Week 1 Activities and Homework

Welcome to 8th grade social studies! I hope we'll have a great year as you get prepared to enter high school next year.


Hillcrest Middle School, DVUSD
2008-2009 school year

Week 1 Lesson Plans and Activities (August 11-15, 2008)

Daily Activities and Homework, 8/11- 8/15/08:

M: Intro to class and policies. “About Me” project instructions. HW: begin work on 1 of the parts of “About Me” project.

T: Social studies knowledge pre-test. HW: continue work on the “About Me” project AND get parent signatures on important papers.

W: Intro to writing current event reports. HW: continue working on “About Me” project.

TH: Geography pre-test. Analyze reasons for human migration to the New World. HW: finish components of “About Me” project to turn in tomorrow.

F: DUE: “About Me” project (3 components). QUIZ: classroom policies. Review British colonial settlement in North America. HW: get 5 divider tabs for binder. Happy weekend!

Goals and Objectives:
Students will understand and apply procedures and routines for social studies class
Students will show their existing knowledge of American history events and American geography
Students will analyze a current news article and its point of view
Students will evaluate factors that caused Europeans to settle in North America and the effects this had on the native population

Social Studies Standards:
Construct and interpret maps (S4, C1, PO1-4)
Identify factors in human migration (S4, C4, PO1)
Describe effects of human migration on places and regions (S4, C4, PO2)