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  • U.S. History 2019-2020
  • U.S. History 2018-2019
  • Instructional Goals (by unit)

Monday, June 3

  • Check-in NBE #11 -- Vocab Ch. 23
  • discuss/revise
  • Q4 Common Assessment
  • Notebook Quiz

Friday, May 31

  • Check-in NBE #7-B -- History Atlas 31-a/b
  • discuss/revise
  • Civil War Technologies
  • Total War
  • NBE #11 -- Vocab Ch. 23   ***Terms: reconstruction, freedmen, 13th Amendment, civil rights, scalawags, carpetbaggers, Jim Crow Laws, 14th Amendment, 15th Amendment

Thursday, May 30

  • Check-in NBE #6 -- Reading Notes 22.2-22.3
  • Check-in NBE #7 -- Reading Notes 22.4-22.5
  • discuss/revise
  • Military Math
  • NBE #7-B -- History Atlas 31-a/b

history_--__unit_6__--_nbe_7b_--_history_atlas_31__and_textbook_pages_.pdf
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Wednesday, May 29

  • NBE #6 -- Reading Notes 22.2-22.3
  • NBE #7 -- Reading Notes 22.4-22.5
history_--__unit_6__--_nbe_6_--_reading_notes_22.2-22.3.docx
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history_--__unit_6__--_nbe_7_-_reading_notes_22.4-22.5.docx
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history_--__unit_6__--_textbook_pages_for_nbe_6.pdf
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history_--__unit_6__--_textbook_pages_for_nbe_7.pdf
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Tuesday, May 28

  • Check-in NBE #5 -- Civil War Battles (matrix)
  • discuss/revise
  • Watch video -- Crash Course in History: Civil War (part I) 

Friday, May 24

***Civil War Day*** (students learn about the Civil War from three unique viewpoints)
  • Civil War dancing
  • Civil War medicine
  • Sojourner Truth

Thursday, May 23

***No School*** (power outage)

Wednesday, May 22

Washington DC Trip Survey

Link:  https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1aeJh2mu6n2IoWx07X3lQDj4dW6ikK7wJGXpY2R3dv18/edit
  • Check-in NBE #3 -- Vocab Ch. 22
  • Check-in NBE #4 -- Map of Major Civil War Events
  • discuss/revise
  • NBE #5 -- Civil War Battles (matrix) ***Use textbook pages from Ch. 22 to complete (If a box on the chart cannot be completed with these pages, Mr. B will be fill them in tomorrow)​​

history_--__unit_6__--_nbe_5_-_civil_war_battles__chart_.docx
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history_--__unit_6__--_textbook_pages_for_nbe_5__part_i_.pdf
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history_--__unit_6__--_textbook_pages_for_nbe_5__part_ii_.pdf
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Tuesday, May 21

  • Test Ch. 19-21
***Begin Unit 6***
  • ​NBE #1 -- Title Page ("Civil War")
  • NBE #2 -- SKIP
  • NBE #3 -- Vocab Ch. 22  ***Words:  Confederacy, Civil War, emancipation, draft, habeas corpus
  • NBE #4 -- Map of Major Civil War Events  ***Use tracer map and textbook page (below) to complete ***Label (1) all states that were states in 1860 and (2) locations of the following battles: Fort Sumpter, Bull Run, Richmond, Antietam, Gettysburg, Vicksburg, Fort Wagner, Appomattox (not a battle)​​
history_--__unit_5__--_blank_tracer_map_for_nbe_15.pdf
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Monday, May 20
***Test Ch. 19-21 TOMORROW (5/21)***

  • Socrative Quiz: Uncle Tom's Cabin
  • Crossword Review of Ch. 19-21 
  • Socrative Test Review for Ch. 19-21
history_--__unit_5__--_crossword_review_for_test_ch._19-21.pdf
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Friday, May 17
***Test Ch. 19-21 next Tuesday (5/21)***

  • Finish watching Uncle Tom's Cabin
  • NBE #19 -- Response Question
history_--__unit_5__--_nbe_19_--_response_question__uncle_toms_cabin_.docx
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Thursday, May 16
​***Test Ch. 19-21 next Tuesday (5/21)***

