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.

Soc Stud 8: 3/10 - 3/14

PLEASE USE EDLINE TO ACCESS MATERIALS FOR THIS UNIT. Begin our unit on comparing the strategies of MLK and Malcolm X during the civil rights movement of the mid-20th century. This is a unit similar to Carnegie in the fall. Students will examine primary and secondary documents (print and multi-media) and then write a 5 paragraph paper.

Soc Stud

PLEASE USE EDLINE TO ACCESS MATERIALS FOR THIS UNIT. Finish our study of WWII. Discuss the Asian front and President Truman's decision to drop the A-bomb. WWII test is Wed (B) and Thurs (A). It will be both scantron and essay- review materials are on Edline. Remember that extra credit research projects and movie sheets for extra credit are due the day of the test.

Soc Stud 8: 2/25-2/29

PLEASE USE EDLINE TO ACCESS MATERIALS FOR THIS UNIT. Mrs. Weller will speak to all SS8 classes about the Holocaust on Mon/Tues this week. Remember to pack a pillowcase with items you would pack if you got the knock on the door (set timer for 10 min). Bring the pillowcase to school on A=Wed and B=Thurs. Continue to discuss WWII battles. We will be done with the Chapt 27 studyguide by Friday. WWII test is next week. Research projects and movie sheets for extra credit are due the day of the test.

Soc Stud 8: 2/19 - 2/22

PLEASE USE EDLINE TO ACCESS MATERIALS FOR THIS UNIT. Continue learning about WWII. Topics this week include activities on the American homefront and battle strategy in Europe. GUEST SPEAKER ON THE HOLOCAUST: THURSDAY FEB 21 AFTER SCHOOL VVMS AUDITORIUM

Soc Stud 8: 2/11 - 2/15

PLEASE USE EDLINE TO ACCESS MATERIALS FOR THIS UNIT. Begin WWII- chapter 27 sect 1 and 2. Examine leadership traits in WWII leaders; Factors and events that led to the beginning of the war in Europe.

Soc Stud 8: Week of 2/4 - 2/8

PLEASE USE EDLINE TO ACCESS MATERIALS FOR THIS UNIT. Discuss effectiveness of borders on a variety of Asian current events. The Asia geography test is this week...it is a big one! Begin study of WWII- Power and leadership

Soc Stud: Week of 1/29 - 2/1

PLEASE USE EDLINE TO ACCESS MATERIALS FOR THIS UNIT. We will begin our geography unit on Asia. Please finish your political and physical maps, the atlas packet, and work on your TWO current events articles. We will be going to the computer lab to research a country in Asia and create a 20 questions type of game on your assigned country. The Asia geography test will be next week....START STUDYING NOW, IT IS A BIG ONE!

Soc Stud: Week of 1/21 - 1/25

PLEASE USE EDLINE TO ACCESS MATERIALS FOR THIS UNIT. Finish discussing the 1930s. Students should be working on their take home essays. It is due the day of the test. (Lost it? Go to Edline.) The 20s-30s test is on Thurs (B) and Friday (A). This test is open note- Please bring the green and yellow sheets with you and any class notes from our discussions. Be sure any missing work is turned in by the day of the test. Current grades were posted over the weekend. Final Quarter 2 grades will be posted the last week of January.

Soc Stud: 1/14 - 1/18

PLEASE USE EDLINE TO ACCESS MATERIALS FOR THIS UNIT. Begin discussing the economics, social/cultural, and political changes during the Great Depression. The Chapter 25 & 26 test will be Jan 24 & 25. Be sure both review sheets are all done- you may use them on the test next week.

Soc Stud 8: Week of 1/7 - 1/11

PLEASE USE EDLINE TO ACCESS MATERIALS FOR THIS UNIT. We will begin our studies of the 1920s and 1930s. We will discuss the "pendulum analogy" and how it represents changes in US economics, culture and politics during these decades. Chapter 25 is the Roaring 20 and Chapter 26 is The Great Depression.