Nov 19

Mrs. Owen

"Tobacco Education "

20

Benchmark

Social Studies

21 (1/2 day)

-Blue Words Ch 5

-Finish all make-up work

22

Thanksgiving

23

Thanksgiving

26

-Go over Test Ch 4

-Clean out Binders

(keep all Tests)

-Discuss Learning Stations

-Divide in groups for stations

27

Learning Stations

(1-7)

Colonial Time Period

1600s and 1700s

-Port of Baltimore

-Type of Self-Government

-Causes of the French and

   Indian War

-Internet Search: Albany

Plan of Union (Computer Lab)

-Battle of Quebec

-After the War

-George III

28

Learning Stations

Benchmarking Reading

8th Grade

Periods 1,2,3,& 4

29

Learning Stations

30

Learning Stations

Dec 3

-Discuss the information about

French and Indian War and

Proclamation of 1763.

4

-Pass back papers

-Study Packet (French and Indian War) for Quiz on Wed.

5 Quiz over the information

at the Learning Centers

(French and Indian War)

Video Clip: Road to War

1763-1776

6

Create Christmas Stockings:

Theme: Support Your Troops or American or Texas History

(UIL Peaster )

7

Road to War Activity

Instructions

10

-Finish the Road to War

Activity from Friday

-Class discussion

Notes

11

-Finish discussion

-Write an editorial about the Stamp Act.

(Activity on page 154)

12

-"The Midnight Ride of

Paul Revere" by Henry

Longfellow

-Read poem and compare to actual facts of Paul Revere's ride.

13

-Quiz: 1763-1775

Review

14    

 -Complete all Blue Words for Chapter  6

17

-Complete Newspaper Articles

for Chapter 6 Section 1

Handout

18

-Finish newspaper articles

-Advantages and Disadvantages

of the War for each side

-Thomas Paine's

    "Common Sense"

Handout

19

-Finish Thomas Paine's

    "Common Sense"

-Video Clip: "Common Sense"

20

-Worksheets

Vocabulary Practice Ch 6

Chapter 6 Section 1 Worksheet

GT Practice Your Skills

21      1/2 day

Periods 2,3,4 only

Pop-up Christmas Cards

Jan 7

Analyze the Declaration of

Independence.

Notes

8

Finish the Declaration of Independence.

Read portions from each part.

Video Clip (Declaration)

9

Discuss the major and most

important battles of the

American Revolution.

Worksheet

10

Review Battles

Notes

11

Prepare Review for

Semester Exam:

Tools of History

Ch 3 Spanish Empire

Ch 3 Roanoke

Ch 4 Thirteen Colonies

Quiz 1763-1775

Chapter 6 (Review Notes)

14

Discuss the Treaty of Paris

of 1783

Classroom Response System

15

Semester Exams

6th Period

7th Period

17     1/2 day

Semester Exams

2,3, & 4 Periods

18     1/2 day

Semester Exams

1,5 & 8 Periods