Week Twenty-Nine (March 21st – March 25th)
Monday: No School
Tuesday: Review – the Legislative Branch
Wednesday: QUIZ! The Legislative Branch
Thursday: “Night at the Museum 2”
Friday: “Night at the Museum 2” – Mrs. Jecha’s Last Day
Week Twenty-Eight (March 14th – March 18th)
Monday: Qualifications of Legislators – Begin “Help Wanted” poster
Tuesday: “Help Wanted” Poster
Wednesday: English – Holocaust Museum Field Trip
Thursday: Powers of Congress Notes/Worksheet
Friday: CNN Student News/Powers of Congress
Week Twenty-Seven (March 7th – March 11th)
Monday: Introduction to the Legislative Branch
Tuesday: Introduction to the Legislative Branch
Wednesday: Virtual Tour of DC
Thursday: Virtual Tour of DC
Friday: Virtual Tour of DC
Week Twenty-Six (February 28th – March 4th)
Monday: QUIZ!!! Division of Powers/Amending the Constitution
Tuesday: Review – Articles/6 Principles
Wednesday: Review – Division of Powers/Amending the Constitution
Thursday: CONSTITUTION TEST!!
Week Twenty-Five (February 21st – February 25th)
Monday: Amending the Constitution Amending the Constitution (Power Point) AmendingtheConstitutionNotes
Tuesday: The Amendments (We talked about the Budget Battle for most of the hour…)
Wednesday: The Amendments
Thursday: Review – Division of Powers
Friday: Review – The Amendments/Amending the Constitution
Week Twenty-Four (February 14th – February 18th)
Monday: The Divison of Powers The Division of Powers (Power Point) DivisionofPowersNotes
Tuesday: Finish the Division of Powers – Introduce Project DivisionofPowersActivity
Wednesday: Work on Division of Powers Project
Thursday: Work on Division of Powers Project
Friday: Division of Powers Project Due Today!! CNN Student News. Begin discussion about amendments.
Week Twenty-Three (February 7th – February 11th)
Monday: Review Federalism. FederalismActivity
Tuesday: Begin Separation of Powers/Checks and Balances
Wednesday: Judical Review – Constitutional or Unconstitutional? (Due Thursday)
Thursday: Review Organization of the Constitution/6 Principles of Government. (Due Friday)
Friday: QUIZ!! CNN Student News
Week Twenty-Two (January 31st – February 4th) – UPDATED
Monday: Notes – PowerPoint “Organization of the Constitution” The United States Constitution
Tuesday: Constitution Scavenger Hunt!
Wednesday: Snow Day!!
Thursday: Complete Constitution Scavenger Hunt! Which Article Is It? (Mini Quiz – Not Graded!)
Friday: CNN Student News – Federalism lesson.
Week Twenty-One (January 24th – 28th):
Monday: Exam Schedule. Watching “National Treasure 2”
Tuesday: Exam Schedule. Watching “National Treasure 2” or Constitutional Scavenger Hunt
Wednesday: No school!!
Thursday: State of the Union Bingo!
Friday: Begin Constitution Unit! Focus on the Preamble. CNN Student News. PreambleWorksheet
Week Twenty (January 17th – 21st):
Monday: Review for Articles of Confederation/Constitutional Convention Quiz
Tuesday: Review for Articles of Confederation/Constitutional Convention Quiz
Wednesday: Articles of Confederation/Constitutional Convention Quiz!! CNN Student News (if time allows!)
Thursday: Introduction to the Preamble, School House Rock PreambleWorksheet
Friday: Exam Schedule – Watching “National Treasure 2”
Week Nineteen (January 10th-14th):
Monday: Compromises of the Constitutional Convention
Tuesday: Anti-Federalists vs. Federalists, Handout Essay Assignment ToSignPositionPaper
Wednesday: Review Anti-Federalists vs. Federalists (Power Point) AntiFederalists_Federalists
Thursday: Begin work on essay assignment in class with computers.
Friday: CNN Student News, work on essay assignment with computers
Week Eighteen:
Monday: Welcome back! CNN Student News, Introduction the Articles of Confederation (Due Tuesday)
Tuesday: Primary vs. Secondary Sources, Primary Sources Analysis of the AoC (Due Wednesday)
Wednesday: Strengths and Weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation (Due Thursday)
Thursday: Notes on Articles of Confederation/Intro to the Constiutional Convention
Friday: Current Events (Huck Finn), CNN Student News
Weeks Fourteen – Seventeen: Mrs. Leonhardt is back!
