Dec. 17th-21st

Monday, December 17th
-Soldiers Heart Ch. 4 and 5 (focus on Bull Run)
-Journal Entry

Weekly Assignment: Choice Article  (Due Thursday)

Tuesday, December 18th
-Battle of Bull Run

Wednesday, December 19th
-Civil War Guest Speaker

Thursday, December 20th
-Totem Pole history and understanding

Weekly Assignment Due

Friday, December 21st
-No social studies, Charles Dickinson "Christmas Carol" Day

Dec. 10th-14th

Monday, December 10th
Voc. Succession/Secede work
South's choice to Secede
Weekly Assignment: Primary Source: Equiano 

Tuesday, December 11th
North vs South Advantages/Disadvantages (carry over from last week)

Wednesday, December 12th
Fort Sumter
Begin Historical Fiction Novel Soldiers Heart (choice to enlist)

Thursday, December 13th
Soldier's Heart (training for war, lead up to Bull Run)

Friday, December 14th
Weekly Quiz
Weekly Assignment discussion
Soldier's Heart (Bull Run)

December 3-7

Monday, December 3rd
Walking Field Trip to Historical Society.  This was moved from last Friday to Monday because of the snow day last week.  No other classes will be missed.  There is no cost.

**Need permission slips from many students.

Tuesday, December 4th
Pre-Civil War using Russell Freedman's Lincoln's Photobiography

Weekly Assignment "Last Slave" article due Friday, Dec. 7

Wednesday, December 5th
Pre-Civil War using Russell Freedman's Lincoln's Photobiography cont.

Thursday, December 6th
Pre-Civil War using Russell Freedman's Lincoln's Photobiography cont.
Civil War Map
North vs South Strengths and Weaknesses Comparison

Friday, December 7th
Weekly Quiz
North vs South Strengths and Weaknesses Comparison cont.

Weekly Assignment is Due

November 26-30

Monday, November 26th
Introduction to Underground R&R
or
Researching Slave Narrative

Weekly Assignment: Fredrick Douglass Close Reading or Writing a Slave Narrative
Permission Slips to Burlington Historical Museum Walking Field Trip

Tuesday, November 27th
Harriett Tubman Reading
or
Researching Slave Narrative

Wednesday, November 28th
Harriett Tubman Reading
or
Researching Slave Narrative/Writing Slave Narrative

Thursday, November 29th
Reading of Slave Narratives
or
Writing Slave Narrative

Friday, November 30th
Walking Field Trip to Burlington Historical Museum

Nov. 12-20th

Monday, November 12th
-Primary Text To Begin Cherokee Indian Case Study
-Voc. Practice On Quizlet

Weekly Assignment: "Too Hot To Handle" Due Friday, Nov. 16th

Tuesday, November 13th
-US Relationship with Native Americans
-Begin "We Shall Remain: Trail of Tears"

Wednesday, November 14th
-No School

Thursday, November 15th
-Continue "We Shall Remain: Trail of Tears"
-President Jackson's Speech on Indian Removal Summary

Friday, November 16th
-President Jackson's Speech on Indian Removal Summary
-Discuss Weekly Assignment

Weekly Assignment Due

Monday, November 19th
-Continue "We Shall Remain: Trail of Tears"
-Sequoyah "Talking Leaves" Activity

Tuesday, November 20th
-Finish "We Shall Remain: Trail of Tears"
-Cherokee Quiz

Nov. 5-9

Monday, November 5th
-Complete Westward Movement Poster
-Westward Movement Document Based Questions

**Please turn in Madison permission slips and money**

Tuesday, November 6th
-Poster Gallery Walk

**LAST DAY TO TURN IN WORK FOR FIRST QUARTER

Wednesday, November 7th
-Prep for Madison Trip
-Discuss/complete Westward DBQ
-Discuss results of election day

Thursday, November 8th
-Guest Speaker: Andrew Sireno (BHS Math Teacher & US Veteran) Veteran's Day

