SAGA 2 - 8th Grade - The Unfinished Symphony of Mankind - Continued

JANUARY
...THAT'S A TAKE....

We finished the Age of Absolutism and now will move onto the Age of the Enlightenment, National Revolutions (including our own) and that wonderful actor from Corsica....Napoleon.

STARRING the leading roles of Maximilien de Robespierre, Jean Rousseau, John Locke, Thomas Jefferson, and that little guy with the itchy shirt....oh yeah. Napoleon Boneparte!
(and just wait until you see their supporting actors performances!)

REMEMBER - READING QUESTIONS will be passed out each week and will be due at the beginning of class EACH TUESDAY. The following is the reading for JANUARY:

JANUARY
3  -  Chapter 26 - Democracy DUE 1/10
         • QUESTIONS - Chapter 26
10  -  Chapter 27 - Imperialism DUE 1/19 - extended
         • QUESTIONS - Chapter 27
18 - Chapter 28 - Global Transformations DUE 1/31 - POSTPONED for the MidTerm
         • QUESTIONS - Chapter 28
24 - Chapter 29 - The Great War DUE 2/7
         • QUESTIONS - Chapter 29
31 - Letters from the Trenches DUE 2/14

VOCABULARY FORMAT, if you need one.

TESTS
KEEP GOING OVER YOUR NOTES 3-5 MINUTES DAILY.
You will have a test every two or three weeks - over each major section (we didn't have the one before the Christmas break - but you will have one Tuesday, January 10th). So keep going over your notes...

THERE WILL ALSO BE A 100 POINT TEST OVER THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE AFTER THE CHRISTMAS BREAK!!! JANUARY 17th!

AND YOU HAVE A MID-TERM TUESDAY, JANUARY 24th!

QUIZZES
YOU MAY USE NOTECARDS ON WEDNESDAY, WEEKLY VOCABULARY QUIZZES!!!

WHY ARE YOU NOT USING THIS OPTION???? You can use notecards!!!

As we pass out maps in class you may get a copy on the blog, in case you lose yours.

• The Atlantic World
• Absolutism Europe

REVIEW THE PAST CLUES - here's another clue...

"unlawful detention"

TAKING A STAND IN HISTORY

REGIONAL CONTEST DATE & LOCATION

• Saturday, February 25th
• Time: TBA
• Location: Western Washington University, Cheney, WA

ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY - if you need another rubric CLICK HERE.
DUE: January 26, Thursday

IF YOU NEED TO SEE AN EXAMPLE, click here.

If anyone wants to look ahead, we have a PROCESS PAPER that will be due February 16.

The rubric is located HERE.

NOW we begin the PROJECT phase of NHD. For the remainder of January and February, on Thursdays, we will be working on the NHD projects in class.

SUPPLIES NEED TO BE BROUGHT THE FIRST THURSDAY OF JANUARY!!!