If you have not been here or you have misplaced your Road to Revolution Paper, here are the topics and questions:
The Road to Revolution
The Stamp Act 1765
What was it?
What did the colonists do?
What did Britain do?
The Quartering Act 1765
What was it?
What did the colonists do?
What did Britain do?
The Townshend Act 1765
What was it?
What did the colonists do?
What did Britain do?
The Boston Massacre
What was it?
Who was involved?
What was the outcome?
The Boston Tea Party
What was it?
Who was involved?
What was the outcome?
The Intolerable Acts
What was it?
What did the colonists do?
What did Britain do?
Friday, October 29, 2010
Thursday, October 28, 2010
8th Grade Homework 10/28/2010
Students: Please answer the questions on your Road to Revolution sheet about the Townshend Acts. Due tomorrow, continue working on your timeline due Tuesday!
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
8th Grade Homework Timeline Due 11/2/2010
Timeline Assignment
Directions: You are responsible for making a timeline from the dates, people and events your class has presented over the past week.
Your timeline needs to have a 20 people included with the correct date and event for that person.
You will be graded as follows:
40points: Information
Correct Name of Important Person
Correct Event of Important Person
Correct Date of Important Person
5points: Neatness and Spelling
Can I read your writing?
Is there scribbling out? Messy use of white out?
Is this final draft form? No spelling errors
5points: Creativity
Did you add any elements to make your timeline standout? Photo? Color?
Total Possible Points: 50
Due: Tuesday, November 2nd.
*if you are having trouble with one person’s date/event please use your textbook as a guide!
Practice/rough draft timeline
______________________________________________________________________________
Directions: You are responsible for making a timeline from the dates, people and events your class has presented over the past week.
Your timeline needs to have a 20 people included with the correct date and event for that person.
You will be graded as follows:
40points: Information
Correct Name of Important Person
Correct Event of Important Person
Correct Date of Important Person
5points: Neatness and Spelling
Can I read your writing?
Is there scribbling out? Messy use of white out?
Is this final draft form? No spelling errors
5points: Creativity
Did you add any elements to make your timeline standout? Photo? Color?
Total Possible Points: 50
Due: Tuesday, November 2nd.
*if you are having trouble with one person’s date/event please use your textbook as a guide!
Practice/rough draft timeline
______________________________________________________________________________
Attention Parents
Progress reports were sent home today. If your child has a C- or less, they must get a parent signature and return the progress report tomorrow.
7th Grade Homework 10/27/2010
Students are to read pages 139-141 in your text. Answer the questions in your ISN on pages 80-81 Sections 12.2-12.4. You do not have to answer question 1 in each section. Due tomorrow
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
8th Grade Homework 10/26/2010
Please read pages 66-68 section 5.3 in your text. This will help to ensure more participation during notes tomorrow.
7th grade Homework 10/26/2010
Students who did not finish their ISN Africa map will need to have it completed for tomorrow. Pages 76-77 in your ISN, pages 134-135 in your text. Be sure to restate your answers.
Friday, October 22, 2010
7th Grade Parents
I will be sending home updated progress reports for your children on Tuesday, October 26th. Please make sure to check with them for their current grade.
If students have a C- or less, I require a parent signature on the progress report and returned to me the next day.
If students have a C- or less, I require a parent signature on the progress report and returned to me the next day.
7th Grade Homework 10/22
Have your Africa map finished by Tuesday. Use pages 134 and 135 of the text. Remember, you need a key that shows the kingdoms and the vegetation zones.
Monday, October 18, 2010
8th Grade
Be ready for your Historical Figure Presentation this week. Remember, be creative! Interact with the students!
7th Grade Test Wednesday, October 20th
Study for your test Wednesday. Please remember, I do not give test corrections or retakes.
If you turn in your study guide, you can earn extra credit towards your test depending on how much of the guide you completed.
If you do not come for the test, it is your responsibility to make it up after school!
If you turn in your study guide, you can earn extra credit towards your test depending on how much of the guide you completed.
If you do not come for the test, it is your responsibility to make it up after school!
Friday, October 15, 2010
7th Grade Mesoamerica Test Wednesday, October 20th
We will have our first Unit Test this Wednesday. Students received a study guide today in class that they can turn in for extra credit towards the test. We will have a review day on Tuesday.
Below is the Study Guide with potential topics/questions:
Mesoamerica Study Guide
Maya
What are the 3 periods of Maya civilization?
What are the main characteristics of each period?
What modern day countries did the Maya flourish?
What agricultural techniques did the Maya use?
Explain Slash and Burn.
