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Mr. Daniel Georgetti
Grade 8 Social Studies
WEST ESSEX JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
NORTH CALDWELL,   NJ   07006
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8th Grade Social Studies
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Team 8-C

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Marking Period 4

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June 8 - 12

MONDAY: Test on Wednesday.

TUESDAY: Test on Wednesday.

WEDNESDAY:

THURSDAY:

FRIDAY:

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Week of June 1 - 5

MONDAY: Read handout about "The Federalist Papers" and "The Bill of Rights."
        Answer the two open ended questions in complete sentences - in paragraph
        form.

TUESDAY: None.

WEDNESDAY: Study Guides due Friday.
           Test on the Constitutional Convention on Wednesday.

THURSDAY: Study Guides due Friday.
          Test on the Constitutional Convention on Wednesday.

FRIDAY: Test on the Constitutional Convention on Wednesday.

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Week of May 18 - 22

MONDAY: None.

TUESDAY: Quiz on NJ, VA, and CT Plans on Friday.

WEDNESDAY: Quiz on NJ, VA, and CT Plans on Friday.

THURSDAY: Quiz on NJ, VA, and CT Plans on Friday.

FRIDAY:

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Week of May 11 - 15

MONDAY: Test on Wednesday - Articles of Confederation.

TUESDAY: Test Tomorrow - Articles of Confederation.

WEDNESDAY: None.

THURSDAY: Chapter 11-1 Outline Due Tomorrow.

FRIDAY: Chapter 11-1 Section Review (pg. 239 #1,3,4,5) due Monday.

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Week of May 4 - 8

MONDAY: 1. "The Patriot" questions due tomorrow.

        *The TeenBiz Assignment has been cancelled - do not complete it.
      
TUESDAY: 1. Test on Articles of Confederation on Wednesday, May 13th.

WEDNESDAY: 1. Study Guides Monday, May 11.
           2. Test next Wednesday, May 13.

THURSDAY: 1. Study Guides Monday, May 11.
           2. Test next Wednesday, May 13.

FRIDAY: 1. Study Guides Monday, May 11.
           2. Test next Wednesday, May 13.

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Week of April 27 - May 1

MONDAY: None.

TUESDAY: None.

WEDNESDAY: None.

THURSDAY: None.

FRIDAY: None.

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Week of April 20 - 24

MONDAY: Read and Complete handout entitled "Republican Government."

TUESDAY:  Read and Outline Chapter 10 - 3 (pg. 229-231) - due on Thursday.

WEDNESDAY:  Read and Outline Chapter 10 - 3 (pg. 229-231) - due on Thursday.

THURSDAY: Permission Slips due Friday.

FRIDAY:  Permission Slips due Monday.

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Marking Period 3

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Week of April 6 - 13

MONDAY: Test on American Revolution on Monday.

TUESDAY:  Test on the American Revolution tomorrow.

WEDNESDAY: None.

THURSDAY: None.

FRIDAY: No School

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Week of March 30 - April 3

MONDAY: Read one article on teenbiz3000.com (any article you have
        not yet read) and answer the questions that follow.

TUESDAY: None.

WEDNESDAY:  1.  Complete study guide for the test on the American
               Revolution - due Monday.
            2. Test on the American Revolution Wednesday,
              April 8th.

THURSDAY: 1. Study Guide due Monday.
           2. Test on the American Revolution Wednesday,
              April 8th.
  
FRIDAY:  1. Study Guide due Monday.
         2. Test on the American Revolution Wednesday,
            April 8th.

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Week of March 23 - 27

MONDAY: 1. Complete Saratoga Handout.
        2. Read "Life at Valley Forge" and answer questions 1 - 4.

TUESDAY: None.

WEDNESDAY: None.

THURSDAY:  WASHINGTON D.C.

FRIDAY:  WASHINGTON D.C.

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Week of March 16 - 20

MONDAY: 1. Final Copy of Research Paper due Wednesday.

TUESDAY: 1. Final Copy of Research Paper due tomorrow.

WEDNESDAY: 1. Have progress reports signed and returned by tomorrow.

THURSDAY: None.

FRIDAY: 1. Read "1777: The Year of the Hangman" and answer questions 1 - 8.

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Week of March 9 - 13

MONDAY: 1.Study Guides due tomorrow - Test Friday.
        2. Rough Draft of paper due on Wednesday - Bring
           two typed copies!

TUESDAY: 1. Rough Draft due tomorrow - bring two typed copies.
         2. Test on Friday - Road to Revolution.

WEDNESDAY: 1. Test on Friday - Road to Revolution

THURSDAY: 1. Test tomorrow - Road to Revolution

FRIDAY: 1. Final Copy of Research Paper due on Wednesday

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Week of March 2 - 6

MONDAY: No School - Snow Day.

