid of communism taking root in the U.S.?
2. What did people and the government (McCarthy especially) do about it?
3. Why were the people of the U.S. so afraid of the Atomic Bomb?
4. What did the U.S. government do to try to alleviate this fear? 

April 19th - 20th

Date: 04/22/10                                    Due: 04/23/10

6^th –  Study unit vocabulary: Reformation, Protestant, Renaissance, Humanism

8^th – Begin your Civil Rights Essay. Students should be coming home with step by step instructions on what is expected. Final draft is due Monday. This will count as their Unit Exam.

World History  –  Read page 799-808

America History – Read page 868-880 (due Friday)

Date: 04/21/10                                    Due: 04/22/10

6^th –  N/A

8^th – Complete your Civil Rights Cube

World History  –  Read page 793-798

America History – Read page 868-880 (due Friday)

Date: 04/20/10                                    Due: 04/21/10

6^th –  Bring supplies to set up your folder for Unit 9.

8^th – Complete your biography questions if not already complete.

Who was murdered?

How old were they?

What was their race?

Who killed them?

Why were they killed?

World History  –  Write a letter to one of the major world leaders discussed in this lesson. In your letter you should summarize their goals and then explain how these goals might lead to negative consequences, both for their people and the world.

America History – N/A

April 12th-16th

No homework this weekend. Thanks for working so hard on AIMS!

Date: 04/14/10                                    Due: 04/15/10

6^th – No homework. Get ready for AIMS!

8^th – No homework. Get ready for AIMS!

World History  –  No homework.

American History – No homework

April 5th-9th

Date: 04/09/10                                    Due: 04/12/10

6^th –  Students should have completed the following:

Final Drafts of Paragraphs

Final Drafts of Bibliography - First Name, Last Name. Name of Book. Place of Publication: Publisher’s Name, Year Printed.

Artifacts

Map (if required)

8^th – No homework.

World History  –  No homework.

America History – Complete episode pattern organizer. Begin to study for test. Test is on Monday!

Date: 04/08/10                                    Due: 04/09/10

6^th –  Students should have completed the following:

Final Drafts of Paragraphs

Final Drafts of Bibliography - First Name, Last Name. Name of Book. Place of Publication: Publisher’s Name, Year Printed.

Artifacts

Map (if required)

8^th – Complete your ‘Admit One to Class’ handout on your designated topic

World History  –  Answer the following questions and read page 718-723

Explain how WWI put pressures on Russian society.

Explain why Czar Nicholas II abdicated power of the provisional government in 1917.

Describe the goals and accomplishments of Lenis and the Bolsheviks.

America History – Complete episode pattern organizer. Begin to study for test. Test is on Monday!

Date: 04/07/10                                    Due: 04/08/10

6^th –  Students should have completed the following:

Final Drafts of Paragraphs

Final Drafts of Bibliography - First Name, Last Name. Name of Book. Place of Publication: Publisher’s Name, Year Printed.

Artifacts

Map (if required)

8^th – Complete your ‘Admit One to Class’ handout on your designated topic

World History  –  No homework due to AIMS. Make up missed assignments.

America History – No homework due to AIMS. Make up missed assignments

Date: 04/06/10                                    Due: 04/07/10

6^th –  Students should have completed the following:

Final Drafts of Paragraphs

Final Drafts of Bibliography - First Name, Last Name. Name of Book. Place of Publication: Publisher’s Name, Year Printed.

Artifacts

Map (if required)

8^th – No homework. Congrats on finishing unit 8!

World History  –  If World War I had never happened, how might the world be different today? (1 paragraph)

America History – Compare and Contrast the following two descriptions of the bomb. What is each person saying about the bomb and its purpose or value? What do you feel like should be the purpose of the atomic bomb? (1 paragraph)

“If the radiance of a thousand suns / were to burst into the sky / that would be like / the splendor of the Mighty One and I am become Death, the shatterer of worlds." Bhagavad Gita, quoted by Robert Oppenheimer  upon seeing the detonation of the first atomic bomb.

