8th Grade US History Assignments - Week 10/31 - 11/4

Monday:  QUIZ - Video Questionnaire - The Mayflower... (8th period on Tuesday)
                 Junior Scholastic - Reading Activity - Quiz Wizard 10/10 issue - Due (Correction)
                 LLA - Jr. High - Election Poll - Results.
                 " My Pick for President" J.S. Pages 6, 7 - Introduction to Election 2016 - Debates.
                
                 Homework: None.
                                      * Remember to turn in Thanksgiving Feast - Food Signup Sheet.


Tuesday: Election 2016.
                 - Debate Rules
                 - Structure for the Debate
                 - Review Questions for Debate
                 - Review Debate Rubric
                 - Choose your team and questions.
            
                 - "Life of the Parties" Election 2016 Magazine - Pages 12, 13.
                     Should America have more than two major parties? Why?


               Homework:   Review - "Election Glossary" for Quiz tomorrow.
                                   * Remember to turn in Thanksgiving Feast - Food Signup Sheet.




Wednesday: Election Vocabulary - QUIZ


                      - The Electoral College -  Questions. Pages 16, 17
                        Should the U.S. abolish the Electoral College and let the popular vote decide who
                        becomes president?
                        
                      - The Truth About Polls - What do they really mean? Page 24.
                        Compare CA polls with our class poll. - Similarities & Differences.


                      - Selling the Message - Campaign Ads Samples - Thinking Critically - Pages 28, 29.


                      Homework: Prepare for Debate tomorrow.

DEBATE

Thursday: Election 2016 - Debates and Debate Assessments.
                  




Friday: Election 2016 - Debate  and Debate Assessments.

7th Grade Bible Assignments - Week 10/31 - 11/3

Monday: Activity "D" - Due & Review
                Lesson #10: "The Unlike Twins" - Pages 82 - 87
                Objectives: - Understand God's gifts of forgiveness and acceptance.
                                   - Recognize that trusting in God is our ultimate protection.


                Homework: Journal #10 - Page 88.


Tuesday: Esau & Jacob Movie
                 Dig a Little Deeper #10 Questions - Pages 88 & 89.


                 Homework: Complete DALD #10


Wednesday: Lesson #11 " Etched in Stone" Pages 90 - 95
                      Objectives: - Appreciate God's love, protection, and freedom within his moral law.
                                         - Understand the unchanging nature of God and His law.
                                         - Understand that Satan continually attempts to misrepresent God.
                      Movie - Moses and the 10 Commandments.


                      Homework:  Study 1John 1:8,9 for Memory Verse Quiz #10


Thursday: Memory Verse #10 QUIZ (1 John 1:8, 9)
                   Dig a Little Deeper #11 - Page 96
                  
                   Homework: Activity "B" Page 97
                  

8th Grade US History Assignments - Week 10/24 - 10/28

IMPORTANT:  Friday is the last day of the 1st Quarter. If you need to make up any assignment,
                            quiz or test, or want to improve your grade, please come and talk to me ASAP.  =)




Monday: "Sock It to Drugs" - Wear Crazy Socks!
                
                 The New England Colonies: Chapter 2.3


                 Objectives: - Explain how the desire for religious freedom led to the settlement of the
                                       New England colonies.
                                    - Identify the significance of the Mayflower Compact.
                                    - Describe how conflicts over religion and politics were resolved in
                                       colonial  New England.
                                    - Identify reasons for conflict between settlers and Native Americans.


      "Desperate Crossing: The Untold Story of the Mayflower" Video Questionnaire & Discussion
         

       1st Part: The Separatist seeking religious freedom in the Netherlands. Pages 69 -71.
                
                Homework: Online at www.pearsonrealize.com
                                    "The New England Colonies Activities.  (Due 10/27)       

        


Tuesday: "Shade Out Drugs" - Wear Your Sunglasses!


     "Desperate Crossing: The Untold Story of the Mayflower" Video Questionnaire & Discussion
         

       2nd Part: The Crossing of the Atlantic Ocean and The Mayflower Compact. Pages 71, 72.
                
                Homework: Online at www.pearsonrealize.com
                                    "The New England Colonies Activities. (Due 10/27)                           




Wednesday: "Put a Cap on Drugs"  - Wear Your Favorite Hat!
                      

