Social Studies 8 Assignments

Actual due date to be determined. Mock Trial of Andrew Jackson. 

 

resources:

• Your books pages 367 to 387
• History.com
• http://www.historyteacher.net/AHAP/WebQuests/WQ-ImpeachJackson/WQ-ImpJackson-StudentMainPage.htm

Quiz on CHapter 11 - Industry and Nationalism/Sectionalism

Drawing or model of "high tech" innovations with paragraph explaining how it works.

Quiz Monday on Ch. 10 Jefferson Takes Office, Problems with Foreign Powers

Study Guide for Chapter 10

List battles and years of War of 1812

Cornell Notes template and current event template

Quiz Chapter 9, lessons 1,2,3 Washington's Presidency

Quiz on Chapter 8 and Constitution

Complete questions in The Constitution and the Bill of Rights comic if you did not complete in class.

 

Bring books to class for the next few days.

Quiz on Chapter Path to Victory

Read Constitutional Convention play

Read pages 206 and 207, Path to Victory in your textbooks. Include informational sidebars.

Chapter 7 lessons 1 and 2 - The Early Years of the War

Quiz on Road to Lexington and Concord

Complete Declaration of Independence questions if you did not do so in class.

Political Cartoon - your original cartoon depicting what we are studying. Can be done in pencil. Grade will be based on thought put into it and execution - stick figures are ok.

Political cartoon - based on what we are studying - due Thursday, January 10th.

Quiz on Chapter 6 Lessons 1 and 2 - Road to Revolution.  We will have a review on Tuesday.

Read Boston Tea Party comic and answer questions, either on page or on a separate page.

Quiz on French and Indian War! (no notes/book)

Political cartoon project - draw a political cartoon based on colonial America. 

Due January 10.

No current event this week!

Quiz Chapter 5 lessons 1 and 2 - American Identity. (no notes/book)

Read "Why I Bought the Magna Carta"  Be prepared to answer questions about it.

Quiz Chapter 3 lessons 3 and 4 - Founding the Middle and Southern Colonies - no notes, no books

 

 

Current event due Thursday.

Quiz on Chapter 3 - open note.

Answer questions 3 and 5 in the Critical Thinking section of "The Trial of Peter Zenger."

Answer questions 1 through 5 in complete sentences - Main Ideas on The Trial of Peter Zenger.

 

Current event due.

Read "The Trial of Peter Zenger."   Be ready to discuss and answer questions.

Quiz on Chapter 3 lessons 1 and 2 The Colonies Develop

Current event on government -related topic.

Read comic Pilgrims at Plymouth and answer questions on separate piece of paper.

Current Event due - see form and answer all questions

Read directions - sentences please

Only one page of the article is necessary to turn in

Remember! Current event on something government related is due Thursday!

Quiz - open note/book on Spanish and Native Americans - Ch 2 lessons 3 and 4

Write a paragraph in the oral tradition about one side - mother's or father's side of the family, telling about his/her life.  Use strong topic sentence and corroborating details.

Test Wednesday - no notes, no books. Study for test using some of the study hints we've reviewed in class.

Homework: read Magellan and track his round-the-world trip on the map, noting dates, locations and events.

Quiz tomorrow - open note, open book on Explorers, Lesson 5

Complete Sundiata questions if you have not turned them in.