Mr. Juodawlkis' 8th Grade Social Studies (PCMS)

(1) Current Events ("B" Week)

(2) Colonial POSTER - view and discuss differences amongst the regions

(3) "Early American Culture"

Powerpoint / NOTES

HW: CMS Culture Chart [analyze the culture of Central Middle School by filling in the chart]

CMS Culture Chart

NOTE:

  Values are what seem important to a society.

• EX: Freedom / Wealth / Education /   Entertainment

  Norms are expectations of how people will behave in various situations. 

• Norms enforced formally are called LAWS.

  Institutions are structures of a society within which values and norms are transmitted.

• EX: government / schools / families / church

  Artifacts are things, or aspects of material culture, resulting from culture’s values and norms.

• EX: television / video games / books /      shoes

(1) Current Events ("B" Week)

(2) Review & Discuss HW

Four Components of Culture [values / norms / institutions / artifacts]

CMS Culture Chart - What are the values / norms / institutions / and artifacts that reflect Central Middle School's culture?

(3) "Early American Culture" [pp. 119 - 124]

Fill in Culture Chart

HW: if not completed in class!

(1) Current Events ("B" Week)

(2) "Early American Culture"

Culture Chart DUE!

Wrap Up Activity [making some sense out of the culture chart]

Three ways our culture has stayed throughout our history.

Three ways our culture has changed over the years.

(1) Current Events ("B" Week)

(2) "Early American Culture"

Discuss class work from Wednesday

Answer:

1. List 3 ways the American culture has changed since the Colonial Era.
2. List 3 ways the American culture has stayed relatively the same throughhout our history.

(3) "The Great Awakening vs. The Enlightenment"

Read pp. 123 - 124

Create a T-Chart...list the differences between these two Colonial Era movements.

Explain how ideas promoted by the Great Awakening and the Enlightenment helped inspire the American Revolution.

(1) Current Events ("B" Week)

NOTE: "A" Week begins again on Monday!

(2) "The Great Awakening and the Enlightenment"

Finish CHART

Answer: 

"Explain how the ideas of the Great Awakening and the Enlightenment helped inspire the colonists’ to rebel against the British."

Turn in "Early American Culture" CHART

(3) "Rights of Englishmen"

• READ pp. 125-126.

Write down 5 facts about the Magna Carta

• READ pp. 126-127

ANSWER

(1) What is Parliament?

(2) What effect did the idea of Parliament (Representative Government) have on colonial governments in America?