8th grade history technology project

Goal: Students will demonstrate their knowledge of Chapters 2 through 5
Standards Assessed: 8.1 through 8.4.2
Task: Pick 6 topics to use to create your power point presentation. You will present 3 of them to the class. The rest will be graded separately. Each topic below may only be picked by 3 different people in the class.
Due Date: December 1st /Dec 2nd for period 5

1. What is the Great Awakening and how did it influence the American War for Independence?
2. How did the Enlightenment influence the ideas of the Declaration of Independence and explain the significance of the Dec. of Ind.?
3. How did the War for Independence influenced France?
4. Another event that contributed to the founding of American Democracy (you pick)
5. How did the Magna Carta and Mayflower Compact influence the principles of the US Constitution?
6. What were the Weaknesses and Success of the Articles of Confederation?
7. How was the Constitution created? (the debates such as the Virginia Plan and Compromises)
8. What were the Federalist Papers authored by James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, John Jay?
9. How did Jefferson’s Statue for Religious Freedom influence on the 1st amendment?
10. What are the Bill of Rights? Explain the importance of them especially the 1st amendment
11. What are the principles of Federalism, separation of powers, check and balances?
12. Explain/describe the Northwest Ordinance of 1787
13. Describe/illustrate the conflict and disagreements between Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton (foreign policy, National Bank, Assumption of state debt)
14. What was the significance of Shay’s Rebellion and Whiskey Rebellion?
15. What are the functions/responsibilities of free press?
16. What was the significance of Washington’s Farewell Address?
17. Describe/explain the XYZ Affair and the Alien and Sedition Act

Rubric

1. ___ Appropriate and powerful images are used to illustrate the topic
2. ___ All parts of the question/topic are addressed
3. ___ Animation is used that does not distract from the topic/lesson
4. ___ The use of any two of the following: video, sound, smart art, chart, word art, table
5. ___ Correct spelling and punctuation
6. ___ Information is accurate
7. ___ Formatting is clear and professional
8. ___ Originality (The majority of the content and the ideas are fresh, original, inventive, and based upon logical conclusions and sound research.)
9. ___ 20 words or less on each slide
10. ___ Submit a 1 page summary of your presentation

Total points possible: 150

Agenda: Friday Nov 21st

1. Begin work on Mid-term project: Powerpoint presentation of Chapters 2 - 5.

2. Click on the link below to get help on inserting pics, video, sound and everything else you may need to know about how to use Power Point.

http://www.internet4classrooms.com/on-line_powerpoint.htm

3. HW: Finish your Political Cartoon

Agenda: Thurs, Nov 20th

1. Design a political cartoon about 1 of two topics:
A. XYZ Affair
B. Alien and Sedition Acts

2. HW: Chap 5 Sec 3 Guided Reading Review worksheet

Agenda: Wed, Nov 19th

1. Notes on Power point: "XYZ Affair" and "Alien and Sedition Acts"

2. Class work: Political Cartoon - "XYZ Affair". Click on the link below to see the political cartoon used in today's classwork/homework assignment. Complete the questions on the back of the political cartoon handed out in class.

http://www.robinsonlibrary.com/america/unitedstates/1783/1789/1797/xyz.htm

3. HW: Finish the XYZ Political Cartoon

Agenda: Tuesday, Nov 18th

1. Reading Check pages 291-297

2. Notes: Pickney Treaty, Jay Treaty

3. Go over answers to Friday's quiz

4. HW: Read pg 852 "Washington's Farewell Address" then answer the questions below:

A. Focusing on the info you think is most important, summarize this text by G.W.

B. Given the content and the context of the speech what was G.W. trying to communicate to the people.

Agenda: Monday, Nov 17th

1. Define: Partisan and Bipartisan

2. Notes: Creation of the first political parties

3. Using pages 291-293 W/ a partner find the areas that Jefferson and Hamilton disagreed on and create a chart on your own paper to display those differences.

4. HW: Rd pages 291-297

Agenda: Friday the 14th of November

1. Quiz: The Federalist Era

2. Classwork: "Analyzing Primary Sources" worksheet and define the following terms from the excerpt on the worksheet: relinquish, acknowledge, disposed, dwelling, intrude.

3. Period 4 only: Complete Wednesday's HW after the quiz.

Agenda: Thursday the 13th of Nov.

1. Review for quiz

2. Classwork: W/ a Partner, using pgs 286-287 create 3 columns. Label the 1st one "Conflict" and the 2nd one "How it was handled". Research the Whiskey Rebellion and the Struggle in the Northwest and write a description of the conflict in the 1st column and how it was handled in the 2nd column.

3. HW: Study for quiz

Today's Class Agenda

1. Notes/Discussion: Hamilton's National Bank and the Whiskey Rebellion

2. Quiz Review

3. HW: 1. Study for Friday's quiz

2. Rd pgs 286-287 - Propose 1 solution for each of the two problems on these 2 pages(Whiskey Rebellion, Conflict with Native Americans) Write 1 paragraph explaining each solution. Optional: You may post your responses on here in the form of a comment.

Question: How do I post a response to the blog?
Answer:
first, At the bottom of the day's post click on "comments".
Second, type a reponse of comment in the box to the right.
Third, click on "name/URL". DO NOT post your name.
Fourth, type in your student number in place of your name.
5th, click "publish your comment"

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Barack Obama - 519 votes
John McCain - 29 votes

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299 Yes
293 No

Summer Trip '08 July 27th-Aug 19th

I had the opportunity to travel to 3 separate countries this summer: Hong Kong, Macau, and the Philippines. Each place I saw was rich with culture and history. Here you see me standing in Luneta Park in Manila Philippines where a statue of Rizal, a filipino national hero stands, . The 2nd picture is me standing in the rain at the Chocolate Hills on the Island of Bohol Philippines. The hills are caused by movements in the earth such as earth quakes, etc. and the 3rd picture is me standing on the streets of Hong Kong.