TUESDAY: 1. Works Cited List due tomorrow.
         2. Continue researching for paper.

WEDNESDAY: 1. Continue researching for paper.
           2. Rough Draft due next Wednesday.

THURSDAY:  1. Continue researching for paper.
           2. Rough Draft due next Wednesday.

FRIDAY: 1. Complete pages 1 - of study guide by Monday.
        2. Rough Draft of Research Paper due on Wednesday - bring
           two copies!!!

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Week of Febrary 23 - 27

MONDAY: None.

TUESDAY: None.

WEDNESDAY: None.

THURSDAY: 1. Works Cited List due next Wednesday.
          2. Continue researching your topic from home.

FRIDAY: Works Cited List due next Wednesday.
        2. Continue researching your topic from home.

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Week of February 16 - 20

No School - Winter Break

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Week of February 9 - 13

MONDAY: Read and Outline Chapter 8-2 (Pages 174 - 178) - Due Thursday.

TUESDAY: Read and Outline Chapter 8-2 (Pages 174 - 178) - Due Thursday.

WEDNESDAY: Read and Outline Chapter 8-2 (Pages 174 - 178) - Due Tomorrow.

THURSDAY: None.

FRIDAY: Read and Outline Chapter 8-3, Pages 178 - 182.  
          *Due Monday, February 23rd (the Monday we return from break)

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Week of February 2 - 6

MONDAY: Colonial Travel Brochure Due Friday, February 6th.

TUESDAY: Colonial Travel Brochure Due Friday, February 6th.

WEDNESDAY: Colonial Travel Brochure Due Friday, February 6th.

THURSDAY: Colonial Travel Brochure Due Friday, February 6th.

FRIDAY: Read and Outline Chapter 8-2 (Page 174 - 178); Due Thursday.

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Marking Period 2

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Week of January 26 - 30

MONDAY: Map Quiz on Thursday.

TUESDAY: Map Quiz on Thursday.

WEDNESDAY: Map Quiz on Thursday.

THURSDAY: Colonial Travel Brochure Due Friday, February 6th.

FRIDAY: Colonial Travel Brochure Due Friday, February 6th.

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Week of January 19 - 23

MONDAY: None.

TUESDAY: Bring textbooks to class tomorrow.

WEDNESDAY: 1.  Bring textbooks to class tomorrow.
           2. Complete "A Colonial Mnemonic Device" Handout.

THURSDAY: None.

FRIDAY: Map Quiz on Thursday, January 29th.

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Week of January 12 - 16

MONDAY: Read "Bacon's Rebellion" and answer questions.
        Quiz on Puritan New England on Friday.

TUESDAY:  All Periods - Quiz on Puritan New England on Friday.
          Periods 2, 3 - Study GUide due on Thursday.

WEDNESDAY:  Quiz on Puritan New England on Friday.

THURSDAY:  Quiz on Puritan New England tomorrow.

FRIDAY:  

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Week of January 5 - 9

MONDAY:  Make sure yellow handout is complete for tomorrow's class.

TUESDAY: Bring textbooks to class tomorrow.

WEDNESDAY: 1. Complete "Conflicts Among the Puritans" handout.
           2. Answer critical thinking question regarding religious tolerance vs. intolerance - paragraph form.
           3. Bring textbooks to class on Friday.

THURSDAY: Bring textbooks to class tomorrow.

FRIDAY:    1. Have progress reports signed and returned by Monday, January 9th.
           2. Complete "Conflicts Among the Puritans" handout. Due Monday.
           3. Answer critical thinking question regarding religious tolerance vs. intolerance - paragraph form.  Due Monday.


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Week of December 22 - 26

MONDAY:  No Homework.

TUESDAY:  No Homework.

WEDNESDAY:  No School.

THURSDAY:  No School.

FRIDAY:  No School.

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Week of December 15 - 19

MONDAY: Periods 2 and 3 - Complete pages 1 - 3 of study guide by tomorrow ; test on Monday
        Periods 5, 8 and 9 - Complete study guide by Thursday ; test on Monday

TUESDAY: 1. Complete Mayflower Compact Reading Activity
         2. Read and take notes from pages 99 - 100 in textbook (Hard Times at Plymouth)
         3. Study Guide due tomorrow
         4. Test on Monday.

WEDNESDAY: 1. Study Guide due tomorrow.
           2. Test on Monday.

THURSDAY: 1. Test on Monday.

FRIDAY: 1. Test on Monday.

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Week of December 8 - 12

MONDAY:  1. Read and outline pages 83-85 (Chapter 4, Section 4) in your U.S. History textbook.

