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Welcome to 8 th Grade U.S. History

Welcome to 8 th Grade U.S. History. Mr. Hughes. Monday, 28 April 2014. Planner page: 90. 1. Current Events (Set #31) 2. Gettysburg Address 3. Civil War Graphs due 4. Story of Us 5. Notebooks due Friday. History Standard: 8.10. Tuesday, 29 April 2014. Planner page: 90.

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Welcome to 8 th Grade U.S. History

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  1. Welcome to 8th Grade U.S. History Mr. Hughes

  2. Monday, 28 April 2014 Planner page: 90 • 1. Current Events (Set #31) • 2. Gettysburg Address • 3. Civil War Graphs due • 4. Story of Us • 5. Notebooks due Friday History Standard: 8.10

  3. Tuesday, 29 April 2014 Planner page: 90 • 1. Current Event #2 • 2. Story of Us • 3. Notebooks due Friday History Standard: 8.10

  4. Wednesday, 30 April 2014 Planner page: 90 • 1. Current Event #3 • 2. Museum Project • 3. Story of Us • 4. Notebooks due Friday • 5. April Raffle History Standard: 8.10

  5. Thursday, 1 May 2014 Planner page: 91 • 1. Current Event #4 • 2. Story of Us • 3. Museum Project • 4. Notebook rubric History Standard: 8.10

  6. Friday, 2 May 2014 Planner page: 91 • 1. Current Event #5 • 2. Story of Us • 3. Lincoln Open-Mind • 4. Museum project • 5. Notebooks due History Standard: 8.10

  7. Current Events (Set 31) 1. “Boycott Next? Los Angeles Clippers Players Protest Silently after Alleged Racist Comments by Owner.” Donald Sterling made discriminatory comments telling girlfriend not to associate with African-Americans. President calls remarks ignorant & US continues to wrestle with the legacy or race, slavery & segregation

  8. Current Event #2 2. “Sainthood: Pope Francis Makes History with Dual Canonization of Pope John XXIII & John Paul II.” Vatican ceremonies honored former Popes who brought 2,000 year-old Catholic Church into modern times. • Steps to Sainthood: • Servant of God • Venerable / Heroic in Virtue (faith , hope, & charity • Blessed (beatification) – heaven, salvation, martyrdom • Saint (2 miracles) through intercession / prayer Unprecedented ceremony was also historic because it was witnessed by emeritus Pope Benedict XVI

  9. Current Event #3 • 3. “Breakthrough: Nuclear Transfer Cloning Technology Used to make Stem Cells from Adult Humans.” • Cloned embryos can be used as a source for stem cells that match a patient and can produce any cell type. Stem cells have the potential to grow organs and treat & possibly cure diseases

  10. Current Event #4 4. “Oklahoma’s Botched Lethal Injection Marks New Front in Battle over 8th Amendment and Executions.” White House says procedures fell short of humane standard; inmate died of a heart attack 40 minutes later. President Obama still believes that some crimes are so heinous that executions are merited

  11. Current Event #5 5. “Mississippi Democratic Congressman Defends Controversial use of ‘Uncle Tom’ Racial Remark.” Rep. accuses Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas of not advancing African-American & minority rights. Do you believe Supreme Court justices have a responsibility to make rulings that reflect their race, religion, or gender?

  12. Museum Project: 6/2/14 History Standard: 8.10

  13. Open Mind: Lincoln’s Brain 1. What would Abraham Lincoln be saying to himself? 2. What would he be thinking? 3. Fill his mind with thoughts & images…. You can write phrases / expressions You can draw images You can include both words & pictures ? Standard: 8.10

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