Thursday, April 11

โšก๏ธ Westward Expansion

๐ŸŽฏ Review the Standard: 8d Inventions

๐Ÿ“š Review the Textbook: โ€œBrilliant Inventions,โ€ pages 136-137

๐Ÿ““ Journal Check: 8d Inventions

๐ŸŽฌ BrainPop: Progress Check

๐Ÿšถ๐Ÿฝโ€โ™‚๏ธ Oregon Trail: Games posted in Canvas

๐ŸŽจ Digital Project:

  • 8a Territorial Acquisition, 8b Geography & Economics, 8c Trail of Tears, & 8d Inventions

  • PowerPoint, Canva, or Book Creator

  • Individual, Partner, or Three People

Monday, April 8

โšก๏ธ Westward Expansion

๐ŸŽฏ Read the Standard: 8d Inventions

๐Ÿ“š Read the Textbook: โ€œBrilliant Inventions,โ€ pages 136-137

๐Ÿ““ Journal: 8d Inventions

๐ŸŽฌ BrainPop: Industrial Revolution Assignment:

  • Watch the movie

  • Take the quiz

  • Do the activity

๐ŸŽจ Digital Project:

  • 8a Territorial Acquisition, 8b Geography & Economics, 8c Trail of Tears, & 8d Inventions

  • PowerPoint, Canva, or Book Creator

  • Individual, Partner, or Three People

Friday, April 5

โšก๏ธ Westward Expansion

๐ŸŽฏ Standard: 8c Impact on Native Americans

๐Ÿ““ Journal Check: Westward Expansion

๐ŸŽฎ Practice Game: Quizizz 8c Impact on Native Americans

๐ŸŸฃ Graded Quiz: 8c Impact on Native Americans

๐ŸŽฌ BrainPop: Westward Expansion Assignments

๐ŸŽจ Digital Project:

  • 8a Territorial Acquisition, 8b Geography & Economics, & 8c Trail of Tears

  • PowerPoint, Canva, or Book Creator

  • Individual, Partner, or Three People

Thursday, April 4

โšก๏ธ Westward Expansion

๐Ÿ’ฏ Retakes: Last call for Marking Period 3

๐ŸŽฏ Standard: 8c Impact on Native Americans

๐Ÿ“š Textbook: Review โ€œTrail of Tears,โ€
pages 134-135

โœ… Journal: Outline Trail of Tears, pp 134-5

๐ŸŽฌ BrainPop: Reservations Assignment

๐ŸŽจ Digital Project:

  • 8a Territorial Acquisition, 8b Geography & Economics, & 8c Trail of Tears

  • PowerPoint, Canva, or Book Creator

  • Individual, Partner, or Three People

Wednesday, April 3

โšก๏ธ Westward Expansion

๐Ÿ“ฃ Announcement: Check StudentVue! Last chance for retakes Thursday.

๐ŸŽฏ Standard: 8c Impact on Native Americans

๐ŸŽฌ BrainPop: Trail of Tears Assignment

๐Ÿ“š Textbook: โ€œTrail of Tears,โ€
pages 134-135

โœ… Journal: 8c Trail of Tears

๐ŸŽจ Digital Project:

  • 8a Territorial Acquisition, 8b Geography & Economics, & 8c Trail of Tears

  • PowerPoint, Canva, or Book Creator

  • Individual, Partner, or Three People


Tuesday, April 2

โšก๏ธ Westward Expansion

๐Ÿ“ฃ Announcement: Check StudentVue! Last chance for A New Nation Test retakes today and Thursday.

๐ŸŽฏ Standards:

๐Ÿ““ Journal:

  • BrainPop Assignments Tracker

  • Digital Project Tracker

๐ŸŽฌ BrainPop: Gold Rush Assignment

๐ŸŽจ Digital Project:

  • Choose an application: PowerPoint, Canva, or Book Creator

  • Choose your team: Individual, Partner, or Three People

  • Include the standards: 8a Territorial Expansion & 8b Geography & Economics

๐Ÿ’ฏ Retakes: A New Nation & Westward Expansion



Monday, April 1

โšก๏ธ Westward Expansion

๐Ÿ“ฃ Announcement: Check StudentVue! Last chance for American Revolution Test retakes Tuesday or Thursday of this week.

๐ŸŽฏ Standard: 8b Geographic & Economic Factors

๐Ÿ“š Review:

โœ… Journal Check: Westward Expansion

๐ŸŽฎ Practice Game: Quizizz 8b Geographic & Economic Factors

๐ŸŸฃ Open Note Quiz: 8b Geographic & Economic Factors

๐ŸŽจ Digital Project:

  • 8a Territorial Acquisition & 8b Geography & Economics

  • PowerPoint, Canva, or Book Creator

  • Individual, Partner, or Three People

Friday, March 22

โšก๏ธ Westward Expansion

๐ŸŽฏ Standard: 8b Geographic & Economic Factors

๐ŸŽฌ BrainPop: Gold Rush Movie only

๐Ÿ“š Read: โ€œWealth & Wild West,โ€ p 132-133

๐Ÿ““ Journal:

  • Westward Expansion Title Page

  • 8a Territorial Expansion Outline: Notes with Visual Representations

  • 8a Territorial Acquisitions: Annotated Map

  • 8b Geographic & Economic Factors: Notes with Visual Representations

๐ŸŽฌ BrainPop: Gold Rush Activities

Thursday, March 21

โšก๏ธ Westward Expansion

Please add methods of acquisition to your map.

