8th Grade American History Assignments
- Instructors
- Term
- 2017-2018 School Year
- Department
- Social Studies
- Description
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This course covers American History in the nineteenth century (1800-1900). Highlights of this period of American History include the development of the Constitution, the Jeffersonian Era, Growth and Expansion of the United States, Nationalism and Sectionalism, the Age of Reform, the Civil War and Reconstruction, Opening the West, the Industrial Age, and Immigration and the Development of Urban Society.
The use of critical thinking will be an important part of the curriculum, and we will draw on some special tools developed at Stanford University, primary source materials, and current events (drawing on CNN Student News, now called CNN 10, and Junior Scholastic Current Events magazines) to support our studies. DVDs, YouTube, Safari Montage, guest speakers, and field trips are used to enhance instruction.
Upcoming Assignments
No upcoming assignments.
Past Assignments
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Read Ch.18 Section 3 p.566-571 - Native American Struggles
Take notes and be ready for the Open-Note/WS Reading Check
Complete Ch.18.3 WS p.41 (Guided Reading side)
The worksheet is attached
Due Monday
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- Read Ch.18.1 p.555 - 556 – Spanning the Continent and The Transcontinental Railroad
- Read Ch.18.2 p.563 -564 - Farmers Settle the Plains, The Homestead Act, New Group of Settlers, and Challenges of Farming the Frontier
- Read Ch.18.2 p. 565 – The Oklahoma Land Rush
- Complete Ch.18.1 and Ch.18.2 WS (12 questions)
- Due Thursday
- There will not be Reading Check for this assignment
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Read Ch.17 Section 4 p.534-540 - Change in the South
Take notes and be ready for the Open-Note/WS Reading Check
Complete the Ch.17.4 WS p.100 (Guided Reading side)
The worksheet is attached
Due Tuesday
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Read Ch.17 Section 3 p.528-531 - The South During Reconstruction
Take notes and be ready for the Open-Note/WS Reading Check
Complete Ch.17.3 WS p.99 (Guided Reading side)
The worksheet is attached
Due Thursday
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Read Ch.17 Section 2 p.522-527 - Radicals in Control
Take notes and be ready for the Open-Note/WS Reading Check
Complete Ch.17.2 WS p.98 (Guided Reading Side)
The worksheet is attached
Due Monday
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Read Ch.17 Section 1 p.518-521 - Reconstruction Plans
Take notes and be ready for the Open-Note/WS Reading Check
Complete Ch.17.1 WS p.97 (Guided Reading side)
The worksheet is attached
Due Thursday
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Read Ch.16 Section 5 p.506-512 -The War's Final Stages
Take notes and be ready for the Open-Note/WS Reading Check
Complete Ch.16.5 WS p.71 (Guided Reading side)
The worksheet is attached
Due Thursday
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Read Ch.16 Section 4 p.498-505 - The Strain of War
Take notes and be ready for the Open-Note/WS Reading Check
Complete Ch.16.4 WS p.70 (Guided Reading side)
The worksheet is attached
Due Thursday
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Read Ch.16 Section 3 p.490-497 - Life During the War
Take notes and be ready for the Open-Note/WS Reading Check
Complete the Ch.16.3 WS p.69 (Guided Reading side)
The worksheet is attached
Due Thursday
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Read Ch.16 Section 2 p.480-487, Early Stages of the War
Take notes and be ready for the Open-Note/WS Reading Check
Complete Ch.16.2 WS p.68 (Guided Reading side)
The worksheet is attached
Due Monday
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Read Ch.16 Section 1 p.474-479 - The Two Sides
Take notes and be ready for the Open-Note/WS Reading Check
Complete the Ch.16.1 WS p.67 (Guided Reading side)
The worksheet is attached
Due Thursday
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Read Ch.15 Section 4 p.462-466 - Secession and War
Take notes and be ready for the Open-Note/WS Reading Check
Complete Ch.15.4 WS p.42 (Guided Reading side)
The worksheet is attached
Due Thursday
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Read Ch.15 Section 3 p.456-461 - Challenges to Slavery
Take notes and be ready for the Open-Note/WS Reading Check
Complete Ch.15.3 WS p.41 (Guided Reading side)
The worksheet is attached
Due Monday
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Read Ch.15 Section 2 p.452-455 - A Nation Dividing
Take notes and be ready for the Open-Note/WS Reading Check
Complete Ch.15.2 WS p.40 (Guided Reading side)
The worksheet is attached
Due Wednesday
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Read Ch.15 Section 1 p.448-451 (Slavery and the West)
Take notes and be ready for the Open-Note/WS Reading Check
Complete the Ch.15.1 WS p.39 (Guided Reading side)
The worksheet is attached
Due Thursday
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Read Ch.14 Section 2 p.424-431 (The Abolitionists)
Take notes and be ready for the Open-Note/WS Reading Check
Complete the Ch.14.2 WS p.124 (Guided Reading side)
The worksheet is attached
This is the only section we are completing for Ch.14. There will not be a separate Ch.14 Test.
