Hello,
I hope everyone has enjoyed their weekend. We have a busy week here in Room 214. We were planning a field trip to the National Infantry Museum; however, this has been rescheduled for November 30th. Please see me, Ms. Hammonds, or Mr. Andrade if you want more information.
This week we'll continue practice reading strategies. We will continue reading "The Payback" by Paul Langan, studying new vocabulary, and mastering our spelling and word recognition. We'll be reviewing the elements of a story such as plot and theme for our current story. The new vocabulary words are seething, extorted, raucous, intruding, caressed, devastated, agonizing, putrid, frankness, and recoiling. The spelling words for 6.3 are fight, thigh, hydrant, crystal, myth, cycle, lymph, sign, resign, and benign. There'll be a test on Friday covering these.
For Georgia Studies, we'll be reviewing for CRCT practice the standards that we have covered. Additionally, we'll be learning more about Georgia's early economic history, the invention of the cottin gin, and Eli Whitney. We'll study a market economy and commercial agriculture.

SS8H5 The student will explain significant factors that affected the development of Georgia as part of the growth of the United States between 1789 and 1840. a. Explain the establishment of the University of Georgia, Louisville, and the spread of Baptist and Methodist churches. b. Evaluate the impact of land policies pursued by Georgia; include the headright system, land lotteries, and the Yazoo land fraud. c. Explain how technological developments, including the cotton gin and railroads, had an impact on Georgia's growth. d. Analyze the events that led to the removal of Creeks and Cherokees; include the roles of Alexander McGillivray, William McIntosh, Sequoyah, John Ross, Dahlonega Gold Rush, Worcester v. Georgia, Andrew Jackson, John Marshall, and the Trail of Tears.
SATURDAY SCHOOL is this SATURDAY on NOVEMBER 13th!!! :) Be at Rothschild by 9 a.m.!
See you there!
Mrs. Pastor

ELA Online
www.spellingcity.org
www.readwritethink.org
http://www.literacynet.org/cnnsf/archives.html

GA Studies Online Sites:
GA Standards
http://public.doe.k12.ga.us/DMGetDocument.aspx/Social%20Studies_Grade%20Eight.pdf?p=6CC6799F8C1371F6A42F89D4281440675E46EE7B9B174FC801CBFD51247AB930&Type=D

http://www.gpb.org/georgiastories/gps/SS8H5

October 18

Hello! This week we will continue working in ELA on structural elements of a plot, character analysis, and reading strategies. Everyone has improved in reading scores this past nine weeks. Keep up the good work. We will finish "A Wrinkle in Time" and begin a new story this week. The Spelling Words for this week are: measure, method, movement, natural, addition, agree, although, anyway, art, and battle.

In GA Studies, we will talk about the Declaration of Independence and the hardships of our nation in its earliest beginnings.

SS8H4 Students will describe the impact of events that led to the ratification of the United States Constitution and the Bill of Rights.
a. Analyze the strengths and weaknesses of both the Georgia Constitution of 1777 and the Articles of Confederation and explain how weaknesses in the Articles of Confederation led to a need to revise the Articles.
b. Describe the role of Georgia at the Constitutional Convention of 1787; include the role of Abraham Baldwin and William Few, and reasons why Georgia ratified the new constitution
We will study the Bill of Rights and examine the importance of pursuing our personal freedoms and liberties. Please talk with your children about the importance of government at home and read with them during their nightly reading assignments.

Saturday school was a success! I was glad to see some familiar faces. The next Saturday school is October 29th. 9-12

See you in class,
Mrs. Pastor

Online sites to visit:
ELA
http://www.clovisusd.k12.ca.us/century/Extras/4th%20Sight%20Words.pdf
www.spellingcity.com

GA Studies
bibbcsd.schoolwires.com/.../The_Georgia_Constitution.ppt
ushistory.pwnet.org/resources/pdf/USI7a.pdf
http://bensguide.gpo.gov/
http://bensguide.gpo.gov/6-8/citizenship/billofrights.html
http://www.animatedatlas.com/timeline.html
http://www.animatedatlas.com/movie2.html