  • Continue watching Uncle Tom's Cabin

Wednesday, May 15
​***Test Ch. 19-21 next Tuesday (5/21)***

  • Begin watching Uncle Tom's Cabin

Tuesday, May 14
​***Test Ch. 19-21 next Tuesday (5/21)***

  • Watch video: America, the Story of US -- "Civil War" chapter
  • 3-column notes  ***10 notes in each column = 30 total notes
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Monday, May 13
***Test Ch. 19-21 next Tuesday (5/21)***

  • Check-in NBE #17 -- Ch. 21 Crossword Review
  • Discuss/revise
  • NBE #18 -- History Atlas 30-a/b
  • Study Guide for Test Ch. 19-21  ***Test is next Tuesday, May 21***
history_--__unit_5__--_nbe_18_-_history_atlas_30a_b__including_text_.pdf
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history_--__unit_5__--_study_guide_for_test_on_ch._19-21__blank_.docx
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Wednesday, May 8 -- Friday, May 10

***8th Grade Trip to Washington DC***

Tuesday, May 7

  • Check-in NBE #16 -- Timeline of Events that Led to Civil War (Part II)
  • Discuss/revise both parts of NBE #16
  • Video:  Crash Course in History -- The Election of 1860 & the Road to Disunion
  • NBE #17 -- Ch. 21 Crossword Review   ***use notes from NBE #16 if you need help

history_--__unit_5__--_ch._21_crossword_review.pdf
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Monday, May 6

  • Check-in NBE #16 -- Timeline of Events that Led to the Civil War (Part I)
  • NBE #16 -- Timeline of Events that Led to Civil War (Part II)
  • Socrative Review:  Ch. 21 Part II
history_--__unit_5__--_timeline_of_events_that_led_to_the_civil_war__part_ii_with_blanks_.docx
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history_--__unit_5__--_textbook_pages_for_nbe_16__part_2_.pdf
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Friday, May 3

***1/2 day for students***  (team-building activities school-wide)

Thursday, May 2

  • NBE #16 -- Timeline of Events that Led to the Civil War (Part I)
  • Socrative Review:  Ch. 21 Part I
history_--__unit_5__--_timeline_of_events__that_led_to_the_civil_war_--_with_blanks.docx
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history_--__unit_5__--_textbook_page__p104__for_nbe_16.pdf
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Wednesday, May 1

  • Watch video: Causes of the Civil War
  • 3-column notes ***7 notes in each column = 21 total notes
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Tuesday, April 30

  • NBE #15 -- Maps of Free/Slave States (1820 v 1857)  ***Follow all 4 steps: (1) Use the blank tracer map to trace the United States twice.  (2) Then, duplicate the attached maps.  (3) Make sure you include a color key and all labels.  (4) Finally, answer the questions (attached below) and tape your answers to the back of one of the maps
history_--__unit_5__--_nbe_15__pictures_of_maps_.docx
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Monday, April 29

  • Re-take Q3 Common Assessment
  • Review of Ch. 19+20 (Socrative) 

Friday, April 26

  • Check-in NBE #14 -- Questions Ch. 20.10-20.11
  • Check-in Crossword Review of Ch. 20
  • discuss/revise
  • Notebook Quiz

Thursday, April 25

  • Check-in NBE #12 -- Questions Ch. 20.8-20.9
  • discuss/revise
  • NBE #14 -- Questions 20.10-20.11
  • Crossword Review of Ch. 20
history_--__unit_5__--_nbe_14_--_questions_20.10-20.11.docx
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history_--__unit_5__--_textbook_pages_for_nbe_14.pdf
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history_--__unit_5__--_ch._20_crossword_review.pdf
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Wednesday, April 24

  • Check-in NBE #11 -- Reading Notes 20.6-20.7
  • discuss/revise
  • NBE #12 -- Reading Notes 20.8-20.9   

​***To answer the last question (about the quilt), use the following link to read about the quilt and what it means:
https://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/search/object/nmah_556462

history_--__unit_5__--_nbe_12_--_reading_notes_20.8-20.9.docx
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Tuesday, April 23

  • Check-in NBE #9 -- Questions Ch 20.1 - 20.3
  • Check-in NBE #10 -- Reading Notes 20.4-20.5
  • Discuss/revise
  • NBE #11 -- Reading Notes 20.6-20.7  ***use pictures (below) and textbook pages to complete​
history_--__unit_5__--_nbe_11_-_reading_notes_20.6-20.7.docx
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Monday, April 22

