1. Preview 8/28 Write the following in your preview for today: Find 5 word specialists you haven’t met with yet. Exchange words and definitions out loud and record in your preview.

2. How did America get to this point?

3. Write the following questions in your notebook. What is a historical era? Are there any historical eras that you have already heard of before? How would you identify the era in which we are living now? Discuss the questions at your table. Write your answers from your discussion in complete sentences…

4. US History Eras Matching Cards Everyone will receive one (1) card Take a minute to look at your card and come up with a hypothesis as to which era it best identifies. Walk quietly around the room to see if people have similar cards to you. 3 minutes

5. US History Eras Matching Cards Form a group with those with like matching cards. Mrs. Watson will verify to make sure that everyone is in the correct group. Once the groups are finalized, discuss in your group what you think happened during this era by analyzing all of the pictures in the group.

6. US History Eras Matching Cards Be prepared to report to the class and describe your era.

7. US History Eras Interactive Timeline Send one person from your group to the front with your picture cards Exploration/Colonization Revolutionary Era The Constitution Early Republic West. Expansion & Reform Sectionalism Civil War Reconstruction

8. Eras in 8 th Grade US History Exploration/Colonization Revolutionary Era The Constitution Early Republic West. Expansion & Reform Sectionalism Civil War Reconstruction

9. Exit Ticket Choose one of the eras that you think is most important. DEFEND your choice by providing 3 sentences as to why you chose that specific era.