The Call of the Wild, Ch. 2 & 3 + Imp Deb Prep

Will the real Buck please stand up?

Today the 8th Graders:

• Discussed Ch. II & III of Jack London's The Call of the Wild
• Took notes in preparation for tomorrow's debate: Was it right for the United States to carry out a policy of overseas imperialism?

Assignment for Wednesday - Imperialism Debate
1. Have all your notes taken & handy for use during the debate.

• A Brief Summary of U. S. Overseas Imperialism
• Primary Sources Packet
• Online Textbook
• Cartoons (optional)

2. Have an illustrated PPT Presentation ready showing your 5 Main Arguments (You may show more than 5.)

3. Come prepared to clash!

Imperialism Quiz + Imp Deb Pre + Crash Course Imp Vid + Cartoons on Imperialism + Primary Sources on Imperialism Debate + The Call of the Wild

Today the 8ths:

• Took a Quiz over A Brief Summary of U. S. Overseas Imperialism
• Continued taking Debate Prep Notes from the Brief Summary
• Watched the Crash Course Video - American Imperialism

• Examined cartoons on U. S. Overseas Imperialism
• Began highlighting Pro-Imp & Anti-Imp primary sources on U. S. Overseas Imperialism
• Continued two assignments on Jack London's The Call of the Wild
• Events That Changed Buck - through Ch. 2
• My Map of Buck's Itinerary - through Ch. 2

Assignments for Monday

• Have the Events That Changed Buck and My Map of Buck's Itinerary completed
• Continue preparing for the ImpDeb
• Have a great weekend!

My Maps & GooDoc: The Call of the Wild + Brief Summary of U. S. Overseas Imperialism + Map Quiz U. S. Overseas Imperialism

Today our 8th graders:

• Showed their My Maps and Events That Changed Buck Goo Doc about The Call of the Wild
• Read more of A Brief Summary of U. S. Overseas Imperialism & took Debate Notes from it
• Took the Map Quiz: U. S. Overseas Imperialism
• Read Ch. 2 of The Call of the Wild & wrote discussion questions, continued their My Maps & Events That Change Buck learning activities

Assignments for Friday
1. Quiz - A Brief Summary of U. S. Overseas Imperialism
2. The Call of the Wild

• Read Ch. II: The Law of Club and Fang
• Write 5 discussion questions and post them to your blog.
• Continue adding to My Maps on TCOTW.
• Continue adding to Events That Change Buck in TCOTW.

The Call of the Wild + U. S. Overseas Imperialism

Today the Gr8s worked on

The Call of the Wild

• Discussed their hypotheses over the Chapter Titles in The Call of the Wild
• Began a Google "My Map" on the geographical places mentioned in TCOTW - Instructions here.
• Began a compilation of the events that caused Buck to change during the course of the novel

U. S. Overseas Imperialism

• Examined briefly the Map of U. S. Overseas Imperialism

Assignments for Thursday

1. Map Quiz - U. S. Overseas Imperialism - Study this, this, and this
2. My Map on The Call of the Wild - Include all the places mentioned in Ch. I - Wingboy, share yours with Jay and share it with him. You may work on this together.
3. Fill out Events That Change Buck as seen in Ch. I of The Call of the Wild - Check your Gmail for the invite (if you haven't already). You may work on this together. Color code which of you does what.

Pros & Cons of Imperialism - Began Debate Prep - A Brief Summary of U. S. Overseas Imperialism/Maps - Began The Call of the Wild

The 8ths today:

• Examined one another's lists of the pros and cons of imperialism - view them here and here.
• Chose sides for next week's Imperialism Debate: Was it right for the United States to carry out a policy of overseas imperialism?
• Began reading A Brief Summary of U. S. Overseas Imperialism, coordinating the reading with the maps shown on 2 Phases of U. S. Expansion

Assignments

For Wednesday
1. Be studying for the map quiz over U. S. Overseas Imperialism, postponed until Thursday.

• Use the Answer Sheet for the map quiz to help you prepare. We will also do some practice in class on Wednesday.

2. Do the following for the Jack London novel, The Call of the Wild. I'm personally liking this version better, but use the one you prefer.

• Look at the Chapter Titles on p. 3 and speculate what each chapter might be about. Post your speculations at your blog.
• Read Ch. I: Into the Primitive by Wednesday & post 5 discussion questions at your blog. Be sure to include a picture and a link.
• This Vocabulary List could be helpful as you read.

For Thursday - Map Quiz over U. S. Overseas Imperialism