Mrs. Megan Hoyes

                                  8th Grade Social Studies                                    (See webpages for both books and blackboard page below)

Objective Questions for assessment - November 16 & 17 Classwork to be finished for homework

Choose one of the following objective questions to fully answer.  Please type the response in a minimum of two paragraphs, double space using correct writing mechanics.  You will be graded on both how complete your response is as well as correct use of puntuation, capitalization, and sentence structure.

1. How did geography impact colonization of the New World?

2. How did religion and economics impact colonization of the New World?

3. Who was right Governor Tryon or the Regulators?

Remember! 

You cannot make a statement with out supporting your statement with; facts, examples, and explanations from the readings.  

If you have forgotten the information, check out the book sites below and re-read about early colonization or my Blackboard site for The Regulators and Governor Tryon. 

Homework for November 12

Bunsen students; complete the packet review.  Read all of the information and complete all work asked for in the packet. 

Career day on Friday the 13th. 

Dress for success and earn PBS tickets!

Homework for November 9 & 10

The students received a copy of the Declararation of Independence in both its orginal form and a modern-day translation.  Students should compare the original to the modern-day and note the meanings of the 1st and 2nd sections.  Section 3 of the original should be matched with the re-ordered section 3 of the modern version. 

Finally, the students should translate section 4 of the original into modern-day (as in how the students now speak ) language.  The 4th section is not included in the printed modern-day version.

Homework for November 4 & 5

Students should work on finishing their projects. Everything is due on Friday for Beakers and Monday for Bunsons. Get to work!

Homework for November 2 & 3

Students will take Cornell style notes in class on the First Constituional Congress.  For homework they are required review the notes and create a question that is answered by information on the notes for each entry (about 3 to 4 questions.) 

Homework for October 26 - November 6 

The students will be working on an in-class and out of class project for the next two weeks for most classes the due date is Friday, November 6th: Beaker Period 1 has a due date of Tuesday November 10th.  The students will have four 45 minute class periods in the computer lab for research only.  They will then have two more 45 minute periods in the classroom for work on this project.  Students were allowed to work alone or chose a partner.  They also have the option of creating a photo story, power point presentation or a poster.  The students are telling the story of an important person of their choice from the American Revolutionary War era.  They all have an instruction sheet outlining the requirements of the project.

Homework for October 19 & 20

Complete the following response for the Movie, Battle of Alamance watched in class today. (Excluding 4th period Bunsens who did not finish the movie.)

Decide who was right and who was wrong of the Regulators or The Royal Governor, Governor Tryon.  Write your opinion supporting it with information from what you saw in the movie and/or learned about in the reading about the Regulator Movement.

Study for the quiz on the 13 British Colonies on October 19 & 20

Use both the short and long 13 colony maps, and the timeline to study.

Homework for October 14 & 15

Complete the graphic organizer for ''Tryon's Reforms" using the North Carolina textbook or click on this link to the website; www.mystatehistory.com - password; survey.  Make sure you look at the top of the page where it says, "Online book"

Homework for October 12 & 13

Complete the "Long" 13 British Colony Map (Geography and Products) and the Mini-Book on "Trouble on the Frontier"
Students have been given directions and access codes in each class for the online Amercan History textbook with the option to check out a textbook over night.

Homework for October 5 & 6

All graphic novels complete with illustrations, captions, and speach bubbles are due on the 7th and 8th.  Students have had a week of in-class time to complete this assignment.

Homework for September 29 & 30

If you are absent, check the Absent Student Reports made out for absentees in each class (in the Beaker or Bunsen box by Mrs. Hoyes desk)  for handouts, worksheets, and notes.   If you still have questions, see me during "Individual Work Time" or email me at mhoyes@wcpss.net for further instructions.                  

REMEMBER!  It is your responsibility to keep up with all work and assessments completed in your absence.  

Our classes are 90 minutes long, but we have only 18 weeks of class time to get through a years worth of curriculm.  That means each 90 min period is really two 45 minute classes.  This year we will be on an A/B schedule meaning you will have Social Studies one day and Science the next.  This gives you two nights to get homework done, but you will have to be organized to keep things straight.

What you should have with you everyday; pencils, colored pencils, loose leaf paper in a 3 binder with dividers, textbook.

Social Studies Binder  = 1 to 2 inch 3 ring binder with dividers

5 sections = Classwork, Homework, Notes, Maps, Study

Some work will only stay in the Homework section until the next day when it may be relocated into another section.

RCMS Grading Scale

93-100 = A

85-92 = B

77-84 = C

70-76 = D

69 & Below = F

My Weighting Scale

Practice (classwork, homework, quizzes) = 50% (on SPAN this is labeled "Skills")

Mastery (Projects, Tests, other Assessments) = 50 (on SPAN this is labeled "Mastery")

Textbooks and my pages online

North Carolina History book

http://www.mystatehistory.com

American History book

http://www.pearsonsuccessnet.com

First time users:  1. go to the website. 

2. click on "Register" 

3. on the first screen, type the following code in the access code field; E1F0C26D082C297F04FA (all "0" are the number 0)

4.  follow the instructions to register.  Please do not use your full name as your user name; use first initial and first 3 letters of your last name only.  Write your user name on the blank line above exactly as you typed it. 

5. at the end of registration process, the SuccessNet login page appears. 

6.  Log in by typing your user name and password.

Websites for fun!

Geospy Game (National Geographic)

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/geospy/

Continents and Oceans Hangman Games

http://www.quia.com/hm/46193.html

World Geography Quiz

http://www.lizardpoint.com/fun/geoquiz/worldquiz.html

Map Games

http://www.maps.com/FunFacts.aspx?nav=FF

Political Cartoons

http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/comic/index.html

http://stripgenerator.com/create/

This page is maintained by Megan Hoyes. Updated on 2009-11-16 09:14:12.