Week of December 9

GATE History 8
Due Friday
Textbook Outline, Ideas about Government
Interactive Notebook: Letter to Representative

Seminar 8
Prepare for Socratic Seminar on Thursday
Translate, answer all questions, find evidence and highlight quotes.

Seminar 7
Due Friday
Research 1/2 C.I.A. Facts for your assigned JMUN country.
Islam story

JMUN meeting on January 7

Week of December 1

GATE U. S. History 8
Research your political thinker and prepare for debate

Seminar 8
Due Friday
Revolution Test
Notebook Due

Seminar 7
Due Friday
Cornell Notes Textbook Pages 54 -58
Adaptation notes

JMUN on Wednesday December 3

Week of November 16

GATE History 8
Due Friday
Revolution Notebook due
Interactive Notebook Common Sense
Test on Revolution Unit

Seminar 8
Due Friday
Colonial government Venn Diagram, T-chart, APPARTS writing.

Seminar 7
Due Friday
THE FALL OF AMERICA

Next JMUN meeting December 3

week of November 10, 2008

GATE History 8
Due Wednesday
Revolution Poster with symbol and information
Due Friday
Revolution graphic Organizer
Interactive notebook: Battle of Yorktown speech

Seminar History 8
Due Friday
Revolution Graphic Organizer
Rough draft Magazine article
Due Monday
Final draft Magazine article

Seminar History 7
Due Friday
Fall of Rome Cornell notes: Textbook pages 30 - 35
Due Monday
Fall of Rome political cartoon

Junior Model United Nations Meeting December 3, 2008

Week of October 27

U. S. History GATE 8
Due Friday
Homework Packet - Events that led to the American Revolution
I. D. Samuel Adams and Patrick Henry

Seminar 8
Due Wednesday
Editorial outline
Skits and graphic organizers on Elections
Due Friday
Rough draft of editorial
Due Tuesday
Editorial, final copy

Seminar 7
Due Tuesday
West African Conflict speech
Due Wednesday, November , 5
Roman accomplishments - Cornell notes and poster

JMUN on Wednesday 2:30 - 3:30

Week of October 20

Seminar 8 history
Due Monday October 27
Notes and skit for the elections

GATE history 8
Due Friday
McCain /Obama qualifications
Interactive Notebook Salutary Neglect

Seminar 7 history
Due Tuesday October 28
West African Conflict speech

Junior Model United Nations
First meeting on Wednesday 10/29

Week of October 13

Watch the Presidential Debate on Wednesday evening

GATE History 8
Due Friday
Interactive Notebook Colonial Journal, Letter or travel brochure
Textbook outline, The French and Indian War

Seminar History 8
Due October 22
The Events that Led to the American Revolution notes and political cartoons

Seminar History 7
West African conflict ongoing

Junior Model United Nations Meeting on Wednesday October 29, 2:30 to 3:30.

Week of October 6

Watch Presidential debate Tuesday night at 6 P.M.
Take notes

8TH GRADE GATE HISTORY
Due Wednesday
Colonial notebook and quiz
Due Friday
Outline Chapter 2 section 4

SEMINAR 8TH HISTORY
Due Friday
French and Indian War packet
Prepare for Campaign issues debate on Thursday

SEMINAR 7TH GRADE
Due Monday October 13
Africa Notebook and Project
Ongoing Migration Project

Week of September 29

Invisible Children Viewing on September 30 at 2:30 in the auditorium
Watch Vice-Presidential debate on Thursday evening and take notes.

GATE U. S. History 8th grade
Due Friday
Textbook outline Chapter 2 section 2 & 3

Seminar history 8
Due Tuesday
Textbook Outline chapter 2
Due Wednesday
Three Venn diagrams on Three Campaign issues
Due Friday
Notebook and quiz on colonies

Seminar 7
Due Friday 10/10
West Africa Civilizations
Notebook and
West African Journal or Travel guide

Week of September 22

Watch the presidential debate 9/26

GATE history 8
Due Friday
Homework outline Chapter 2 section 1
INB Colonization

Seminar History 8
Due Tuesday 9/30
Homework outline Chapter 2 and graphic organizers
Campaign Issues ongoing

Seminar History 7
Due Friday
Homework outline Western Africa
Migration project presentations each Friday
Africa map, adaptations and civilizations ongoing

