1. Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
August th Grade
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday 14
No school 15 16
Welcome students to class
Take Roll
Pass out Parent Letter, Video Permission slip. Signed letters are due by Friday 8/18. All Supplies due by Tuesday 8/22.
We Now Interrupt Activity 17
Collect Parent Letter, Video Permission Slip from Students. Signed letters due Friday 8/18. All supplies due on Tuesday 8/22.
Watch Why Study History?
3. Take Geography Review Test – Due Friday 18
1. Go over classroom procedures. Hand out Bathroom passes.
2. Geography Review Test Due (Go over answers with students)
2. Work on Character Lessons Period 1-6.
Period 4 Assembly 21
1. Fill in Index Card Information
2. Discuss Packet System. Discuss Rules: NO late work, No Working Ahead on Packet, Keep all unit materials for the packet until it is due.
3. Pass out U.S. Geography Unit
4. Write Due dates and Name on every page.
5. Work on terms #1-10 – Due Tuesday 22
Terms #1-10 Due
Assign North American Physical Map Project pg. 2 – due 8/29
Work on U.S. in the World – pg. 3-4 pkt. Use pgs of book. Due Wed. 23
U.S. in the World due – pg. 3-4 pkt. (Grade with overhead)
Begin North American Political Map – pg. 7-8 pkt. Use pgs. 496, 497, 498 and 499 of book. Due Thursday. 24
North American Pol. Map Due – pg. 7-8 pkt.
Work on Physical Features of the U.S. with map – pg pkt. Use pgs of book. (Pass out Interactive Desk Map – Physical for students to use in class. Do first column with students. 25
1.Physical Features of US Due – pg pkt.
2. Work on Terms #11-20 – Due IC
Work on Extra Credit Crossword Puzzle of U.S. – pg pkt. Due Monday. 28
Extra Credit Crossword of U.S. Due – pg pkt.
Work on North America with Map – pg. 5-6 pkt. Due IC. Trade and Grade with Overhead. ( Work with students on Latitude and Longitude portion of worksheet – very difficult) Work as a class. 29
North American Physical Map Project Due! 
Organize Packet. Due Tomorrow
Review for U.S. Geography Test Tomorrow. Hand out study guide for U.S Geography Test.. Have students work on study guide in class. 30
Take U.S. Geography Test – Due IC!
U.S. Geography Packet Due!
Work on State Capitals Crossword Puzzle. 31
Begin new unit – Colonial America
Write Due Dates and Name on every page.
Assign Groups – Discuss Group Responsibilities.
Work on Colonial Map – pg. 4 pkt. Use pg of book. Due Tomorrow
Read over Extra Credit Opportunities: Cookies/Johnny Cakes Due Friday 9/11, Spreadsheet Due Tuesday 9/12
Sept. 1
Colonial Map Due – pg. 4 pkt.
Watch Brian Pop – 13 Colonies.
Work on Colonial Review Sheet #1 – pg. 6pkt. Due Tuesday!

2. Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
September – 8th Grade
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday 4
No School – Labor Day! 5
Trade and Grade Colonial #1 – pg. 6 pkt.
Take Colonial quiz #1 – Due IC
Work on Colonial Terms #1-25 – pg. 3 pkt. Due Tuesday
Watch School House Rock – No More Kings 6
Terms #1-25 Due.
Read together pg. 35
Read in groups – pgs
Work on Colonial America Review Questions #2 – Due Thursday – pg. 7 pkt. 7
Trade and Grade Colonial America Questions #2.
Take Colonial Quiz #2 – Due IC
Watch Colonial America – Getting to Know the Colonies – You Tube – 9 Minutes.
Work on Colonial Crossword –pg. 5 pkt. Due Friday 8
Colonial Crossword – pg. 5 Due.
Read together pg. 49
Read in groups pg
Wok on Colonial America Review #3 – pg. 8 pkt. Due Monday
Extra Credit Cookies/Johnny Cakes due Monday. Corn Husk Doll due Monday 11
1. Extra Credit Cookies/Johnny Cakes/ Corn Husk Doll due! 
2. Trade and Grade Colonial America #3 – pg. 8 pkt.
3. Take Colonial Quiz #3 – Due IC
4. Work on Colonial Review for test on Friday 9/15
5. Study for 13 Colonies Map Quiz on Tuesday 12
Take 13 Colonies Map Quiz – Due IC
Extra Credit Colonial Spreadsheet Due
In Groups work on Colonial Settlement Poster Project – Due Thursday 9/14. Assign each group a different colony #1-8 – Extra Credit to winning Poster 13
1. In Groups Work on Colonial Settlement – Due Thursday 9/14 14
Colonial Settlement Poster Project Due – 20 minutes into the period.
Organize Packet – Due Friday
Study for Unit Test on Friday
Show 7th Grade Classes Settlement Poster – Vote and give Extra Credit to winning groups! 15
Take Colonial America Unit Test – Due IC
Give Extra Credit to Winning Group!
Packet Due
Work on Patriotic Word search. 18
New Unit – Independence and the American Revolution
Write Due Dates and Name on every page.
Form Groups – Student’s Choice
Discuss Extra Credit Opportunities – pg pkt. Due 10/6
Work on terms f#1-15 – pg. 3 pkt. Due Tuesday. 19
Terms #1-15 due.
Read as a class pg. 63
Read in groups pgs
Work on Independence Review #1 – pg. 6 pkt. Due IC Study for Oral Quiz Thursday. 20
Read in groups pgs
Work on Independence Review #2 – pg. 7 pkt. Due IC. Study for Oral Quiz #1 and #2 on Thursday. 21
Take Oral Quiz #1 and #2 – Due IC (pgs. 6-7 pkt.
Work on Toward Independence File Notes Ch. 5 – using pgs of book Due Monday by end of period. Use pg. 2 pkt for instructions. 22
Continue to work on Toward Independence File Notes Ch. 5 – Due Monday by end of period – Use pgs of book.
Sept. 25
Continue to work on Toward Independence File Notes Ch. 5 – Due today by end of period – Use pgs of book.
Sept. 26
Read as a class pg. 79.
Read in groups pg
Work on Independence Review Questions #3 – pg. 8 pkt. – Due IC Study for oral quiz tomorrow.
Sept. 27
Take Oral Quiz #3 – pg. 8 pkt. – Due IC
Discuss Declaration Questions and terms – pg.5 pt. Due Friday 9/29 Use pgs of book to answer questions. Answer questions on a separate sheet of paper.
Sept. 28
1. Begin working on Ch. 6 Pre-Revolutionary Timeline. Read pg. 2 pkt. for instructions. Due by end of the period on Monday 10/2.
Sept. 29
Continue to work on Ch. 6 Pre-Revolutionary Timeline – Read pg. 2 pk.t for instructions. Due by end of the period Monday 10/2.
Declaration Questions and Terms Due. – pg. 5 pkt.

3. Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
October – 8th Grade
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday 2
1. Continue to work on Ch. 6 Pre-Revolutionary Timeline – Read pg. 2 pk.t for instructions. Due by end of the period today 10/2. 3
1. Read pgs as a class. Take notes from PowerPoint Military Matchbook project – Strengths and Weaknesses of British and Americans Military Forces. Begin project – Due 10/4 at end of period. Look at directions on pg. 2 pkt. 4
1. Continue to work on Military Matchbook Project – read pg. 2 pkt. for instructions – Due by end of the period 5
Discuss Extra Credit Protest Poster Due Tomorrow!
Read pgs
Work on American Revolution Questions #4 – Due IC – pg. 9 pkt. Study for Oral Quiz tomorrow. 6
Extra Credit Protest Poster Due!
Take Oral Quiz #4 –pg. 9 pkt. Due IC
Work on 13 Colonies Battle Map – pg. 4 pkt. Use pg. 98 of book – Due Monday. Copy exact colors, battles, map key. Color water. 9
13 Colonies Battle Map Due – pg. 4 pkt.
Read Thomas Paine “The Crisis”
Answer “The Crisis” Questions on pg. 10 pkt. Due IC
Work on Terms # – pg. 3 pkt. Due Tuesday 10
Terms #16-30 Due!
Begin working on American Revolution Battle Circlebook – read pg. 2 pkt. Go over directions with power point. Due Friday10/12 11
1. Continue working on American Revolution Battle Circlebook – read pg. 2 pkt. Go over directions with power point. Due Friday10/12 12 13
American Revolution Circlebook Project Due!
Organize Packet
Write Study guide for Unit test on Wednesday 10/18
Watch The Patriot 16
2. Extra Credit Patriot Recipe Due Tomorrow!  17
1. Extra Credit Patriot Recipe Due! 
1 Watch the Patriot
2. Organize Packet
3. Study for Unit Test Tomorrow. 18
Take American Revolution Test – Due IC
Packet Due
Work on Constitution Day Word search. 19
Pass out The Constitutions and the Bill of Rights Unit
Write Due Dates and Name of every page.
Discuss A-F Grading in this unit.
Read 20 Things about the Constitution
Work on Preamble Scramble – pg. 16 pkt. Use pg. 474 of book – Due Friday 20
Preamble Scramble – pg. 16 Due
Read pgs
Work on Constitution #1 Questions #1-9 – Due IC – pg. 6 pkt. 23
Continue reading pgs
Work on Constitution #1 Questions #1 #10-16 – pg. 6 pkt. Due IC
Take Constitution Quiz #1. – Due IC
Watch School House Rock- The Constitution 24
Read pgs
Work on Constitution #2 Questions #1-11 – pg. 7 pkt. Due IC. 25
Take Constitution Quiz #2 – Due IC
2. Work on Chart Interpretation – pg pkt. Due IC 26
Read pgs
Work on Constitution Questions #3 – Due Friday pg. 8 pkt. Do #1-14. 27
1. Trade and Grade Constitution #3 – pg. 8 pkt.
Take Constitution Quiz #3 – Due IC
Work on terms #1-30 – pg. 2 pkt. Due Monday.

4. Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
November – 8th Grade
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Oct. 30
Terms #1-30 Due!
Read pgs
Work on Constitution #4 Quest. #1-14 – pg. 9 pkt. Due Tuesday
Oct. 31
Trade and grade Constitution #4 pg. 9 pkt.
Take Quiz #4 – Due IC
Work on Find Your Rights – pg. 19 pkt. Use pg of book. Due Wed. 1
Find Your Rights Due
Pass out Constitution Copy from A More Perfect Union
Read
Work on Article 1 #1,2,3 – pg. 10 pkt due Thur. 2
Trade and Grade Article 1 #1,2,3
Take Article #1 Sec 1-3 Quiz
Read pgs
Work on Article 1 #4-7 – pg. 11 pkt. Due IC 3
Take Article 1 #4-7 Quiz – Due IC
Read pgs
Work on Article 1 #8-10 – pg. 12 pkt. Due IC 6
Take Article 1 #8-10 Quiz – Due IC
Watch School House Rock – I’m Just A Bill
Work on The President Carries Out Laws – pg. 18 pkt Use pg of book. Due Tue 7
1. President Carries Out Law – pg. 18 Due.
2. Read pgs
3. Work on Article #2 – pg. 13 pkt. Due IC
4. Work on the American Constitution – pg. 20 pkt. Due Wed. 8
American Constitution Due – pg. 20 pkt.
Take Article #2 Quiz – Due IC
Work on Constitutional Matching – pg. 17 pkt. Use pg and of book. Due Thur. 9
Constitutional Matching Due.
Read pgs
Work on Article #3 Questions Due IC – pg. 14 pkt. 10
1. No School – Holiday! Veterans Day 13
Take Article #3 Quiz – Due IC
Read pgs
Work on Article #4-7 Questions. pg. 15 pkt . Due IC 14
Take Article #4-7 Quiz – Due IC
2. Begin working on Bill of Rights Sphere. Due Friday 15
Turn in Constitution Packet.
Work on Bill of Rights Sphere. Due Friday 16
1. Work on Bill of Rights Sphere. Due Friday 17
1. Work on Bill of Rights Sphere. Due Today!  20
Thanksgiving Break! 21
Thanksgiving Break! Thanksgiving Break! Thanksgiving Break! Thanksgiving Break!

5. Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
December – 8th Grade
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Nov. 27
Pass out Early Republic & Foreign Affairs Unit
Write Due Dates/ Name on every page.
Read pgs & work on Questions #1-16 pg. 4-5 pkt.
Work on Terms together #1-7 – pg. 3 pkt. Finish terms at home – Due tomorrow.
Nov. 28
Grade terms #1-12 – pg. 3 pkt. at desk.
Continue reading pgs and work on study Questions #17-22
Begin working on 1st Presidency, Washington's Domestic Policy and President Washington and International Relations – pg. 7-9 pkt. Due Thur.
Nov. 29
Read Washington’s Farwell Address
Answer questions on note book paper – Due IC
Section #1 Due Tomorrow – pgs pkt.
Nov. 30
Section #1 Due – pg pkt.
Begin Section #2 – Use pgs. 14*9-151 of book.
Work on terms #1-15 pg. 11 pkt., Do Study Questions # 1-6 pg. 11 pkt., Begin Political Parties pg. 12 pkt. and Alexander Hamilton pg pkt.. Due Monday
Dec. 1
1.Work on Section #2 – pgs pkt. due Monday 4
Trade and Grade: pg. 11 terms #1-5, Study Questions #1-6, Pol. Parties and Alexander Hamilton. Turn into bin.
Watch Brain Pop: Thomas Jefferson
Work on Where Were the Presidents Born – pg. 33 pkt. 5
Where Were the Presidents Born Due.
Read pgs as a class. Work on Study Questions Section #3 – pg. 15 pkt. Due IC
3. Work on Thomas Jefferson pg.'s pkt. Due IC
Turn in pgs pkt. Due IC 6
Read Rip Van Winkle – Do Questions – pg. 27 pkt. Due IC
Begin working on Reading Notes Ch. 11 pgs pkt. Due Thursday at end of period. For Alexander Hamilton use pgs of Book. For Thomas Jefferson use pg of book. 7
Continue working on Reading Notes Ch. 11 pgs pkt. Due today at end of period. For Alexander Hamilton use pgs of Book. For Thomas Jefferson use pg of book.
Turn in pgs pkt.
Watch Brain pop video on Alexander Hamilton 8
Read pgs and
Work Section #4 terms #1-9 pg. 19 pkt. Due Monday
Work on Study Questions #1-15 – pg pkt. Due Monday
Work on Reading Notes pg. 76 – pg. 31 pkt. Due Monday 11
Grade pgs at desk.
Reading Notes pg. 76 – pg. 31 pkt. Due
Work on Election of 1796 – pg. 21 pkt. Due IC
Work on Dom. Po. Under Adams – pg. 22 pkt. Due IC
Work on Trouble with France pg. 23 pkt. Due IC 12
Read pgs
Answer Section #5 Questions #1-9 – pg. 25 pkt. Due Wednesday
Work on Election of 1800 – pg. 26 pkt. Due Wed. 13
1. Trade and Grade Section #5 Questions #1-9 pg. 25 and Election of 1800 – pg. 26 pkt..
2. Work on Processing Ch. 11 – pg. 32 pkt. Due Thursday
3. Packet Due Thursday 14
Processing Ch. 11 Due – pg. 32 pkt.
Organize Packet.
Packet Due
Watch Movie. 15
Begin Presidents of the United States Research Project. 
Choose Presidents by number. Explain directions and go over requirements.
Begin research
Extra Credit Due Monday 18
Work on research for Presidents of the USA Project. Rough Draft Due Tomorrow
Extra Credit Due today. 19
1. Rough Draft of Report Due!
2. Work on research for Presidents of the USA Project Final Draft.
3. Presidential Presentations Begin Tomorrow!  Packet Due Tomorrow!  20
Presidential Poster Board Presentation Report Due Today!
Packet Due Today!  21
Continue with Presidential Poster board Presentations today! 22
8th Grade Assembly Today! 
Have a Happy Holiday! 

6. Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
January – 8th Grade
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday 15
1. School Holiday – MLK Day! 16
. Teacher Work Day. No school for students. 17
Begin Andrew Jackson & Growth of Democracy
Write due dates/ name on every pg.
Read pgs
Work on questions #1-9 pg. 3 pkt. Due IC
Work on War of 1812 – pg. 5-6 pkt. Due Thursday 18
War of 1812 Due – pg. 5-6 pkt.
Watch War of 1812 (14 minutes- library)
Work on Star Spangled Banner – pg. 7-8 pkt. Due IC
Work on Terms #1-5 pg.9 pkt. Due IC 19
Read pgs &
Work on study questions #1-10 – Due IC
Work on James Monroe and Era of Good Feeling – pg. 11 pkt. Due Monday
Work on Monroe Doctrine –pg. 12 pkt. Due Monday 22
James Monroe & Doctrine – pg. 11&12 Due
Work on Terms #1-7 pg. 13 pkt. Due IC
Read pgs
Work on questions #1-18 pg pkt. Due IC 23
Read pgs
Complete questions #19-22 – Due IC – pg pkt.
Work on Indian Relocation pg pkt.
Work on Trail of Tears Crossword – pg. 19 pkt. & Famous Native Americans XC – pg. 18 pkt. Due tomorrow.
Work on Trail of Tears Antonyms – pg. 18 pkt. Due Tomorrow 24
1.Collect pgs. 17, 18, 19, 20 of Packet. Due at the beginning of the period.
2. The West – Empire Upon the Trails ( In the Midst of Savage Darkness. Stop at Barren Rock) 25
Work on Andrew Jackson Villain or hero – Processing Ch. 14. Use pg of book. Due Friday. 26
Andrew Jackson – Processing Ch. 14 Due!
Organize Packet.
Packet Due
Watch Westward Expansion (Library 9V016) 29
Begin Manifest Destiny & Life in the West
Write due dates / name on every page
Read pgs
Work on terms #1-5 – pg. 3 pkt. Due IC
Work on Questions #1-11 – pg. 3-4 pkt. Due IC
Watch Brain Pop – Westward Expansion 30
Read pgs
Work on Study Questions #12-22 – Due IC – pgs. 4,5,6 pkt.
Watch The West “Empire upon the Trails”
Work on Video Questions “Tejas” – pg. 13 pkt. Due IC
Trade and Grade Video Questions. 31
Discuss Extra Credit Louisiana Purchase Word search. – pg. 16 pkt.
Discuss Extra Credit Covered Wagon – pg. 2 pkt. Due Monday.
Read pg
Work on Study Questions #23-26 – pg. 6 pkt. Due IC (Grade at desk)
Feb. 1
Feb. 2

7. Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
February – 8th Grade
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday 5 6 7 8 9 12 13 14 15 16
1. No School – Holiday! 19
. No School – Holiday! 20 21 22 23 1 26 27 28
March 1
March 2

8. Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
March – 8th Grade
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday 5 6 7 8 9 12 1. 13 14 15 16 19 20 1 21 22 23 26 27 28 29 30

9. April 2018 – 8th Grade Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday 16 17
1. Spring Break!  3 4 5 6 9 10 11 12 13 16 17 18 19 20 23 24 25 26 27

10. May 2018 – 8th Grade Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday April 304 7 8 9 10 11 14 15 16 17 18 21 . 22 1. 23 24 25

11. May / June 2018 – 8th Grade Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
1. Holiday – No School
May 29
May 30 1.
May 31
June 1 4 5 6 7
1. Last Day of School!  8
Teacher Work Day