- McClure Middle
- Social Studies
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May 10
Georgia Stories Project Info.
Time is flying! Tomorrow and Friday are reserved for you and your group to film your finished product! Be sure you stay on task as this entire project is due on Monday! (We know you have a busy weekend ahead! That's why its imperative you get the work done in the class time we've given you!)
We are excited to see what wonderful ideas you've come up with! I know you'll do great!
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5/2/17
Don't forget that your decades project is due at the beginning of class tomorrow (Wednesday 5/3)! Please turn it in in a folder or 3-ring binder! Late projects will not be accepted as we have had 7 class periods to work on this here at school! It is counting as a summative grade!
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Week of 4.23.17 Technology Needed in Class this Week!
The countdown continues! Can you believe you are about a month away from being a High School Student? Wow! This year went by so quickly.
Here's the agenda for this week:
Monday: I'll introduce the Decades Project and you'll have a decade randomly assigned to you. After the introduction and decade assignment, you should work on your cover and 3 paragraph introduction to your decade. **Formative Checkpoint #1 at the beginning of class on Wednesday! (Only completed work at the time of the checkpoint will be considered. There will be no "make-ups" for checkpoints! Be sure to stay on task in class!)
Tuesday & Wednesday: Continue working on your project. Once you finish the cover and introduction, start working on the timeline. (Remember you need 3 events PER year. . . with a brief description of all events and one image).
Thursday & Friday: Once you finish your timeline, start working on your Entertainment section. Remember: These figures can be from any genre of entertainment: movies, books, sports, music, etc. Follow the directions and rubric. ** Formative Checkpoint 2 at the beginning of class on Friday. (Only completed work at the time of the checkpoint will be considered. There will be no "make-ups" for checkpoints! Be sure to stay on task in class!)
Entire Decades Project Due Wednesday, May 3rd. (It will need to be presented in a 3-prong folder)
Click below for a copy of the project directions:
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Week of 4/17/17
Congratulations! You survived Milestones 2017! Please be aware that the majority of the rest of the year will be project-based! I will take formative grades for checkpoints along the way, but summative grades will be given for overall project grades! Keep your eyes on the prize! High School is just "up the hill!"
Don't forget that your Milestones Review Packet is due at the beginning of class on Tuesday. Tuesday, I'll also introduce your first end -of -the-year project before giving you time to get started in class. The completed project is due on Friday! That means you'll need to be working diligently during the class time I give you! (Bring earbuds if you want to listen to music while you work). This project is an INDEPENDENT project! You will not have group members for this one.
Looking forward to seeing you and getting back to our "semi-normal" lives!
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4/14
Have a great weekend! Don't forget that this review packet is due on Tuesday when you return to class! I've posted the answers here so you can check yourself! Most importantly, be sure to review for Monday's Milestones!
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Week of 4/10/17
It's Milestones Time! Unfortunately, due to the testing schedule, I will not see you until next Tuesday! That means the rest is up to you! I've given you the tools you need for a very thorough review of the year. Below are the links to some helpful powerpoints, and on the previous post, I've given you copies of all of the summary sheets from the whole year! USE YOUR RESOURCES to complete the packets I gave you on Monday of this week. (Don't wait until the last minute--use them to REVIEW!)
I do want you to complete BOTH packets; however, I will only be collecting the entire year review packet as a grade! Have it completed when you come to class next Tuesday, April 18th!
Most importantly, you have learned a TON of information this year! Believe in yourself because I believe in you! You can do this, guys! Read the questions carefully, THINK about the answers (which makes sense and which doesn't?), RELAX, and be confident!
YOU CAN DO THIS!!
SS Milestone Review PPT (entire year)
Government Review PPT (the one we started in class on Monday)
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Friday, 3/24
Here's the link to the video we started in class today. It has really great information in it, so I would recommend that you finish it on your own time!
Also, don't forget to bring ALL of your summary sheets and notes starting Monday! Crunch time!!!
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Week of 3.20
CONFERENCNE WEEK! SHORTENED CLASS PERIODS!
This week is going to go by very quickly, and that will leave one, itty-bitty week before Milestones. I apologize if you have an extra work-load this week, but it is unavoidlable (unfortunately!)
