8th Grade Social Studies Class Welcome to Mrs....

Welcome to Mrs. Kreitman’s 8th Grade Social Studies Class

Homeroom:• Arrival:

• Don’t come on the hallway until dismissed from gym or cafeteria• Go to your locker• Need to be in your seat, quiet, to view/hear announcements

• Please make sure you have:• A Student Handbook• An agenda

• Agenda• Please put your FIRST AND LAST NAME• HOMEROOM TEACHER• Method of Afternoon Transportation

Wendy KreitmanHR: Kreitman

Car Pool

Name Tent- 6 Word Bio

• Fold your cardstock into 3rds (like a tent- hamburger/horizontal way)

• On the MIDDLE rectangle write your NAME

• Surrounding your name, write 6 words that describe you- you can decorate/doodle these words

Kreitman

Teacher

Mom Coach

Singer Tar

HeelLoving

Today is... August 26, 2019What you need: Warm Up: Agenda:

- Agenda- Copy of the

Syllabus- Pen/Pencil- Optional:

Colored Pens

Find your name and have

a seat-Place your name tent up- Have out AGENDA

• HR: Name Tents• Go over Class Syllabus• Important Procedures

to know• Getting to Know You

Game- Quiz-Quiz-Trade

• Syllabus Part 2• About Me Activity

7th Period: Lockers at 2:45

Welcome to Mrs. Kreitman’s 8th Grade Social Studies Class

What do you need for SS

• Composition Notebook• Binder and Divider (Whole team)• Pens/Pencils• Colored Pencils/Fine markers• Glue (Lots! You might want a 6-pack for

yourself)

• I’ve got pens, pencils, colored pencils, glue, and scissors for you to use!

Lockers: If you have your lock, go put your backpack away. Bring back the card and fill in your combination!

What you need when you go to your locker:- Agenda- Binder and Dividers- Something to Write With

Important Procedures to Begin Class• 1- Line up outside the door to be greeted ☺

• 2-Entering Class• Read the board• Get any materials you need (papers, glue, sharpen

pencil)• Get started on the WARM UP

• 3- Class begins• Good things• Go over Warm Ups• Lesson for the day

Classroom Procedures- Getting out of your seat

• When can I sharpen my pencil or throw away trash or get tissue?

• ANYTIME! As long as you do so without distraction ☺ You do not have to raise your hand and ask permission for these things.

• What do I do if I need to use the restroom or want to get water?

• Restroom only in an EMERGENCY- go during designated breaks

• One Emergency pass a week• Please fill out the HALL PASS of agenda COMPLETELY (Date,

where, time) • Invest in a WATER BOTTLE- you can have these at all times

and fill up throughout the day• Flexible Seating: Standing or sitting on the floor is an

option! As long as you are not blocking someone’s view or moving around, go for it!

Quiz-Quiz-TradeFind a partner.Ask the question on your card.Let them answer.

Let Person 2 ask their question. Answer it.

Trade Cards, find a new partner, repeat.

Where did you go this summer?

What kind of music do you

like?

A little about Mrs. Kreitman• I LOVE the Tar Heels!

• I coached Volleyball at Daniels (and am helping Coach Mercer this year)

• I have two daughters, Parker and Avery

• I have a dog, Walter

• I have 2 sisters, 1 brother, 3 brother-in-laws, 2 sister-in-laws, 4 nephews, and 2 nieces

• I sing in a band called The MixTapes☺

• I am a licensed Zumba instructor

• I’ve been to Costa Rica and Belize

• My Goal: Yo quiero mejorar mi espanol.

What to expect in SS…• Thinking like a historian!

• Using sources to learn about the United States’ history• Readings, videos, songs, drawings, cartoons, pictures

• Interactive Notebook• Unit Pages, Vocabulary, Pre-Unit Activities, End of Unit Activity• Guided Notes and Student Activities

• Projects• Individual, Partner, Groups• Creating historical sources• Using technology

Grading

• Current Events and Warm Ups 10%- Due every FRIDAY

• Minor (Class Assignments) 25%-

• Notebook Checks

• In Class Activities

• Minor (Quizzes) 30%• You will typically have a quiz PER UNIT (see yearly overview to see the

Units)

• Quarter 1: 4 Units = 4 Quizzes

• Major (Tests/Projects) 35%• Tests: Multiple Choice/Matching/Fill in the Blank, Constructed

Response

• At least 2 a Quarter• Projects- at least 1 a Quarter

Classroom Procedures- Turning in Work

• Submitted assignments go in your period’s TURN IN tray

• What you need to turn in will be listed in the day’s AGENDA at the beginning of class- so be sure to read!

