8th Grade Humanities

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

Students' Projects

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Fallen Angels Assessment

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Remember this Memorial Day



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The Vietnam Veterans Memorial 

Find names of fallen Vietnam Veterans on "The Wall."

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Vietnam Unit Project

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Finish The War Viewing Guide

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Vietnam War Hero Wins Medal of Honor Today

President Obama awards a posthumous Medal of Honor to Vietnam hero, Leslie H. Sabo, Jr.
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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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