The week of February 4, 2010--

The test for the causes and battles of the Civil War has been moved to February 9 and the test or assessment for Reconstruction will be on February 16.

Homework for February 4---

Handout on entitled Civil War Causes Worksheet.

Homework for the week of January 19---

Tuesday, January 19

Complete handout--Steps to War

Wednesday, January 20

Read pages 290-297 and complete It's Your Turn page 297

During the week of January 19 Social Studies noteboooks will be checked.

3rd Period January 19

5th Period January 20

6th Period January 21

7th Period January 22

Update for the week of January 11, 2010--

Students will be examining the events leading to the Civil War and the people that played a role during this period of time at the National and State level.

Monday, January 11

Differences of the North and South

Homework-- Read pages 285-289 and complete It's Your Turn page 289

Tuesday, January 12

Long term/immediate causes of the war

Wednesday, January 13

The election of Lincoln

Thursday, January 14

N.C.'s role in secession

Friday, January 15

Map Activity

Upcoming dates---

January 20---Blue Diamond #4

February 2---Test on Civil War (cause/battles)

February 9 ---Test on Reconstruction

Update for the week of January 4, 2010---

Students will be examining the African American experience in pre-Civil War America and identifying key aspects of slave life, such as living conditions and religious life, in images, primary sources, and secondary text.  Students will also develop an understanding of how two regions of the same country could develop so differently economically.

Monday, January 4

Homework-- Read pages 251-261 and complete It's Your Turn page 259.

Tuesday, January 5

Analyzed primary sources and images (slave quotations)

Wednesday, January 6

Students will create quilt squares.

Homework-- Read pages 262-276 and complete It's Your Turn page 276.

Thursday, January 7

Writing of a journal entry 

Update for the week of December 14, 2009--

Monday, December 14, 2009

Students completed Descriptive Timelines on the War of 1812.  Students that did not complete this assignment in class will complete it for homework.

Homework-- Read pages 206 and 207                                                                    

                   Review Notes

Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Focus will be the Reed Gold Mine

Homework-- Read pages 204-213

Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Focus will be the causes of North Carolina's social, political and economic decline in the early 1800s.

Homework-- Review pages 204-213 and complete Handout on the Internal Improvements of Archibald Murphey.

Thursday, December 17, 2009

Focus the Constitutional Convention of 1835

Homework-- Read pages 228-231

Friday, December 18, 2009

Blue Diamond # 3

The first "Where is Mrs. Thompson?" for the second trimester will be posted January 4, 2010.  Please encourage your child to participate in this activity.

Have a safe, but enjoyable break

Update for the week of December 7, 2009--

We are currently examining the United States and North Carolina during the early 1800s.  This will involve studying the impact of Westward Expansion (Purchase of the Louisiana Territory), War of 1812 and the events leading to the Constitutional Convention of 1835 in North Carolina.  Students will also examine how the national events effected Native Americans (Trail of Tears) and how North Carolinians felt about this event.

Assignments--

Tuesday, December 8, 2009

Homework-- Handout on the War of 1812 and Key Terms

Read pages 197-203 in textbook.

Wednesday, December 9, 2009

In-class begin work on descriptive timeline on the War of 1812.r

Prior to this week students have been examining the US Constitution as written by our founding fathers.  This has involved an examination of the Bill of Rights, the Three Branches of Government, and looking at court cases that involve the first amendment.

Some of the assignments that students has completed tied to this student have been a rap explaining how a bill becomes a law, acrostic poem on the Constitution,, and working in cooperative groups students created posters in which they selected a vehicle to represent the three branches of government (providing an explanation on why the vehicle represents the three branches and what specific part represents each branch.

Update for the week of November 9, 2009----

Notebooks will be collected this week.

    3rd period on 11/9

    5th period on 11/10

    6th period on 11/12

    7th period on 11/13

Social Studies Exams will be given on November 16, 2009.

Update for the week of November 2, 2009---

Monday, November 2

Review for Test

Commemorative Banner for the 4th of July

Key elements of the assignment:

1.  A slogan that speaks to the fact that the Colonists won, despite the fact that it didn't look like they had a chance at the beginning of the war.

2.  5 symbols that represent the reasons why the Colonists won.

3.  Below the banner write a three- or four-word caption for each symbol that explains the reason.

Tuesday, November 3

Test on the Revolutionary War

Wednesday, November 4

Begin unit on the U.S. Constitution (Government of the United States)

Update for October 26, 2009---

Blue Diamond scheduled for  October 28, 2009

Some students have a One-Pager to complete, below are the instructions.

     The One-Pager must be on unlined paper, must fill the entire page and writing must be in ink or typed. . . no pencil.  Use colored pencils and/or markers.

     Choose either an important person or event in the Revolutionary War.

      Must have a graphic representation (drawing that ties to the piece that you read and the excerpts/quotes you chose.

      Must have e or more excerpts/quotes from a reading --what you select should be something that you like or think is important.

