Soc Stud 8: 5/27-5/30

PLEASE USE EDLINE TO ACCESS MATERIALS FOR THIS UNIT. Tues & Wed we will play the decades games that the students made. Thurs and Fri students will turn in textbooks and finish working on the final exam review packets that were handed out before Memorial Day weekend. Final Exam test dates: B=6/4 and A=6/5. Lost book replacement fee = $65 to VVMS.

Soc Stud 8: 4/28-5/2

PLEASE USE EDLINE TO ACCESS MATERIALS FOR THIS UNIT. We will continue our studies of issues related to the middle east. Students should be studying for the mid-east map test and completing 4 current events articles on the Middle East. Both of these are due on B=5/2 and A=5/5. There is an extra credit map test on easter Europe. Kids can sign up to take the test during office hours by Thurs 5/1.

Soc Stud 8: 4/21 - 4/28

PLEASE USE EDLINE TO ACCESS MATERIALS FOR THIS UNIT. A day kids have open note chapt 28 test on Monday. East Europe maps are also due that day. We will begin our study of the Middle East on Tues & Wed. Bring your atlases to class.

Soc Stud 8: 4/14 - 4/18

PLEASE USE EDLINE TO ACCESS MATERIALS FOR THIS UNIT. FIVE paragraph papers are due on B=4/14 & A=4/15. See Edline for specifications. 10% penalty per day if it is late. We will be finishing our study of the Cold War and working on the geography of Eastern Europe. The OPEN NOTE test on Chapt 28 is on B=4/18 & A=4/21...be sure you study for it by reading over your studyguide and all lecture notes several times and highlighting them.

Soc Stud 8: 4/7 - 4/11

PLEASE USE EDLINE TO ACCESS MATERIALS FOR THIS UNIT. Please use your final outlines to create a 5 paragraph paper on either MLK or Malcolm X. Please incorporate any suggestions I made on the outline in to your paper. (The paper format: must be typed, no more than 2 pages and each paragraph should have at least 5 sentences, 1 inch margins, Times New Roman size 12. BE SURE TO CITE SOURCES IN PARENTHESIS AFTER EACH QUOTE.) Due Date: B= 4/14 and A= 4/15.

This week we will have Vietnam Veterans speak to us about their tours of duty during the Vietnam War. We will continue looking at events during the Cold War focusing on JFK's administration and how the US effort to contain communism led to "hot spots" around the world.

Soc Stud 8: 3/24 - 3/28

PLEASE USE EDLINE TO ACCESS MATERIALS FOR THIS UNIT. Final typed outlines on MLK or Malcolm X are due on 3/24 (B) and 3/25 (A). Begin our study of Chapter 28 on the Cold War. Topics this week are the Berlin Airlift, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. Have a fun and safe spring break!

Soc Stud: 3/17 - 20

PLEASE USE EDLINE TO ACCESS MATERIALS FOR THIS UNIT. Finish our unit on comparing the strategies of MLK and Malcolm X during the civil rights movement of the mid-20th century. You will be assigned a TYPED outline of your thoughts on which man's strategy was most effective for the times. The outline must be properly formatted AND cite specific ideas/documents to prove your point. See Edline for more details. Remember 5 food items for the food drive for 5 extra credit points.