Welcome to Mr. Sach's 8th Grade Social Studies Class Page !

SS Assignment for Thurs. April 2nd - For those of you who have finished yesterday's assignment, I have posted Chapter 23 Section 4. Please read and answer "Reading Charts Skills Activity questions a & b on pg 792, and the "Check Your Progress" questions 1a, 1b, 2a, 4,5,6 on pg 793. Record your answers on a Google Doc IN COMPLETE SENTENCES!. When you are finished, please share it with me or turn it in to me through our 8th Grade SS Google classroom page. I have shared Chap 23 Section 4 in a docx and pdf file. This assignment will be due at or before Sunday April 5th at 11:59pm. 

SS Assignment for Wed. April 1st - For those of you who finished yesterdays assignment, I have posted our next assignment, titled "Voices of the Dust". Please read and complete the questions that follow. I have posted the document on our 8th Grade SS Google classroom page in docx and pdf format. When completed, please share it with me or turn it in to me through out 8th Grade SS Google classroom page. This assignment will be due Thurs. April 2nd at 11:59pm.

SS Assignment for Tues. March 31st - Go to the following website: https://allthatsinteresting.com/colorized-great-depression-pictures . If you click the website and it does not work, please try copying and pasting it. Once you are at the website, please either look through the gallery of Great Depression pictures at the top of the page, or watch the video which is about 3/4 of the way down the page. The video shows all the pictures as well. Please think about what was happening in these pictures. Once you have viewed all of the pictures, I want you to pick the 3 pictures that you felt were the most powerful & impactful. On a Google Doc, describe the picture, and tell me why you feel it was one of the most powerful and impactful. Once complete, please share it with me or turn it in to me. This will be due tomorrow, Wed. April 1st, 2020 at 11:59pm
The website link again: 
https://allthatsinteresting.com/colorized-great-depression-pictures

SS Assignment for Mon. March 30th - Please complete the Great Depression Webquest, if you have not done so already. If any of the websites in the Webquest do not work when you click on them, please try copying and pasting the web address into the address bar. Once complete, please share it with me or turn it in to me through our 8th Grade Google classroom page.

SS Assignment for Friday March 27th - Good Morning. I just wanted to thank all of you 8th graders who have been working hard everyday to keep up with all of your work, especially SS. I have noticed, however, that some of you have fallen behind. So for today, Friday March 27th, I want to give some of you a day (more like a weekend) to catch up. For those of you who are up to date and have completed all of the online work so far, I will post our next assignment, The Great Depression Webquest, on our 8th Grade SS Google classroom page. Please do not complete the Webquest until you have completed ALL of the other work from the last 2 weeks. The Great Depression Webquest will not be due until Monday March 30th at 11:59pm.

SS Assignment for Thurs. March 26th - Please read chapter 23 section 2 pages 776-781. I have uploaded the section pages into a document(docx file) to be viewed, and if that does not work for you, I have also uploaded each page in pdf format. When done reading, complete the "Fireside Chat Critical Thinking:Linking Past & Present" question on pg 777, complete the 2 questions in the "Reading Political Cartoons Skills Activity" on page 780, and do the Section 2 "Check Your Progress" questions # 1a, 2a&b, & 3 on pg 781. PLEASE BE SURE TO ANSWER THE QUESTIONS IN COMPLETE SENTENCES! Please create a Google Doc answer sheet and record ALL of your answers on the Google Doc. Please be sure to label the Doc name with the assignment, or write the assignment on the top of the Google Doc. When done, please turn in to me or share it with me through our 8th grade SS Google Classroom page.

SS Assignment for Wed. March 25th - Please complete the Great Depression Cause & Effect sheet. List 3 causes from the Fact Bank under the Cause graphic, and list 3 effects from the Fact Bank under the Effect graphic. If you cannot write under the graphics, please just make a cause list & an effect list, either on that doc or on a new Google doc, and list the correct 3 causes and effects on their respectful lists. Once done, please share it with me or turn it in to me through out 8th Grade SS Google classroom page.

SS Assignment for Tues. March 24th - Complete the Chapter 23 Vocabulary sheet. Chapter 23 is about the Great Depression. Please keep this in mind while you are looking up the vocab words on the internet. Please make sure your definitions are relevant to the current chapter. When you have completed the vocab sheet, please turn it in or share it with me on our 8th grade SS Google classroom page.

SS Assignment for Mon. March 23rd - Please read chapter 23 section 1 pages 770-775. I have uploaded the section pages into a documen(docx file) to be viewed, and if that does not work for you, I have also uploaded each page in pdf format. When done reading, complete the "Critical Thinking:Linking Past & Present" question on pg 773, and do the Section 1 "Check Your Progress" questions # 1-6 on pg 775. PLEASE BE SURE TO ANSWER THE QUESTIONS IN COMPLETE SENTENCES! Please create a Google Doc answer sheet and record ALL of your answers on the Google Doc. Please be sure to label the Doc name with the assignment, or write the assignment on the top of the Google Doc. When done, please turn in to me or share it with me through our 8th grade Google Classroom page.

SS Assignment for Fri. March 20th - In recognition of Women's History Month, please conduct an interview with a woman in your life. I have posted a question sheet with questions to be asked and answered during the interview. Please complete the question sheet and share it with me or turn it in through our 8th grade SS Googleclassroom page. Those of you who record a video of your interview and share it with me will receive extra credit. I will be posting a video of my interview with my mother!

SS Assignment for Thurs. March 19th - Please read the short bios for Eleanor Roosevelt & Sonia Sotomayor & complete the reading comprehension questions that follow each bio reading. Please create an answer sheet document in GoogleDocs and record your answers for each set of questions on that doc. Once complete, please share it with me or turn it in to me through our 8th grade Google classroom page.

SS Assignment for Wed. March 18th - Complete the Reading titled "What is Women's History Month", and answer the questions that follow the reading. Once complete, please share it with me or turn it in to me through our 8th grade SS Google classroom page.

SS Assignment for Tuesday March 17th - Complete the Chapter 22 Assessment. Please be sure to read the directions! Complete each question in your own words and in complete sentences. When done, turn in to me or share with me on our SS class page in Googleclassroom. Additionally, make sure you finish Chapter 22 in your SS workbook!

Current Topic: Chapter 23 - The Great Depression

-All class notes will be posted both here, and on our class's GoogleClassroom page. 

-All future tests & quizzes will be posted here, and below in the event calander. You will have at least a week's notice before any test or quiz so there is plenty of time to study!

-I will note on this page about any WebQuests or Online Activitys that we do in class, but those will always be assigned on our GoogleClassroom page.

-If you have any questions, comments, or concerns please email me!

LETS HAVE A FUN & SUCCESSFUL YEAR!