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American History Overview

American History Overview. 8 th Grade Social Studies, Mrs. Perry Central Middle School. What are we learning about this year?. American History Emphasis in Geography Colonization - The Civil War Colonization, The Revolutionary War, A New Nation, Westward Expansion, The Civil War

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American History Overview

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  1. American History Overview 8th Grade Social Studies, Mrs. Perry Central Middle School

  2. What are we learning about this year? • American History • Emphasis in Geography • Colonization - The Civil War • Colonization, The Revolutionary War, A New Nation, Westward Expansion, The Civil War • Economic, Political and Social Issues • How to be Responsible Citizens

  3. Focus on Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening • Reading • Textbook • Primary Sources and Secondary Sources • Writing • Warm-up and Exit Writing • In Class Assignments • Projects – including research essay • Speaking • Presentations, debates, discussions, etc. • Listening • During Instruction • Presentations

  4. Our Goals For This Year • Our classroom goal for this year will be to have an average of 80% on our unit post-assessments. • What are some action steps we can do to achieve this?

  5. Required Supplies • Pens/Pencils • Loose Leaf Paper • Folder • Notebook • Binder • Coloring Utensils • Poster Board • Kleenex and Hand Sanitizer

  6. Assignment Types • Notes • Tests • Quizzes • Projects • Homework • Class work

  7. Unit Overviews • Unit 1: Colonization • Unit 2: Road to Revolution • Unit 3: Revolutionary War • Unit 4: Creating a Nation • Unit 5: Our Government • Unit 6: Westward Expansion • Unit 7: Slavery and the Civil War

  8. Project Overviews • Colonization: Group Talk Show Project • Road to Revolution: Facebook Poster Project • Revolutionary War: Expository Essay • Creating a Nation: Power Point Presentation • Our Government: Board Game Project • Westward Expansion: Mini-Journal Project • Slavery and the Civil War: End of the Year Culminating Project – History Fair

  9. What past 8th Graders have said about being successful in my class… • Come to class everyday. • Talk less. • Turn in work on time. • Keep up with your notes and write them in a way you can understand. • Be more organized. • Pay more attention. • Ask questions. • Study. • Use prior knowledge and build off what you learn. • Take your education seriously, all that goofing around can wait.

  10. Mrs. Perry’s WebsiteEmail: bperry@rgsd.k12.mo.us • Go to school’s website rgsd.k12.mo.us • Click on Central Middle School • Click on Staff • Click on Mrs. Perry • Warm-ups, Homework, Daily Lesson Agendas, Vocabulary Words, Study guides, Project Information, Downloadable assignments

  11. Exit Writing • What are you looking forward to the most for this year in social studies? • Remember: Use complete sentences, professional language and restate the question in the answer!!

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