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January 31, 2006

Do you want some bonus points - well...just answer the following question and email the answer back to me - easy enough

Coretta Scott King was fundamental in the establishment of what national holiday?

deadline for these bonus points is Wednesday, 2/1 @ 12:00 midnight - be sure you submit your answer before the deadline:-)

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January 30, 2006

Here are the assignments for this week - please keep in mind that this is only a guide and is subject to change. Be sure to check in with me if you are absent.

Monday:
1. Introduction of chapter 9 - Westward Expansion. Ask as a warm-up: what were the
means of transportation back in the late 1700’s to early 1800’s. How do you think that
the settlers made their way to the southern states without the benefit of “modern

transportation” – what routes did the follow so as to not get lost or even to cross
mountains or ravines?

2. Classwork/homework: Read pages 123-126 and complete outline (front side only)

and define words: cede, census, land speculators, lottery, plat, repeal, turnpike, and
Yazoo Land Fraud.

3. **Notebook check on chapters 8-9 on Friday. (only the parts of chapter 8 on the

whiteboard – starting with notes pages 111-114.)

Tuesday:
1. Check homework from yesterday.
2. Warm-up: Do you think that you would have brought your
entire family to Georgia on a wish to win land in a lottery?
Why/Why not?

3. Discuss the different means of distributing the land: give it away, headright system, or

land lottery. Also, bring up who could participate in a lottery during this time vs. the
people in our room that are getting to participate. And, lastly, who had a chance to get
more land than others (people that fought in the Rev. War) – do they think that this is
fair?
4 Discuss land lottery - have a mock land lottery so that students
can get a feel for how things worked during the early 1800's
and how the government was distributing the land. Briefly discuss the Yazoo Land
Fraud so that students will realize that at this time big companies are not allowed to buy
up big chunks of land and sell it for a whatever price they like

5. **If have time – watch small section of Far and Away to show

land distribution in other areas of the country as the country
grows in size – this might have to be pushed until tomorrow.

6. Homework: Read pages 126-131and complete backside of outline.

Wednesday:

1. Warm-up: Of the modern means of transportation that were developed during the late 1700’s to early 1800’s (RXR’s, real roads – not yet paved,
but definitely roads, and steamboats) – which do you think was the most important to society? Why?
2. Quiz – open outline on pages 122-131.
3. With a partner, come up with a brief paragraph summarizing the chapter so far. Pairs must use at least 6 of their vocabulary words in the summary.
4. Read – on own – pages 131-136 and complete outline covering reading.

Thursday:

1. Warm-up: How was the introduction of the railroad important not only for transportation

but also the growth of the entire nation’s population? (in other words, why was the
railroad so important?) – also, were there dangers in this new “fangled machine?”

2. Check homework from yesterday.
3. Return quiz and go over.
4. Complete chapter review page 137: Reviewing Main Ideas #1-10 and Give It Some Extra Thought #1-2.
5. Remember there will be a notebook check tomorrow along with the open book test.

Friday:

1. Turn in notebooks for notebook check.
2. Open book test on chapter 9 - use scantrons for easy grading.
3. Illustrate chapter 10 – due Monday for judging.

Have a wonderful weekend!!!

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Here is a message from Mrs. Haag - our 8th grade counselor - concerning high school placement:-): Attention 8th graders interested in the performing arts magnet program at Pebblebrook:  There will be an informational meeting on February 6.  You MUST attend the meeting in order to be scheduled for an audition.  Please see Mrs. Haag before Friday if you are interested.

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January 26, 2006

Big change of plans for the week...the students took longer than expected on the Government packet - therefore, instead of starting chapter 9 reading and questions, that has been pushed to next week. Below is a new outline of the assignments for this week:

Wednesday- continue working with partner on Gov. packet
Thursday - 1. Continue working on the Gov. packet - whatever isn't finished in class needs to be completed at home (partners might want to call each other so they can feel that they are still working together - or maybe split the workload.
2. Illustrate chapter 9 - we will be looking at these tomorrow and selecting the best for each class period.
Friday - 1. turn in Gov. packet (if not done so already).
2. Look at student illustrations for chapter 9.

3. Watch a Georgia Stories - on chapter 9 - the increase in Georgia's population after the Rev. War

I hope that this clears everything up. Next week we will get into - and finish - chapter 9. I plan on the students having an open book (individual) test over this chapter. It is a quick chapter:-)
Thanks
Mrs. Suggs

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January 23, 2006

Monday - assignments for Monday were published on a separate blog entry.

Tuesday - 1. Warm-up - related to the movie. Discuss.

