5 8th Grade Social Studies Assignments

historically accurate date and location (for example, July 4, 1863, near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania). 
one paragraph describing one of the key events or battles of the war so far. 
one paragraph describing your experiences as a soldier or as a civilian during that key event or battle and how it affected you. Use details from your Reading Notes (TCI Packet) and include relevant dialogue and descriptions of specific actions. 
a sketch that relates to something you write about in your journal entry. Be sure to refer to this visual somewhere in your journal entry.

Please try your absolute best with the benchmark. This is not going to be entered into PowerSchool but it is to see what you have learned across these years at Fisher.

Watch the following videos and fill out the graphic organizer. 

If there is missing information, you are going to have to use the textbook to fill it in. All responses should be in full and complete sentences.

Make sure all answers on your assignment are in full and complete sentences.

As a partnership/triad, write a script for your video about your group that moved West. You need to make sure that you cover all of the information from your pamphlet. You need to pretend that your audience has no background knowledge about your group. 

Each person is required to have a speaking role. This video can be a skit, a news report, a commercial, etc. 

Make sure to login with Google. 

Download your video from WeVideo and upload to Flip.

Please double-check all of the following to make sure it is in your pamphlet. 

Names of who was responsible for each panel 
Relevant picture for each panel 
Each paragraph is at least 5 sentences 
The very first panel that the viewer sees should have the name of your group that moved west and your names on it.

When you are done with your Google Slides about Jackson, please complete the following on a blank piece of paper. You are going to  be evaluating how well Andrew Jackson promoted democracy (a system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives) during his presidency. 

On a separate piece of paper, create a "hero's plaque" for Jackson that highlights his positive contributions to American democracy (a system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives).  

Include the following on your plaque: 
a sketch of Jackson. 
Write a CER with the following claim: President Andrew Jackson was a good president because… 
Use evidence from your Google Slides and reasoning. 
two symbols that represent him as a hero. 
On the opposite side, create a "wanted" poster that emphasizes his negative impact on American democracy (a system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives).


Include the following on your wanted poster: 
a sketch of Jackson. 
Write a CER with the following claim: President Andrew Jackson was a bad president because… 
Use evidence from your Google Slides and reasoning. 
two symbols that represent him as a villain.

Step #1: Watch EdPuzzle Video on Political Cartoons. 
Step #2: Read through the directions on the Google Slide Deck. 
Step #3: Begin working on the Jacksonian Era Political Cartoon Handout. 
Step #4: Rough Draft of the Political Cartoon is to be completed on the back. 
Step #5: Show me the Rough Draft: once approved then can work on the final draft.

From your notes about John Adams, EdPuzzle videos, you are going to make an informational flyer. You are to include the following information with images and words: 
What was John Adams’s role before he became president? Which political party was John Adams a part of? 
Who was his Vice President? Which party was he a part of?
Alien and Sedition Acts. Which amendment did these violate? (pg. 215)
Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions (pg. 216)
XYZ Affair (pg. 215)

Please read this lesson either through the link attached to the Google Classroom assignment or with your physical textbook. The page number is 217. On the next page in your notebook, write two campaign slogans for the 1800 presidential election-one from the perspective of a Federalist and one from the perspective of a Democratic-Republican. Include the name of the candidate and a reason he should be elected. For example A strong foreign policy is what we need! With John Adams as president, we will succeed!

Please read this lesson either through the link attached to the Google Classroom assignment or with your physical textbook. The page numbers are 215-216. Once you are done reading then you need to go to the next available page in your notebook and complete a poster. For the poster, you are going to urge state legislatures to nullify (declare them to not have legal force) the Alien and Sedition Acts. You need to include at least two reasons for nullification and one simple drawing on your poster.

Please read the lesson either through the link attached to the Google Classroom assignment or with your physical textbook. The page numbers are 218-219. Answer the two questions through the TCI online and click Turn In.

Step #1: Read or listen to the article. 
Step #2: Highlight (annotate) evidence about how to Hamilton and Jefferson have impacted the United States today. 
Step #3: Take the Reading Comprehension Quiz. 
Step #4: Respond to the Social Studies Writing Prompt using the CER format.

Step #1: Read Sections 2-4 from TCI (pages 167-171). 

Step #2: Draw a simple illustration to represent that branch of government.

Lesson 8 Test is on Tuesday, December 20.

Read this article about Federalists and Anti-Federalists. 
Highlight important information that describes the Federalists.
Highlight important information that describes the Anti-Federalists. 
Take the Reading Comprehension Quiz about the Article. 
In your notebook, create a T-Chart for Federalists and Anti-Federalists.

