St. Luke’s History

As you all know, the Presidential election is only 5 days away and the last few days we have been having some discussions about each candidate’s position on several key issues.  I am so impressed by everyone’s interest and knowledge about the election and the issues.  We will hold our own class election on Monday.   8th graders, the worksheet you have been working on will serve as your voter registration cards. 7th graders, you will get to vote based on our discussions in class. I want to make sure you all have done research and vote based on facts not just emotion.

It has also been very entertaining to watch you all try to guess who I’m going to vote for.  I assure you I have been doing my own research and feel like I am making a good choice.  I’ll keep it to myself, though  

8th Grade Up Coming Events November 3-7:

Monday:  Yellow Journalism….Bring a tabloid newspaper to class for discussion

Tuesday:  Election Day…Four Voices/Two Points of View of the Spanish-American War

Wednesday:  Election Returns Discussion

Thursday:  Review for Test over Causes of Spanish-American War

Friday: Test

7th Grade Up-Coming Events November 3-7:

Monday: First Shots of the American Revolution  Chapter 5 sec 3

Tuesday:  Election Day….Character Profiles:  George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Ben Franklin, John Adams

Wednesday:  Election Returns Discussion

Thursday:  Review for Test over Causes of the American Revolution

Friday:  Test

WHEW!!  We all made it through the first 9 weeks of school.  It was chock full of fun, stress and a little chaos thrown in, but you all did well and I look forward to more adventures in the next few weeks.  Keep up with your studies and ask lots of questions and keep learning!

Hello al!

We have begun our study of the impact of rapid Industrialization at the turn of the 20th Century.  Tuesday and Wednesday’s focus is Child Labor with a look at the photography of Lewis Hine.  You will need to be prepared to research CURRENT examples of Child Labor in the world and what is being done about it.

Thursday and Friday we will focus on the Labor movement and significant strikes of the time.  Next Monday we will have a current events day to discuss labor issues in our time.

Tuesday and Wednesday will be a wrap up and review for the test Thursday Oct. 23

Be sure to check the attachment to see if my study guide came through…this my first attempt to attach through the blog!

Thank you parents who came Monday for Parent Conferences.  They were very productive and it was nice to see you all.  If you were unable to make it Monday and still want a conference, please call or email me and we can set at time to meet.