Social+Studies+8+-+Pierre

Conduct research about the Vanderbilts, Rockefellers OR the Carnegies. Which industry was that family involved in? What kind of practices did these companies use that made them so successful?
= = =HW for 801 and 802= =Due on 12/7/15=

//Answer the following question: "Were blacks truly free during Reconstruction?" Use at least three documents to help support your answer.//
= = =HW for 801 and 802= =Due on 12/4/15= ==//Complete research about the respective Festival of Lights. Make sure to explain the significance of the festival and explain why light is important for that festival. Also, illustrate how lights are represented in the festival.//==

=HW for 801 and 802= =Due on 12/3/15= ==//Answer the following question: "How is light represented in your culture?" by doing some research about how the way light is represented in your culture. You can think of culture as everything from language, religion, cuisine, social habits, music and arts.//== = = =HW for 801 and 802= =Due on 11/30/15=

//Find and print out an article about the Colorado shooting or the cop killing a young adult in Chicago.//
= = =HW for 801 and 802= =Due on 11/30/15=

//Complete SHEG Questions about Reconstruction.//
= = =HW for 801= =Due on 11/23/15=

//1)// //Do some further research about the terrorist attacks that took place in Beirut, Lebanon. Answer the following questions://
= What are some other details of the attack that weren't discussed in class? = = Who was involved? Which particular groups? = = Where did the attacks take place? = = How many people died? = = When did these attacks occur? = //** 2) Define terrorist / terrorism. **// //** 3) Why are the KKK considered terrorists? **// = = =HW for 801 and 802= =Due on 11/20/15=

//Do some further research about the terrorist attacks that took place last week. Answer the following questions://
= What are some other details of the attack that weren't discussed in class? = = Who was involved? Which particular groups? = = What is ISIS? = = Where did the attacks take place? = = How many people died? = = When did these attacks occur? =

 =HW for 801 and 802= =Due on 11/17/15=

//Do some further research about the Plessy v. Ferguson Supreme Court case. Make sure to know the who, where, what, why, when and how.//
=HW for 801= =Due on 11/12/15=

//Respond to the statement: Ben Fields should have been fired from the police department. Write one paragraph.//
= = =HW for 801 and 802= =Due on 11/9/15=

//If you haven't already done so, answer back to your partner's response about Ben Fields in that third column of the Dialectal Response Note worksheet.//
= = =HW for 801 and 802= =Due on 11/9/15=

//If you haven't already done so, answer back to your partner's response about Ahmed Mohamed in that third column of the Dialectal Response Note worksheet.//
= = =HW for 801 and 802= =Due on 11/5/15= =//Create an illustration or a diagram that displays your understanding of sharecropping. Make sure you include an explanation of what sharecropping was and attach the answer to the Aim question: "Were slaves truly freed after the Civil War" on the back of the illustration. //= = = =HW for 801 and 802= =Due on 11/4/15=

//Make sure you have read and annotated the document about Sharecropping. Answer the// //corresponding questions.//
=HW for 801 and 802= =Due on 10/20/15=

//Read and annotate documents A & B about Radical Republicans. Answer the// //corresponding questions.//
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=HW for 801 and 802= =Due on 10/16/15=

//Answer the Aim question: "Was Lincoln a Racist?" with at least 3 details as well as explanations.//
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=HW for 801 and 802= =Due on 10/15/15=

//Read and annotate documents C & D about Lincoln being a racist. Answer the// //corresponding questions.//
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=HW for 801 and 802= =Due on 10/14/15=

//Read and annotate documents A & B about Lincoln being a racist. Answer the// //corresponding questions.//
=HW for 801 and 802= =Due on 10/9/15=

//Study your notes about the economic differences between the North and the South as well as the Causes of the Civil War for a quiz tomorrow.//
=HW for 801 and 802= =Due on 10/8/15=

//Study your notes from today's class.//
=HW for 801= =Due on 10/7/15=

//Study your notes from today's class.//
=HW for 802= =Due on 10/7/15=

//Complete the SHEG guiding questions about the Emancipation Proclamation.//
=HW for 801 and 802= =Due on 10/6/15=

//Research the following questions: Why did President Abraham Lincoln free the slaves?//
=HW for 801 and 802= =Due on 10/5/15= ==//Rank the causes for the Civil War in your graphic organizer from 1-6 with 1 being the main reason and 6 being the least important reason for the cause of the Civil War. Also make sure to provide your explanations.//==