Thursday, June 12, 2014

Soc St 8 - Final Review Sheet


Social Studies 8
Final Exam Review Sheet
Wednesday, June 18th

MULTIPLE CHOICE:
1. Manifest Destiny                     2. Runaway Slaves
3. Causes of Civil War                 4. Civil War Primary Source
5. Civil War Chart                        6. 13th, 14th & 15th Amendments
7. Western Mining Map              8. Emma Lazuras
9. Emma Lazuras                         10. Factories in US
11. Plessy v Ferguson                   12. Literacy Tests, poll taxes and grandfather clauses
13. Jacob Riis & Upton Sinclair  14. Muckraker
15. Yellow Journalists                 16. Temperence and Womens’ Rights
17. Imperialism                                    18. Teddy Roosevelt and Trusts
19. League of Nations                 20. 1920’s
21. WWII Homefront                           22. Prohibition
23. Great Depression                           24. Hooverville
25. New Deal                               26. Great Depression
27. Fireside chats                        28. WWII
29. Holocaust                               30. WWII
31. Dec. 7th 1941                         32. WWII
33. Rosie the Riveter                           34. Berlin Airlift

DOCUMENTS:
1. Industrialization – working conditions
2. Lusitania
3. Great Depression
4. WWII Poster

5. Japanese-American Internment

Regents Link to Practice Supreme Court Case Questions

http://regentsprep.org/Regents/core/questions/question.cfm?Course=USHG&TopicCode=2c&QNum=1&Wrong=0

Friday, May 9, 2014

SS8 - Friday

Today we tested on the1920's, the Great Depression and FDR's New Deal.

Monday we block with ELA to start our WWII project.

Homework:

Read Section I and II in Chapter 27
     "Gathering Storm" page 774
     "WWII Begins" page 778

There will be a T/F reading quiz on Monday




Wednesday, May 7, 2014

SS8 - Wednesday

Today we set up the 2nd half of the essay.

The FINAL ESSAY is due Thursday.


Tuesday, May 6, 2014

SS8 - Tuesday

I collected first half of essays today for review.

We discussed details of the New Deal today in class.

Tonight's HW:

1. Print out your SS grade and assignments (write a note to me on your current performance)
2. Study for Friday Test

We will write the second half of the essay Wednesday night.

Monday, May 5, 2014

SS8 Monday Homework

Today, we graded the documents for the DBQ on the Great Depression.

Tonight's HW (from class today):

Write 3 paragraphs of the DBQ:

Paragraph #1 - Introduction.  Introduce the GD.  Introduce the time period.  Conclude paragraph with restating task as THESIS statement (what your essay will prove).  The paragraph should be approximately FIVE sentences.

Paragraph #2 - Body paragraph #1.  Problems of the Great Depression faced by Americans.

1st sentence - During the Great Depression Americans faced many economic issues. (this paragraph should be 8+ sentences)

Paragraph #3 - Body paragraph #2.  Problems of the Great Depression faced by Americans.

1st sentence - During the Great Depression there was a lot of stress on many Americans.  (this paragraph should be 8+ sentences)

APUSH - Review Labor Unions

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2OVbBPf-oIY


Thursday, May 1, 2014

SS8 - Homework Due Monday

Tonight - Read Section 3 in Chapter 26 "Response to New Deal," page 759.

Finish Documents 5-7

Friday Night - Read Section 4 in Chapter 26 "The Nation in Hard Times," page 765.


Monday, April 28, 2014

Social Studies 8

WELCOME BACK!

Today we discussed the Great Depression as review.  After "brainstorming" we read a page or so from Kenneth Davis' Don't Know Much About History specifically the section "What was so great about the Great Depression?"  

HW-    1.  Finish reading the section from Davis' book
            2.  Using your text, answer the questions attached to Davis' reading (page numbers are 
                 indicated)

IF YOU MISSED THE VIDEO BEFORE BREAK THE LINK IS BELOW.  WATCH THE VIDEO AND WRITE TEN EXAMPLES OF HOW THE GREAT DEPRESSION AFFECTED THE AMERICAN PEOPLE.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wil1ePlT1xs&list=PLC8D9DC28C3EC5223&index=11
PART I OF VIDEO

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOZitneQ1TA&list=PLC8D9DC28C3EC5223
PART II OF VIDEO

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJa4NSMjsek&list=PLC8D9DC28C3EC5223
PART III OF VIDEO






Thursday, April 10, 2014

APUSH - Thursday Night

Below is the link for The Century's "Starting Over" (Late 1970's).  We watched the first 5 minutes in class.  It loops once because the 3rd section is blocked.  Watch 20 minutes tonight.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0jiB8N101g&index=40&list=PLC8D9DC28C3EC5223

Monday, April 7, 2014

SS8 - Tuesday Presentations

1920's Grading Criteria for Presentations:

* 2.5-4 Minutes in Length
* Run-down of topic (BI > T > I)
*2 Images explained (layers)
*2 Terms explained
*Slogan explained

Friday, April 4, 2014

APUSH HIPPOCAMPUS - VIDEOS ONLY

HST and IKE
Truman's Domestic Policy
Election of 1948
Eisenhower
Domestic Concerns
Rebuilding Urban America
Rock and Roll Is Here to Stay
Population Growth
Postwar Consumer Culture
The Sunbelt
Music
Television and Movies
Family Life

STOP HERE FOR WEEKEND
Red - Recommended for
Monday Night

Imperial Presidency
The New Frontier of Politics
The New Frontier Abroad
The New Frontier at Home
Great Society
Counterculture
Urban Unrest

Tuesday Night (GREEN):
The Nixon Economy
Watergate
Gerald Ford
Jimmy Carter
Ronald Reagan
George Bush
Bill Clinton
George W. Bush
The Changing American Society
Bush and Obama
Reaction to 9 / 11
Attempts at International Reform
Domestic Response to 9 / 11
Bush and the Supreme Court
Domestic Reform
The Democratic Race
The Republican Race
Election 2008
Obama’s Domestic Policy
Obama’s Foreign Policy