Social Studies, 8th Grade Assignments
- Instructor
- Mr. David Andre'
- Term
- 2022-2023 School Year
- Department
- 8th Grade
Upcoming Assignments
No upcoming assignments.
Past Assignments
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CH 14
- Read to "Sons of St. Tammany" on page 279
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CH 14
- Read to page 271
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CH 13
- Read to "Through Atlanta to the Sea" on page 258
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CH 13
- Read to "The Last Year" on page 256
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CH 13
- Read to "Victories and Defeats" on page 250
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CH 12
- Read to page 247
- Workbook 67
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CH 13
- Read to "War in the West" on page 243
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CH 12
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Essay: 9-11 sentences (Answer On Back Of Page)
Consider the word “compromise”, both as you have seen it used so far in American history and in a wider context (such as how the word is used today). By evaluating then Compromise of 1850 or the Kansas Nebraska Act, make an argument to the question, “Are compromises good for America?”
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CH 12 Test
- Part one is Thursday
- Part two is Friday
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CH 12 Review
- All Vocab
- Questions for Review, 1-10
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CH 12
- Finish reading chapter
- Finish workbook
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CH 12
- Workbook 64
- Read to "The Election that divided the nation" on page 232
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Chapter 12
- Read to "Slavery and Religion" on page 225
- Workbook page 63
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Chapter 11
- Part one is Wednesday
- Part two is Thursday
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Chapter 11
- Finish reading chapter
- Vocab and questions 1-5
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CH 11
- Read to "The Institution of Slavery"
- Workbook 61
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CH 11
- Read to page 210
- Workbook page 59
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CH 11
- Read to "Literature in the North"
- Page 59 of workbook
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Chapter 11
- Homework: Read to "Reform and the Quest for Utopia" 203 and workbook 57-58
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CH 10 Test
- Part one of test is Wednesday
- Part two of test is Thursday
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CH 10
- Finish reading chapter
- One notecard for each section
- Finish CH 10 workbook
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CH 10
- Read to page 182, stop at "Bloodbath at the Alamo"
- Workbook 53-54
- Notes card summary for each section
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CH 8 Test
Class,
Part one of test is Tuesday and part two is Wednesday. Start studying this weekend.
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CH 9 Review
- Questions for Review 1-10
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CH 9
- Finish Workbook
- Finish Vocab for the Review
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CH 9
- Finish reading chapter
- Workbook page 51
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CH 9
- Read to "Slayer of the Bank" on page 170
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CH 9
- Read to "The Last Republican President" on page 167
- Workbook
- 50
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CH 9
- Read to "The Church in the West" on page 161
- Workbook page 49
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CH 9 Reading
- Stop at "The Search for New Connections" on page 158
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CH 8
- Part one of test Wednesday
- Part two of test is Thursday
- Essay portion is Thursday
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CH 8
- All Vocab
- Questions in Review 1-11
- Finish Workbook
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CH 8
- Finish reading chapter
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CH 7
- Read to "British Offensive in the East" on page 148
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CH 8
- Stop at "War in the North" on page 146
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CH 7
- Read to "Jefferson's Second Term" on page 144
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CH 8
- Read to the Jacobin President on page 140
- Workbook page 46
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CH 8
- Read to "John Adams and the Revolution of 1800" on page 137
- Workbook page 45
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CH 7
- Chapter 7 Review questions 6-12
- You did vocab and 1-5 on Monday
- Do them if you have not
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Chapter 7
- Continue reading and stop at 6th Amendment
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Chapter 7
- Read to the "Second Amendment" page 120
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Chapter 7
- Read to "Freedom of Religion" page 117
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Chapter 6 Test
- Part One of test is Friday
- Part Two will be Tuesday the 16th
- Test review will begin Wednesday
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Chapter 6 Review
- All Vocab
- 1-9
- "Ideas in Action"
- Look over and be ready to share thoughts
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Chapter 6
- Finish reading chapter
- Finish workbook
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Chapter 6
- Read to "Citizens Protections" on page 107
- Workbook page 38
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CH 6
- Read to page 99 and stop at "Presidency"
- Workbook page 37
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Chapter 6
- Read to "The Common Clause and Federal Power" on page 96
- Do page 36 of workbook
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Chapter 6
- Read to page "Senate" on page 93
- Page 35 of workbook
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Test
- Start studying for test NOW
- Use the workbook as a study guide
- Essay for Test
- What did Madison and Hamilton mean when they said the government formed by the Constitution would federal and national? Give three examples of what, according to Madison and Hamilton, demonstrates this federal and national character of the Constitution.