Monday: Class will start with you answering 5 looping questions for warm-ups. We'll then be introduced to standard H12 (Modern Georgia) and take notes. If time allows, we'll complete the questions from the powerpoint as a closing activity.
FYI: H11 CRCT questions are due TUESDAY at the beginning of class!
Tuesday: We'll complete a "Meet and Greet" to wrap up H11 (Modern Civil Rights in GA). After that, you will complete a graphic organizer for H12 using our notes from yesterday and our CRCT book. If you finish before the end of the period, you can work on H12 CRCT questions OR your study guide! Our TEST is THURSDAY over H11 and H12!! STUDY STUDY STUDY!
Wednesday: Review for our test tomorrow. Be sure you are working on H12 questions and study guide. Both are due before the test!
Civil Rights and Modern GA Study Guide
Thursday: TEST TODAY over H11 and H12!
Friday: Introduction to personal finance--one of the last standards we need to cover before Milestones!!
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Week of 3.13.17
The clock is ticking! We still have lots of material to cover before we show what we know on the Milestones Test! We can do it, but you'll have to be sure to buckle down and work at home!
This week:
Monday: We'll start the class by answering 5 Looping questions for warm-ups. We'll begin taking notes on our new standard (H11) Modern Civil Rights in Georgia. If you are interested in extra credit points, please complete an acrostic poem using CIVIL RIGHTS as your base word.
Tuesday: We'll watch MLK, Jr's "I Have a Dream Speech" and analyze the parts that are not "famous." We'll end class by writing our very own modern version of "I have a dream. . ."
Wednesday: We'll continue taking notes over Modern Civil Rights in GA. When we finish, you'll have time to work on your CRCT questions for H11. You can find them here:
Thursday: Finish notes. Watch Malcolm X vs. MLK debate and complete an activity.
Friday: No School! Happy St. Patrick's Day!
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Friday 3.10.17
Whew! What a whirlwind of a week! We've been super busy!
Here's the link to the H11 CRCT pages. These will be due Next Wednesday, so please be sure you are working on them during every spare minute! Remember to write the letter choice as well as the entire answer.
Also, if you do not finish the Georgia Flag timeline today, you'll need to finish it over the weekend!
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Friday, 3.3
Don't forget about these important events next week!
Monday: Quiz over WWII
Tuesday: Project is due at the beginning of class!
Wednesday: Quiz over H10 (post WWII)
Have a great weekend!
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Friday 2/17/17
Here's hoping everyone has a wonderful break! A few reminders before you go:
1) If you chose to get the extra credit packet in class today, it is due on Monday when you return!
2) We will have a test over WWI, The Great Depression, and The New Deal on Tuesday.
3) I have set up some review on USA Test Prep. It covers geography of GA and history from Early Civilizations through the Civil War. You might want to do a few problems a day. It's an excellent tool to see how prepared you are for the Midlestones!
Enjoy!
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Week of 2/6/17
This week in SS we'll begin working on a new unit. We'll start with WWI and the contributions made by GA. We'll then move into the Great Depression.
Monday: Finish Intro to new unit by completing anchor charts with your groups. You'll present during warm-up tomorrow. Remember that you should have 3 sections on your chart: 1) a learning target 2) the important information about your assigned topic and 3) pictures or symbols to represent your topic.
Tuesday: We'll present anchor charts at the beginning of class. Then, you will be assinged a partner to complete a primary source document packet for WWI. (This will focus on the MAIN reasons for the start of WWI). Once finished with the packet, you and your partner will receive a graphic organizer to complete. You'll use the information from the primary source documents to complete it.
If you need the documents, they are attached here:
Wednesday: Finish packet and graphic organizer. IF YOU DO NOT FINISH IN CLASS, FINISH FOR HOMEWORK! We'll then watch a documentary about the "Black Hand" and the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand.
Thursday: We'll go over the MAIN reasons for WWI (using yesterday's graphic organzier). We'll then take notes on WWI and Georgia's contributions to the war effort. After notes, we'll begin CRCT summaries and practice questions.
Friday: Introduction to the Great Depression and New Deal
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Week of 1.23.17
This week we'll be continuing our quest to find out everything there is to know about the "New South." Continue working on your graphic organizer, twitter summaries, and CRCT questions, as well as taking notes.
