Friday, November 16
- Genius competition #2
Thursday, November 15
- Warm-up: Amazing Facts, "Constitution"
- Read "Parents' Constitution"
- Questions -- "Parents' Constitution" *discuss
| history_--_parents_constitution__document_.docx |
| history_--_parents_constitution__questions_.docx |
Wednesday, November 14
- Finish project: How Our Government Works (picture book) ***Project is due at the end of the hour TODAY
| history_--__project__how_our_government_works_picture_book__resources_.docx |
Tuesday, November 13
- Work on project: How Our Government Works (picture book) ***Project is due at the end of the hour TOMORROW (11/14)
| history_--__project__how_our_government_works_picture_book__resources_.docx |
Monday, November 12
- Work on project: How Our Government Works (picture book) ***Project is due at the end of the hour on Wednesday (11/14)
| history_--__project__how_our_government_works_picture_book__resources_.docx |
Friday, November 9
- Check-in NBE #11 -- Reading Notes for 9.6 (Checks and Balances)
- Check-in NBE #12 -- Reading Notes for 9.7 (The Amendment Process)
- Check-in NBE #13 -- Reading Notes for 9.8 (The Federal System)
- Discuss/revise
- "Dumb" laws and "full faith and credit"
- Introduce project: How Our Government Works (picture book) ***Project is due at the end of the hour on Wednesday (11/14)
| history_--__project__how_our_government_works.docx |
| history_--__project__how_our_government_works_picture_book__resources_.docx |
Thursday, November 8
- Warm-up: discuss NBE #10 -- Branches of Gov't Sort
- NBE #11 -- Reading Notes for 9.6 (Checks and Balances)
- NBE #12 -- Reading Notes for 9.7 (The Amendment Process)
- NBE #13 -- Reading Notes for 9.8 (The Federal System)
***see this link for a copy of the U.S. Constitution
https://www.archives.gov/founding-docs
***textbook pages for NBE 11, NBE #12, and NBE #13 are attached to handouts (below)
| history_--_nbe_11_--_reading_notes_for_9.6__checks_and_balances_.pdf |
| history_--_nbe_12__unit_2__--_reading_notes_for_9.7__the_amendment_process_.pdf |
| history_--_nbe_13_--_reading_notes_for_9.8__the_federal_system_.pdf |
| history_--_nbe_11_12_13_questions_reading_notes_9.6_9.7_9.8.docx |
Wednesday, November 7
***8th Grade Field Trip -- Masonic Temple
Tuesday, November 6
***Election Day -- no school
Monday, November 5
- Check-in NBE #9 -- Reading Notes 9.5 (Judicial Branch)
- discuss/revise
- Notebook Quiz (entries 1-10 of Unit 2)
- Video Review of Branches of Government
Friday, November 2
- Check-in NBE #8 -- Reading Notes 9.4
- discuss/revise
- NBE #9 -- Reading Notes 9.5 (The Judicial Branch)
- NBE #10 -- Branches of Gov't Sort
***see this link for a copy of the U.S. Constitution
https://www.archives.gov/founding-docs
| history_--_nbe_9__unit_2__reading_notes_9.5_handout.pdf |
| history_--_nbe_9__unit_2__questions_13-16_for_reading_notes_9.5.docx |
| history_--_nbe_9__unit_2__textbook_pages.pdf |
| history_--__unit_2__--_nbe_10_--_branches_of_government_sort.pdf |
Thursday, November 1
- Warm-up: Race
- Check-in NBE #6 -- Reading Notes 9.3 (Legislative Branch)
- Check-in NBE #7 -- How a Bill Becomes a Law
- Discuss/revise
- NBE #8 -- Reading Notes 9.4 (The Executive Branch)
***see this link for a copy of the U.S. Constitution
https://www.archives.gov/founding-docs
| history_--_nbe_8__handout_for_reading_notes_.pdf |
| history_--_nbe_8__unit_2__questions_7-12_for_reading_notes_9.4.docx |
| history_--_nbe_8__unit_2__textbook_pages.pdf |
Wednesday, October 31
- Warm-up: Amazing Facts -- George Washington
- Check-in NBE #6 -- Reading Notes for 9.3 (The Legislative Branch) ***discuss
- NBE #7 -- How a Bill Becomes a Law (video questions) ***fill in the blanks by watching the video
| history_--_nbe7__unit_2__how_a_bill_becomes_a_law__worksheet_for_video_.docx |
Tuesday, October 30
- Check-in NBE #5 -- Cloze Passage for 9.2
- Check-in Crossword Puzzle -- Review of Ch. 9 so far...