                       IMPORTANT: LAST DAY TO TURN IN MAGAZINE ORDERS




      "Desperate Crossing: The Untold Story of the Mayflower" Video Questionnaire & Discussion
         

        3rd Part: Overcoming Hardships in Plymouth Colony - The First Thanksgiving. Pages 73, 74
                
                Homework: Online at www.pearsonrealize.com
                                    "The New England Colonies Activities. (Due 10/27)                           




Thursday: "Don't Get Tied Up" - Wear a Neck Tie!


        Review Video Questionnaire - "Desperate Crossing"
       
        The Massachusetts Bay Colony: The Puritans. PPT and Notes  - Pages 74 - 77.
      
        Homework: 1. Review Video Questionnaire - Quiz on Monday 10/31 (Tuesday 11/1 for 8th p.)
                             2. Complete Junior Scholastic - Quiz Wizard - Due Monday 10/31 (11/1 for 8th p.)




Friday: "Use Your Head Wear Red" - Wear a Red T-Shirt and Jeans!


         Review Video Questionnaire - "Desperate Crossing"
       
        The Massachusetts Bay Colony: The Puritans. PPT and Notes  - Pages 74 - 77.
      
        Homework: 1. Review Video Questionnaire - Quiz on Monday 10/31 (Tuesday 11/1 for 8th p.)
                             2. Complete Junior Scholastic - Quiz Wizard - Due Monday 10/31 (11/1 for 8th p.)

7th Grade Bible Assignmnets - Week 10/24 - 10/27

Monday:  The Book of Job, Introduction and Purpose.


                 Dig a Little Deeper #8 Questions  & Journal - Review - Page 72.
             
                 Homework: None
                             


Tuesday: Lesson #9 " The High Cost of Living" Pages 74 - 79


                Objectives: - Understand that Abraham obeyed God even though obeying seemed
                                      contrary to all reason.
                                   - Identify the Story of Abraham and Isaac as an example of the plan of 
                                      salvation.
               
                Abraham & Isaac - Video Presentation. and Discussion.
               
                Homework: Review Memory Verse for Quiz on Thursday (Hebrews 11:1)

Wednesday: Draw an illustration to describe Faith.
                      DALD # 9 - Page 80


                      Homework: Review Memory Verse for Quiz tomorrow. (Hebrews 11:1)




Thursday: Memory Verse #9 - Quiz (Hebrews 11:1)


                   Activity "D" Page 81.
                  
                   Homework: "Sacrificial Thinking" W.S.

8th Grade - US History Assignments - Week 10/17 - 10/ 21

Monday: Election 2016 - What Political Party do you side with? Pages 14, 15.
           
               The First English Colonies: Text Book - Pages 62 - 65
               - Roanoke (1585)
               - Jamestown (1607)



               Homework: "Jamestown: Founding a Colony"  W.S.



Tuesday: - What early difficulties did the Jamestown colonists face?

                 - Explain how circumstances improved for the Jamestown colonists.
             
                An Improved Form of Government: Pages 66, 67.
                Burgesses:
                House of Burgesses:
                Representative Government:
                Magna Carta:
               
                Why was the House of Burgesses created in Virginia?
             
                The Jamestown Colony Grows: Pages 67, 68.

                Indentured Servants:
                Bacon's Rebellion:
                Frontier:
              
                Why did many Africans come to Virginia?
               
                Homework: Complete Definition of terms + questions. Review for Quiz on Thursday.






Wednesday: Election 2016 - I side with... - Political Questionnaire


                      Homework: Review Notes Chapter 2.2 for Quiz tomorrow.





Thursday: The First French, Dutch & English Colonies - QUIZ (4th & 5th periods)
                  
                   Homework: www. pearsonrealize.com
                                        The New England Colonies - (Due 10/27)





Friday: The First French, Dutch & English Colonies - QUIZ (1st, 3rd & 8th periods)
                  
                   Homework: www. pearsonrealize.com
                                        The New England Colonies - (Due 10/27)

7th Grade Bible Assignments - Week 10/17 - 10/20

Monday: Unit II Review - Lesson #4
                Homework: Lesson #5 - Review Questions

Tuesday: Lesson #6 - Review Questions
                Homework: Lesson #7 - Review Questions
                                     If you are participating in the Job play (Lesson #8) be ready to read your part.

Wednesday: Unit II Review
                      Lesson #8 - "From Trial to Triumph" - The Story of Job - Play
                      Homework: Study for Unit II - Test - Review Due tomorrow.

Thursday: TEST - Unit 2 (Lessons 4 - 7)

                   Journal #8 - Page 72.
                   Homework: Dig a Little Deeper #8 - Questionnaire - Page 72

Job trusted in God even though he could not see or understand His will.

