Coach Cravens 8th grade Arkansas History-1st Semester
World History 2nd Semester 

Lesson Plans for Victor Cravens for the week of 5/13/2013 (Page 1)
     
 
Students will learn about Vietnam War and South Africa
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Video on the Cuban Missle Crisis
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Chapter 8 notebook test
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Chapter 22 crossword puzzle
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Shadow Day
 
 
Lesson Plans for Victor Cravens for the week of 5/6/2013 (Page 1)
    
Students will learn about the creation of superpowers after WWII
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

EOC Testing and Doolittle Raid video
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
EOC testing and D-Day video
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Students will learn about NATO, Sputnik, and the Cuban Missile Crisis
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Students will learn about the baby boom, Little Rock Central, and Martin Luther King
 
 
Lesson Plans for Victor Cravens for the week of 3/4/2013 (Page 1)
     
 
Periods 1 and 2 will copy notes for Industrial Revolution
3-5 will go over Industrial Revolution with Mr. Epps
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Periods 1 and 2 will learn about How the Industrial Revolution spread and early inventors of telephone, radio and engines.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
students will learn about Einstein, Nationlism and Latin American independence
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Students will watch video  on the Wright brothers.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Finish work on Black History.
 
 
Lesson Plans for Victor Cravens for the week of 2/18/2013 (Page 1)
     
 
Boston Tea Party video
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
periods 1-2 notes on French Revolution

periods 3-4 chapter 4 notebook quiz

5- finish chapter
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
periods 1-2 notes

3-4 review baseball

5 notebook quiz
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1-2 notebook quiz

3-4 chapter 4 test

5 review
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Shot heard round the world video
periods 1-4

5- chapter test 
 
 
 

 
Lesson Plans for Victor Cravens for the week of 1/14/2013 (Page 1)
     
 
chapter 2 crossword puzzle on the Reformation
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Students will learn about Martin Luther and beginning of the Reformation
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
students will do bookwork pages 633,642 and 652
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Students will learn about the Counter Reformation, the Huguenots and the Spanish Inquistion
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Students will learn about King Henry VIII, and Bloody Mary
 
 
Lesson Plans for Victor Cravens for the week of 1/7/2013 (Page 1)
     
 
students will learn about the printing press, Da Vinci, and Michelangelo
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
students will learn about Shakespeare and see video on Da Vinci
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
review for chapter 1 test and bookwork pages 608 and 618
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
chapter 1 test
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
begin chapter 2 notes on the Reformation
 

 
Lesson Plans for Victor Cravens for the week of 12/31/2012 (Page 1)
     
 
BREAK   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NEW YEAR'S DAY   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Renaissance crossword puzzle
issue world history books
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Students will learn about the Renaissance and Italian city states
 
 
Lesson Plans for Victor Cravens for the week of 12/17/2012 (Page 1)
     
 
Semester Test periods

1-3-5
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Semester Test periods

2-4-6
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Semester Test for 7th period and makeup test
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Lesson Plans for Victor Cravens for the week of 12/10/2012 (Page 1)
     
 
Students will learn about Bauxite in Arkansas, Jim Crow laws, the Spanish American War and the 19th amendment
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
chapter 8 notebook TEST
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Semester test study guide
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Semester Test study guide
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Review for 1st semester test
 
 
Lesson Plans for Victor Cravens for the week of 12/3/2012 (Page 1)
     
 
Students will learn about the Brooks-Baxter War and the end of Reconstruction
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Chapter 7 notebook TEST
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Students will learn about the Gilded Age, Robber Barons and Arkansas immigration
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
chapter 8 crossword puzzle
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

8th grade shadow day / video
 
 
Lesson Plans for Victor Cravens for the week of 11/26/2012 (Page 1)
     
 
Underground RailRoad video
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Chapter 6 review
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Chapter 6 TEST

( AR test are due today )
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Notes on Reconstruction
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Notes on Reconstruction
 
 
 
 
Lesson Plans for Victor Cravens for the week of 11/12/2012 (Page 1)
     
 
guest speakers will be some our local veterans
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
civil war notes
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
civil war notes
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
chapter 6 notebook quiz
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
story of Thanksgiving
 
 AR test are due on Nov. 28th
Lesson Plans for Victor Cravens for the week of 11/5/2012 (Page 1)
     
 
Student mock election
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Students will learn about 1860 presidentil election, secession, and Fort Sumter
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
AR book checkout
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Students will learn about Pea Ridge, and the Emancipation Proclamation
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Finish Alamo video
 
 SUNDAY IS VETERAN'S DAY. SAY "THANK YOU" to a VETERAN FOR THEIR SERVICE TO OUR COUNTRY.
 
