American History Topic 4 Lesson 6 Federalism and Amendments

 Essential Question: How much power should the government have?

Engage:

• Video: Amending the Constitution

Explore:

• Read pages 237-245
• Define and Draw Vocabulary page 237
• Lesson 6 Summary
• Lesson 6 Summary (Spanish)
• Analysis Skill p. 246 Identify Sources of Continuity Read and Review

Evaluate:

• Journal Practice Vocabulary p. 98
• Lesson Check page 245 1-4
• Lesson Quiz 6

Extend:

• Crash Course Government

Walt and El Groupo

  

EQ: Why did Walt Disney take a group of animators to South America during World War 2?

Engage:

• Walt Disney's Education for Death (10:08) 

Explore:

• Vocabulary: animation, movie, union, strike, goodwill tour
• Vocabulary: overcoat, sketch, sophisticated, plaza, Nazi
• Vocabulary: estuary, deforestation, gaucho, llano, pampas
• Walt and El Grupo documentary
• Selections from Saludos Amigos and The Three Caballeros

Explain:

• Why was the Disney company reeling before the trip?
• Why did the US Government pay for Disney's trip?
• How did the trip to South America influence Disney's work and the work of his artists?

Evaluate:

• How does Education for Death inform what you saw in Walt and El Grupo? 

Extend:

American History Topic 4 Lesson 5 Understanding the Constitution

 Essential Question: How much power should the government have?

Engage:

• Video: The Three Branches of Government

Explore:

• Read pages 225-236
• Define and Draw Vocabulary page 225
• Lesson 5 Summary
• Lesson 5 Summary (Spanish)

Evaluate:

• Journal Practice Vocabulary p. 96
• Lesson Check page 236 1-4
• Lesson Quiz 5

Extend:

• Crash Course Government

American History Topic 4 Lesson 4 Federalists, Antifederalists, and the Bill of Rights

 Essential Question: How much power should the government have?

Engage:

• Video: The Bill of Rights

Explore:

• Read pages 217-222
• Define and Draw Vocabulary page 217
• Lesson 4 Summary
• Lesson 4 Summary (Spanish)
• Primary Sources p. 223 Federalist and Antifederalist Writings Read and Review
• Analysis Skills p. 224 Distinguish Cause and Effect Read and Review

Evaluate:

• Journal Practice Vocabulary p. 94
• Lesson Check page 222 1-4
• Lesson Quiz 4

Extend:

• Crash Course Government

 

World Geography Topic 4 Lesson 3 Independence for South America

Essential Question: What should governments do?

Engage:

• Video: Conquest of the Aztec and Inca Empires

Explore:

• Read pages 215-218
• Analyze diagrams and pictures in the lesson
• Define vocabulary words on page 215
• Summary
• Summary (Spanish)

Evaluate:

• Active Journal Practice Vocabulary p. 111
• Lesson Check questions 1-5 on page 218
• Lesson Quiz 3

American History Topic 4 Lesson 3 Ideas That Influenced the Constitution

 Essential Question: How much power should the government have?

 Engage:

• Video: Roman and Enlightenment Influences on the Constitution

Explore:

• Read pages 210-215
• Define and Draw Vocabulary page 210
• Lesson 3 Summary
• Lesson 3 Summary (Spanish)
• Primary Sources p. 216 Thomas Jefferson, Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom Read and Review

Evaluate:

• Journal Practice Vocabulary p. 92
• Lesson Check page 215 1-4
• Lesson Quiz 3

Extend:

• Crash Course Government

 

World Geography Topic 4 Lesson 1 Early South American Cultures Lesson 2 Incan Civilization

 Essential Question: What should governments do?

 Engage:

•  Machu Picchu 101 National Geographic Channel 

Explore:

• Read pages 207-214
• Analyze diagrams and pictures in the lesson
• Define vocabulary words on page 207,211
• Summary Lesson 1
• Summary Lesson1 (Spanish)
• Summary Lesson 2 
• Summary Lesson 2 (Spanish) 

Evaluate:

• Active Journal Practice Vocabulary p. 107,109
• Lesson Check questions 1-5 on page 210 1-5 on 214
• Lesson 1 and/or 2 Quizzes

Jefferson City 8th Grade Trip

Friday you will be traveling to Jefferson City to visit the state capitol and the now closed state penitentiary.

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:AP_of_Missouri_State_Capitol_Building.jpg

Let's first watch this video on the history of the building. If you pay attention you may be able to answer some of the tour guide's questions and look really smart!

Next is a video on the symbolic meanings of the Missouri state flag and the Missouri seal. In it you will learn about the colors of the flag and the reason we have grizzly bears all over the seal.

One of the most interesting parts of the capitol is the artwork that you find inside. We have two videos that talk about the artwork. While you are there you will tour the artwork with the guide and these videos will give you some insight into them.

