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Nov
16

Homework due Wednesday, 11/18, in History: Read Ch.4-Lesson1 and answer questions 1, 2 and 3.

Quiz on the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution on Friday.

Nov
16

Both 8th grade classes will have Media class instead of History on Tuesday, and History class instead of Media on Wednesday.

Nov
13

Review notes for Ch.5-Lesson 1.

Nov
13

Answer this discussion question: What could be some problems that the new government will face under the Articles of Confederation?

Oct
29

Test will cover topics from Ch.3 – Lessons 1, 2 and 3. For extra credit up to 7pts, complete following questions on pages 76 and 77: Reviewing Key Terms (B), Exploring Concepts (A and B), Using Critical Thinking (Pick any two questions).

Oct
19

Pick two laws (from school and your town), and revise them. Prepare the arguments for revision. We will vote in class and which laws would be the best to revise.

Oct
19

8th grade needs to read the lesson summary and answer questions from the handout for tomorrow, Tuesday. Quiz on Thursday!

Oct
07

List and describe five ways in which the cultural diversity of United States has affected your life.

Oct
03

This past Thursday, October 1st, 7th grade had a wonderful opportunity to hear from Ameena Jandali. Ameena is the member of Islamic Networks group, a non-profit organization dedicated to educating the public about Islam. Ameena did a great job presenting basic principles of her faith/religion, and answering many questions from our curious students.

Oct
03

This project is due at the beginning of the class. Students should contact me via email with any questions about the project.