  • Warm-up: Socrative
  • NBE #9 -- Questions Ch. 20.1-20.3
  • NBE #10 -- Questions 20.4-20.5
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history__unit_5__--_nbe_10_--_reading_notes_20.4-20.5.docx
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Friday, April 19 
***No School*** (Easter Break)

Thursday, April 18

***Hours 2+3***
  • Read "Antebellum  Period" article
  • NBE #6 -- Questions for Antebellum Article ***see Tuesday (4/16) for copies of article and questions
  • NBE #7 -- Chapter 19 Review (crossword puzzle) ***see Wednesday (4/17) for a copy of the crossword
  • check-in NBE #6 and NBE #7 with Mr. B
***Hours 4, 5, 7***
  • Genius Competition

Wednesday, April 17

***M-Step Testing in Hours 2 + 3***
  • Check-in NBE #6 -- Questions for Antebellum Period Article
  • discuss/revise
  • NBE #7 -- Chapter 19 Review (crossword puzzle)
  • X-credit puzzle
history_--__unit_5__--_nbe_7_-_crossword_puzzle__ch._19_review_.pdf
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Tuesday, April 16

***M-Step Testing in Hours 2 + 3***
  • Video: "How the Cotton Gin Changed America"
  • Read "Antebellum Period" article
  • NBE #6 -- Questions for Antebellum Period Article
history_--__unit_5__--_antebellum_period__article_.docx
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history_--__unit_5__--_nbe_6_--_questions_for_antebellum_article.docx
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Monday, April 15

  • watch video: America, the Story of US -- chapter "Division"
  • 3-column notes  ***10 notes per column = 30 total notes
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Friday, April 12

  • Notebook Quiz (take on Socrative -- logon as student in classroom: bradner8010)
  • NBE #5 -- History Atlas 29-a/b
  • check-in with Mr. B
  • discuss/revise
history_--__unit_5__--_nbe_5-history_atlas_29-a_b.pdf
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history_--__unit_5__--_atlas_pages_for_nbe_5.pdf
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Thursday, April 11


  • Check-in Crossword Review of Ch. 18
  • Check-in NBE #4 -- History Atlas 27-a/b
  • Discuss/revise
  • Amazing Inventions (activity)
history_--__unit_5__--_amazing_inventions__activity_.docx
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Wednesday, April 10

  • Check-in NBE #2 -- Vocab Ch. 19-20
  • Check-in NBE #3 -- Geography Challenge
  • Discuss/revise
  • NBE #4 -- History Atlas 27-a/b
history_--__unit_5__--_nbe_4_--_history_atlas_27__with_atlas_pages_.pdf
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Tuesday, April 9

***PSAT Testing for 8th graders all day

Monday, April 8

  • Read article, "Prisons and Punishments"
  • 3-column notes ***7 notes in each column = 21 total notes
  • Crossword review of Ch. 18
history_--__unit_4__--_ch._18_crossword_review.pdf
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Friday, April 5

  • Finish re-cap of reform movements
*** Begin Unit #5 -- Road to Civil War
  • NBE #1 -- Title Page
  • NBE #2 -- Vocab Ch. 19-20   Words: racism, discrimination, segregation, oppression, deforestation, agrarian, plantation, cotton gin, industrialist
  • NBE #3 -- Geography Challenge: Comparing the Worlds of North and South
history_--__unit_5__--_nbe_3-geography_challenge__north_v_south_.docx
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history_--__unit_5__--_textbook_pages__all_of_ch._19_.pdf
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Thursday, April 4

  • Q3 Common Assessment
  • Re-cap of Reform Movements (filling in a few gaps...)
history_--__unit_4__--_conditions_in_prisons_and_asylums_slideshow.pptx
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Wednesday, April 3

  • Pre-bubbling student information on PSAT answer sheets

Tuesday, April 2

  • Project presentations

Monday, April 1

  • Prepare/practice for presentations
           ***presentations are TOMORROW (Tuesday, April 2)***

Monday, March 25 
***Spring Break Week***

Friday, March 22
***Projects Due at end of hour TODAY***

  • Era of Reforms Collaborative Painting Project   
             *Finish paintings 
             *Presentations will be done on Tuesday after Spring Break (April 2)

Thursday, March 21
***Projects Due at end of hour TOMORROW***

  • Era of Reforms Collaborative Painting Project   
​            *Continue painting

Wednesday, March 20

  • Era of Reforms Collaborative Painting Project   
​            *Continue painting

