WELCOME TO SOCIAL STUDIES

We are here to share knowledge with each other. We are here not just to read the written word but also the world around us.  We are here to speak in front of an audience, to write for an audience, and to listen as an audience.  We are here to connect and apply what we learn to our respective communities and families.  We are here to prepare not just for high school but also for college.  We are here as a school community.  We are here not just to celebrate our strengths and criticize our weaknesses but also to progress.  We are here for a purpose.  

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March 15th, 2010

7th--World Religion projects due on Wednesday March 17th.  Students have the choice to present their critical-thinking questions & answers in whichever formats they like.  Students have a copy of the choices.

8th--Civil War projects due on Wednesday March 17th.  Students have the choice to present their critical-thinking questions & answers in whichever formats they like.  Students have a copy of the choices.
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March 9th, 2010

7th/8th--Complete and revise Critical Thinking questions.  Those who have their REMEMBER questions completes will move on to researching on laptops.
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March 8th, 2010

7th/8th--N/A
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Feb 19th, 2010

7th --Complete the U.N. Declaration of Human Rights worksheet in preparation for our study of Gandhi.

8th grade--
Complete the Secession--Yes or No? T-Chart regarding whether the proslavery states should have seceded from the Union.
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Feb 18th, 2010

7th --Summarize at least 4 articles from the Declaration of Human Rights in your own words and explain why they are important. 

8th grade--
John Brown Homework

Directions:  Choose ONE of the following options.  You can complete additional ones for extra credit (5 points).
•    Write two biographical sketches of John Brown, one by an antislavery Northerner and another by a proslavery Southerner.

•    Create another song about John Brown from the perspective of a proslavery Southerner.

•    Create your own artistic portrayals of John Brown, one from the perspective of an antislavery Northerner and another from the perspective of a proslavery Southerner.


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Home Assignment

Feb 25th, 2010

7th --Complete Gandhi flipbook

8th grade--
Study for Causes of Civil War test
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Feb 10th, 2010

7th --Read the Geography of Tienanmen Square text and respond to the corresponding question (How should we rearrange the class to reflect the geography of Tienanmen?)

8th grade--N/A
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Feb 9th, 2010

7th --Complete Visual Timeline using STUDENT HANDOUT #1 (Reading on Tienanmen Square)

8th grade--Complete READING NOTES on Missouri Compromise (including the Tallmadge Admendment).  Study for DO NOW quiz tomorrow
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Feb 8th, 2010

7th --Complete Visual Timeline using STUDENT HANDOUT #1 (Reading on Tienanmen Square)

8th grade--Complete summaries of the "Road to War" reading using "Sunburst" cluster graphic organizer
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Feb 4th, 2010

7th --n/a, wrapping up Mao Zedong's mock trial.

8th grade--Write 1 paragraph responding to the following question: Should Thomas Jefferson be celebrated?  Why or why not?  Give three reasons to support your answer.
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