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Ms. Siler

Chapter 1 Online

Download GA05_Chp1.pdf

Monday - All classes will complete the "Georgia Region" flip book with in the first few minutes of class.This means that you will need to work on the assignment as homework.Classes 1-3 will need to include your questions with the "guiding" words.

Tuesday - Complete books and begin "Climate"

Wednesday - Complete readings regarding climate and weather

Thursday - Quiz all  Classes -  OPEN HOUSE for 8th grade

Friday -  Waterways, Highways and Transportaion

May 13, 2008

Tuesday

Today in class- Exam Review Sheet - You will work on this in class tomorrow and complete your index card for the exam next Thursday.

Calendars are due this Friday - 5/16 - Remember, you have been given the option to collaborate with a partner....if you were absent today - see me for details.

Quiz in class - Chapter 13      If you missed this - see me for details.

Tuesday

Today in class- Exam Review Sheet - You will work on this in class tomorrow and complete your index card for the exam next Thursday.

Calendars are due this Friday - 5/16 - Remember, you have been given the option to collaborate with a partner....if you were absent today - see me for details.

Quiz in class - Chapter 13      If you missed this - see me for details.

May 12, 2008

Monday......we are on the home stretch !

Today in class - Last day for research !

Remember that calendars are due on Friday.If you know that you will NOT be here on Friday,you will need to have your finished work  here on Thursday.

Tuesday - 10 question quiz  and  Final Exam Review begins..

Wednesday - Final Exam Review continues

Thursday - Technology assessment

Friday - Present your Georgia Calendars

May 07, 2008

Wednesday

Today in class - Calendar work continues ....their looking great !

Tomorrow - back to Chapter 13 - for wrap up !

Have your books for a book check on Friday ....

Remember that the Georgia Calendars are due on Friday, May 16th.

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May 05, 2008

Monday

In class 1,2,3,, - project time

6th and 7th  - complete questions about Sections 1 - 2 Chapter 13 pages 474 and 480

All classes - study for the spelling test on Tuesday

After test on Tuesday - all classes will work on projects

April 29, 2008

Tuesday

Congratulations - You have completed the CRCT testing !

6th,3rd and 2nd periods should complete your class assignment

1st and 7th - Be sure to scan the first 2 sections of chapter 13.

April 25, 2008

Friday

No Homework....take a break after several days of testing :)

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April 22, 2008

Tuesday

In class today - A look at CRCT Practice

Get a good night's rest.

Have extra pencils and something to read after testing.

Complete the Civil Rights Vocabulary if not previously completed.

Schedule for Wednesday classes after testing - 8th grade - 2,1,7, then connections

April 21, 2008

Monday

Today in class....

1,2,3, - Review activities completed and presentations begin.

6,7 - Civil Rights vocabulary assigned

Homework - all classes

Complete vocabulary - As you review section 3 of chapter 12, you may want to use your "sticky note" method to note "individual people.groups and events". Be able to put the significance of these factors in  a timeline or flowchart to portray the sequence of events as presented in this section.

April 18, 2008

Fabulous Friday !

Projects were due today.If you were not in class,they should be brought to me before homeroom on Monday.

6th / 7th

In class  today - quick review for CRCT facts and format....

Civil Rights - Guided Reading and fact finding with a partner

1,2,3, - Review activity prepared for Monday

Enjoy the weekend!

April 14, 2008

Welcome Back !

We are on the "Home Stretch" !

This week in class - Chapter 12 and a portion of Chapter 13 -

Today/Tonight Reading - pages 424 - 451 - Sticky Notes as you read....Terms on page 421

Discussion on Tuesday

Remember that you have 2 options for CRCT practice and will receive bonus points for the online practice.

Weekly Project

Visual Essay – Chapter 12

This assignment will be your test for this chapter/period of history

A visual representation of the period – to include pictures from online sources, magazines, newspapers or other resources.

Words – people ,places, events, dates, concepts, quotes(at least 3)

The final product will reflect the major concepts,changes and priority people of this period of time. Your collage will tell the story…


Due Friday,4/18

Details for size and format discussed in class.

April 03, 2008

Thursday

Today in class - Chapter 11 test

No homework

Field Day Friday !

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April 01, 2008

Tuesday

In class today - Study Guide for Chapter 11 test on Thursday....Be sure to review all of the chapter - including pictures, illustrations and captions.

Students were given the information about the Online Assessment System. Students can log on at https://www.georgiaoas.org  in order to review CRCT format and practice questions.

Remember - With our performing arts presentation on Wednesday, you will not attend 2nd or 3rd periods.Don't forget your test on Thursday.

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March 31, 2008

Monday

In class - WWII / Georgia during WWII Chart / organizer - Information about the United States as well as Georgia during the War years. Homework - complete your chart and the essay to answer your question. Can You- 1. Explain economic factors that resulted in the Great Depression ? 2. Discuss the effect of the New Deal in terms of the impact on the CCC. Agricultural Adjustment Act, rural electrification, Social Security and the TVA ?

March 28, 2008

Friday

In class - 1,2,3 - Dinner Conversations regarding the New Deal

6th - New Deal Governors

7th - Political Cartoons

HW - 1,2,3 - New Deal Governors

6th - Read Section 4 - WWII - take notes in your notebook

7th - New Deal Governors / Read Section 4 WWII - take notes in your noteook

Remember - Test  - Next Thursday

Have a good weekend !

March 26, 2008

Wednesday

Today in class - Open Note Vocab. Quiz

Depression Activity

Homework - Vocab.and sticky notes for Chapter 11 - Time in class to start

Be able to LOCATE the "places" mentioned in the list.

Test on Chapter 11 Next Thursday

March 25, 2008

Tuesday

In class - The Great Depression / New Deal - video clip and organizer

6th / 7th - homework - flowchart of events leading to the Depression and the results of The New Deal

March 24, 2008

Monday

All classes today - summarized Georgia's role in WWI and introduced the Roaring 20"s.

Tomorrow - The Great Depression....

Trivia - What do Franklin D. Roosevelt and the term "boondogle" have in common ?????

Homework - complete the Sentence Summary activity for Chapter 11

March 21, 2008

Friday

In class today - Wrap up related to The Progressive Era and the intro to WWI.

Reading for the weekend - first section of Chapter 11 - The Roaring Twenties !

pages 380 - 386

Have a good Weekend.

Ms. Siler

March 20, 2008

Thursday

In class - quiz today

No homework -

Enjoy !

Ms.S.