Mr. Perry and Ms. Shulman's

8th Grade News

 Reading and Writing Skills Focus:

    • How do you read non fiction text
    • Graphic Organizers ~ help organize information / synthesize new knowledge
    • Study Guides ~ purpose
    • Determining Importance ~ picking out important information (How do we know?  / What do we want to know?)
    • Asking Questions
    • Do we know misconceptions or is what we know true?
    • Research

 

What’s Happening?

 

Enduring Understanding / Essential Questions

By the end of the year we will know the answers to the following questions  

  1. How did the United States become a democratic republic?
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  2. What are the origins and continuing influence of the key ideals of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution
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  3. How are power and responsibility distributed, shared, and limited in the government established by the United States Constitution?
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  4. What are the rights and responsibilities of U.S. citizens?
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  5. How can citizens participate in civic life?
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  6. What different types of governments have existed and what has been their impact on the lives of people?
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  7. How does the U.S. government conduct relations with other nations and international organizations?
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  8. How did the United states become a nation and what issues did the young nation face?
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  9. How did the United States expand and what was the social, political, and cultural impact of this expansion?
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  10. What progress was made toward social, political, and economic reforms?
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  11. How has the United States dealt with conflict within its own borders and what are the legacies of these conflicts?
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  12.  How did industrialization, immigration, migration, and urbanization affect the United States to 1900?
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Junior Achievement

http://www.ja.org/default.asp

A member of the community comes into our classroom once a week to discuss real life concepts with the class.  The Junior Achievement Curriculum is meant to add to the curriculum already in place.  American Works is the title of the eighth grade Junior Achievement Curriculum.  "Junior Achievement uses hands-on experiences to help young people understand the economics of life.  In partnership with businesses and educators, JA brings the real world to students, opening their mindsd to their potential."

"JA middle grades programs encompass economics and business curricula for students in grades six through eight.  These programs are designed to help students assess their personal skills, interests, and values, understand the economic benefit of education, explore career options, learn job-seeking skills, and practice personal and family financial management.  JA programs introduce students to the principal characteristics of economic systems and the role of business within those systems."

"JA America Works focuses on the impact of business, economics, and entrepreneurship on the economic development of the United States during the 19th century."

"JA Worldwide middle grades programs are developed with a primary emphasis on social students content, while providing a strong secondary emphasis on mathematics, reading, and writing skills.  Students learn fundamental business and economic concepts; explore carerr interestes and opportunities; examine entrpreneurship; and learn imporant principals of financial literacy.  During their visits to classrooms, volunteers serve as role models.  Through a variety of hands-on activities, students better understand the relationship between what they learn in school and their successful participation in a world economy."

Check back for more information regarding the times and dates of our hostess.

 

Career Days

Check back for more information regarding Career Days