Welcome to 8th Grade!!! August 29, 2016

Hello everyone, and welcome to 8th Grade US History!  This is where you will find a brief description of what we do on a daily (or almost daily) basis, along with links to handouts, other websites, and additional information you may find useful.  Your first line of action whenever you are out, unsure of what to do, or in need of something should be to check this site!

I threw in this photo because I love what it has to say to us about history, sources, truth, and perceptions. We'll spend our first unit of study talking about what it means to study history and what historians have to watch for - and watch out for!  I hope over the course of this year, you will learn some things about this country we call home, gain deeper insight into yourself as a student and member of a community, and have some fun at some point along the way.

HOMEWORK:  Go home, take a deep breath, have a peaceful evening, and adjust to the reality of everyday life again.

Final Days: June 13, 2016

Today we missed seeing your smiling faces, since you spent most of your day at the Big House.  Please make sure you take care of any outstanding obligations soon, as time is winding down!!!

You will get a chance to see your tests tomorrow.  If you really feel compelled to try a retake, you can do that during per 5, 6, or 7 on Wednesday.  The info will be the same, but the format will change.

FIELD DAY FIELD TRIP FORM for those in need

If you are reading this, you probably need a Field Day field trip form.

Here is the letter.

Field Trip Form

Please keep the letter and use it for reference so you know what you should and should not do/bring/wear/expect on Field Day!!!!

Quick Recap: June 7, 2016

Hey everyone, we have a test tomorrow, in case you forgot!

Here is what you need to know:

Vocab - be familiar with the terms on the Quizlet that were written on the board.  Be able to use them in a fill-in-the-blank section.

Major Battles - Be able to match descriptions with names.  There are five key battles and the name of the event that began the war.

Multiple Choice - Be able to recognize the answers to the guiding questions we used to take our notes.  Be familiar with the different phases of the war, the different strategies and goals, different leaders of each side (one key person per side), the "turning point" moments of the war, why the South lost, how the war affected each side. I suggest reviewing the PPTs with audio commentary - see instructions on how to download them on yesterday's post.

Identification - be able to recognize different statements as describing the Confederacy or Union.

Extension - there are three questions to answer for extension credit if you want to try to earn an E.

You are almost there!  Good luck!!!

Review-A-Palooza! June 6, 2016

Quizlet Link to Vocab Words

Hey everyone,
We have a test Wednesday!  Today and tomorrow, we are preparing for it.

If you are using the PowerPoint presentation links, please make sure you do the following in order to get the audio links:

Click on the link
When the Dropbox window pops up, click on the Download button
Click on "Direct Download"
The PPT will download to your computer
Click on the downloaded PPT icon to open it
The audio should play!

The End of the War, the End of the Year: June 3, 2016

Later Civil War PowerPoint with Audio

Getting It Together: JUNE FIRST, 2016!

Hey everyone!  The final countdown, if you haven't already started one, really begins TODAY.  So much to finish up - here we go!

If you were in per 1, 2, and 7 - no homework.  We finished up the Emancipation Proclamation and prepped to take notes on the Later Civil War.

If you were in per 5 and 6 - we enjoyed the Excitement of Learning (about Antietam) via Video!  The homework is to finish the graphic organizer notes on the form handed out in class - if you need help, use the resources on yesterday's blog post.

Final approach to 9th grade in view!!!