1. Welcome to 8 th Grade U.S. History II Mrs. Mast U.S. History World History Government Economics Geography

2. Social Studies Supplies  *Pencils  *Red Pen/Pencil (Grading Only)  *1 inch 3-ring Binder and dividers  *Blue/Black Pens for assignments  *Line Paper  *Ear buds  *Flash Drive

3. Units American Revolution Constitutional Convention Constitution & Government – Supreme Court Cases WW II Cold War – Korean War & Vietnam War 1950’s & Civil Rights Movement Contemporary U.S. – Nixon to Present Day

4. GEOGRAPHY Through out the year  The World in Spatial Terms  Places and Regions  Physical Systems  Human Systems  Environment and Society  Geographic Applications

5. Research Skills for History Throughout the year Primary & Secondary Sources Outline Presentation Visual – Timeline, Graph, Table, Chart Citing Sources History Day Project - optional

6. College & Career Readiness Standards Literacy in History/Social Studies Supplement Content Standards  10 Reading & Writing Standards Primary Documents Informational Text Writing an Argument

7. Homework Typically you will not have homework in Social Studies, HOWEVER:  Work that is not completed in class will become homework & turned in the next day.  Additional research for projects may need to be conducted at home.  Studying for all quizzes and tests will ALWAYS be on the agenda as homework.  Review material daily

8. Grading Policy  Grading Scale: Assessments: 90%Practice: 10% 4 point scale Raw score

9. Social Studies Assessments  District Mid-term & Final  State Requirement - Middle School & High School  High School Civics Exam – May (Graduation Requirement)

10. Communication  amast@kyrene.org amast@kyrene.org  www.myhomeworkapp.com (Daily Agenda) www.myhomeworkapp.com  Agenda Books

11. Technology  iCivics – Government unit  www.iCivics.org  Join iCivics (top right corner) Remember your username & password!

12. Living History – San Diego  Project Exploration  November 19-20  Cost: 297. 00