Welcome to 8th Grade U.S. History II Mrs. Mast

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Welcome to 8th Grade U.S. History IIMrs. Mast

• U.S. History
• World History
• Government
• Economics
• Geography

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Social Studies Supplies

• Pencils
• Red Pen/Pencil (Grading Only)
• 1 inch 3-ring Binder and dividers
• Blue/Black Pens for assignments
• Line Paper
• Ear buds
• Flash Drive

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Units

• American Revolution
• Constitutional Convention
• Constitution Government Supreme Court
  Cases
• WW II
• Cold War Korean War Vietnam War
• 1950s Civil Rights Movement
• Contemporary U.S. Nixon to Present Day

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GEOGRAPHYThrough out the year

• The World in Spatial Terms
• Places and Regions
• Physical Systems
• Human Systems
• Environment and Society
• Geographic Applications

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Research Skills for HistoryThroughout the year

• Primary Secondary Sources
• Outline
• Presentation
• Visual Timeline, Graph, Table, Chart
• Citing Sources

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College Career Readiness Standards Literacy in
History/Social Studies

• Supplement Content Standards
• 10 Reading Writing Standards
• Primary Documents
• Informational Text
• Writing an Argument

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Homework

• Typically you will not have homework in Social
  Studies, HOWEVER
• Work that is not completed in class will become
  homework turned in the next day.
• Additional research for projects may need to be
  conducted at home.
• Studying for all quizzes and tests will ALWAYS be
  on the agenda as homework.
• Review material daily

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Grading Policy

• Grading Scale
• A- 100-90 B- 89-80 C- 79-70 D-
  69-60 F- 59-50
• Assessments 90 Practice 10
• Some assessments and assignments will be graded
  using a 4-point scale.
• 4- Exceeds expectations. Extends beyond what was
  taught
• 3.5
• 3- Successfully understood major minor concepts
  that were taught
• 2.5
• 2- Needs refinement, with support can
  understand major minor concepts
• 1.5
• 1- Needs improvement, difficulty understanding
  what was taught. Even with help, could only gain
  a partial or weak understanding of concepts

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Learning Goals

• Learning Goals States what students should
  learn over a the course of a unit

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Assessments

• Learning Goals Will be stated in newsletter
• Advised through team newsletter Remind

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Communication Remind

• Mast U.S. History II
• To receive messages via text,
• To 81010
• Message _at_mrsmasts

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• Socrative daily warm-up
• Flashcardstash unit notes
• Kahoot assessment reviews
• Google Drive
• icivics Government unit

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Communication

• amast_at_kyrene.org
• Kyrene webpage schools Aprende - classrooms

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• TEAM 8A creates and sends out a weekly
  newsletter.
• Please complete this google form to be added to
  the 8A distribution list.
• https//goo.gl/xlscuh
• QR Reader ?

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• Welcome to
• 8th Grade
• 2013-2014 School Year!
• Mrs. Mast

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Tonights Schedule

• 1st Academic Class
• 2nd Academic Class
• 3rd/4th Academic Class
• 6th Academic Class
• 8A Academic Class Language Arts - McCarney
• Math - Holdcraft
• Science - Ganey
• U.S. History II - Mast

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PTSO Paper Drive

• Through August 14th
• Ream 3.00 Case 30.00
• Make checks payable to PTSO

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Tax Credit

• 200 Individual
• 400 - Joint
• May go toward field trips, clubs, sports, Team
  8A, etc.
• Team 8A must be designated on form and/or
  memo section of check.
• www.kyrene.org

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• PBIS During A-Lab
• P R2
• Pride, Respect Responsibility
• 11 During U.S. History II
• Overview check list

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Miscellaneous

• Schedule Changes
• Weekly Newsletter Team Web Site
• Activity bus Tues. Thurs. (3rd week)

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Technology 11

• Google Docs
• Turnitin
• Gmail account

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Remind

• Mast Academic Lab
• To receive messages via text,
• To 81010
• Message _at_900b3d