Social Studies
8/12-8/16
This week will start off setting up routines and our materials. Before we dive into our new workbook, we will be reviewing the Civil War and its causes.
8/19-8/23
This week we are moving on from our brief overview on the Civil War. We will have a quiz over this information on Wednesday. I am including a link below to Quizlet that the students can use to help them study. They also need to study the guided notes in their journal and the US map glued into their SS journals. This week’s lessons will be surrounding the Reconstruction Era and how the South had to change their economy after the war.
https://quizlet.com/415742705/civil-war-flash-cards/
8/26-8/30
9/3-9/6
This week, students will analyze the ideas and events of the Gilded Age, including economic disparity (e.g., mistrust of money) and industrial capitalists (e.g., John D. Rockefeller).
9/9-9/13
This week, we are continuing our look at the Gilded Age. Students will explain the role of labor unions and the American Federation of Labor in changing the standards of working conditions. They will also examine the contributions and impact of inventors on American society, including: Alexander Graham Bell, George Washington Carver, and Thomas Edison. Students will have a quiz over Chapter 3 on Friday. If students did not finish their “Captain of Industry Obituary” on Friday, it is homework for this weekend. They may use their notes, workbook, and online resources to complete it.
9/16-9/20
This week in Social Studies, students will analyze the causes, course, and consequences of the Spanish-American War, including imperialism, the rough Riders, the USS Maine, and Yellow journalism. Students will have a quiz over chapter 4 on Friday, the 20th.
9/23-9/27
This week, we will be starting chapter 5: The Journey of Immigrants. Students will describe the challenges of the journey and process for successful entry into the U.S. through Ellis Island and Angel Island, and examine the role of immigrants in the development of the U.S. We will cap off the week with an in-class activity where we will walk through what is what like for immigrants to gain entrance into the US at the time.
9/30-10/4
This Monday, we have our quiz over chapter 5, The Journey of Immigrants. Students need to study their guided notes in their journals and reread the chapter in order to be prepared. After the quiz, we will be starting chapter 6, Reform Movements of the Progressive Era. Studentswillanalyze the major goals, struggles, and achievements of the Progressive Era, including: Prohibition (18th Amendment), women’s suffrage (19th Amendment), and the lack of child labor laws.
10/7-10/11
This week will be starting World War 1. Students will summarize the events leading to the U.S. entry into World War I, including the attack on the RMS Lusitania and the Zimmerman Telegram. We will kick this off with looking at war time propaganda. Students will be analyzing different posters and then designing their own based on the Uncle Sam "I Want You" poster. If students did not finish their Chapter 6 graded paper in class, it is due on Monday.
10/21-10/25
This week, we will be starting Chapter 7: World War I. Students will summarize the events leading to the U.S. entry into World War I, including the attack on the RMS Lusitania and the Zimmerman Telegram. We will have a quiz on Tuesday, the 29th on Chapter 7.
10/28-11/1
This week we are moving on from Global issues and focusing on the United States during the 1920’s. Students will Examine the growth of popular culture during the “Roaring Twenties” with respect to the following: • Music, clothing, and entertainment • Automobiles and appliances • Harlem Renaissance. We will have our quiz over WWI (Ch.7) on Tuesday.
11/4-11/8
This week we are working on the Great Depression and the New Deal. Students will Identify the causes of the Great Depression, President Herbert Hoover’s role, and its impact on the nation, including: Consumer credit and debt, Hoovervilles, Mass unemployment and Soup kitchens. They will also describe how New Deal policies of President Franklin D. Roosevelt impacted American society with government-funded programs. Students will also have their Roaring 20's (Ch.8) quiz on Monday. They need to study their notes and can use this Quizlet to help study. https://quizlet.com/447100010/ch8-roaring-twenties-flash-cards/
11/11-11/15
This week, we will continue our look at the Great Depression and The New Deal. Students will Describe how New Deal policies of President Franklin D. Roosevelt impacted American society with government-funded programs, including: Social Security, expansion and development of the national parks, and creation of jobs. Our quiz over Ch.9 (Great Depression and New Deal) will be this Thursday. Students need to study their notes, reread the chapter, and there is a QR code at the top of their notes that leads to a Quizlet to help them study (but should not be the only thing they study).
