8th Grade - County Collage
Earth Science - p. 140, #1b, 2b, 3ab

Just a reminder, let me know around what time you're planning on coming in on Friday.

8th Grade - Collage Project
Earth Science - Earth Model Project
p. 135, #1b, 2bc, 3abc

Tomorrow I will be out of town at a conference with the Homework Lady. The next two nights' homework is below:

Thursday
6th Grade - Test tomorrow. Remember what we reviewed today.
8th Grade - County College Project Due November 8th
Earth Science - Earth Model Worksheet 1 due Monday - We will go over it then.

Friday
8th Grade - County College Project Due November 8th
Earth Science - Earth Model Worksheet 1 due Monday - We will go over it then.

Homework Update

The lack of updates the past few days have been due to no new homework being assigned.

Don't forget, next Friday (October 29th) there is no school, but there are parent-teacher conferences. If you are planning on coming by after 12:00, if you could give me a heads-up I would greatly appreciate it.

Tonight's homework:

• 5th Grade - No Homework
• 6th Grade - Test Friday
• 7th Grade - No Homework
• 8th Grade - County Collage Project
• Earth Science - Test Tomorrow
• Current Events - No Homework

Egypt Test Study Guide

Type of Questions	Number on Test	Point Value	Special Note
True / False	5	3	Read these carefully!
Matching	8	3
Multiple Choice	10	3
Map Skills	3	3	Study the maps in your book.
Short Answer	4	3	Write in complete sentences.
Essay	1	10	This will be a “big picture” question where you have to provide details.

People and Groups of People

Ramses II

Menes

Hyksos

Hatshepsut

Joseph

Locations

Memphis, capital of Egypt

Meroe, capital of Kush

Kerma, capital of Kush

White Nile and Blue Nile Rivers

Lower Egypt

Upper Egypt

Nile Delta

Kush

Nubia

Terms, Themes and Facts

unification

social pyramid

expedition

pharaoh

cataracts

delta

The Rosetta Stone

Egyptian Gods (Ra, Isis, Horus)

Nubia and its resources

Hyksos and their weapons

The Sphinx excavation

Search for King Tut

Mummification

Seasonal flooding of the Nile effect life in Egypt?

Egyptian Slavery

It was a grand Grandparents' Day! Thanks to everyone who showed up to attend or help!

• 5th Grade - No Homework
  
• 6th Grade - Egypt Test Friday
  
• 7th Grade - No Homework
  
• 8th Grade - County Collage Project
  
• Earth Science - Test moved to THURSDAY
  

Rocks! Test Study Guide

Test Format
True / False - 5
Matching - 5
Multiple Choice - 9
Interpreting Diagrams - 3
Essay - 3

Terms, Concepts, Etc.

Rock-forming materials
Relationship between processes deep inside the earth and the formation of rocks.
Plate movement

Classification
Texture
Minerals
Origins

Sedimentary Rock
Erosion, Deposition, Compaction, Cementation
granite, limestone, conglomerate
chemical rock
clastic

Igneous Rocks
Intrusive
Extrusive
Role of cooling time and location in determining shape, size, texture, etc.
Examples

Metamorphic Rock
Slate
foliated

Rock Cycle
Processes and Products

Rock Examples
Slate, Shale, granite, limestone, sandstone, marble

Coral. Woohoo.

• 5th Grade - None

• 6th Grade - None

• 7th Grade - Test Tomorrow

• 8th Grade - Collage Project

• Earth Science - None

• For your entertainment: The best political ad ever. I promise, this has to do with the 8th Grade's current studies.

5th Grade -Test Tomorrow
6th Grade - Think about Egypt
7th Grade - Test Friday
8th Grade - Continue Research on County Collage
Earth Science - Rocks Test Next Tuesday

5th Grade - Test Thursday
6th Grade - No Homework
7th Grade - Test Friday
8th Grade - County Collage
ES - Test Next Tuesday

The Hoff, Live In Berlin

The World Since the 1960s TEST

10 - True / False
10 - Matching
10 - Multiple Choice
1 - Essay

Key Terms, Places, People

Fulgencio Batista
Cuban Revolution
Fidel Castro
Hamas
Argentina
Juan Peron
Eva Peron
Al Qaeda
Golda Meir
US Intervention
Genocide
USSR
Margaret Thatcher
Augusto Pinochet
Indira Gandhi
Red Brigade
"Dirty War"
Pan-Arabism
Pan-Africanism
Shining Path
Changing Warfare in the 20th Century
Terrorism
Guerilla Warfare
Egypt's Nasser
Yuogslavia
Bosnia-Herzegovina
United Arab Republic
"nationalize"
nationalism
communism

