Today the Eighths:

• Filled out & discussed a "Conformity Survey" based on personal insights and insights derived from the video Making Sense of the Sixties-Seeds of the Sixties.
• Began reading Ch. 1 of John Knowles, A Separate Peace.

Assignments for Tuesday

1. Finish the Conformity Survey. Use The 1950s-Online U.S. Textbook Pages-Part 1 and the Seeds of the Sixties video to job your memory.
2. Finish reading Ch. 1 of John Knowles, A Separate Peace.

Seeds of the Sixties + Civil Rights Movement + Hiroshima

Today the Eighth Graders:

• Watched the rest of the second installment of Making Sense of the Sixties-Seeds of the Sixties (which were planted in the 1950s)
• Began reading The 1950s-Pt. 2-Civil Rights Movement-Online US History Textbook
• Read some from Ch. IV of John Hersey's Hiroshima

Assignment for Friday

1. Read The 1950s-Pt. 2-Civil Rights Movement-Online US History Textbook.
2. Finish reading Ch. IV of Hiroshima.

Hiroshima Discussion + Seeds of the Sixties, Pt. 2

Today the Eighths:

• Discussed Ch. II of John Hersey's Hiroshima
• Viewed, pausing periodically to discuss the second installment of Making Sense of the Sixties-Seeds of the Sixties (were planted in the 1950s)
• Began reading Ch. III of Hiroshima

Assignment for Thursday: Read and be ready to discuss Ch. III of Hiroshima

Seeds of the Sixties + Hiroshima Discussion

Today the 8th Graders:

• Finished viewing the first half of Making Sense of the Sixties: Seeds of the Sixties (were sown in the 1950s)
• Discussed Ch. 1 of John Hersey's Hiroshima

Assignment for Wednesday: Read Ch. 2 of Hiroshima.

Vocab Quiz Br. Summ. CW 2 + Making Sense + Hersey's Hiroshima

Today the 8ths:

• Did some last-minute studying for the Vocab Quiz
• Took the Vocab Quiz-Brief Summary of the Cold War - Part 2
• Watched some more of Part 1 of the PBS series, Making Sense of the Sixties: Seeds of the Sixties (were sown in the 1950s)
• Did an activity called Speculating on Chapter Titles in John Hersey's Hiroshima
• Began reading John Hersey's 1946 book, Hiroshima

Assignment for Tuesday: Finish Chapter 1 of Hiroshima - "A Noiseless Flash"

Seeds of the Sixties (planted in the 1950s) + Collage of the 1950s + Vocabulary Quiz Prep

Todays the 8ths:

• Watched part of Episode 1 of the PBS series, Making Sense of the Sixties: Seeds of the Sixties (1950s)
• Analyzed a collage of the 1950s, following these directions:
• Find a collage or two of the 1950s.
• Identify everything on the collage that was mentioned in The1950s-Pt. 1-Online U. S. History Textbook. If something is already identified, tell a little bit more about it as described in the chart.
• Then find pictures of at least 5-7 things found in the chart that are not found in the collage.

Assignments for Monday

1. Finish the Collage of the 1950s
2. Quiz over Words #14-26 in Vocabulary - Brief Summary of the Cold War

Vocab Quiz Prep + 1950s-What Comes to Mind? + Eisenhower Presidency Overview + Reading Online Text on 1950s

Today the men of the Eighth:

• Discussed definitions and usages of the words for Monday's Quiz over Vocabulary - Brief Summary of the Cold War - Words #14-26
• Brainstormed "What comes to mind when you hear of the 1950s?"
• Watched the Eisenhower segment of the video on U. S. Presidents from Truman through Ford.
• Began reading The 1950s-Online U.S. Textbook Pages-Part 1

Assignments

For Friday - Finish reading The 1950s-Online U.S. Textbook Pages-Part 1

For Monday- Quiz over next 13 words in Vocabulary - Brief Summary of the Cold War