“Having found the bomb we have used it. We have used it against those who attacked us without warning at Pearl Harbor, against those who have starved and beaten and executed American prisoners of war, against those who have abandoned all pretense of obeying international law of warfare. We have used it in order to shorten the agony of war, in order to save the lives of thousands and thousands of young Americans. We shall continue to use it until we completely destroy Japan’s power to make war. Only a Japanese surrender will stop us.” Harry Truman, August 9, 1945.

Date: 04/05/10                                    Due: 04/06/10

6^th –  Students should have completed the following:

Final Drafts of Paragraphs

Final Drafts of Bibliography - First Name, Last Name. Name of Book. Place of Publication: Publisher’s Name, Year Printed.

Artifacts

Map (if required)

8^th – Unit exam is tomorrow. Study!

World History  –  Read page 708-713

American History – Read page 832-840 and 846-853

March 22nd - 26th

Date: 03/26/10                                    Due: 04/05/10

6^th –  Our projects are nearing completion and students will begin their presentation the week we return from school. Each student is responsible 1-2 paragraphs and an artifact, due 4/05. No students have completed their artifacts as of 3/26. Some students have completed their paragraphs. Please check your student's planner for 3/26 and see what parts of their project they have yet to complete. 

Date: 03/25/10                                    Due: 03/26/10

6^th –  Students should begin collecting materials for their artifact and begin construction. The artifact is due Monday April 5^th.  Rough drafts should be finished and students should begin work on their final draft. Bibliographies are also due tomorrow and should use MLA format.

First Name, Last Name. Name of Book. Place of Publication: Publisher’s Name, Year Printed.

8^th – List the 10 most important events of the Cold War. Study for unit exam.

World History  –  Read the Work Sheet: Poetry from the Front. Part I: Summarize the meaning of two poems. Part II: War is often shown in a very exciting and thrilling way by movies. After reading the poems from solders who fought in World War 

Date: 03/24/10                                    Due: 03/25/10

6^th –  Students should begin collecting materials for their artifact and begin construction. The artifact is due Monday April 5^th.  Rough drafts of paragraphs are due tomorrow.

8^th – Answer the following questions about the movie, Vietnam.

1.      What was the U.S. strategy to win the war?

2.      How did people at home respond to the war?

3.      How was the presidency of LBJ and Nixon affected by the war?

4.      Where the consequences of the war?

World History  –  In a complete paragraph address the following prompt: Explain how the alliance system prior to WWI caused a small regional conflict to become a world war.  

American History – Complete questions your Just War worksheet.

Date: 03/23/10                                    Due: 03/24/10

6^th –  Students should begin collecting materials for their artifact and begin construction. The artifact is due Monday April 5^th.  

8^th – Begin studying for the Unit exam. Unit Exam is on Friday

World History  –  Complete your Imperialism Chart.  

American History – Complete questions 3-6 on your Just War worksheet.

Date: 03/22/10                                    Due: 03/23/10

6^th –  At this point in time each student should be assigned an Artifact and may begin construction. Artifacts are due Monday, April 5^th. Students are to make a life size or scale model of an ancient artifact once built by the people of your civilization. All students should be coming home with a photograph of the artifact they are to build tomorrow.

8^th – If your parents have not yet filled out their 2010 Census, ask them if they will let you help them fill it out. Remember that the Census is done every ten years and helps decide how many representatives our state has in the House of Representatives. It also helps decide the amount of funding Arizona receives from the federal government.

World History  –  Complete your Imperialism Chart.  

American History – Complete your outline of the European or Pacific theaters in WWII.

March 15th-19th

Date: 03/19/10            

No homework

Date: 03/18/10                                    Due: 03/19/10

6^th –Your research should be completed at this point in time. Start thinking about your artifact.

