8th Grade Humanities

We study Vietnam to discern the societal and individual impacts of conflict on the United States.

A Christmas Carol Vocabulary:


 Mourner
 Ironmongery
 Simile
 Solemnized
Gait
Impropriety
 Bedlam
Fancy
 Gruel
 Portly
Liberality
Kindred
Congenial
Counting-
 house
 Melancholy
 Wrought
Swoon
 Apparition
 Spectre (specter)
Fettered
 Ponderous
 Fathom
Recumbent
Recollect
Tumult
 Capacious
Avarice
 Industry
Fraught
Dowerless
 Pinioned
Comely
 Matron
 Tumultuous
 Reverently
 Plenty's horn
 Scabbard
Penitence
Rebuke
Odious
Rail
Almshouse
Precepts
Laundress
 Dumb
 Beseech
Inexorable 
 Wretched
Entreaty
Repulsed
Amends
Dispelled
Peals
Poulterer 
 Crown
Recompensed
Munificence
 Blithe
Farthing
 Unanimity
 Feign
 Waistcoat
Earnest









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Homework

Friday, May 25-Friday, June 8th--work on Vietnam presentations. Book assessments will be on Tuesday, June 5th.

Thursday, May 24th--Your project proposal and time budget sheets are due during the shortened class period tomorrow.

Wednesday, May 23rd--Finish your novel by Friday.

Tuesday, May 22nd--
Read Fallen Angels up to page 188; read Search and Destroy up to page 181.

Monday, May 21st--Read Fallen Angels up to page 217; read Search and Destroy up to page 181. Complete your viewing guides by tomorrow.

Thursday, May 17th & Friday, May 18th--View The War in class and work on your viewing guides.

Wednesday, May 16th--Read Fallen Angels up to page 128; read Search and Destroy up to page 134. Complete your triple-entry journals.

Tuesday, May 15th--Read Fallen Angels up to page 107; read Search and Destroy up to page 109.

Monday, May 14th--Read for 30 minutes.

Friday, May 11th--You were given time in class to work on reading "Vietnam--Why the war still matters today" and answering the questions. They will be collected on Monday.

Thursday, May 10th--Read up to FA (p96) or SD (p80). Finish Chapter comparison exercise (partner in-class exercise). Be prepared to discuss it tomorrow.

Wednesday, May 9th--No homework...

Tuesday, May 8th--No homework. Your Science NECAP is tomorrow.

Monday, May 7th--Finish your Dragontape assignment.

Friday, May 4th--Finish Zinn Vietnam article and your timeline. Those reading Fallen Angels must read up to page 57. Search & Destroy must read up to page 49. Progress reports must be signed and returned to TA teachers on Monday.

Thursday, May 3rd--Read for 30 minutes.

Wednesday, May 2nd--Finish reading Chapter 11 and answer the questions.

Tuesday, May 1--Finish JFK write-up.

Monday, April 30th--All late work from the Africa Unit (including the Africa project) is due by Wednesday.

Friday, April 27th--No homework.

Thursday, April 26th--Study for tomorrow's test. Be sure to have a book ready to read in case you finish early.

Wednesday, April 25th--Take the study guide as a quiz tonight so we can trouble-shoot problem areas tomorrow.

Tuesday, April 24th--Organize and review your unit notes, handouts (including reading chapters) and the blog to gain a better understanding of the material before Friday.

Monday, April 23rd--Gather your Africa unit materials to help you prepare for a test on Friday. The study guide will come out on Wednesday. We will play Jeopardy on Thursday.

-----Assignments from the 2011-2012 school year------

Homework from Wednesday, March 7th- April 13th

Homework from January 6th-February 24th

Homework from November 14th-January 5th

Homework from October 7th-November 11th

Homework from September 6th--October 6th

Calendar


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Extended Writing Project (EWP) options

Extended Writing Project (EWP) options

Contact Information

Shaun Noonan
8th Grade Humanities
shaun.noonan@morrisville.org
http://noonan-meyer.blogspot.com
(802) 242-1213 (Google Voice)

Leslie Meyer
8th Grade Humanities
leslie.meyer@morrisville.org
http://noonan-meyer.blogspot.com
(802) 242-1213 (Google Voice)

Student Resources

  • Tonkin Gulf Resolution
  • Vietnam War Protests
  • Vietnam War Timeline
  • Read Write Think--Vietnam
  • Dragontape
  • Inflation Calculator
  • Model Berlin Conference
  • LSSU Writing Rubric Collection
  • A political history of Africa since 1900 - interactive
  • Just Paste It!
  • VocabSushi
  • Mapping Tools
  • Learning Style Assessment
  • Using Video in the Classroom
  • Open Office
  • Pac-Man
  • Tetris
  • Browse Newpapers (Google)
  • CNN Student News
  • Khan Academy--Foundation of Communism
  • Advice for teachers
  • Free Automatic Bibliography and Citation Maker
  • Heinle Student Friendly Dictionary
  • MS Word Viewer
  • Royalty-Free Music
  • Symbaloo Book Marks

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