Welcome back 8th graders of 2011-2012! Here you will find the most up to date information about Mr. B's US History class! Please familiarize yourselves with the website and check for updates, new podcasts, videos, class documents, and other multimedia activities! Below is the set up for the first week of school
Day 1: Syllabus, expectations, "How well do you know the world? The United States?" map assignment, US Geography
Homework: Please have syllabus signed by a parent/guardian by Friday, August 19. First Current Events assignment due Wednesday, August 24 -- Topics: National Debt or Stock Market Crisis
Day 2: US Geography-- "Where do we begin?" -- European exploration and colonization
Homework: Please have syllabus signed by a parent/guardian by Friday, August 19. First Current Events assignment due Wednesday, August 24 -- Topics: National Debt or Stock Market Crisis
Day 3: Map Test: 50 States, labeling rivers, oceans, states, and geography definitions! -- European colonization!
HW: First Current Events assignment due Wednesday, August 24 -- Topics: National Debt or Stock Market Crisis Listen to the Podcast "Where do we begin" from the blog and think about how we will approach the colonies unit next week...
Shabbat Shalom and Be Good!