11/18-11/22
This week, we are starting WWII. This will be our focus and all of its surrounding events until the winter/holiday break. We will also be starting to read Number the Stars and relating its events to the war. To start, students will explain the structures and goals of the governments in Germany and Japan in the 1930s. This Thursday we will be having a map quiz over the countries involved at the start of WWII.
We will also be studying these terms over the next weeks: https://quizlet.com/455546785/chapter-10-wwii-flash-cards/
12/2-12/6
This week, we are continuing our look at WWII. Students will determine the significance of the bombing of Pearl Harbor and its impact on the U.S. We will have a quiz over the WWII vocab on Friday, December 6th.
12/9-12/13
This week, we will be continuing our look at WWII. Students will Analyze the significance of the Holocaust and WWII and its impact on the U.S. We will have our quiz over Ch. 10 WWII on Tuesday.In order to be prepared, students need to study their Ch. 10 notes and reread the chapter.
12/16-12/20
This week, we will be wrapping up reading "Number the Stars". We will be having a Map Quiz over all the locations talked about and visited in the book on Wednesday, the 18th.
1/6-1/10
This week, we will move on to Chapter 12. Students will examine the growth of the U.S. as a consumer and entertainment society after World War II, including: • Suburbs • Increased access to automobiles • Interstate Highway System • Television, radio, and movie theaters.
1/13-1/17
This week, we will be starting the Cold War. While it is only 1 chapter in the book, we will be spreading it out across 2 weeks.. BY the end, students will examine how Cold War events impacted the U.S., including: • Arms race • Berlin Wall • Cuban Missile Crisis • Space Race
1/27-1/31
This week, students have their quiz over the Civil Rights movement on Tuesday. After this, we will be taking a big step backward in time. The rest of the semester will be focused on Tennessee history. This will start with early humans making their way across the area and settling in our state. Students will explain how the name “Tennessee” originated from the Yuchi language, referring to where the rivers come together. They will also identify the cultures of the major indigenous settlements in Tennessee, including: the Paleo , Archaic, Woodland, and Mississippian.
2/2-2/6
This week, we will be continuing our study of early Tennessee inhabitants. Students will Identify the pre-colonial American Indian tribes residing in Tennessee: Cherokee, Chickasaw, Creek, and Shawnee), and analyze their various customs and traditions They will also explain how the Cumberland Gap and Wilderness Road influenced migration into the Tennessee region following the Proclamation of 1763. We will also have our quiz over Ch. 15 on Tuesday.
2/10-2/14
This week, we will continue our look at early TN history. Students will explain the significance of the Watauga Settlement on Tennessee history, including the following: Watauga Compact, Dragging Canoe, John Sevier, and Nancy Ward.
2/18-2/21
This week, students will explain the importance of Tennesseans (i.e., Overmountain Men) in the Battle of Kings Mountain during the American Revolution. We will also identify the Lost State of Franklin as Tennessee’s first attempt at statehood, and explain the reasons for its failure. We will have a quiz over chapters 18-21 this Friday.
This week will start off setting up routines and our materials. Before we dive into our new workbook, we will be reviewing the Civil War and its causes.
8/19-8/23
This week we are moving on from our brief overview on the Civil War. We will have a quiz over this information on Wednesday. I am including a link below to Quizlet that the students can use to help them study. They also need to study the guided notes in their journal and the US map glued into their SS journals. This week’s lessons will be surrounding the Reconstruction Era and how the South had to change their economy after the war.
https://quizlet.com/415742705/civil-war-flash-cards/
8/26-8/30
- This week students will get logged onto their Gallopade techbook for the first time this year. We will also continue our look at life after the Civil War and expansion out West.
- 5.02 Examine the appeal and challenges of settling the Great Plains from various cultural perspectives, including: settlers, immigrants, Buffalo Soldiers, and American Indians.
