8th Grade History
Springsteen TPS 8th Grade Syllabus 2022 to 2023.docx8TH Grade HisWtory - MANIFEST DESTINY - THE COLD WAR (Fall of the Berlin Wall)
THE 2023 to 2024 DAILY & WEEKLY AGENDA
Week 33 (April 29th to May 3rd)
MONDAY, April 29th - State Testing
TUESDAY, April 30th - State Testing
WEDNESDAY, May 1st - State Testing
THURSDAY, May 2nd - State Testing
FRIDAY, May 3rd - State Testing
Week 32 (April 22nd to April 26th)
MONDAY, April 22nd - Students completed a word search and introduction to World War II
TUESDAY, April 23rd - Students cut out and pasted key events of World War II in their chapter 29 packet
WEDNESDAY, April 24th - Students completed a World War II coloring map of the alliances of countries during World War II, then they explored the leaders of World War II
THURSDAY, April 25th - Same as Wednesday
FRIDAY, April 26th - Matching quiz on the alliances and leaders of World War II
Week 31 (April 15th to April 19th)
MONDAY, April 15th - Students viewed "What Caused the 1929 Stock Market Crash?," and "The New Deal Explained." Then they completed sections 5 and 6 of their Chapter 28 packet.
TUESDAY, April 16th - Students will complete a supplemental packet on The Great Depression. If you finish, create flashcards for your vocabulary words for Chapter 28. Remember there is a test this Friday, April 19th on Chapter 28..
WEDNESDAY, April 17th - Students will complete their notes for Chapter 14 and then engage in review activities for Friday's test.
THURSDAY, April 18th - Same as Wednesday
FRIDAY, April 19th - Test on Chapter 28
Week 30 (April 8th to April 12th)
MONDAY, April 8th - Students investigated the Solar Eclipse, and the significance of how some events may only happen once in a lifetime.
TUESDAY, April 9th - Students received their new packet, "Chapter 28 - The Roaring Twenties and the Great Depression." Then they completed page 1.
WEDNESDAY, April 10th - Students watched 2 videos on the 1920s, "The Flappers" and "Radio and Movies of the 1920s." Then they completed section 2 of their Chapter 28 packet.
THURSDAY, April 11th - Same as Wednesday
FRIDAY, April 12th - NO Test or Quiz students presented and finalized their logos for their Econ Fair posters
Week 29 (March 18th to March 22nd)
MONDAY, March 18th - Students participated in the ECON FAIR and graded Friday's test.
TUESDAY, March 19th - Students finished their cross section of a WWI vehicle or trench, then reviewed the term Capitalism and how it applies to our economy.
WEDNESDAY, March 20th - Students started working on their businesses (presentation).
THURSDAY, March 21st - Same as Wednesday
FRIDAY, March 22nd - Students will present their businesses.
Week 28 (March 11th to March 15th)
MONDAY, March 11th - Students watched and investigated why the United States entered WWI
TUESDAY, March 12th - Students then watching a series of videos on Google Classroom describing how WWI changed America, and the consequences that were imposed on Germany after the war.
WEDNESDAY, March 13th - Students reviewed the Treaty of Versailles and Wilson's 14 points, then participated in a class review for Friday's test.
THURSDAY, March 14th - Same as Wednesday
FRIDAY, March 15th - Test on Chapter 27 - The United States Becomes a World Power.
Week 27 (March 4th to March 8th)
MONDAY, March 4th - Students started completing 2 maps based on the alliances prior and during the Great War.
TUESDAY, March 5th - Students finished creating their maps from Monday, and then watched the video, "How Did World War I Start?" After the video, students voted on which country they felt was most responsible for the start of World War I.
WEDNESDAY, March 6th - Students will video, "
THURSDAY, March 7th - Same as Wednesday
FRIDAY, March 8th - No Test or Quiz this week because students will be making course selections next year with their counselors.
Week 26 (February 26th to March 1st)
MONDAY, February 26th - 8th graders were on a field trip to San Marcos and Palomar College.
TUESDAY, February 27th - Students received their new packet, "Chapter 27
WEDNESDAY, February 28th - Sections 1 - 5
THURSDAY, February 29th - Same as Wednesday.
FRIDAY, MARCH 1st - Students will work on a poster project describing the reasons why Theodore Roosevelt is on Mt. Rushmore.
Week 25 (February 19th to February 23rd)
MONDAY, February 19th - NO SCHOOL - PRESIDENT'S DAY
TUESDAY, February 20th - Students continued taking notes on last week's packet and finished through section 11.
WEDNESDAY, February 21st - Students watched a series of Progressive Era videos on Google Classroom, then completed their notes for the Chapter 26 packet, and then started a National Park project in which students have to trace the outline of their favorite National Park and then label 5 distinct land features, trails, or locations within the park.
THURSDAY, February 22nd - Same as Wednesday, plus Monster Game review for Friday's test.
FRIDAY, February 23rd - Test on Chapter 26
Week 24 (February 12th to February 16th)
MONDAY, February 12th - Students graded their test from Friday, then received the new packet, "Chapter 26 - The Progressive Era" and completed the Geography Challenge on pages 482 to 483
TUESDAY, February 13th - Students completed their key terms for Chapter 26 and then watch the video "The Granger Movement on Google Classroom and completed sections 2
WEDNESDAY, February 14th - Students completed notes on Sections 3 to 10 with emphasis on Andrew Carnegie, John D. Rockefeller, Theodore Roosevelt, Robert La Follette, and Mother Jones. Then students watch videos on how the Panama Canal works and then completed a cross section of the Panama Canal. There is no school Friday, so students will continue with the same packet next week.
