STAAR Blitz:    Each day for 10 days (March 31-April 14),  students will review the 11 units we have covered this year.  This review is to prepare our students for the Social Studies STAAR Test on April 16. Each day will consist of the following:   Warm Up, Lesson, Assignment.

Monday:  Today’s unit to be covered is Unit 7:  Westward Expansion (Manifest Destiny

Tuesday:  STAAR Reading Test (Grades 6,7,8)

Wednesday:   Today’s unit to be covered is Unit 8:  Industrial Revolution (Part 1)

Thursday:   Today’s unit to be covered is Unit 8: Reform Movement (Part 2)

Friday:  Today’s unit to be covered is Unit 9:  Sectionalism

STAAR Blitz:    Each day for 10 days (March 31-April 14),  students will review the 11 units we have covered this year.  This review is to prepare our students for the Social Studies STAAR Test on April 16. Each day will consist of the following:   Warm Up, Lesson, Assignment.  There will be a quiz over previous day’s unit at the beginning of the period; assignment assessment at the end of the period.

Monday:  Complete reporting category chart and introduce STAAR Blitz.

Tuesday:   Today’s unit to be covered is Unit 2:  Colonial America

Wednesday:   Today’s unit to be covered is Unit 3:  American Independence

Thursday:   Today’s unit to be covered is Unit 4:  Writing the Constitution and the Bill of Rights.

Friday:   Today’s unit to be covered is Unit 5:  Early Republic:  Assessing Challenges

Monday:   Teacher Workday

Tuesday:   Review Unit 8: Part 1 Industrialization and Reform Era. (less the reform movement which will be tested next Thursday.)

Wednesday:  Unit 8:  Industrialization Part 1 Test

Thursday:   Describe the contributions of significant political, social, and military leaders of the United States, focusing on the role of women in the struggle for rights as well as the historical development of the abolitionist movement.

Friday:  Continue examining the contributions of significant political, social, and military leaders of the United States, focusing on the role of women in the struggle for rights as well as the historical development of the abolitionist movement.

FYI: As of February 10, we have 31 days before our STAAR test. (Social Studies). 

Other Important Dates:

Benchmark testing:  February 19 (Reading), February 25 (Science), February 26 (Social Studies), March 5 (Algebra), March 6 (Math)

Spring Break:  March 10-14

STAAR Testing:  April 8 (Reading), April 15 (Science), April 16 (Social Studies), April 23 (Algebra), April 24 (Math)

Monday:  Explain the free enterprise system of economics that had developed in the new nation during the early to mid 1800s.

Tuesday:   Analyze how physical characteristics of the environment influenced population distribution, settlement patterns, and economic activities in the United States. (Assign:  Unit 8:1 Industrialization Slide Presentation.  Due Tuesday, February 11)

Wednesday:   Expand on the study of new innovations.

Thursday:  Explain reasons for immigration then and now

Friday:  Examine the various sections of the United States and the development of different patterns of economic activity.

Monday:   Students will examine arguments (Supreme Court decisions)  regarding protective tariffs, taxation, banking system, as well as judicial review.

Tuesday:   Students will identify the foreign policies of presidents George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison and James Monroe and explain the impact of Washington’s Farewell Address and the Monroe Doctrine.

Wednesday:   Students will review Unit 5: Part 2 for their test on Thursday.

Thursday:  Unit 5: Part 2 Test Review

Friday:  Review the following units for the semester test. (Units 1,2,3) 

This Wednesday and Thursday, several of our students will be participating in our UIL District meet.   This is an exciting time for our campus, as we are striving to repeat as District Champions!  With this said, students who will compete will need to be very conscious of their assigned classwork while they are out on one or both days. I will post several assignments on our Google Classroom so they will stay caught up.    I will visit with my classes on Monday and Tuesday so they will know and understand the expectations for them. (for those who will compete and for those who will remain in class.)

Monday:  Students will examine arguments (Supreme Court decisions)  regarding protective tariffs, taxation, banking system, as well as judicial review.

Tuesday:  Explain the causes, important events, and effects of the War of 1812.  (Unit 5:3 Day 3 Warm-Up). Create a slide presentation that outlines the causes, events, and outcomes of the War of 1812.

Wednesday:  Identify the foreign policies of presidents George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison and James Monroe and explain the impact of Washington’s Farewell Address and the Monroe Doctrine.

Thursday:   (Same as Wednesday: Identify the foreign policies of presidents George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison and James Monroe and explain the impact of Washington’s Farewell Address and the Monroe Doctrine.

Friday:  Review for Unit 5:  Early Republic (Part 2) test on Monday.

Monday:  Students will summarize arguments regarding protective tariffs, taxation, banking system, as well as judicial review. (President’s Cabinet assignment is due today.)

Tuesday:  Examine “Free Enterprise” and Laissez-Faire

Wednesday:  Review notes, graphic organizers, notes, etc for the test Thursday on Unit 5 (Part 1):  Early Republic.  (Students may come in Thursday morning by 7:30 for another test review.   Students will have access to a review video and notes posted on their Google Classroom.  These are additional tools that may help them be more successful on the test.)

Thursday:  Unit 5: (Part 1) Early Republic  Test

Friday:  Introduce “Student Progress Chart”.  (Identifying strengths/ areas to address by analyzing the unit tests and study sheet data.)

Monday:  Student Holiday (Veterans Day)

Tuesday:  Leaders of the early United States acted to stabilize the new country by establishing the structure of government authority. (Unit 5:  Part 1:  Powerpoint questions are due Friday.)

• Whiskey Rebellion
• National Security (Establishment of the U.S Army (1784), U.S Navy (1794), U.S. Marines (1798)
• Immigration Issues

Wednesday:  Students will summarize arguments regarding protective tariffs, taxation, and the banking system. 

Thursday:  Describe major domestic problems faced by the leaders of the new republic, including maintaining national security, creating a stable economic system, and setting up the court system.  (Study Sheet Quiz #6 (All of the 1st 4 eras:  Exploration, Colonization, American Revolution, and  Constitutional Eras.  Notes are in the students’ journal, their Study Sheet.

Friday:  Compare and Contrast: (Then and Now:)  Protective Tariffs, taxation, and the banking system. (Unit 5:  Part 1: Powerpoint questions are due)

We will postpone this activity until next week.  Unit 5:  Early Republic Warm-Up:  Without using your graphic organizer/notes, try answering the questions.  When you finish, and if necessary, check your notes and submit. 

Students are working on Unit 5:1 Early Republic (President’s Cabinet) assignment, which is in on our Google Classroom.  We worked on it yesterday and it is due Monday.