- discuss/revise
- NBE #6 -- Reading Notes for 9.3
***see this link for a copy of the U.S. Constitution
https://www.archives.gov/founding-docs
| history_--_nbe_6__unit_2__--_reading_notes_for_9.3.pdf |
| history_--_nbe_6__unit_2__questions_1-6_for_reading_notes_9.3.docx |
| history_--_nbe_6__unit_2__--_pages_from_textbook.pdf |
Monday, October 29
- Video: America, The Story of US -- "Revolution"
- 3-column notes ***10 notes in each column = 30 total notes
Friday, October 24
- NBE #4 -- Response Question
- discuss
- NBE #5 -- Cloze Passage for 9.2 ***guess the words that fill the 20 spaces
- Crossword Puzzle -- Review of Ch. 9 so far...
| history_--__unit_2__--_nbe_4_--_response_question.docx |
| history_--_nbe_5__unit_2__--_cloze_passage_for_9.2.pdf |
| history_--__unit_2__--_crossword_puzzle_review_of_ch._9_so_far....pdf |
Thursday, October 23
- Q1 Common Assessment
- Genius Competition
Wednesday, October 22
***Q1 Common Assessment TOMORROW (10/25)***
- Check-in NBE #2 -- Vocab Ch. 9
- Check-in NBE #3 -- 9-Square Vocab for "Impeach"
- Discuss/revise
- Review Game for Common Assessment
Tuesday, October 21
***Q1 Common Assessment this Thursday (10/25)***
- Notebook Quiz (entries 14-25)
- Check-in NBE #25 -- Response Question
- Check-in Quarter 1 Review (crossword)
- NBE #3 -- 9-Square Vocab for the word "Impeach"
Monday, October 20
***Q1 Common Assessment this Thursday (10/25)***
- Warm-up: Electoral College Re-cap
- Q1 Review Crossword
- NBE #1 -- Title Page
- NBE #2 -- Vocab Ch. 9 ***words: popular sovereignty, legislative branch, bicameral, bill, veto, executive branch, impeach, judicial branch, checks and balances, amendment, interstate, intrastate, commerce, federalism, (political) party, interest group
| history_--_electoral_college_warm-up.docx |
| q1_common_assessment_crossword_review__clues_.jpg |
| q1_common_assessment_crossword_review.jpg |
Friday, October 19
***Q1 Common Assessment next Thursday (10/25)***
- Warm-up -- Electoral College review
- Check-in NBE #23 -- History Atlas 19-a/b *discuss/revise
- Read ch. 8 summary (pg 117 in textbook)
- Activity: Fill out help-sheet for NBE #25 ***see "Argument for Ratifying the Constution..." document attached below
- NBE #25 -- Response Question
| history_--_electoral_college__warm_up_3.docx |
| history_--_unit_1_--_help_for_nbe_25.docx |
| page_from_textbook_to_help_with_nbe_25.pdf |
| history_--__unit_1__--_nbe_25_--_response_question.docx |
Thursday, October 18
- Check-in NBE#22 -- Compromises over Slavery *discuss
- NBE#23 -- History Atlas 19-a/b ***handout + atlas pages are TOGETHER in one document (below)
- NBE#24 -- How Do We Select a President? (video questions) ***video and questions are below
| history_--_history_atlas_19-a_b__nbe_23_.pdf |
| history_-_nbe_24_-_how_do_we_select_a_president__video_questions_.docx |
Wednesday, October 17
- Warm-up: crossword review of Shays' Rebellion and Constitutional Convention
- Check-in NBE #21 -- Virginia Plan vs. New Jersey Plan
- Discuss/revise
- NBE #22 -- Compromises over Slavery *Read pages 111-112 in textbook (pages are attached below). Fill out the graphic organizer for (1) 3/5 Compromise and (2) Slave Trade
