North Woods School-8th grade visit

Finals Schedule: Tuesday, May 29

World History 8-
1st and 2nd hour
    *look over your study guide and review bingo board
     ** textbooks due

American History 7-
4th and 5th hour
     *look over your study guide
     **textbook due

May 14- May 18

World History 8

Monday: 17.4- "Catolics and Protestants"
Objective: Summarize conflics between Catholics and Protestants
Due: 17.4 vocabulary
Class: Chapter 17 Quiz, Read and Worksheet 17.4, video clips Henry VIII, English Reformation
Homework: finish worksheets

Chapter 18- "Enlightenment and Revolution"

Tuesday: 18.2 - "The Enligtenment"
Objective: Discuss how science gave Europeans a new way to understand the universe
Due: 18.2 vocabulary, 17.4 worksheets
Class: Read and Worksheet 18.2, Gutenberg worksheet
Homework: 18.2 vocabulary

Thursday: Review 17.4 and 18.2
Objective:
Due: 18.2 worksheet, 18.3 vocabulary
Class: 17.4 and 18.2 quiza, Discuss/ Correct 17.4 and 18.2,  watch video clips Scientific Revolution, Galileo, Newton, Copernicus
Homework: 18.3 vocabulary

Friday: 18.3- "The Enlightenment"
Objective: Describe how many Europeans came to believe that reason could improve government and society
Due: 18.3 vocabulary
Class:  video clip Jeffersons-pursuit-of-knowledge, discuss 18.3, Week in Rap current events
Homework:

American History 7

Monday: 17 - "John Brown, Lincoln, and Secession"
Objective: Learn why John Brown invaded Harpers Ferry and how and why Southern states tried to form a seperate nation.
Due:
Class: John Brown, US-inches-closer-to-war, Abraham Lincoln, Discuss and Notes on "Road to the Civil War"
Homework:

Chapter 18-The Civil War (1861-1865)
Tuesday:  18- "Border States, Sides, and Strategies"
Objective: Learn what strategies and advantages developed for both the North and the South and How the Union secured the border states.
Due:
Class: Complete worksheet using pages 566- 571 and Civil War Interactive site (Civil War Interactives Link)
Homework:

Thursday: 18- "Bull Run, Antietam, Emancipation, Gettysburg, Shiloh, Vickburg"
Objective: Learn about the major ideas and battles of the civil war.
Due:
Class: Create a poster using the internet and the text book (pages 572-587), Present poster to the class, Discuss, watch video clips First Battle of Bull Run, Battle of Antietam, Emancipation, Battle of Chancellorsville, Battle of Fredericksburg, Battle of Gettysb urg, Gettysburg Address, Battle of Shiloh, Siege of Vicksburg, Homework:

Friday: 18- "Sherman, Surrender, and Assassination"
Objective: Learn why Sherman's march to the sea caused so much destruction and how the Civil War came to an end.
Due:
Class: Sherman-Atlanta, Sherman-Savannah, Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse, Lincolns assassination, Driving-force-behind-lincolns-assassination
 Homework:

May 7 - May 11

World History 8

Monday: Unit 5-A Changing World (1400 - 1800)
Objective:
Due:
Class: Middle Ages Project Follow Up, Intro to Unit 5 and Chapter 16 (Maya , Aztec, and Inca), May Schedule
Homework: 17.1 Read and vocabulary

Chapter 17- "The Renaissance and Reformation"

Tuesday: 17.1 - "The Renaissance Begins"
Objective: Discuss the rebirth of art and Greek and Roman ideas in Italian city-states
Due: 17.1 Vocabulary
Class: Discuss the Renaissance and complete mind map
Homework: 17.2 vocabulary

Thursday: 17.2- "New Ideas and Art"
Objective: Explain how the Renaissance spread to northern Europe
Due: 17.2 vocabulary, Renaissance art picture extra credit
Class: Renaissance flash quiz, Discuss extra credit, Da Vinvi, Gutenberg video, Mona Lisa, Sistine Chapel Virtual Tour,  review pictures
Homework: 17.3 vocabulary