Due Tuesday
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Read Ch.13 Section 4 p.406-412 - The South's People
Take notes and be ready for the Open-Note/WS Reading Check
Complete Ch.13.4 WS p.98 (Guided Reading Side)
The worksheet is attached
Due Thursday
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Read Ch.13 Section 3 p.400-403 - Southern Cotton Kingdom
Take notes and be ready for the Open-Note/WS Reading Check
Complete Ch.13.3 WS p.97 (Guided Reading side)
The worksheet is attached
Due Tuesday
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Read Ch.13 Section 2 p.394-399 - The North's People
Take notes and be ready for the Open-Note/WS Reading Check
Complete Ch.13.2 WS p.96 (Guided Reading side)
The worksheet is attached
Due Thursday
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Read Ch.13 Section 1 p.388-393 - The North's Economy
Take notes and be ready for the Open-Note/WS Reading Check
Complete Ch.13.1 WS p.95 (Guided Reading side)
The worksheet is attached and it will be counted as a homework grade. The experiment is over.
Due Tuesday
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The graphic organizer dealing with Texas and its fight for independence from Mexico is due this Thursday. We began the assignment last week. (Primary Source Activity) and the students were given the rest of the class period today to complete the worksheet (20 minutes) We will discuss the organizer and the 4 documents on Thursday and answer the following question: "Why did Texans declare independence from Mexico in 1836?" The students will need access to Google Drive in order to finish.
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Read Ch.12 Section 4 p.378-382 - California and Utah
Take notes and be ready for the Open-Note/WS Reading Check
The Ch.12.4 worksheet is attached. It will not be graded but I highly recommend that the students complete it. They are able to use the completed worksheet on the Reading Check.
Due Wednesday
The Ch.12 Test is scheduled for Wednesday, 17 January.
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Read Ch.12 Section 3 p.372-377 (War with Mexico)
Take notes and be ready for the Open-Note/WS Reading Check (an extra point will be added to their score)
The Ch.12.3 WS p. 69 is attached. It may be used as notes on the Check.
For those who complete the worksheet, an extra point will be added to their score. :)
Due Monday
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Read Ch.12 Section 2 p.366-371 - Independence for Texas
Take notes and be ready for Open-Note/WS Reading Check
The Ch.12.2 worksheet is attached. It will not be taken for a grade, however, students are able to use it on the Reading Check. The Reading Check is the homework grade for Ch.12.2.
Due Thursday
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Read Ch.12 Section 1 p.358-363 - The Oregon Country
Take notes and be ready for the Open-Note Reading Check
** I have handed out the Ch.12.1 WS p.67 (Guided Reading side). I am running an experiment with the students. I am not taking a great on the worksheet. The sole homework grade will be from the Reading Check. They will be able to use the worksheet on the Check, so it is probably a good idea to complete the reading and the worksheet. The decision is their's to make.
The worksheet is attached.