• Stately Images: The Art of Missouri's State Capitol 
• The Missouri Mural

Below is a photo of the Missouri State Penitentiary which is now closed. Listen carefully to the tour guides to learn the history of the site. 

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Missouri_State_Penitentiary.jpg

EQ: Why should we take a field trip to Jefferson City?

Engage:

•  Friday is the field trip.

Explore:

• History of the Missouri Capitol (4:53)
• Stately Images: The Public Art of Missouri's State Capitol (28:14)
• The Missouri Mural (5:11)
• History of the Missouri Penitentiary  (18:08)

Explain:

• What is the purpose of the state capitol?
• What are some interesting facts about the capitol?
• What should we learn about the penitentiary?

Evaluate:

Extend:

• Ghost Hunters Missouri Penitentiary Prime

Map of South America

   

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Languages_of_South_America_(en).svg

EQ:

• What are the official languages of the countries of South America?

Engage:

• Why do South American countries speak European languages?

Explore:

• Political Map of South America
• Official Language Map of South America

Explain:

• Identify the countries of South America
• Identify the capitals of South America
• Identify the official languages of South America

Evaluate:

• Vocabulary: official, mountain, plain, plateau, ocean
• Label and color a map of South America identifying countries, capitals, and official languages
• GDoc with map instructions

American History Topic 4 Lesson 2 Drafting a Constitution

Essential Question: How much power should the government have?

 Engage:

• Video: The Constitutional Convention
• Assembling a Constitutional Convention NBC News Learn

Explore:

• Read pages 204-209
• Define and Draw Vocabulary page 204
• Lesson 1 Summary
• Lesson 1 Summary (Spanish)

Evaluate:

• Journal Practice Vocabulary p.89
• Lesson Check page 204
• Lesson Quiz 2

Extend:

• Crash Course History The Constitution 

World Geography Topic 4 Inca: Island in the Sky

  EQ: 

• How did the Inca culture develop in Peru?

Engage:

• None

Explore:

• Vocabulary Ceremonial, Terrace, Plaza, Masonry, Lidar, Anomaly
• Inca Island in the Sky 45:00) Lost Cities with Albert Lin National Geographic Amazon Prime Video

Explain:

•  When was Machu Picchu built?
• What is the name of the language the Incas used?
• What evidence are they looking for on top of the hill?
• What are chullpas?
• What shape of chullpas made the archaeologists believe they were Incan?
• What was at the heart of Incan life?
• What is the name of the volcano Albert Lin investigates?

Evaluate:

• Worksheet with vocabulary 

 

American History Topic 4 Lesson 1 A Weak Confederacy

 Essential Question: How much power should the government have?

 Engage:

• What Were the Articles of Confederation? History Channel
• Video: James Madison

Explore:

• Read pages 197-203
• Define and Draw Vocabulary page 197
• Lesson 1 Summary
• Lesson 1 Summary (Spanish)

Evaluate:

• Journal Practice Vocabulary p. 87
• Lesson Check page 203
• Lesson Quiz 1

Extend:

•  

History Topic 3 Review

 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Paris_(1783)#/media/File:Treaty_of_Paris_by_Benjamin_West_1783.jpg

 Review p. 191:

• Vocabulary and Key Ideas 1-7
• Critical Thinking and Writing 8-12
• Analyze Primary Sources 14
• Analyze Maps 15-17

World Geography Topic 3 Review

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/66/-_panoramio_%282288%29.jpg

Essential Question: Who should benefit from a country's resources?

Vocabulary and Key Ideas 1-6
Critical Thinking and Writing 7-9
Analyze Primary Sources 11
Analyze Maps 12-15

History Topic 3 Lesson 5 Winning Independence

By John Trumbull - http://www.aoc.gov/cc/photo-gallery/ptgs_rotunda.cfm, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1379717

Essential Question: When is war justified?

Engage:

• Video: Winning Independence 

Explore:

• Read pages 178-188
• Define and Draw Vocabulary page 178
• Lesson 5 Summary
• Lesson 5 Summary (Spanish)

Evaluate:

• Journal Practice Vocabulary p. 73
• Lesson Check page 188
• Lesson Quiz

Extend:

Dia de los Muertos

 

Essential Question:

• What is the Day of the Dead and why is it celebrated in Mexico? 
• Who is Jose Posada?
• Why is the image La Calavera Catrina important to the Day of the Dead in Mexico?

Engage:

• The True Origins of Catrina  Culture Colectiva (3:07)

Explore:

• Dia de los Muertos National Geographic
• Jose Guadalupe Posada Wikipedia
• La Calavera Catrina Wikipedia
• Mexico's Celebration of Life 

Explain:

• Why does Mexico celebrate Dia de los Muertos?
• Who is Jose Posada?
• Why is La Calavera Catrina important to Dia de los Muertos?

Evaluate:

• Notebook Page: Jose Posada
• Day of the Dead 5 W's and H worksheet