Ms Charara 8th grade US History

• Wednesday:
  • Ch 9-10 Study Guide… answer the questions
  • Passed back work- organized binders
  • Ch 9 Notes done on loose leaf together… see me if you need them 🙂
• Thursday:
  • Constitution
    • Ch 9 QUIA Branches of Government review … 10 minutes/reach a million
    • Ch 9 QUIA matching- The 3 Branches… few minutes
  • Bill of Rights
    • Ch 10 QUIA Bill of Rights review …10 minutes/reach a million
    • Ch 10 QUIA vocab review … few minutes
    • Ch 10 QUIA Amendment matching … few minutes
• Test Friday

• Today:
  • Students took turns reciting the Preamble from memory
  • Started the Ch 10 Federalism
  • Federalism Video Clip
• Homework:
  • Ch 9-10 TEST for Friday
  • Complete QUIA by Friday
  • Study guide

• Today:
  • BW#8
  • Worked on Ch 9 with … Ch 9 Checks and Balances handout.
  • Watch videos
    • 3 Branches with checks and balances video
    • Watch Checks and Balances Video
    • Checks and Balance Video 2
• Homework :
  • study for preamble

• Monday–
  • Ch 10 Bill of Rights Scenario Cases
  • Bill of Rights list
• Tuesday–
  • Check answers for yesterday work
  • Pass backwork
  • Collect Ch 9 work we forgot to correct
• Homework– Play QUIA review games-
  • Recite preamble TEST Tuesday Dec 2nd
• Review Ch 9-10 over break Ch 9-10 TEST will be Friday Dec 5th
  • Username/password needed
  • Ch 9 QUIA matching- The 3 Branches
  • Ch 10 QUIA review games
  • Ch 10 QUIA vocab review

• Thursday:
  • Working in groups investigating the 10 Bill of Rights
  • Groups shared answers
• Friday:
  • Groups completed the Ch 10 Bill of Rights Notes

• Ch 9 The 3 Branches of Government Article
• Monday:
  • Read Legislative Branch … annotated duties/powers
  • Completed The Cure for Teacher Insanity Bill
  • Class Senators voted on the Bills and gave written explanations
• Tuesday:
  • BW #5
  • Read Executive Branch … annotated duties/powers
  • Completed 3 branches diagrams… draw tree/fill in notes
• Wednesday:
  • Read Judicial Branch … annotated duties/powers
  • Completed the Judicial Spy Puzzle handouts
  • Completed Ch 9 Checks and Balance handout
• Homework:
  • 3 Branches with checks and balances video
  • Ch 9 QUIA matching- The 3 Branches

• Today:
  Ch 9 Preamble– the intro of the Constitution
  • Annotate words/phrases
  • Using Context Clues Sentences
  • SchoolHouse Rock Video
• Homework:
  • Ch 9 Preamble Drawing
  • Memorize Preamble – test to recite on Nov 24

• Today:
  • Ch 8 TEST
• Retakes: retake on Tuesday 11-18 after school (2:00-2:30)
  • 69% or less have an opportunity to retake
    • Study this weekend
  • MUST attend review session after school Monday 11-17 (3:25-4:00)
  • MUST have played QUIA prior to test today to qualify
  • MUST have a signed retake slip by parents

• Today: Ch 8 Event Cards
  • Create 10 cards of the event words for Ch 8
  • Front – EVENT
  • Back – Description
• Homework:
• Ch 8 Test on Thursday … Start studying
  • Ch 8 QUIA Event Terms … 2 minutes
  • Ch 8 QUIA Vocabulary … 2 minutes
  • Ch 8 QUIA Articles of Confederation … 10 min/reach a million
  • Ch 8 QUIA Convention … 10 min/reach a million

• Today:
  • Organized binders… US Documents binder order
  • Filled out Conference Evaluation form
  • Highlighted key information on the grade REPORT
• Homework:
  • Parent Meeting at 2-2:30
  • Conferences are Tuesday 2:30-8 pm
  • Students must attend for my conferences … it is student led