 
 
 
 
Lesson Plans for Victor Cravens for the week of 10/29/2012 (Page 1)
    
cities of Arkansas race
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
chapter 6 crossword puzzle
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Arkansas map test over cities, counties, and roads
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
video on the Alamo
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

discussion of upcoming presidential election
 
 
 
 
Lesson Plans for Victor Cravens for the week of 10/15/2012 (Page 1)
 
Lesson Plans for Victor Cravens for the week of 10/22/2012 (Page 1)
    

NO SCHOOL
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
chapter 5 review baseball
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
chapter 5 test
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
video on the Alamo
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

  Video on the Alamo
   
Students will learn about Arkansas becoming a state, and the Trail of Tears / bookwork 90-91
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Students will learn about the Alamo, Eli Whitney and slavery in Arkansas
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Students will learn about Dred Scott, and Harpers Ferry
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
video on War of 1812
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

c 5 nbq
 
 
Lesson Plans for Victor Cravens for the week of 10/8/2012 (Page 1)
    
students will learn about Arkansas' 1st governor, Arkansas Gazette and the "Family"
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Students will do chapter 5 crossword puzzle
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
students will learn about Arkansas becoming a state
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
students will learn about the Antebellum period and the Trail of Tears
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
students will do bookwork for chapter 5
Lesson Plans for Victor Cravens for the week of 10/1/2012 (Page 1)
    
Students will learn about the Declaration of Independenc, U.S. Constitution and French Revolution
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Students will learn about the Louisiana Purchase and New Madrid Earthquake
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Students will learn about the War of 1812, and the Missouri Compromise
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
chapter 4 crossword puzzle
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
chapter 4 notebook test
 
 
Lesson Plans for Victor Cravens for the week of 9/24/2012 (Page 1)
    
students will learn about the French and Indian War and Chickasaw Indians
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

video on early settlers
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
chapter 3 review
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
chapter 3 TEST
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
students will work on map of Arkansas
 
 
    
AR book checkout.  Test is due by Sept. 24 (pre-ap classes only)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
chapter 2 crossword puzzle
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
students will learn about the Woodland and Mississippian periods
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Students will learn about the Osage and Indian territory
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
chapter 2 bookwork pgs 33-51
 
 
    

Labor Day
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
chapter 1 review baseball
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
chapter 1 TEST
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
students will learn about the Ice Age, Beringia, and animal life of the time
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Students will learn about the Archaic period
 
 
    
students will learn about oxbow lakes and the mississippi Delta region of Arkansas
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
students will learn about the Ozark mountains and Crowley's Ridge regions of Arkansas
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
students will work on chapter 1 crossword puzzle
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
students will learn about population and major cities of Arkansas
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
students will learn about ecosystems of Arkansas
 
 
    
Students will learn class rules
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Students will be issued take home books and classroom books and will go over the chapter layouts.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Students will learn about formation of the continents with Pangea and plate tectonics
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Students will learn about the size of Arkansas and some our descriptions.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
chapter 1 bookwork
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

    
chapter 4 notebook test
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
USA map worksheet
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
chapter 5 bookwork pages 724-739
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Students will learn about the people of the industrial revolution
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Students will watch a video on Thomas Edison
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

    
Mon 02/06
Students will learn about The Dutch of New York, and Spanish social classes in America
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Tue 02/07
Students will learn about Columbian Exchange, Triangular trade and the middle passage.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Wed 02/08
Students will watch video on early exploration.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Thu 02/09
Students will take world map test
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fri 02/10
chapter 3 notebook quiz
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 

    
Students will learn about Dante, Chaucer, and the Gutenberg printing press and its effect on the world.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Students will learn about artists such as Da Vinci, Raphael, and Michelangelo, as well as writer William Shakespeare.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
review for chapter 1 test
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Chapter 1 test
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
video on Marco Polo
 
 
    
Students will work on a crossword puzzle for chapter 8
 
STAT.5-8.TCC.2.2 - [Learning Expectation] - Demonstrate an understanding of how the foundations of government and political ideals in documents such as the state and national constitutions and amendments have brought about change.
 
 
 
 
 
Students will learn about the Gilded Age, crime in post Reconstruction Arkansas, and the influence of European immigrants.
 
STAT.5-8.PAG.1.3 - [Learning Expectation] - Summarize the characteristics of effective leadership in Arkansas in historical and contemporary time periods.
      0 STAT.5-8.PAG.1.4 - [Learning Expectation] - Discuss and evaluate the concept of good citizenship in Arkansas.
 
 
 
 
 
Students will learn about Prohibition, minerals of Arkansas, and Jim Crow laws
 
STAT.5-8.TCC.1.1 - [Learning Expectation] - Use chronological order to explain the cause and effect of events throughout Arkansas History through writing and by creating timelines, charts, and graphs.
 
 
 
 
 
Students will learn about WWI and Arkansas and the passage of the 19th amendment.
 
STAT.5-8.PDC.1.2 - [Learning Expectation] - Assess how goods and services are limited by available natural and human resources requiring individuals and societies to make choices to satisfy wants and needs.
 
 
 
 
 
Mock Benchmark test
 
Mississippian Head Pot projects are due Monday Dec. 5th
 
 
 
 
 
    
Students will learn about Arkansas re-entry into the Union, freedman, black codes, and sharecroppers. Also learn about the 13th Amendment.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Students will learn about the Freedman's Bureau, carpetbaggers, scalawags and the 14th Amendment.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Students will learn about The KKK, the Brooks-Baxter War and the end of Reconstruction.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Chapter 7 notebook test
 
AR test are due for pre-AP classes.
 
 
 
 
 
Discussion and video over Thanksgiving.
 
 
 
 
    
chapter 6 notebook quiz
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
chapter 6 review baseball
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Chapter 6 TEST
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
You Are THERE video
 
AR test are due by next Thursday Nov. 17th!!!!!!
 
 
 
 
 
Begin notes on Chapter 7 (Reconstruction)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Lesson Plans for Victor Cravens for the week of 10/31/2011 (Page 1)
    
Studentst will learn about battle of Pea Ridge, martial law, and the Emancipation Proclamation
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Students will learn about Battles of Gettysburg and Vicksburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Students will learn about the surrender of the Southern troops at Appomattox Court House.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
AR book checkout for AP classes

Harriet Tubman video for periods 3 and 4
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Chapter 6 notebook quiz
 
Test on Tuesday 11/8
    
Review baseball for chapter 5 test
 
review baseball
 
 
 
 
 
Chapter 5 test
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Alamo video
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Alamo video
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Begin chapter 6 notes
    
chapter 5 notes
 
bookwork pages 90-91 (not due until Wednesday)
STUDY for map test!!!!!
 
 
 
 
 
Arkansas map test on counties/cities/roads
 
continue bookwork
 
 
 
 
 
Students will learn about Mexican-American War, cotton gin, slavery in Arkansas
 
page 90-91 due
 
 
 
 
 
Students will learn about Uncle Tom's Cabin, and Harper's Ferry
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Chapter 5 notebook quiz
 
 
Lesson Plans for Victor Cravens for the week of 10/3/2011 (Page 1)
    
chapter 4 notebook test
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
begin notes on chapter 5. Antebellum Arkansas
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Students will learn about Arkansas' 1st governor
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
chapter 5 crossword puzzle
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Students will learn about Arkansas' entry as a U.S. state, also learn about the Trial of Tears.
 
 
students will do review work over chapter 1
 
notebook quiz over chapter 1
 
 
 
 
 
review baseball
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
chapter 1 test
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
begin notes over chapter 2
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
students will begin taking notes over chapter 2.
Pre-AP classes will check out AR books
Lesson Plans for Victor Cravens for the week of 9/5/2011 (Page 1)
    
Labor Day
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
chapter 2 crossword puzzle
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Students will learn about the different time and cultural periods in early Arkansas
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Students will learn about the Mississippian Period and the Arkansas Historic Indian period
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Students will watch a video on the early Indian cultures
 
 
Lesson Plans for Victor Cravens for the week of 9/12/2011 (Page 1)
    
chapter 2 notebook test
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
begin chapter 3 notes. Students will learn about reasons for European exploration
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
chapter 3 crossword puzzle
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
students will learn about Cabot, DeSoto and LaSalle
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Students will work on Map of Arkansas
Lesson Plans for Victor Cravens for the week of 9/19/2011 (Page 1)
    
review for chapter 3 test
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
chapter 3 test
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
map work
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Begin chapter 4 notes on the beginning of the U.S. and expansion towards Arkansas
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Students will learn about the Lousiana Purchase and the Lewis and Clark expedetion