Weekly Agenda Social Studies 8 2nd Semester Note: Agenda is subject to change with teacher notification to students.

Week 21 (01/22 –01/26) Monday 01/22 Tuesday 01/23 Wednesday 01/24 Thursday 01/25 Minimum Day! Friday 01/26 Warm-Up: What was the journey of the Cherokee people to Indian Territory called? -Count Ballots: Jackson a Hero or Villain? Activity: Read/Discuss Pgs. 391, 396-397 (“One Family Heads West”) -Bumper Sticker: Trails West Homework: None Due Today: =) Warm-Up: What lead to the Panic of 1837? - Who were mountain men and what did they do? Activity: RSG 13.2: Texas Revolution (Audio) Homework: RSG 13.3 Warm-Up: Who did Mexico get its independence from? - Who was Stephen Austin, and what did he do? Activity: Lecture Ch.13 w/ Cloze Notes Warm-Up: NONE Activity: Mexican- American Flow Map Homework: Complete Mexican-American Flow Map Due: Tomorrow Friday 1/26 Due Today: RSG 13.3 NOTE: Students will be dismissed at 12:40. Minimum Day! Warm-Up: List as many U.S. states as you can! Activity: -Video Notes Homework: Practice Sporcle.com (states and Presidents 1-12) NOTE: Warm-ups and Activities with an Assignment # should be included in the notebook.

No School : Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Week 20 (01/15 –01/19) Monday 01/15 Tuesday 01/16 Wednesday 01/17 Thursday 01/18 Friday 01/19 No School : Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Warm-Up: Complete your summary for Chapter Notes 12.1-12.2 Activity: Philosophical Chairs: Native Americans needed to be moved off their land for the good of the Country. Lecture 12.3-12.4 Homework: Vocabulary Ch. 12 Due Today: Political Cartoon: Trail of Tears Warm-Up: Why was Jackson called the People’s President? What is nullification? Activity: Jackson: Hero or Villain Article and Videos Homework: Chapter 12 Crossword – Due Friday 1/19 Due Today: =) Warm-Up: Complete your summary for Chapter Notes 12.3-12.4 Activity: Hero or Villain Questionnaire Homework: Study for Ch.12 Quiz Due Today: Vocabulary Ch.12 Warm-Up: List all 10 Presidents of the U.S. we have encountered in our study. Activity: Philosophical Chairs: Jackson Hero or Villain -Ch. 12 Mini Quiz Homework: None Due Today: Chapter 12 Crossword NOTE: Warm-ups and Activities with an Assignment # should be included in the notebook.

Week 19 (01/08 –01/12) Monday 01/08 Tuesday 01/09 Wednesday 01/10 Thursday 01/11 Friday 01/12 Warm-Up: Write as many U.S. states as you can from memory. Activity: -Review Procedures -New Seats _Sporcle.com: U.S. States and Presidents -Acrostic Poem:What is a leader? Homework: None Due Today: =) Warm-Up: Write the names (first and last) of all the U.S. Presidents we mentioned during first semester (there were 5). -What are the next two Presidents? Number 6 and 7 Activity: 12.1 Guided Reading Warm-Up: Review: Lesson 10.2 Who did Jefferson send to explore the Louisiana Purchase? -What was the main purpose of the expedition? Activity: Lecture Notes 12.1-12.2 Homework: RSG 12.2 : Jackson’s Policy towards Native Americans – DUE Friday 01/12 Warm-Up: Review: - In what way did Native Americans aid (help) in the exploration of the Louisiana Purchase? (page 322) -What was the Monroe Doctrine? (page 358) Activity: Editorial Cartoon for Trail of Tears (pgs. 375-376). Warm-Up: Write the summary for 12.-12.2 Notes (10 Sentences) Activity: Brain Pop Quiz: Andrew Jackson -Complete Editorial Cartoon Due Today: RSG 12.2 NOTE: Warm-ups and Activities with an Assignment # should be included in the notebook.