๐ŸŽฏ Standard: 8a Territorial Expansion

๐Ÿ“š Review the Textbook:

๐Ÿ““ Journal: Finish color-coded map illustrating the territories and methods of acquisition.

๐ŸŽฎ Practice Game: Quizizz 8a Territorial Expansion

๐Ÿ’ฏ Assessments: 8a Open Note Quiz Territorial Expansion & New Nation Retakes

๐ŸŽจ Digital Project: Use PowerPoint, Canva, or Book Creator to describe how each of the five territories were acquired.

Wednesday, March 20

โšก๏ธ Westward Expansion

๐ŸŽฏ Review the Standard: 8a Territorial Expansion

Please add methods of acquisition to your map.

๐Ÿ“š Read the Textbook:

๐Ÿ““ Journal: Create and label a color-coded map illustrating the territories and methods of acquisition

๐Ÿ’ป PowerPoint: Create a PowerPoint describing how each of the five territories were acquired. If you wish to use Book Creator or Canva instead of PowerPoint, you may, otherwise, use the PowerPoint assigned in Canvas.

Friday, March 15

โšก๏ธ A New Nation

โœ… Review: A New Nation Practice Test

๐Ÿ’ฏ A New Nation Unit Test:

Thursday, March 14

โšก๏ธ A New Nation

๐Ÿ“š Standards of Learning:

๐Ÿ“ Practice Test: A New Nation

๐Ÿ…ฐ๏ธ Practice Games:

๐Ÿก Homework: Study for A New Nation Unit Test Friday

Wednesday, March 13

โšก๏ธ A New Nation

๐Ÿ“š Sources of Information:

๐Ÿ““ Journal Check: Five Presidents plus One

๐Ÿ…ฐ๏ธ Practice Games:

๐ŸŽฏ Open Note Quiz: 7c First Five Presidents

๐Ÿ’ฏ Unit Review:

๐ŸŒ  Retakes: 7a, 7b, & 7c Open Note Quizzes

๐Ÿ˜ƒ Project Choice: Analog or Digital; Alone, Partner, Group (7a, 7b, 7c)

๐Ÿก Homework: Study for A New Nation Unit Test Friday

Tuesday, March 12

โšก๏ธ A New Nation

๐Ÿ“š Sources of Information:

๐Ÿ““ Journal Five Presidents +1:

  1. George Washington

  2. John Adams

  3. Thomas Jefferson

  4. James Madison

  5. James Monroe

  6. Benjamin Banneker *

๐ŸŽฏ Retakes: 7a & 7b Open Note Quizzes

๐Ÿ˜ƒ Project Choice: Analog or Digital; Alone, Partner, Group (7a, 7b, 7c)

๐Ÿก Homework: Study for A New Nation Unit Test Friday (7a Articles of Confederation, 7b U.S. Constitution, 7c First Five Presidents)

Monday, March 11

โšก๏ธ A New Nation

๐ŸŽฏ Standard: Read 7b U.S. Constitution

โœ… Journal Check 7b U.S. Constitution:

  • Constitutional Convention

  • Great Compromise

  • Three-Fifths Compromise

  • Three Branches

  • Ratification

  • Bill of Rights

  • New Nation Project Choice

๐ŸŽฎ Practice Games:

๐Ÿ““ Open Note Quiz: 7b U.S. Constitution & Retakes

๐Ÿ˜ƒ Project Choice: Analog or Digital; Alone, Partner, Group (7a, 7b, 7c)

๐Ÿก Homework: Study for A New Nation Unit Test Friday (7a Articles of Confederation, 7b U.S. Constitution, 7c First Five Presidents)

Friday, March 8

โšก๏ธ A New Nation

๐ŸŽฏ Standard: Read 7b U.S. Constitution

๐ŸŽฌ BrainPop: Bill of Rights Movie, Review, & Graded Quiz

๐Ÿ“š Textbook:

๐Ÿ““ Journal: Bill of Rights (choose five amendments)

๐Ÿก Homework: Prepare for 7b Open Note Quiz Monday; Retake opportunity Monday

Thursday, March 7

โšก๏ธ A New Nation

๐ŸŽฏ Standard: Read 7b U.S. Constitution

๐ŸŽฌ BrainPop: Branches of Government

  • Movie, Review, & Graded Quiz

  • Two Activities & Journal Notes

๐Ÿ“š Textbook: โ€œThree Branches,โ€ pages 112-113

๐Ÿ““ Journal:

  • Executive Branch

  • Judicial Branch

  • Legislative Branch

๐ŸŽฎ Practice Games:

Wednesday, March 6

โšก๏ธ A New Nation

๐ŸŽฏ Standard: Read 7b U.S. Constitution

๐Ÿ“š Textbook: โ€œA Better Way: The Federal System,โ€ pages 110-111

๐Ÿ““ Journal:

  • Constitutional Convention

  • Great Compromise

  • Three-Fifths Compromise

  • Ratification

๐ŸŽฌ BrainPop: U.S. Constitution

  • Movie, Review, & Graded Quiz

  • Two Activities & Journal Notes

๐ŸŽฎ Practice Games: