Welcome to 8th Grade U.S. History!
The course overview contains important information about the course objectives, resources, class expectations, homework, late work and absence policies, progress report categories, and more.
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Ms. Mallory's office hours are Tuesdays, 3:15-4:00 P.M. and Thursdays, 7:30-8:10A.M.
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Weekly Responsibility for all 8th graders in US History: Please make sure that you are reading, watching, listening to the NEWS. We will be talking at least two times a week about what is in the NEWS here in the United States (main focus) and the World. Pay attention to the top stories in politics, the economy, environment, and US governmental policies. Engage your parents in conversations about what is going on in the NEWS!
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MLA Paper Formatting Example
MLA WEB CITING EXAMPLES
ANOTHER WEB CITING SITE WITH COLORS!!!
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Week of February 6-10
Monday, Feb 6 homework for Tuesday:
- Study for U.S. Political Geography Test #4 tomorrow. Blank U.S. map for studying.
Tuesday, Feb 7 homework for Thursday:
- Find out the Colorado, Minnesota, Missouri Republican Primary results
- TBA
Thursday, Feb 9 homework for Friday:
- TBA
Friday, Feb 10 homework for Monday, Feb 13:
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TBA
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Week of January 30- February 3
Monday, Jan 30 homework for Tuesday:
- Study for U.S. Political Geography Test #3 tomorrow. Blank U.S. map for studying.
Tuesday, Jan 31 homework for Thursday:
- Find out the Florida Republican Primary results
- Read Immigration: A Dream Deferred article and complete Illegal Immigrants on the Job questions. Answers for discussion questions need to be written with complete sentences and typed.
- Read Scenes from the Border article and complete From Immigrants to Citizens questions. Answers for discussion questions need to be written with complete sentences and typed. Note: The Scenes from the Border article is in the Upfront Jan. 2, 2012 issue.
Thursday, Feb 2 homework for Friday:
- Thoroughly read Immigration Statistics handout and come with questions or observations about the information to our conversation tomorrow with immigration lawyer Leonor Perretta
Friday, Feb 2 homework for Monday, Feb 6:
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Typed paragraph with MLA formatting about what you learned from our conversation with the guest speaker and immigration lawyer Leonor Perretta. Describe at least three ideas you found interesting and want to remember. Explain the ideas AND why you feel they are significant. Content, paragraph structure, spelling, and grammar will be graded.
- Begin studying for U.S. Political Geography Test #4 on Tuesday, Feb 7. Blank U.S. map for studying. Here's a link to an online U.S. state and capital city quiz that may be useful in studying for the test. http://www.ilike2learn.com/ilike2learn/unitedstates.html
Week of January 23-27
Monday, Jan. 23 homework for Tuesday:
- In Freedom read pgs. 202-209 (Introduction and Lynching Means Killing by a Mob sections). Take reading notes and be prepared to discuss and share your knowledge.
- Write three questions about immigration that you want to ask our guest speaker immigration lawyer Leonor Perretta who will visit our class next week.
Tuesday, Jan. 24 homework for Thursday:
- Study for U.S. Political Geography Test #2 on Thursday. Blank U.S. map for studying.
- If possible, watch part or all of President Obama's State of the Union at 7pm MST on Tuesday, January 24
Thursday, Jan. 26 homework for Friday:
- Complete Election Day Cartoon Analyzer
Friday, Jan. 27 homework for Monday, Jan 30:
- Read Freedom pgs. 209-216
- Begin studying for U.S. Political Geography Test #3 on Tuesday, Jan 31. Blank U.S. map for studying.
Week of January 16-20
Monday, Jan. 16 No School
Tuesday, Jan. 17 homework for Thursday:
- Study for U.S. Political Geography Test #1 on Thursday. Blank U.S. map for studying.
Thursday, Jan. 19 homework for Friday:
- Re-read your Statue of Liberty "The New Colossus" paragraph
- Read three family histories of your choice from the Ellis Island website. http://www.ellisisland.org/immexp/wseix_2_3.asp?
- For each of the three family histories, answer the following questions with complete sentences on a separate piece of paper. Answers may be typed or neatly handwritten.
- What was the name of the individual searching his/her family history?
- How was this individual impacted by discovering his/her family history?
- What do you think was an interesting part of his/her research in learning about his/her family?
Friday, Jan. 20 homework for Monday, Jan. 23:
- Typed paragraph with MLA formatting about what you learned from our conversation with the guest speaker Maeera Shreiber. Describe at least three ideas you found interesting and want to remember. Explain the ideas AND why you feel they are significant. Content, paragraph structure, spelling, and grammar will be graded.
Week of January 9-13
Monday, Jan. 9 homework for Tuesday:
- Read Upfront December 12, 2011 issue pgs. 8-11 "A Day on the Campaign Trail" and pgs. 12-13 "How to Tell an Occupier From a Tea Partier"
- Read Upfront January 2, 2012 issue pgs. 12-15 "Obama: Pass or Fail?" and pgs. 16-17 "Primary Matters"
- Highlight main ideas, take reading notes either in margins, on sticky notes, or on a separate piece of paper in order to be prepared to discuss articles and show your knowledge of the material
Tuesday, Jan. 10 homework for Thursday:
- In "Freedom" read pgs. 192-201 (begin at "Coming to America")
- Bullet notes are due Thursday on "Freedom and a Chance to Work", "Who Wants Immigrants", and "The Strange Case of the Chinese Laundry". Bullets should be typed, single-space, with MLA formatted heading.
- Watch, read, or listen to the New Hampshire Republican primary results
Thursday, Jan. 12 homework for Friday:
- Read The Statue of Liberty "The New Colosssus" and write a paragraph (typed or handwritten) explaining the United States' position concerning immigration in the mid-1800s as depicted in Larazus' poem. What specific words or phrases in the poem help explain the U.S. position about immigration?
Friday, Jan. 13 homework for Tuesday, Jan. 17 (No school Monday, Jan. 16):
- Begin studying for U.S. Political Geography Test #1 on Thursday, Jan. 19
Week of January 3-6
Tuesday, Jan. 3 homework for Thursday:
- Complete Getting to Know
- Complete Technology Survey
- Read pp. 179-183 stopping at "The Trails Ends on a Reservation" in Freedom
- Bring to class your president paper completed before winter break
Thursday, Jan. 5 homework for Friday:
- Read pp. 183-192 stopping at "Coming to America" in Freedom
- Get Course Overview signed and bring to class
Friday, Jan. 6 homework for Monday, Jan. 9:
- In pen label 50 states and capital cities on U.S. map. Indicate the approximate location of the capital cities with a star in addition to writing the city name.
