8th Grade Social Studies
Wilson Jr-Sr High School Social Studies teacher
http://www.usd112.org/wilsonschools.htm
Welcome to Junior high social studies!
2nd Semester / 2012  /

LAST NINE WEEKS

Greeting from San Diego!
I picked up those Zoo maps plus some salt water taffy for you guys!
See you on Thursday.
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Thursday, May 17th
Friday, May 18th
Monday, May 21st



Monday, April 30th
Lecture notes / Big business
Finish Video: Andrew Carnegie / As you watch the video find 10 facts over this famous robber baron.
No homework:  Good luck on your music concert tonight!

Tuesday, May 1st
Share facts on Andrew Carnegie
Continue taking notes
Read 20-3, pages 594-597, and do assessment questions for tomorrow.

Wednesday, May 2nd / Community Service Day (12:00-3:25)
No social studies class today!

Thursday, May 3rd
Grade 20-3 / Lecture notes
Read 20-4, pages 600-603 and do assessment questions.

Friday, May 4th

Grade 20-4
Lecture notes





Monday, April 16th

Skim over Chapter 19 / The West
Start a new unit / An Industrial Society /  Chapter 20
Lecture notes / 19-4 & 20-1

Tuesday, April 17th
I will be at the high school track meet.  You will have a sub, or one of the other H.S. teachers.

Here is your assignment:  We are skimming through Chapter 19 however, we will do one assignment. See below.

Read 19-4, pages 574-579 within your groups and then complete the assessment questions for tomorrow.

Wednesday, April 18th
Grade 19-4
Lecture notes
Read 20-1, pages 585-589 and complete assessment questions.

Thursday, April 19th
Grade 20-1
More lecture notes
Assignment:  Read 20-2, pages 590-593 and complete assessment questions for tomorrow.

Friday, April 20th
Grade 20-2
More lecture notes
Worksheet & Read 20-3, pages 594-597 and complete assessment questions.
All due next Monday.
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Monday, April 10th / No school / Easter Break
Tuesday, April 11th

Wednesday, April 12th / Jr. High Track Meet / All day

Most of you will be absent today along with me.
Study hall for those not out for track.

Thursday, April 13th

Friday, April 14th


Monday, March 26th / No school / Music Festival & Forensics Tournament

Tuesday, March 27th
Hand in 18-3 & map (Homework over Spring Break)
Lecture notes / Chapter 18 / all period long.

Wednesday, March 28th
State assessment prep / Worksheets & quia games

Thursday, March 29th
State assessment prep / Worksheets & quia games

Friday, March 30th
State assessment prep / Worksheets & quia games

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Monday, March 12th

Start new unit / Chapter 18 : Reconstruction
Lecture notes / 18-1
Read 18-1, pages 533-537 and do assessment questions on page 537.

Tuesday, March 13th
Grade 18-1, lecture notes / 18-2
Read 18-2, pages 540-544 and do assessment questions.

Wednesday, March 14th
Grade 18-2, lecture notes / 18-3
Read 18-3, pages 545-549 and do assessment questions.
Expect test / Chapter 18 on Thursday.

Thursday, March 15th
Test / Chapter 18
Homework: over spring break-

No school on Friday, March 16th / Teacher in-service

No school / All of next week / Spring Break!
No school on Monday, March 26th / Music Festival / Forensics tournament.
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Enjoy your much needed spring break!
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10th Week
Monday, March 5th

Finish worksheet / The Civil War
Play quia games / Mrs. Peterka's room / Review
Expect test tomorrow.

Tuesday, March 7th
Review Chapters 15, 16, & 17
Take test / Civil War

You will be in my classroom today from 4A thru 4B (State testing of 7th grade)

Bring some other homework or a book to read when you are finished with the Civil War Test.

Wednesday, March 8th
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Thursday, March 9th
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Friday, March 10th
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9th Week
Monday, February 27th
Watch the video: The Day Lincoln Was Shot

Homework:
We are skipping 17-3.
Read 17-4, pages 520-523 and do the assessment questions.