Important Upcoming Dates:
Friday, 1/27: Twitter Summaries Due
Tuesday, 1/31: CRCT Questions Due
Thursday, 2/ 2: Study Guide Due, Jim Crow DBQ due, and TEST over H7abc.
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Week of 1.16.18
Monday: No School MLK Holiday
Tuesday: Turn in "I am . . ." assignment, Complete document D for DBQ warm-up, complete CRCT questions pgs. 87-93 (Remember to write letter AND answer choice), complete parts of study guide that you have not yet completed. TEST TOMORROW!
Wednesday: Test over Reconstruction (SS8H6c)/ Intro to "The New South"
Thursday: Continue intro to The New South, standard SS8H7
Friday: Notes over H7, complete CRCT practice book pages--summarizing reading passages in 120 characters or less. (Tweets!)
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Week of 1/11/17
Wednesday: Whew, what a weird schedule we've had. That only means more pedal to the metal for us!!!
Please be sure to finish the graphic organizer about Reconstruction for homework if you were not able to finish it during class. Also, please be reminded that you will have a test next Wednesday! The study guide I gave out today will be very helpful!
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Just a few reminders for tomorrow (Friday, December 16)!
1) Test over H6ab
2) The following items are due:
1) Kansas-Nebraska Act sheet
2) Study Guide
3) Flashcard folder for H6ab
4) Station activity sheets (graphic organizer AND close reading sheets!)
Click here if you need the articles:
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Week of 12.12.16
Here we go! Final Countdown to the Holidays!
DUE DATES THIS WEEK:
Wednesday: Missouri Compromise and Compromise of 1850 sheets due.
Friday: TEST! Study guide due as well as Flash Card folder (using summary sheet).
This week in Social Studies
Monday: Complete Document A from Civil War DBQ packet. We'll continue taking notes on standard H6 a and b (impact of the Civil War in Georgia).
Tuesday: Complete document B from DBQ. We'll finish notes today! After that, you'll have the rest of the period to complete CRCT book (pgs. 70-80) questions ( 198-230).
Wednesday and Thursay: We'll do a stations activity for all components of standard H6b: Antietam, Emancipation Proclamation, Gettysburg, Chickamauga, the Union Blockade of Georgia's coast, Sherman's Atlanta Campaign, Sherman's March to the Sea, and Andersonville.
Friday: TEST TODAY! Once finished with the test, I will read the picture book "Pink and Say" by Patricia Polacco to the class! You'll enjoy it!
Weekend!!! YAY!!
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Week of 12.5.16
Lots to do this week, as usual! Please be sure to prepare for Tuesday's test! I'm hoping to see major improvement with the grades!
Monday: Finish H5d notes (Indian Removal), finish up CRCT book questions (pgs. 52-70, ?s 139-197), complete the study guide (if you haven't already done so), and finish up your flash card folder. Before tomorrow's test, please put the following into your next unit folder (I'll collect before the test!):
1) Summary Sheet
2) All notes from H5 (most are Cornell Notes!)
3) CRCT work
4) Study Guide
5) Warm-ups from the unit
6) Separately, I'll collect your flash card folders--Please be sure they are completed!
If anyone is interested in the quizizz review, go to join.quizizz.com. Code for the review is 363804.
Tuesday: TEST TODAY!
Wednesday: Early Release Day! We'll start taking notes over H6 (Civil War and Reconstruction!)
Thursday: Building Vocabulary and Guided Reading Activities for H6
Friday: Continue notes and Thursday's activities. If time allows, begin working on H6 CRCT book and Flash Card Folder.
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Week of 11.28.16
Welcome Back! I hope you and your family had a wonderful, restful break! Now back to the books!
This week in Social Studies:
Monday: You'll randomly pull a card with a topic on it. You'll get together with the other students in class that have the same topic and complete the 5Ws and 1H chart. Be sure you focus on the importance of why these "things" are important specifically to GA. After you finish, continue working on CRCT practice book questions for standard SS8H5abcd.
Tuesday:AUTHOR'S VISIT TODAY! Today, we'll do a "learning mingle" where we will learn about 3 other students' topics and fill in new 5Ws and 1H chart for each. Once we finish that, we'll create a video fact book--focusing on 6 short video clips of important events of this time.
Wednesday: Complete SS8H5 notes. Remember: we will no longer use cloze notes and you will be expected to use Cornell Style notes with summaries. After notes, we'll continue our video fact book. Turn in at the end of class!
