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

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

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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: 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.

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