Friday: 17.3- "The Reformation Begins"
Objective: Describe the beginning of Protestantism and its spread
Due: 17.3 vocabulary
Class:  Martin Luther Sparks the Reformation\, The Origins of Calvinism, Evolution of the Reformation Chart
Homework: Read 17.4 and vocabulary


American History 7

Monday: Chapter 12-15 test
Objective: Assess understanding of the ideas of Manifest Destiny
Due: Study guide, objective journal
Class: chapter 12-15 test
Homework:

Tuesday:  Chapter 16 
Objective: Discuss what improvements helped the north and south and how did these improvements impacted daily life
Due:
Class: PowerPoint presentation and North/South mind map, video clips
Homework:

Thursday: Chapter 16 
Objective: Compare and Contrast life in the North and the South
Due:
Class: North/South Venn Diagram, Factory and Plantation rules, Intro to Chapter 17
Homework:

Friday: Chapter 17 -"Compromise and Kansas-Nebraska" (17.1/17.2)
Objective: Learn how Northerners and Southerns settled their differences and why the Kansas-Nebraska act caused bloodshed.
Due:
Class: Road to the Civil War Activity, Kansas Nebraska Act, Interactive:Civil War
Homework:

April 30 - May 4

World History 8

Chapter 14- "Medieval Japan"

Monday: 14.1- "Early Japan", 14.2 - "Shoguns and Samurai"
14.3-"Life in Medieval Japan"
Objective: Discuss how Geography played a role in the de velopment of Japan, Discuss the rise and influence of shoguns and samuriai in medieval Japan, Relate the impact of religion on Japan's culutre.
Due:
Class: Group discussion, presentation, and organizer activity
Homework:

Tuesday: Chapter 14 Review
Objective:
Due: Organizer
Class: Medieval Asia Review Rap, Chapter 14 review, Chapter 14 quiz
Homework:

Chapter 15-Medieval Europe
Thursday: 15.1- "The Early Middle Ages", 15.2-"Feudalism", 15.3-"Kingdoms and Crusades", 15.4-"The Church and Society", and 15.5-"The Late Middle Ages"
Objective: Summarize the changes in Europe after Rome's fall, describe feudalism and the rise of towns, describe the growth of kingdoms and effects of the Crusades, discuss the role of the medieval Catholic Church, Explain the effects of wars and the Black Death
Due:
Class: Group discussion, presentation, and activity
Homework:

Friday: Chapter 12 Review
Objective:
Due: Activity
Class: Chapter 15 review, Medieval Europe Review Rap, Chapter 15 quiz
Homework:



American History 7

Chapter 15 The Spirit of Reform

Monday: 15.1 - "Literature, Art, and Science" , 15.2-"Calls for Widespread Education" and 15.3-"Social and Cultural Change"
Objective: Learn how society made gains in literature, art, science, education, and other great reforms.
Due:
Class: Review chapter 14, show last week video clips, 15.1, 15.2, and 15.3  notes and discussion, 5th hour presentation

Homework:

Tuesday:  15.4 "The Antislavery Movement" and 15.5 "The Women's Right Movement"
Objective: Learn who led the fight agaist slavery and how they furthered thier cause. Learn why women became unhappy with thier positions in the mid-1800's, watch video clips Abolition -and-the-underground-railroad, harriet-tubman,Frederick Douglass, The-people-speak
Homework:

Thursday: Review Chapters 12-15 -MAPS TESTING?
Objective:
Due:
Class: Study Guide
Homework:

Friday: Chapter 12- 15 Review
Objective:
Due:
Class: Review Jeopardy
Homework: Study for Mondays Test, use Quizlet Flashcards Chapter 12 -15 Flashcards

Middle Ages Culture Fair-8th Grade World History

April 23 - April 27

World History 8

Chapter 12- "China in the Middle Ages"

Monday: 12.1- "China Reunites" and 12.2 - "Chinese Society"
12.3-"The Mongols in China" and 12.4- "The Ming Dynasty"
Objective: Discuss how Chinese rulers brought peace and order and how the major beliefs made and impact. Discuss how farming and trade brought wealth and pushed for new technology. Discuss how the Mongols built a vast empire and how the Ming Dynasty brought peace and prosperity
Due:
Class: Group discussion, presentation, and organizer activity
Homework:

Tuesday: Chapter 12 Review
Objective:
Due: Organizer
Class: Medieval China Review Rap, Chapter 12 review, Chapter 12 quiz
Homework:

Chapter 13-Medieval Africa
Wednesday: 13.1- "The Rise of African Civilizations", 13.2-"Africa's Government and Religion", 13.3-"African Society and Culture"
Objective: Explain how geography and trade shaped the growth of African civilization in African south of the Sahara, Describe the government and religions that influenced life in medieval Africa, Discuss how the Bantu migrations shaped African cultures and how the African slave trade disrupted those cultures.
Due:
Class: Group discussion, presentation, and activity
Homework:

Friday: Chapter 12 Review
Objective:
Due: Activity
Class: Chapter 13 review, Medieval Africa Review Rap, Chapter 13 quiz
Homework:



American History 7

Chapter 14 Manifest Destiny

Monday: 14.1 - "The Oregon Country" and Objective: Learn what nations had conflicting claims to the Oregon Country and how traders and trappers paved the way for western expansion.
Due: page 439 extra credit

Class: Review Chapter 13, show last week video clips, 14.1, Oregon Trail presentation
Homework:

Tuesday:  14.2 "Texas Independence"
Objective: Learn how Texas won its Independence from Mexico
Due: Activity
Class: 14.2 notes, Texas Independence presentation, Alamo, Alamo-deconstructed
Homework:

Thursday: 14.3 -"War with Mexico"
Objective: Learn how the Mexican War began and why some American opposed the war and How the U.S. obtained New Mexico and California
Due:
Class: 14.3 notes, Mexican -American War presentation, Rio-Grande
Homework:

Friday: 14.4- "Spanning a Continent"
Objective: Learn why the Mormons settled in what is now Utah and how California's population boomed in 1849.
Due:
Class: 14.4 notes, Gold Rush presentation, Triggers the Gold Rush
Homework:

April 16 - April 20

World History 8

Monday: NO SCHOOL DUE TO WEATHER

Tuesday (and Wednesday): MCA Testing (morning only)
Objective:
Due:
Class:
Homework:

Thursday: Medieval Fair Reflection
Objective: Reflect on the effectiveness of our fair.
Due
Class: self grade and peer grade rubric on topics, self grade groups performance, participation rubrics, overall fair reflection worksheet.
Homework:

Friday: Medieval Group Work
Objective: Review project and discuss ways to present information to the class.
Due:
Class: Meet in groups and review section guided reading and quizzes, plan activity to review information with the class, Week in Rap

American History 7

Monday: NO SCHOOL DUE TO WEATHER

Tuesday: 12.3 "Nationalism and Sectionalism, 12.4 "Monroe and Foreign Affairs
Objective: (12.3)Learn how feelings of national pride and section rivalries increased in the US. (12.4)Learn how the Monroe Doctrine affected American foreign policy.
Due: Chapter 12 vocabulary

Class: Review Industrial Revolution and video clip Industrial Revolution, Finish "Moving West" mind map and video clip erie canal video, 12.3 and 12.4 notes, President Monroe
Homework:

Chapter 13 - The Age of Jackson

Thursday: 13.1 "The People's President" and 13.2 "A New Spirit in the White House"
Objective: Learn about the election of 1824 and 1828 and how President Jackson impacted the U.S.
Due:

Class: Discuss 13.2 and 13.2 and notes,President Jackson, Jackson the Widower,  President Jackson Scandals, Jackson and the Bank War
Homework: Chapter 13 vocabulary

Friday: Chapter 13.3 - "Crisis and Conflict" and 13.4- "The End of the Jacksonian Era"
Objective: Discuss how the debate over tariffs created a crisis for the Union and how Native Americans lost their ancestral land in the Southeast and how the Whigs came to power.
Due:

Class: 13.3 and 13.4 notes, American Removal Act Presentation,Jackson and the Cherokee video link, President Harrison, President Harrison Death
Homework: Extra Credit: Read 439 and questions #1-4