Mrs. Teresa Flake
2007-2008
Room # _____
Syllabus for 8th grade History and Geography Studies
Notebooks: See Grading Sheet (attached)
Supplies: 3-ring binder, college ruled paper, pencil, blue or black ink pens, colored pencils, dividers
Texts: American Land I Love in Christian Perspective. Abeka.
Geography Studies and Projects/Western Hemisphere.
PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL QUIZ DATES ARE TENTATIVE
I: Unit 1: Exploration and Settlement in a New Land
Week 1 August 13-16
Monday--Issue books and workbooks.
Go over (1) grading procedure handout and put in notebooks.
(2) class rules
Tuesday--Chapter 1 " A New World to Explore" pg. 4-7 read and answer questions pg. 7
Handouts, "Praying for Public Officials" and "Current Events"
Wednesday--Chapter 1 page 8-12, questions pg. 12. Quiz tomorrow.
Thursday--Quiz 1
Geography WB pg. 41-44 (Project 1) "The Western Hemisphere"
HW: read pg 12-18; questions pg. 18. Take notes over chapter 1
Review pg. 19; * Answer Critical Thinking questions.
* Assign first current events projects: due next Thursday.
Week 2
Monday--Chapter 2 "The First English Colonies 1576-1620"
pg. 21-24 Answer questions and identify
pg. 24 Quiz #2 tomorrow.
HW: Read pg. 24-29 Questions and identify
Geography project #2 due Wednesday.
Tuesday--Read pg. 29-31 Questions and identify
Take notes over chapter 2 review.
quiz #2
HW: Answer critical thinking questions
Wednesday: Chapter 3: New Colonies 1620s - 1730s
Read pg. 33-36 answer questions and identify
Quiz #3
HW: read page 36-38 questions and identify
Thursday: Read pg. 39-41 questions and identify
HW: read pg. 41-44; questions and identify
First current event projects due! *Geography project #3 due Tuesday.
Week 3
Monday--Quiz #4
Review chapters 1-3 and Geography Projects 1-3
Study Guide
Tuesday--Play a game to review; Notebook due tomorrow
HW: study
Wednesday--Test over unit I
Notebook due
Thursday--Return chapter 1; Begin chapter 4 Life in Colonial America 1607-1775
pg 46-48 questions and identify
HW: read pages 49-53 questions and identify
* Current Event book reports due next Thursday
Week 4
Monday--Read pages 53-56 questions and identify
Quiz #5
Tuesday--Read pg. 56-60 questions and identify
HW: Critical Thinking, Comparison and Map Skills pg 61; chapter review.
Wednesday--Chapter 5: Preparation for Independence 1730-1766
Read pages 62-67 Questions and Identify
Quiz #6
Thursday--Read pg 67-71 questions and identify
HW: read pg. 71-74 questions and identify
Current Events due
Geography Project 4
Week 5
Monday--Chapter 5 review; Critical Thinking and Map Skills pg 75
Quiz #7
Study Guide
Tuesday--Review for test #2 over chapters 4-5 and Notebook due tomorrow
Geography project due
Wednesday--Test 2
Notebook 2 due
HW: Begin chapter 6: Home of the Brave 1767-1783
pg 78-81 questions and identify
Thursday--Geography Project 5 due Tuesday
Current Events due next Thursday
Week 6
Monday--Read pg 81-86; Questions and identify
Quiz #8
Have letters ready to mail for Civics Activity Book
HW: read pg 86-88 questions and identify
Tuesday--Quiz #9
Geography Project 5 due Thursday
Read pg 88-93 questions and identify
Wednesday--Read pg. 94-98 Questions and Identify
HW: chapter 6 review pg. 99; critical thinking and map skills
Thursday--Current events due
Quiz #11
Chapter 7: "Land of the Free" p. 101-106 Questions and identify
Week 7
Monday--Read pg. 106-113 questions and identify
HW: read pg. 113-116 questions and identify
Tuesday--Quiz #12
Geography Project #6
Read Civics Activity Book pg. 15-16
Read text pg. 117-124; questions 1-3 pg 116
Wednesday--Read pg. 124-127
Articles 2 & 3 of the Constitution pg. 116 Questions 407
Civics Activity Book p. 17-18
HW: Text pages 127-130; questions 8-13 page 116
read Civics Activity Book pg. 19-21
Thursday--Read pg. 127-130 Articles 4-7 and The Bill of Rights pg. 130-140
Also read Civics Activity Book pg. 19-21; Questions #14-15, pg. 116
Read Civics Activity Book pg. 22-23.
HW: begin to study chapters 1-7 and Georgraphy Projects 1, 2, 4, and 6 for Test 3 (9 weeks exam).
Week 8
Monday--Study Guide for midterm exam
Read and complete Civics Activity Book pg. 24-27
Study and review chapters 1-5 and Geography Project 1 and 2
Tuesday--Study and Review chapters 6-7 and Geography Project 4-6
Notebook due tomorrow.
Wednesday--Test #3 Mid-term exam
Notebook check #3 due
HW: Begin chapter 8 "From the Appalachians to the Rockies" read pg. 144-147 questions and identify.
Thursday--Nifty Fifty State/Capital flash cards.
Introduce the 13 original states and their capitals (flashcards)
HW: read pages 147-153 questions and identify