8^th – No homework

World History  –  No homework

American History – Given what we have learned about the Great Depression and the governments efforts to end the recession of 2008-09 address the following prompt in 2-3 paragraphs:

·         What differences and similarities exist between the efforts of FRD and Obama?

·         What efforts did each president and congress make to build infrastructure, create jobs, and stabilize banks? List four examples from the Great Depression and four examples from the Great Recession of 2008-09

·         Did these ideas work?

Date: 03/17/10                                    Due: 03/18/10

6^th – If you have a computer at home go to www.google.com and search your assigned civilization’s name. Look over a few of the web pages and see what information is out there about your civilization. 

8^th – Complete the five section of your Cold War Regional Conflicts Chart

World History  –  Begin to prepare for your unit exam. The exam is on Thursday.

American History – Using the reading on page 775 complete the Consequence section of your Episode Pattern Organizer Worksheet. 

Date: 03/16/10                                    Due: 03/17/10

6^th – If you have a computer at home go to www.google.com and search your assigned civilization’s name. Look over a few of the web pages and see what information is out there about your civilization. 

8^th – Complete the five section of your Cold War Regional Conflicts Chart

World History  –  Begin to prepare for your unit exam. The exam is on Thursday.

American History – Read page 768-776. Add the sixth most important New Deal programs to your episode pattern organizer. 

Date: 03/15/10                                    Due: 03/16/10

6^th – If you have a computer at home go to www.google.com and search your assigned civilization’s name. Look over a few of the web pages and see what information is out there about your civilization.  

8^th – Complete the five section of your Cold War Regional Conflicts Chart

World History  –  Begin to prepare for your unit exam. The exam is on Thursday.

American History – No homework

March 8th - 11th

Date: 03/10/10                                    Due: 03/11/10

6^th – Finish part 1a. and part 2a. Bring in any materials you will need for part 3.

8^th – Answer the following questions:

1. What precautions did the U.S. gov. recommend people take as protection against the Atomic Bomb?
2. What were some fears that Americans had about the Atomic Bomb?
3. Were these fear justified? Why or why not?

World History  –  Explain how each of the following was key to industrialization:  a. Coal b. iron c. better methods of transportation (see p.514) .  Describe five factors that contributed to the Industrial Revolution.

American History – Pick a topic for your ‘World War I and the Roaring Twenties Presentation Project.’ Prepare your thesis. Begin performing research. Remember you will need at least five different sources. You should have at least five sources at this point in time. Your outline should also be completed. Begin work on your presentation.

Date: 03/09/10                                    Due: 03/10/10

6^th – Finish part 1a. and part 2a. Bring in any materials you will need for part 3.

8^th – No homework.

World History  –  Read page 494-503

American History – Pick a topic for your ‘World War I and the Roaring Twenties Presentation Project.’ Prepare your thesis. Begin performing research. Remember you will need at least five different sources. You should have at least five sources at this point in time. Your outline should also be completed. Begin work on your presentation.

Date: 03/08/10                                    Due: 03/09/10

6^th – Finish part 1a. and part 2a. Bring in any materials you will need for part 3.

8^th – No homework.

World History  –  Given what we have learned about the English, French and American Revolutions and the right guaranteed in each create your own ‘Rights of Man.’ You must include at least 10 rights in your list.

American History – Pick a topic for your ‘World War I and the Roaring Twenties Presentation Project.’ Prepare your thesis. Begin performing research. Remember you will need at least five different sources. You should have at least five sources at this point in time. Your outline should also be completed. Begin work on your presentation. 

March 01st - 5th

Date: 03/05/10                                    Due: 03/08/10

6^th – Finish part 1a. of your project. Begin part 2a. Bring in any materials you will need for part 3.

8^th – No homework this weekend.

World History  –  Read page 481-489. Answer the following questions:

1. Why was the 3^rd estate angry at the 1^st and 2^nd estate?
2. Were the French justified to revolt based on the ideas of Locke? Why?
3. What rights did the ‘Declaration of Rights of Man’ guarantee?
4. What obstacles did the Revolution face?

