Watergate Scandal: Video & Essay or Debate Prep

Today the 8th Graders:

• Viewed a 46-minute video on the Watergate Scandal
• Chose between an essay and an online debate over the question, "Should President Richard M. Nixon have been impeached and removed from office for his role in the Watergate Scandal?" 
• Were to use the following as evidence:
• Online Textbook Information
• The video we watched (See above.)
• Other online sources of their choice

Assignment for Monday:

1. Gather additional information about the Watergate Scandal 
2. Use that information plus the other materials we have examined to complete your essay or online debate, as described above.

Thursday - 28apr16

Assignments for Friday

1. Read twice the Watergate page at the Online History Textbok.

2. Write an essay or do a debate or construct a Greaser/Soc dialogue, etc. for The Outsiders. Here are some Possible Ideas for Essay on The Outsiders

Picture ID-The Outsiders + Discussion of Ch. 9 & 10 of The Outsiders

Today the lads of the 8th:

• Applied what they have been reading by doing a Picture ID-The Outsiders
• Discussed Ch. 9 & 10 of The Outsiders

Assignments for Thursday
1. Finish Picture ID-The Outsiders
2. Read the final two chapters of The Outsiders

Field Trip to Historic Village in Waco

Today the 8th Graders took a field trip to the Gov. Bill and Vara Daniel Historic Village near Baylor University in Waco.

Assignments for Wednesday

1. Read Ch. 9 & 10 of The Outsiders.
2. Read these sections on the 1970s from the Online History Textbook (Clicky clicky.)

• Triangular Diplomacy: U.S., USSR, and China
• Undoing a President
• The Sickened Economy

Overview of 1970s + Arab-Israeli Conflict + The Outsiders

See enlarged views here & here.

Today the 8th Graders:

• During an overview of the 1970s, students expressed an interest in the 1978 Camp David Accords and consequently explored background information on the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict.
• Discussed Ch. 8 of The Outsiders.

Assignments for Wednesday

1. Read Ch. 9 & 10 of The Outsiders.
2. Read these sections on the 1970s from the Online History Textbook (Clicky clicky.)

• Triangular Diplomacy: U.S., USSR, and China
• Undoing a President
• The Sickened Economy

Making Sense of the Sixties - Final Episode + Essay on MSotS + Ch. 8 of the Outsiders

Today the 8th Graders:

• Watched and discussed the final episode of Making Sense of the Sixties
• Began writing an essay on the series - Suggestions for Essay
• Participated, if they wanted, with the 6th/7th Graders in the Last Frontier Role Play
• Began reading Ch. 8 of The Outsiders

Assignments for Monday

1. Finish reading Ch. 8 of The Outsiders
2. Finish your Essay on Making Sense of the Sixties

Making Sense of the Sixties - 1969/70 + The Outsiders

Today the Grade 8s: Viewed and discussed Ep. 9 of Making Sense of the Sixties, focusing on 1969 & 1970

Assignment for Friday: Read Ch. 7 of The Outsiders.

Making Sense of the Sixties: 1968 + Discussion of Ch. 5 of The Outsiders

On this day, the 8th Graders:

• Watched Episode 9 of Making Sense of the Sixties, focusing on the year 1968
• Held an insightful discussion of Ch. 5 of The Outsiders

Assignment for Thursday: Read Ch. 6 of The Outsiders.

Making Sense of the Sixties - Vietnam + The Outsiders-Ch. 5

Today the 8th Graders:

• Viewed and discussed the episode from Making Sense of the Sixties called Vietnam Touched Off a Firestorm
• Began reading Ch. 5 of S. E. Hinton - The Outsiders

Assignment for Wednesday - Finish reading Ch. 5 of The Outsiders.

Grandparents Day Celebration + Outsiders Ch. 3

Today the 8th Graders:

• Celebrated Grandparents Day
• Began reading Ch. 3 of The Outsiders

Assignment for Monday: Finish reading Ch. 3 of The Outsiders

Discussion of Ch. 1 of The Outsiders + Primary Sources from The Vietnam War

Today the 8th Graders:

• Discussed Ch. 1 of The Outsiders
• Viewed a student's grandfather's primary sources from the Vietnam War
• Began reading Ch. 2 of The Outsiders

Assignment for Friday: Finish reading Ch. 2 of The Outsiders

Basic Info on Vietnam War + Discussion of Online Textbook Pages + Began The Outsiders

Today the 8th Graders:

• Finished taking notes on basic information about the Vietnam War
• Discussed various aspects of last night's reading of Vietnam War pages at the Online American History site
• Began reading Ch. 1 of S. E. Hinton - The Outsiders

Assignment for Thursday: Finish reading Ch. 1 of S. E. Hinton - The Outsiders

Making Sense of the Sixties
6. How the Sixties Changed America
7. Vietnam Touched Off a Firestorm
8. Americans Were Furious in 1968
9. How Vietnam Affected America in 1968
10. They Never Forgot the 1960s

Correctives + Vietnam: Overview, cont'd + Timeline + Online Textbook

Today the 8ths:

• Did correctives on their JFK/LBJ Quiz
• Continued their overview of the Vietnam War
• Viewed Vietnam War-5 min. summary-From America in 20th Century Series

• Began reading the following pages of the Online History Textbook:
• The Vietnam War
• Early Involvement
• Years of Escalation: 1965-68
• The Tet Offensive
• The Antiwar Movement
• Years of Withdrawal

Assignment for Wednesday: Finish reading the Vietnam pages listed above.

For Future Reference:

• Vietnam: Chronicle of a War - 1981CBS News Documentary-1:28:15
• The Vietnam War - An American Experience - 11-part PBS Series--Outstanding In-Depth Series

Discussion of A Separate Peace + Vietnam War Overview

Today the 8ths:

• Had perhaps our final discussion of A Separate Peace; the students shared excellent insights; the character diagram below is interesting, despite the misspelling of the novel's title; I was going to show it to you earlier, but it would have spoiled a couple of key plot developments.
• Began taking notes on basic information about the Vietnam War
• Began reading a packet of timelines, summaries, and clashing points of view about the Vietnam War

Assignment for Tuesday: Finish reading (a couple of times each) the two timelines, the summary, and the maps of the Vietnam War. We will continue our overview of the war tomorrow.

Quiz over JFK/LBJ + A Separate Peace

Today the 8th Graders:

• Took their Quiz over JFK & LBJ
• Began reading Ch. 11-13 of A Separate Peace
• Were given a heads-up on the current week, which will revolve around standardized testing, during which there will be no or abbreviated regular class sessions. On Friday students will be taking a field trip to Peaceable Kingdom.

Assignment for Monday, 4/11/16 - Finish reading Ch. 11-12-13 of A Separate Peace.

Google Slides Illustrating JFK & LBJ + Prep for Monday's Quiz over JFK & LBJ

Today the Grade 8's:

• Worked collaboratively making Google Slides on Presidents Kennedy & Johnson, using the Online Textbook Chart on the 1960s
• Prepared for Monday's Quiz over Parts 56b, 56c, & 56e of the Online Textbook Chart on the 1960s

Assignment for Monday: Quiz over Parts 56b, 56c, & 56e of the Online Textbook Chart on the 1960s: JFK & LBJ



Video - From Truman to Ford
18:38-JFK
27:11-LBJ