Course: US History 8 Teacher: Michelle Johnson Textbook: US History
US History 8 Learning Period 1 August 18 September 12, 2014 Date Assignment Due Monday August 18 Round-up
Tuesday August 19 Expectations, class schedule, Interactive Notebook Requirements; Read 2.1 Southern Colonies; do map
Wednesday August 20 2.1 The Southern Colonies - colonial picture postcards/Venn Diagram 8/25 Thursday August 21 2.2 The New England Colonies Mayflower Compact/Colonial Trade ad Friday August 22 Do Questions for Sections 1 & 2 in your Interactive Notebook 8/25 Monday August 25 2.3 The Middle Colonies Characteristics of the Middle Colonies & 2.4 Life in the English Colonies Colonial Trade Poster & Great Awakening-Enlightenment Foldable 8/25 Tuesday August 26 Frontier Conflicts Timeline and Questions for Sections 2.3 & 2.4 Wednesday August 27 2.5 Conflict in the Colonies Boston Massacre Broadsides 8/28 Thursday August 28 Stamp Act Activity & Colonial Protest Rallies
Friday August 29 Do Questions for Section 2.5 in your Interactive Notebook 9/2
Monday September 1 Labor Day No School
Tuesday September 2 3.1 - The Revolution Begins Battle of Lexington Activity
Wednesday September 3 Battles of Lexington & Concord Graphic Organizer; Do Questions for Section 3.1 9/4
Thursday September 4 3.2 Declaring Independence Declaration of Independence Activity; Common Sense Handbill
Friday September 5 Do Questions for Section 3.2 9/9 Monday September 8 The Plight of Roger Newman; Event Profile Research 9/9 Tuesday September 9 Work on Event Profiles
Wednesday September 10 Work on Event Profiles 9/11 Thursday September 11 Event Profile Presentations Friday September 12 Research person for Revolutionary Replica Project see handout for instructions 9/16