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Social Studies Monday April 30, 2018

4/30/2018

Ms. Victor:
Study and Rock the MATH exam on Tuesday on Wednesday.
6th Grade:
Due May 3, 2018
MIT - Art and Architecture wksheet
- Moral Focus essay draft
UVA, UCLA, UChi - Art and Architecture wksheet7th Grade:
Worksheet on Principles of the Constitution (May 3, 2018)
Project - DBQ The Articles of Confederation and the U.S. Constitution (May 11, 2018)

Social Studies Friday April 27, 2018

4/27/2018

Mr. Dayan:
Brandeis/Caltech/Johns Hopkins:

No Homework. Enjoy your weekend!

Cambridge/Duke:

Read and Annotate Indian Removal Documents A-B
Complete Guiding Questions

Social Studies Thursday April 26, 2018

4/26/2018

Ms. Victor:
6th Grade:
MIT - Complete handout - Roman Art and Architecture Introduction Questions 1 and 2
UChi, UCLA, and UVA - Reading Essentials and Study Guide: The Roman Republic 8.27th Grade:
Which do you agree with?
Was the Constitution a proslavery document, as abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison claimed when he burned the document in 1854 and called it "a covenant with death and an agreement with Hell? Explain.

Mr. Dayan:
Brandeis/Caltech/Johns Hopkins:

Review the "War, Civil Liberties, and Security Opinion Poll."
Which questions were hardest to answer? Why?
To what extent should Americans be willing to give up their civil liberties during times of national emergency or war?

Cambridge/Duke:

Read and Annotate "Indian Removal" Timeline
Please provide Gist (Main Idea), and include 5 insightful comments and 5 insightful questions in the margins.

Social Studies Wednesday April 25, 2018

4/25/2018

Ms. Victor:
Grade 6:
UChi - Complete tombstone on "I am a Roman" biography.
UCLA - Textbook pp. 296 #s 18 to 21
MIT & UVA - Complete DBQ on Classical

Emory- "The Constitution and Slavery"
Task: Choose an interesting sentence or paragraph and explain how it relates to the meaning of the whole article.

Social Studies Tuesday April 24, 2018

4/24/2018

Ms. Victor:
Grade 6:
MIT - Complete DBQ on Classical Civilization
UChi and UCLA - Complete "I am a Roman Biography"
UVA - Critica Thinking pp. 276 # 3 then #s 4 to 6
Grade 7:
Use slavery perspective documents to complete classwork

Writing as the founding generation of a new nation, did these writers see slavery as an acceptable part of American society or as something essentially un-American?
In which of these documents can you see an emerging sense of regional difference regarding slavery along lines that might foreshadow the Civil War many decades later.

Textbook - pp.206 - 211 Define content and academic vocabulary words.

Mr. Dayan:
Brandeis:

"Review the "War, Civil Liberties, and Security Opinion Poll."
Which Questions were Hardest to Answer? Why?
To what extent should Americans be willing to give up their civil liberties during times of national emergency or war?

Cambridge/Duke:

Run a Google Search on Foreign Policy
Click on the News Tab
Select, Read, and Print a Recent Newspaper Article related to U.S. Foreign Policy

Social Studies Monday April 23, 2018

4/23/2018

Ms. Victor:
Grade 6:
MIT & UChi - Geography Skills pp. 274 # 1, 2
UCLA - pp. 274 - 276 Notes on First and Second Punic Wars Geography skills # 1, 2
UVA - Complete tombstone on influential Roman
Grade 7:
Perspectives on Slavery during the Constitution Debates
- To what extent was the United States a unified nation during the Constitution debates?
-What factors seem to unite the founding generation? What factors seem to divide them? Explain.

Mr. Dayan:
Brandeis/Caltech/Johns Hopkins:

Read and Annotate Prohibition Documents A-E
Complete Prohibition Graphic organizer

Cambridge/Duke:

Read and Annotate John O'Sullivan Quotes
Complete Guiding Questions

Social Studies Friday April 20, 2018

4/20/2018

Ms. Victor:
6th Grade:MIT & UVA - Complete biography of I am a Roman. Also, essay for DBQ.

UChi - No HW

UCLA - Texkbk. pp. 276 #3

7th Grade:
Emory- No Homework.

Mr. Dayan:
8th Grade:
Brandeis/Caltech/Johns Hopkins:

No Homework. Enjoy your weekend!

7th Grade:
Cambridge/Duke:

Complete "Images of Westward Expansion" Graphic Organizer

Social Studies Thursday April 19, 2018

4/19/2018

Ms. Victor:
6th Grade:
MIT Complete Documents 3 and 4 along with the draft of the essay on loose leaf paper

UChi Study for Quiz 8.1 Rome's Beginnings

UCLA - NO HOMEWORK

UVA Complete final copy of the DBQ essay - Impact of ancient civilizations on our lives

7th Grade:
Emory - Study for Quiz - A more perfect Union (Chpt. 7)
. New Jersey and Virginia Plans
. The Great Compromise
. Northwest Ordinance
. Three-fifths Compromise
. Federalism and the Branches of Government

Mr Dayan:
7th Grade:
Cambridge/Duke:

Review the "Causes of Westward Expansion" bullets in your packet.
Create a Cause and Effect scenario using Two Bullets

8th Grade:
Brandeis/Caltech/Johns Hopkins:

Read and annotate Scopes documents A-D
Complete Guiding Questions for each Document

Social Studies Wednesday April 18, 2018

4/18/2018

Ms. Victor:
6th Grade:
MIT- Textbk. 274 - 276 pp. 3, 4, 5
UVA - Document Based package : Contributions of Classical Period
UChi - Complete postcard on the Twelve Tables
UCLA - Study for Quiz
7th Grade:
Study for Chapter 7 Quiz

Mr. Dayan:
Brandeis/Caltech/Johns Hopkins:

Read and annotate Scopes documents A-D
Complete Guiding Questions for each Document

Cambridge/Duke:

Read "Louisiana Purchase" Handout
Complete the Guiding Questions

Social Studies Tuesday April 17, 2018

4/17/2018

Ms. Victor:
6th Grade:
MIT & UVA - Complete postcard using one of the Twelve Tables
UChi & UCLA - Complete advertisement using information from the text.7th Grade:
Emory - Textbk. pp. 187 - 191
Complete notes missing from powerpoint on The Great Compromise.

Mr. Dayan:
Brandeis/Caltech/Johns Hopkins: Take Home Assessment - Last call!!! Avoid Getting a Zero on your first assessment of 4th Quarter

Watch the 60 Minutes Clip (Link Attached) "Inside the memorial to victims of lynching." https://www.cbsnews.com/news/inside-the-memorial-to-victims-of-lynching-60-minutes-oprah-winfrey/?ftag=CNM-00-10aab7d&linkId=50200906
Include a one paragraph description of the piece.
Include a one paragraph personal response to the issues raised in the story
Choose an interesting quote and explain how it relates to the meaning of the clip.
Why did Oprah choose to tell this story now? What recent events, changes, or motivations triggered the need to tell this story?

*****Compare and Contrast the Scopes Monkey Trial with the current Controversy surrounding Climate Change

Cambridge/Duke:

Examine the three main foreign policy strategies covered in class today (Use of Military, Diplomacy, and Economic Sanctions.)
Identify three pro's and three cons for each strategy