American History – Pick a topic for your ‘World War I and the Roaring Twenties Presentation Project.’ Prepare your thesis. Begin performing research. Remember you will need at least five different sources. You should have at least five sources at this point in time. Your outline should also be completed. 

Date: 03/04/10                                    Due: 03/05/10

6^th – Write a bullet outline for part 1a. or you project.

8^th – Ask your parents what they remember of the Cold War. Be prepared to discuss their comments in class.

World History  –  Directions: Draw an illustration for each of the following events.  Each illustration needs a caption. Where noted you caption needs to reflect the prompt

•       Taxation with out representation.

–      Caption: explain what part of this is a violation of the colonists ‘natural rights.

•       Boston Massacre

–      Caption: explain what part of this is a violation of the colonists’ natural rights.

•       Boston Tea Party

•       Declaration of Independence

–      Caption: explain what elements of Locke are in the Declaration of Independence.

•       French Alliance

•       Treaty of Paris

•       Constitution

–      Caption: explain what elements of Locke and Montesquieu are in the Constitution.

American History – Pick a topic for your ‘World War I and the Roaring Twenties Presentation Project.’ Prepare your thesis. Begin performing research. Remember you will need at least five different sources. You should have at least five sources at this point in time. 

Date: 03/03/10                                    Due: 03/04/10

6^th – Create a foldable for your two assigned vocabulary words. Write an article about life during the middle ages. You are to use at least 10 different vocabulary words. Underline each vocab word used.

8^th – In a complete paragraph address the following prompt: Which system seems more beneficial, capitalism or socialism.

World History  –  Pretend you are caught driving a stolen car.

1. What would happen to you in a society run by Hobbes? Who would punish you?
2. What would happen to you in a society run by Locke? What should you do if you do not agree with the punishment?
3. What system of checks would be in place to protect you in a system run by Montesquieu. Who would punish you? Who would have made the law outlawing stealing cars? What role would the Judicial branch play

American History – Pick a topic for your ‘World War I and the Roaring Twenties Presentation Project.’ Prepare your thesis. Begin performing research. Remember you will need at least five different sources. You should have at least three sources at this point in time. 

Date: 03/02/10                                    Due: 03/03/10

6^th – Create a list of five ways in which the story ‘King Arthur’ illustrates the values of the Middle Ages.

8^th – In a complete paragraph address the following prompt: Which system seems more beneficial, capitalism or socialism.

World History – Read page 456-460

American History – Pick a topic for your ‘World War I and the Roaring Twenties Presentation Project.’ Prepare your thesis. Begin performing research. Remember you will need at least five different sources. You should have at least two sources at this point in time. 

Date: 03/01/10                                    Due: 03/02/10

6^th – Begin to study the unit vocabulary. The unit vocabulary exam will be next week.

8^th – In a complete paragraph address the following prompt: Which system seems more beneficial, capitalism or socialism.

World History –Answer the following three questions and read page 430-435.

1. What problems did the parliament of Great Britain have with the absolute monarch?
2. What did they do about these problems?
3. In what way did parliament limit the power of the absolute monarch?

American History – Pick a topic for your ‘World War I and the Roaring Twenties Presentation Project.’ Prepare your thesis. Begin performing research. Remember you will need at least five different sources. 

February 22nd - 24th

Have a good Rodeo Break!

Date: 02/23/10                                    Due: 02/24/10

6^th – During the middle ages kids started their apprenticeship at the age of 8. Was this too young? Your answer should be at least a paragraph in length.

8^th – Prepare for your unit exam. The Unit Exam is on Wednesday.

World History –The Unit Exam is on Wednesday.

