Abolitionist Blog Post

You will be writing a 3 paragraph blog post describing the life of an abolitionist and specifically focusing on the impact that they had in the fight against slavery. You will need to discuss at least 3 things they did to help fight slavery. You also need to include 3 images of your abolitionist in your blog post! Choose one of the following abolitionists:

William Lloyd Garrison, David Walker, Frederick Douglass, Sojourner Truth, Harriet Tubman, Elijah Lovejoy, Samuel Cornish, John Russworm, John Brown

Part 1: Complete the pre-writing activity introduced to you in class

Part 2: Using your graphic organizer from the pre-writing activity, write 3 paragraphs describing the life of your abolitionist and the impact they had on the fight against slavery using the following format:

Paragraph 1: Introduce the person, tell about their life, where they came from, interesting experiences they may have had

Paragraph 2: Talk about 1-2 important things your abolitionist did in the fight against slavery. If you talk about 1 thing here, you will need to talk about 2 in the next paragraph.

Paragraph 3: Talk about 1-2 things your abolitionist did in the fight against slavery. If you talked about 2 in paragraph 2 then you only need to describe one more here. This paragraph should also include a conclusion sentence that sums up your main point or the purpose of the writing.

Profile of North and South

Compare life in the North and South based on the following factors:

(Look through pages 384-407 to find the information)

Farming
Industry
Labor
Transportation
Social Classes
Immigration
Way of Life

You will create an 8.5x11 poster that compares the two on the factors above.

Lewis and Clarke Resources

http://lewis-clark.org

http://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/lewis-clark/#documents

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/lewisandclark/journey_leg_1.html

Boston Massacre

Image 1

 Image 2

 Image 3

 Image 4

Road to Revolution Vocabulary

Alliance

Revenue

Effigy

Boycott

Repeal 

Propaganda

Militia

Minutemen

Loyalist

Patriot

Petition

Preamble 

Colonial Family Paintings

Analyze the following paintings for clues about family roles and gender roles during the American colonial era. Take notes on things you notice as you analyze the photos. Then, write a 2 paragraph essay describing your thoughts on what family roles and relationships were like and what gender roles were present during the time.

TimeGlider

Put the following events on your digital timelines on TimeGlider:

1. Columbus reaches America (page 46)
2. England leaves Catholic Church (page 59)
3. First Settlement at Roanoke (page 71)
4. Lost Colony of Roanoke (page 71)
5. Jamestown Settlement in Virginia (page 71)
6. House of Burgesses first met (page 73)
7. Pilgrims land at Plymouth (page 77)
8. Puritans settle Massachusetts (page 78)
9. Connecticut founded (page 79)
10. Rhode Island founded (page 79-80)
11. New York (New Netherland) settled by the Dutch (page 83)
12. England takes New York (page 83)
13. Pennsylvania was founded by the Quakers (page 84-85)

Language Arts Pre-Writing Activity

Make this graphic organizer on a piece of paper and fill it out with the information that you have for

 Item #1: Jamestown and Item #2: The Disney Movie

Pocahontas Comparison Website

http://pocahontas.morenus.org/

Jamestown Adventure

Follow these links on your virtual tour of Jamestown!

The Land
http://www.apva.org/tour/loop.html

James Fort
http://www.apva.org/tour/firstft.html

Statue of John Smith
http://apva.org/rediscovery/page.php?page_id=385

Pocahontas Statue
http://apva.org/rediscovery/page.php?page_id=58

Glass House
http://www.apva.org/tour/glass.html

Jamestown Church
http://www.apva.org/tour/chtour.html

Graveyard
http://www.apva.org/tour/gravyard.html

Hunt Shrine
http://www.apva.org/tour/hunt.html

Memorial Cross
http://www.apva.org/tour/cross.html

Compilation of Information: Jamestown

With a partner, you need to compile information about Jamestown and the Powhatan people on a shared Powerpoint in your Google drive. SHARE WITH MS. K. INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:

-Map of Virginia
-At least 3 images of eastern Virginia (paying attention to landscape)
-Pictures of Powhatan people (clothing, homes, food)
      -Try to find at least 2 of their customs (things that are part of their culture, traditions, etc)
-Slide about Pocahontas (NOT THE CARTOON), who was she? how old was she when she met the   English men?