THURSDAY, February 15th - Same as Wednesday
FRIDAY, February 16th - NO SCHOOL
Week 23 (February 5th to February 9th)
MONDAY, February 5th - As a class, we reviewed and graded last week's test, and then passed out the new packet, "Chapter 25 - The Great Wave of Immigration."
TUESDAY, February 6th - Students will watch the reading of "The New Colossus" by Emma Lazarus and then complete vocabulary terms and Section 2 of their packet. To view the video please go to Google Classroom. After viewing the videos, students will engage in direct instruction and discuss the journey of immigrants to Ellis Island and Angel Island.
Week 22 (January 29th to February 2nd)
MONDAY, JANUARY 29th - As a class, we reviewed and graded last week's test.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 30th - Students continued working through page 2 of their weekly packet.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 31ST -
If you have not viewed the videos, "The Bessemer Process," "Electrical power station," "Telephone," "Mass production," and "Airplane." please view it now on Google Classroom.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1ST - Same as Wednesday
Week 21 (January 22nd to January 26th)
MONDAY, JANUARY 22nd - Students received their new packet titled, "Chapter 23 - Tensions in the West," and completed the Geography Challenge on pages 420 and 421.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 23rd - As a class, we reviewed the Geography Challenge results then students completed their Key Content Terms and sections 2 & 3.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24th - Students will view a series of videos on "The Homestead Act," "Pacific Railways Act," and the Native Americans Chief Joseph, Sitting Bull, and Crazy Horse. Please go to Google Classroom to view the videos and follow further instructions.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 25th - Same as Wednesday. In addition students will complete their packet, create flashcards for their vocabulary, and then participate in a "Monster Game" review for tomorrow's test.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 26th - Test on Chapter 23
Week 19 (January 8th to January 12th)
MONDAY, JANUARY 8th - NO SCHOOL for STUDENTS
TUESDAY, JANUARY 9th - Students checked their grades, and then started working on their new packet, "The Reconstruction Era - Chapter 22).
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10th - Students continued with Sections 1 and 2 of their new packet, and explored the succession of the Presidency
THURSDAY, JANUARY 11th - Same as Wednesday
FRIDAY, JANUARY 12th - Students investigated the charges and convictions of Dr. Samuel Mudd and Mary Surratt.
Week 18 (December 18th to December 21st)
MONDAY, DECEMBER 18th - Fall Finals - Periods 1,2,3
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 19th - Fall Finals - Periods 4,5,6
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 20th - Fall Finals - Period 7
Week 17 (December 11th to December 15th)
MONDAY, DECEMBER 11th - Students reviewed for their final and then started preparing their "Civil War" storybook
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 12th - Students continued working on their "Civil War" storybook.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 13th - Students continued working on their "Civil War" storybook.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 14th - Same as Wednesday
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 15th - Storybooks are due at the end of class.
Week 16 (December 4th to December 8th)
MONDAY, DECEMBER 4th - Students continued "Chapter 21 - The Civil War" through sections 5 - The Battle of Antietam and The Emancipation Proclamation.
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 5th - Students continued "Chapter 21" through to the Battle of Gettysburg
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 6th - Students completed their notes for "Chapter 21"
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7th - Same as Wednesday
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8th - Students will take a pre-test for fall semester final and complete Reading Further on page 398
Week 15 (November 27 to December 1st)
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 27th - Students received all completed work, checked their grades on Aeries, and then completed their definitions for the new packet, "Chapter 21 - The Civil War."
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 28th - Page 1 of the "Chapter 21 - The Civil War" packet. The Strengths and Weaknesses of the North and South
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 29th - Students investigated The Battle of Bull Run, Rose Greenhow, Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson, and The Gettysburg Address
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 30th - Same as Wednesday
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 1st - Quiz on the vocabulary words on page 1 and fill in the blanks for The Gettysburg Address
Week 12 into 13 and continued 14th - (October 30th to November 17th)
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 13th - Students are still working out of their Chapter 20 packet because there was NO SCHOOL on Friday. Students finished their notes for Chapter 5.
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 14th - Students investigation about how , "Slavery Divides Boston" and completed the Reading Further on page 376 in their textbook and the related section in the Chapter 20 packet.
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 15TH - Students completed their notes for Chapter 20, then created flashcards for the test on Friday, and lastly they reviewed for the test using www.hellosmart.com
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 16TH - Same as Wednesday
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 17TH - Test on Chapter 20
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MONDAY, OCTOBER 30th - Students received their new packet, "Chapter 5 - Toward Independence" which includes the Geography Challenge that starts on page 78. Students then completed the Geography Challenge.
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 31ST - Students received all completed work and then reviewed the answers to the Geography Challenge. After, students then logged onto a Chromebook to check their grades.
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 1ST - Students will investigate what Abraham Lincoln meant by, "A house divided against itself cannot stand," and then complete through Section 2 of the Chapter 20 packet.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2ND - Students will investigate the causes that led to the Civil War. Then students will start creating a poster presentation called, "Ranking the Causes of the Civil War." Instructions will be thoroughly explained in class. If you miss class, please find a classmate to show you their presentation to help guide you.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3RD - Students will complete their poster presentation, "Ranking the Causes of the Civil War."
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 6TH - Students presented their "Events leading the Civil War" poster/project and then tallied the results of how students ranked each event.
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 7TH - Students today watched the inauguration of Lincoln and his train journey to the White House. Then students watched the "first shots" of the Civil War and the attack on Fort Sumter.
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 8TH - Students will complete their packets
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9TH - Same as Wednesday
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 10TH - NO SCHOOL - HONORING VETERANS - THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AND PROTECTING US!
Week 11 - (October 23rd to October 27th)
MONDAY, OCTOBER 23rd - Friday's quiz was reviewed, then students continued working in their Chapter 19 packets through Section 4.
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 24th - Today students completed through section 7 of their Chapter 19 packets.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18TH - Today students finished their packets, completed flashcards, and participated in the review "Monster Game."