Friday, November 9th
-Field Trip to Madison...remember to bring a lunch
-No weekly quiz this week

Oct. 29-Nov. 2

Monday, October 29th
-Policy of Manifest Destiny using pictures and maps
-Introduce Westward Movement Poster Project

Weekly Assignment: Transcontinental Railroad

Tuesday, October 30th
-Westward Movement Event Groups (begin research)
  *Louisiana Purchase & Lewis and Clark
  *Oregon Trail
  *California Gold Rush
  *Transcontinental Railroad
  *U.S. Mexican War
  *Texas Revolution
  *Panama Canal

Wednesday, October 31st
-Westward Movement Event Groups Research and Summarize

Thursday, November 1st
-Poster Completion

Friday, November 2nd
-Weekly Quiz: Written summery of their assigned Westward Movement Event

Weekly Assignment Due

October 22-25

Monday, October 22
-Bill of Rights Introduction Cont.

Weekly Assignment: China "Big Brother" Due Thursday

Tuesday, October 23
-Bill of Rights Scenarios

Wednesday, October 24
-Bill of Rights Scenarios
-Review for Government Test

Thursday, October 25
-Government Test

Retakes of the test will be offered the following week.  Students must complete a study guide in order to retake test.

Friday, October 26
-NO SCHOOL Teacher Inservice

Oct. 15-19

Monday, October 15
-Electoral College Review (i-civics game)

Weekly Assignment: Mid Term Elections Article

Tuesday, October 16
-Judicial Branch Overview
-Last Weeks Weekly Assignment Discussion

PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCES 4:00-7:00 PM

Wednesday, October 17
-Checks and Balances

Thursday, October 18
-Why a Bill of Rights

Friday, October 19
-Weekly Quiz
-Bill of Rights

Weekly Assignment Due

October 8th-12th

Monday, October 8th
-Bill to Law Process

Weekly Assignment: Supreme Court Article

Tuesday, October 9th
-Guest Speaker on the Bill to Law Process

Wednesday, October 10th
-Executive Branch Basics

Thursday, October 11th
-Electoral College and election of the President

Friday, October 12th
-Weekly Quiz
-Electoral College and election of the President cont.

Weekly Assignment Due

October 1st-5th

Monday, October 1st
-Preamble to the Constitution

WA: "Does Facebook Know Too Much" Due Friday

Tuesday, October 2nd
-NO SCHOOL

Wednesday, October 3rd
-7 Principles to the Constitution

Thursday, October 4th
-7 Principles to the Constitution Cont.
-Begin the Legislative Branch

Friday, October 5th
-Quiz
Legislative Branch

Weekly Assignment Due

Sept. 24-28

Monday, September 24th
-Begin Constitutional Convention Simulation

Weekly Assignment: Ben Franklin Speech Analysis

Tuesday, September 25th
-Cont. Constitutional Convention Simulation

Wednesday, September 26th
-Cont. Constitutional Convention Simulation

Thursday, September 27th
-Ratification of Constitution Debate
-Federalists vs Federalists

Friday, September 28th
-Weekly Quiz
-Federalists vs Federalists

Weekly Assignment Due

Sept. 17-21

Monday, September 17
-discuss correction policy for homework and quizzes
-Weaknesses of Articles of Confederation

Weekly Assignment: Primary Source "The Truman Doctrine" Due Friday

Tuesday, September 18
-Constitutional Convention Prep. (Delegate Draft)

Wednesday, September 19
-Constitutional Convention Prep. (Understanding the Issues)

Thursday, September 20
-Constitutional Convention Prep. (Understanding the Issues)

-Literature selection to set stage for Convention simulation

Friday, September 21
-Weekly Quiz
-Prep for Convention which will start Monday Sept. 24th

Weekly Assignment Due

Sept. 10-14

Monday, Sept. 10th
-"Spirit of Independence"
       -Why go to war?
Weekly Assignment: A New Chapter for North Korea  Due: Friday Sept. 14th

