Social+Studies+-+8th

Type in the content of your page here. 8th Grade Social Studies Meeting Summaries

9/9/09 No meeting - school pictures

9/16/09 Discussed Gettysburg Field Trip -Itinerary -Cost -Approvals

9/23/09 -Finalized Permission slip/medical form, discussed rationale for trip, as well as itinerary -Concerned about size of teams and the ability of running through the museum, movie, and cyclorama -Cost is becoming prohibitive -Coordinating trips so teams have identical experience

10/14/09 -Created hand out on Civil War Artillery -Discussed pacing of Ch. 16/17

10/28/09 -Collected materials for Karen Weaver (sub) -Made copies for Karen on Ch. 17 -Finalized Buses for Gettysburg

11/11/09 -Veterans Day -H-Team at Gettysburg

12/9/09 -Watched "What is Freedom" video (highlights key points of Reconstruction) -Created questions to accompany video -Discussed pacing (we are all at or close to Chapter 18, section 2)

1/13/10 -Finalized midterm exam/copies and scantrons are ready -Shared review materials for Chapters 15-18 -Created plan for revision: (Josh: Collect data from item analysis and record in database, review questions of concern on midterm) ( Nev: Analyze results, identify questions of concern and revise midterm exam for 2011)

2/10/10 -Snow Day, no grade level

3/10/10 -Open House preparation, no grade level

5/12/10 -WW1 \Ch24 Exam 5/17-5/20 -Ch25/26 sec 1 unit taught 5/21- 6/7 [The exam will be at the end of the unit] -Final exam study guide will be given out on 6/1/10 -Final Exam Prep 6/8,9,10 -Final Exam 6/16 from 7:50-9:20