Update

I have graded the students projects and put those in the gradebook. The students did an outstanding job on their presentations. I am so proud of them. I have also listed this quarters participation grades, so the average you see is their second quarter average. Remember that the midterm exam will count 15% of the first semester average with both the first and second quarters counting 42.5%.

By a majority vote of the class, our exam has been moved to Thursday, December 16th during their P.E time. This means that your student DOES NOT have to come to school on Friday if they are finished with everything.

I have enjoyed each and every day with your children this semester and look forward to the rest of the year.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

December Update

We had a WONDERFUL time on our Field Trip to Andersonville and Plains. The students were awesome that day and we had such a good time! Even Mrs. Williams, our guide in Plains, commented on how well behaved the students were and how engaged they were with the tour! THANK YOU 8th GRADE!!

This week, we will be going over chapter 11. This is a short chapter on life in Georgia before the Civil War. Because of time constraints, we will not have a test on this, but the material WILL BE on the midterm. Students received their midterm review packets on Friday. We will quickly go over these and I will answer any questions on Wednesday in class. If students have any questions about anything in the packet, plese have them come see me to get an explanation.

On Thursday, we will begin our presenations on their projects. I am looking forward to these! If you have any questions on the project, please let me know.

The Georgia History midterm will be given in the first exam period on Friday, December 17. Students are not allowed to leav until the exam period is over at 10:00. The Georgia History midterm will be matching, true/false, fill in the blank, and short answer. There will also be 8 discussion questions, of which they choose 3 to answer. The students have already gotten the 8 questions. There are bonus oppotunities on the midterm. Students can turn in 2 Famous Georgians for two points each and can list as many county/county seats as they can and get up to ten points.

Schedule:
Monday, Dec. 6- Chapter 11
Tuesday, Dec. 7- Chapter 11
Wednesday, Dec. 8- Midterm Review
Thursday, Dec. 9- Presenations
Friday, Dec. 10- Presentations
Monday, Dec. 13- Kids Yule Love, Midterm instructions (1/2 day)
Tuesday, Dec. 14- 1st and 2nd period exams (1/2 day)
Wednesday, Dec. 15- 3rd and 4th period exams (1/2 day)
Thursday, Dec. 16- 5th and 6th period exams (1/2 day)
Friday, Dec. 17- 7th period exam, make up exam period- students may leave school at 10:00 if they have finished all of their exams.

Let me know if you have any questins.

MERRY CHRISTMAS

November Update

We have begun our study of Native Americans and their removal from Georgia. We will have a test over this before Thanksgiving holidays. I am anticipating the test being next Wednesday, November 17th.

It is time to pick our grade level representative for the school Geography Bee. We will hold preliminary rounds in the Georgia History classes and have a playoff round if needed. This will be before Thanksgiving, so be brushing up on those Geography facts.

We are going on a FIELD TRIP!! The 8th grade is taking a field trip to Andersonville and Plains on Wednesday, December 1. The students received their permission forms today(November 10) in class. We need those back no later than Monday, November 15th. The cost of the field trip is $16.00 and you will be billed by the finance office. Students will also need money for lunch. We eat lunch at Yoder's Restaurant in Montezuma and everyone always enjoys it!!:)

In preparation for the field trip and our study of the Civil War, we watch the movie Andersonville. This is a great movie that accurately depicts the camp as it was during the Civil War. The movie is not rated, however there is some language in the movie. If you have any concerns about your child watching the movie, please let me know.

Upcoming Events:
Friday, November 12- County Quiz 12
Monday, November 15- Preliminary Round for Geography Bee
Wednesday, November 17- Chapter 10 test
Thursday, November 18- begin movie
Friday, November 19- County Quiz 13, continue movie
November 22-26- Thanksgiving Holiday
Wednesday, December 1- Field Trip

Test Update

We are moving faster through this material than I expected. Which is a good thing since we have a lot left to cover. We will now have the test on Monday, November 8th. We will finish the chapter tomorrow (Wednesday) and begin to review. We will have review days on Thursday and Friday and have the test on Monday.

Week of November 1-5

I can not believe that we are already in November. The year is flying by! We are currently studying the expansion of Georgia. Be sure to ask your student about Georgia's biggest political scandal in history, the Yazoo Land Fraud! We will have a test over this chapter next Tuesday, November 9th.

Here is an upcoming list of events:
Friday, November 5th- County Quiz 11
Monday, November 8th- Chapter Nine test review
Tuesday, November 9th- Chapter Nine test
Friday, November 12th- County Quiz 12

Please continue to check InfoDirect for homework and grades.

Week of October 25-29

Several students had asked me to make the quiz scheduled for the second part of Chapter 8 to be a test grade. In true democratic form, I put the issue to a class vote. (Ask your student about true democracy and what our founding fathers thought about it!) The class voted for this material to be a test. We will finish the material on Monday and have a test over it on Tuesday. The students are working with guided notes and should study that information. We will begin a study on Georgia Growth in the early 1800s on Wednesday and talk about the Yazoo Land Fraud (one of Georgia's greatest political scandals!).

Upcoming schedule:
Tuesday, October 26th- Test over chapter 8 part 2
Friday, October 29th- County Quiz List 10

Please let me know if you have any questions. Remember that you can reach me at sboy@tattnall.org or 478-477-6760 ext. 200

TEST MOVED

The Federal Government test scheduled for Tuesday,October 19th has been moved to Wednesday,October 20th.

Week of October 11-15

I hope that everyone enjoyed their Fall Break. I spent mine grading some outstanding projects! Everyone did a great job on these and I was truly astounded at some of the creativity of our students. We are entering a busy time in Georgia History as we are at the time where our collection of colonies becomes a nation and Georgia receives her statehood. In order to teach the material effectively and give students a basic understanding of our national government as it was formed, I split chapter 8 up into two sections and put in a unit on the Federal Government.

