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

2. 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, (“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.

3. 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
Activity:
Philosophical Chairs: Native Americans needed to be moved off their land for the good of the Country.
Lecture
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
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.

4. 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
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 ).
Warm-Up: Write the summary for 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.