Why are the Olmec important to Maya?
What are the 2 calendars of the Maya?
What are hieroglyphics?
Aztecs
Where is the empire located?
What is Tenochtitlan?
How was Tenochtitlan built?
What were some of the Aztecs’ religious practices?
How were the Aztecs conquered?
Inca
Which present day countries did the empire span over?
What is a quipu?
What is an ayllu?
Why was the road system important?
Social Structures
How many social groups did each culture have?
What were similarities between the cultures?
What are differences?
Who are the chosen women?
What is polygamy?
Why is the market important to the Aztecs?
Food
What was the main crop for each group?
What is maize?
What else was corn used for?
Religious Practices
What were sacrifices?
Who did the sacrifices?
Why were there sacrifices?
What is the great ball game?
What is techtilli?
Other
What types of marriage customs did each culture have?
What were the roles of each family member for the cultures?
Which group of people did the majority of each culture belong to? What was this group’s primary role to society?
Below is the Study Guide with potential topics/questions:
Mesoamerica Study Guide
Maya
What are the 3 periods of Maya civilization?
What are the main characteristics of each period?
What modern day countries did the Maya flourish?
What agricultural techniques did the Maya use?
Explain Slash and Burn.
Why are the Olmec important to Maya?
What are the 2 calendars of the Maya?
What are hieroglyphics?
Aztecs
Where is the empire located?
What is Tenochtitlan?
How was Tenochtitlan built?
What were some of the Aztecs’ religious practices?
How were the Aztecs conquered?
Inca
Which present day countries did the empire span over?
What is a quipu?
What is an ayllu?
Why was the road system important?
Social Structures
How many social groups did each culture have?
What were similarities between the cultures?
What are differences?
Who are the chosen women?
What is polygamy?
Why is the market important to the Aztecs?
Food
What was the main crop for each group?
What is maize?
What else was corn used for?
Religious Practices
What were sacrifices?
Who did the sacrifices?
Why were there sacrifices?
What is the great ball game?
What is techtilli?
Other
What types of marriage customs did each culture have?
What were the roles of each family member for the cultures?
Which group of people did the majority of each culture belong to? What was this group’s primary role to society?
7th Grade Homework 10/15/2010
Your mesoamerican civilization flag and write up is due Monday!! No excuses about leaving it at home...
Please refer to my post earlier in the week if you no longer have the assignment.
Please refer to my post earlier in the week if you no longer have the assignment.
8th Grade Presentations This Week!
Please be prepared for your Historical Figure Presentation this week! Remember, you can extra credit if you dress in character. I am available after school next week if you need any last minute help.
Thursday, October 14, 2010
8th grade Study Guide for Quiz
Study Guide 8th Grade
Colonies/Slavery
Colony Questions/Vocab
Know the 13 original colonies
What are the 3 different areas?
Which colonies are in each area?
Who are the following people:
William Penn
John Winthrop
James Oglethorpe
Puritans
Quakers
What are the economies of each area?
Vocabulary:
Plantation
Cash Crop
Blue Laws
Betty Lamp
Indentured Servant
Bees and Frolics
Petition
Abolitionist
What is the Great Awakening? How did these feelings contribute to the Revolutionary War?
Why are people coming to the colonies?
How was life different for the colonists versus living in England?
City Life vs. Farm Life
How was education in each area of the colonies? Why?
What were the voting rights of people in the colonies?
How did people use the English Bill of Rights to form their own democracy in the colonies?
Slavery
Why was slavery first introduced in the colonies?
Why did slavery grow in the colonies?
Explain the Triangle Trade-Be Specific!
What is the Middle Passage? Be Specific
Loose Pack vs. Tight Pack
How did one become a slave?
Why did people in the colonies justify slavery?
Colonies/Slavery
Colony Questions/Vocab
Know the 13 original colonies
What are the 3 different areas?
Which colonies are in each area?
Who are the following people:
William Penn
John Winthrop
James Oglethorpe
Puritans
Quakers
What are the economies of each area?
Vocabulary:
Plantation
Cash Crop
Blue Laws
Betty Lamp
Indentured Servant
Bees and Frolics
Petition
Abolitionist
What is the Great Awakening? How did these feelings contribute to the Revolutionary War?
Why are people coming to the colonies?
How was life different for the colonists versus living in England?
City Life vs. Farm Life
How was education in each area of the colonies? Why?
What were the voting rights of people in the colonies?
How did people use the English Bill of Rights to form their own democracy in the colonies?
Slavery
Why was slavery first introduced in the colonies?