We have already begun our discussion on Chapter 8 part one and will have a quiz over this material on Thursday. I will then begin a quick unit on the Federal Government and students will have a quiz over the Preamble to the Constitution on Monday, October 18 and a test over the Federal Government on Tuesday, October 19th. I will complete chapter 8 and students will have a quiz over that material as well.

Upcoming Events:
Thursday, October 14th- Chapter 8 part one quiz
Friday, October 15th- County Quiz- list eight
Monday, October 18th- Preamble Quiz
Tuesday, October 19th- Federal Government Test
Friday, October 22nd- County Quiz- list nine

As always, please let me know if you have any questions.

Week of September 27- October 1

Students received the information on their first quarter project today in class. This project will count as ten percent of their first quarter average.

The students are to create a timeline of events during the Revolutionary War period. The timeline must contain at least ten events and have illustrations. Students were given a handout of the events to help in their research. The project is due FRIDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2010. I will not accept late projects.

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We have colony quiz tomorrow(Tuesday) over the 13 original colonies. Students were given the map last Thursday. Please remember, spelling counts!!

There will be a county quiz on Friday over week six. I plan on the last test for the quarter being Wednesday, October 6th.

Week of September 20-24

Due to Homecoming activities on Friday, there will be NO COUNTY QUIZ on Friday, September 24. We will pick up with quizzes the next week. We will have a test over Chapter 6 on Wednesday, September 22. I will begin reviewing on Monday in class and students will have a study guide.

On Thursday, we will go over the vocabulary for the next chapter. I will also be giving students a map of the American colonies. We will have a quiz over these colonies on TUESDAY, September 28.

Please remember that if your child is absent for any reason, they are responsible for seeing me for what work they missed and making up that work.

Week of September 13-17

We are nearing the halfway point of the first quarter of 8th grade! Right now,we are learning about James Oglethorpe and the first days of the Georgia colony. We are continuing with our county quizzes and will have a quiz on list 5 Friday.

I am planning on our test over chapter 6 being Wednesday, September 22. We will not have a county quiz next week, September 24, due to Homecoming activities.

TEST TOMORROW

We are having a test tomorrow, Wednesday, September 8th. We reviewed for the test today in class and students know that they should study their notes, study guide, and explorer worksheet.

Remember that we are having a county quiz this week. We are currently on week four of the list.

Week of September 6-10

I hope everyone enjoys the Labor Day Weekend. Students received a Study Guide for Chapter Five. They had time to begin in class on Friday and should complete the study guide over the weekend. We will go over the study guide on Tuesday and have our test on Wednesday. We WILL have a county quiz on Friday even though it is a four day week, so please make sure your student is looking over their counties each night.

Week of August 30- Spetember 3

We will finish our chapter on Explorers and the New World this week. We will have a county quiz on Friday even though it is a half day. Students will receive a study guide for the chapter test on Friday. Students will need to complete the study guide over the long weekend as it will be checked for a grade. We will go over the study guide as a class on Tuesday, September 7th and the test will be Wednesday, September 8th

Grade Report

Parents,
Students received a grade report today with their test and quiz grades on it. Please sign this and return tomorrow. Please remember the county quiz on Friday.

This Week in Georgia History

We are beginning our study of Explorers and the discovery of the New World. Students were given a word search and their new vocabulary words as homework tonight. Don't forget the county quiz on Friday. We are on week two.

Catoosa- Ringgold
Walker- LaFayette
Chattooga- Summerville
Polk- Cedartown
Floyd- Rome
Dade- Trenton
Gordon- Calhoun
Murray- Chatsworth
Whitfield- Dalton
Bartow- Catersville

Please remember that students must know where the county is on the map and the county seat. Spelling does count!

Famous Georgians and next week

The Famous Georgian essays were great! Students chose to write on everyone from Hulk Hogan and Lucius D. Clay to Jimmy Carter and Ted Turner.

We are finishing our unit this week on the Geography of Georgia and the early Indian period and will be having a test on TUESDAY, August 24. Students will have a study guide that we will complete as a class. The study guide and reviewing their notes will be the best way to study for their test as all questions will come from those two sources.

Please encourage your student to be studying a little each night (reviewing their notes, etc.) and not leave it all until the night before.

This week in Georgia History

Georgia Regions Quiz- Wednesday
County Quiz One- Friday

Students were given a list of vocabulary words that they are to define (on note cards)and turn in Tuesday.

Students received a map of the regions of Georgia and major cities and we will have a quiz over this information on Wednesday.

Famous Georgian Essay

Students were given an essay as a homework assignment on Friday that is due Monday at the beginning of class. Students are to choose a famous Georgian that they would like to take to dinner and tell me about it. The students were given a handout with instructions and a sample essay today in class. A great resource for this essay is the New Georgia Encyclopedia website.

www.georgiaencyclopedia.org

** C-team Softball players, please turn your essay in and get your homework assignment BEFORE you leave school on Monday.

Georgia Counties List

Georgia Counties List

Welcome Back!

Welcome back to school. I hope you had a good first day and are excited about Georgia History class.

Please have your Student Information sheet filled out, signed and returned to me by Monday, August 16. Also, remember that books must be covered by Monday. (Homework Grade)

Supplies:
1" or larger 3 ring binder
2 packs of 100 count 3x5 WHITE index cards
pen or pencil for note taking
book cover

This blog is designed for students and parents in Ms. Boy's Georgia History/Ancient Civilization class at Tattnall Square Academy in Macon, Georgia.