5th Grade - Test Thursday
7th Grade - Test Thursday
8th Grade - Research your County

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• 5th Grade - Test Next Thursday

• 6th Grade- No Homework

• 7th Grade - Test Next Thursday

• 8th Grade - County Project

• Earth Science - p. 106, # 1-3

• Current Events - Watch the News
  

Civil War Study Guide

Test Format

15 - Multiple Choice

6 – Ordering

5 – Labeling

4 – Matching

2 of 4 – Short Response

Important Terms, People, Events

Abraham Lincoln

abolitionist

Ulysses S. Grant

Missouri Compromise

Election of 1860

Candidates

Harriet Tubman

Civil War

secede

Kansas-Nebraska Act

Slavery

Expansion

Resistance

Underground Railroad

Confederacy

Battle of Gettysburg

Battle of Petersburg

Sherman’s March to the Sea

Emancipation Proclamation

Capitals

Confederate

Union

Ordering – Be able to put these events in order

Abraham Lincoln’s Election

Fort Sumter

Appomattox Court House

Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination

South Carolina Secedes

Gettysburg Address

Battle of Gettysburg

First Battle of Bull Run

Battle of Shiloh

Labeling – Tell which side these states were on

South Carolina

Georgia

Mississippi

New York

Rhode Island

Maine

Missouri

Kentucky

Massachusetts

County Collage - 8th Grade

Objective: Each student is to create a collage to represent a county in South Carolina. The collage must be in the shape of the county. No student may do Charleston County.

Research: Each student is required to consider and take notes on the following elements before constructing a county collage. When research is complete, you should plan possible ways to represent this information through visual arts.

1. Economy	Current Unemployment Rates, Major Employers, Poverty Rates
2. Political	US Representative, State Senator, State Representative(s)
3. History	Founding Dates, Major Towns, Important Local, National, or State Histories
4. Cultural	Local tourist destinations, dining, entertainment
5. Current Events	Headlines from local newspapers.

Assessment: Students will be graded according to the following rubric.

Criteria	Points Possible	I think…	Points Earned
Use of Time – Respectful of others and helpful at times.	10
Research – Notes on each of the five elements to be considered.	25 (5 points each)
County Collage – Contains an appropriate portrait of the county, with a wide range of information.	40
Reasoning – Student can justify all decisions made in construction of project.	20
Presentation – Student explains art to class to the best of his or her ability.	5

You will be given ample time in class to prepare. Pay close attention for announcements of work days and due dates.

7th Grade - Project DUE Tomorrow

Assignment – You are to teach the class about a famous twentieth-century leader. You are to do this by producing a poster with certain elements and explaining that poster to the class. You will be graded on preparation, presentation, and poster design.

Your poster must include a list of sources, all information relevant to the topic, and a creative design. Focus on CONTENT rather than design, though.

This project is due Tuesday, October 5th. You will present to the class on that day.

You will be given Friday, September 24^th and Friday, October 1^st to work during class.

Fidel Castro

Nelson Mandela

Saddam Hussein

Mobutu Sese Seko

Idi Amin

David Ben-Gurion

Juan and Eva Peron

Gamal Abdel Nasser

Osama bin-Laden

Mohammad Reza Pahlavi

Ayatollah Khomeini

Jawaharai Nehru

Yasir Arafat

Mohammed Ali Jinnah

Muammar Qaddafi

Augusto Pinochet

Kwame Nkrumah

Fulgencio Batista

Jomo Kenyatta

Che Guevara

Slobodan Milosevic

You may use pictures from the internet, but the words on each poster should be your own.

	Points Possible	“I think I got…”	Your Score
Preparation – Student uses their time outside of class well, as evidenced by the complexity of both information and presentation, in addition to their readiness to answer questions.	20
Poster – Poster is colorful, and informative. Poster catches the eye of the casual observer and then teaches them about your topic.	20
Pictures – Your poster MUST contain at least 3 pictures. (5 points each)	15
List of Sources – You must list all sources used for research on your poster.	5
Presentation – Students convey all appropriate information without making any noises like barnyard animals. Students are poised and keep the attention of their classmates.	20
Other People’s Presentations – Student pays attention during the presentations of other students, asking questions when necessary and giving them the proper respect deserved.	20
On Time – 10 points off for each day late!	-10
THIS IS A TEST GRADE ! ! !	100