The old adage is "to the victor goes the spoils" as Andrew Jackson would say in 1828, but not always in 2017. Sometimes you just need to work, .... smarter and, perhaps a little harder.
As 8th grade students enter their Senior Year of Middle School, they have been forced to consider alot more these days than just will happen at the next school dance or academically, "How will I do on the next test?". 8th grade has become the final stage of the official High School Preparatory Program that probably began in 7th grade. Along with their class demands, they will also need to start to consider the rigor at which they feel most comfortable achieving prior to making their schedule for the following fall. Many of these decisions are weighted heavily upon students entire 8th grade experience. So, what should be considered during the 8th grade year?
First, consider what your personal goals are and where you see yourself in 4 years, in a private college or a public university. Your motivation should be much deeper than just the obvious cost. Jeff Rickey, the vice president and dean of admissions and financial aid at St. Lawrence University in Canton, N.Y suggests that a student's transcript is not only significant, in terms of grades, but is more of a snap shot into their academic, as well as intellectual, mindsets. Students should allow themselves to be comfortably challenged, while showing progression and academic achievement. Students should also get involved in their school and community through extra-curricular activities.
As 8th grade students enter their Senior Year of Middle School, they have been forced to consider alot more these days than just will happen at the next school dance or academically, "How will I do on the next test?". 8th grade has become the final stage of the official High School Preparatory Program that probably began in 7th grade. Along with their class demands, they will also need to start to consider the rigor at which they feel most comfortable achieving prior to making their schedule for the following fall. Many of these decisions are weighted heavily upon students entire 8th grade experience. So, what should be considered during the 8th grade year?
First, consider what your personal goals are and where you see yourself in 4 years, in a private college or a public university. Your motivation should be much deeper than just the obvious cost. Jeff Rickey, the vice president and dean of admissions and financial aid at St. Lawrence University in Canton, N.Y suggests that a student's transcript is not only significant, in terms of grades, but is more of a snap shot into their academic, as well as intellectual, mindsets. Students should allow themselves to be comfortably challenged, while showing progression and academic achievement. Students should also get involved in their school and community through extra-curricular activities.
"We admissions officers are fans of students with deep involvement in a few activities," says Rickey. "Challenge of any kind is good."
Challenges will always present themselves throughout your academic experience. The key is how well you choose to not only rise up to, but also above those challenges.
Challenges will always present themselves throughout your academic experience. The key is how well you choose to not only rise up to, but also above those challenges.
We, the Students of 8th Grade ...
Classroom Procedures:
“There are no rules,
only procedures! “
1. Positivity:Attitudes left at the door, please.
2. Be on time and prepared
3. Collect handouts from the door; Be seated and wait quietly
4. Make the right choices throughout the period
-Begin work on Agenda Task immediately (first 10 minutes)
-Raise hand to ask/answer questions
-Periodic mental review of Impulse Control
5. Bathroom Breaks first 5-7 minutes ONLY
6. Teacher dismisses class
Reflect, Respect, Reflect ….
“There are no rules,
only procedures! “
1. Positivity:Attitudes left at the door, please.
2. Be on time and prepared
3. Collect handouts from the door; Be seated and wait quietly
4. Make the right choices throughout the period
-Begin work on Agenda Task immediately (first 10 minutes)
-Raise hand to ask/answer questions
-Periodic mental review of Impulse Control
5. Bathroom Breaks first 5-7 minutes ONLY
6. Teacher dismisses class
Reflect, Respect, Reflect ….
Daily Reflection: What have you learned today?
" When you are in any contest, you should work as if there were - to the very last minute - a chance to lose it. "
~ President Dwight D. Eisenhower
Curriculum Units of Study
First Half: September through January
I. Modern Time: Challenges of A New Century:Year 2000 and Beyond
II. The Civil War and Reconstruction
III. The Rise of Industry: Big Business in the United States
IV. New America: Immigration and Progressivism
V. A Fight for Democracy: Expanding Overseas
& World War I
Second Half: February through May
VI. America In Good Times and Bad:
The Roaring 20’s and Great Depression
VII. A Sign of the Times: A New Deal
and a New World War
VIII. Times of Transition: The 50’s, 60’s and 70’s
IX. The Cold War
X. Decades of Turbulence: The 80's and 90's and Today
Review for 8th Grade Assessment
I. Modern Time: Challenges of A New Century:Year 2000 and Beyond
II. The Civil War and Reconstruction
III. The Rise of Industry: Big Business in the United States
IV. New America: Immigration and Progressivism
V. A Fight for Democracy: Expanding Overseas
& World War I
Second Half: February through May
VI. America In Good Times and Bad:
The Roaring 20’s and Great Depression
VII. A Sign of the Times: A New Deal
and a New World War
VIII. Times of Transition: The 50’s, 60’s and 70’s
IX. The Cold War
X. Decades of Turbulence: The 80's and 90's and Today
Review for 8th Grade Assessment
Weekly Homework Log Template
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If your answer is "no", then, click on the download below and print out a blank copy of the homework template. Then, fill in the Homework Log Number and the other blank assignment spaces provided.
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8th Grade Digital Textbook Library
Digital Textbook #1: From Boom To Bust:
1920's Through The Great Depression
Click this link:
http://trackstar.4teachers.org/trackstar/
On the right, under the heading
Click “find a track”,
next to “view track #” type in 403323
Click View in Frames on the bottom left
http://trackstar.4teachers.org/trackstar/
On the right, under the heading
Click “find a track”,
next to “view track #” type in 403323
Click View in Frames on the bottom left
Digital Textbook #2: Over The Edge: World War II
Click this link:
http://trackstar.4teachers.org/trackstar/
On the right, under the heading
Click “find a track”,
next to “view track #” type in 448992
Click View in Frames on the bottom left