8/17: Continents and Oceans

Students will be able to name, label, and locate the seven continents and five oceans.

TEKS:  29H

Activities:
1.  I will show you my website.
2.  Explain how the board is set up.
3.  We will complete the reference section of our journal.
4.  Using the desks, we will draw and label a map of the world from memory.
5.  We will check our work as a class using a PP and complete a correctly labeled map to add into our journal page 1.

Friday we will take a quiz over continents and oceans.

 REVIEW PRACTICE

 World Map :  Click on outline map of the world and print.

8/16: First Day of School

We will be given our assigned seats and go over classroom rules and procedures.  Hand out composition notebooks and begin assembling the reference section.

4/6: Responses to War

Students will be able to describe Nixon's leadership and the roots of the environmental movement.

TEKS:  10A

Activities:
1.  Film extra credit due.
2.  Folder:  Purple paper.
3.  Responses to the war.  Complete chart and attach in journal page 157.
4.  Kent State film clip.
5.  Complete notes on Nixon.  Attach notes to page 159.

4/3: Vietnam War

Students will be able to explain the anti-war movement.

TEKS:  8F

Activities:
1.  Vietnam map complete and attach to page 155.
2.  Complete Vietnam illustrated notes.  Attach to page 156.
3.  Vietnam war film clip.
4.  Begin War Response chart.  Attach to page 157.

4/2: Vietnam War / Rapid Fire

Students will be able to explain the causes of and consequences of the Vietnam War.

TEKS:  8D, 8E

Activities:
1.  Together we will work on a Vietnam War map.  Copy my annotations and attach map to page .
2.  We will complete graphic notes that cover key events in the Vietnam War.  Once complete attach to page .

3/31: Vietnam War Vocabulary

Students will be able to define key terms associated with the Vietnam War.

TEKS:  8D, 8E

Activities:
1.  Civil Rights Review and additions.
2.  Entrepreneurs and film clip.
3.  Complete vocabulary terms.

3/30: Ceasar Chavez

Students will be able to explain how the efforts of Ceasar Chavez and Dolores Huerta helped shape the Civil Rights movement.

TEKS:  9C, 26D

Activities:
1.  Viva La Causa film.  IF YOU ARE ABSENT THERE WILL BE AN ALTERNATE ASSIGNMENT SINCE THIS FILM IS NOT AVAILABLE ON YOUTUBE.

3/27: Black Panthers/Rapid Fire Test

Students will be able to describe the contributions of the Black Panthers to the Civil Rights movement.

TEKS:

Activities:
1.  Rapid Fire test.  Test will be written and timed.
2.  Housekeeping in journal.
4.  Sign up for review folders.
5.  Malcolm X film clip.  Or if time this one.
6.  Black Panther reading and notes in journal after test.

3/26: A Time For Justice

Students will be able to timeline important civil rights events.

TEKS:  Numerous.

Activities:
1.  Watch a film and complete the timeline.
2.  IF ABSENT YOU ARE EXPECTED TO WATCH THIS FILM AND COMPLETE THE TIMELINE.

LINK:  A TIME FOR JUSTICE

3/24: Civil Rights Reference Foldable

Students will be able to organize key information about the Civil Rights Movement.

TEKS:  Numerous.

Activities:
1.  Rapid Fire practice.
2.  Civil Rights Quick Review.
3.  Malcolm X film clip.
4.  Discussion over key people, groups, events during Civil Rights Movement.
5.  Make sure timeline is set to go for tomorrow.

3/23: LBJ

Students will be able to describe LBJ and the Great Society.

TEKS:

Activities:
1.  Rapid Fire Practice.  Test Friday.
2.  We will take notes over LBJ.
3.  Set up our timeline for the film "A Time For Justice".

EXTRA CREDIT:  https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vRfIowwaici0QbERgyphDBhoUHz9q__W_e430Z6r6WVG5uieSiECDXn_Ia_qSLa4rVvxqN7IZ1lpevo/pub

3/20: Rapid Fire Test

Students will be able to define terms associated with the Gilded Age.

TEKS:  Numerous

Activities:
1.  Rapid fire test - written.
5.  Sweatt v. Painter.

3/5 and 3/6: Review Stations

Students will review previously covered course material in preparation for the STAAR.

TEKS:  Many

Agenda:
1.  With your assigned partner, complete station activities.

3/4: CUA

Students will be able to complete the district CUA.

TEKS:  Many

Agenda:
1.  Complete the CUA.

3/3: Cuban Missile Crisis

Students will be able to explain JFK's role in the Cuban Missile Crisis,

TEKS:  8A

Activities:
1.  Rapid fire practice.
2.  Finish JFK notes.

3.  Cuban missile crisis graphic page 137  in journal.
4.  Film clip.

3/2: JFK

Students will be able to explain how participation in the democratic process includes civic responsibility; describe JFK's role in the Cuban Missile Crisis.

TEKS:  8A, 23C

Activities:
1.  Rapid fire practice.
2.  Review.
3.  Discuss JFK and take notes.  Add notes to page in our journal.
4.  Film clips:
     a.  Kennedy assassination
     b.  Oswald assassination
     c.  Rosemary film clip
5.  Complete U2 assignment - 15 minutes.

2/28: Brown v. Board of Education / Montgomery Bus Boycott

Students will be able to analyze the effects of landmark Supreme Court decisions.

TEKS:  21A, 24B

I WILL BE OUT TODAY.  PLEASE TAKE CARE OF BUSINESS.

Activities:
1. Complete reading on Brown v. Board of Education.  Complete tasks.

2.  Montgomery Bus Boycott

2/27: U2 Incident

Students will be able to explain the U2 incident.

TEKS:

Activities:
1.  Review affluent society.
2.  Journal housekeeping.
3.  U2 Incident film/reading.  Complete tasks on page 133.

2/26: Eisenhower Foreign Policy/U2 Incident

Students will be able to

TEKS:

Activities:
1.  Review

2.  Set up page 131 in journal.
2.  Truman Film clip .  Complete chart tasks.
2.  Notes to include graphic.  Both taped to page 132.
3. U2 film clip.  Explain what a U plane is.  Start at 2:40.  What do you think the story is about?
4.  Read and complete the tasks.

2/25: NASA

Students will be able to explain how space technology and exploration improve the quality of life.

TEKS:  28B

I WILL BE OUT TODAY.  ALL OF YOUR INSTRUCTIONS ARE BELOW - PLEASE READ.  PLEASE TAKE CARE OF BUSINESS, WE DON'T HAVE DAYS TO WASTE.  THE SPACE RACE AND NASA ARE ALWAYS COVERED ON THE STAAR TEST.

Activities:
1.  Copy my space race graphic onto your journal page 134 - CLICK ON IT TO MAKE IT BIGGER.  You will need to skip a couple of pages.

2.  On your phone watch 4 minute film clip about NASA technology.
3.  NASA HOME AND CITY assignment.  Look at the chart.  I want you to explore the NASA Home and City site - click EXPLORE.  Go to all of the places (rooms and buildings) listed on the chart.  For each room or building find 3 examples of NASA technology.  Find the technology by moving around the room or building and looking for the blue dots.  You will most likely have to move your phone - like virtual reality.   List that technology in the corresponding box.  DUE TODAY.

LINK:  NASA HOME AND CITY