Tuesday, March 19

  • Era of Reforms Collaborative Painting Project   
​            *Continue painting

Monday, March 18

  • Era of Reforms Collaborative Painting Project 
           *check-in rough drafts with Mr. B
           *Begin painting

Friday, March 15

  • Era of Reforms Collaborative Painting Project    *finish research sheets

***SweetSearch search engine link is here:
https://www.sweetsearch.com/

Thursday, March 14

  • Begin Era of Reforms Collaborative Painting Project   
***Projects due by the end of class next Friday (3/22)
***Presentations will begin on Tuesday (4/2)
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Wednesday, March 13

​***Students are either on a field trip to the Holocaust Center or taking the pre-PSAT***

Tuesday, March 12

​***Students are either on a field trip to the Holocaust Center or taking the pre-PSAT***

Monday, March 11

***Students are either on a field trip to the Holocaust Center or taking the pre-PSAT***

Friday, March 8

***Half-day for Students***
***No regular classes -- Career Day for 8th graders***

Thursday, March 7

***Make-up Day***
  • Students make up any quizzes/tests they've missed

Wednesday, March 6

  • Video:  America, the Story of US -- "Westward" chapter
  • 3-column notes ***10 notes in each column = 30 total notes
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Tuesday, March 5

  • Test Ch. 15
  • XC puzzles
  • Preview iCivics games  ***Link is here: https://www.icivics.org/games/win-white-house
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Monday, March 4
***Test Ch. 15 TOMORROW (3/5)***

  • Check-in both Ch. 15 Review assignments
  • Discuss/revise
  • Review Game

Friday, March 1
​​***Test Ch. 15 next Tuesday (3/5)***

  • Check-in Ch. 15 Review -- word scramble
  • Ch. 15 Review 
  • Ch. 15 Review (crossword)
history_--__unit_3__--_chapter_15_review.docx
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Thursday, February 28
​***Test Ch. 15 next Tuesday (3/5)***

  • Notebook Quiz
  • Ch. 15 Review -- word scramble
history_--__unit_3__--_chapter_15_review__word_scramble_.pdf
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Wednesday, February 27
***Test Ch. 15 next Tuesday (3/5)***

  • How we got Oregon (review)
  • Genius competition
history_--__unit_3__--_how_we_got_oregon.pptx
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Tuesday, February 26

  • Oregon Trail (we're goin' old school to find out -- sort of -- what it was like to be a part of "Oregon Fever")
***Link to Oregon Trail game:  https://classicreload.com/oregon-trail.html

  • Check-in NBE #19 -- Mexican Cession Map
  • Check-in NBE #20 -- Map of Obtained Territories​

Monday, February 25

  • Warm-up: Oregon Questions
  • Check-in NBE #17 -- Texas Map 
  • Check-in NBE #18 -- Oregon Map
  • NBE #19 -- Mexican Cession Map 
  • NBE #20 -- Map of Obtained Territories 
history_--__unit_3__--_nbe_19_-_mexican_cession_map_and_summary.docx
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Friday, February 22

  • Warm-up: Texas Questions
  • Check-in "Texas" Engagement Guide
  • NBE #17 -- Texas Map
  • NBE #18 -- Oregon Map
history_--__unit_3__--_nbe_17_and_nbe_18.docx
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history_--__unit_3__textbook_pages_for_texas_and_oregon.pdf
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Thursday, February 21

  •  Socrative Quiz (Louisiana Purchase and Florida) ***Follow the link:  Room name = Bradner8010, then sign in with your name     ***Link is here:  https://www.socrative.com/

  • Read article: "Texas"
  • "Texas" Engagement Guide
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Wednesday, February 20

  • Texas -- fact or fiction?
  • Pre-reading activity:  "Remember the Alamo!"
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history_--__unit_3__--_remember_the_alamo_--_resources.pptx
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Tuesday, February 19

  • Amazing Facts: American Presidents
  • Check-in NBE #15 -- History Atlas 23-a/b
  • Check-in NBE #16 -- History Atlas 24-a/b
  • Discuss/revise NBE #15 and NBE #16
  • Video:  Crash Course in History -- "Westward Expansion"

Monday, February 18

***NO SCHOOL***  (President's Day)

Friday, February 15

  • NBE #15 -- History Atlas 23-a/b
  • NBE #16 -- History Atlas 24-a/b
  • ​Check-in NBE #15 and NBE #16 with Mr. B
  • Short Video:  Florida  *2-minute review as to how the U.S. obtained the Florida Territory
history_--__unit_3__--_history_atlas_23__nbe_15_.pdf
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Thursday, February 14

