SECOND SEMESTER:
EOG's Over!!!. The students recieved the Decade Project information. We will on the computers researching for 6 days. They will then be presenting.

Tuesday May 12th: Complete creating AT LEAST 6 symbols that represent what happened during the 1920's.

Monday May 11: No Homework. Looking at the Roaring 20's and Great Depression.

Wednesday, May 6th: Study for Test. Use study guide, flow map, classnotes, and reading guide for the text.

Tuessday, May 5th: There are 2 worksheets that need to be completed on both sides. Use the North Carolina text book that you have at home. Reading pages 382-389 to complete the sheets

Monday May 4th: We will finish WWI this week and have our test on Thursday. They will have a study guide for the test.
Thursday April 30th; Complete Crossword puzzle sheet about the theaters of War.
April 27th: We have started WWI. Tomorrow the students will hear from a Holocaust survivor who lives in Raleigh. If you would like to join us he should be speaking at 12:30

April 17th: Study for Reconstruction Quiz on Friday.

April 16th: Homework is to complete worksheet 40 about George Henry White

April 15th: Homework is to complete worksheet about Reconstruction and the Carpetbaggers

April 14th: Homework is to complete Worksheet 39 African Americans after the Civil War.

Monday March 30th: We will be presenting out Black Hisotry Powerpoints on Thursday
March 27th Friday: We will have our Civil War test on Wednesday April 1st. They will be working on a study guide for the test on Monday, we will review the content Tuesday, Wednesday they will have the Test.
March 25th: complete the chart and Venn diagram from the primary Civil War documents.
Wednesday, March 18th: Complete map activity worksheet. Label states, then color code the different areas.
Wednesday, March 11: Complete Sectional Differences Worksheet. You will be transfereing the data into pie charts and answering the questions according to the information in the charts.
Monday, Complete the take home test

Friday March 6th you will be using the guided reading notes from class to complete the take home test on Chapter 8 in the North Carolina Book.
From the readings in the US History Book, about the effects of the Industrial Revolution on both the North and South, you will use your two column notes to complete a Venn diagram that compares the North and South's differences and simularities. That will be collected on Thursday March 5th.
Due to the death of my father in law I will be out of town. I have to change the assignments. Please disregard what I posted yesterday!

February 26th: Worksheet called Lowell Girls complete questions 1-4 and the Activity.
Tomorrow we will be hearing about high school registration from the school conselor, Ms. Bryant.

February 24th, Tuesday: Reminder that the Black History Powerpoint is due by Friday. Computers are available during 5th core.

Friday, February 20th, Complete the study guide from reading pages 228-231 in North Carolina book.
You will also have to create an I AM poem taking on the character of a Native American being removed or as a soldier who has to remove the Native Americans
I AM
I WONDER
I HEAR
I SEE
I AM
I PRETEND
I FEEL
I TOUCH
I WORRY
I CRY
I AM
I UNDERSTAND
I SAY
I DREAM
I TRY
I HOPE
I AM
Thankfully a spot opened up to use the computers in the media center. You will have Monday to creat your powerpoint and it is due FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27TH
February 19th, No Homework. We will be in the computer lab Monday for the students to create their Powerpoints about their African American.
February 13th: We have just spent the last two days in the media center doing the reasearch on an African American. If your student can work on the powerpoint at hme I want them to do so.

February 10th: Tomorrow you will receive your rubric for the powerpoint. (Esplained on 2-9-09) You will have the opportunity to choose from three different levels for the powerpoint. The three levels are 5 slides, 10 slides, 15 slides. The maximum grade you can recieve will depend of which level you choose.
We will be spending the next two days in the media center doing the research. The powerpoints will be completed in the classroom over the next few weeks.

February 9th: Tonight you will have to complete the worksheet The French in North America.
This week we will cover the Louisiana Perchase, and the War of 1812. Thursday and Friday the students will be researching a African American and creating a powerpoint for Black History month.
Friday, January 30th Your students began to create their own states and state constitutions. They will be doing this Monday and Tuesday, then presenting their states and constitutions.
YOUR STUDENTS WILL BE BRINGING HOME THEIR REPORT CARDS TODAY. PLEASE SIGN AND HAVE THEM RETURN THEM ON MONDAY!!!!!!!!!!!
Tuesday, January, 27th. Begin defining words, and putting them in sentences.
The students will bring home a list of words that have to do with the judical system. They need to write the definition of each word and define it. For the whole week the students will have to create a story using those words. The story could be about someone unjustly charged with a crime, or it could be from the viewpoint of the prosecuter. The paper is due Friday and has to be at least one page typed in 12 font and single spaced with the side margins no larger than 1 inch.
They will be writing out the Preamble for a quiz grade by memory on Friday.


Monday, August 25th: Welcome back to school. Each of you should have brought your textbook home.
Your homework for tonight is to answer the following sheet of paper slao read and sign papers in the packet;
WRITE 5 QUESTIONS THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO HAVE ANSWERED AS THEY STUDY NORTH CAROLINA HISOTRY THIS YEAR.
In clude on the upper left hand corner of your paper
Your name
date of the assignment
core you have Social Studies

Tuesday, August 26th: Complete the "Tell Me About Yourself" sheet and the Friendly Letter. Study the important things for Ms Cummens class. Quiz tomorrow. The quiz will be on what are the proceedures when you come in the classroom, how do you head the paper, how you get your make-up work and where do you put your make-up work when you are absent.