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19TH - Same as Wednesday
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20TH - Test on Chapter 19
Week 10 - (October 16th to October 20th)
MONDAY, OCTOBER 16th - NO SCHOOL for students - teacher in-service.
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 17TH - Students checked their grades today and completed page 1 of their new packet, "Chapter 19 - African-Americans in the mid-1800s."
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18TH - Students will engage in an "Underground Railroad" activity.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19TH - Same as Wednesday
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20TH - Vocabulary quiz on Chapter 19
Week 9 - (October 9th to October 13th)
MONDAY, OCTOBER 9th - This week are Parent-Teacher conferences on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. Today students receive a supplemental packet titled, "Map Projections" and students completed page 1
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 10TH - Students completed page 2 of "Map Projections"
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 11TH - College Day activities and Parent-Teacher conferences
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12TH - Students will complete the "Map Projections" packet
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13TH - Students will complete an activity using a globe (no test or quiz this week)
Week 8 - (October 2nd to October 6th)
MONDAY, OCTOBER 2nd - Students graded last weeks test and then completed the 1st page of this week's packet, "Chapter 18 The Worlds of North and South"
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 3rd - Students will work through sections 2 - 4 of this week's packet.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 4th - Students completed their packets, created flashcards for a study review, and then participated in a review game for Friday's test.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 5TH - Same as Wednesday
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 6TH - Test on Chapter 18
Week 7 - (September 25th to September 29th)
MONDAY, SEPT 25th - Students reviewed their scores from last Friday's test, and then students received their new packet, "Chapter 17 - An Era of Reform"
TUESDAY, SEPT 26th - All completed work will be returned, Students will work on the Geography Challenge on pages 298-299
WEDNESDAY, SEPT 27th - Students will complete this week's packet and take a practice quiz
THURSDAY, SEPT 28th - Same as Wednesday
FRIDAY, SEPT 29th - Test on "Chapter 17 - An Era of Reform"
Week 6 - (September 18th to September 22nd)
MONDAY, SEPT 18th - Students received their new packet "Life in the West - Chapter 16" and completed page 1.
TUESDAY, SEPT 19TH - Students will complete Sections 2 through 5
WEDNESDAY, SEPT 20TH- Students will finish the packet and review for Friday's test.
THURSDAY, SEPT 21ST - Same as Wednesday
FRIDAY, SEPT 22ND - Test on Chapter 16
Week 4 into Week 5 - (Sept. 5th to Sept. 15th)
MONDAY, SEPT 5th - NO SCHOOL - Labor Day
TUESDAY, SEPT 5th - Students received their new bi-weekly packet, "U.S. Territorial Acquisitions, 1803-1853 Chapter 15 Manifest Destiny." As a class, we started the Geography Challenge on pages 258-259
WEDNESDAY, SEPT 6th - Students received all completed work. Aeries is updated completely. Students checked their grades in Aeries and then continued and completed the Geography Challenge in this week's packet.
THURSDAY, SEPT 7TH - Same as Wednesday
FRIDAY, SEPT 8TH - No Quiz or Test - it was a shortened week - Students will continue working in their packets. Today students will complete the Oregon Trail. Please click on one of the links to access the game.
https://www.visitoregon.com/the-oregon-trail-game-online/
https://playclassic.games/games/adventure-dos-games-online/oregon-trail-game/play/
MONDAY, SEPT 11TH - Students continued working in their packets through Section 3
TUESDAY, SEPT 12TH - Students will continue working in their packets through Section 6
WEDNESDAY, SEPT 13TH - Students will complete their weekly packet, participate in a group activity, and prepare for Friday's test on Chapter 15
THURSDAY, SEPT 14TH - Same as Wednesday
FRIDAY, SEPT 15TH - Test on Chapter 15
(Week 3 - August 8th to Sept. 1st)
MONDAY, AUGUST 28th - Students received their new weekly packet, "United States Army Ranks from 1775 to Present."
TUESDAY, AUGUST 29th - Students will continue completing the military ranks in this week's packet
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 30th - Students will roleplay a military ranking activity and review for Friday's quiz.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 31th - Same as Wednesday
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 1ST - Quiz on present day U.S. Army ranks
(Week 2 - August 21st to 25th)
MONDAY, AUGUST 21ST - All prior work was returned to students today. Please check Aeries for grade updates. In addition, students received their 2nd packet of the year. It has the same title as week 1, however, inside will be a list of baseball, football, and basketball teams.
TUESDAY, AUGUST 22ND - Students will continue working in this week's packet and complete the map associated with the list of MLB teams.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 23RD - Students finished completing the 3 maps of popular cities in the United States based on baseball, football, and basketball teams. Then students participating in a review game for this Friday's quiz on state abbreviations.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 24TH - Same as Wednesday
FRIDAY, AUGUST 25TH - Quiz on state abbreviations
(Week 1 - August 14th to 18th)
1st Day of School - MONDAY, AUGUST 14TH - Students will receive their 1st weekly packet titled, "United States Map." In class we will go over the class syllabus, expectations, and start working on this week's packet. The theme for the week is, "Do you know your states?" Students will work all week identifying all 50 states. Note: there are 4 practices quizzes attached to the packet. On Friday, August 18th, there will be a real quiz on identifying all 50 states.
TUESDAY, AUGUST 15TH - Students will cover, "Map Components," "Reading a Map," and continue practice identifying the 50 states.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 16TH - Students will cover, "Royal Castle Floor Plan," "Map Scale," "Latitude and Longitude," and review for Friday's quiz on identifying all 50 states.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 17TH - Same as Wednesday
FRIDAY, AUGUST 18TH - Quiz on identifying all 50 states
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Week 37 (May 29th to June 2nd)
Monday, May 29th, 2023 - Memorial Day - NO SCHOOL
Tuesday, May 30th, 2023 - Students received their review packets for next week's final
Week 36 (May 22nd to 26th)
Monday, May 22nd, 2023 - Students continued working in their Chapter 29 World War II packet through section 11.