Tuesday, Sept. 11th
-Declaration of Independence

Wednesday, Sept. 12th
-Articles of the Confederation
       -Strengths and Weaknesses

Thursday, Sept. 13th
-Constitutional Convention Prep. for Simulation

Friday, Sept. 14th
-Weekly Quiz
-Constitutional Convention Prep. for Simulation

Weekly Assignment Due

Welcome

Parents and Guardians,

Every Friday I will be sending out a Social Studies weekly update email.  It will basically consist of a short preview of the upcoming week in social studies.  The intention of this email is to provide an avenue for you as parents and guardians to have conversations about school with your students.  Please feel free to email (jschmidt@basd.k12.wi.us) or call (763-0190) me at any time with questions or concerns you may have.  Thank you for your support this school year and I am looking forward to getting to know you and your student.

Tuesday, Sept. 1st

Introductions to classmates and me

Wednesday, Sept. 2nd

Daily History

Begin Article "Danger Zone"

"America Is To Me" 

Thursday, Sept. 3rd

Continue "Danger Zone"

"America Is To Me"

Friday, Sept. 4th

"Danger Zone" political cartoon

Gallery Walk using "America Is To Me"

Cody M. video and discussion 

May 29- June 1

Tuesday, May 29th
-Prep for Holocaust Field Trip
-WWII Book Reading/Theme Paper

Wednesday, May 30th
-Holocaust Field Trip
-First Hand Account of Holocaust

Thursday, May 31st
-WWII Project Work Time
-WWII Book Reading/Theme Paper

Friday, June 1st
-D-Day Mini Lesson
-WWII Project Work Time
-WWII Book Reading/Theme Paper

WWII Theme Paper OR WWII Project Due Wednesday, June 6th

May 21st-25th

Monday, May 21st
-WWII Lit. Circle or WWII project work time

Tuesday, May 22nd
-WWII Lit. Circle or WWII project work time

Wednesday, May 23rd
-Pearl Harbor Mini Lesson
-WWII Lit. Circle or WWII project work time

Thursday, May 24th
-WWII Lit. Circle or Holocaust Timeline Activity
-Discuss Final WWII Lit. Circle Assessment

Friday, May 25th
-WWII Lit. Circle or Holocaust Timeline Activity

May 14th -18th

Monday, May 14th
-Lit. Circle WWII Book or WWII Project based on student choice

Tuesday, May 15th
-Lit. Circle WWII Book or WWII Project based on student choice

Wednesday, May 16th
-Lit. Circle WWII Book or WWII Project based on student choice

Thursday, May 17th
-Catch up on Reading
-Battle of Britain Mini-Lesson

Friday, May 18th
-Guest Speaker Mr. Yopp (Rise of Hitler)

May 7th - May 11th

Monday, May 7th
-1930's Primary Source Review
-1930's Quiz (carry over from last week)

Weekly Assignment "Opioid Addiction" Article Due Friday, May 11th

Tuesday, May 8th
-WWII Introduction: Leaders and types of Government
-Rise of Facism in Germany Play

Wednesday, May 9th
-Rise of Facism in German (cont.)

Thursday, May 10th
-War in Europe Map

Friday, May 11th
-Weekly Quiz
-WWII Book Talk

Weekly Assignment "Opioid Addiction" Article Due

April 30th - May 4th

Monday, April 30th
-Great Depression "choose your own adventure" Notes
-Weekly Assignment: Great Depression Reading Due Friday

Tuesday, May 1st
-Great Depression "choose your own adventure" Notes cont.

