8th Grade American History

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"The Pesidents"  DVD worksheet quiz is scheduled for this Friday.  The video and worksheet covered 5 US Presidents (Polk, Taylor, Fillmore, Pierce and Buchanan).  There will be 10 questions on the quiz.  Attached is the worksheet with answers. The students were told which questions/answers to focus on.  I will list the numbers here:
Polk - 3,5,6,7
Taylor - 4 thru 9
Fillmore - 4,5,6
Pierce - 3,4,5,6
Buchanan - 2,4,5

Ch.12 Test - Rescheduled

Due to yesterday’s snow day, the Ch.12 Test has been rescheduled for this coming Monday.  The review will be tomorrow! :)

Ch.12 Test - Manifest Destiny

The Ch.12 Test - Manifest Destiny, is scheduled for Friday, 25 January.  We will review  on Thursday.  I handed out the Ch.12 Study Guide to the students today.  I will also attach the guide to this annoncement.  The students need to review their 4 Reading Checks, The 4 3-page Packets and the chapter.  

Ch.10 & Ch.11 Test 2018

We will review for the Ch.10 & Ch.11 Test on Wednesday of next week.  The test is scheduled for Thursday, 13 December.  I have attached a study guide.  I will review the study gude with the students on Friday.  I am losing 2 days of instruction this week due to no school tomorrow and STAR testing onThursday.  That is why I am not handing out the study guide until Friday.  I have stressed that the studying needs to start right away. 

"Presidents Quiz" (Monroe, JQ Adams and Jackson)

There will be a quiz on Friday over the "Presidents" DVD worksheet.  The quiz will cover the presidencies of James Monroe, JQ Adams and Andrew Jackson.  We completed the video and worksheet together last week.  The students were told that the quiz would be scheduled for this Friday.  The worksheet and answers will be attached to this announcement.  I will give them about 5 minutes on Friday to review with a partner.

"Mills Time" DVD Worksheet Quiz

The "Mills Time" DVD worksheet quiz is scheduled for this Thursday.  We watched the DVD over several class periods.  The worksheet contains 14 questions.  We stopped and answered all the questions together, as a class. The worksheet is attached.  We will have a quick review tomorrow and again, right before I hand out the quiz. 

Test - Marbury v Madison, LA Purchase and the War of 1812

The test covering Marbury v Madison, the Louisiana Purchase and the War of 1812 is scheduled for Tuesday, 30 October. We will review on Monday, 29 October.  The students need to review their notes, the 3-page packets, the reading pages in the textbook,(that were assigned) and the Marbury v Madison article.  I am attaching a study guide.