  • Re-cap The Louisiana Purchase
  • Check-in NBE #12 -- Vocab Ch. 15
  • discuss/revise
  • NBE #13 -- Louisiana Purchase Map
  • NBE #14 -- Florida Map
history_--__unit_3__--_ch._15_textbook_pages.pdf
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Wednesday, February 13

  • Engagement Guide: "The Louisiana Purchase"
  • NBE #12 -- Vocab Ch. 15  (terms:  Manifest Destiny, diplomacy, annex, converts) ​​
history__unit_3__--_louisiana_purchase__article___engagement_guide_.pdf
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Tuesday, February 12

***NO SCHOOL*** (ice day)

Monday, February 11

  • Test Ch. 12 + 14
  • Scrabble Sprint

Friday, February 8
​​***Test Ch. 12 + 14 Next Monday (2/11)***

  • Review Game for Test Ch. 12 + 14

Thursday, February 7
​​***Test Ch. 12 + 14 Next Monday (2/11)***

  • Check-in Andrew Jackson Cryptograms
  • Manifest Destiny (ch. 15 pre-reading activity)   *Use the resources and videos (attached below) to complete the activity
history_--__unit_3__--_resources_for_manifest_destiny_activity.docx
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Wednesday, February 6
​***Test Ch. 12 + 14 Next Monday (2/11)***

***NO SCHOOL*** (ice day)

Tuesday, February 5
​***Test Ch. 12 + 14 Next Monday (2/11)***

  • Video:  Crash Course in History -- "Age of Jackson"
  • Check-in Review for Test (Ch. 12 + Ch. 14)
  • discuss/revise
  • Andrew Jackson Cryptograms

Monday, February 4
***Test Ch. 12 + 14 Next Monday (2/11)***

  • Discuss NBE #9 -- Crossword: Jacksonian Politics
  • NBE #11 -- Andrew Jackson: Good, bad. or Ugly? (response question)    ***Use "Scum-O-Meter" to analyze Andrew Jackson's body of work 
  • Review for Test (Ch. 12 + Ch. 14)  ***The last three attachments (below) include all of both chapters -- use them to complete this assignment
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Friday, February 1

  • Check-in NBE #8 -- Section Summaries 14.4-14.7
  • Check-in NBE #9 -- Crossword: Jacksonian Politics
  • Notebook Quiz
  • Questions for back of map
  • XC puzzle

Thursday, January 31

***NO SCHOOL*** (cold day)

Wednesday, January 30

***NO SCHOOL*** (cold day)

Tuesday, January 29

***NO SCHOOL*** (snow day)

Monday, January 28

***NO SCHOOL*** (snow day)

Friday, January 25

  • Add key to NBE #7 -- Map of U.S. (1828)
  • NBE #8 -- Section Summaries 14.4-14.7
  • NBE #9 -- Crossword:  Andrew Jackson and Jacksonian Politics
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Thursday, January 24

​***NO SCHOOL*** (snow day)

Wednesday, January 23

***NO SCHOOL*** (snow day)

Tuesday, January 22

  • NBE #7 -- Map of the U.S. (1828)  ***Create a map that looks just like the one attached below (same labels, colors, etc.).  Start with the blank map (also attached)  ​​
  • Check-in with Mr. B
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Monday, January 21

***no school today***  (MLK Day)

Friday, January 18

  • Check-in NBE #6 -- Section Summaries 14.2-14.3
  • discuss/revise
  • Andrew Jackson stories (Mr. B shares tales of scandalous weddings, giant cheeses, swearing parrots, and assassination attempts gone wrong...)
  • Video:  Andrew Jackson

Thursday, January 17

  • Q2 Common Assessment

Wednesday, January 16
***Q2 Common Assessment TOMORROW (1/17)***

  • Review Game for Q2 Common Assessment

Tuesday, January 15
​***Q2 Common Assessment this Thursday (1/17)***

  • Money Day:  Today, we take a look at the dollar bill (facts, symbolism, etc.)
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Monday, January 14
***Q2 Common Assessment this Thursday (1/17)***

