Dec 12-18, 2009

Merry Christmas!

Soon we'll be leaving for holiday break. I know you all are excited. We have a bit more to finish up this week. We'll continue talking about Phrases in Grammar class, and review the Antebellum Period in Georgia's history. Be prepared to work each day as we move into the holiday season. We are wishing you all well.
Remember over break to read as much as possible those things you enjoy.
Happy Holidays!
Ms. Holden

Georgia Studies
OBJECTIVES:
SS8H6 The student will analyze the impact of the Civil War and Reconstruction on Georgia.
a.Explain the importance of key issues and events that led to the Civil War including slavery, state’s rights, nullification, Missouri Compromise, Compromise of 1850 and the Georgia Platform, Kansas-Nebraska Act, Dred Scott case, election of 1860, the debate over secession in Georgia, and the role of Alexander Stephens.
SS8E1 The student will give examples of the kinds of goods and services produced in Georgia in different historical periods.
SS8E2 The student will explain the benefits of free trade.

Chapter Preview
Georgia character word: Loyalty

Words to Own: antebellum, manifest destiny, annex, skirmish, states’rights, yeoman farmer, overseer, abolition, free state, slave state, Missouri Compromise, sectionalism, Compromise of 1850, Kansas-Nebraska Act, popular sovereignty, free soiler, driver, slave code, arsenal, underground railroad, Know Nothing party, Republican party, platform, secession, ordinance,Confederate States of America
People: William Lloyd Garrison, Harriet Beecher Stowe,Frederick Douglass, Dred Scott,
John Brown, Harriet Tubman, Howell Cobb, Joseph E. Brown, Robert Toombs, John C. Fremont, Abraham Lincoln, Alexander H. Stephens

Places: Texas, Harpers Ferry, Marietta, Crawfordville

Chapter 7
Section 1 Manifest Destiny
Section 2 Deepening Divisions
Section 3 Slavery as a Way of Life
Section 4 Antebellum Georgia
Section 5 The Election of 1860


English Language Arts
Objectives:
ELA8R2 The student understands and acquires new vocabulary and uses it
correctly in reading and writing. The student
a. Determines pronunciations, meanings, alternate word choices, parts of speech,
or etymologies of words.
b. Determines the meaning of unfamiliar words in content and context specific
to reading and writing.
c. Demonstrates an initial understanding of the history of the English Language.

ELA8RC3 The student acquires new vocabulary in each content area and uses
it correctly. The student
a. Demonstrates an understanding of contextual vocabulary in various subjects.
b. Uses content vocabulary in writing and speaking.
c. Explores understanding of new words found in subject area texts.

ELA8C1 The student demonstrates understanding and control of the rules of
the English language, realizing that usage involves the appropriate application
of conventions and grammar in both written and spoken formats.

Words to own:
Phrases, Prepositional Phrases, Adverb Phrases, Adjective Phrases, Verbal Phrases, Participial Phrases, Infinitive Phrases, Gerund Phrases, Appositive Phrases