• Interactive Notebooks• We will complete many student activities in our notebooks • Only SOME will be graded- and you won’t know which so do them all!

Absences

•Check the DAILY AGENDA board•Class Secretary will keep up with ABSENT WORK

•Work will be placed in the folder on sideboard with Days of the Week with your name on it

•You have to get notes!

Always check the Weebly- wkman.weebly.com

Cell Phones/Devices

BYOD-

• Red day= no phones or headphones

• Yellow Day= you might need it, but keep it away until your told to use it

• Green Day= you need it, make sure you have it!

HALLWAYS = RED ZONE

• No headphones, texting, etc. while transitioning

We use devices A LOT in social studies to

research! Use them appropriately!

Research can always be done using textbooks ☺

No charging phones in the classroom. Portable chargers are good!

EXCEL

•Engage•eXplore•Communicate•Empower•Launch

About Me ActivityComplete the about me information sheet.

Start by writing your name in the middle- First and Last

The number in the background is how many things you write for that prompt

End of Day Dismissal

• Announcements• These are IMPORTANT for you and I both to hear• The announcements do not mean time to pack up• AFTER announcements clean up/pack up

• PUT UP YOUR CHAIRS• When your method of transportation has been called, you may put up your chair

and leave• When your bus/method has been called and the teacher dismisses you, go to your

locker

• Lining up does not make your dismissal faster!• Stay at your desk until your bus has been called

• All students go to lockers at 3:10 (if your bus has yet to be called)

• GO HOME!• We love you, but do not loiter in the hallways ☺

Take-Aways from Today• Looking forward to a great year!• This week, practice entering the room procedures• Remember to EXCEL!• Please get materials by Wednesday if possible!

• Write in Agenda:• Homework:

Student Info SheetReview and Sign Student HandbookParent Google Form (on Weebly)Bring COMPOSITION BOOK by WEDNESDAY

Launch:

“Cheers to a new year, and another chance for us to get it right!”

- Oprah Winfrey


- Agenda- Name tent- Pen/Pencil

HR- Please get About Me Activity and have YELLOW form out

In your agenda, write something you enjoyed on your first day

back or something you’re excited about for this

week!

Review Classroom Procedures and Expectations

Raising Your Hand

EXCEL in the Classroom

Why do we study history?

7th Period: Bus Video

Review from Yesterday!1. What is the first thing you do upon entering the

classroom?2. Where do you find materials you need and the

agenda for the day?3. According to Mrs. Kreitman, what is the GREATEST

university?4. What 2 items do you need in ALL 4 CORE CLASSES

everyday?5. What materials do you need for class tomorrow?

About Me ActivityComplete the about me information sheet.

Start by writing your name in the middle- First and Last

The number in the background is how many things you write for that prompt

Classroom Procedures• 1- Entering Class

• Read the board• Get any materials you need (papers,

glue, sharpen pencil)• Get started• When I come in, it’s go time

• 2- Listen and Read First• Directions• Follow steps, don’t move ahead• Let me explain then wait for questions

• 3- Dismissal• Don’t pack up until your told• Lining up at the door doesn’t make time

go faster so don’t do it• Clean up your area before you leave

• A couple of other things:• Getting Up During Class

• Sharpen pencil, trash, get materials• Just do it- you don’t need to ask- just

don’t be distracting

• Bathroom Fill out your agenda• Ask at an appropriate time (not in the

middle of instruction)

• Questions• Have a question- raise your hand• Need me for something- raise your hand• Want to add to a discussion- raise your

hand

What does EXCEL look like in our classroom• Engage- line up outside the door and wait for Mrs. Kreitman to shake hands

• This may be my favorite part of the class!

• Xplore- we will start everyday with a Warm Up and GOOD THINGS• Enter the class, READ THE BOARD, get materials, and begin Warm Up• Good things- give us the HEADLINE not the full story (3 minutes)

• Communicate- this will be the day’s lesson• Guided notes, video, gallery walk, readings, etc. • You will use this information for the student activity

• Empower- Student led activities• May be individual, partners, or groups• Using the information we’ve learned, you will complete an activity

• Launch- What did I learn today? • Some days it may be a simple review, others an Exit Ticket, or quick quiz• Weekly Quotes

Classroom Procedures: Questions or Need Me? • This is easy: RAISE YOUR HAND!

