8-Pic Chronology Game + Timeline of U. S. History 1900-Present

Today the Grade 8s:

• Worked on the 8-Pic Chronology Game
• Took a diagnostic (non-graded) quiz over the Blank TL U.S. History 1900-Present and checked themselves using the TL U.S. History 1900-Present.

Assignments -

For Thursday - Finish the 8-Pic Chronology Game

For Monday - Timeline Quiz
Blank TL U.S. History 1900-Present
TL U.S. History 1900-Present

CAC Field Trip + Pictorial History + Clarke Short Story

Today our Grade 8ers:

• Attended a performance at the CAC
• Barely got home in time to work on their Pictorial History of a SMERFCAPS
• Read some from Arthur E. Clarke's "If I Forget Thee, O Earth"

Assignments for Friday

1. Have the Pictorial History of _(SMERFCAPS)__, 1900-Present completed and posted at your blog.
2. Read Arthur Clarke's short story "If I Forget Thee, O Earth." Write 5 questions for discussion on Friday. Post your 5 questions at the blog.

What is History? + "The Past" + Chronology + Time Periods of U. S. History 1900-Present

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Today our 8th Graders:

• Got back their SMERFCAPS  Quizzes from Friday and received congratulations for doing exceptionally well
• Read p. 2 of What is History?
• Discussed the concepts of chronological order & time periods
• Did a simple chronology problem
• Brainstormed the time periods of U. S. History from 1900-the present
• Put those periods in chronological order
• Identified them on a Timeline of U. S. History from the beginning to the present
• Received a Timeline of U. S. History 1900-Present & compared it with their brainstormings
• Began working on a Pictorial History of ___, 1900-Present

Assignment for Tuesday - Have pictures and explanations filled in for at least 3 of the decades on the Pictorial History of _(SMERFCAPS)__, 1900-Present or this one.

If you want to start studying for the Timeline Quiz, here's a Blank TL U.S. History 1900-Present.