Tuesday, February 28th
Grade 17-4, Continue watching The Day Lincoln Was Shot
Expect a quiz over the Lincoln Assassination on Wednesday or Thursday.

Wednesday, February 29th
Finish watching the video:  The Day Lincoln Was Shot / 10 minutes
Do the Find Someone Who / Kagan activity to review
Quiz / Lincoln Assassination

Thursday, March 1st
Review for Test over Civil War (Chapters 15, 16, & 17)

Friday, March 2nd
Test / Civil War
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Tuesday, February 21st

Grade 17-1
Read 17-2, pages 507-511 out loud as a class.
Homework assignment:  17-2, pages 511 for tomorrow.

Wednesday, February 22nd
Grade 17-2
Read 17-3, pages 512-519 out loud as a class.
Homework:  17-3 on page 519

Thursday, February 23rd
Grade 17-3
Lecture notes / Lincoln Assassination

Friday, February 24th
Read 17-4, pages 520-523 out loud as a class
Complete 17-4, page 523 and map



6th Week
Monday, February 6th

I am home sick today with a bad cold - You will have a sub.
Be prepared to hand in your Chapter 15 Map & 15-4 if you haven't done so.
Watch video: Abraham Lincoln for the rest of class.
We will take a quiz over quia on Chapter 15 on Tuesday.

Tuesday, February 8th
Quiz / 15-2,15-3,15-4 / Quia
Lecture notes / 16-1
Homework:  Read 16-1 and do the assessment questions.

Wednesday, February 9th
Grade 16-1 assessment questions
More lecture notes

Thursday, February 10th
Read 16-2 and do assessment questions.

Friday, February 11th
Grade 16-2
More lecture notes
Read 16-3

5th Week

Monday, January 30th

Grade 15-2 & 15-3 in groups
Continue lecture notes / Chapter 15
Map worksheet / 15-4

Tuesday, January 31st
Grade map worksheet
Lecture notes / Chapter 15
Watch last part of Glory

Wednesday, February 1st

Thursday, February 2nd
Friday, February 3rd

4th Week
Monday, January 23rd
Tuesday, January 24th
Wednesday, January 25th
Thursday, January 26th
Friday, January 27th
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3rd Week
Tuesday, January 17th

I am home sick today with a cold.  Mr. Bristow will be your sub.
Today we will watch the movie: Glory, a story about the Civil War.
Behave - I will see you tomorrow.
Wednesday, January 18th
Start new unit / Chapter 15
Lecture notes / 15-1
Read 15-1

Thursday, January 19th
Finish reading 15-1
Lecture notes / 15-2
No homework - if good behavior

Friday, January 20th
Movie: Glory? or 15-1 & 15-2
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2nd Week

Monday, January 10th
Grade map worksheet & 14-2 assignment from last week / I have them already
Lecture notes / 14-3
Homework:  Read 14-3, pages 433- 437 in class as a group. 

Tuesday, January 11th
Finish reading 14-3 out loud as a class. Homework: Complete 14-3 and questions.

Wednesday, January 12th
Grade 14-3 as a group
Lecture notes / 14-4
Read 14-4 as a class.

Thursday, January 13th
Finish reading 14-4, and lecture notes
Homework: 14-4

Good luck today basketball teams!

Friday, January 14th
Grade 14-4
Start Chapter 15 & Civil War unit

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1st Week
Tuesday, January 3rd

New Kagan groups / file papers / check grades

Welcome Cameron Bloesser. & Mark Woods

Start a new unit / Chapter 14
Lecture notes
Kagan activity to review
Homework:  14-1 / Remember to write out all questions and answers.
                             Also, use important and relevant info in your definitions.

Wednesday, January 4th
Grade 14-1
Lecture notes
Homework:  14-2 / Expect a quiz over 14-1 & 14-2

Thursday, January 5th
Grade 14-2, review 14-1 & 14-2
Quiz / 14-1 & 14-2
Lecture notes / Chapter 14

Good luck today in basketball!

Friday, January 6th
Lecture notes
Homework:  14-3

My Quia activities and quizzes
Social Studies: Chapter 20: Quiz
http://www.quia.com/quiz/1357280.html
Useful links
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