Check here for all essential 8th grade information. It will be updated regularly.
2016-17 School Year
Welcome Back!!!! This website provides an overview for all of our work for the 2016-17 school year. Course materials will be available here or on our Google Classroom page. (Parents: for the time being to access our Classroom page at www.classroom.google.com you will need to use your student's login. This can be found in their agenda).
Please email me at [email protected] if you have any questions.
2015-16 School Year
PASS Outline Review Assignment
Tentative Due Date: 5/12/16
*Standards can be found if you scroll below or on Google Classroom
8th Grade Unit Materials: Great Depression & World War II
Standards: 8-6.4-8-6.5
Dates: 4/4/16-4/13/16
8th Grade Unit Materials: Early 20th Century
Standards: 8-6.1, 8-6.2, & 8-6.3
Dates: 3/14/16 - 3/26/16
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8th Grade Unit Materials: Gilded Age & Progressive Era
Standards: 8-5.4, 8-5.5, 8-5.6, 8-5.7, & 8-5.8
Dates: 2/18/16 - 3/13/16
Tentative Test Date: 3/14/16
Powerpoint
Earthquake of 1886 Powerpoint & Assignment
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Blank Notes
Earthquake Reference #1
Earthquake Reference #2
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Guide
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Political Cartoon Assignment
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Reconstruction DBQ Essay
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Reconstruction DBQ Packet
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NHD information can be found at: www.nhdfojo.weebly.com
Projects are due Thursday FEB 4TH!!!
8th Grade Unit Materials: Reconstruction
Standards 8-5.1, 8-5.2, & 8-5.3
Dates: 1/23/16-2/9/16
Tentative Test Date: 2/9/16
Reconstruction Powerpoint
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Reconstruction Guided Notes
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Reconstruction Study Guide
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8th Grade Unit Materials: Civil War
Standards 8-4.5 & 8-4.6
Dates: 12/15/15-1/22/16
8-4.5-_civil_war.pptx | |
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8th Grade Unit Materials: Antebellum
Standards 8-4.1-8-4.4
Dates: 11/30/15 - 12/11/15
Below are links to Powerpoints, notes sheets, and guides for the unit.
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10/29/15:
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Today's Agenda:
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Syllabus:
8th_grade_social_studieswith_ms._orchard_(1).pdf | |
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Parent Newsletter:
One of my goals this year is to increase positive communication about the progress of your students. I'd like to invite you all to sign up for our monthly newsletter. My vision is that this will be an update on the successes of your students and upcoming assignment and assessment due dates. I'd like to spotlight student successes and keep parents abreast to the content and activities that we are doing in class. I'm constantly trying to increase my communication with parents, so take advantage of this easy way to keep tabs on our Social Studies class!
To sign up: email me at [email protected] with your student's name & "Parent Newsletter" in the subject of the email.
---Ms. Orchard
To sign up: email me at [email protected] with your student's name & "Parent Newsletter" in the subject of the email.
---Ms. Orchard
2014-15 Information:
5/12/15-5/14/15: Begin Book unit on "warriors don't cry"
The book is the diary of one of the Little Rock Nine. Students will be reading in class, viewing an in class film, and completing a project on the material. (more information will be sent home in the coming days).
5/10/15-5/11/15: MAP testing
5/4/15-5/7/15: Preparation for S.S. PASS (5/8) & 4th QuaRTER eXAM (5/5)
*All students should be working on their outline project due May 4th
*Students will have a major test on Tuesday May 5th
4/27/15-5/1/15: PASS Review
StudEnts are ACT Aspire Testing Tues-Friday
4/20/15-4/24/15: PASS Review Notecards
Worth a quiz grade
4/15/15 - 4/17/15: Civil Rights Movement Stations
This was an in-class ipad assignment.
4/14/15: 1950s QR Code Scavenger Hunt
4/13/15: South Carolina in the Cold War Notes
4/10/15: 8-6.5 Guide
8-6.5guide.docx.pdf | |
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4/9/15: WWII Propaganda
wwiipropagandaassignment.pdf | |
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4/8/15-4/10/15: WWII Home front ipad assignment
wwiihomefrontipadactivity.pdf | |
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Helpful Research Links:
http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/w2frm.htm
http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/648813/World-War-II
http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/w2frm.htm
http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/648813/World-War-II
4/7/15-5/4/15: PASS Review Project
standardsoutlineprojectguide2015.docx.pdf | |
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8-1 Standards: (Minimum of 1 required)
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8-2 Standards: (Minimum of 1 required)
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8-3 Standards: (Minimum of 1 required)
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8-4 Standards: (Minimum of 1 required)
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8-5 Standards: (Minimum of 1 required)
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8-6 Standards: (optional for Extra Credit)
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8-7 Standards: (optional for Extra Credit)
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4/6/15: World War II
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3/20/15: 8-6 Test--Check out the Study Guides & Power Points below
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8-6.4guide.pdf | |
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