Complete the green handout passed out in class about the Electoral College. This will be discussed at the beginning of next class.

Lesson Game
http://student.teachtci.com/shared/programs/240/lessons/1804/challenge

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Use the attached Blooket to study for the Revolutionary War Mini Test. In addition, I would use your Chapter 1-Chapter 10 Reading Questions. 

Remember: This mini test is worth product points and is not open notes.

Step #1: Read through the Google Slide Deck directions. 


Step #2: Write a rough draft on a separate piece of paper. Show it to the teacher. 

Step #3: Write your final draft on the postcard (should use pen).

Attach your final draft here.

Remember: Rough Draft is due Monday, October 24. In class, we are going to make sure the format is correct. 

An example of the format is attached.

October 17--Veteran Photograph due 
October 24-- Veteran Questions and Responses Typed due 
October 31--Final Written Draft due

Please fill this out by the end of the day on Friday, October 28.

Use this template to write your reflection paragraph. After you are done writing in the template, transfer it to the end of your Veteran Interview Document.

Read with your group about what happened in the Colonies Before 1763. 
Answer the questions in complete sentences at the end of the reading.

Text With Notes
http://student.teachtci.com/shared/sections/12656?program_id=240

Step #1: Double-check your Study Guide to the one posted here. 

Step #2: Play your peers' Blookets and I have attached mine as well.

Use this as a study aid for the 13 Colonies Quiz.

Please refer to your notes in your notebook to help you answer this question.

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http://student.teachtci.com/shared/sections/12640?program_id=240

Step #1: Read this article about the differences in the Colonial Regions. 

Step #2: Go to your Notebook and title the page, “Colonial Regions” 

Step #3: Take notes about the different Colonial Regions (New England, Middle and Southern). Make sure these notes are in your own words.

After we have learned about the differences between Jamestown and Plymouth, you are going to create two 5-cell storyboards, one for Jamestown and one for Plymouth. 

Through these two storyboards, you need to demonstrate how these two colonies were different. 

Requirements: Each cell must use at least 1 character, 1 scene, and 1 text box. 

Due Date: End of class on Monday (9/19)

Think about why they settled, who were the settlers, relationships with the Natives, etc.) Tell me all the differences you can.

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Use the link to join this Pear Deck activity!

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http://student.teachtci.com/shared/sections/12630?program_id=240

Step #1: Fill out the information for your region first. 

Step #2: Watch the Flip videos of the other regions and fill out the information. 

Step #3: If the information cannot be found in the Flip video, open your textbook to pages 11-18 to find the information.

Step #1: Open up the Google Slide Deck 

Step #2: Find which group you are in and then sit in your group with your Chromebooks. No reactions as you move into your groups. 

Step #3: Group number goes with the image number. For example: if you are in group #8 then your group is in charge of image #8.

Step #1: On the very next page of your notebook (right after your Unit 1 Cover Page), title the page "How Would I Survive?" 

Step #2: Pick the picture on the slide where you would most want to live. Turn to pages 11-18 in your textbook (you can also use TCI online.) to learn more about the picture you have chosen. 

Step #3: Make sure to answer each question fully. 

Step #4: Double-check your work on the last slide.

See the attached slide for the directions.

See the attached Google Slide for the directions to your Title page.

1. Find the slide with your number on it from your chair of your desk. (Please use the number that is typed on the slide, not the one on the side.)
2. Write 10 facts about you that you want me and your classmates to know. 
3. Add images and change the font to match your personality.

Step #1: Follow the link below. 

Step #2: Click on "Sign in with Google"

1. Read through the syllabus with your parents/guardians. 
2. Fill out the attached History Questionnaire.

Step #1: You and your group members are going to read through the "Background Information and The Sources" 

Step #2: Underline/Highlight anything that stands out to you and your group members. (This is going to be very beneficial for the next step.) 

Step #3: With your group members, fill out the Evidence Context paper. On this paper, you are going to pick pieces of evidence and describe whether or not you believe the source is reliable. 

Step #4: Based on everything your group has gathered, determine who you would suspend for this action.

Step #1: Read each statement with your partner and determine if they are fact or opinion 

Step #2: If the statement is an opinion make sure you highlight the word or words that make it so. 

*Be ready to share

Step #1: Partner read the "What is History reading?" (Linked on the questions.) 

Step #2: Respond to the questions on the document. 

*Be ready to share your responses.