Teacher: Mr. Draveious Hurston-White: Team 8-2
Location: Room 111
Email Address: dhurstonwhite@mcsdga.net
Phone: 706-569-3740
Dear Fort Family,
I hope that all are doing well! This is just a friendly reminder that the students going on the Savannah Trip should be sending in a monthly payment. There should be a payment sent in each month. Some of you have not paid your January payment and soon you will have to pay February. Please....let's work together to make this trip a success.
Thanks!!!!!
Mr. White and Kelley Tours Inc. of Savannah, Georgia
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Week: February 8-12
1st Block: Journalism/Writing
| Georgia Performance Standards | Activity |
Mon | ELA6W3 ELA7W3 ELA8W3 | Students will focus on fiction writing process and how it should flow. New Introduction Field Trip Math Problem |
Tues. | Math Field Trip | Math Field Trip |
Wed. | ELA6W3&4 ELA7W3&4 ELA8W3&4 | Students will focus on fiction writing process and how it should flow. Write Middle. |
Thurs | Winter Break | Winter Break |
Fri. | Winter Break | Winter Break |
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2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th Georgia Studies
| Georgia Performance Standards | Activity |
Mon | ELA8R1 Students will read for comprehension. | Students will complete and review TEWWG vocabulary. Students will begin to read TEWWG Chapter 1 |
Tues. | Math Field Trip | Math Field Trip |
Wed. | ELA8R1 Students will read for comprehension. | Students will begin to read TEWWG Chapter 1-2 Black History Project Rubric |
Thurs | Winter Break | Winter Break |
Fri. | Winter Break | Winter Break |
**** Attention parents****
All my students in Georgia Studies will need the following:
Materials:
Loose-leaf paper- College Ruled: Notebook Dividers
Binder, with designated sections for homework, handouts, vocabulary, notes, quizzes, and test.
Pens (blue or black for class work, homework, and essays), pencils, colored pencils, and highlighter.
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Cheerleaders should be working on basketball cheers for our upcoming basketball season!!!!!!!
********Practices are as follows:
Tuesdays from 3:45pm til 5:15pm
Thursdays from 3:45pm til 5:15pm
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Thanks,
Coach White
Class Syllabus
8th Grade Georgia Studies
Course Description and Standards:
The Georgia Performance Standards for Social Studies were designed to develop informed Georgia citizens who understand the history of the United States and our place in an ever increasing interconnected world. It is essential that students understand their past and how that past influences the present day and the future. To accomplish our goal of informed citizens, it is essential that Social Studies teachers: - Bridge essential understanding about the past to contemporary events.
- Assist students in understanding the nature of historical inquiry and the role of primary and secondary sources.
- Encourage the consideration of multiple perspectives on events.
- Engage students in speculation about the known and unknown motives and actions of historic figures.
- Integrate the strands of Social Studies.
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The ever growing body of children’s literature that has relevant social studies themes should be incorporated into the Social Studies curriculum. Reading in Social Studies is part of the 25 book standard. In addition, the reading of social studies related books should be an integral part of the elementary reading program. The Social Studies skills identified on the Skills Matrix are to be integrated into the content as appropriate, not taught separately from the content. Skills are introduced in a given year, then developed and mastered over time; and once mastered; they must continue to be refined throughout the student’s academic career. Through the use of a varied assessment program, students should be provided with periodic opportunities to engage in inquiry-oriented projects related to social studies. A varied assessment program with multiple types of both formative and summative assessments provides the teacher, the student, and the parent with an understanding of the student’s progress and mastery of the Georgia Performance Standards for Social Studies. |
To access Performance Standards for 8th Grade Georgia Studies, you may access www.georgiastandards.org.
