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 Welcome to the web page of Social Studies West Rowan Middle School 8th Grade Windjammer Team TO MY NEW STUDENTS- I have enjoyed getting to know all the wonderful young people who are in my classes this year. All I ask is that you do your best EVERY DAY! TO PARENTS- Please get in touch if you have any concerns regarding your child. We want every student to be successful! Contact Information Voice Mail 704-633-4775 ext. 248 The best time to schedule a conference with an 8th grade teacher is 9:15 - 10:15 am. Email schiemss@rss.k12.nc.us
Homework Hotline 704-633-9561 8th Grade Extension 8100 PLANNER INFORMATION Parents, please review your student's planner weekly. Teachers send notes when work is incomplete, missing, or needs to be made up after an absence. The teaching staff at WRMS uses the planner to improve communication between home and school. Assignments should be recorded every day. When there is no homework for a class, your student should record no HW. We encourage you to write your messages to teachers in the planner. ************************************************************* First Quarter Began August 25, 2009 Progress Report September 29, 2009 3 Current Events are due the Last Friday of each month! Newspapers are available in our classroom. 1st Due Date: September 25, 2009 Please read below for a copy of the current event requirements! GUIDELINES FOR SOCIAL STUDIES CURRENT EVENTS MRS. SCHIEMANN’S CLASS (TURN IN 3 CURRENT EVENTS EACH MONTH) 1. Find and cut out a social studies article from a newspaper, magazine or Internet site. (not more than 1 month old) 2. Read the article carefully and highlight or underline important facts. 3. Write a summary of the article following these instructions: A. Summary should be one page in length. B. Write your first and last name in the top right-hand corner. C. Classify whether the article is of national or international news. D. The summary must be in your own words. Any complete copying of sentences will result in a letter grade of E. E. The last paragraph of the summary should be your opinion, reaction, or thoughts about the content of the article or web-site. 4. Staple the entire article (including the continuation if it is on another page) on top of your written summary. Be sure to include the date and source of the article if it is not printed at the top. 5 Current event articles should be done weekly and placed in a folder. On the last Friday of each month, the folders will be collected and graded. Through random selection, I will ask several students to present a sample of their collection to the class; therefore being prepared for class will essential. 6. The grades for this continuing homework assignment will be included as a percentage of the students’ overall grade. STUDENT NAME _____________________________ DATE _______ PARENT SIGNATURE _________________________________________ *** Mrs. Schiemann's 8th Grade Social Studies Curriculum North Carolina and the United States Eighth grade students examine the roles of people, events, and issues in North Carolina history that have contributed to the unique character of the state today. Building on the fourth grade introduction, the time frame for 8th grade emphasizes revolutionary to contemporary times. FIRST QUARTER COMPETENCY GOAL 1: TLW analyze important geographic, political, economic, and social aspects of life in the region prior to the Revolutionary Period. * impact of geography on settlement and developing economy of the Carolina Colony * Americans Indians * motives for European exploration *Columbian Exchange *founding and settlement of the American colonies *creation of a distinct NC colony *roles and contributions of diverse groups COMPETENCY GOAL 2: TLW trace the causes and effects of the Revolutionary War, and assess the impact of major events, problems, and personalities during the Constitutional Period in North Carolina and the new nation. *events leading up to the war *contributions of key NC and national personalities *role of NC in the war *reasons for colonists' victory over the British *impact of the following documents: Mecklenburg Resolves Halifax Resolves Albany Plan of Union Declaration of Independence State Constitution of 1776 Articles of Confederation United States Constitution Bill of Rights COMPETENCY GOAL 3: TLW identify key events and evaluate the impact of reform and expansion in NC during the first half of the 19th century. *War of 1812 *NC's economic, political, and social decline *individual reformers and groups *institution of slavery *national policy of Removal and Resettlement of American Indian populations *NC Gold Rush *State Constitution of 1835 *National Events Louisiana Purchase Lewis and Clark Expedition War with Mexico California Gold Rush *technological advances North Carolina Social Studies Skill Competency Goals K-12 These skills will be taught and reinforced all year. Goal 1: The learner will acquire strategies for reading social studies materials and for increasing social studies vocabulary.Goal 2: The learner will acquire strategies to access a variety of sources, and use appropriate research skills to gather, synthesize, and report information using diverse modalities to demonstrate the knowledge acquired. Goal 3: The learner will acquire strategies to analyze, interpret, create, and use resources and materials. Goal 4: The learner will acquire strategies needed for applying decision-making and problem-solving techniques both orally and in writing to historic, contemporary, and cntroversial world issues. Goal 5: The learner will acquire strategies needed for effective incorporation of computer technology in the learning process.  |
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