American History – Pick a topic for your ‘World War I and the Roaring Twenties Presentation Project.’ Prepare you thesis. Begin performing research.Date:

02/22/10                                    Due: 02/23/10

6^th – Describe the following role of each of the following people in medieval society in a complete paragraph: King, Knight, Lord, Serf

8^th – Prepare for your unit exam. The Unit Exam is on Wednesday.

World History – Review Poster: Create a poster for your assigned topic. Your poster must include a title, five facts, any important dates, 2 illustrations and be colored. Prepare for your unit exam. The Unit Exam is on Wednesday.

American History – Pick a topic for your ‘World War I and the Roaring Twenties Presentation Project.’ Prepare you thesis.

February 15th - 19th

Date: 02/19/10                                    Due: 02/20/10

6^th – No homework.

8^th – Answer questions 1-4 on the worksheet entitled “One Survivor Remembers.”

World History – Review Poster: Create a poster for your assigned topic. Your poster must include a title, five facts, any important dates, 2 illustrations and be colored.

American History – Answer each of the following questions in a complete paragraph:What negative effects has the drug trade had on the lives of people in border towns? Do you believe that legalization of drugs would end this violence or would drug cartels continue to flourish?

Date: 02/18/10                                    Due: 02/19/10

6^th – Complete your group project. Leader and scribe: complete the summarization of your groups reading. Artist: Complete the drawing for you group.

8^th – Answer questions 1 and 2 on the worksheet entitled “One Survivor Remembers.”

World History – Using a blank world map complete the following steps:  Color the areas controlled by Britain, France, Spain, Russia, and Portugal; Draw two lines on your map indicating the two direction of the Columbian Exchange; List major goods that were traded during the exchange; Create a key at the bottom of your map.

American History – If you have not yet presented please continue working on your Roaring Twenties research project. Read the handout entitled The War on Drugs in Mexico.

Date: 02/17/10                                    Due: 02/18/10

6^th – Complete your group project. Leader and scribe: complete the summarization of your groups reading. Artist: Complete the drawing for you group.

8^th – Make up day. Make up any missed assignments from the last two weeks.

World History – Read page 401-405. Answer the following questions:

                Explain the reason behind French colonization? Where did they colonize?

                Explain the reason behind English colonization? Where did they colonize?

American History – Continue working on your Roaring Twenties research project. Final project is due Wednesday. 

Date: 02/15/10                                    Due: 02/16/10

6^th – Answer the following questions in a complete paragraph: Why was Islam able to spread so quickly? (hint: conquest and trade)

8^th – Answer the following four questions about Japanese Internment during WWII.

1. Why do you think that only Japanese Americans were effected by Ex. Order 9066?
2. Why do you think Americans didn’t protest to Japanese internment camps?
3. What was the social and economic impact of the Japanese Internment?
4. Was the gov. justified in sending Japanese Americans to relocations camps?

World History – Based on what we have discussed in class and the film “Guns, Germs, and Steel” answer the following prompt. In a complete paragraph explain what advantages the Spanish conquistadors had over the Incas.

American History – Continue working on your Roaring Twenties research project. Final project is due Wednesday. 

February 8th - 12th

Date: 02/12/10                                    Due: 02/15/10

No homework this weekend. Have fun!

Date: 02/10/10                                    Due: 02/11/10

6^th – Compare and contrast the city of Constantinople with the modern city of Istanbul. Answers should be one paragraph in length. 

8^th – Answer questions 4-9 on the Double V Campaign Worksheet.

World History – Describe the consequences of Spanish colonization of the Americas. At least one paragraph in length. 

American History – Compare the propaganda of the U.S. military today to the propaganda of World War I. What has changed? What is the same? How is the soldier portrayed? How is the enemy portrayed? Read p. 669-673

Date: 02/09/10                                    Due: 02/10/10

6^th – Write a letter to a friend telling them about a visit to the Byzantine capital of Constantinople. What did you see? What was the city and people like? Who was in charge? How were the Byzantine’s different from the ancient Romans?

8^th – Answer questions 1 and 3 on the Double V Campaign Worksheet.

