Monday:  The student understands the origins and development of the free enterprise system in the United States.    Play Monopoly and complete each day’s activity.  Each day, students will receive a daily grade for their role and attentiveness in this activity.

Tuesday:  The student understands the origins and development of the free enterprise system in the United States.    Play Monopoly and complete each day’s activity.  Each day, students will receive a daily grade for their role and attentiveness in this activity.

Wednesday:  The student understands the origins and development of the free enterprise system in the United States.    Last Day:  Play Monopoly and complete each day’s activity.  Each day, students will receive a daily grade for their role and attentiveness in this activity.

Thursday:   Students will update their Reporting Category Chart for all unit exams.  Complete Google Form questions.

Friday:   7th/8th Band to Six Flags.  Alternate assignments for thos not attending the band trip.

Monday:   Final Review of TEKS objectives (STAAR Blitz)  for our STAAR Test tomorrow, Tuesday, April 23.

Tuesday:   8th Grade Social Studies STAAR Test

Wednesday:   8th Grade Science STAAR Test

Thursday:   Students will examine the origins and development of capitalism and the free enterprise system in the United States.  (Monopoly)

Friday:   Monopoly.       

Reminder:   Each day for 14 days (April 2-22),  students will review the 11 units we have covered this year.   The following is the format we will use until Monday, April 22, which is the day before our Social Studies STAAR Test.

• I have repeatedly shared the following with my students:  Remember, each day will consist of:  Quiz (previous unit), Warm-up, Lesson, Assignment.  If you were absent, you are still responsible for all of the unit STAAR Blitz activities. (warm-up, lesson, ASSIGNMENT* quiz).   IF NECESSARY, USE THE LESSON POWERPOINT TO HELP ANSWER ANY OF THE ASSIGNMENT QUESTIONS! NO EXCUSE FOR FAILING AN ASSIGNMENT!  All will be posted by the end of each period except for the DMAC quiz, which you will take when you return to class.  (If you need to take a quiz, come in before school.)

• Warm-ups – A warm-up is used at the beginning of class as an opportunity to formally assess their understanding of the day’s identified TEKS and targeted content.  There are 3 sections—matching, questions from the unit, and released STAAR® questions. 
• Lessons – A lesson is a PowerPoint presentation designed to review the most tested content on the Grade 8 Social Studies STAAR®. Each slide provides visuals to aid in your understanding of essential content. (bridge between warm-ups and assignments)  
• Assignments – An assignment is used after the lesson to allow the students an opportunity to practice and reinforce necessary content associated with the day’s identified TEKS and targeted content. 
• Assessment– A quiz will be administered at the beginning of the class period each day covering the previous day’s unit of study.  Then, the next unit will begin with the warm-up, lesson, and assignment.  Each day will begin with a quiz over the previous unit.  You are responsible for each day’s lessons if you are absent.

Monday:   Unit 8:  Industrial Revolution and the Reform Movement

Tuesday:  Unit 9:  Sectionalism

Wednesday:  Unit 10: Civil War

Thursday:   Unit 11:  Reconstruction

Friday:   STAAR® Blitz: Study Sheet

Just a reminder of our STAAR Blitz Review.  We are reviewing all of our units (1-11), preparing of our Social Studies STAAR test which is on Tuesday April 23.  The following is the plan for each day:

• Warm-ups – A warm-up is used at the beginning of class as an opportunity to formally assess their understanding of the day’s identified TEKS and targeted content.  There are 3 sections—matching, questions from the unit, and released STAAR® questions.
• Lessons – A lesson is a PowerPoint presentation designed to review the most tested content on the Grade 8 Social Studies STAAR®. Each slide provides visuals to aid in your understanding of essential content. (bridge between warm-ups and assignments)
• Assignments – An assignment is used after the lesson to allow the students an opportunity to practice and reinforce necessary content associated with the day’s identified TEKS and targeted content.
• Assessment– A DMAC quiz will be administered at the beginning of the class period each day covering the previous day’s unit of study.  Then, the next unit will begin with the warm-up, lesson, and assignment.  Each day will begin with a quiz over the previous unit.  Students are responsible for each day’s activities if they are absent.

Again, each day will consist of:  Quiz (previous unit), Warm-up, Lesson, Assignment .  Students will need their computer everyday!  (Charged and ready to go.)  If they are absent, because of the above timeline preparing for the STAAR test, they are still responsible for all of the unit STAAR Blitz activities. (warm-up, lesson, assignment, quiz).     All will be posted by the end of each period except for the DMAC quiz, which they will take when they return to class.

Monday:   Complete reviewing units we have covered this semester for the semester exam on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Tuesday:   Social Studies Semester Exam (Periods 1 and 3)

Wednesday:   Social Studies Semester Exam (Periods 2 and 4)

Thursday and Friday:

Christmas Break:  December 21-January 8, 2024.    3rd 9 Week Marking Period begins Tuesday, January 9, 2024