6th Grade: This week, the 6th-grade students will continue their learning journey about Ancient India. They will conclude their unit notes by studying Ancient India's economics and society. After that, they will spend some time enriching their knowledge of India's impact on history by completing a DIY timeline activity. Additionally, they will complete an interactive map activity to help them solidify their understanding of India's geography.

 

7th Grade: This week, the 7th-grade students will wrap up their study on the creation of the constitution by presenting their own constitutions that they have made in their groups. Following this, they will begin Unit #5: Illinois Consitution, where they will begin to learn about our state's history and governmental structure. The unit will end with a summative test on April 5th.

 

8th Grade: This week, the 8th-grade students will be studying 19th-century migration and industry. The focus will be on working and living conditions, labor unions, and famous strikes. They will review The Jungle by Upton Sinclair, the Pullman Strike of Chicago, tenement housing, and more.

 

History Day -  Students will have a day in class this week to continue their research and need to find seven additional sources, making a total of 10 sources required for their project. The due date has been moved to March 12th @ 11:59 PM. 
 
Please note that students can have more than 10 sources; any sources they use must be added to their annotated bibliography. The goal of 10 sources was set for students to achieve. Guidelines and rubric for annotated bibliography will be found on Google Classroom