8th Grade Trivia - January Week #1

Congratulations to our December winners:

Brian Byrne
Kim Quilla
Beckett Ledger



January Week #1 Question:

1. The "Tin Lizzie" is another name for what?

2. What years was the Tin Lizzie produced?

Wednesday, December 19th

SS8 -- Today students blocked for English and continued their work with poems.  Tomorrow we will continue our look at Child Labor during the early 20th Century.


APUSH -- Today we watched Lincoln at the Palace Theatre.  It was truly an amazing movie.  In my humble opinion Spielberg masterfully mad a 2+ hour movie about policy exciting and intense.  Daniel Day Lewis' portrayal of Abraham Lincoln was amazing.  Tomorrow we will have our Round Table discussion - Does Abraham Lincoln deserve the title "The Great Emancipator?"  Friday, students will complete their Unit VI test on the Civil War & Reconstruction.

HERE IS THE ASSIGNMENT FOR OVER CHRISTMAS BREAK:

CHRISTMAS BREAK ASSIGNMENT:

1. Read Chapter 23 “Political Paralysis in the Gilded Age,” pages 504-510,

                                                Hippocampus – Gilded Age:

1.     The Tweed Ring & Machine Politics

2.     Corruption in Business & Government

2. Read Chapter 23 “Political Paralysis in the Gilded Age,” pages 514-521,

                                                Hippocampus – Gilded Age:

1.     Post-War Industrial Expansion

Finally - APUSH syllabus - UNIT VI

APUSH Mr. Clark                                    Unit VI Syllabus

Civil War & Reconstruction            Chapters 20-22 in Pageant

Wed, 12/5                        IC-            Test – Unit V – Causes of Civil War

HW-            Read Chapter 20 “Girding for War: The North and the South,” pages 434-438

 Hippocampus Activities – The Civil War:

Southern Secession

Thurs, 12/6                        IC-            Introduce Civil War / Strategies / Ads & Disads

HW-              Read Chapter 20 “Girding for War: The North and the   South,” pages 438-446,

Hippocampus Activities – The Civil War:

1.     Mobilization

Fri, 12/7                        IC-            No Class – ½ Day

                                    HW-            See 12/6

Mon, 12/10                        IC-            Read Time article “The True Lincoln”

HW-            Read Chapter 20 “Girding for War: The North and the South,” pages 446-452

            Hippocampus Activities – The Civil War:

1.     Military Strategy

Tues, 12/11                        IC-            1. Quiz “The True Lincoln”

2.Discuss the articles

3. Doris Kearns Goodwin Interview

HW-            Read Chapter 21 “The Furnace of Civil War,” pages 453-458. 

Hippocampus Activities – The Civil War:

1.     The Battles

2.     The Economy during the Civil War

Wed, 12/12                        IC-            The Civil War Lecture & PBS

HW-            Read Chapter 21 “The Furnace of Civil War,” pages 459-477. 

Hippocampus Activities – The Civil War:

1.     Lincoln and Civil Liberties

2.     Emancipation Proclamation

3.     Election of 1864

Thurs, 12/13                        IC-            The Civil War Lecture & PBS

                        HW-            Read chapter 22 in Pageant  (3-day assignment)

Complete  Hippocampus:

                                                                                                     The Civil War, 1860 - 1865

                                                                        Effects of the War on the South

                                                                        Reconstruction Begins

                                                                                    Reconstruction, 1865 - 1877

                                                                        Presidential Reconstruction

                                                                        The Black Codes

                                                                        Congressional Reconstruction

                                                                        Impeachment of Johnson

                                                                        The Reconstructed South

                                                                                    Reconstruction Ends

 Fri, 12/14                        IC-            Reading Period – Round Table Discussion “Does Lincoln   Deserve the Title; The Great Emancipator?

                                    HW-            Day 2 of 3-day assignment

Mon, 12/17                        IC-            The significance of the Civil War

                                    HW-            Day 3 of 3-day assignment

Tues, 12/18                        IC-            The Legacy of Reconstruction - Lecture

                                    HW-            Key Terms Quiz

Wed, 12/19                        IC-            View Movie Lincoln           

                                    HW-            Prepare for discussion

Thurs 12/20                        IC-            Round Table Discussion

                                    HW-            Study for Test

Fri 12/21                        IC-            Test Unit VI – Civil War & Reconstruction

                                                HW-            Read Chapter 23 “Political Paralysis in the Gilded Age,” pages 504-510,

                                                            Hippocampus – Gilded Age:

1.     The Tweed Ring & Machine Politics

2.     Corruption in Business & Government

APUSH Homework Wednesday:

APUSH Homework:

Read Chapter 21 “The Furnace of Civil War,” pages 453-458. 

Hippocampus Activities – The Civil War:

1.     The Battles

2.     The Economy during the Civil War

APUSH to View Lincoln

On Wednesday, 12/19 Mr. Clark's APUSH class will view the movie Lincoln at the Palace Theatre.  Although we first thought the Palace would be unable to attain a print of the film it came through.  Students are requested to NOT watch the film prior to the field trip.

December Trivia - Week #2

We had SEVEN successful entries from last week.


Here is this week's THREE part question:

1. Who is the man in the photo above?
2. What country did he come to America from?
3. How did he make his fortune in America (explain)?

Monday, December 10th

SS 8 - Today we reviewed different perspectives on the railroads in US History.  This set-up tonight's homework which was to write a lengthy paragraph on one of those perspectives while incorporating a document or two.


APUSH-

Mon, 12/10                    IC-            Read Time article “The True Lincoln”

  HW-          Read Chapter 20 “Girding for War: The North and the South,”            pages 446-452

            Hippocampus Activities – The Civil War:

1.     Military Strategy



Veronica - Here is the link to the Lincoln (Time) article:

http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1077281,00.html

Thursday, 12/6

SS 8 - Today we watched "Heartland" from the History of Us.  


APUSH- We started discussing the Civil War today by discussing the strategies of the Confederates and the Union.  Here is the HW for the weekend:

HW- Read Chapter 20 “Girding for War: The North and the   South,”   pages  438-446,

Hippocampus Activities – The Civil War:

1.     Mobilization

Wednesday, December 5th

APUSH -->  Homework:

HW-             Read Chapter 20 “Girding for War: The North and the South,” pages 434-438

 Hippocampus Activities – The Civil War:

1.     Southern Secession

SS 8 -->  Today we finished chapter 19 by reading parts of the text and watching clips on the Massacre at Wounded Knee and the "Land Rush" as shown in the movie Far & Away.

Tonight's HW - Ch. 20 section I, "Railroads Spur Growth"

8th Grade Trivia - December Week #1

What famous event is depicted in the picture above?  (Make sure to include the date, location and the word "golden" in your response)


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Monday, Dec. 3rd

SS8 - Today we watched a clip of Dances with Wolves and discussed the buffalo hunt.  Student were assigned 15 questions from Chapter 19.

Laine, I have cut and pasted those questions below.  You can use your text for assistance.



APUSH - We discussed the 1850's to day and ended by talking bout the importance of the Lincoln-Douglas debates.  KEY TERMS quiz tomorrow.  Test moved to Wednesday.


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