Students and Parents,
Welcome back from Summer vacation! I hope you all had a restful and wonderful Summer and are looking forward to this year as much as I am! This is the the blog for Mr. Barry's 8th grade American History and Civics class where you will find weekly updates, uploaded documents/handouts used in class, and other information regarding the class. I will do my best to update the blog as often as possible to keep you posted on the exciting adventures in class. All handouts distributed in class are available on the blog, however SMARTBoard PPTs and some other documents are not capable of being saved to the server. If you have any questions/concerns please feel free to contact me via phone or e-mail, whichever is most convenient for you. Thanks for stopping by and let's have a wonderful school year!
--Mr. Barry
Week at a Glance:
Monday, August 16
In Class: Welcome! Discussion of the class, go over the syllabus, and expectations
Homework: Get syllabus signed by a parent/guardian by Thursday for a HW grade. Georgia Geography and Map assignment due Thursday.
Notes: United States Map quiz on Friday -- Be able to identify and label all 50 states on a map!
Tuesday, August 17
In Class: Expectations continued, introduction -- Where do we begin? Vikings, Columbus, European Exploration, and Native America!
Homework: Get syllabus signed by a parent/guardian by Thursday for a HW grade. Georgia Geography and Map assignment due Thursday.
Notes: United States Map quiz on Friday -- Be able to identify and label all 50 states on a map!
Wednesday, August 18
In Class: European Exploration -- How did these explorers get over here?
Homework: Get syllabus signed by a parent/guardian by Thursday for a HW grade. Georgia Geography and Map assignment due Thursday.
Notes: United States Map quiz on Friday -- Be able to identify and label all 50 states on a map!
Thursday, August 19
In Class: Syllabus signature due today! Georgia Map and United States Map due Today! European Exploration and Colonization. What is a colony? Why colonize?
Homework: Get syllabus signed by a parent/guardian by Thursday for a HW grade
Notes: United States Map quiz on Friday -- Be able to identify and label all 50 states on a map!
Friday, August 20
In Class: Colonization: Roanoke = Failure, Jamestown = Success...But how and why? America: The Story of Us -- Jamestown Colony
Homework: None
Notes: Shabbat Shalom and enjoy your first weekend of the school year! Only 175 days left.
