Wed.-Fri.- This first week of class we will be going over all of the procedures for our return to school. The students will also be given an overview of the class. Social Studies in 8th grade begins with the establishment of the 13 colonies and ends with Reconstruction. The students will have no out of class assignments this first week.   

Mob.- Literacy Skills Assessment.

Tues.- Begin discussing colonization- Ice Age, Native American settlement. Complete Atlas Activity in class.

Wed.- Discuss Spanish Armada and England's defeat of the Armada. Assign Spanish Armada reading comprehension and questions.

Thurs.- Discuss lost colony of Roanoke and Jamestown. Assign Jamestown timeline.

Fri.- Finish discussing 3/1- Jamestown and the importance of tobacco in the settlement of Virginia. 

Mon.- Jamestown settlement

Tues.- Puritans and Pilgrims

Wed.- 13 Original Colonies Chart

Thurs.- Proprietary colonies, William Penn, Quakers

Fri.- Atlas Activity- 13 original colonies

Mon.- Discussing Maryland, indentured servants, Mason-Dixon Line. Assignment- Comparing Colonial Regions.

Tues.- Discussing Marquette and Joliet, LaSalle, spanish missions. Assignment- finishing  the Colonial Regions chaert from yesterday.

Wed.- Reviewing for tomorrow's Ch. 3 Test. The students have 3 study sheets to use to study for the test.

Thurs.- Ch. 3 Test.

Fri.- Begin Ch. 4- Triangular Trade. No assignment.

Tues.- Discuss the Triangular Trade and then Middle Passage. No assignment.

Wed.- Discuss Navigation Acts, importing and exporting. No assignment.

Thurs.- Complete Benjamin Franklin chart.

Fri.- Discuss Albany Plan of Union and Ben Franklin quotes.

Mon.- 9/11 Tribute. No assignment.

Tues.- Albany Plan of Union and beginning of the French and Indian War.

Wed.- Atlas Activity- French and Indian War.

Thurs.- Finish the French and Indian War.

Fri.- Proclamation of 1763.

 Mon.- Finish Ch. 4. Review for tomorrow's Ch. 4 Quiz.

Tues.- Ch. 4 Quiz today.

Wed.- Begin Ch. 5- Road to Revolution- Sons of Liberty, boycott, Writs of assistance, Stamp Act.

Thurs.- Boston Massacre.

Fri.- Boston Massacre.

Mon.- Boston Massacre Trial. No assignment.

Tues.- Tea Act, monopoly

Wed.- Boston Tea Party

Thurs.- Coercive Acts

Fri.- Continental Congress

Mon.- First Continental Congress

Tues.- Battle of Lexington and Concord

Wed. Continental Army, "Common Sense"

Thurs.- Ch. 5 Check-Up

Mon.- Discuss 5/3- Continental Congress, minutemen, loyalists, patriots

Tues.- Battles of Lexington and Concord, 

Wed.- "Shot heard round the World", get study sheets ready for Ch. 5 Check-Up

Thurs.- Ch. 5 Check-Up

Fri.- P/T Conferences

Mon.- Continental Congress

Tues.- Declaration of Independence

Wed.- Declaration of independence

Thurs.- Begin the American Revolution- Advantages and Disadvantages of the Sides

Fri.- Battle of Trenton and Saratoga 

Mon.- Discuss Nathan Hale and Battle of New York City. Assign Battle of Trenton reading comprehension.

Tues.- Discuss Battles of Trenton and Saratoga.

Wed.- Discuss French alliance, Benedict Arnold, Ft. West Point.

Thurs.- Discuss Valley Forge.

Fri.- Complete American Revolution map.

Mon.- Discuss Ft. Vincennes, privateers, guerilla warfare, Francis Marion.

Tues.- Discuss Yorktown, Treaty of Paris, Washington's Farewell.

Wed.- American Revolution Timeline.

Thurs.- Review for tomorrow's American Revolution test. Finish timeline,

Fri.- American Revolution Test today.

Mon.- Articles of Confederation, Northwest Territory

Tues.- Election Day, Constitutional Convention 

Wed.- U. S. Constitution

Thurs.- 3 Branches of Government

Fri.- Federalists, Anti-Federalists, Bill of Rights

Mon.- Tues.- Discuss President, Senators, Representatives, Governor, Mayor

Wed.-Fri.- Thanksgiving Break

Mon.- Duties and Responsibilities of U. S. citizens

Tues.- Electoral College

Wed.- Electoral College

Thurs.- Civics in Action Check-Up

Fri.- Begin Ch. 9- Washington's Precedents

Mon.- Impressment, neutrality. Assign Atlas #19.

Tues.- Discuss formation of the first political parties in the U.S.

Wed.- Discuss the presidential election of 1796. 

Thurs.-  Review for tomorrow's Ch. 9 Test.

Fri.- Ch. 9 Test today.

Mon.- Election of 1800, 12th Amendment

Tues.- Louisiana Purchase

Wed.- Lewis and Clark Expedition

Thurs.- Lewis and Clark Expedition 

Fri.- Last day activities

 Mon.- MLK Day

Tues.- Star- Spangled Banner

Wed.- Battle of New Orleans

Thurs.- Finish the War of 1812. 

Fri.- 10/3 and 10/4 Quiz.

Mon.- Ch. 10/3 and 10/4 Check-Up.

Tues.- War of 1812 Atlas #22.

Wed.- Begin Ch. 11- The Industrial Revolution.

Thurs.- Continue the  Industrial Revolution- interchangeable parts, mass production, patents.

Fri.- Discuss turnpikes and the National Road.

Mon.- Ch. 11/1 and 11/2 Check Up.

Tues.- Era of good feelings, sectionalism

Wed.- Monroe Doctrine, Corrupt Bargain

Thurs.- Jacksonian Democracy

Fri.- Continue Jacksonian Democracy

Mon.- Indian Removal Act

Tues.- Trail of Tears

Wed.- Trail of Tears Map Activity

Thurs.- Shutting down the Bank  of the U.S., Log Cabin Campaign

Fri.- Ch. 12 Wrap-Up

Mon.- Westward migration, mountain men

Tues.- Oregon Trail

Wed.- Manifest Destiny

Thurs.- Texans moving to Texas, Santa Anna

Fri.- Battle of the Alamo

Mon.- Battle of the Alamo

Tues.- Battle of San Jacinto,Texas statehood

Wed.- Mexican-American War

Thurs.- Westward Expansion, Manifest Destiny

Fri.- California Gold Rush

Mon.- California Gold Rush

Tues.- Mormons and Salt lake City

Wed.- Review for tomorrow's Ch. 13 Test

Thurs.- Ch. 13 Test

Fri.- End of grading period, make-up work

Mon.- Irish immigration reading comprehension, and Ch. 14 Content Vocab Activity

Tues.- Discuss trade unions, strikes, prejudice, nativists, discrimination

Wed.- Irish and German immigration 

Thurs.- Ellis Island

Mon.- Finish immigration and discuss the Statue of Liberty.

Tues.- Cotton gin.

Wed.- Southern agriculture.

Thurs.- Finish Ch. 14. Review for tomorrow's Ch. 14 Quiz.

Fri.- Ch. 14 Quiz 

Mon.- ELearning Day- Complete Atlas Activity 29

Tues.- Complete Achieve article.

Wed.- Discuss 15/3- the women's movement in the 1800's

Thurs.- Finish 15/3. Review for tomorrow's Ch. 15 Test.

Fri.- Ch. 15 Test today.