August 31, 2017

Students had the period to continue reading Blood on the River. Students need to have read through ch. 20, by the end of class tomorrow (Friday).

Students had the period to finish the assignment from yesterday, work on and turn in missing work for me, and/or work on the Unit 1 study guide.
Unit 1 study guide is due next Wednesday 9/6

Students had the chance to ask any questions they had about the research paper that is due tomorrow.
Then, they began working on the Unit 2 intro (vocab words and a KWL chart)

August 30, 2017

Students worked on comparing the 3 colonial regions, and color coded a map to clearly show the 3 areas.
No homework

Students worked on finding information about the French and Indian War. They were given an assignment in Google Classroom that had links for them to use. We will continue to work on this tomorrow

Students were given guidance on peer editing each other's first drafts. Then students were given some time to work on revisions.
Final drafts are due Friday - please make sure they are in the appropriate document on Google Classroom.

August 29, 2017

August 28, 2017

August 25, 2017

August 24, 2017

August 23, 2017

Students finished reading ch. 9 in Blood on the River,and then worked on an assignment that had them noting the ways the settlers modified the environment (as described in the chapter) and to make inferences has to how those modifications impacted relations between settlers and Native Americans.

 Students worked on a packet of Document Based Questions about the Spanish settlers in North America.

Students continued to work on the impact made on culture and society in a country they chose from our Asia map.

August 22, 2017

Honors 8th grade SS

 ** Students will have time in class on 8/23 to finish reading before applying the information.



8th grade SS

 ** Students did a GREAT job today, working in table groups and taking ownership in today's learning.


7th grade Honors SS

** We will continue working on the research for Asia tomorrow. This assignment is in Google Classroom, and will contribute to the formal assessment for Unit 1.

August 21, 2017

Students finished reading ch. 5-7 in Blood on the River. Then they began filling out the form/document that was assigned in Google Classroom.

Students began working on differentiating between historical myth and fact. They read 2 different passages about Ferdinand Magellan, and took notes. We will finish and discuss tomorrow.

Students continued working on the assignment from Friday. They are choosing 3 countries from the map of SE Asia and the South Pacific, and researching/noting the capital of each, culture of each and the physical characteristics of each of those countries and the impact it has.

August 18, 2017

As a class, we discussed some of the reasons European nations were exploring and settling in North America. Then, students had the remainder of class to read ch. 5-7 in Blood on the River. Monday we will take time for them to finish reading, and for us to apply the information gained from those chapters.

Students were asked to research/record the different reasons that the English, French, Dutch and Spanish were exploring and settling in North America. The document for them to record this information is in Google classroom.

Students had time to finish recording information about the countries they were researching yesterday. Then, as a class we discussed some aspects of culture that they learned. Next, students began working on looking at the physical characteristics and culture of countries in SE Asia and the South Pacific.

August 17, 2017

Students had an assignment in Google Classroom. We worked as a whole class, and then as table groups to identify and record different aspects of culture in 3 countries from the map they have over Africa.

Students took the knowledge they already had about reasons England was motivated to explore North America, and added to it by researching reasons the Dutch, French and Spanish were also motivated to explore and settle in North America. The assignment is in Google Classroom.

Students took the knowledge that they had gotten the day before about Native American tribes and used it to compare/contrast 2 tribes of his/her choice. Then, we worked as a class to analyze artifacts left from the Anasazi civilization.

August 16, 2017

To all my classes: You have been doing an AWESOME job of working in teams, and really taking ownership in your own learning. KEEP IT UP!!!!!!!!!!!!

Students read chapters 3 and 4 in our historical novel, and worked with table teams to compare and contrast the info with the information they were able to find on the Middle Passage.

 No homework

Students worked, both in table and whole class, to finish taking notes over 7 Native American tribes that were in early North America.

 No homework

Students worked in table groups to finish researching and answering the questions they created today about the impact of Africa's physical characteristics on different regions in Africa.
                                    No homework

August 15, 2017

8th grade SS - students worked in groups to obtain information about 7 different early Native American tribes in North America. We will finish this tomorrow - no homework.

8th grade Honors - students finished up timelines and we discussed. No homework

7th grade Honors - students worked in groups to create research questions based on the physical characteristics of Africa, and worked in table groups to start that research. No homework

August 14, 2017

Kona Ice will be here tomorrow during lunch

8th grade SS: Unit 1 intro page in notebook

Unit 1 study guides were handed out, too. They are due 9/6, and the Unit 1 test will be on 9/8.

7th grade Honors SS: Students finished labeling the nations on the maps given to them Friday. The list of countries and capitals is available for them on Google Classroom. No homework.

8th grade Honors SS: Timeline of exploration before 1606. Students are working in table groups to complete this. It is not homework, they will finish in class tomorrow.

August 10, 2017

HOMEROOM: Please remember to bring back your parental consent forms, emergency contact forms. Agenda book fee is $3 and can be turned in to me. Also, we are getting think pads tomorrow - make sure you bring your case to school.

We worked on building a "thinking like a historian" skill set. Students worked in table groups to analyze written sources, artifacts and photographs. There is no homework.

We worked on building a "thinking like a historian" skill set. Students worked in table groups to analyze written sources, artifacts, political cartoons and photographs. Be sure to think about the photo below (also posted on instagram) - you will be asked to analyze 

                                    it for your bellringer tomorrow.

The Landing of Hendrick Hudson

Aug. 9, 2017

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Make sure that you are bringing back your parental consent form and your PTSA form, if you plan to join.

Tomorrow I should have the emergency forms for you to check and return on Friday

Thank you for an awesome first day!!
If you did not bring your composition notebook in today, please make sure that it is here by the end of the week.

Thank you for an awesome first day!!

Thank you for an awesome first day!!