Tuesday, May 23rd, 2023 - Students reviewed their assignment from Monday, May 22nd. Then students received graded assignments and checked their grades on Aeries.
Wednesday, May 24th, 2023 - Students explored how Hitler rose to power, the significance of Jesse Owen and the 1936 Olympics, and the events that started World War II
Thursday, May 25th, 2023 - Same as Wednesday.
Friday, May 26th, 2023 - Open note assessment on the causes and major events of World War II.
Week 35 (May 15th to May 19th)
Monday, May 15th, 2023 - Students investigated the war reparations that were imposed on Germany after World War I. In addition, students evaulated Woodrow Wilson's Fourteen Points and completed a crossword puzzle that summarized the consequences of World War I.
Tuesday, May 16th, 2023 - Students studied the time periods between WWI and WW2 - The Roaring Twenties and The Great Depression.
Wednesday, May 17th, 2023 - Students organized their notes covering Chapter 27 - The United States Becomes a World Power and were given 1/2 a class period to ensure all topics were completed. Students were then issued Chapter 29 - World War II and worked in groups to complete sections 2 to 5
Thursday, May 18th, 2023 - Same as Wednesday
Friday, May 19th, 2023 - 8th Grade Trip to Knott's Berry Farms
Week 34 (May 8th to May 12th)
Monday, May 8th, 2023 - Students reviewed modern warfare of World War I, and chose a topic to create a cross section poster report. Topics included: (1) airplanes, (2) submarines, (3) tanks, (4) trenches, or (5) weapons of World War I. Prior work was also returned. By tomorrow's class, further grades will be updated in Aeries.
Tuesday, May 9th, 2023 - Students continued with State testing, then finish their project from Monday, May 8th.
Wednesday, May 10th, 2023 - Students continued with State testing, then view a series of videos posted on my Google Classroom which referenced tank use and U.S. involvement in World War I.
Thursday, May 11th, 2023 - Same as Wednesday
Friday, May 12th, 2023 - Students need to turn in their Cross Section project started on Monday, and then complete a worksheet that describes the outcomes of World War I.
Week 33 (May 1st to May 5)
Monday, May 1st, 2023 - Students investigated the "spark" that started World War I - The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg.
Tuesday, May 2nd, 2023 - State testing today. Students then finished watching, "How Did World War 1."
Wednesday, May 3rd, 2023 - State testing continues. Students then completed the worksheet titled, "Transcript: World War I: Causes, Characteristics & Effects after watching Trench Warfare and Weapons of World War I on my Google Classroom.
Thursday, May 4th, 2023 - Same as Wednesday
Friday, May 5th, 2023 - World War I continued. The legend of the Red Baron.
Week 32 (April 24th to April 28th)
Monday, April 24th, 2023 - Friday's quiz was returned and graded. Then students received their new packet, "Chapter 27 - The United States Becomes a World Power," and completed page 1.
Tuesday, April 25th, 2023 - Students continued with Sections 2, 3, and 4
Wednesday, April 26th, 2023 - As a class, we watched how the Panama Canal was built, and then students diagrammed the Panama Canal and how it works.
Thursday, April 27th, 2023 - Same as Wednesday
Friday, April 28th, 2023 - Students created a map of the alliances that were made before and during World War I.
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Tuesday, April 25th, 2023 - Students, please follow the steps.
Step 1: Get a computer and a textbook. Open your textbook to page 506 and read "Rise of Expansionism" and complete Section 2.
Step 2: Go to Google Classroom and watch "The Dark History of the Overthrow of Hawaii." Then go to page 507 in your textbook and use the dates under, "Annexing Hawaii" to fill in Section 2 number 2.
Step 3: On Google Classroom watch, "The Spanish-American War" and "Yellow Journalism/Citizen Hearst/American Experience/PBS." Then read page 509 and complete Section 3 in your packet.
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Wednesday, April 26th, 2023 - Students, please complete the following steps.
Step 1: Get a computer and a textbook. Then log into Aeries and check your grades.
Step 2: Take out your packet and open to page 3. Then watch the video, "The Philippine American War in 4 Minutes," and complete Section 4.
Step 3: Watch the following video, "Demolition, disease, and death: Building the Panama Canal," and complete Section 5.
Step 4: Get a large piece of paper then watch, "How the Panama Canal was Built." After watching the video go back to the 3:15 to 3:45 and "Build the Panama Canal" by drawing the design on your paper.
Step 5: Then watch, "History Brief: The Causes of World War 1."
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Thursday, April 27th, 2023 - Same as Wednesday
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Friday, April 28th, 2023 - The Causes of World War I and the Map of Europe 1914
Week 31 (April 17th to 21st)
Monday, April 17th, 2023 - If you did not take Friday's quiz, please take the quiz today. For everyone, please make sure your packet is complete including Reading Further. Then check your grades in all classes. Complete any missing assignments. Then you may play chess or another educational game.
Tuesday, April 18th, 2023 - Students graded their Chapter 26 quiz, then started studying the fighting hymns of the Marines, Navy, Army, and Air Force. If you were absent, see Mr. Springsteen in the morning, during office hours 8am to 8:30, break, lunch, or advisory to get a copy of the worksheets, or request one to be dropped off at the office.
Wednesday, April 19th, 2023 - Students will finish studying the fighting hymns of the Marines, Navy, Army, and Air Force and then prepare for Friday's quiz. If you were absent, see Mr. Springsteen in the morning, during office hours 8am to 8:30, break, lunch or advisory to get a copy of the worksheets, or request one to be dropped off at the office.