World History – Explain how the Conquistadors were able to conquer the Aztecs and the Incas. Your explanations must be at least 2 paragraphs in length (4+ sentences a paragraph). You must also use all of the following words: Conquistador, Tenochtitlan, Hernan Cortez, Francisco Pizarro, God, Gold and Glory, Guns Germs and Steel.

American History – Compare the propaganda of the U.S. military today to the propaganda of World War I. What has changed? What is the same? How is the soldier portrayed? How is the enemy portrayed?

Date: 02/08/10                                    Due: 02/09/10

6^th – Create a list of 5 things you have learned about the Byzantine Empire.

8^th – For those groups who have not yet presented their WWII posters, make any final necessary preparations.

World History – Read page 394-397 in your class text and answer questions 2-5 on page 397.

American History – Read page 657-663 or 664-668

February 1st - 5th

Date 2/3/10  Due 2/4/10

World History

For groups that have already presented: no homework. For those groups yet to present: make any final preparation for your presentation.

American History

Read page 746-751 in your class text.

8th

Write a letter (2 paragraphs) from the perspective of a soldier fighting in the Battle of the Bulge.

6th

Write a journal entry covering the following prompts:

Paragraph 1: What have you learned about ancient Rome during this Unit?

Paragraph 2: What is the most important thing you have learned about Rome during this Unit? Why is it important?

January 25th - 29th

Date: 01/25/10 Due: 01/26/10

6th - Extra credit: Bring in a picture or drawing of something having to do with the Roman Empire for our book.
8th - Complete questions 6-9 on your just war WS.
World History - begin to study for your Unit exam. Exam is on Thursday.
American History - Read page 584-588
- Late assignment: Interview your parents/grandparents and discover what you can about your families origins. Where did they come from? When? What hardships do you believe they would have faced?
- Late assignment: Political Cartoon

Date: 01/26/10 Due: 01/27/10

6th - Write a paragraph about what it would be like to live one day as a Roman citizen.
8th - Complete questions 6-9 on your just war WS. Read FDR's December 8 speech.
World History - begin to study for your Unit exam. Exam is on Thursday. Complete your episode pattern organizer worksheet.
American History - Complete the following sections of your T-Chart: Philippines, Cuba, Hawaii, Somoa
- Late assignment: Interview your parents/grandparents and discover what you can about your families origins. Where did they come from? When? What hardships do you believe they would have faced?
- Late assignment: Political Cartoon

Date: 01/27/10 Due: 01/28/10

6th - Pretend that you are a Roman citizen who believes slavery is cruel and should be stopped. Write a journal entry calling for and end to slavery (at least 1 paragraph in length).
8th - Complete questions 10-15 on your just war WS. Read FDR's December 8 speech.
World History - begin to study for your Unit exam. Exam is on Thursday. Complete your episode pattern organizer worksheet.
American History - Complete your T-Chart.
- Late assignment: Interview your parents/grandparents and discover what you can about your families origins. Where did they come from? When? What hardships do you believe they would have faced?
- Late assignment: Political Cartoon

Date: 01/28/10 Due: 01/29/10

6th - Write a paragraph about what you would see at a Roman Circus.
8th - Complete questions 1-3 on your Combat and War WS.
World History - Congrats on finishing Unit 6. No homework tonight.
American History - Complete your T-Chart. Study for Unit Exam.
- Late assignment: Interview your parents/grandparents and discover what you can about your families origins. Where did they come from? When? What hardships do you believe they would have faced?
- Late assignment: Political Cartoon

January 19th - 22nd

Date: 01/19/10 Due: 01/20/10

6th - Study unit vocabulary and prepare for the unit vocabulary exam
8th - No homework
World History - "If I have seen further (than others) it is by standing on the shoulders of giants." Think about all of the information you have learned in your lifetime, and think about the scientific advances that have occurred in the history of mankind. What did Newton mean with the quote? Who were these giants? How did the actions of Newton, and the scientists who came before him change the world?
American History - Interview your parents/grandparents and discover what you can about your families origins. Where did they come from? When? What hardships do you believe they would have faced?

