Welcome to Texas History
Diana Mays
Welcome 7th graders to Young Junior High. You will need to bring supplies everyday to class to be prepared for all assignments. (paper, pens, pencils, map pencils, spiral, pocket folder for homework, red grading pen and your big notebook.
Monday..........January 18..........Holiday
Tuesday..........January 19...........Teacher work day
Wednesday...........January 20...........Continue reading ch. 7-3. Work on Alamo Fact Sheet. (down to #60) Alamo Alphabet. Keep in folder and add to it this week. Due Friday. Memorize Travis letter for extra credit by Friday.
Thursday..........January 21...........Finsh reading ch. 7-3. Finish Alamo Fact Sheet. Continue working on the Alamo Alphabet. Think About It
Friday..........January 22...........Grade Alamo Fact Sheet. Continue working on the Alamo Alphabet. (due Monday)
Monday..........January 25.......... Write an Epitaph on the back of the Think About It sheet. Travis matching. Get Alamo assignments together and and make a cover sheet. All due tomorrow.
1. Alamo outline
2. Travis letter
3. Alamo Alphabet
4. Think About It
Tuesday..........January 26.........Turn in Alamo assignments. Study for Alamo test. (tomorro) study Alamo Fact Sheet. 10 Review questions over the Alamo
Wednesday......... January 27...........Alamo Test. Read ch. 7-4
Thursday..........January 28..........Ch. 7-4 Review sheet in class.
Friday..........January 29.............The substitute made up some kind of worksheet instead of following the lesson plan.
Monday..........Feb. 1.........Discuss 7-1 (Fannin)......Write a surrender agreement.
Tuesday........././Feb. 2...........Grade ch. 7-4 review sheet.
Wednesday..........Feb. 3..........Quiz over ch. 7-4 (Fannin) Vision and Hearing Screenings. Read ch. 8-1 in text.
Thursday..........Feb. 4.......... Pillow case. List things you bring that fit into a pillow case. When full you are through. If it does not fit in the pillowcase, you can not take it. Government Vocabulary (9 words)
Friday..........Feb. 5. ...........Explain what you brought in pillow case. Ch. 8-1 Quiz (open book) Declaration of Independence complaints (p 558 -559)
Monday..........Feb. 8..........Discuss the Bill of Right. Finish the 8-1 review sheet.
Tuesday..........Feb. 9..........Registration for 8th grade in the library.
Wednesday..........Feb. 10..........Make a Foldable for the three branches of government and put in spiral. Grade the 8-1 review sheet.
Thursday.........Feb. 11.......... Government Scavenger Hunt. Government quiz.
Friday..........Feb. 12..........ICE DAY NO SCHOOL>
Monday...........Feb. 15...........Holiday.
Tuesday...........Feb. 16.........Finish Foldable. Finish the Government Scavenger Hunt. .Compare and Contrast Sam Houston and Santa Anna from ch. 8-2 . Use a Venn Diagram on colored paper.
Wednesday..........Feb. 17............ Foldable Quiz. Grade the Government questions. Discuss Santa Anna and Houston on Venn Diagram.
Thursday..........Feb. 18..........Discuss Santa Anna and Sam Houston. Read ch. 8-3 and fill out the Guided reading review ( 8-3 )
Friday...........Feb. 19..........Finish the Review and discuss the battle of San Jacinto. Grade the 8-3 review if time in class. . Return papers and record on grade sheet.
Monday..........Feb. 22............Grade the Ch. 8-3 Review Sheet. San Jacinto Map on page 179.
Tuesday..........feb. 23........... Finish the map and Turn in San Jacinto Map. San Jacinto Fact Sheet.( Front only)
Wednesday..........Feb. 24..........Grade San Jacinto Sheet. Return papers. Point of View. (choose an item at San Jacinto.
Thursday.........Feb. 25..........Read Point of View in class. Doris Miller Sheet (due today). Think About It (Loose Lips) on the back . Workbook page 32 (crossword. )
Friday..........Feb. 26...........Turn in workbook page 32. Discuss Ch. 8-4. take notes from the board on the Treaties of Velasco in spiral.. Read ch. 8-4. Copy 6 questions on the back board for ch. 8-4.
Monday.........March 1..........Finish notes on board. Open book test over ch. 8. (use book and notes in spiral) Read ch. 9 in class after test.
Tuesday..........March 2..........Foldable comparing Houston, Lamar and Jones as Presidents of the Republic of Texas. List name, date, Capitol site, problems and accomplishments.
Wednesday.........March 3..........TAKS WRITING untill 12:00 Grade ch 8 test in the afternoon. Finish foldable.
Thursday..........March 4...........Turn in foldable. Discuss Houston and Lamar. Write a campaign speech for one of the presidents of the Republic. Include the problems of the country and how you would fix them and why someone should vote for you. Define the 14 vocabulary words from ch. 9 and write the definition in your spiral. Use 7 of the words in your speech. Highlight the words used.
Friday..........March 5..........Finish speech. Design a bumper sticker for the president you picked.
Monday..........March 8..........Vocabulary Quiz. Turn in speech, bumper sticker and foldable.
Tuesday..........March 9..........TAKS Benchmark....Reading
Wednesday..........March 10...........TAKS Benchmark.....Math
Thursday.........March 11.......... Presidents of the Republic of Texas.
Friday..........March 12..........Grade Presidents papers.
SPRING BREAK
Monday..........March 22..........Return papers.
Tuesay...........March 23...........
I WILL BE OUT OF SCHOOL FOR THE NEXT # WEEKS> I WILL BE HAVING FOOT SURGERY. Check your students planner for the assignments. i write the assignment on the board everyday for them to copy.