Different Worlds Meet

Citizenship Slideshow

Citizenship on PhotoPeach

Open Bills in Congress.... mskuburas.blogspot.com

Overview: You will be researching a bill that is currently open in Congress. After reading about and familiarizing yourself with the bill, you will write a 3 paragraph essay describing the bill and giving your personal opinion on whether this bill should be passed or not. You need to back your opinion with reasoning. You may research facts to support your opinion.

Paragraph 1: Title of bill, date introduced, name of representative or senator that introduced the bill, party of the representative or senator (Republican, Democrat) and a short 1-2 sentence preview of what the bill is about.

Paragraph 2: More thorough description of the bill and some facts about the topic of the bill

Paragraph 3: Your opinion of the topic and bill, Would you vote for this bill if you were a representative or senator in Congress?  

To find an open bill in Congress  CLICK HERE

Further instructions:

Type your essay in a word document. The font should be size 12.  Font style should be easy to read (Arial or Times New Roman)

Make sure to pay attention to mechanics and grammar.

Bill of Rights Glogster

Using Glogster.com create a digital poster telling about the first 10 amendments of the Constitution.

You need to include text boxes to write about the Bill of Rights (which are the first 10 amendments of the Constitution... these can be found on page 221 of our textbook)

You also need to include one image or video for each amendment.

Checklist

Do you have the following?

Amendment 1                             _____ Description           _____ Image or Video
Amendment 2                             _____ Description           _____ Image or Video
Amendment 3                             _____ Description           _____ Image or Video
Amendment 4                             _____ Description           _____ Image or Video
Amendment 5                             _____ Description           _____ Image or Video
Amendment 6                             _____ Description           _____ Image or Video
Amendment 7                             _____ Description           _____ Image or Video
Amendment 8                             _____ Description           _____ Image or Video
Amendment 9                             _____ Description           _____ Image or Video
Amendment 10                           _____ Description           _____ Image or Video

Citizenship Passport

This passport will be due on Thursday! 

Cover Page


Your Information (Page 2)

  *****************Follow this format! Include only the things below:

---This page is horizontal. Include a picture of yourself, your last name, first name, and date of birth!



MY DUTIES (Page 3)

This page is VERTICAL!!! The heading should say My Duties! List the duties required by law here! Make it pretty and colorful. 

 MY RESPONSIBILITIES(Page 4)

This page is VERTICAL!!! The heading should say My Responsibilities and should list the responsibilities of citizens listed in the book. Remember make it pretty and colorful ;)


 Getting Involved (Page 5-6)

These pages are also VERTICAL!!! Design at least 5 stamps to represent your duties, responsibilities, and to list specific ways you might get involved. 

     JUST SOME EXAMPLES!!!

Mosaic Tile

For this assignment, you are to come up with a drawing of one or more symbols to represent what makes us American. Keep in mind that Americans do not have one race, one religion, or one language but we celebrate a rich diversity. Think about all the ideals that we talked about in class. Refer to your webs for ideas. You can also use the internet for inspiration but do NOT just copy an image!!

To get full credit on this assignment, you need to:

-Demonstrate an understanding of American values through the use of symbols
-Create an original artwork (cannot be copied off the internet)
-Color the entire "mosaic tile" (no white space unless you are purposefully creating a b/w piece)

Multiple Intelligences Test

8th Graders.... go to the following site and scroll all the way to the bottom and take the Multiple Intelligence Test. There are a total of 80 questions. Record your result on a piece of paper.

Multiple Intelligences Test