June 2-June 6

This is our last full week, and boy is it a busy one! On Tuesday, the students will go through the Ellis Island experience (don't forget to dress like an immigrant). On Thursday, they will take a 50 question citizenship test (see blog flashcards and/or study guide handed out on Monday). Friday, the students will visit Nordhoff High School (please turn in permission slip).

CLASSWORK
Monday 6/2: Study guide for citizenship test and discuss Ellis Island
Tuesday 6/3: Ellis Island Simulation come to class in costume with sentimental item, passport, and official papers
Wednesday 6/4: Practice Citizenship Test and Final Essay Outline handed out
Link to Practice US Citizenship Test
Thursday 6/5: CITIZENSHIP TEST
Friday 6/6: Field trip to Nordhoff and Rough Draft of Final

HOMEWORK
Monday 6/2: Prepare for Ellis Island-costume and sentimental item
Tuesday 6/3: NONE
Wednesday 6/4: STUDY for CITIZENSHIP TEST

Thursday 6/5: NONE
Friday 6/6: NONE

May 27 - May 30

This week we will continue to work on our Ellis Island simulation. The students will be creating their passports and official papers. They will also learn about one of America's most iconic symbols, the Statue of Liberty.

CLASSWORK
Tuesday 5/27: Handout outlining the three parts of our final**glue this into notebook. Discussion of passport creation and official papers. See google doc to copy and paste outline before creating your own.
Wednesday 5/28: Guided Reading Worksheet pages 614-617
Thursday 5/29: Statue of Liberty
Friday 5/30: Citizenship Test Study Guide

HOMEWORK
Tuesday 5/27: WORK On passport and official papers due Friday
Wednesday 5/28: finish guided reading WS and work on passport/official papers
Thursday 5/29: work on passport/official papers due tomorrow
Friday 5/30: finish study guide as needed

Week of May 19-22

This week we will begin our final unit: Immigrants and the Ellis Island Experience. The students will be creating their characters and researching the immigrant experience.

CLASSWORK

Monday 5/19: Design Immigrant Character
Link to Ellis Island passenger search

Tuesday 5/20: Research and work on Immigrant Biography

Wednesday 5/21: Research and work on Immigrant Biography

Thursday 5/22: Virtual Field Trip of Ellis Island

Coming to America: A Virtual Field Trip of Ellis Island

Friday: NO SCHOOL

HOMEWORK

Monday 5/19: None

Tuesday 5/20: Immigrant Bio

Wednesday 5/21: Immigrant Bio due tomorrow

Thursday 5/22: NONE

Friday 5/23: NO SCHOOL

May 12-16

This week we will finish "Life in the West." We will have a test on Friday. Please study using the flashcards below. Also don't forget that we get out at 12:04 on both Tuesday and Friday. Hope to see you at Spring Celebration on Thursday night. We will have a collection of projects that have been completed this year on display plus a viewing of Civil War student made movies!

CLASSWORK
Monday 5/12: John Henry-American Tall Tales
Tuesday 5/13: Old West Scavenger Hunt
Link to Old West Scavenger Hunt
Wednesday 5/14: Railroad Map * Need Colored Pencils, black pen
Thursday 5/15: NOTEBOOK CHECK, Guided Reading WS pages 585-589
Friday 5/16: TEST

HOMEWORK
Monday 5/12: Guided Rdg WS pgs 590-593
Tuesday 5/13: Finish Old West Scavenger Hunt
Wednesday 5/14: Finish Railroad Map, prep for NOTEBOOK CHECK
Thursday 5/15: STUDY for TEST
Friday 5/16:NONE

May 5-9

This week we will be focusing on growth of the American West after Reconstruction. We will learn about the "Age of he Cowboy", and the fate of Native Americans.

CLASSWORK
Monday 5/5: End of Reconstruction: read pages 545-549, work on Reconstruction Vocabulary
Tuesday 5/6: Movie Heartland and Worksheet
Wednesday 5/7: Information on Battle of Little Big Horn and Battle of Wounded Knee
Thursday 5/8: 8th grade Assembly and Video
Friday 5/9: Old West Scavenger Hunt
Link to: Old West Scavenger Hunt
Link to Gene Autry Museum Tour

HOMEWORK
Monday 5/5: finish Reconstruction vocab definitions
Tuesday 5/6: Read pages 557-561 and Complete Guided Reading Worksheet
Wednesday 5/7: Read pages 562-567 and Complete Guided Reading Worksheet
Thursday 5/8: None
Friday 5/9: NONE