GRADE 8- U.S. HISTORY

     This class is a survey of U.S. History, and covers almost a 72,000-year timespan.  The students will study the following units during the first quarter:  Native Americans, Explorers and Colonists, and the English Colonies.  The textbook is The American Journey, which is published by Glencoe.

The grading scale is as follows:  homework counts as a single grade;  classwork counts as a double grade;  unit tests count as a triple grade; quarterly reading projects and the three-dimensional social studies project count as four grades; and the quarterly tests count as either six or nine grades, depending on the number of unit tests in each particular quarter.  Each quarter counts as a separate grade, and  all four quarter grades will be averaged to produce the final grade.  If you have any questions or concerns about the class, please do not hesitate to contact me via email or the telephone; my number at school is 772-1848.

*** SCHEDULE FOR THE DATES OF OCTOBER 22 - NOVEMBER 2 ***

THURSDAY 10/22 and FRIDAY 10/24: 1.  Check Map Exercise  2.  Submit Reading Project for ten-point penalty, if necessary  3.  Review notes on Colonial Culture  4.  CLOZE Worksheet- the English Colonies  5.  Finish individual interviews, if necessary   

MONDAY 10/26  and TUESDAY 10/27: 1.  Last day to submit Quarter One Reading Projects  2.  Last day to submit missing assignments  3.  Check CLOZE Worksheet  4.  Assign and brainstorm short response for test on 10/28 and 11/2  5.  Football review for test

WEDNESDAY 10/28 and MONDAY NOVEMBER 2:  Test: the English Colonies

THURSDAY 10/29 (professional duty day) and FRIDAY 10/30 (hurricane make-up day): No school

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