TUESDAY:  None.

WEDNESDAY: 1. Define all key terms (the blue words) in Chapter 5, Section 1 (pgs. 93 - 97) of your
             U.S. History textbook.  Use the glossary to define these words.
          2. Have progress reports signed and returned by tomorrow.
          3. Bring Testbooks tomorrow.

THURSDAY: 1. Finish questions about the founding of Jamestown.
          2. Read "Trouble at Fort James" and answer the two open ended questions at the end.    

FRIDAY: 1. Read "The Starving Time" and "Change Comes to Jamestown" and answer questions.
         2. Test on European Exploration, Roanoke, Jamestown, and the Pilgrims
          on Monday, December 22nd.


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Week of December 1 - 5

MONDAY: Test on Articles 3 - 7 of the U.S. Constitution tomorrow.

TUESDAY: Complete "Amendments Packet" by tomorrow.

WEDNESDAY:  None.

THURSDAY:  None.

FRIDAY: 1. Read and outline pages 83-85 (Chapter 4, Section 4) in your U.S. History textbook.  Due Tuesday.

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Week of November 24 - 28

MONDAY: 1. Complete study guide by tomorrow.
        2. Test on Articles 3 - 7 of the U.S. Constitution on Tuesday, December 2nd.

TUESDAY: 1. Test on Articles 3 - 7 of the U.S. Constitution on Tuesday, December 2nd.

WEDNESDAY: Test on Articles 3 - 7 of the U.S. Constitution on Tuesday, December 2nd.

THURSDAY:  No School

FRIDAY:  No School

Have a Happy Thanksgiving!

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Week of November 17 - 21

MONDAY: Complete Research Assignment by Thursday.

TUESDAY:  1. Begin answering final three questions on blue handout.
          2. Complete Research Assignment by Thursday.

          www.2Facts.com/TempFiles/xeu065900a.asp
  

WEDNESDAY:  Complete research assignment.

          www.2Facts.com/TempFiles/xeu065900a.asp

THURSDAY: Period 5 - Complete "Articles 4 - 7 Outline" by Monday, Nov. 24th.

FRIDAY: Periods 2, 3 - Complete the parts of the study guide with a "*" next to it by Monday.

        Periods 5, 8, 9 - 1. Make sure purple packet is complete (Articles 4 - 7) of the Constitution.
                          2. Complete Study Guide by Tuesday, November 25.

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Week of November 10 - 14

MONDAY: All - Look up the names and ages of the current nine Supreme Court Justices (Due Wednesday).

TUESDAY: All - Look up the names and ages of the current nine Supreme Court Justices.

WEDNESDAY: Complete "Article III Outline" using textbooks (pg. 273-274).

THURSDAY: Read and complete "The Judicial Branch" handout.

FRIDAY:  No Homework.

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MARKING PERIOD 1

Please Note:

*We will be having a test on the Executive Branch on Monday, November 10th.  This will be the first grade of the Second Marking Period.

*Constitution Scrapbook has been collected.
*If you have not yet turned your Constitution Scrapbook in, please remember that it will lose 5 points for each day it is late.

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Week of November 3 - 7

MONDAY: 1.Complete Study Guide by Tomorrow.
        2.Test on Executive Branch Monday, November 10.

TUESDAY: 1.Test on Executive Branch Monday, November 10.

WEDNESDAY:  1.Test on Executive Branch Monday, November 10.

THURSDAY: No School

FRIDAY: No School

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Week of October 27 - 31

MONDAY: 1. Use textbook (pages. 271 - 272) to complete the salmon colored hand out about Article II, Section 1.
        2. Compose School Violence Email - due Thursday.
        3. Constitution Scrapbook due Friday!!!!

TUESDAY: 1. Complete School Violence Email by Thursday.
         2. Constitution Scrapbook due Friday!!!

WEDNESDAY: 1. Complete School Violence Email by tomorrow.
         2. Constitution Scrapbook due Friday!!!

THURSDAY: 1. Constitution Scrapbook due tomorrow.
         2. School Violence email due tomorrow.

FRIDAY: 1. Complete "Green Packet" by Monday (it is about the Executive Branch).
        2. Complete Executive Branch Study Guide by Tuesday, November 4th.
        3. Test on the Executive Branch on Monday, November 10th.

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Week of October 20 - 24

MONDAY: 1. Read "The Electoral College"
        2. In paragraph form, summarize the Electoral College - What is it?  How does it work?
        3. Quiz on Thursday.

TUESDAY: Periods 2,3 - 1.Quiz Friday - Study
                       2. Extra Credit Opinion Paragraph due Thursday.
                       3. Study Guide due tomrrow.
         Periods 5,8,9 - 1. Quiz Friday - Study.
                         2. Study guides due tomorrow.