Wednesday, August 27th: Begin to study by sections your US state map. The test for the states will be next Friday, September 5th.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE ANOTHER WAY TO REVIEW FOR THE TEST GO TO MYSTATEHISTORY.COM
CLICK ON NORTH CAROLINA
THE PASSWORD IS SURVEY
CLICK ON CHAPTER 1
CLICK ON CHAPTER ACTIVITY FOR STUDENT



Thursday, August 28th: Continue to study the states for the test on Friday, September 5th. If you didn't finish your timeline, that means the events, their effects and the illistration in class finish for homework. http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/web_games.htm Is a website that could help you study for the states test.
Look at the center column about the states and choose your level. In level one the computer will call out a state and you have to identify it on the map by clicking on it. Level two you have to put the states one the map. Check it out!!!

Friday, August 29th: Very good first week of school!!!!. If you didn't complete the definitions and using the terms in a sentence from the terms section on page 2 in your textbook, that will be your homework this weekend

Tuesday, Sept 2: Continue to prepare for the states test on Friday. The website above is a great way to practice for the test.

Wednesday, Sept 3: Read pages 6-11 in the textbook, then create 2 column notes for those pages,Complete Geographical worksheet by labeling the map with the correct term.
Study for the states test. You have to be able to identify each state by its shape and be able to spell each state correctly.

Thursday, Sept 4th: States Test is tomorrow. You will be given a map of the US with the states numbered.
You will be given a sheet number 1-50. You will be asked to look at the state and write down the name of it on the blank that has the same number as the state. Spelling will count. If you include the capital it will be extra credit.

Friday, Sept 5th: Read Chapter 3 section 3 and complete the guide. That is pages 18-25 in the text book.

Monday, September 8th: the eight grade counselor will be in all my Social Studies Classes. The homework for tonight is to read Chapter 1 Section 4 in the text, it is about the mountain region the pages are 28-36 and complete the notes.
WE WILL HAVE OUR TEST ON CHAPTER ONE ON FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 12TH

Tuesday, September 9th: Study you notes for Chapter 1 sections 1,2,3, The Tidewater Region, The Coastal Plan,
The Peidmont. Do the worksheet that covers NC's geographical regions, counties, Terms and Rivers.

Wednesday, September 10th: Complete Chapter 1 Section 5 sheet, and North Carolina's Geographic Regions
I am sending a study guide for your test on Friday. Take advantage of it and use it to study tonight and tomorrow.

Thursday, September 11th: Study your notes and sheets for the Chapter one, North Carolina's regions for the test tomorrow.

Monday, September 15th First complete the Section 2 study guide sheet. Start on the side with the summary.
Then complete the Notetaking Study Guide.

Tuesday, September 16th: Make sure you complete the bubble maps for the 7 regions where the Native Americans settled. Then Define the 7 vocabulary words
dialect, clan, matrilineal, consensus, conjurer, immunity. Create and fill in the chart where the rows have the following native american tribes, Algonquin, Tuscarora,Catawba, Cherokee. The columns will have: Meaning of their name, Language, Villiages, tribes, and divisions, Location of group.
On your North Carolina map label the native american tribes in their appropriate region. then for each region list four aspects of their culture for each region.

REMEMBER CULTURE IS the beliefs, behaviors, and traditions of a group.

Wednesday, September 17: Constitution Day. No Homework for tonight.

Thursday, September 18th: Open House tonight from 6:00 to 8:00.
Complete Chapter 2 Section 2 guided reading sheet. the pages that you need to read are on the sheet.

I had some emergy medical issues that went from Friday
through Monday and was not at school for those two days.

Tuesday, September 23rd; Type out in 12 font and doubled space the final copy of your native american story.
Each student should have the rubric for the story

Wednesday, September 24th; You need to finish translating your story to Native American symbols.
Remember to color it and if you create more symbols create a key on your paper showing what the symbols mean.
The next few days the students will be picking out a historic site in North Carolina. They will be doing research and creating a brochure about that site. This is intended to help your child get ready for the computer test.

Thursday, September 25th: no homework

Friday, September 26th: Christopher Columbus worksheet

Tuesday, September 30th Do Spanish Conquistadors worksheet and on the other side the English explorers.

We were in the Media Center doing research on a North Carolina historical site that each student chose to research. Wednesday and Thursday we will be in the computer lab and each student will use that information to create a brochure.

Wednesday, October 1st: French explorers worksheet both sides.

