Welcome to #Davis8! Week 1!

Welcome to #Davis8! This is the 8th grade social studies webpage. Similar to last year's webpage, this is where you will find all documents, due dates, and everything else 8th grade social studies!

Email: mbarry@davisacademy.org -- Below is a sample email of my expectations when you write me an email:

Mr. Barry,

This is (student name) and I have a question/wanted to know/etc.  Be sure your message is in complete sentences, and please use proper capitalization & grammar rules.

Thank you!

-Student name

Instagram/Twitter: @MrBarry628 -- I post a lot of social studies stuff here, and if you'd like to follow and see what I post and what we do, have fun browsing! 

Syllabus & expectations:  Syllabus - Click Me!

Class Expectations/Technology Rules

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Day 1

In Class:  Annual Quiz on the First Day of School! -- Hand out Journals and go over expectations for the use of a Journal in social studies class. -- How to use your Social Studies Journal below.

Introduce the National Parks Project

 The National Parks:  America's Best Idea -- Due August 27 (all classes)

 

HW: Parent/guardian signature of class expectations/technology rules due by Friday (all classes)

Day 2
In Class:  The National Parks:  America's Best Idea -- Due August 27 (all classes)

 

HW:  Open the European Colonization Doc and  National Parks project due Aug. 27 (all classes)

Day 3
In Class: European Colonization Doc -- Read through the Doc (handout given) and answer questions 1-5 in your Journal.  We will discuss these topics on Day 4 in class.

• Exploration by Europe in the 1400s -- Columbus
• English Colonization -- Roanoke -- Jamestown

HW:  National Parks project due Aug. 27 (all classes)

Day 4

In Class:  Colonization and discussion

• New Amsterdam -- Plymouth/Massachusetts Bay
• The three colonial regions summaries in your journals

HW: Create a T-Chart of the three colonial regions.  List one difficulty for the colonists in each region and provide bullet points how each region made a living/money.  Q's due Monday -- National Parks project due Aug. 27 (all classes)