Week of September 15

GATE History 8
Thursday
State Map test
Due Friday
Physiographic map test
Physiographic map due
Interactive notebook cross section due
Homework outline chapter 1, section 1

Seminar history 8
Due Monday
Textbook outline chapter 1
Early Exploration and settlement

Seminar World History 7
Due Friday 9/26
Textbook outline West African Empire chapter 5 and 6
Migration project ongoing

Week of September 8

GATE U. S. History 8
Due Friday
Cover page for INB
State map test on Thursday, 9/18

Seminar U. S. History 8
Due Tuesday 9/16
Physical map completed
Test on state and physical map

Seminar World History 7
Due Tuesday 9/16
World map test

Migration Project - ongoing
Personal history - push/pull factors

Week of June 2

8th grade U. S. History
Due Monday: Interactive Notebook
Due Friday:
Outline chapters on Reconstruction
Pages 512 - 531

7th grade seminar
Past due: JMUN binder and reflection
Due Tuesday: Acrostic poem on Middle ages Powerpoints

Due Friday: Outline chapters on Refomation
Pages 328 - 345

JMUN

Junior Model United Nations

Mandatory meetings May 1 and May 15.

Resolution speeches: 4 due every Friday.

Conference: USD - Joan Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice
Wednesday, May 21 and Thursday, May 22.

Please return your permission slips by May 16.

Civil War Project and Renaissance Fair Project

Civil War Project: 8th grade
Your group will prepare a multimedia presentation . You must include a combination of at least three different types of media. You should have at least two primary sources. The presentation must be interactive. You also need to include a written product designed as a primary source.
You must have a display board to exhibit during open house. You should keep a bibliography of all of your sources and place it on the front of your board.
Due Dates: April 28 - partner, topic, thesis statement and three sources.
May 2 - Bibliography and concept due to me for approval.
May 9 - Due date for media sources - video, music, slides, overheads
May 14- Due date for display and written project for open house - presentations begin!

Renaissance Fair Project: 7th grade
Your group will prepare a multimedia presentation . You must include a combination of at least three different types of media. You should have at least two primary sources. The presentation must be interactive. You also need to include a written product designed as a primary source.
You must have a display board to exhibit during open house. You should keep a bibliography of all of your sources and place it on the front of your board.
Due Dates: April 28 - partner, topic, thesis statement and three sources.
May 2 - Bibliography and concept due to me for approval.
May 9 - Due date for media sources - video, music, slides, overheads
May 14- Due date for display and written project for open house - presentations begin!

Week of April 14

8th grade history GATE period 1 and 6
Due Thursday
California Gold Rush
Read and outline pages 326 - 331
Interactive notebook - Southwest Culture
Due Friday
Manifest Destiny Notebook
Manifest Destiny Test

8th grade Seminar
Due Monday April 21
A Divided Nation
T-chart on Native American Indian Removal Act
Power Point on Manifest Destiny

7th grade Seminar
Due Wednesday
Japan
Read and Outline text pages 198 -217
Due Monday
Kabuki play

JMUN meeting on Thursday 4/17
prepare 30 second speeches on your major topics

Week of April 7

8th grade GATE history period 1 and 6
Due Friday
Outline textbook pages 312 - 325
Westward Expansion

Seminar 8
Due Friday
Prepare for discussion on the foreign policies of Washington, Monroe, Quincy Adams and Bush.

Seminar 7
Due Friday
Physical map of Japan
Due Wednesday, April 16
Japan - Outline textbook pages 198 - 217

JMUN meeting April 17, Students should be working on speeches for conference.

Week of March 31

8th grade U. S. History GATE Period 1 and 6
Due Friday
Outline textbook pages 294 297 - Indian Removal

8th grade seminar
Due Monday
Essay Hamilton and Jefferson
Typed, double spaced, 14 font, Times New Roman
Cover page: Title, Name, date and period.

7th grade seminar
Ongoing presentations

Jmun meeting on Thursday April 3rd.