Thursday, April 20th, 2023 - Same as Wednesday.
Friday, April 21st, 2023 - Students will take a quiz based on the fighting hymns. Students will fill in the blanks using 1 of the following terms: Marines, Navy, Army, or Air Force.
Week 30 (April 10th to April 14th)
Monday, April 10th, 2023 - Students completed the Geography Challenger on pages 482-483
Tuesday, April 11th, 2023 - Chapter 26 packet was handed out and students completed: Preview, Reading Notes, Key Content Terms, and Section 2.
Wednesday, April 12th, 2023 - Students completed Sections 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10 then studied for this week's quiz. Details of the quiz on provided on Friday's date.
Thursday, April 13th, 2023 - Same as Wednesday
Friday, April 14th, 2023 - Quiz The following is a guide.
Study the following terms: Progressive movement, National Grange, Populist Party, platform, social Darwinism, regulaton, political machine, initiative, referendum, recall, conservation, suffrage, Nineteenth Amendment, civil service, Sixteenth Amendment, Seventeenth Amendment, prohibition, and Eighteenth Amendment.
Then sections 2 through 10 of this week's packet, "Chapter 26 The Progressive Era" will be on the quiz.
Information can be found in your packet, and use your textbook if you missed anything from class.
Thank you.
Mr. Springsteen
Week 29 (March 20th to March 24th)
Monday, March 20th, 2023 - Springsteen out. Students worked independently on a Map Activity packet.
Tuesday, March 21st, 2023 - Students continued working on a Map Activity packet.
Wednesday, March 22nd, 2023 - Students completed the following packets, "Physical Geography of the United States," "Where In The World?" "Instagram From a U.S. Road Trip!" and "Using a Direction Finder On a Map" packet.
Thursday, March 23rd, 2023 - Same as Wednesday.
Friday, March 24th, 2023 - ECON FAIR
Week 28 (March 13th to March 17th)
Monday, March 13th, 2023 - Students continued working on "The Great Wave of Immigration" Chapter 25 packet by completing the Key Content Terms and Section 2. Then students explored the story of Ke Huy Quan and his family's journey from immigrating to American, living in a refugee camp, and becoming a Oscar winner.
Tuesday, March 14th, 2023 - Students explored Sections 3 and 4 in their Chapter 25 packet.
Wednesday, March 15th, 2023 - Using your TCi Textbook, complete Chapter 25. Then go to Google Classroom and complete the Chapter 25 Pre-Test. It is a PDF file, so you will have to write your answers down, then I will post the answers later for you to check during Advisory or after school so you can study for Friday's test on Chapter 25.
Here is the link to my Google Classroom with the assignment: https://classroom.google.com/c/NTg3NzMxODE0OTUy
Thursday, March 16th, 2023 - Same as Wednesday
Friday, March 17th, 2023 - Test on Chapter 25, "The Great Wave of Immigration."
Week 27 (March 6th to 10th)
Monday, March 6th, 2023 - Students reviewed their results on "The Rise of Industry," test from Friday.
Tuesday, March 7th, 2023 - New packet - Chapter 25 "The Great Wave of Imigration" was passed out to students. "The New Colossus," by Emma Lazurus was review and analyzed. Then students completed vocabulary and section 2 of this week's packet.
Wednesday, March 8th, 2023 - Students throughly investigated an immigrants journey to either Ellis Island or Angel Island. Then they created a poster describing an immigrants experience of arriving to America.
Thursday, March 9th, 2023 - Same as Wednesday
Advisory please complete the following survey: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSebq4qCaqaXpEFoXa7RMVt61BzkDdOKoLgwLt24hCLVI0hi6Q/viewform
Friday, March 10th, 2023 - Students will present their "Journey to Amercia" project from Wednesday/Thursday.
Week 26 (February 27th to March 3rd)
Monday, February 27th, 2023 - Prior work/assignents were returned and students checked their grades. Then, students reviewed and took notes on Sections 4 and 5 of their Chapter 24 packets.
Tuesday, February 28th, 2023 - Students will continue to investigate and explore The Guilded Age.
Please click on the following link to access the videos published today Tuesday, February 28th, 2023: https://classroom.google.com/c/NTg3NzMxODE0OTUy
Wednesday, March 1st, 2023 - Students finished watching Triangle Factory tragedy. Then as a class we completed our Chapter 24 packet and reviewed for Friday's test on Chapter 24, "The Rise of Industry."
Thursday, March 2nd, 2023 - Same as Wednesday
Friday, March 3rd, 2023 - Test on Chapter 24, "The Rise of Industry."
Week 25 (February 20th to 24th)
Monday, February 20th, 2023 - NO SCHOOL PRESIDENT'S DAY
Tuesday, February 21st, 2023 - Prior work/assignments were returned. Students then checked their grades on Aeries. Finally, as a class, we completed a worksheet titled, "Roles of the President of the United States."
Wednesday, February 22, 2023 - Students received their, "The Rise of Industry Chapter 24 Packet" and class instruction focused on Sections 1, 2, and 3
Thursday, February 23, 2023 - Same as Wednesday
Friday, February 24th, 2023 - Continuation in, "The Rise of Industry Chapter 24 Packet." NO QUIZ. Today students will investigate, "The Robber Barrons." Students will watch 2 videos. The 1st one will be viewed as a class and the 2nd individually: click here for the 2nd video: https://classroom.google.com/c/NTg3NzMxODE0OTUy
Week 24 (February 13th to February 17th)
Monday, February 13th, 2023 - Students completed section 8 and Reading Further in their packets, "Tensions in the West - Chapter 23."
Tuesday, February 14th, 2023 - Mrs. Lemkau visited each 8th grade class today and guided them in their course selection for 9th grade.
