Social Studies 8B - Mr. Rowan Assignments

Reconstruction Group Plan due.

Reconstruction Introduction

Civil War Reenactment

First Battle of Bull Run

Lake Village Park, Thornton, CO

Public welcome to view

9-12 and 1-3 are good times to watch

Students need a sack lunch

Student contract and Permission slip required to attend

Civil War Reenactment Fundraising Dinner

All are welcome!

Westgate High School

6-8:30

Donations welcome!

Students need to be there no later than 5:30 unless they stay after school to help set up.

Each student is assigned food for the buffet

 

 

Civil War Reenactment Training and Outfitting: Students will experience what Civil War soldiers experienced as they signed up and were put into regiments. What their uniforms consisted of, how to do various drills, how to work together, etc.

Civil War Fundraiser Project Proposal: description of what student will do for the fundraiser, how it will raise money, costs, supplies, etc

Civil War Battles Notes

Advantages, Disadvantages and Battle Strategies of the North and South as the Civil War began video notes.

What reasons did the South give for seceding? Students will read the secession documents of four states and decide.

What did Abraham Lincoln believe about Political, Social and Economic equality of African-Americans? Students will read letters and speeches from Lincoln and decide.

Civil War Biography Bottle completed

Civil War Biography Presentation Due

Civil War Biography research and presentation complete

Civil War Biography Presentation

Friendly letter explaining what was learned about global economics and the life of a t-shirt

Tariff of 1828 and the economies of the North and South

The events that led to tension between the North and South that led to the Civil War

Missouri Compromise and Slavery in the Western Territories Newsela article

What is Freedom Exit Ticket

Westward Expansion Final Research Project

Westward Expansion Map with research notes

Mexican-American War Character Social with Questions

Compare different points of view on Thanksgiving and Columbus Day. Newsela Article, questions and quiz

Oregon Trail Webquest: use the link to answer the questions

 

Use symbolism to show how the perspective of American Settlers, Native Americans, Mexicans or Africans viewed Manifest Destiny.

Watch the video on how the US grew from 13 colonies to 50 states on the Republic of Texas and how it became part of the United States. Students will answer the questions and take notes as part of their map project.

Teaching about newsela articles. Students will be placed into groups with one member from each of the five article groups. They will each share what they learned from the article and take notes on the main idea and summary of the other four articles.

Cherokee, Indian Removal Act and Trail of Tears newsela article: students will be put into groups and read one of five articles on this topic, take a quiz and write a written response.

Lewis and Clark Map Assignment

Louisiana Purchase

Florida

Indian Removal(Trail of Tears)

Lewis and Clark Expedition Assignment

 

Video notes and question

Painting analysis

Diary entry responses

Google Earth questions

Thomas Jefferson letter to Congress about Lewis and Clark: Short answer and quiz on Newsela

Students should login to their newsela account and complete this online

 

Socratic Seminar where students will ask and answer questions to learn about student's First Amendment rights at school

Bill of Rights Summary Sheet: Students choose one of the first ten amendments and completes four section which include summary, details, unanswered questions and ethical considerations

 

Anatomy of the Constitution located on OneNote

Compromises of the Constitutional Convention Poster

Compromises of the Constitutional Convention: Use the videos, PowerPoint, Google and Article on the wall to fill out these notes

Compare textbook except and the letter from Thomas Jefferson regarding Shay's rebellion.

Shay's Rebellion Article and Quiz

Articles of Confederation PowerPoint notes

Create Your Own Government Project Presentation: Student groups will present their project

Create Your Own Government Project