8th Grade US History Assignments - Week 10/10 - 10/14

Monday:

Tuesday: Junior Scholastic (September 19th issue) Quiz Wizard - Due.

                - Spanish Colonization and New Spain - Assessment Page 55 - Due
                - The First French and Dutch Colonies in America. Pages 56 - 62
                     
                        A. Terms. 1. Northwest Passage
                                         2. Protestant Reformation
                                         3. Coureur de bois
                                         4. Charter.
                                         5. Alliance
                        B. Questions.
                                        6. What factors contributed to rivalries between English and Spanish explorers?
                                        7. Why was the Mississippi River important to the French?
                                        8. What was one reason why the New Netherland colony was founded?
                 Homework: www.pearsonrealize.com 
                                      The First French, Dutch, and English Colonies.


 Wednesday: "The French Explorers" W.S.
                      
                       "Settlers of New France" W.S.

                     Homework: www.pearsonrealize.com 
                                          The First French, Dutch, and English Colonies.

Thursday:  The New Netherland Colony - Pages 60 - 62

                    Homework: www.pearsonrealize.com 
                                          The First French, Dutch, and English Colonies.

               

7th Grade Bible Assignments - Week 10/10 - 10/13

Monday: No School - Teachers in Service

Tuesday: Activity "A" Page 53 - Due + "Linear Lineups" W.S.
                Lesson #7 "Wasted Warnings" Pages 54 - 59
                Objectives: - Identify the reasons why the Flood was a necessary act on God's part.
                                  - Recognize God's love for humanity in warning of the Flood and providing
                                    salvation.
                Homework: "Root of the Patriarchs" W.S.
                                     Study Memory Verse #7 (Amos 3:7) Quiz on Thursday.

Wednesday: Dig a Little Deeper #7 - Page 60
                     Homework: Study Memory Verse #7 (Amos 3:7) Quiz tomorrow.

Thursday: Memory Verse #7  - (Amos 3:7)  QUIZ
                  Unit 2 - Review - Questions.
                  Homework: Review Unit 2 - Lesson #4  - Test on Thursday 10/20

8th Grade US History Assignments - Week 10/3 - 10/7

Monday: European Exploration of the Americas . Pages 33 - 38 - Assessment Questions.
                Christopher Columbus - Video

Tuesday: - The Columbian Exchange - Trade Activity and Writing Description.
                - Trade with the Indies Spurs Exploration - U.S. Atlas W.S. Pages 12, 13.
                   Book Pages 38 - 40.

Wednesday: Spanish Colonization and New Spain - Chapter 2.1
                     Objectives: - Describe how conquistadors defeated two Native Americans Empires.
                                       - Explain why Spain settled its colonies.
                      Homework: Assessment Questions - Page 55.

Thursday: The First French Dutch, and English Colonies: Chapter 2.2 - Introduction  - Pages 56 -59.
                  Objectives: - Explain why Europeans explored North America's coast.
                                    - Identify the reason for French colonization in North America.
                  Homework:  - Junior Scholastic (Sept. 19th issue) Quiz Wizard Activity  (Due Tuesday 10/11)
                                       - www.pearsonrealize.com:
                                         The First French, Dutch, and English Colonies. (Due 10/13)

Friday: Homework:  - Junior Scholastic (Sept. 19th issue) Quiz Wizard Activity  (Due Tuesday 10/11)
                                  - www.pearsonrealize.com:
                                    The First French,Dutch, and English Colonies. (Due 10/13)

7th Grade Bible Assignments - Week 10/3 - 10/7

Monday: Lesson #5  "Paradise Lost" Pages 36 - 43
                Dig a Little Deeper #5 - Page 44, 45 (1-6)
                Homework: Study New Testament Books

Tuesday: Journal #5 Activity - Page 44
                Lesson #6 "God Intervenes" - Introduction Pages 46 -52 (Genesis 3)
                Objective: - Recognize that the salvation of humanity depended upon the substitution
                                   of an innocent victim (Jesus) to die in our place.
                Homework: Study New Testament Books
                                 
Wednesday: Lesson #6  - Dig a Little Deeper Questionnaire - Group Activity.
                     Homework: Study New Testament Books

Thursday: New Testament Books - TEST
                  "Linear Lineups" W.S.
                  Homework: Activity "A" Page 53 (Due Tuesday. October 11)

Friday: No Bible Class on Fridays.