Learning Goal: Students will understand the causes, course, and consequences of United States westward expansion. (1803-1853) ***8th Grade Activities Form: get it signed by parent and turn it in by 3/14. I will accept it after Spring Break for a reduced grade. *** Community Service: If you want to earn a Presidential Service Award, you need to complete and submit 50 or more hours by March 26. (Otherwise, your 24+ hours of community service is due by late May.) ***Westward Expansion Test: Tues/Wed, April 2 & 3. Here is the study guide. Tues/Wed, March 26 & 27 1. “Conflict with Mexico” Scramble #21
2. work on The Seminole Wars and Florida’s Statehood #20 Answer the following questions after reading the article. Use details and information from the article to support your answers. Sentence format. (finish for HW, due Thurs/Fri) 3. Work on Life in the West Mini-Project. (Due Thurs/Fri, March 28/29) Monday, March 25 (start of the 4th quarter) ***The Unit 9 Westward Expansion Test will be on Thurs/Fri 1. The Seminole Wars and Florida’s Statehood #20 Answer the following questions after reading the article. Use details and information from the article to support your answers. Sentence format. (finish for HW, due Thurs/Fri)
2. Work on Life in the West Mini-Project. (Due Thurs/Fri, March 28/29) Spring Break: Friday, March 15-24, 2019 *** Play a round of the original Oregon Trail video game before Tues/Wed next week. This will help your prepare for the inclass activity that day. https://archive.org/details/softwarelibrary_msdos_games/v2 Tues/Wed, March 12 & 13 1. Oregon Trail Experiential Exercise
2. Play the original Oregon Trail video game https://archive.org/details/softwarelibrary_msdos_games/v2
6. Life in the West Mini-Project. (Due Thurs/Fri, March 22/29, after spring break)
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. 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, a 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. Thurs/Fri, March 7 & 8 1. Passport Unit 9, checkpoint 1 2. turn in The Louisiana Purchase. #18 "4- Jefferson's Domestic Affairs" Read the article in the link and answer the 4 questions. ***If this is incomplete, you need to do it before you can go outside for the QR Expedition activity. :( 3. Lewis and Clark QR Expedition #19
The images above are examples of journal entries made during the Lewis and Clark expedition. Click this link if you would like to examine more of their journals. 4. If you finish Lewis & Clark early:
Congratulations to the following students who won awards at the county history fair!
The awards ceremony is Thursday, March 7th from 5:30 to 6:30 PM at the SCPS Educational Support Center Board Room, 400 E. Lake Mary Boulevard. Tues/Wed, March 5 & 6 1. finish "Westward" Video #16 2. 3rd Quarter county history exam. 3. 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. 4. The Louisiana Purchase. #18 "4- Jefferson's Domestic Affairs" Read the article in the link and answer the 4 questions. FINISH FOR HW 1. Why was the Mississippi River so important, and why did Jefferson want to buy New Orleans? 2. Why was the Louisiana Purchase considered such a great deal? What was included in the purchase? 3. If you were Jefferson's advisors, would you have made the deal? Why or why not? 4. What was the purpose of the Lewis and Clark expedition, and do you think they were successful? Why or why not? Monday, March 4 1. "Westward" Video #16 As you watch, take notes on "reasons to go west" and "hardships in the west" and answer questions 1 and 2.
Thurs/Fri, February 28 & March 1 Due: Midwife Essay due. Highlight the following
1. Review Andrew Jackson True/False Statements #15. Read History Alive! Chapter 14 to find out if each statement is true or false. If the statement is false, correct it. Due Tues/Wed. 2. Passport Unit 8 Jackson: Final Checkpoint 3. Passport Unit 9 Westward Expansion: Beginning Checkpoint 4. "Westward" Video #16 As you watch, take notes on "reasons to go west" and "hardships in the west" and answer question 1. (we only watched about the first 10 minutes today. ) *If you are absent, you can watch the video on Amazon Prime or Youtube (see below.) America: The Story of Us, Episode 3 "Westward" Comments are closed.
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AuthorMs. Day is a U.S. History teacher at Milwee Middle. She loves the Florida Gators, social studies, historical fiction novels, Hamilton, Disney,Harry Potter, kitties, and, most of all, students who try their best. Archives
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