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Emily Wagner |
REQUIREMENTS FOR
SOCIAL STUDIES
American History will be taught
in 8th Grade
- You
will be expected to bring required materials to class every day.
- Homework
is not assigned every day. When it is, you will be required to
complete it. Homework consists of answering questions and working
exercises about the chapters. Quiz and test papers must be signed
for homework also.
- Each
Monday or Friday you will participate in a current events
exercise. You and partner will be provided with a newspaper. You
will find an article in the paper that effects a large part of the
population and write an explanation of that article in your own
words. You must answer the questions who, what, where, when, and
why in your explanation, and it must not be copied word for word
from the newspaper. You and your partner will write the
explanation on index cards. If there are ,any words you do not
know, you must find the definition in the dictionary. Both you and
your partner will explain your explanation to the class, and show
where the article takes place on a world map.
- Quizzes
and tests will be assigned and given throughout the year. Please
talk to the teacher about making up any work you miss.
- Projects will be assigned throughout the year. Some of them will be done in the Computer Lab and some at home. These projects will be graded.
- You
will be required to research a President, First Lady, and Vice
President. You will give an oral report on these historical
figures presenting the following information:
A.
their births
B.
their families
C.
their education
D.
the President and Vice Presidents terms in office
E.
their deaths (or not)
F.
any interesting facts and information about the people
G.
any interesting facts about the times when they were in office
You will organize this into a 3-4 minute
report to present to the class.