| history_--_compromises_over_slavery__ch._8_.pdf |
| history_--_textbook_pages_for_nbe_22_--_compromises_over_slavery.pdf |
Tuesday, October 16
- Quiz: Articles of Confederation
- NBE #21 -- The Great Compromise ***Read the textbook pages (attached below). (1) Use the handout to complete a Venn diagram that compares the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan -- list similarities in the middle, overlapping section and the unique details of each plan on each side. (2) Summarize the Great Compromise at the bottom of the page
- Video: Crash Course in History -- "The Constitution, The Articles, and Federalism"
| history_--_virginia_plan_vs._new_jersey_plan__graphic_organizer_.docx |
| history_--_text_for_nbe_21__virginia_plan_new_jersey_plan_and_great_compromise_.pdf |
Monday, October 15
- Check-in NBE #20 -- Questions: Shays' Rebellion + Constitutional Convention
- discuss/revise
- NBE #19 -- Developing Western Lands ***Read p. 104 in the textbook (attached below), and write two 40-word summaries: (1) Land Ordinance of 1785 and (2) Northwest Ordinance of 1787
| history_--_text_for_nbe_19__developing_western_lands_.pdf |
Friday, October 12
- Check-in NBE #17 -- Vocab Ch. 8
- Check-in NBE #18 -- Articles of Confederation
- NBE #20 -- Questions: Shays' Rebellion + Constitutional Convention
| history_--_questions_for_ch._8__shays_rebellion_and_constitutional_convention_.docx |
| history_--_text_for_nbe_20__shays_rebellion___constitutional_convention_.pdf |
Thursday, October 11
- Test Ch. 5-6
- XC puzzle
Wednesday, October 10
***Test on Ch. 5-6 TOMORROW (10/11)***
- Review Game for test on Ch. 5-6
Tuesday, October 9
***Test on Ch. 5-6 this Thursday (10/11)***
- Check-in NBE #16 -- Response Question
- Discuss
- NBE #17 -- Vocab Ch. 8 ***format the same way as NBE #4 and NBE #8 ***Words: territory, arsenal, Electoral College, republic, constitution, compromise, ratify, federalist, anti-federalist
- NBE #18 -- Articles of Confederation (graphic organizer) ***Use handout to complete graphic organizer (both the handout and graphic organizer are attached below)
| history_--__unit_1__--_nbe_18_--_articles_of_confederation__text_and_graphic_organizer___1_.pdf |
Monday, October 8
***Test on Ch. 5-6 this Thursday (10/11)***
- NBE #15 -- The Revolutionary War *use textbook pages 88-89 and 96-97 to complete (see below for handout and textbook pages)
- Activity -- Report Card for Continental and British Armies
- NBE #16 -- Response Question (question: So, if the British Army looks so much better than the Continental Army on paper, why did the Patriots win?) ***Use the data from NBE #15 and what you know to make an educated, 1/2 pg guess
| history_--_revolutionary_war__nbe_15__handout_and_text_.pdf |
| history_--__unit_1__--_nbe_16_-_response_question.docx |
Friday, October 5
***Test on Ch. 5-6 next Thursday (10/11)***
***This is a 1/2 day for students***
***Students stay with their Patriot Time classes for the entire day***
Patriot Time students need the following link:
https://www.viacharacter.org/survey/classes/Register?classCode=bradner
***Students stay with their Patriot Time classes for the entire day***
Patriot Time students need the following link:
https://www.viacharacter.org/survey/classes/Register?classCode=bradner
Thursday, October 4
***Test on Ch. 5-6 next Thursday (10/11)***
***There are OK2Say presentations today, so we'll use any extra time to have a short Scrabble Sprint tournament.
Wednesday, October 3
***Test on Ch. 5-6 next Thursday (10/11)***
- Warm-up: Thirteen Colonies farewell puzzle
- Check-in NBE #14 -- History Atlas 15-a/b
- discuss/revise
- Study guide for test (ch. 5-6)
| history_--__unit_1__--_study_guide__for_test_on_ch._5-6.docx |
Tuesday, October 2
- Notebook Quiz (NBE's #6-13)
- NBE #14 -- History Atlas 15-a/b ***The worksheet AND atlas pages needed to complete it are attached below
| history_--_history_atlas_15_a_b__plus_text_from_book_.pdf |
Monday, October 1
- Warm-up: "Delaware"
- Check-in NBE #13 -- Dec. of Independence (engagement guide)
- Discuss/revise
- Powerpoint: Slavery in Colonial America
- Video -- Crash Course in History: "The Black Legend, Native Americans, and Spaniards"
| slavery_in_colonial_america.pptx |
Friday, September 28
- Check-in NBE #11 -- Graphic Organizer for Ch. 6
- Check-in NBE #12 -- History Atlas 17-a/b
- discuss/revise
- NBE #13 -- Declaration of Independence (engagement guide)
| history_--_declaration_of_independence__article_.pdf |
| history_--_declaration_of_independence__engagement_guide_.docx |
Thursday, September 27
- Recap of what we've learned so far...
- NBE #11 -- Graphic Organizer for Ch. 6 ***Chapter 6 textbook pages are attached below
- NBE #12 -- History Atlas 17-a/b ***History Atlas pages (maps) are attached below
| history_--_graphic_organizer_for_ch._6__reading_notes_.pdf |
| history_--_ch._6__textbook_pages_.pdf |
| history_--_history_atlas_17-a-b.pdf |
| history_--_history_atlas_17-a-b__maps_.pdf |
Wednesday, September 26
- Check-in NBE #9 -- Questions Ch. 6
- discuss/revise
- NBE #10 -- Response Question : How does this picture (below) represent what we've been studying? In your answer, explain the symbolism and give three (3) specific examples of events that support your explanation ***Use the image below ***do the graphic organizer first, then write your detailed response to the question in your notebook
| history_--__unit_1__--_graphic_organizer_for_nbe_10.docx |
Tuesday, September 25
- Check-in NBE #7 -- History Atlas 16-a/b
- Check-in NBE #8 -- Vocab Ch. 6
- discuss/revise
- NBE #9 -- Questions Ch. 6 ***Use attached textbook pages (below) to complete
| history_--_chapter_6_questions__unit_1_nbe_9_.docx |
| history_--_ch._6__textbook_pages_.pdf |
Monday, September 24
- NBE #7 -- History Atlas 16-a/b ***Handout and all necessary atlas pages are attached below
- NBE #8 -- Vocab Ch. 6 ***terms: independence, petition (v), traitor, declaration, pledge
| history_--_history_atlas_16-a_b.pdf |
Friday, September 21
- SSR -- read the article, "What really happened at the Boston Massacre?"
- Add term, "propaganda" to NBE #4
- Propaganda Activity ***Use the resources and handout (attached below) to complete the activity ***PLease ignore the directions at the beginning of the video and simply follow the directions on the attached worksheet (below)
| what_really_happened_at_the_boston_massacre.docx |
| propaganda__definition_and_techniques_.docx |
Thursday, September 20
- Why do we celebrate Constitution Day? (brief, in-class discussion)
- Video: Andy Griffith Show -- "The Preamble"
- Check-in NBE #6 -- Events that Pushed the Colonists to Declare Independence (graphic organizer)
- discuss/revise
- Video -- Crash Course in History: "Prelude to Revolution"
Wednesday, September 19
- Distribution of Chromebooks ***We're in the library all day -- back to history tomorrow...