       Must include a personal response to what you have read (comment, interpretation or evaluation).  If a person, ask yourself do I agree with the person's action?  Would I have followed them if I lived during this time period?  If you selected an event, ask yourself--could it have been avoided?  If removed from history, would things have completed change?  How would the event have affected you if you lived during this time period?  The questions are just to get you thinking.  The personal response is your take on things.

      When finished, the One Pager should be a visual of what you read and your feelings on what you read.

The test on the American Revolution is scheduled for November 3, 2009.

November 2, 2009 will be a review day for the test.

Encourage your child to see me during lunch (on days when I do not have lunch duty) if they are having problems with an assignment or need to work on something.  They will need to let me know ahead of time, so that I can get materials ready for them.

Update for October 8, 2009-------

Students have a packet entitled Internal Conflicts to read.  There are a total of four reading check questions to respond to.  I have asked the students to highlight or underline the answers.

Students in 7th period have a brief writing assignment that they started in class to complete.  It should be no longer than a paragraph or two.  The prompt for the writing assignment is as follows:

Imagine that you are a German teenager from Pennsylvania, and that you are moving to the backcountry with your family.  Write a letter to a friend back in Pennsylvania, giving him or her first impressions of the new surroundings. 

3rd, 5th and 6th will begin work on the writing assignment tomorrow in class and should finish during class.

The week of October 5, 2009

I am back!!!!!:)

Progress reports for Social Studies will go home on Wednesday, October 7.

We will be looking at the immigrant groups that arrived in North Carolina during the 1700s by means of the Great Wagon Road (This covers Chapter 4 sections 1-3).

Homework for September 22

    Read pages 96-103 and complete It's Your Turn pages 100 and 103

Homework for September 23

   Read pages 104-111

Homework for September 24

     Read pages 112-114 and complete It's Your Turn page 114

If you have been absent this week, especially Monday through Thursday, it would be a good idea for you to do some research on the three colonial regions (New England, Middle and Southern) and gather information on their differences in the areas of climate, economics, natural resources and reasons for being started.

Week of September 21

Today we started a new unit on Colonization.  This unit will involve a study of the events that finally lead to success for the English in colonization and the development of North Carolina as a colony.

Notebooks will be checked this week--

    3rd Period-- Tuesday, September 22

    5th Period--  Wednesday, September 23

    6th Period--  Thursday, September 24

    7th Period--  Friday, September 25

Homework  September 21

  Read Section 1 of Chapter 3

Week of September 14

Homework for September 14--

     Read sections 3 and 4 of Chapter 2

     Study for Test

     Writing Assignment

          Explain how the Columbian Exchange affected the lives of the Europeans, Africans and American Indians.

Homework for September 15--

      Study for Test

     Work on writing assignment, which is due the day of the test.

The test is scheduled for September 17, the date may change to September 18.  If this does take place I will post it on School Notes.

Our next unit of study will look at successful English colonization.

Week of September 8

Our focus for the week is on early Native American culture before contact with Europeans and the impact the first contact will have on this culture.

Homework for September 8--

        Read Section 1 of Chapter 2.

Homework for September 9--

        Review last night's reading assignment.

        Writing Assignment--Students are to write a story or diary entry in which they describe what their life would be like living in a matrilineal society.  They should also address advantages and disadvantages that they would experience.

Homework for September 10--

         Read Section 2 of Chapter 2.

Homework for September 3

Ask 3 people the question-- What is history? and record the response of each person.

Bring in 3 items that represent  your history (past).

Enjoy your Labor Day Weekend, but most of all be safe.

It has been a great start to the school year and thanks to those of you that have sent tissues, hand sanitizer, and sanitary wipes.

Week of August 31, 2009

Students will be creating a brochure on North Carolina focusing of the geographical regions of North Carolina.

September 1 -- Map Quiz

September 3 -- Test

 August 26, 2009

Students have been assigned a textbook, the textbook on CD or been given the password to the online version of the student textbook.

Follow the following steps when trying to access the online version of the student textbook:

      Go to the website:  www.mystatehistory.com

      Use passkey (password):  NC09hist

      You will need to select your state of study--North Carolina.

      On the next screen you will need to click on the statement at the top of the page that says "Click on view online version of student textbook.

       The next screen will be the table of contents.

      Click on Section 1 of Chapter 1.

Homework:

     8/26  Read pages 6-17

     8/27  Read pages 28-36

     8/28   Read pages 37-41

Upcoming dates--

   Map Quiz--September 1

   Test-------September 3 

The week of August 25, 2009

Welcome to the Blue Tide Team.

We will begin our year of study on North Carolina by examining its geographical features.

Don't forget to look at the mobile bullention board that will feature Mrs. Thompson in various location throughout the state.  You will have the task of identifying the site and providing its historical significance or importance.  You will have  two weeks to complete this assignment.

Your social studies textbook can be access online.  The site is mystatehistory.com and the password is nc09hist.

Once again welcome to the Blue Tide Team----ONE GOAL...ONE TEAM...ONE TIDE!