Wednesday, February 15th, 2023 - Students will design a trip to the "Black Hills" of America.
Thursday, February 16th, 2023 - Same as Thursday.
Friday, February 17th, 2023 - NO SCHOOL - NO ASSIGNMENTS or TESTS
Week 23 (February 6th to February 10th)
Monday, February 6th, 2023 - Students checked their grades in Aeries. Completed missing assignments. Then we reviewed the results from Friday's (2/3/2023) test.
Tuesday, February 7th, 2023 - Students will receive their new packets titled, "Tensions in the West - Chapter 23," and complete the Geography Challenge.
Wednesday, February 8th, 2023 - 8th Grade Students will complete the Geography Challenge on pages 420-421, then watch the 3 videos attached to my Google Classroom about the Transcontinental Railroad, and then complete sections 2 through 7 in their Chapter 23 Tensions in the West packet. Note: this Friday 2/10/2023 there will be a quiz on the 3 videos and matching characteristics of: The Railroad Builders, Miners, Ranchers and Cowboys, and Homesteaders.
Click here to view the videos posted on Google Classroom: https://classroom.google.com/c/NTg3NzMxODE0OTUy
Thursday, February 9th, 2023 - Same as Wednesday
Friday, February 10th, 2023 - Quiz on the 3 videos and matching characteristics of The Railroad Builders, Miners, Ranchers and Cowboys, and Homesteaders.
Week 22 (January 30th to February 3rd)
Monday, January 30th, 2023 - Mr. Springsteen is out today - 8th grade - Last week students received a packet titled, "The Reconstruction Era - Chapter 22." Students are to quietly and independently complete sections 1 through 5 using the in-class textbooks. Chapter 22 starts on page 403. If they finish early they can complete the Reading Further section which starts on page 416.
Tuesday, January 31st, 2023 - Please click on the following link to access Google Classroom: https://classroom.google.com/c/NTg3NzMxODE0OTUy?cjc=heuzw2b
Then watch the 4 attached videos and complete your "Chapter 22 - The Reconstruction Era" packet.
Wednesday, February 1st, 2023 - Students click on the Google Classroom link and watch the video titled, "How the Little Rock 9 Impacted the Civil Rights Movement," then students completed their Chapter 22 packet (the notes for the packet are attached next to the Little Rock 9 video). Then as a class, we completed an investigation review game, and finally students particpated in the HelloSmart review for Friday's test.
Thursday, February 2nd, 2023 - Same as Wednesday
Friday, February 3rd, 2023 - Test on Chapter 22
Week 21 (January 23rd to January 27th)
Monday, January 23rd, 2023 - Students received the Chapter 22 packet titled "The Reconstruction Era," and defined the Key Content Terms under the Reading Notes section and investigate Amendments 13, 14, 15.
Tuesday, January 22nd, 2023 - Students will review the 1st 15 Amendments and start creating a posterboard they can use to study for Friday's quiz based on the 1st 15 Amendments.
Wednesday, January 23rd, 2023 - Students will complete their poster, sections 1 - 5 in their packet, and then complete a review game for their quiz on Friday.
Thursday, January 24th, 2023 - Same as Wednesday.
Friday, January 25th, 2023 - Quiz on the 1st 15 Amendments.
Week 20 (January 16th to January 20th)
Monday, January 16th, 2023 - NO SCHOOL
Tuesday, January 17th, 2023 - Students were given the packet titled, "History of Washington D.C." Students then completed, The Primary Source Analysis and History of Washington D.C. pages.
Wednesday, January 18th, 2023 - Students will continue working on the packet, "History of the Washington D.C." and complete the WebQuest Activity, National Mall, and Writing Summary pages of their packets.
1st click (or copy and paste) on the following link to access the webquest activity.
WEBQUEST ACTIVITY: https://washington.org/DC-information/washington-dc-history
2nd click (or copy and paste) the following link to access the National Mall activity
NATIONAL MALL ACTIVITY: https://www.nps.gov/nama/planyourvisit/placestogo.htm
Thursday, January 19th, 2023 - Same as Wednesday
Friday, January 20th, 2023 - Students will complete a map of Washington D.C. as their weekly assessment.
Week 19 (January 9th to January 13th)
Monday, January 9th, 2023 - NO SCHOOL
Tuesday, January 10th, 2023 - Grades for returned, and students checked their final grades for semester 1. Then Mr. Springsteen presented an intro lesson on the Conspiracy to Assassinate Abraham Lincoln and other top officials in the U.S. Government in 1865.
Wednesday, January 11th, 2023 - Students engaged in a through investigation of the timeline for the hunt of John Wilkes Booth and the conspirators that were part of the plot to assassination Abraham Lincoln, Andrew Johnson, William Seward, and Ulysses S. Grant.
Thursday, January 12th, 2023 - Same as Wednesday
Friday, January 13th, 2023 - Students will type a 1 page, double spaced, 12 size font essay providing a summary of the John Wilkes Booth and the plot to assassinate top government officials in 1865.
Week 18 (December 19th to December 23rd)
Monday, December 19th, 2022 - Review for Final
Tuesday, December 20th, 2022 - 8th Grade Final Period 2 (Click or Copy Link and Paste in your URL) Note: Period 2 link has been removed - testing window for Period 2 has ended.
Period 5 (Click or Copy Link and Paste in your URL): Note: Period 5 link has been removed- testing window for Period 5 has ended.
Period 6 (Click or Copy Link and Paste in your URL): https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSex14VnEQ61GCHfPBwJbEdX-i1i5bdjT9CdoqyTkFjCuELqAQ/viewform?usp=sf_link
Week 17 (December 12th to December 16th)
Monday, December 12th, 2022 - Grade check, students checked their grades and were given the opportunity to turn in missing assingments and complete any additional work. Then students continued working on their storybooks.
