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  Riverton Street Charter School Middle School Division

Social Studies Thursday January 31, 2019

1/31/2019

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Mr. Bruning:
7th Grade:
Write a 1-2 page argumentative essay in response to the following question:Which event do you think most pushed colonists toward declaring independence from Britain-the Boston Massacre or the Boston Tea Party?
Use the handout (pages 116-119 in the text) and any outside sources to aid in your writing.
DUE MONDAY

Mrs. Victor:
6th Grade:
All classes- Study for Quiz: Lesson 3 Qin and Han Dynasties
Mr. Dayan:
8th Grade:
Brandeis/Caltech/Johns Hopkins-
Work on your Reconstruction essay.
Format attached.
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Social Studies Wednesday January 30, 2019

1/30/2019

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Mr. Bruning:
7th Grade:
Write a 1-2 page argumentative essay in response to the following question:Which event do you think most pushed colonists toward declaring independence from Britain-the Boston Massacre or the Boston Tea Party?
Use the handout (pages 116-119 in the text) and any outside sources to aid in your writing.
Mr. Dayan:
8th Grade:
Caltech/Johns Hopkins:
Prepare for Reconstruction Essay by Reviewing:
  1. DBQ Documents
  2. "The Promised Land" Handout
  3. "Freedmen and Women" Handout
Highlight or Underline words or phrases that will help you write about Social,Political, and Economic changes during the period of Reconstruction.

Brandeis:
  1. Read, and annotate Eliza's Slave narrative
For the Moral Focus Board: 
  1. What does Eliza's narrative reveal about Perseverance
  2. Include textual Evidence with Personal thoughts and reactions.
eliza_slave_narrative.pdf
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Social Studies Tuesday January 29, 2019

1/29/2019

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Mrs. Victor:
6th Grade:
UCLA - Complete package: Lesson 3 Qin and Han Dynasties
MIT, UChi, and UVA - Wksheet: The Ancient Silk Road pp. 105-106
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Social Studies Monday January 28, 2019

1/28/2019

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Mrs. Victor:
6th Grade:  
Complete handout: Lesson 3 The Qin and Han Dynasties - answer all questions and CFU.
Annotate and take notes where necessary.
Mr. Bruning:
7th Grade:  Study the text packet entitled, "Uniting the Colonies" distributed in class today for tomorrow's quiz.
Mr. Dayan:
8th Grade:
Brandeis/Caltech/Johns Hopkins:
  1. Now that the Civil War is over and the Confederate leaders have surrendered, and the 13th Amendment has ended slavery, what do you think will happen to the people who had until just recently been enslaved?
  2. Knowing President Johnson was a Southern sympathizer; and harping back to prior knowledge and your understanding of the terms Radical & Republican; Predict the vision a Radical Republican would have for Reconstruction?
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Social Studies Friday January 25, 2019

1/25/2019

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Mrs. Victor:
6th Grade:
MIT - UCLA   Worksheet - Making Inferences
UChi - Complete classwork
UVA - Newspaper article: The Shutdown Makes Me Nervous - Young People Caught up in Impasse #s 1-6
NY Times Replica Edition   100334259 User name and Password
Mr. Bruning:
7th Grade:  Boston Massacre Assignment.
boston_massacre_assignment.pdf
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File Type: pdf
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Mr. Dayan:
8th Grade:
Caltech:
Quiz

Gettysburg Address QFT in Action due Monday. No Exceptions.

You may choose to answer one of the questions below or select an original question:

  1. Why was the Gettysburg Address important?
  2. What did Abraham Lincoln mean by "a new birth of freedom"?
  3. Why is the Gettysburg Address still relevant today?
  4. How does the battle of Gettysburg illustrate the horrors of war?
  5. What document does Lincoln quote when he talks about the original ideals and vision of America's founding fathers?
Brandeis/Johns Hopkins:
Quiz

Reconstruction DBQ Questions Due Monday. No Exceptions

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Social Studies Thursday January 24, 2019

1/24/2019

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Mrs. Victor:
6th Grade:
UVA- Wksheet Making Inference pp. 103
MIT and UChi- Complete Lesson 2 Package # 1 to 7 and CFU pp. 122 - 124
UCLA- Lesson 2 package # 1 to 4 pp. 122 - 123
Mr. Bruning:
7th Grade:  Boston Massacre Assignment.  Due FRIDAY
boston_massacre_assignment.pdf
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File Type: pdf
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Social Studies Wednesday January 23, 2019

1/23/2019

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Mr. Bruning:
7th Grade:  Boston Massacre Assignment.  Due FRIDAY
boston_massacre_assignment.pdf
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File Type: pdf
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Mr. Dayan:
8th Grade:  Identify a question or comment from the activity in class and prepare a QFT.
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Social Studies Friday January 18, 2019

1/18/2019

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Mr. Bruning:
7th Grade:  Colonial Protest Assignment
bruning_colonial_protest_assignment.pdf
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Social Studies Wednesday January 16, 2019

1/16/2019

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Mr. Bruning:
7th Grade:  Colonial Protest Assignment
bruning_colonial_protest_assignment.pdf
File Size: 371 kb
File Type: pdf
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Mr. Dayan:
8th Grade:
Brandeis/Caltech/Johns Hopkins-
  1. In his "Gettysburg Address", Abraham Lincoln famously states the founding fathers visions of a new nation conceived or born in liberty.
  2. Lincoln quotes the Declaration of Independence that "all men are created equal."
  3. What do you think Lincoln means or what is Lincolns message when he says that after the war, "our nation will have a new birth of freedom." How does this new birth of freedom connect to the original ideals set forth by our founding fathers?
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Social Studies Tuesday January 15, 2019

1/15/2019

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Mr. Dayan:
8th Grade:
Brandeis/Caltech/Johns Hopkins- No Homework
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