Social Studies Feb. 6-10

On Monday and Tuesday students are taking the chapter 12 exam. I will also be assigning the government project on Friday.

Social Studies: January 3-6

Welcome back! I hope that you all were able to spend a lot of time with the family and had enough time to recharge your batteries, we look forward to finishing the school year in a positive way. During the week of January 3 we will be viewing the movie, “The Alamo”. We started the [...]

Interactive Notebooks due

The interactive notebooks are due on Wednesday and Thursday 12/14 & 12/15 for a major grade. Rubric is below: Interactive Notebook (20%) 3rd 6 weeks MAX 20 PTS EACH Assignment 17-History Fair Presentations 11/7-11/11 Assignment 18-Chp. 8 Foldable-Growing Tensions 11/14-11/17 Assignment 19- Chapter 8 PowerPoint 11/16-11/17 Assignment 20- C.O.W. Notes on the Revolution 12/12-12/13 MAX [...]

Social Studies- December 12-16

This week we will be covering chapter 10- The BAlamo & Goliad Why it Matters The Texans’ courageous defense of the Alamo cost Santa Anna high casualties and upset his plans. The Texas forces used the opportunity to enlist volunteers and gather supplies. The loss of friends and relatives at the Alamo and Goliad filled [...]

Social Studies: November 28-December 2

During this week we will be reviewing for the upcoming middle of the year HISD assessment. Students will also be creating a powerpoint presentation on one of the eight chapters that we covered in class.

Social Studies 11/14-11/18

We will begin covering chapter 8: Growing Tensions Why it matters Tensions increased between Texans and the Mexican government in the 1820s and 1830s. Some Texans believed that separation from Mexico- even if it meant war-was the only solution to their grievances. Other Texans believed it was possible to remain a part of Mexico. Stephen [...]

Social Studies: November 7-11,2011

Students should have turned in their annotated bibliographies on Friday November 4, 2011. The completed Texas History Project is due Monday/Tuesday and students should be prepared to present their project to the classroom. Interactive Notebooks will also be collected and be given a grade for the 2nd 6 weeks. This week also marks the start [...]

Social Studies: October 31-November 4

The annotated bibliography is due Friday, The minimum is 10 sources -5 primary and 5 secondary sources and easybib.com should be used as demonstrated in class. We will also continue chapter 7.

Social Studies Week of 10/24/2011

On Monday and Tuesday students will be taking the chapter 4-6 exam. Students were given a review sheet the week before and we went over questions in class. Later in the week we will begin unit 3: Mexican Texas (1821-1836) and begin the unit with chapter 7: Age of Empresarios Why it matters By inviting [...]

Social Studies Week of 10/17/2011

DUE: Monday & Tuesday 1. Reading Essentials pgs. 68-79 2. Do Now #11-20 Over the weekend you should have: 1. Studied for quiz on “Filibusters & Empresarios” 2. Continued working on history project During the week of October 17 we will be reviewing for next weeks exam which covers chapters 4-6. For further questions please [...]