Thursday: We'll complete a Trail of Tears DBQ. When finished, work on finishing CRCT book questions and flash card folder. We'll go over answers to CRCT questions together. All notes should be put in order and placed in the next unit folder.
Friday: Complete all flashcards and Study Guide. Do you have all of your notes organized in your next unit folder? Due Monday before the test!
Upcoming! Mark your calendars!!!
1) Due Friday: either History Mystery OR textbook assignment--depending on the grade you made on the pop quiz the Friday before the break.
2) Test over all of H5 on Monday!
3) Due Monday: Unit folder (rubric will be given out in class), Flash Card Folder, CRCT questions, and Study Guide!
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Friday, November 18th
If you were given the History Mystery Packet after the "Check for Understanding" (Quiz) today, CONGRATULATIONS! You did well enough to move on with the standards! You may click here for the link for the assignment:
If you received the alternate assignment, that means you did not do well enough on the quiz to move on. Please be sure you are reviewing your notes every night!
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Week of 11.14.16
Parents: Please check your email for some imortant changes going on in Social Studies! I explained all of these "new" things to the students already! Thanks for your support!
This week in Social Studies:
Monday: Learn Cornell- style note taking. We'll be using this strategy to take notes from now on--including writing a summary of the notes we take that day. We'll then take notes on SS8H5a: Explain the establishment of UGA, Louisville, and the spread of Baptist and Methodist churches.
Tuesday: Timeline activity will be assigned. This activity is DUE FRIDAY! We'll take notes on SS8H5b: land policies pursued by GA (headright system, Yazoo Land Fraud, land lotteries). FOR HOMEWORK: 1) Finish note summaries (I will check Monday and Tuesday summaries at the beginning of class tomorrow!) 2)Finish creating flash card folder--get all rows on inside taped in! Bring to class with you tomorrow!
Wednesday: I will check note summaries--please be sure you bring your notes with you. We will complete a matching activity as our warm-up. We'll then take notes on H5c--explain how technological developments, including the cotton gin and railroads, had an impact on GA's growth. We will watch 2 short video clips as well. At the end of class, you will start with your flash card folder--putting terms and definitions on cards. This folder should come to class with you each day--and should go home with you each night! USE IT!!!!
Thursday: We'll continue notes on standard H5 focusing on H5d--analyze the events that led to the removal of Creeks and Cherokees. Complete note summaries. (I'll check tomorrow. If you do not finish in class--it is homework!) Continue working on flash card folders.
Friday: Finish any notes we were not able to finish. We will take a short quiz (check for understanding). After that, we'll complete a "History Mystery" activity on the laptops.
Enjoy your break!
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Week of 11.7.16
TEST THURSDAY!
Monday: Today, I will re-teach the information presented in the expert groups. We'll take Cloze Notes from the powerpoints. Today, I will also give you unit summary sheets and a study guide. Please be sure to complete the study guide! You have a test on Thursday!
Revolutionary War, H3b PPT notes
GA Constitution, Articles of Confed., US Constitution PPT notes
Tuesday: Election day. No school.
Wednesday: We'll finish up the notes we were unable to finish on Monday at the beginning of class. We'll then turn our attention to the CRCT review book and read the material togehter. Each student will answer the questions on their own paper.
Thursday: Test today! Be sure that you have reviewed using the summary sheets you were given on Monday as well as the Unit Study Guide. Both of these tools, in addition to your own notes & the CRCT questions, are the best tools to help you on your journey to success in this class!
Friday: We'll start the next unit by taking notes in class.
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Friday, 10.28
For the first time ever, you have homework this weekend! I do apologize, but there is just so much to cover. . .
Be sure you finish:
1) The H3a notes sheet activity (use your notes to answer the questions)
2) Declaration of Independence 'translation' activity where you have to cut and paste the modern translation to excerpts.
3) The questions about the Declaration itself. (use a separate sheet of paper to answer the questions!)
Also, your group research project has begun. REMEMBER: You will not cut and paste from the internet!! You must decide what is important to present to your class. The guidlelines and rubric for the project can be found here:
Rev. War Expert groups directions
Appropriate sites for research:
1) New Georgia Encyclopedia
2) Go to McClure's Homepage. Click on Media Center. Use any research tools from there.
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