Tuesday, December 13th, 2022 - Chapter 21 packet continued. In class, discussions and instruction covered included: Union Generals, Battle of Chancellorsville, The Death of Stonewall Jackson, Gettysburg, and the Gettysburg Address.
Wednesday, December 14th, 2022 - Chapter 21 packet continued. In class, topics included The Merrimac and the Monitor, C.S.S Hunley, Vicksburg, General Grant and the term total war, Fort Wagner: African Americans and the War, Lee's surrender in Appomatto Court House.
Thursday, December 15th, 2022 - Same as Wednesday
Friday, December 16th, 2022 - Students will finalized their storybooks, complete their Chapter 21 packet, and review for next week's final.
Week 16 (December 5th to December 9th)
Monday, December 5th, 2022 - Chapter 21 packet. In class, discussions and instruction covered were: How Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis each used the ideals of the American Revolution and the Declaration of Independence to support their side's cause (section 2 of the packet).
Tuesday, December 6th, 2022 - Chapter 21 packet. In class, discussions and instruction covered were: Explain each of the three steps of the Anaconda Plan, The Battle of Bull Run, and the roll for women during the Civil War (section 3 of the packet).
Wednesday, December 7th, 2022 - Students will continue working on their storybooks. New pictures include: Abraham Lincoln, Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee, George, George B. McClellan, The Anaconda Plan, Battle of Bull Run, Role of Women in the Civil War, Battle of Antietam, and Emancipation Proclamation.
Thursday, December 8th, 2022 - Same as Wednesday
Friday, December 9th, 2022 - Quiz on the cronological order of students' storybook
Week 15 (November 28th to December 2nd)
Monday, November 28th, 2022 - Students did a grade check. Then Chapter 21 - The Civil War packet was passed out and the Preview was completed.
Tuesday, November 29th, 2022 - Section 2 was completed in the Chapter 21 packet. Class instruction and lecture was based on the strengths and weaknesses of The North and South during the Civil War.
Wednesday, November 30th, 2022 - Students started working on a storybook - titled The Civil War. This is an in-class activity that will be completed throughout the next 2 weeks and be due Friday, December 16th. (Students may also turn the storybook in during finals week if they were absent any days from the last 2 weeks)
Thursday, December 1st, 2022 - Same as Wednesday
Friday, December 2nd, 2022 - Quiz on the strengths and weaknesses of The North and South during the Civil War and the 1st set of pictures used for the storybook.
Week 14 (November 14th to November 18th)
Monday, November 14th, 2022 - Students completed Section 2 of The Chapter 20 - A Dividing Nation packet.
Tuesday, November 15th, 2022 - Students completed Section 4 of Chapter 20.
Wednesday, November 16th, 2022 - As a class, we completed Sections 1-9 and then competed in a study review game preparing for the test on Friday.
Thursday, November 17th, 2022 - Same as Wednesday
Friday, November 18th, 2022 - Test on Chapter 20
Week 13 (November 7th to November 11th)
Monday, November 7th, 2022 - Students received their new packet, "Chapter 20 A Dividing Nations." Then students completed the Geography Challenge on pages 356 and 357.
Tuesday, November 8th, 2022 - Election Day activity and review
Wednesday, November 9th, 2022 - Honoring the birthday of the Marines (November 10th) and Veteran's Day (November 11th)
Thursday, November 10th, 2022 - Same as Wednesday
Friday, November 11th, 2022 - Veteran's Day - NO SCHOOL
Chapter 19 - Continuation
Monday, October 31st, 2022 - Students will read pages 352 - 355 Reading Further and will investigate the life of Harriet Tubman.
Tuesday, November 1st, 2022 - Students checked their grades on Aeries. Then as a class we reviewed responses from Monday's Reading Further. Then students previewed 2 videos based on the Underground Railroad.
Wednesday, November 2nd, 2022 - Students will complete an Underground Railroad storyboard depicting how a slave attempted to escape from slavery.
Thursday, November 3rd, 2022 - Same as Wednesday
Friday, November 4th, 2022 - Assessment on Chapter 19
Week 11 (October 24th to 28th)
Chapter 19 - African Americans in the Mid-1800s
Monday, October 24th, 2022 - Students received their new packet and completed page 1.
Tuesday, October 25th, 2022 - Students entered class and checked their grades on Aeries, then completed Sections 2 and 3 in this week's packet, "African Americans in the Mid-1800s: Chapter 19."
Wednesday, October 26th, 2022 - Students completed an 8 placards activity sections 4 to 11
Thursday, October 27th, 2022 - Same as Wednesday
Friday, October 28th, 2022 - Quiz on the placards, students will match the placard with their proper title and quotation that we studied in class.
Week 10 (October 17th to 21st)
Chapter 18 - The Worlds of North and South
Manday, October 17th, 2022 - NO SCHOOL - Staff Development Day
Tuesday, October 18th, 2022 - Grade Check and new packet, "Chapter 18 The Worlds of North and South." Students reviewed their grades and study techniques. Then students with complete the sections 18.2, 18.3, 18.6, and 18.7 of Chapter 18.
Wednesday, October 19th, 2022 - Students will engage in an activity to explore the economies of The North and The South.
Thursday, October 20th, 2022 - Students will engage in an activity to explore the economies of The North and The South.
Friday, October 21st, 2022 - Assessment on Chapter 18. Students have to match the characterics of The North and The South.
