Happy Halloween

Today we took a break from the War of 1812 and watched A Nightmare Before Christmas.

No Homework.


Have a wonderful Halloween.



Mrs. McCartney

Problems with Foreign powers 10.3

Main Idea: Jefferson tried to avoid involvement in the problems of other nations. British interference with the affairs of the United States led to the War of 1812.

Focus on the Objectives and the events leading up to the start of the war.

PowerPoint:

Problems with Foreign Powers 10.3

Homework:
 p. 329 #1 &3 (Period 4 just #3)


Mrs. McCartney

Map Assignment 10.2

Today we discussed 10.2 "The Louisiana Purchase and Exploration"

Main Idea: Jefferson purchased the Louisiana Territory in 1803 and doubled the size of the United States.

The Powerpoint today focused on the section Objectives

10.2 The Louisiana Purchase

Homework was a map assignment  Due FRIDAY 
The links necessary to complete this assignment are listed below. If you have any questions, feel free to talk to me.

Lewis and Clark map Assignment

Map

What I expect in your map

As a reminder, your study guide pages are due on Friday as well.

Lewis & Clark video

Today we watched a video about the Lewis and Clark expedition.

No homework for the weekend!

If you want or need some extra credit, do "Reading History" for 10.1 A, B, & C. This will be due on Tuesday. Please make sure you write EXTRA CREDIT on the paper so I can identify it. 

We will finish Chapter 10.2 on Monday.

Mrs. McCartney

10.1

For those of you who missed today, we began Chapter 10.

Read section 1 pages 313-317

Do 1 &3 on page 317 for homework.

The Objectives for this section are:

ò1. Describe the election of 1800 and explain the role of political parties

ò2. identify Jefferson’s achievements

ò3. Analyze Jefferson’s philosophy of government

ò4. Analyze the significance of Marbury v. Madison

If you were absent, focus on these as you read the section. We discussed all 4 in class today.

Have a wonderful night! 

We will be starting section 2 tomorrow!

-Mrs. McCartney

Chapter 9 Test

We took the Chapter 9 test today. If you were absent, you can make it up tomorrow.

No homework.

We will begin Chapter 10 tomorrow.


Mrs. McCartney

Chapter 9 Review

Today, we played a review game.

Homework p308 Terms & Names 1-10, Review Questions 1-10


Study Guide pages will be due tomorrow.

We will have Chapter 9 test tomorrow as well.

Come Prepared!


Mrs. McCartney

Chapter 9.3

Today's PowerPoint:

9.3

The homework today was

p.307 #1 & 2

If you were absent.... you also need to do questions 3 & 4 to cover the classwork that we did.



Mrs. McCartney

Sleepy Hallow

No Homework tonight. We watched a movie in class today.

For those of you who were on the Field trip or were absent yesterday, the homework was...

p.302 #3 & 4

Extra credit: Reading History for 9.2 A,B,C,D---- DUE TUESDAY

On Monday, we will go over 9.3. 

Have an amazing weekend!


Mrs. McCartney

Chapter 9.1

Today we began to talk about Washington's presidency as explained in 9.1.

9.1 PowerPoint

Homework p. 297 #3

There was classwork, but classwork cannot be made up.

For those of you who are going on the field trip tomorrow, turn in this homework on Friday.

have a wonderful night,

Mrs. McCartney

Test today

We had a test today on the Constitution. If you were absent, then you can make it up tomorrow.


-Mrs. McCartney

REVIEW the Constitution

Today we briefly reviewed the Constitution.

  There will be a test tomorrow: 40 questions long, scantron.... as usual

Please study the following terms/ideas:

Popular sovereignty
Republicanism
Federalism
Separation of Powers
Checks and balances
Limited government
Individual rights

Article 1- Legislative Branch- Congress- Powers thereof and checks on the other 2 branches
Article 2- Executive Branch-President- Powers thereof and checks on the other 2 branches
Article 3- Judicial Branch- Supreme court- Powers thereof and checks on the other 2 branches

Electoral college

Article 4- State governments- look at National v. State powers

Habeas corpus

Amending the Constitution- Article 5- what is the process by which the Constitution can be amended?

know the small details of 2/3rds vote, 3/4ths vote for different things.....

Amendments:
1
5
14
18
21
19

Homework: "SEVEN PRINCIPLES OF THE CONSTITUTION, Review questions #1-10, and finish Study Guide pages 83-92

Extra points

The extra credit work described in the previous post will be collected up until TUESDAY =)


Have a fabulous weekend!

-Mrs. McCartney

Citizen Handbook p280-287

We discussed today what it means to be a citizen.

No homework on Fridays as usual, but there was classwork, and class work cannot be made up.

Here is the powerpoint.