  • Check-in Scavenger Hunt Review for Q2 Common Assessment
  • Discuss/revise
  • Discuss/revise NBE #4 -- Ch. 14 Preview
  • NBE #6 -- Section Summaries 14.2, 14.3
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Friday, January 11
***Q2 Common Assessment next Thursday (1/17)***

  • Scavenger Hunt Review for Q2 Common Assessment
  • Turn-in NBE #4 -- Ch. 14 Preview (Jacksonian Democracy)
  • Check-in NBE #3 -- History Atlas 22-a/b
  • Check-in NBE #5 -- Vocab Ch. 14
  • Discuss/revise
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Thursday, January 10

  • Finish NBE #2 -- Andrew Jackson: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly (notes)
  • NBE #3 -- History Atlas 22-a/b
  • NBE #4 -- Ch. 14 Preview: Jacksonian Democracy
  • NBE #5 -- Vocab Ch. 14    (terms:  mudslinging, self-made, civil servant, spoils system, tariff, secede)
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Wednesday, January 9

  • Check-in NBE #30 -- Crossword Review of Ch. 11-12  *discuss
  • Mystery from History: Tecumseh's Curse
  • Pre-reading:  Andrew Jackson political cartoon  (see below)

​***New Notebook***
  • NBE #1 -- Title Page   (Unit name = "Growing Pains")
  • NBE #2 -- Andrew Jackson: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly  (notes)
Picture

Tuesday, January 8

  • Check-in NBE #29 -- Protecting New Latin American Nations  ***discuss
  • Notebook Quiz
  • NBE #30 -- Crossword Review of  Ch. 11-12 
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Monday, January 7

  • Check-in NBE #27 -- Dealing with Pirates  ***discuss
  • NBE #28 -- Protecting Settlers and Sailors
  • NBE #29 -- Protecting New Latin American Nations
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Friday, January 4

  • NBE #26 -- Protecting American Ships
  • NBE #27 -- Dealing with Pirates
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Thursday, January 3

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  • Finish NBE #24 -- Chapter 11 Wrap-up (Federalists vs. Republicans, Citizen Genet, The Alien and Sedition Acts, Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions, and Election of 1800)
  • NBE #25 -- Vocab Ch. 12  (words:  neutrality, isolationism, embargo, blockade, secretary of state, doctrine, impressment)  
  • Check-in NBE #25 -- Vocab Ch. 12
  • ​Discuss/revise

Wednesday, January 2

  • NBE #24 -- Chapter 11 Wrap-up (Federalists vs. Republicans, Citizen Genet, The Alien and Sedition Acts, Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions, and Election of 1800)
  • Video -- Crash Course in History: Emerging Politics​
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Thursday, December 20

***Holiday Break Begins***

Wednesday, December 19

  • Q2 Genius Competition

Tuesday, December 18

  • Notebook Quiz
  • XC puzzle

Monday, December 17

  • Check-in NBE #21 -- Washington's Farewell Address  
  • Check-in NBE #22 -- Reading Notes 11.4-11.5: Comparing Jefferson and Hamilton  
  • Check-in NBE #23 -- Response Question   ​
  • Discuss/revise all​
  • Video:  Crash Course in History -- "Jefferson"

Friday, December 14

  • NBE #21 -- Washington's Farewell Address   ***Ch. 11 textbook pages are attached (below)
  • NBE #22 -- Reading Notes 11.4-11.5: Comparing Jefferson and Hamilton
  • NBE #23 -- Response Question
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Thursday, December 13

  • Warm-up:  How Whiskey is Made
  • NBE #19 -- Prequel to the Whiskey Rebellion
  • NBE #20 -- History Frame: Whiskey Rebellion
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Wednesday, December 12

  • Warm-up:  NBE #18-B -- The 1st Presidential Cabinet   *discuss
  • Check-in NBE #18 -- History Atlas 20-a/b   *discuss
  • Introduce the Whiskey Rebellion
  • Engagement Guide:  The Whiskey Rebellion​
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Tuesday, December 12

  • Warm-up:  Government Math
  • Discuss Chapter 11 Preview
  • Discuss NBE #17 -- Vocab Ch. 11
  • NBE #18 -- History Atlas 20-a/b
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Monday, December 11

  • Video:  America, the Story of US -- "Superpower"
  • 3-column notes   ***10 notes per column = 30 total notes
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Friday, December 7