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Chapter 5
- Start review
- All Vocab
- Questions 1-8
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CH 5
- Finish reading chapter
- Finish Workbook
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CH 5
- Read to "Ratification, State by State", on page 84
- Do page 32 of workbook
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CH 5
- Read pages 80-81
- Workbook 29-31
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Chapter 5
- Read until "A Constitution of Compromise" Page 80
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Chapter 4
- Chapter 4 Test
- Attempt to study over break
- Go over the workbook, review questions, and vocab in preparation
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Test/Prompt
Start preparing for test. We will do a review tomorrow and test Tuesday.
What were the three pure forms of government as explained by John Adams? Describe each. Explain how, according to Adams, a mixed government guards against the abuses that come from each pure form of government.
6-8 Sentences is what I want. Answer each part of essay and it will be no problem.
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Chapter 4
- All Vocab
- "Questions for Review", 1-10
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Chapter 4
- Finish reading chapter.
- 25-28 of workbook
- Do not do extra credit at end of workbook
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Chapter 4
- Read from 67-70 and stop at "The Call for a New Government"
- Workbook page 24 and #4 on page 25
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Chapter 4
- Continue reading and stop at page 67
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Chapter 4
- Continue reading and stop at page 63
- Page 23 of workbook
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Chapter 3 Test
- The test is now TUESDAY, November 8
- Please start studying NOW
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Chapter 3
- Review questions 1-10
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Chapter 3
- Finish Workbook
- DO NOT DO QUESTIONS 13-14
- Chapter 3 Review
- Do all of Vocab
- We will work on questions 1-10 Monday in class
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Chapter 3
- Read to "The Road to Independence"
- Workbook questions 7-9
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Chapter 3
- Read to "England's Colonists Grow Rebellious"
- Page 17 #6 in workbook
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Readining/Workbook
- Read Republican Liberalism (44-45)
- Workbook questions 1-5
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Chapter 2
- Chapter Two Test
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Chapter 2
- Chapter 2 Vocab
- "Questions for Review", 1-10
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Chapter 2
- Finish Chapter 2 of workbook
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Chapter 2
- Workbook page 13
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Chapter 2 Workbook
- page 7-12
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Chapter 2
- Continue where we left off and stop at "Life in Virginia" on page 30
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Workbook
- Complete page 7
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Reading
- Page 25, "Growth of New England" only
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Test
- Chapter One Test is Friday, September 23
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Chapter 1
- Finish Vocab and Questions 1-9
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Chapter 1
- Finish Reading the Chapter
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USA MAP
- Due on Friday
- 50 States
- Make it colorful and coherent
- Label full name, all states east of the Mississippi River can be avbreviated
- 8x11 printer paper
- put Alaska and Hawaii on a different sheet
- This will make a total of TWO sheets
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Reading
- Stop reading at "Spain's Northernmost Settlements"
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Reading
- Pick up where we left yesterday.
- Stop at "Quest for Cities of Gold"... page 7
- For those struggling with comprehension, there is a chapter review on page 18 that gives a summary of reading.
- Use this review reference, it is very helpful
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9/11
- Never Forget
- What does this mean to you
- I want one paragraph
- 5-7 sentences
- Make a claim in the first sentences and support with evidence in the following
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Syllabus
- Easy Five Points
- Get it signed and turn it in