Due Monday
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Read Ch.11 Section 3 p.348-352 - Jackson and the Bank
Take notes and be ready for the Open-Note Reading Check
Complete Ch.11.3 WS p.41 (Guided Reading Side)
The worksheet is attached
Due Tuesday
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Read Ch.11 Section 2 p.342-347 - Conflicts Over Land
Take notes and be ready for the Open-Note Reading Check (extra credit point awarded for notes)
Complete Ch.11.2 WS p. 40 (Guided Reading side)
The worksheet is attached
Due Wednesday
*"Mill Times" DVD WS Quiz is tomorrow
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Read Ch.11 Section 1 p.336-341 - Jacksonian Democracy
Take notes and be ready for the Open-Note Reading Check.
Complete Ch.11.1 WS p.39 (Guided Reading side)
The worksheet is attached
Due Monday
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Read Ch.10 Section 3 p.320-326 - Unity and Sectionalism
Take notes and be ready for the Open-Note Reading Check
Complete the Ch.10.3 WS p.97 (Guided Reading side)
The worksheet is attached
Due this Thursday
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Read Ch.10 Section 2 p.312-317-Westward Bound
Take notes and be ready for the Open-Note Reading Check
Complete Ch.10.2 WS p.96 (Guided Reading side)
The worksheet is attached
Due Tuesday
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Read Ch.10 Section 1 p.304-309 - Economic Growth
Take notes and be ready for the Open-Note Reading Check
Complete Ch.10.1 WS p.95 (Guided Reading side)
The worksheet is attached
Due Thursday
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Read Ch.9 Section 4 p.294-298 - The War of 1812
Take notes and be ready for the Open-Note Reading Check
Complete the Ch.9.4 WS p.70 (Guided Reading side only)
The worksheet is attached
Due Tuesday
The Ch.9 Test is tentatively scheduled for Thursday of Friday of next week.
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Read Ch.9 Section 3 p.286-293 - Time of Conflict
Complete Ch.9.3 Worksheet p.69 (Guided Reading side only)
The worksheet is attached
Due Wednesday
Parent-Teacher Conferences are this Thursday and Friday (No school for students)
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Read Ch.9 Section 2 p.280-285
Take notes and be ready for the Open-Note Reading Check
Complete the Ch.9.2 worksheet p.68 (Guided Reading side only)
The worksheet is attached
Due Tomorrow
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Read Ch.9 Section 1 p.276-279
Take notes and be ready for the Ch.9.1 Open-Note Reading Check
Complete Ch.9.1 Worksheet p.67 (Guided Reading Side only)
The worksheet is attached
Due 10 October, Tuesday
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"Know Your Sources" worksheet
The worksheet is attached
The students need to fill out the chart referring to primary and secondary sources
and then choose just ONE of the writing prompts at the bottom of the page
Due tomorrow
Quite a few are finishing this assignment in class
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Define: Checks and Balances, Separation of Powers, Federalism, "The Great Compromise", 3/5's Compromise, Bill of Rights, enumerated powers, reserved powers, concurrent powers, and judicial review.
Answer (in essay form): What were the most important choices made by the creators of the US Constitution? (Think about the vocabulary words you just defined and also incorporate representation and the issue of slavery)
*Refer to The American Journey textbook and the Vocabulary Handbook in the 8th Grade American History folder on Google Drive.
Due Thursday
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Complete "Checks and Balances" Worksheet
The worksheet is attached
The Constitution Handbook p.216-217 is a good reference point and so is the US Constitution
Due tomorrow
Most of my students are finishing the worksheet in the 15 minutes I am giving them in class to work on the assignment.
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Continue reading the US Constitution (Part 3) - The Amendments p.236-245
Complete the Amendments Worksheet - 16 Matching
The worksheet is attached
Due tomorrow
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Continue reading the US Constitution: Articles II - Article VI, p.230-235
Complete Art.II - Art VI worksheet (13 questions)
The worksheet is attached
Due tomorrow
Quite a few of the students are finishing the assignment in class.
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Read the US Constitution, Article I p.225-230
Complete Article 1 worksheet (14 questions)
The worksheet is attached
Due Tuesday
Students were given at least 15 minutes to work on the worksheet in class today.
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Continue reading the Constitution Handbook p.214-223
Complete The US Constitution Handbook Worksheet - 24 questions
The worksheet is attached
Due Tomorrow