9/3-9/6
This week, students will analyze the ideas and events of the Gilded Age, including economic disparity (e.g., mistrust of money) and industrial capitalists (e.g., John D. Rockefeller).
9/9-9/13
This week, we are continuing our look at the Gilded Age. Students will explain the role of labor unions and the American Federation of Labor in changing the standards of working conditions. They will also examine the contributions and impact of inventors on American society, including: Alexander Graham Bell, George Washington Carver, and Thomas Edison. Students will have a quiz over Chapter 3 on Friday. If students did not finish their “Captain of Industry Obituary” on Friday, it is homework for this weekend. They may use their notes, workbook, and online resources to complete it.
9/16-9/20
This week in Social Studies, students will analyze the causes, course, and consequences of the Spanish-American War, including imperialism, the rough Riders, the USS Maine, and Yellow journalism. Students will have a quiz over chapter 4 on Friday, the 20th.
9/23-9/27
This week, we will be starting chapter 5: The Journey of Immigrants. Students will describe the challenges of the journey and process for successful entry into the U.S. through Ellis Island and Angel Island, and examine the role of immigrants in the development of the U.S. We will cap off the week with an in-class activity where we will walk through what is what like for immigrants to gain entrance into the US at the time.
9/30-10/4
This Monday, we have our quiz over chapter 5, The Journey of Immigrants. Students need to study their guided notes in their journals and reread the chapter in order to be prepared. After the quiz, we will be starting chapter 6, Reform Movements of the Progressive Era. Studentswillanalyze the major goals, struggles, and achievements of the Progressive Era, including: Prohibition (18th Amendment), women’s suffrage (19th Amendment), and the lack of child labor laws.
10/7-10/11
This week will be starting World War 1. Students will summarize the events leading to the U.S. entry into World War I, including the attack on the RMS Lusitania and the Zimmerman Telegram. We will kick this off with looking at war time propaganda. Students will be analyzing different posters and then designing their own based on the Uncle Sam "I Want You" poster. If students did not finish their Chapter 6 graded paper in class, it is due on Monday.
10/21-10/25
This week, we will be starting Chapter 7: World War I. Students will summarize the events leading to the U.S. entry into World War I, including the attack on the RMS Lusitania and the Zimmerman Telegram. We will have a quiz on Tuesday, the 29th on Chapter 7.
10/28-11/1
This week we are moving on from Global issues and focusing on the United States during the 1920’s. Students will Examine the growth of popular culture during the “Roaring Twenties” with respect to the following: • Music, clothing, and entertainment • Automobiles and appliances • Harlem Renaissance. We will have our quiz over WWI (Ch.7) on Tuesday.
11/4-11/8
This week we are working on the Great Depression and the New Deal. Students will Identify the causes of the Great Depression, President Herbert Hoover’s role, and its impact on the nation, including: Consumer credit and debt, Hoovervilles, Mass unemployment and Soup kitchens. They will also describe how New Deal policies of President Franklin D. Roosevelt impacted American society with government-funded programs. Students will also have their Roaring 20's (Ch.8) quiz on Monday. They need to study their notes and can use this Quizlet to help study. https://quizlet.com/447100010/ch8-roaring-twenties-flash-cards/
11/11-11/15
This week, we will continue our look at the Great Depression and The New Deal. Students will Describe how New Deal policies of President Franklin D. Roosevelt impacted American society with government-funded programs, including: Social Security, expansion and development of the national parks, and creation of jobs. Our quiz over Ch.9 (Great Depression and New Deal) will be this Thursday. Students need to study their notes, reread the chapter, and there is a QR code at the top of their notes that leads to a Quizlet to help them study (but should not be the only thing they study).
11/18-11/22
This week, we are starting WWII. This will be our focus and all of its surrounding events until the winter/holiday break. We will also be starting to read Number the Stars and relating its events to the war. To start, students will explain the structures and goals of the governments in Germany and Japan in the 1930s. This Thursday we will be having a map quiz over the countries involved at the start of WWII.