***1/2 day for students -- school-wide activity***

Thursday, December 6

  • Citizenship Test

Wednesday, December 5
***Citizenship Test TOMORROW (12/6)***

  • Review Game for Citizenship Test

Tuesday, December 4
***Citizenship Test this Thursday (12/6)***

  • ​Quadrathalon
  • Video:  America, the Story of US -- "Bust"
  • 3-column notes  ***10 notes in each column = 30 total notes
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Monday, December 3
***Citizenship Test moved to this Thursday (12/6)***

  • Check-in Citizenship Test Crossword Review   *discuss  
  • NBE #17 -- Vocab Ch. 11    (words: inauguration, excise tax, alien, sedition, nullify)
  • Chapter 11 Preview (anticipation guide)   ***Three steps: (1) Make a guess as to whether each statement is True or False (2) Skim through chapter 11 to find out if the statement is True or False (3) If the statement is False, correct it (write down what would be the True statement)  
  • Study Guide for Citizenship Test   ***STUDY EARLY AND OFTEN!!! ​​
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Friday, November 30
​***Citizenship Test next Wednesday (12/5)***

  • Debrief activity: "You Be the Judge" (How did the courts rule in real life???)
  • Citizenship Test Crossword Review   
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Thursday, November 29
​***Citizenship Test next Wednesday (12/5)***

  • Activity:  "You Be the Judge"
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Wednesday, November 28
***Citizenship Test next Wednesday (12/5)***

  • Case study:  freedom of speech -- Snyder v. Westboro Baptist Church (2011)  ***Classroom discussion about why our government has such a challenge in balancing both liberty and justice
  • XC Puzzle

Tuesday, November 27

  • Check-in NBE #16 -- The Bill of Rights (graphic organizer) 
  • discuss/revise

Monday, November 26

***NO SCHOOL*** (snow day)

Wednesday, November 22 
***Thanksgiving Break Begins***

Wednesday, November 21

***Thanksgiving Break***

Tuesday, November 20

  • Check-in NBE #15 -- The Bill of Rights (cloze passage)   *discuss/revise
  • NBE #16 -- The Bill of Rights (graphic organizer)   *Use a copy of the Bill of Rights (found below) to fill in all  3 columns of the graphic organizer (Note: not all amendments both guarantee and prohibit something -- in that case, place an X in the space that doesn't apply)
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Monday, November 19

  • ​Discuss Parents' Constitution questions
  • NBE #14 -- Political cartoons: Bill of Rights   *Discuss
  • NBE #15 -- The Bill of Rights (cloze passage) 
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Friday, November 16

  • ​Genius competition #2

Thursday, November 15

  • Warm-up:  Amazing Facts, "Constitution"
  • Read "Parents' Constitution"
  • Questions -- "Parents' Constitution"  *discuss
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Wednesday, November 14

  • Finish project:  How Our Government Works (picture book)  ***Project is due at the end of the hour TODAY​
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Tuesday, November 13

  • Work on project:  How Our Government Works (picture book)  ***Project is due at the end of the hour TOMORROW (11/14)​​
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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)​​
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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)​
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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)
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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 
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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 
​
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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
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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

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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...
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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
Begin Unit 2​
  • 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
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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
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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
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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  ​
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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
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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  ​
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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
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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)
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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
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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
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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)
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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
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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"
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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)
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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)
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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
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Monday, September 17

  • Video: America, the Story of US -- "Rebels"
  • 3-column notes   ***10 notes in each column = 30 total notes
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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
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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
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Tuesday, September 11

  • Warm-up:  13 Colonies Word Search
  • ​Remembering 9/11
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Monday, September 10

  • Check-in NBE #4-A --9-Square Vocab for "Repeal"
  • Discuss NBE #5 -- Thirteen Colonies Facts
  • ​French and Indian War (artwork)
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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"
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Thursday, September 6

  • Finish NBE #2 -- The 13 Original Colonies (questions)
  • NBE #3 -- History Atlas 14-a/b
  • NBE #4 -- Vocab Ch. 5  
           ***Words: Patriots, Loyalists, allies, militia, tyranny, repeal, and boycott
           ***For each word, write down the history-related definition

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Wednesday, September 5

​***Begin Unit 1***
  • NBE #1 -- Title Page
  • NBE #2 -- The 13 Original Colonies (questions)
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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 slides presentation can be found here: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/16wUbtGUj7V_spTOVRjZwQ19c3-aBq8XyJn2B60CWAKE/edit#slide=id.p1
***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
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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)
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