2. Discussion of the development of government after the war - branches, roles of each, big vs. little state conflict in the congress,
etc. Students will be working on a packet. Packets due tomorrow.

Wednesday: Early Release Day

1. Warm-up.
2. Few minutes to complete the packets that were started yesterday. Students are turning in one packet per pair for a partner classwork
grade.
3. Introduction of chapter 9 - Westward Expansion.
4. Classwork/homework: Read pages 123-126 and answer ?'s pg. 126 (#2-4) and define words: cede, census, land speculators, lottery,
plat, repeal, turnpike, and Yazoo Land Fraud.

Thursday:
1. Check homework from yesterday.
2. Warm-up
3. Discuss land lottery - have a mock land lottery so that students can get a feel for how things worked during the early 1800's and the
government was distributing the land.
4. Homework: Read pages 126-131and answer ?'s pg. 131 (#2-4)

Friday:
1. Check homework from yesterday.
2. Warm-up
3. Watch Georgia Stories on the "Western Movement"

***We will be having an open book test on chapter 9 on Monday.***

If you are absent this week, be sure to check in with me.
Thanks
Mrs. Suggs

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Here is your assignment for just today (I am shifting things around a little so that everyone will have a chance to finish the video and we will have time for discussion).

1. Finish movie: The Crossing
2. Complete movie question sheet and turn in for a daily grade.
3. Brief - very brief - movie discussion.

If you had to complete the written assignment on Washington's crossing (because you didn't bring in the permission slip:-)!!), this assignment is due in class tomorrow.
Thanks
Mrs. Suggs

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January 19, 2006

Here is your assignment if you did not bring in your permission slip to watch our movie- The Crossing:

1. Research the crossing of the Delaware by Washington and write a report on your findings:
a.describe who, what, where, why it is considered a
turning point in history, age of the
soldiers, when it took place, what role did the weather
play in it, weaknesses of
Washington's army, strengths of the British,
living conditions for the soldiers and the
Hessians (who were the Hessians?),
name of Washington's army, Washington's
personality
and leadership skills,
b. what would have happened if
Washington had not been successful?
c. Describe Colonel John Glover - he led
the regiment of New England boatmen -
what type
of man was he and what was his
relationship like with Washington? What
type of
weapons did his men use?
d. Do you think that weather can
still play an important role in historic
events? Why or why
not?

If you are completing this assignment at home, you are more that welcome to use different web sites to research the information. I would like for your final product to be typed. It will need to be between 1 1/2 - 2 pages (min.) and 3 pages (max).

***If you are completing this assignment at school, you may only use hard copies of encyclopedias or the version of the encyclopedia that we have - YOU MAY NOT JUST
SEARCH THE WEB!!!!!!!!!!!

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January 10, 2006

Here are the assignments for this week. I am going to put all of the assignments right here for now - I am using a new program to post my blogs. Once I get the hang of it, I will post the assignments back on a link attached to this message like I had been doing prior to the holidays:-)
Mrs. Suggs

**Please remember that these plans are only a guide and are subject to change. Please check with me if you are absent. Thanks!!
Monday - No School!!
Tuesday- 1. New seats 2. Warm-up and review of discussions on Rev. War from before the holiday 3. Geography Bee - in-class eliminatioin
4. Homework - Read and take 2 col. notes on pages 111-114 (War Comes to Georgia - Building a New Nation)

Wednesday - 1. Warm-up 2. Quiz over pages 111-114 3. Colonial Race (word search and clues sheet - with a partner for a prize)
4. Homework - Read rest of chapter 114-120 and answer questions on page 118 (2-4) and page 120 (2-3). Be prepared for a discussion
over the reading tomorrow.

Thursday - 1. Warm-up 2. Return quiz from yesterday. 3. Take some notes from last night's reading 4. Read and act out play:
Live from Philadelphia: It's The Constitutional Convention

Friday - 1. Warm-up - to be collected and graded (be sure that you do a thorough job:-)!!) 2. Chapter Review page 121 (Reviewing Main Ideas #1-10,
Give It Some Extra Thought #1-3, and Sharpen Your Skills #1-2).

Have a wonderful long weekend - I will see you on Tuesday (MLK, Jr. Holiday on Monday 1/16)!!:-)

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January 09, 2006

This is a check to see how many of you are actually looking at my blog...I am giving you an opportunity to earn some extra points (bonus points):-)

You need to email me the answers to the following questions in order to earn 3 points for each correct answer by Thursday of this week (Jan. 12th). Don't forget to put your name on your email:-)

What important part of Georgia's government process started today - Monday, Jan. 9th?
How long does this particular activity last?

:-) Mrs. Suggs

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