Ms. Hackney

Week of 1/23-1/27

Monday

Check HW-Guided Reading Chp 6

Finish Document analysis

 

Tuesday

Wm up- create your own review questions plus answers

Review the Guided Reading and Study Guide for Wed. test on Chapter 6.

Review game if we have enough time

HW- study for test, see last week's blog for study guide

 

Wednesday

Test Chapter 6  Growth of a New Nation and Indian Removal

 

Thursday

Chapter 7 pre-teach Vocabulary, Read text pages 217-219 and complete the antebellum social ladder notesheet

 

Friday

Video- American the Story of Us (Division, Causes of the Civil War)

 

 

 

Week of 1/17/12

Last week some students had trouble downloading the power point from Friday, try this version. Download Growth of a New Nation #10

Monday- Holiday

 

Tuesday

Wm up: CRCT lesson # 9 Land Policies

Review Chp 6 Survey questions

"Indian Removal Act of 1830" notes on the background and details of the events leading up to the Trail of Tears. Download The Cherokee Nation

 

Wednesday

Writing test, no Social Studies class. Test on Chapter 6 will be next Wednesday, Jan. 25th.  Download Chapter 6 Study Guide

 

Thursday

Finish notes from Tuesday

Primary source document analysis of documents from the Indian Removal period.

HW: read Chapter 6, and complete the guided reading notes

 

Friday

Wm up: CRCT lesson #11, Indian Removal

Three Video clips from GA Stories, "New Echota", "Trail of Tears", and "Wm McIntosh".  Students will need to take notes during the video, review these notes for the next test on 1/25/12. 

Welcome Back, week 1/10/12-1/13/12

Tuesday

New Unit begins on the growth of a new nation.  Power point notes from slides 1-18 with discussion and clarification.  Begin survey pre-reading activity for Chapter 6, due 1/12/12.  Download Growth of a New Nation #10

 

Wednesday

Finish Chp6 surveys and watch video clip on the Cotton Gin.

Answer video questions and write a short paragraph answering the prompt: Do you blame Eli Whitney for the rise in slavery?  Finish any of this work for homework if it is not finished in class.

 

Thursday

Collect any work not turned in on Wednesday.

InspirEd activity on the Industrial Revolution.

 

Friday

CRCT lesson #10

Finish powerpoint from slides 19-25. (notes on the War of 1812)

Week of 12/19/11

Monday

Warm up: review questions and 5 minutes of study time for the quiz

Quiz- Executive Branch

Go to the Library to finish the e-posters and print.

 

Tuesday- Thursday

Video and reflection/analysis of a jury.  Twelve Angrey Men.  Download 12 Angry Men

 

I hope everyone has a great winter break! :)

Week of 12/12/11

Monday

Finish the Executive Branch Anticipation Guide that we started last week.  Discuss and grade it.  If time start the Executive Branch Guided Reading, Chapter 15, section 1, 1-20.

 

Tuesday

Guest Speaker from the Georgia Bar Association will discuss Georgia's Juvenile Justice system.

 

Wednesday

Geography bee pre-test.  Then, the class will complete an irespond benchmark on the government information we have been studying.

 

Thursday and Friday

Executive Branch E-posters.  Download Instructions for the Electronic Poster  We will be in the computer lab for two days working on this assignment.  HW: Quiz on the Executive Branch Monday, 12/19/11.  Study the power point notes from the Executive Branch. (See last weeks blog)

Week of December 5th, 2011

Monday

Warm up questions:  What is an appellate court?  List the forms of unruly juvenile behaviors.

Chart the courts of Georgia's Judicial Branch. Download The Georgia Court System types of courts

Partner/pair share responses to legal scenarios.

 

Tuesday

Warm up questions:  List 4 differences bettween civil and criminal law.  List the seven deadly sins of juvenile courts.

Review for test.  HW: study for test.

 

Wednesday

Test on Judicial Branch, pre-test for the school Geography Bee.

 

Thursday

Notes on the Executive Branch. (Chp 15, sec. 1) Download The Executive Branch #8  complete the notesheet using the power point.  Download Executive Branch Power Point #8 Note

 

Friday

Executive Branch "Almost Painless" video clip.

