English US History 8 Q3
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Mrs. Genther • kgenther@mountainheightsacademy.org • 801.899.6218
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Mrs. Lyons • slyons@mountainheightsacademy.org • 801.923.3394
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All work for each week is due at 6:00 pm on Friday. If you miss an assignment and would like to make it up, please fill out the Late Work Request Form. You can receive 80% of the total earned points. No late work will be accepted during the last week of each quarter.
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Articles of Confederation and STAR Reading Assessment
Learning Objectives:
- I understand the purpose of the Articles of Confederation as well as the strengths and weaknesses.
- I understand the importance of Shay's Rebellion.
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STAR Reading Assessment
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The Constitutional Convention and The Founding Fathers
Learning Objectives:
- I understand the significance of the Declaration of Independence.
- I can demonstrate my understanding of the roles the Founding Fathers played in developing the Declaration of Independence.
- I can use contextual clues to decipher work meaning.
- I can read informational text and understand what it says explicitly as well as draw inferences.
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The Constitution and Commonly Confused Words
Learning Objectives:
- I understand the major events and results of the Constitutional Convention
- I understand the key figures and the roles they played in the Constitutional Convention
- I can identify and properly use commonly confused words
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The US Constitution
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Commonly Confused Words
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Benjamin Franklin
Tone and Mood in African American Poetry
Informative Essay Writing
Learning Objectives:
- I understand the difference between tone and mood in writing.
- I can use contextual clues to identify the tone and mood in writing.
- I can identify the meaning of proverbs and create my own life motto.
- I can correctly used commonly confused words.
- I can select a topic for my informative essay based on content we have covered in class so far this year.
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Benjamin Franklin and Proverbs
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American Poetry- Slavery
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Commonly Confused Words
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Informative Essay
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Lewis and Clark: Core of Discovery
Informative Essay Writing
Learning Objectives:
- I understand when, where and why Lewis and Clark were sent on an expedition.
- I understand the conditions as well as discoveries of the Lewis and Clark expedition.
- I can write a bio poem that accurately and creatively captures the experience of person on the Lewis and Clark expedition.
- I can select credible resources, identify interesting subtopics and conduct research for the topic. I have selected for my informative essay.
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Informative Essay
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War of 1812
Learning Objectives:
- I can identify and explain symbols in the Star-Spangled Banner.
- I understand important events and impacts of the Industrial Revolution.
- I can identify different inventors, factories, and the pros and cons of this time period.
- I understand how to identify symbols in poetry.
- I can write an outline for my informative essay and prepare a properly formatted Works Cited page.
- I can identify root words and their meanings.
- I can identify and explain symbols in the Star-Spangled Banner.
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War of 1812
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American Poetry
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The Industrial Revolution
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Informative Essay
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Root Words
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Trail of Tears and The West
Learning Objectives:
- I understand the events and conditions of the Trail of Tears as well as its impact on Native Americans.
- I understand manifest destiny and why so many moved west.
- I understand the struggle for Texas Independence, the events of the Alamo.
- I can accurately depict how I would react in situations regarding the Alam and the struggle for Texas Independence.
- I can write a well developed rough draft of my informative essay using proper MLA citations.
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Informative Essay
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Reforming American Society
Learning Objectives:
- I can use peer or adult edits to improve and polish my final draft of my informative essay.
- I understand the role of important events leading to the Civil War.
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Informative Essay
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Events Leading to the Civil War
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Events Leading to The Civil War
Learning Objectives:
- I understand the role important events played in the leading to the Civil War.
- I can reflect on the informative essay writing process.
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Events Leading to the Civil War
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Informative Essay
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