Why did slavery grow in the colonies?
Explain the Triangle Trade-Be Specific!
What is the Middle Passage? Be Specific
Loose Pack vs. Tight Pack
How did one become a slave?
Why did people in the colonies justify slavery?
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
8th Grade Quiz Friday, October 15th
You will have a short answer quiz based on the Early Colonies and the beginnings of Slavery in the Americas.
This will be a closed notes quiz, please make sure you are studying!
This will be a closed notes quiz, please make sure you are studying!
7th Grade Mesoamerica Assignment Due Monday, October 18th!
Mesoamerican Achievements Assignment
Directions: You have just finished learning about three different civilizations in Mesoamerica. Your job is to create a flag that represents one of these civilizations. You will also include a one page typed or written write-up explaining your flag and giving two examples of how the civilization is similar to our culture today.
Getting Started:
1. Choose which civilization you want to focus on: Maya, Aztec or Inca
2. You will need a piece of white paper given to you by me.
3. Brainstorm on what symbols/words you will have to represent your civilization
4. Begin your flag
5. When you are finished with your flag, begin your write-up explaining your flag and how your chosen civilization is similar to our culture today.
6. Proofread!!
7. Turn in on Monday, October 18th 2010.
Grading:
You will be graded on the following:
Your flag is detailed with color and appropriate symbols representing your civilization
You can use 5-10 words only on the flag
Your write-up is clear, free of grammatical errors and shows thought put in to how the civilizations are similar.
Point Value: 30 points
Directions: You have just finished learning about three different civilizations in Mesoamerica. Your job is to create a flag that represents one of these civilizations. You will also include a one page typed or written write-up explaining your flag and giving two examples of how the civilization is similar to our culture today.
Getting Started:
1. Choose which civilization you want to focus on: Maya, Aztec or Inca
2. You will need a piece of white paper given to you by me.
3. Brainstorm on what symbols/words you will have to represent your civilization
4. Begin your flag
5. When you are finished with your flag, begin your write-up explaining your flag and how your chosen civilization is similar to our culture today.
6. Proofread!!
7. Turn in on Monday, October 18th 2010.
Grading:
You will be graded on the following:
Your flag is detailed with color and appropriate symbols representing your civilization
You can use 5-10 words only on the flag
Your write-up is clear, free of grammatical errors and shows thought put in to how the civilizations are similar.
Point Value: 30 points
Friday, October 8, 2010
8th Grade Presentations
Please continue to prepare for your presentations for the week of October 18th. I am not available on Tuesday after school for help, but any other day is fine to come in.
7th Grade Homework 10/8/2010
Students are to read pages 292-299 in their text and finish answering the questions on pages 176-177 in their ISN. Due Tuesday, October 12th.
Progress Reports
All students were sent home with official school progress reports today.
If you have a C-or less in my class, you must have your progress report signed by a parent and sent back on Tuesday.
Homeroom, you must also have your Manila Envelope signed and brought back on Tuesday, October 12th.
If you have a C-or less in my class, you must have your progress report signed by a parent and sent back on Tuesday.
Homeroom, you must also have your Manila Envelope signed and brought back on Tuesday, October 12th.
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
7th Grade Parents
I have noticed many 7th grade students turning in incomplete homework or no homework at all. We have many resources for students after school to get help with their homework including: After school Tutorials Mon-Thurs, Peer Helping after school and many open classes including my own. If possible, please encourage your child to attend these resources available to them.
7th grade homework 10/5/2010
Please fix your answers to the Inca Questions we worked on in class. You should use any notes taken on the Inca as well as pages 289-291.
8th Grade Homework 10/5/2010
Please read and answer the questions on Slavery given in class today. You can use your notes, as well as the excerpts from the handout.
Make sure to have each question completely answered to receive full credit. Due Tomorrow!
Continue working on your Historical Figure Presentation, I am available for help after school!
Make sure to have each question completely answered to receive full credit. Due Tomorrow!
Continue working on your Historical Figure Presentation, I am available for help after school!
Monday, October 4, 2010
7th grade homework 10/4/2010
Please read pages 289-291 on the Incas. you will have questions to answer when you come to class tomorrow regarding the reading.
Friday, October 1, 2010
8th Grade Historical Fiction Presentations
Students, you received your presentation date today, please begin brainstorming on what you plan to do for your activity. You will be receiving your reports back on Monday. Presentations will be the week of October 18th.
7th grade October 1st
There will be no homework this weekend. We will begin our section on the Incas when we return on Monday. Students, please review your notes weekly, we will be having a unit test on the Mesoamericans.
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