-If you can, bring your computer/tablet to class everyday so you can take notes and research!
-Create a folder on your desktop or in Google Drive and label it Social Studies so you won't lose stuff!
-Bookmark my blog! Mr. Barry's Web Page!
-If you are on Twitter and want to follow me - which means you'll see #OTD (On This Day..), I tweet pics from what we do in class, you can tweet me pics of history or something you think I might find historically/politically nerdy/cool, or see what's going on in educational chats, feel free! @MrBarry628
-Save this email address: mbarry@davisacademy.org in case you have any questions or need to contact me. I generally do not respond to e-mails after 9:00 pm so please understand that...
-You will each get a textbook...just leave it in your locker the whole year unless I tell you to bring it to class...
-Please check the blog once a day! It's just a click away!
Below is where you will find what the FIRST WEEK OF SCHOOL LOOKS LIKE!!! Huzzah!!!
Day 1
In Class: Welcome to 8th grade! Geography Quiz...Syllabus stuff...Tie Lesson...
HW: Watch the video podcast below on Geography by Day 2 so we can discuss! . Complete the following by Friday: 1st HW of Yr ....Print last page of syllabus and sign it by Friday
Geography Video...
Day 2
In Class: Geography discussion and "Where do begin" an American history class...Exploration, discovery, Columbus, and all that other stuff the Europeans claimed they did, but didn't really do...
HW: Watch the video podcast below by Day 3 and answer the Q's in the Google Form: Click Me for Google Doc HW Due by Day 3 of class...... Complete the following by Friday: 1st HW of Yr....Print last page of syllabus and sign it by Friday
Notes: 50 State Project due August 24!...Geography Quiz on Friday
Day 3
In Class: Enter and discuss some European exploration and colonization of Roanoke, Jamestown, and New England...How do you build a colony? What do you do to build a colony? Why do you build a colony? What the heck IS a colony? How did Europeans colonize North America?
HW: Answer the Q's in the Google Form: Click Me for Google Doc HW ....... Complete the following by Friday: 1st HW of Yr ..... Print last page of syllabus and sign it by Friday
Notes: 50 State Project due August 24!...Geography Quiz on Friday
Day 4
In Class: Short Geography Quiz and continue discussion about European Colonization -- Examine the regions of the colonies, purpose of the colonies, and how the colonies impact us today.
HW: 50 State Project due August 24!
Notes: None! Have a great weekend and thank you for a wonderful first week of school!!! BE GOOD!!!!