The following assignments are due Friday.

Date: 01/20/10 Due: Friday 01/21/10 (Mr. Haywood will be absent on Thursday)

8th Grade
1. Students are to complete their poster projects on one of the following topics: Germany, Italy, Japan, or the U.S.S.R.
a. Students posters must include the following information:
i. Flag (WWII era)
ii. Government
iii. Biography of country's leader
iv. What was the country's goal leading up to WWII
2. If students complete their work early they are to read page 778-783 in their class text (The American Nation)

6th Grade
1. Have students pass out their folder
2. Define the following terms in the vocab section of your folder
a. Circus
3. Read page 203-207 in the class text (The Ancient World)
4. Students are to answer questions 2-5 on page 207 on a separate sheet of paper that is to be turned in as students leave the class.

American History
1. Define the following terms in your notebook
a. Gilded Age
b. Laissez-faire
c. Subsidy
2. Read page 520-526 (America: Pathway to the Present)
3. Answer questions 1, 2, and 5 on page 526

World History
1. Students are doing research about the reformation. They have already been broken into groups. Each group is responsible for answer the following questions on their poster board.
a. Where?
b. What was involved?
c. What did they believe?
d. What did they do?
e. What were the consequences of their action?

January 11th - 15th

Date: 01/11/10 Due: 01/12/10

6th - For those students who have not yet brought a folder or notebook, tomorrow is your last day to bring it in!!!
8th - Read p. 746-751. Complete the Great Depression Web
World History - Read page 346-349
American History - Complete the reading p. 430-435 and 437-438. Prepare for you presentation if you have not yet presented.

Date: 01/12/10 Due: 01/13/10
6th - Create a list of 5 things you learned about the Roman Republic
8th - Create a list of 10 facts about FDR.
World History - Read page 346-349
American History - Complete the reading p. 467-472. Complete the web as instructed on page 467.

Date: 01/13/10 Due: 01/14/10

6th - Create a list of 5 things you learned about the Roman Republic.
8th - Write a speech for FDR. In the Speech you must include 3 problems faced by the nation during the great depression and 5 things FDR did to fix the economy.
World History - Read page 346-349
American History - Typically unions increase wages and working conditions. They also often cause an increase in the cost of goods. Give these facts, do you believe that Unions are a good thing?

Date: 01/14/10 Due: 01/15/10

6th - No homework
8th - Read page 759-763
World History - Read page 364-367
American History - In a complete P. explain how the development of Big Business led to organized labor. In a second P. express your opinion on organized labor (unions).

Date: 01/15/10

No homework. Enjoy your long weekend!

January 4th - 8th

Date: 01/04/10 Due: 01/05/10

6th - Bring lined paper to school as well as any other needed supplies.
8th - Bring a notebook for use in this course.
World History - Bring a notebook for use in this course.
American History - Complete the Worksheet Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address.

Date: 01/05/10 Due: 01/06/10

6th - Write a paragraph comparing and contrasting Athens and Sparta
8th - Bring a notebook for use in this course.
World History - Bring a notebook for use in this course.
American History - Complete the Worksheet Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address.

Date: 01/06/10 Due: 01/07/10

6th - In a short one to two sentence response answer the following prompt: If you could convince everyone in the world to believe in one thing what would it be?
8th - Study notes for upcoming quiz
World History - Bring a notebook for use in this course.
American History - Complete the reading p. 424-429

Date: 01/07/10 Due: 01/08/10

6th - Create a list (at least 5 items) of things accomplished by Alexander the Great or Hellenistic society after his death.
8th - Study notes for upcoming quiz
World History - Read page 229-233.
American History - Complete the reading p. 430-435 and 437-438

Date: 01/08/10

No homework this weekend. Have fun!