• Please, do not call my name• 1- It’s rude• 2- I’m probably helping someone else and you’re

interrupting

• 3- It’s rude• 4- If I don’t see you and I’m not helping someone

else, just come get my attention ☺

Review from Yesterday!

1. Where do you turn in your assignments?2. What do you need to do in order to use your

weekly bathroom pass?3. How many children does Mrs. Kreitman

have?4. Where do you find work if you were

ABSENT?5. What country is Mrs. Kreitman leading a trip

to this summer?

Let’s Call a Timeout

• Calling a Timeout: Bring the group back from an activity, students are off task, we need to regroup

• What do you do?• Mimic the hand signal

• Stop what you’re doing• People near you see it too• Refocus for direction

4 Questions (for now)

• How will we deal with classroom issues?

• 1) If several people are off task, we will call a TIMEOUT to refocus

• 2) Students can CHECK their groupmates

• 3) Single student- 4 Questions:• 1-What are you doing?• 2- What should you be doing?• 3- Are you doing it?• 4- What are you going to do about it?

EXCEL Punch Cards• Agendas are to be with you AT ALL TIMES

• Hall Pass (Weekly Calendars)• Punch Card (Back of Agenda)

• EXCEL Violations• Lunch Detention after 2 punches and phone

call home• Referral to Administration on 4th Punch-

After School Detention or In School Suspension

• Reward Days/Quarter Incentives• 10 Punches in 9 weeks

1 Tardy

2 Not Prepared for Class

3 Disruptive

4 Off Task

5 Inappropriate Use of Electronics

6 Horseplay

7 Disrespect

8 Non-Compliance

Classroom Jobs• Distributor/Collector- Pass out any papers. Collect papers from students as needed. Please be respectful and minimize any classroom disruption during your job. • Class Secretary- You will be responsible for any help I may need during class. This may mean helping students, answering the phone, going to the office or providing work to ISS. You will keep the class agenda. • Attendance- Your job is to take roll during the beginning of the class period. • Absent Work- Your job is to gather papers from the day and put any absent students name on them and place them in the ABSENT folders. You will also write in a brief summary of what we did in class each day. • Class Ambassador- Your job is to be the student representative of our classroom. In case of a substitute you can help him/her with papers or procedures. You are in charge of the Red bag in case of a fire drill. You will greet guests at the door. You will also greet and assist new students in our classroom. •Tech Helper- Monitor students retrieving laptops or other devices. Make sure students sign up for the device and return the device to its appropriate location.

Thinking Like a Historian

As a group, create a list that answers the following questions:• Why do we study history?

• How do we know what to study?

• Who studies history? (What jobs or careers would study history?)

• What impacts our thoughts about history?

Why do we study history?

• So we don’t repeat the past

• To not make the same mistakes

• To learn where we came from

• To learn about other cultures

• Because the government says we have to

• To respect the efforts of others who got us to where we are today

• And so on….

How do we know what to study?

• What our FAMILY tells us

• What our teachers tells us

• Reading information (books, newspapers, magazines)

• SOURCES- Primary sources

• Watching videos, looking at pictures

Who studies history?

- Historians- Politicians- Lawyers- Doctors- Athletes- Mechanics- Business Owners- Realtors- Builders- Servers- Musicians- TV/Movie Writers

What impacts our views of history?

Look at these three images- what are your views? What about YOU may make your view of these pictures different than someone else’s?

Day 2- That’s a wrap!

• Remember to EXCEL everyday!

• Come in, read the board, and begin our day

• Get up when you need to in the classroom but if you need to leave, fill out your agenda!

• Remember where to turn in work!

• I love Beyonce, but please don’t “Say my name, say my name”

Add to your Agenda:• Bring COMPOSIT ION NOTEBOOK to class tomorrow!

Launch:


- Oprah Winfrey


- Agenda- Name tent- Pen/Pencil- Composition

Notebook- Glue- Colored

Pencils/MarkersHR- Turn In About

Me Activity and have YELLOW

form out

What are 3 values that

make me feel safe and

respected in school?

