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

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: A- 100-90%B- 89-80% C- 79-70% D- 69-60% F- 59%-50% Assessments: 90%Practice: 10% Some assessments and assignments will be graded using a 4-point scale. 4- Exceeds expectations. Extends beyond what was taught 3.5 3- Successfully understood major & minor concepts that were taught 2.5 2- Needs refinement, with support – can understand major & minor concepts 1.5 1- Needs improvement, difficulty understanding what was taught. Even with help, could only gain a partial or weak understanding of concepts

9. Learning Goals  Learning Goals: States what students should learn over a the course of a unit

11. Assessments  Learning Goals: Will be stated in newsletter  Advised through team newsletter & “Remind”

12. Communication – “Remind” Mast U.S. History II  To receive messages via text,  To: 81010  Message: @mrsmasts

13. 1:1  Socrative – daily warm-up  Flashcardstash – unit notes  Kahoot – assessment reviews  Google Drive  icivics – Government unit

14. Communication  amast@kyrene.org amast@kyrene.org  Kyrene webpage – schools – Aprende - classrooms

15. TEAM 8A creates and sends out a weekly newsletter. Please complete this google form to be added to the 8A distribution list. https://goo.gl/xlscuh QR Reader 

16. Welcome to 8 th Grade 2013-2014 School Year! Mrs. Mast

17. Tonight’s Schedule  1 st Academic Class  2 nd Academic Class  3 rd /4 th Academic Class  6 th Academic Class  *** 8A Academic Class = Language Arts - McCarney Math - Holdcraft Science - Ganey U.S. History II - Mast

18. PTSO Paper Drive  Through August 14 th  Ream $3.00Case $30.00  Make checks payable to PTSO

19. Tax Credit  $200 – Individual  $400 - Joint  May go toward: field trips, clubs, sports, Team 8A, etc.  *** Team 8A must be designated on form and/or memo section of check. www.kyrene.org

20. PBIS – During A-Lab P + R2 Pride, Respect & Responsibility 1:1 – During U.S. History II Overview & check list

21. Miscellaneous  Schedule Changes  Weekly Newsletter – Team Web Site  Activity bus – Tues. & Thurs. (3 rd week)

22. Technology 1:1  Google Docs  Turnitin  Gmail account

23. Remind Mast Academic Lab  To receive messages via text,  To: 81010  Message: @900b3d