Category Archives: SS8.21

(21) Citizenship. The student understands the importance of the expression of different points of view in a constitutional republic. The student is expected to:
(A) identify different points of view of political parties and interest groups on important historical issues;
(B) describe the importance of free speech and press in a constitutional republic; and
(C) summarize historical events in which compromise resulted in a resolution such as the Missouri Compromise, Compromise of 1850, and Kansas-Nebraska Act.

Week of October 23-27, 2023

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Monday:   RED RIBBON WEEK GUEST SPEAKER. (National Family Partnership, formerly the National Federation of Parents for Drug Free Youth, was established as a grassroots, nonprofit organization in 1980 by a handful of concerned and determined parents who were convinced they should begin to play a leadership role in drug prevention.  Since its founding thirty years ago, NFP has devoted its efforts to the well-being of youth. Today, NFP is a national leader in drug prevention education & advocacy. Our mission is to lead and support our nation’s families and communities in nurturing the full potential of healthy, drug free youth.)

Students will recite the Preamble to the Constitution.  Each day, we add one goal and practice memorizing the Preamble up to that point.  The students will recite the Preamble (individually) next Monday or Tuesday.

Tuesday:   Students will analyze the 7 Principles of the Constitution:     7 Principles of the Constitution Quiz. 

 

Wednesday:   Students will analyze/debate the arguments of the Federalists and Anti-Federalists, including those of Alexander Hamilton, Patrick Henry, James Madison, and George Mason.

Thursday:   Students will explain the issues of the Constitutional Convention of 1787, including the Great Compromise and the Three-Fifths Compromise.

Friday:   Students will summarize rights guaranteed in the Bill of Rights and the purposes for amending the U.S. Constitution.

 

 

 

 

Week of October 9-13, 2023

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1st 9 Weeks Test is Wednesday covering Units 1,2,3.

Monday:   Students will review information covered this 9 weeks:  Unit 1:  Thinking like a Historian and Unit 2:  Colonial America.

Tuesday:   Students will review information covered this 9 weeks:  Unit 3:  American Independence

Wednesday:   1st 9 Weeks Exam

Thursday:   Students will complete their Reporting Categories chart.  (Examine and discuss 1st 9 Weeks Test.  Students will take ownership in their learning by examining the questions and analyzing students’ strenghts and areas of concern on  each test. The following categories are tested on each unit exam as well as on the STAAR test in April. 

Reporting Category 1 (Demonstrate an understanding of issues and events in U.S. History)

Reporting Category  2 (Demonstrate an understanding of geographic and cultural influences on historical issues and events)

Reporting Category 3   (Demonstrate an understanding of the role of government and the civic process on historical issues and events)

Reporting Category 4 (Demonstrate an understanding of economic and technological influences on  historical issues and events)

Friday:  Introduce Unit 4:  Address the creation and the adoption of the United States Constitution including a study of ideas and compromise.

Week of October 2-6, 2023

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**End of the 1st 9 Weeks is next Friday. (October 13).  Next week, we will review the first 3 units and take the 9 Weeks Exam on Wednesday, October 11)

Monday:   Review for our Unit 3 American Independence test (Tuesday)

Tuesday:   Unit 3:  American Independence test

Wednesday:   Support a point of view on a social studies issue or event. (Desert Survival Situation).  Group deciding on which items to salvage.  

(Inference:  Similar to situation  after the American Revolution..what is next for the newly founded United States of America)

Thursday:   Students will summarize the strengths and weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation.

https://www.history.com/topics/early-us/articles-of-confederation

Friday:   Students will identify colonial grievances listed in the Declaration of Independence and explain how those grievances were addressed in the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights.

Week of September 18-22, 2023

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Monday:   Analyze reasons for and the impact of selected examples of civil disobedience and then Identify colonial grievances listed in the Declaration of Independence.

Tuesday:   Explain the roles played by significant individuals during the American Revolution. (Assign Sensory Figure)

Sensory Figures for Interactive Notebooks - Teaching Science with Lynda R. Williams

Wednesday:   Continue with Tuesday’s objective.

Thursday:   Explain and chart significant battles that were fought by the Patriots to gain independence.

Revolutionary War - Timeline, Facts & Battles | HISTORY

Friday:  Continue with  Thursday’s objective. 

FYI:  Vocabulary terms are assigned Monday and due Wednesday. After Wednesday, they are considered late and the highest grade students will receive is a 70.   On Friday, I will pick up journals to grade the terms.  Students can complete the assignment by Friday for a maximum grade of 70.  (A total of 5 days to complete the terms)

Week of September 11-15, 2023

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Monday:  Overview of the various attacks on US soil, pausing to discuss 2 specific attacks:Pearl Harbor (December 7, 1941); 9/11 (September 11, 2001). Assign Unit 3:  American Independence Vocabulary terms. (due Wednesday/ quiz Wednesday)The USS Helena's role in the attack on Pearl Harbor                                 9/11 in photos as the US marks anniversary of terror attacks | The Independent

Tuesday:   Examine the rivalry in North America between the French and the British. (French and Indian War and its outcome) and address why the British began to intervene with new policies after the French and Indian War, which affected the economic affairs of the colonies.

Wednesday:   Analyze:  Trade restrictions, acts passed by the British Parliament, protests and other forms of civil disobedience.

Thursday:  Identify colonial grievances listed in the Declaration of Independence .  (If time permits, explain how those grievances were addressed in the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights.)

Founding Fathers' Blunders Aged the Declaration of Independence | Live Science

Friday:  Explain the roles played by significant individuals during the American Revolution.