We will also be studying these terms over the next weeks: https://quizlet.com/455546785/chapter-10-wwii-flash-cards/
12/2-12/6
This week, we are continuing our look at WWII. Students will determine the significance of the bombing of Pearl Harbor and its impact on the U.S. We will have a quiz over the WWII vocab on Friday, December 6th.
- Harry Truman: US president when WWII ended
- Mussolini: Leader of Italy during WWII
- VE Day: Allied Victory in Europe
- Hitler: Leader of Nazi Germany during WWII
- Stalin: Leader of Soviet Union
- Pearl Harbor: United States military base on Hawaii that was bombed by Japan, bringing the United States into World War II
- Hirohito: Emperor of Japan during WWII
- D-Day: Allied invasion of Normandy, France
- Franklin D. Roosevelt: President of the US during Great Depression and World War II
- Holocaust: the Nazi program of murdering Jews under Hitler
- VJ Day: Allied Victory in Japan
- Winston Churchill: Prime Minister of Great Britain during WWII
- Neutral: not favoring either side in a conflict
- Dictator: a leader who speaks and rules with total power
- Infamy: the state of being well known for some bad quality or deed
- Aryan Supremacy: belief that Germans represent a superior form of humanity
- Anti-Semitism: hostility to or prejudice against Jews.
- Internment Camps: Where Japanese Americans were placed after Pearl Harbor attack
- Fascism: A governmental system led by a dictator having complete power
- Liberate: to set free
- Isolationism: A national policy of avoiding involvement in world affairs
- Iwo Jima: fierce island battle
12/9-12/13
This week, we will be continuing our look at WWII. Students will Analyze the significance of the Holocaust and WWII and its impact on the U.S. We will have our quiz over Ch. 10 WWII on Tuesday.In order to be prepared, students need to study their Ch. 10 notes and reread the chapter.
12/16-12/20
This week, we will be wrapping up reading "Number the Stars". We will be having a Map Quiz over all the locations talked about and visited in the book on Wednesday, the 18th.
1/6-1/10
This week, we will move on to Chapter 12. Students will examine the growth of the U.S. as a consumer and entertainment society after World War II, including: • Suburbs • Increased access to automobiles • Interstate Highway System • Television, radio, and movie theaters.
1/13-1/17
This week, we will be starting the Cold War. While it is only 1 chapter in the book, we will be spreading it out across 2 weeks.. BY the end, students will examine how Cold War events impacted the U.S., including: • Arms race • Berlin Wall • Cuban Missile Crisis • Space Race
1/27-1/31
This week, students have their quiz over the Civil Rights movement on Tuesday. After this, we will be taking a big step backward in time. The rest of the semester will be focused on Tennessee history. This will start with early humans making their way across the area and settling in our state. Students will explain how the name “Tennessee” originated from the Yuchi language, referring to where the rivers come together. They will also identify the cultures of the major indigenous settlements in Tennessee, including: the Paleo , Archaic, Woodland, and Mississippian.
2/2-2/6
This week, we will be continuing our study of early Tennessee inhabitants. Students will Identify the pre-colonial American Indian tribes residing in Tennessee: Cherokee, Chickasaw, Creek, and Shawnee), and analyze their various customs and traditions They will also explain how the Cumberland Gap and Wilderness Road influenced migration into the Tennessee region following the Proclamation of 1763. We will also have our quiz over Ch. 15 on Tuesday.
2/10-2/14
This week, we will continue our look at early TN history. Students will explain the significance of the Watauga Settlement on Tennessee history, including the following: Watauga Compact, Dragging Canoe, John Sevier, and Nancy Ward.
2/18-2/21
This week, students will explain the importance of Tennesseans (i.e., Overmountain Men) in the Battle of Kings Mountain during the American Revolution. We will also identify the Lost State of Franklin as Tennessee’s first attempt at statehood, and explain the reasons for its failure. We will have a quiz over chapters 18-21 this Friday.