WEDNESDAY: Quiz on Friday.

THURSDAY: Quiz tomorrow! Study!

FRIDAY: 1. Have progress reports signed and returned by Monday.
        2. Constitution Scapbook due next Friday (Oct. 31)

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Week of October 13 - 17

MONDAY: 15 Articles with summaries and personal responses due Friday.

TUESDAY: 1. Complete remaining questions in "A Brief History of Presidential Debates" packet.    
         2. 15 Articles with summaries and personal reponses due Friday.

WEDNESDAY:  1. Complete open ended questions 5 - 7 in "2008 Presidential Debate" Handout.
            2.  15 Articles with summaries and personal responses due Friday.

THURSDAY:  15 Articles with summaries and personal responses due Friday.

FRIDAY: 1. Complete Study Guide up to Electoral College.
        2. Complete "2008 Electoral College Predictions" Activity.
        3. Anticipate a quiz next Thursday.
        4. Constitution Scrapbook due Friday, October 31st (Halloween)

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Week of October 6 -  10

MONDAY:  1. Test on Wednesday - Preamble and Legislative Branch  
         2. Bring 10 articles with summaries and personal responses (2nd deadline for Constitution Scrapbook)

TUESDAY: 1. Test on Wednesday - Preamble and Legislative Branch  
         2. Bring 10 articles with summaries and personal responses (2nd deadline for Constitution Scrapbook)

WEDNESDAY: Bring 10 articles with summaries and personal responses (2nd deadline for Constitution Scrapbook)

THURSDAY:  NO SCHOOL

FRIDAY: 15 Articles with summaries and personal reponses due next Friday, Oct. 17

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Week of September 29 - October 3

MONDAY:  1. Bring two articles with a summaries and personal responses to class on Wednesday, Oct. 1......2. Make sure questions 1 - 13 in pink packet are completed by Wednesday.....3. Test on Legislative Branch next Wednesday, Oct. 8.....4. Have letter to parent signed and returned.

TUESDAY:  NO SCHOOL

WEDNESDAY: 1.  Complete "Election of Senators" and "Election of Representatives" handout - answer the two open ended questions at the end - will be collected.
           2.  Test on the Preamble and Legislative Branch on Wednesday, Oct. 8 - Work on study guide.

THURSDAY: Test on the Preamble and Legislative Branch on Wednesday, Oct. 8 - Work on study guide.

FRIDAY: 1.  Test on the Preamble and Legislative Branch on Wednesday, Oct. 8 - Work on study guide.
        2.  Have progress reports signed and returned on Monday.
        3.  10 Articles due next Friday.

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Week of September 22 - 26

MONDAY: Periods 2,3 - Complete "Rules, RIghts and Privileges of Congress" handout and answer questions.  Periods 5, 8 , 9 - Read Article I, Sections 5 and 6 of the Constitution.  Answer questions on handout.

TUESDAY:  Periods 2, 3 - None
          Periods 5, 8, 9 - Read "How a Bill Becomes a Law" Packet tonight.  Complete packet by Thursday.

WEDNESDAY: Periods 2, 3 - None
           Periods 5, 8, 9 - Read "How a Bill Becomes a Law" Packet tonight.  Complete packet (due tomorrow).

THURSDAY: None.

FRIDAY: All - Answer questions 1 - 13 in the pink packet.

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Week of September 15 - 19

MONDAY: 1.  Read "Principles of the Constitution: Part 2" and answer following question.  2.  Quiz on Thursday - Review Study Guide.

TUESDAY: Quiz Thursday

WEDNESDAY: Quiz Tomorrow!!!

THURSDAY:  None

FRIDAY: Periods 2, 3 - Read handouts about the House of Reps and Senate...answer questions at the end of each one....Periods 5, 8, 9 - Read "The Legislative Branch and Congress" and "Leaders in Congress" and answer questions at the end.

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Week of September 8 - 12

MONDAY: Periods 8 and 9 - 1. complete "What would life be like in a state of nature?" (purple handout)  2. Read "What did John Locke say might happen in a state of nature?" (yellow handout)

TUESDAY: Have textbooks covered.

WEDNESDAY - FRIDAY:  Make sure all class assignments are turned into the substitute teacher.

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Week of September 1 - 5

MONDAY: No School

TUESDAY:  No School

WEDNESDAY: All Periods - 1. Have blue studnet profile sheet filled out, signed and returned.  2. Have discipline plan signed and returned.

THURSDAY: None

FRIDAY: Periods 2,3 and 5 - 1. Complete questions 1 - 7 on "What would life be like in a state of nature?" handout.


Have a great weekend!

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