Tuesday, September 18
- Finish final event of "Road to Revolution" activity (from last Friday)
- NBE #6 -- Events that Pushed the Colonists to Declare Independence (graphic organizer) ***Use your worksheet from the "Road to Revolution" activity (and pages 66-76 of the textbook) to complete
- XC puzzle
| history_--_events_that_pushed_the_colonists_to_declare_independence__graphic_organizer_.docx |
| history_--__unit_1__--_textbook_pages_for_nbe_6.pdf |
Monday, September 17
- Video: America, the Story of US -- "Rebels"
- 3-column notes ***10 notes in each column = 30 total notes
| 3-column_notes__blank_sheet_.docx |
Friday, September 14
- "Road to Revolution" activity ***For each event, use the information (attached below) to write a 25-word summary. Make sure you include the who, what, where, why, and when in each of your summaries
| history_--_road_to_revolution__student_handout_for_notes_.pdf |
| history_--_road_to_revolution__info_for_activity_.pdf |
Thursday, September 13
- Check-in French and Indian War Crossword
- Discuss/revise
- French and Indian War Re-cap
- Video: Crash Course in History -- "The Seven Years War"
- 13 Colonies puzzles: Crossword and Word Scramble ***A little friendly competition...
Wednesday, September 12
- Notebook Quiz
- French and Indian War Crossword ***Use Overview Notes (below) to complete
| history_--__unit_1__--_french_and_indian_war_crossword.pdf |
| history_--_french_and_indian_war__overview_notes_.docx |
Tuesday, September 11
- Warm-up: 13 Colonies Word Search
- Remembering 9/11
| remembering_9-11_[autosaved].pptx |
Monday, September 10
- Check-in NBE #4-A --9-Square Vocab for "Repeal"
- Discuss NBE #5 -- Thirteen Colonies Facts
- French and Indian War (artwork)
| the_french_and_indian_war__artwork_.pptx |
Friday, September 7
- Check-in NBE #3 -- History Atlas 14-a/b
- Check-in NBE #4 -- Vocab Ch. 5
- discuss/revise
- NBE #4-A -- 9-Square Vocab for "Repeal"
- NBE #5 -- Thirteen Colonies Facts
- Video -- Crash Course in History: "Colonial America"
| history_--_9-square_vocab_sheet__repeal_.pdf |
| history_--_thirteen_colonies__facts_.docx |
Thursday, September 6
- Finish NBE #2 -- The 13 Original Colonies (questions)
- NBE #3 -- History Atlas 14-a/b
- NBE #4 -- Vocab Ch. 5
***For each word, write down the history-related definition
| history_--__unit_1__--_nbe_3_--_history_atlas_14a_b.pdf |
| history_--__unit_1__--_textbook_pages_for_nbe_3_-_history_atlas_14.docx |
Wednesday, September 5
***Begin Unit 1***
- NBE #1 -- Title Page
- NBE #2 -- The 13 Original Colonies (questions)
| history_--_unit_1_--_the_13_original_colonies_article.pdf |
| history_--_13_colonies_engagement_guide.docx |
Tuesday, September 4
- Check-in notebooks
- Quiz -- How Things Work in Bradnerville
- Go over Citizenship pre-tests
Monday, September 3
***No School (Labor Day)***
Friday, August 31
***No School (Labor Day weekend)***
Thursday, August 30
***"How Things Work in Bradnerville" Quiz next Tuesday (9/4)***
- Citizenship pre-test
- XC Puzzle
Wednesday, August 29
***"How Things Work in Bradnerville" Quiz next Tuesday (9/4)***
- Amazing Facts: American Indians (activity)
- Artifacts in Bradnerville (activity)
Tuesday, August 28
***"How Things Work in Bradnerville" Quiz next Tuesday (9/4)***
- Washington DC Trip Information
***A Google Doc: 8th Grade DC Trip Qualifications can be found here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/166z5qqYbEuWp567GyAaX3hEuutBobrhZbv0pJ6Lv6o8/edit
- Finish "How New Are These Technologies? (activity)
- Person-O Activity
| person-o__activity_.docx |
Monday, August 27 Welcome Back Students!!!
- Intro to Class
- How Things Work in Bradnerville (notes) ***These notes may be used on next Tuesday's quiz)
- How New Are These Technologies? (activity)
| 1st_day_of_school__2018-2019_.pptx |
| how_things_work_in_bradnerville_1st_day_notes_1.docx |
| how_new_are_these_technologies.docx |
