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Social Studies Monday April 30, 2018

4/30/2018

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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)
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Social Studies Friday April 27, 2018

4/27/2018

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Mr. Dayan:
Brandeis/Caltech/Johns Hopkins:
  1. No Homework. Enjoy your weekend!
Cambridge/Duke: 
  1. Read and Annotate Indian Removal Documents A-B
  2. Complete Guiding Questions
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Social Studies Thursday April 26, 2018

4/26/2018

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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:
  1. Review the "War, Civil Liberties, and Security Opinion Poll."
  2. Which questions were hardest to answer? Why?
  3. To what extent should Americans be willing to give up their civil liberties during times of national emergency or war?
Cambridge/Duke:
  1. Read and Annotate "Indian Removal" Timeline
  2. Please provide Gist (Main Idea), and include 5 insightful comments and 5 insightful questions in the margins. 
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Social Studies Wednesday April 25, 2018

4/25/2018

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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.
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Social Studies Tuesday April 24, 2018

4/24/2018

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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

  1. 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?
  2. 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:
  1. "Review the "War, Civil Liberties, and Security Opinion Poll."
  2. Which Questions were Hardest to Answer? Why?
  3. To what extent should Americans be willing to give up their civil liberties during times of national emergency or war?
Cambridge/Duke:
  1. Run a Google Search on Foreign Policy
  2. Click on the News Tab
  3. Select, Read, and Print a Recent Newspaper Article related to U.S. Foreign Policy
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Social Studies Monday April 23, 2018

4/23/2018

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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:


  1. Read and Annotate Prohibition Documents A-E
  2. Complete Prohibition Graphic organizer
Cambridge/Duke:
  1. Read and Annotate John O'Sullivan Quotes
  2. Complete Guiding Questions
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Social Studies Friday April 20, 2018

4/20/2018

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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:
  1. No Homework. Enjoy your weekend!
7th Grade:
Cambridge/Duke:
  1. Complete "Images of Westward Expansion" Graphic Organizer

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Social Studies Thursday April 19, 2018

4/19/2018

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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:
  1. Review the "Causes of Westward Expansion" bullets in your packet.
  2. Create a Cause and Effect scenario using Two Bullets
8th Grade:
Brandeis/Caltech/Johns Hopkins:
  1. Read and annotate Scopes documents A-D
  2. Complete Guiding Questions for each Document
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Social Studies Wednesday April 18, 2018

4/18/2018

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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:
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Brandeis/Caltech/Johns Hopkins:
  1. Read and annotate Scopes documents A-D
  2. Complete Guiding Questions for each Document
Cambridge/Duke:
  1. Read "Louisiana Purchase" Handout
  2. Complete the Guiding Questions
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Social Studies Tuesday April 17, 2018

4/17/2018

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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
  1. 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
  2. Include a one paragraph description of the piece.
  3. Include a one paragraph personal response to the issues raised in the story
  4. Choose an interesting quote and explain how it relates to the meaning of the clip.
  5. 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
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Cambridge/Duke:

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

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