Citizen Handbook

Extra points: Choose 5 skill builders from the Constitutional Handbook. (p. 248, 250,252,256,261,262,263,266,267)

Don't procrastinate,

Mrs. McCartney

The Bill of RIghts and Amendments 11-27

Today we discussed The BIll of rights (The first 10 Amendments to the Constitution)

1.  Speech, religion, assembly, press

  2.  Bear arms

     3.  Quartering of soldiers

  4.  Unlawful search and seizure

  5.  Habeas Corpus, due process

  6.  Speedy trial, representation

  7.  Trial by jury in federal court

  8.  Cruel, unusual punishment

  9.  All individual rights may not be listed

  10.  Powers not specifically given to the Federal government are reserved to the states or individual

11. Clearly defines original jurisdiction of Supreme Court

 12.  Electoral College for selecting President / Vice President

 13.  Abolished slavery

14.  Established citizenship, representation, and loyalty

15.  Gave suffrage to all males of age, regardless of race

16.  Established Federal Income Tax system

 17.  Established popular vote for Senators

18.  Prohibition

  19.  Gave women right to vote

20.  Terms of office for Legislature, Presidential succession

21.  Ended Prohibition

22.  Terms limits for President

23.  Gave D.C. electoral votes

24.  Ended poll taxes

25.  Further clarifies Presidential succession

26.  Gave right to vote to all citizens 18 years of age, and older

—27.  Legislators cannot give themselves pay raises in an election year

We had a worksheet on all 27 Amendments due tomorrow. If you were absent see me and I will give you the worksheet.

Also, p268 #1 & p277 #1

Period 1 also has p271 Skill Builder

Your projects are due tomorrow.
Your study guide pages are due TUESDAY
you have a test on TUESDAY =)


Happy Drawing,

Mrs. McCartney

Articles 4-7

Today we discovered what the last 4 Articles of the Constitution were all about.

Article 4-  state powers
Article 5-  amending the constitution
Article 6- Supremacy of the National Government
Article 7- Ratification

We also had a quiz today. It cannot be made up. If you would like to review it, the link is below. Keep in mind that these are the types of questions that will be on your test.

Quiz 1

Homework:
P. 265 #1 & 2

Happy Writing,

Mallori

Articles 2 & 3

Today,

I briefly explained Articles 2 and 3 of the Constitution. Article 2 explains the Executive Branch, and Article 3 explains the Judicial branch.

The power point is below....

PowerPoint Article 2&3


Here is the video shown in class as well....

I can tell by the looks on your faces, your eyes rolling in the backs of your heads, and the harsh gasps for air, that MOST of you are struggling with this section. Reading this is a TASK to say the least. With this said, it is a MUST! SO... here are some study pointers.

Focus on the charts, graphs, and pictures FIRST. Read over what each of them have to say. When you do this you are already gathering an idea of what the section will be discussing. 

These charts are especially important because they focus on main ideas. Once you finish with that, you can then begin to read. Take notes, and split your notes into three sections (Article 1(The Legislative Branch), Article 2 (The Executive Branch), and Article 3 (The Judicial Branch).

ALSO! do not hesitate to ask for my help if you are struggling comprehending the material!

Homework due 10/10/12: p. 259 #1; p. 261 #1

And,

As a reminder, your project & Study Guide pages are due FRIDAY! 

If you need the link to the project, it is in the previous post on this blog.

Have a stupendous night,

Mrs. McCartney

Article 1 pp. 248-255

Today we went over the Preamble of the Constitution.

We discussed the different powers of the Constitution and their respective checks and balances on the other houses.

The powerpoint is below

Article 1 ppt

Also,

I showed a short video about how a bill becomes a law... you can watch that below.

Your homework for today is p.255 #1 & 2

Also, a project was assigned.

The link is below

U.S. Constitution Project

As a reminder, this section of the text is the MOST tested on section of the entire book. PLEASE pay close attention.

** to get a little extra points.... draw a chart for the legislative branch, and list the different powers given to this branch as stated in the Constitution. ALSO, write the powers this branch has over the other two branches. This is due 10/9/12

How to Study- October 4th, 2012

In the light of yesterday's test results, Mr. Tarbi and myself have decided that it would be beneficial for all of you to review a study method that you could use for this class.

8th grade is an entirely new ball game when it comes to tests. Reading and studying the material is key. the handout given in class is what will be expected of you in relation to studying.

The homework is:

to write down your questions (step #2) and to recite and outline the sections (Step #4) (refer to the link below)

This might be difficult for many of you, but do not fret we will continue to revisit this.


SQR3 study tool

Test summary

over all highest grade: 44/46

Period 1: Highest:  40/46 Average: 57%

Period 2: Highest: 44/46 Average: 73%

Period 3: Highest: 36/46 Average: 56%

Period 4: Highest: 42/46 Average: 71%

Period 5: Highest: 35/46 Average: 57%



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Test

There was a test today, if you were absent, see me and you can make it up.

No homework

We will be starting the Constitution section of the text. pages 242-279 TOMORROW 10/3/12.