Learning Goal: Students will understand the causes, course, and consequences of United States westward expansion. (1803-1853) Tues/Wed, April 3 & 4, 2018 ***50th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on April 4, 1968 1. Test: Westward Expansion 2. Finish Mexican-American War Mingle. #22. 3. History Handbook Unit 11 4. Reform Movements introduction.
TEST: Westward Expansion: Tuesday/Wednesday, April 3 & 4. Here is the study guide. Monday, April 2, 2018 Reminder: There is a Westward Expansion test on Tuesday/Wednesday, April 3 & 4. Here is the study guide. Westward Expansion Scale 1. Due: "Conflict with Mexico" Scramble #21 2. Mexican-American War Mingle. #22.
Mexican-American War Character Interview Questions 1. Find someone who fought in the war—on either side. Who is the person? What was their experience like? 2. Find someone who supports the U.S. war with Mexico. Who is the person? Why do they support the war? 3. Find someone who opposes the U.S. war with Mexico. Who is the person? Why do they oppose the war? 4. Find someone who has an opinion on why the United States is at war with Mexico. Who is the person? What is their opinion about why the United States is at war? 5. Find someone who saw things in the war that shocked them. Who is the person? What shocked them? 6. Find someone who lives in a different part of the country than you do—or lives in another country. Who is the person? What do you agree on about the war? What do you disagree on? 7. Find someone who stands to gain from the war. Who are they? How might they benefit? 8. Find someone who stands to lose from the war. Who are they? How might they suffer? Community Service: ***If you have completed more than 50 hours of community service this year, you are eligible for the Presidential Service Award. Please submit your hours by April 2. ***As a requirement for the SCPS PreIB program, 8th grade students must complete 24 hours of community service. Due by May 18. **** 8th Grade Activities Acknowledgement form. You must turn in a signed form by March 30th to be eligible to participate in any of the 8th grade end -of-year activities (including the 8th grade dance.) Thurs/Fri, March 29 & 30, 2018 1. Due: Life in the West Mini-Project. 2. Wrap up Oregon Trail 3. History Handbook Unit 8 Westward. Next checkpoint 4. Finish "Westward" Video #20 As you watch, take notes on "reasons to go west" and "hardships in the west" and answer questions 3-6. *If you are absent, you can watch the video on Youtube. America: The Story of Us, Episode 3 "Westward" 5. "Conflict with Mexico" Scramble #21 AHON, Chapter 13.3, pages 454-459 Read the section. Then rearrange the 9 events in the link above into chronological order. Write them on your own paper in the correct order. (Hint: E is the 5th event) Tues/Wed, March 27 & 28, 2018 *** Life in the West Mini-Project. (Due Thurs/Fri, March 29/30) 1. Oregon Trail Experiential Exercise
2. Play the original Oregon Trail video game https://archive.org/details/softwarelibrary_msdos_games/v2 Monday, March 26, 2018 Start of 4th Quarter Reminders: ***A. Your Life in the West Mini-Project is Due Thurs/Fri, March 29/30. See the complete directions below. ***B. We'll be outside on Tues/Wed to reenact the Oregon Trail. Dress for the weather! Also, I recommend that you play the video game before you come to class. https://archive.org/details/softwarelibrary_msdos_games/v2 1. "Westward" Video #20 As you watch, take notes on "reasons to go west" and "hardships in the west" and answer questions 1 and 2. We'll finish the video later. *If you are absent, you can watch the video on Youtube. America: The Story of Us, Episode 3 "Westward" Friday, 3/16-Sunday, 3/25, 2018: SPRING BREAK
4. Life in the West Mini-Project. (Due Thurs/Fri, March 29/30)
Topic Groups, Pick One: Activities, Pick One: 1. Create a Comic Strip. Explain your topic in a color comic strip (think Garfield or Peanuts), complete with illustrations and dialogue bubbles/captions. Your comic strip needs to have at least 8 cells (boxes). 2. Monument. Design a monument that commemorates the impact that your group of people had on the West. (Investigate real life monuments in Washington, DC for inspiration.) Sketch the structure that you would build and write a description of your design. Write a dedication plaque that describes the highlights of your group’s impact on the West 3. Poster. Create a poster that describes your group and their role on the settlement of the West. Include text and illustrations. 4. Poetry. Write poetry that captures the content and feelings expressed by the people associated with your topic. An “Inside/Outside Poem” format would be ideal for this activity. Get the directions page from the teacher if you pick this option. Or write another style of poetry that is appropriate to describe your group. 5. Song. Write the lyrics (words) to a song that describes your group and their role on the settlement of the West. Then set the lyrics to the melody (music) of a well-known song. (Star Spangled Banner, any Disney song, etc.) 6. Digital Presentation. Create a digital presentation (prezi, powerpoint, etc.) that describes your group and their role on the settlement of the West. Include text and illustrations. 3rd Quarter Exam: Wednesday and Thursday, March 14 & 15. Here is a study guide. Mon/Tues, March 12-13, 2018 1. Lewis and Clark QR Expedition #19
2. Study for the 3rd Quarter Exam: Wednesday and Thursday, March 14 & 15. Here is a study guide.
Monday-Wednesday, March 5-7, 2018
(Monday is a 1,3,5,7 schedule. Tuesday is FSA Writes with a modified 1-7, Wednesday is a normal schedule) ***Pass out 8th Grade Activities Acknowledgement form. You must turn in a signed form by March 30th to be eligible to participate in any of the 8th grade end -of-year activities (including the 8th grade dance.) 1. Review Andrew Jackson T/F Statements #15. Turn in. 2. History Handbook Unit 9 Jackson Central Questions. 3. Test: Jackson #16 4. Finish Andrew Jackson: Hero or Villain? double-sided poster about President Andrew Jackson. (See directions below.) Due by Thurs/Fri. 5. Westward Expansion Map. #17 Color and label the outline map using the completed map below as a guide. Use highlighters or color pencils to color the map. Finish for HW, due Thurs/Fri. Comments are closed.
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