7th/8th History

NO HOMEWORK! woot woot!

Please just complete any remaining missed assignments. If you are looking for another extra credit opportunity, please complete #5 of lesson 52.

-Finish lesson 49 (#4,6,7 ONLY) if you did not complete it in class.
-Do lesson 50 & 51

An optional extra credit assignment is available. The details will be sent by email.

-Finish lesson 46 (That was the lesson you worked on in class to earn ‘class cash’)
-Do lesson 47 & 48

*They completed lesson 43 in class as a tiebreaker for our team game challenge.

-Please complete lesson 44 & 45

– Lesson 41 & 42

That’s it! See the group email for additional info.

– Lesson 38, #4+6. [Finish #2+3 as well if you opted not to take class time to do so]
-Lesson 39 & 40
-Remember, Lesson 33 (on the Stout-Hearted Seven book) is due next week, 4/8.
-If you would like extra credit points added to your quiz, please complete an extra credit option (refer to parent email sent today).

If you have any questions, please…[Read more]

*There will be a quiz on lessons 35 & 36 next week. The questions will be taken directly from the lesson work. If you were absent this week, make sure you cover lesson 35 (we did it in class).

-Finish lesson 36
-Do ‘Amistad’ assignment (see below for details)
-Finish reading ‘The Stout-Hearted Seven’ & do lesson 33 (Due 4/8)

Amistad assignment (Choose ONE):
-Pick a ‘character’ from the book and write a summary of the story from their point of view. You can choose any of the Africans, slave traders, lawyers, abolitionists, or…[Read more]

-lesson 33 (two weeks to complete this, involves reading The Stout-Hearted Seven)
-lesson 34, #2-6
-finishing reading Amistad

-Read Amistad
-Order The Stout-Hearted Seven if you haven’t already
-Have a FUN spring break and be ready to experience THE GOLD RUSH when we return to class! 😉

Extra credit options:

-Make a trail plant guide. Pretend you need to create a booklet to teach others about local plant life and it’s potential benefits or dangers. Include hand…[Read more]

-Lesson 30 & 31
-Start reading “Amistad”

Optional extra credit:
Choose either Frederick Douglass OR Harriet Beecher Stowe and write a short biography on them (several paragraphs). Then discuss the impact they had on the anti-slavery movement.