Wednesday, May 2nd
-Great Depression "choose your own adventure" Notes cont.
-FDR's New Deal

Thursday, May 3rd
-FDR's New Deal
-Great Depression Quiz

Friday, May 4th
-Great Depression Primary Source Discussion

April 23rd-27th

Monday, April 23rd
-Prepare for Re-Trial of Sacco and Vanzetti
-Weekly Assignment Notes Due Today

Tuesday, April 24th
-Practice/Run-Through of Mock Retrial
-Weekly Assignment Work Time "The Code That Couldn't Be Broken"

Wednesday, April 25th
-Politics of the 1920's
-Weekly Assignment Work Time

Thursday, April 26th
-Mock Re-Trial of Sacco and Vanzetti

Friday, April 27th
-1920's Quiz
-Weekly Assignment Discussion
-Reflection of Mock Trial

Weekly Assignment Due Friday, April 27th

April 16th-20th

Monday, April 16th
-Weekly Assignment "Sacoo and Vanzetti" reading in class

Tuesday, April 17th
-1920's Business and Technology Reading and Discussion

Wednesday, April 18th
-Sacco and Vanzetti Mock Trial Prep

Thursday, April 19th
-Sacco and Vanzetti Mock Trial Prep Cont.

Friday, April 20th
-1920 Politics Reading and Discussion

April. 9th-13th

Forward Exam Testing Week.  Shortened Academic Classes This Week.

Monday, April 9th
-Discuss "Juvenile Justice" Article
-1920's Society Reading/Notes

Tuesday, April 10th
-1920 Society Reading/Notes Cont.

Wednesday, April 11th
-1920 Technology Reading/Notes

Thursday, April 12th
-Stock Market Information

Friday, April 13th
-Begin Stock Market Game

No Weekly Assignment This Week Do To Testing

April 2nd-6th

Monday, April 2nd
-Forward Exam Prep

Tuesday, April 3rd
-Civil Rights Voting Act

Wednesday, April 4th
-Civil Rights "The Struggle Continues"

Thursday, April 5th
-Civil Rights Cont. "The Work That Remains" (Charts and Graphs)

Friday, April 6th
-Current Events Reading Upfront Magazine
-Forward Exam Prep

March 19th - 23rd

Monday, March 19th
-Discuss weekly assignment from last week
-Treaty of Versailles discussion/reading

-Weekly assignment WWI Poem

Tuesday, March 20th
-Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry excerpt
-Civil Rights The First Steps
  *Brown v Board of Education
  *Rosa Parks
  *Little Rock Nine

Wednesday, March 21st
-Civil Rights The First Steps (Cont.)
  *Brown v Board of Education
  *Rosa Parks
  *Little Rock Nine

-Civil Rights Students Taking Action
  *Sit-ins
  *Freedom Riders
  *Birmingham, AL

Thursday, March 22nd
-Civil Rights Students Taking Action
  *Sit-ins
  *Freedom Riders
  *Birmingham, AL

Friday, March 23rd
-No Social Studies
8th Grade focusing on finishing book clubs that were started 8 weeks ago

March 12th - 16th

Monday, March 12th
USA Homefront (carryover from last week)
Weekly Assignment (Immigration Article)

Tuesday, March 13th
League of Nations Reading
Flanders Fields Poem

Wednesday, March 14th
World War One Peace Conf. Simulation 

Thursday, March 15th
World War One Peace Conf. Simulation 

Friday, March 16th
WWI Quiz
Peace Conference Results
Discuss Weekly Assignment

March 5th-9th

Monday, March 5th
-MLK Weekly assignment discussion (carry over from previous week)
-WWI Causes Notes

Tuesday, March 6th
-WWI Causes Cont.
-Begin Weekly Assignment "Ernest Hemingway: In Another Country"

Wednesday, March 7th
-WWI in Europe: trenches, new weapons, map

Thursday, March 8th
-WWI America's Policy Towards War and America Enters War

Friday, March 9th
-USA on the Homefront
-Weekly Assignment Due

Feb. 26 - Mar. 2

Monday, Feb. 26th
-Student Led Conf. Social Studies Slide
-Weekly Assignment (Remembering MLK) Due Friday
-Industrial Rev. Projects Due

Tuesday, Feb. 27th
-Imperialism in America

Wednesday, Feb. 28th
-Industrial Rev. Project Peer Talk
-Imperialism in America Cont.