Week 9 (October 10th to 14th)
Chapter 17 - An Era of Reform - Continued
Monday, October 10th, 2022 - Students completed "Processing" on Page 9 of Chapter 17 packet
Tuesday, October 11th, 2022 - Students will finish the Chapter 17 packet
Wednesday, October 12th, 2022 - Minimal School Schedule - 8th grade students will complete the Pre-ACTs
Thursday, October 13th, 2022 - Review for the Chapter 17 Test on Friday
Friday, October 14th, 2022 - Chapter 17 Test
Week 8 (October 3rd to 7th)
Chapter 17 - An Era of Reform
Monday, October 3rd, 2022 - Students received all completed work and checked their grades on Aeries. Then, they completed the Geography Challenge on pages 298 and 299 in their textbooks. New packets were handed out.
Tuesday, October 4th, 2022 - Reviewed the Geography Challenge and then students completed the Preview, "Let Us All Speak Our Minds."
Wednesday, October 5th, 2022 - Sections 2, 3, 4, and 5
Thursday, October 6th, 2022 - Same as Wednesday
Firday, October 7th 2022 - Finish sections 5 and 6 and then complete a "Check For Understanding" assignment.
Week 7 (September 26th to 30th)
"Life in the West"
Chapter 16 Continued
Monday, September 26th, 2022 - Students completed Section 1
Tuesday, September 27th, 2022 - Students completed Section 2 to 7
Wednesday, September 28th, 2022 - Students worked in groups exploring a key figure that moved West during the early 1800s. They had to present PUSH and PULL factors for each person for leaving the East and moving to the West. Test on Friday. Students were given the test before leaving class so they could take notes and use to create a song similar to "Sweet Betsy from Pike."
Thursday, September 29th, 2022 - Same as Wednesday
Friday, September 30th, 2022 - Test on Chapter 16. Students have to creat a song similar to "Sweet Betsy from Pike" using their notes from Wednesday or Thursday's class.
Week 6 (September 19th to 23rd)
"Life in the West "
Chapter 16
Monday, September 19th, 2022 - All assignments and tests were returned. Then students checked their grades in Aeries
Tuesday, September 20th, 2022 - New packet was handed out today, "Life in the West - Chapter 16." Students completed page 1 today.
Wednesday, September 21st, 2022 - Students worked on The Geography Challenge on pages 258-259 and then completed the activity The Oregon Trail: click on the link to access the activity:
(Oregon Trail Activity) https://archive.org/details/msdos_Oregon_Trail_The_1990
Thursday, September 22nd, 2022 - Same as Wednesday
Friday, September 23rd, 2022 - Quiz on the Geography Challenge Map. Students will be asked to label the map without using the textbook.
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Fifth Week (September 12th to ,
"Manifest Destiny and the Growing Nation"
Chapter 15 - Continued
Monday, September 12th, 2022 - Students completed Sections 1 and 2 of the packet. Instruction and discussion topics were: the painting of American Progress by John Gast, Manifest Destiny by John O'Sullivan, the Louisiana Purchase, the Lewis and Clark expedition, and the acquistion of Florida.
Tuesday, September 13th, 2022 - Students will complete Sections 3 and 4. Instruction and discussion topics will cover the timeline of Texas Indendence into statehood.
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Fourth Week,
"Manifest Destiny and the Growing Nation"
Chapter 15
Monday, September 5th, 2022 - Holiday - No School
Tuesday, September 6th, 2022 - All assignments and tests were returned to students. Then they checked their grades and any missing assingments/tests in Aeries. Then as a class, we reviewed prior tests and good study techniques.
Wednesday, September 7th, 2022 - Students will receive the packet titled, "Manifest Destiny and the Growing Nation," which correlates to Chapter 15 of the History Alive! Textbook. In class we completed sections 1-3
Thursday, September 8th, 2022 - Same as Wednesday
Friday, September 9th, 2022 - NO SCHOOL - School closed
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Third Week
Packet #3 " U.S. Army Units and Rankings"
Monday, August 29, 2022 - Students received the packet titled, "U.S. Army Units and Rankings" and students took notes on the events that led to the formation of the Continental Army/United States Army.
Tuesday, August 30, 2022 - Students will complete the pyramid graphic organizers titled, "Ranking Military Officers," and "Units of the Army."
Wednesday, August 31, 2022 - Students will create epulets, insignias, and a uniform for an officer or soldier in the Revolutionary War. Then students will review for Friday's quiz on army rankings and units.
Thursday, September 1st, 2022 - Same as Wednesday
Friday, September 2nd, 2022 - Quiz on army rankings and units.
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Second Week
Packet #2 "Capitals and Popular U.S. Cities"
Monday, August 22, 2022 - Students received their 2nd packet of the year titled, "Capitals." This week's focus is on state capital and famous cities throughout the United States.
Tuesday, August 23, 2022 - Students started to create 3 maps based on cities that have sports teams in Baseball (MLB), Football (NFL), and Basketball (NBA)
Wednesday, August 24th, 2022 - Students finished their 3 maps and then created a graphic organizer displaying the cities that have 2 or more sports teams and those cities that only have 1.
Thursday, August 25th, 2022 - Same as Wednesday
Friday, August 26th, 2022 - Quiz on popular cities throughout the United States. The following is an example question. Where is Philadelphia located?
a. Ohio b. Pennsylvania c. Utah d. Florida
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Week #1
First Week of School August 15th to 19th
Monday, August 15, 2022 - 1st Day of School - Students received the Week #1 Packet - State Abbreviations Packet
Tuesday, August 16, 2022 - Students will watch a TPS procedures video. Then they will receive their textbooks. Map Components and Map Concepts. Reading a Map.
Wednesday, August 17, 2022 - Royal Castle Floor Plan, Map Scale, Latitude and Longitude, Road Map Practice. Monster Game and Kahoot for review.
Thursday, August 18, 2022 - Same as Wednesday.
Friday, August 19th, 2022 - Remember on Friday, there is a State Abbreviation Quiz. Students will be given the states' names and will have to write the abbreviation next to the name. After quiz, complete a road map to show the route from your house to school.