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

Pearl Harbor Documentary + Pearl Harbor Debate Prep

Today the Eights:

• Watched most of an excellent documentary on the Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941
• Continued taking notes in preparation for tomorrow's debate over the question, "Why was the United States caught off-guard at Pearl Harbor?"

Assignment for Wednesday: Finish taking your debate prep notes on all the readings in the Pearl Harbor Packet and come prepared to debate!

Quiz over WW II in Europe/N. Africa: Dark Days for the Allies 1939-41 + WW II Color Video + Pearl Harbor

Today the 8th Graders:

• Took a Quiz over WW II in Europe & North Africa: Dark Days for the Allies, 1939-41
• Viewed the first 20 minutes of a color film on World War II
• Began reading a packet dealing with the question of why the United States was caught off-guard at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941; we will debate this next week.

Assignments for Friday

1. Finish reading the first two pages of the Pearl Harbor packet, "The Question of Pearl Harbor"
2. Finish your chart based on the first two pages showing the names of each historian and his arguments as to why the U. S. was caught off-guard at Pearl Harbor.

Grade Check/Makeup Work + Stories from the Great Depression

Today the Grade 8s:

• Got their grades so far for the 2nd Quarter, corrected any misentries, and made up some excused missed work
• Worked on the Stories from the Great Depression assignment, the due date of which is extended until Monday

Assignment for Monday: Make the chart showing good and bad aspects of the Great Depression as seen in the collection of primary source stories assigned yesterday. To refresh your memory, here's what's expected:

1. Finish reading the Stories from the Great Depression. The reading shows a variety of experiences, both favorable and unfavorable.
2. Make a table showing ways in which the Great Depression was bad, good, or neautral, as seen in these stories.

Have a wonderful weekend!

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!