Thursday, Mar. 1st
-Imperialism in America Cont. (Spanish American War)

Friday, Mar. 2nd
-Imperialism Political Cartoon Quiz
-Discuss Weekly Assignment

Feb. 20-23

Tuesday, February 20th
-Work Time on Industrial Revolution Project Due Monday Feb. 26th

Wednesday, February 21st
-Work Time on Industrial Revolution Project Due Monday Feb. 26th

Thursday, February 22nd
-Work Time on Industrial Revolution Project Due Monday Feb. 26th

Friday, February 23rd
-Work Time on Industrial Revolution Project Due Monday Feb. 26th

Feb. 12-16

Monday, Feb. 12th
-Post Reconstruction
-Vocabulary Practice

Tuesday, Feb. 13th
-Vocabulary Quiz
-Weekly Assignment "First Amendment 101"
-Introduce Industrial Revolution Project
-Civil War Essay Conferences

Wednesday, Feb. 14th
-Industrial Revolution

Thursday, Feb. 15th
-Work Day on Industrial Revolution Project
-Civil War Essay Conferences

Friday, Feb. 16th
-No Social Studies (Character Day)

Feb. 5th-9th

Monday, February 5th
-Lincoln's Assassination
-Reconstruction Voc. Practice
-Weekly Assignment Andersonville Prison Primary Doc. (carry over from last week)

Tuesday, February 6th
-Reconstruction Guided Reading
-Reconstruction Voc. Practice

Wednesday, February 7th
-Reconstruction Guided Reading Cont.
-Reconstruction Voc. Practice

Thursday, February 8th
-Reconstruction Guided Reading Cont.
-Reconstruction Voc. Practice

Friday, February 9th
-Reconstruction Voc. Quiz
-Reconstruction Guided Reading Cont.
-Weekly Assignment Talk

Jan. 29-Feb 2

Monday, January 29th
-Andersonville Prison Background
-Weekly Assignment Primary Doc. Andersonville Prison

Tuesday, January 30th
-Reading MAP Test

Wednesday, January 31st
-Reading MAP Test

Thursday, February 1st
-Reading MAP Test
-Essay Test Work Time

Friday, February 2nd
-Weekly Assignment Due and Discussion
-Essay Test Work Time Due Monday Feb. 5th

Jan. 22-26

Monday, January 22nd
-Sherman's March (total war)
-Lincoln's 2nd Inauguration

Tuesday, January 23rd
-Fall of Richmond
-Lee's Surrender
-Discuss Essay Test Question

Wednesday, January 24th
NO SCHOOL

Thursday, January 25th
-Essay Test

Friday, January 26th
-Essay Test

Jan. 15th-19th

Monday, Jan.15
-Complete reading of Soldiers' Heart
-Battle of Gettysburg
-Weekly Assignment "Massachusetts 54th Regiment" Due Friday

Tuesday, Jan. 16
-Emancipation Proclamation
-Battle of Antietam

Wednesday, Jan. 17
-Ulysses S. Grant
-Sherman's March (Total War)

Thursday, Jan. 18
-Lincoln's Reelection
-Fall of Richmond

Friday, Jan 19
-Weekly Quiz (last quiz of 2nd quarter)
-54th Regiment discussion
-Surrender at Appomattox

Jan. 8-12

Monday January 8

-Geography Bee

-Weekly Assignment Due Friday: Civil War Journal

Tuesday January 9

-Geography Bee 

Wednesday January 10

-Chapter 6 Soldier’s Heart

-Civil War Camp Life

Thursday January 11

-Chapter 7 Soldier’s Heart

-Gettysburg

Friday January 12

-Chapter 8 Soldier’s Heart book 

-Weekly Assignment due