Thursday, October 2nd: No Homework. Watch the Vice Presidential debate at 9:00pm

I was at a meeting at central office on Friday

Monday, October 6th, No Homework
Tuesday, October 7th, Since we changed the "Who Discovered America discussion from tomorrow to Thursday and requested by the students. We will have Thursday quiz tomorrow. The quiz will be on the following:
The notes about the Reasons For Exploration. These notes cover the time period from the Roman Empire to the Explorers. The Cause and effect notes that had the causes for exploration in the boxes and then the effects of exploration in the boxes on the right. The last item they will need to study is the sheet we did today in class. The Quiz will be True, False and Multiple Choice
IF YOU ARE IN MY 4TH CORE, THAT CLASS CHOOSE TO PROCEED WITH THE WHO DISCOVERED AMERICAN PRESENTATION. THE QUIZ WILL BE THURSDAY

Wednesday, October 8th; You will use the sheet that you completed in class to answer the following questions
Describe how the colonists in New France supported themselves?
Compare and contrast the economic activites of New France with those of New Spain.
Name two Dutch settlements in the Americas
How did the geographical location of these settlements contribute to their success?

Thursday, October 9th No Homework tonight
Monday, October 13th: Complete Roanoke worksheet.
Wednesday, October 15th: Roanoke Voyages worksheet
do both sides. Fridaywe will have a quiz on pages 75-82 in the text book. Students should review their notes from class and the worksheets they had for homework

Thursday. October 16th: Study for you quiz tomorrow

Monday, October 20th:For your quiz tomorrow,Know the informationwe went over in class about section 1. Specific things would be:
charter,
John Smith,
Representative government
Squanto
Know what country's colony was abandoned after a year
First English settlement in North America was called
What made Jamestown profitable
What is the name of the first representative government in the colonies

Tuesday October 21st: No Homework

Thursday October 23: Each student has been given a Open Compare and Contrast Sheet. they have to compare and contrast Jamestown and the New England Colonies.
First write what is simular between the two colonies
then write how they are different in relation to
Governments
Native American Relations
resources
Why the colony was founded
success.
then they needed to point out patterns of similarities and differences
and write a conclusion.
All this is on the sheet that was given to them. If they missed placed the sheet everything they need to do is above.

MONDAY OCTOBER 27: Complete the side two of the Middle Colonies Reading Guide: Dutch Colonization and
Colonial Population Growth

Tuesday: There will be a quiz on the Middle Colonies.
Know What 4 colonies were considered the Middle Colonies
What was previously a Dutch colony.
What was the first Proprietary colony
What a royal colony is
What middle colony was considered a "Holy experiment"
How did the Quakers see women?
Why the middle colonies were called America's Breadbasket
most diverse.
Your candidate research sheet is due on Thursday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Wednesday October 28th: Complete Multicultural Worksheet, We will be going to vote in the Media Center tomorrow.

Monday November 17th: Please excuse the lack of updates, My husband has had two major strokes and was on life support.
You will do the take home test and finish the Pirate wanted poster.
i NEED ALL REPORT CARDS SIGN AND RETURNED BY WEDNESDAY

Wednesday November 19th: Complete persuasive letter to a friend supporting either Gov Tryon or the Regulators. The letter has to be at least 20 sentences

Monday December 1st: None


Tuesday December 2nd: Read pages 157-162 in the North CArolina book and complete the guided reading guide

Wednesday December 3rd: read pages 163-169 Complete guided reading guide for section 2

Thursday December 4th is our geography bee. For your information this is a school wide competition that your student cannot prepare for. This is the initial round where we pick team winners. The team winner will participate in a school wide competition against other winners of other teams. Our school winner will take a test to see if they qualitfy to compete in the State competition in the sring.
December 9th, Tuesday: The last two days we have been reviewing for the mandated computer test that 1/2 of our team will take tomorrow and 1/2 will take Thursday am.
Wednesday , December 10th: DUE TO A PROBLEM WITH MY NCW ACCOUNT ON THE GRADING PROGRAM I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO GIVE OUT INTERIMS TOMORROW. I AM HOPEING THAT THE ORBLEM WILL BE RESOLVED TOMORROW AND YOU WILL HAVE MY INTERIM BY FRIDAY.

Friday, Dec 12th: I passed out interims today. There homework is to answer the questions about the American Revolution from the video. They have the questions and these are due Monday.

Monday, Dec 15th: Do the Skills for Life and the Map worksheet

Wednesday, Dec 17th: The worksheet about Thomas Paine's common sense.

Thursday, December 18th: No Homework

Friday, December 19th: Hope your Holidays are filled with Joy.

Monday, Jan 5th: Finish writing you diamente poem about George Washington. This is the set up of the poem:
topic (noun)
adjective describing (tell who he was)
Two adjectives (describing words)
Three verbs (action words ending in ing)
Synonym, synonym, Antonym (Words to capture the topic)
Three verbs (action words ending in ing)
Two nouns that tell who he was
synonym (noun)

Tuesday we will be reviewing for the American Revolution test on Thursday.

Tuesday, Jan 6th: create a crossword puzzle using the information from your study guide. You have to have at least 8 clues across and 8 clues down.

Wednesday, Jan 7th: study for your test.

Thursday, Test.

Go to the top of the page to see the assignments for second semester
Next week you students will be responsible to memorize the preamble to the Constitution.

Monday, January 12th: No homework tonight.
Tuesday, January13th: No Homework tonight