Anticipation Guide for Chapter 15, section 1, Executive Branch Download Anticipation Guide exec branch (we will finish this on Monday)

 

Week of November 28,2011

Welcome Back! Hope everyone had a good Thanksgiving Breack!

Monday: Classwork: Read Chapter 15, Sections 3 & 4 and Complete Flowchart of the process of the Juvenile Justice System.  Start Judicial Branch Vocabulary, due Thursday.  Download Judicial Branch Vocab List

Tuesday through Thursday: Juvenile Justice Posters. Working in small groups on different topics. Download Juvenile court lesson

Friday: Present Posters. Complete "Student Note Sheet" during presentations.Download Juvenile Court Lesson Organizer.Differentiated

Judicial Branch test Wednesday, December 7th.  Download Judicial Branch Study Guide 09

Week of 11/14/11

Monday: AC - DBQ due (White class due Tuesday 11/15)

                  -Legislative Branch PowerPoint (notes)

                  - Homework: chapter 14, sect 2 & chapter 15 sect 2- Guided Reading

            OL- video: Story of US

                - Homework: read through Legislative Branch PowerPoint notes see Power Point posted on last weeks blog)

Tuesday: AC- White class DBQ due

                    Video: Story of US

                OL- Jeopardy Review: Legislative Branch

Wednesday:  AC & OL: Legislative Branch Quiz

                                  CRCT lesson #37, outline

Thursday: AC & OL: Review and discuss lesson 37

                                Venn Diagram: Civil and Criminal Law

Friday: AC & OL: Lesson 38: Juvenile Justice system

                        outline & discuss

                        

 

             

 

Week of November 7th

Monday

Warm up questions: Name any 5 of the Bill of Rights.  Who were the signers of the Constituion from GA?  Why did the Articles of Confederation fail?

Constitution Quiz

Video- Legislative Branch, take notes

 

Tuesday No School

 

Wednesday

AC- Document Based Question Packet,  analyze the documents and review the background information.  Finish through document C.

OL- Power-point notes on Legislative Branch using guided note sheet. Download Legislative Branch (put notes in notesheet) Download Legislative Branch Power Point Notes  HW- Guided Reading section 2, Chp 14 and 15 

 

Thursday

AC- DBQ packet, discuss documents B and C, analyze document D and prewrite essay.

OL- Review Guided Reading HW,  Lesson 35 CRCT book, "Voting and Political Parties"

HW- finish Comic Strip about the Legislative Process by Friday 11/11/11

 

Friday Vederan's Day, (1st Period will see a 20 min. presentation in the theater)

Comic Strips due for all classes

AC- write DBQ essay

OL- Video- America the Story of Us, The Revolution

 

Week of Oct 31, 2011

 

Homeroom: 8th grade Dues (t-shirt order) deadline November 11, 2011

Monday: AC: Constitution Scavenger Hunt Download Constitution Powerpt scavenger hunt Which uses the powerpoint we went over last week. Download The Constitution and Bill of Rights #6

            OL: Remediation and test corrections

Tuesday: AC: Legislative Branch Anticipation Guide Download Anticipation Guide for Legislative Branch

              OL: Constitution Scavenger Hunt

Homework: List steps for: How a Bill Becomes A Law

Wednesday: AC & OL: Begin Comic Life Performance Task

    Homework (ALL): Finish Constitution Vocabulary (see last weeks list) by Friday November 4, 2011

Thursday: AC & OL: Finish Comic Life Performance Task which is due 11/11/11 Download Story boards

    Homework: Read Chapter 14; Sect 1 and complete Guided Reading

Friday: Bill of Rights Activity

    Homework: Study Constitution notes Download The Constitution and Bill of Rights #6, Guided Reading, and scavenger hunt for Monday's Quiz

 

 

Week of October 24, 2011

Early Release All Week

Monday: Letters to Soldiers

             Read CRCT Article #7

Tuesday- Friday :Vocabulary Unit 4; 5 words per day Download Unit 4 Vocabulary

Tuesday: Re-enactors of Colonial GA

Wednesday: Constitution power-point

Thursday: Constitution power-point

Friday: Constitution scavenger Hunt.Download Constitution Powerpt scavenger hunt