Week Thirteen:
Monday: The Seven Years War
Tuesday: Mrs. Leonhardt Returns!!
Wednesday – Friday: NO SCHOOL!!! HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!! 🙂
Week Twelve:
Monday: Review! Study guide due Tuesday!
Tuesday: Colonial America QUIZ!!!
Wednesday: WKCE Testing
Thursday: WKCE Testing
Friday: NO SCHOOL!! 🙂
Week Eleven:
Monday: “The New World”
Tuesday: 13 Colonies – Why were they Founded? (Map Work) Due Wednesday!
Wednesday: A Concise and Short Overview of Colonial America… American Colonial History Power Point, American Colonial History Notes
Thursday: Complete power point presentation, notes
Friday: Road to Revolution Video, begin work on study guide Colonies Study Guide
Week Ten:
Monday: Review forms of government! Intro to Government Study Guide Assignment: Complete study guide!
Tuesday: Introduction to Government Quiz! Quick overview of the midterm election. (If there’s time)
Wednesday: Election Results! Introduction to Colonial America.
Thursday: Introduction to Jamestown (historyisfun.org), Life in England – the 1600s (Life in England Reading) Due Friday!
Friday: CNN Student News, Review of Life in England, “We the People” Reading
Week Nine:
Monday: Complete “Forms of Government” worksheet. We will go over this in class! Assignment: Turn in “Forms of Government”
Tuesday: CNN Student News, complete forms of government
Week Eight:
Monday: Introduction to government. Why do we have it? Why do we need it? What do we already know? What do we want to know?
Tuesday: Introduction to government terms. Introduction to Government Power Point, Introduction to Government Notes
Wednesday: What is the difference between liberals and conservatives?
Thursday: The Political Spectrum.
Friday: CNN Student News, Review of the political spectrum
Week Seven:
All content is due on Monday, October 11th!
We will be presenting projects all week!
Week Six:
We will be working on the regional projects all week.
Week Five:
Monday: Review physical characteristics. Begin CNN program “Planet in Peril” for the discussion on human and environmental interaction.
Tuesday: Continue/finish “Planet in Peril” Assignment: Study for Quiz!!
Wednesday: QUIZ!!! (Physical Characteristics of the United States) Discuss movement in the United States. Assignment: Complete choropelth map. Statistics and Blank Map.
Thursday: Continue discussion about movement, discuss the different regions of the United States Assignment: Watch/Read the News!
Friday: CNN Student News, Current Events, Handout 5 Themes of the United States Region Project
Week Four:
Monday: “Counting the County”, Finish state/capitals. Assignment: Complete “Counting the County”
Tuesday: Review the states, “Counting the County”, Using tables to compare places in the United States
Wednesday: QUIZ! States and their capitals!!
Thursday: Review Population, physical characteristics
Friday: Current Events, physical characteristics (Study Guide was handed out)
Week Three:
Monday: Complete political map of the United States, begin discussing physical characteristics.
Tuesday: Work on the physical features of the United States. Assignment: Read “The Census”
Wednesday: Review “The Census”, review the significance of the census.
Thursday: Q1_8thGradeLocationReview Review for quiz. Assignment: Study for the quiz!! Watch/read the news.
Friday: Quiz!! Talk about current events, CNN Student News, Constitution Day Activity
Week Two:
Tuesday: Overview of the 5 Themes, begin reviewing the states/capitals, the 5 themes and the United States. In-Class Activity: “How does the United States fit into the 5 themes?” (It will become homework if it is not finished in class)
Wednesday: Review of longitude and latitude and using coordinates to find a location. Q1_LongandLat (Notes) Q1_Longitude_and_Latitude (Power Point) In-class Activity: Locating U.S. Cities using longitude and latitude
Thursday: Using political and physical maps of the United States. In-class Activity: Mapping the United States: Physical and Political maps. Assignment: Watch/Read the news.
Friday: CNN Student News, September 11th Activity
Week One:
Wednesday: Welcome back! 8th Grade Social Studies Syllabus overview, pre-test (Don’t worry, it’s not graded!) Assignment: Turn in the parent signature sheet by Friday
Thursday: Review the 5 Themes of Geography. Q1_FiveThemes (Power Point) Q1_FiveThemes (Worksheet) Assignment: Watch/read the news for a current events discussion on Friday.
Friday: Current events, CNN Student News, complete review of 5 themes of geography
Ms. Jecha's Social Studies Class 