Tuesday, December 18, 2007

Week of December 17

8th grade GATE period 1 and 6
Due Friday
Outline The Articles of Confederation
Interactive Notebook Confederation

Seminar 8
Ongoing project - Designing a new government

Seminar 7
Due Friday
Read Ch 4 section 2
Create a graphic organizer
Title: The muslim Empires: Ottomon Empires, Safavid Empires, Mughal Empires
JMUN: 1 page summary on a topic for your committee

Wednesday, December 12, 2007

Week of December 10

8th grade GATE Periods 1 and 6
Due Friday

Outline and 1 page summary on John Locke and Hiawatha

8th grade seminar
Due Friday
Test on the American Revolution
Notebook due
Due Monday
Article and feature on the American Revolution

7th grade Seminar
Due Friday
Cornell notes on chapter 4 section 1
I. D. on JMUN country

Wednesday, December 5, 2007

Week of Decemer 3

GATE history 8 periods 1 and 6
Due Thursday
Interactive notebook - The Common Sense Pamphlet
Test on the American Revolution
Entire notebook due assignments 1 - 20

Seminar 8
Due Friday
Revolution matrix and Interactive notebook Battle of Yorktown speech

Seminar 7
Due Friday
Script or book layout for the Story of Islam

Thursday, November 29, 2007

Week of November 26,2007

8th grade GATE periods 1 and 6
Due Monday 12/3
Interactive notebook - Boston Massacre and George Washington's speech at Yorktown
Study for test on December 5! Notebook due December 5

8th grade Seminar
Due Friday
political cartoon loyalist or patriot view

7th grade Seminar
Due Friday
I. D. on modern country located in the Arabian Peninsula

JMUN meeting Thursday December 6

Sunday, November 25, 2007

Thanksgiving holiday

HAVE A WONDERFUL THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY!
8th grade GATE
Due Monday
Complete matrix to The Events of the American Revolution

8th grade Seminar
Due Monday
Essay on the four colonial regions. Final copy
Complete matrix to the Events leading to the American Revolution
Summary on Samuel Adams and Patrick Henry.

7th grade Seminar
Due Monday
Comparing Justinian Code to American civil laws.

Tuesday, November 13, 2007

Week of November 12

History 8 GATE period 1 and 6
Due Friday
Events that led to the American Revolution Matrix and reading.
Interactive notebook : Samuel Adams and Patrick Henry questions.
Taxation without Representation.

Seminar History 8
Due Friday
Essay comparing the four Colonial American Regions

Seminar History 7
Due Friday
Eulogy to Rome


Friday, November 2, 2007

Week of November 5

Eighth grade GATE period 1 and 6
Due Friday
The French and Indian War: Outline and Graphic Organizer
Interactive Notebook: Salutary Neglect

Eighth grade Seminar periods 2 and 3
Oral presentations on Colonial regions

Seventh grade seminar
Due Monday
Bring in and article that discusses your selected issue relating to the Fall of the Roman Empire.
Due Friday
Political Cartoon on the Fall of the Roman Empire

Week of October 26

EIGHTH GRADE GATE - PERIODS 1 and 6
Due Friday:
Struggling for power in the Ohio River Valley - Graphic Organizer
Interactive notebook: Slavery quilt story, Salem Witch Trials

EIGHTH GRADE SEMINAR - PERIODS 2 and 3
Due Tuesday:
Completed Colonial Region project.
Due Monday:
Oral Presentations Colonial Region project

SEVENTH GRADE SEMINAR
Due Tuesday:
Cornell notes: Textbook reading -The Fall of the Western Roman Empire -Pages 3o - 35
Due Wednesday:
Primary source analysis: Jerome's Letter
Thursday, Friday
Research topic for Fall of Rome project.

JMUN meeting November 1 - Assignment: Read daily, world news. Select 2 focus issues,
take notes.

Tuesday, October 16, 2007

Week of October 15

8th grade GATE
Due Friday - Interactive notebook assignment page 3: MY COLONIAL EXPERIENCE
Research slavery topic, ongoing slavery quilt project.

8th grade Seminar
Due Wednesday: Native American questions 1, 2 and 3. Graphic organizer, answers to questions, primary sources and APPART analysis, bibliography.
Colonial regions project, nightly research and preparation for presentation.
Due Friday: Answers to colonial questions 4, 5, 6, 7, 8.

7th grade Seminar
Roman Accomplishments presentations begin on Tuesday.

Friday, October 5, 2007

Weekly Homework for week of 10/8

Period 1 and 6, GATE History 8

Life in the English Colonies
Read pages 54 - 61 and complete outline.

Period 2 and 3, Seminar History 8
Ongoing project - Colonial Regions
Research and primary source analysis.

Period 4, Seminar History 7
Ongoing project - Roman Accomplishments.
Research and primary source analysis.