Week of March 24

8th grade GATE history periods 1 and 6
Due Friday
Interactive notebook assignment: Andrew Jackson
Outline textbook pages 284- 293 on Andrew Jackson

Seminar 8th grade
Due Friday
Outline textbook pages 200 - 204/Alexander Hamilton

Seminar 7th grade
Due Friday
Prepare to present project on your China Dynasty

JMUN meeting on Thursday March 27

Week of March 10

8th grade GATE Periods 1 and 6
Due Friday
Lewis and Clark Journal entry
Spring Break assignment
Review 7th and 8th grade standards for STAR testing

8th grade Seminar
Due Monday 3/24
The first Five Presidents: Cause, Details, outcome
Review 7th and 8th grade standards for STAR testing

7th grade Seminar
Due Monday 3/24
China Dynasty presentation

Next JMUN meeting 3/27

Week of March 3

8th grade U. S. History GATE
Due Friday
Hamilton/Jefferson Essay

8th grade Seminar
Due Monday
Constitution Notebook
Due Tuesday
Constitution Test

7th grade Seminar
Due Friday
JMUN resolution #2

JMUN meeting on Thursday 3/6

Week of February 25

8th grade U. S. History GATE periods 1 and 6
On going Hamilton/Jefferson project.
Students are preparing to write an essay that will be due next Friday.

8th grade Seminar
Students are sharing Metaphor Project
due Monday
Outline Ratifying the Constitution, Pages 132 - 135, Bill of Rights 178-183
ID - Signers of the Constitution

7th grade Seminar
Due Friday
JMUN Resolution - Typed and in proper format

Week of February 18

8th grade GATE period 1 and 6
Study for Presidents' Quiz scheduled for Wednesday 2/20
Due Friday
Outline chapter on Jefferson and Hamilton
Interactive notebook assignments Jefferson/ Hamilton

Seminar 8
Due Tuesday Feb 19
Outline - Understanding The Constitution
Due Monday February 25
Metaphor for the three branches of government
Create note cards nightly

Seminar 7
Study for Africa test on Thursday 2/21
Continue working on JMUN Resolution

Next JMUN meeting Thursday 2/21

Week of February 4

8th grade GATE periods 1 and 6
Due Tuesday
VOTE - for your candidate, Candidate profile , candidate issues and your personal views.
Due Friday
Chapter outline on assigned president

Seminar
Parent meeting is on Wednesday, February 6 at 6:30 p.m.

8th grade seminar
Due Tuesday
Vote - for your candidate, Candidate profile, candidate issues and your personal views.
Due Friday
Articles of Confederation

7th grade semiar
Due Wednesday
JMUN poster board for parent meeting
Thursday
JMUN MEETING -
Students should be working on their African Empire project, and JMUN Resolution graphic organizer.

Week of January 28

8th grade Gate periods 1 and 6
DUE WEDNESDAY
Constitution test and notebook due
After school review on Tuesday
Due Friday
Interactive notebook: Constitution Acrostic poem

8th grade seminar
Due Monday 2/4
Letter to the editor
Campaign profiles

7th grade seminar
Parent seminar meeting is on Wednesday February 6th at 6:30 p.m.
Due Monday
Notes on African Empire
JMUN Poster board and materials due on Friday; Due Monday: Select one issue for your resolution. Complete the Left section of your graphic organizer.
Next meeting is on Thursday February 7!

Week of January 21

8th grade history GATE
Due Friday
Read pages 132 - 135 and 178 - 183
Complete outline Ratifying the Constitution
Complete constitution Study Guide
Complete Constitution notecards

Seminar History 8th grade
Due Friday
Poster Board 4 Constitutions

Seminar History 7th grade
Due Friday
Geography of Africa
Read pages
Complete outline for Geography of Africa and Culture and trade

Wee of January 14

8th grade GATE periods 1 and 6
Due Friday
Read pages 144 - 149
Fill out outline: Understanding the Constitution
Buy note cards for reviewing the Constitution

8th Grade Seminar
Due Tuesday, January 22
Read pages 114 - 115 in your textbook
Fill out outline: The Articles of Confederation
Complete the assignment: Analyzing the Origins of the U. S. Constitution.
Read the 4 documents. paraphrase in your own words.
Select 4 different principles and create poster board project.

Week of January 7

8th grade gate periods 1 and 6
Due Friday
Read pages 125 -130 in your textbook
Fill out the matrix: Constitutional convention
Read the Signers of the Constitution
Write a one paragraph ID on each signer.

8th grade seminar
Project due Monday, January 14
ongoing project:
Designing a New Government

7th grade seminar
Due Monday, January 14
Accomplishments of Islam
Research your topic.
Create a time line starting at the date your accomplishment was created in the Middle East.
You must show how that accomplishment has improved, changed and spread throughout the
world during each century. The manner in which you design your time line is up to you.