Day 3 Mr. Harris

Homework Check Bring OUT YA SUPPLIES!! 1 Spiral Notebook 1 3 Pronged Folder

Finish Finish up class rules and procedures from Wed/Thurs Any Questions?

Goals Importance of setting goals Index Cards Name, Date, Period 3 Goals to accomplish (COMPLETE SENTENCES) Space Out! 1 Personal Goal 1 Academic Goal 1 Career Goal

Goals Continued Once you have your 3 goals create 3 bullet points under each goal (total 9) For each bullet write a step you can take in order to accomplish that goal The order must make sense Ascending order

8th Grade

Primary and Secondary Sources What are primary and secondary sources? Think, pair, share Primary Sources- Primary sources are firsthand historical materials that were written or produced in the time period of a historical event Secondary Sources- Materials made by people who were not eyewitnesses or participants in a historical event and who base their interpretation of the event on primary sources, research Make a list of primary and secondary source examples Primary Examples: pictures of an event, description made by a person participating or witnessing an event, diaries, census records, birth certificates, receipts, photographs, ID cards, etc. Secondary Examples: textbooks, encyclopedia entries, history books and magazines, graphs and charts, etc.

Primary or Secondary? Move to the North side of the room if it is an example of a primary source Move to the south side if it is secondary My drivers license Our History textbook Our 3 Step Interview cards Mr. Harris’ class roster Copy of the Declaration of Independence

What information do these Primary Sources tell you?

Biography Bags At the teacher’s signal, open your bag and examine the items within All of the items in the bag are artifacts from one person’s life. Try to determine what the person is like based on the evidence in their bag. Inferences A man or woman Religion? Old or young Homeowners or renters Married or signal Type of Job Parents or Childless Hobbies or Interests Race For each claim you make about the person, provide supporting evidence related to the object in the bag. Ex: “This person has a pet because they have a reminder to schedule a vet appointment for their pet”

6th Grade Bell Ringer Answer on own sheet of paper 12 Questions

Six Essential Themes of Geography Each team will get one card with one of the six themes Teams may use the textbook for research Find the definition/examples Teams will then work together to plan a 2/3 minute skit which features their theme You may not use the name of your theme All members must be involved in the skit Other teams must guess which theme it is

About Me Essay How many of you could write a 4 paragraph essay RIGHT NOW? What would you say? Who would you be writing to? What questions would you answer We are going to practice writing by using the most familiar topic you know…..

YOU! 1 Paragraph per question using complete sentences. BE SPECIFIC 4 questions total = 4 paragraphs Who are you? Name, Family, Home, School Things you like? Hobby, Interests, Food, Movies, Music, Free time Things you dislike? Choose your own Dreams for the future? Plans this year, high school, career, family, travel, dreams