- Good things- Warm Up- Classroom Jobs- Review of Procedures

- Social Contracts

- Setting up Notebook- Title Page- Table of Contents

Classroom Jobs• Distributor/Collector- Pass out any papers. Collect papers from students as needed. Please be respectful and minimize any classroom disruption during your job. • Class Secretary- You will be responsible for any help I may need during class. This may mean helping students, answering the phone, going to the office or providing work to ISS. You will keep the class agenda. • Attendance- Your job is to take roll during the beginning of the class period. • Absent Work- Your job is to gather papers from the day and put any absent students name on them and place them in the ABSENT folders. You will also write in a brief summary of what we did in class each day. • Class Ambassador- Your job is to be the student representative of our classroom. In case of a substitute you can help him/her with papers or procedures. You are in charge of the Red bag in case of a fire drill. You will greet guests at the door. You will also greet and assist new students in our classroom. •Tech Helper- Monitor students retrieving laptops or other devices. Make sure students sign up for the device and return the device to its appropriate location.

What does EXCEL look like in our classroom• Engage- line up outside the door and wait for Mrs. Kreitman to shake hands

• This may be my favorite part of the class!

• Xplore- we will start everyday with a Warm Up and GOOD THINGS• Enter the class, READ THE BOARD, get materials, and begin Warm Up• Good things- give us the HEADLINE not the full story (3 minutes)

• Communicate- this will be the day’s lesson• Guided notes, video, gallery walk, readings, etc. • You will use this information for the student activity

• Empower- Student led activities• May be individual, partners, or groups• Using the information we’ve learned, you will complete an activity

• Launch- What did I learn today? • Some days it may be a simple review, others an Exit Ticket, or quick quiz• Weekly Quotes

What is a SOCIAL CONTRACT?

It is an agreement between ALL members of the classroom on how we want to be treated and expect each other to act.

Everyone will be held to these expectations, including the teacher!

It is what YOU as a class make, not rules that I the teacher tell you that you have to follow.

Social Contract

How do you want to be treated by each other?

How do you think I want to be treated by you?

How do you want to be treated by the teacher?

How do we resolve a conflict?

Setting Up your notebook

•Step One:•Put your first and last name on the cover

•SOCIAL STUDIES and your class period

•1st, 2nd, 3rd, or 4th

Notebook Set Up

Title Page - leave blank

Page 1- Thinking Like A HistorianPage 2- Table of Contents (Title)

Page 3- 5 Regions ReadingsPage 4- Map

Title Page: NC and US History

• 5-5-5• Center Picture- What image

represents the US to you?

• 5 People • 5 Major Events (with Dates)• 5 American Wars

• (15 minutes)

• What you don’t finish needs to be done for HW!

• Glue in THINKING LIKE A HISTORIAN from yesterday

Table of Contents: Units1. Geography

2. Pre-Colonial America

3. Colonial

4. American Revolution

5. A New Nation

6. Westward Expansion

7. Nation Divided:Conflicts and CompromisesThe Civil War

8. Reconstruction

9. Industrialization and Immigration

10. World War I

11. The Roaring 20s

12. Great Depression and New Deal

13. World War II

14. Cold War

15. Civil Rights Movement

16. Modern America

Page 2

Launch:


- Oprah Winfrey


- Agenda- Composition

Notebook- Colored

Pencils/Markers- Optional:

Highlighter

**Phones/ Headphones for later

Write in AGENDA::

What are 5 examples of GEOGRAPHY?

- Good things- Warm Up

- Setting up Notebook

- Finish Up Title Page

Lesson: US Geography

Title Page: NC and US History

• 5-5-5• Center Picture- What image

represents the US to you?

• 5 People • 5 Major Events • 5 American Wars

• (15 minutes)

• What you don’t finish needs to be done for HW!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_E2CNZIlVIg

Part 1: US Regions

• Step 1:

• Read the description and UNDERLINE or HIGHLIGHT key features of that region:

• Climate/Weather/Temperatures• Geographical Features • Crops/Agriculture• Nicknames

Example:

• Using the KEY FEATURES write and/or draw these features in the corresponding Regions on your MAP

• See MIDWEST example

Part 2: US REGIONS MAP

Welcome to the US!

You’ve been assigned a US Region.

Your job is to create a Travel Poster that encourages people to visit your region based on the geography.

Use the RUBRIC to help guide your creations!

Here’s what you need:

- Slogan- Image highlighting at least 5

geographic features of your region: Neat, eye-catching, colorful!

- A blurb (short paragraph) that uses persuasive language to get people to your region!

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