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American History 8 Assignments

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This page is divided into the following categories, which you may "quicklink" to:

Late Assignment Cover Sheet
Call To Freedom Textbook Online
Instructions for the Yearlong AH8 Portfolio Assignment and the Individual Chapter Assignments
Selected Assignments (broken down into Chapters 15-27)

Late Assignment Cover Sheet

Call To Freedom Textbook Online

Chapter 15:  A Divided Nation
• Homework Packet
• Chapter Outline Review Notes
• Online Section Review Study Questions
• Midpoint Quiz
• Audio Summaries:    Chapter Intro    Section 1/1    2/2    3/3    4/4
• Chapter 16:  The Civil War
• Homework Packet
• Chapter Outline Review Notes
• Online Section Review Study Questions
• Audio Summaries:    Chapter Intro    Section 1/1    2/2    3/3    4/4    5/5
• Chapter 17:  Reconstruction
• Homework Packet:
• Chapter Outline Review Notes
• Online Section Review Study Questions
• Midpoint Quiz
• Audio Summaries:    Chapter Intro    Section 1/1    2/2    3/3    4/4
• Chapter 18:  The West
• Homework Packet
• Chapter Outline Review Notes
• Online Section Review Study Questions
• Audio Summaries:    Chapter Intro    Section 1/1    2/2    3/3    4/4
• Chapter 19:  Industrial and Urban Nation
• Homework Packet
• Chapter Outline Review Notes
• Online Section Review Study Questions
• Audio Summaries:    Chapter Intro    Section 1/1    2/2    3/3    4/4
•  Chapter 20:  The Spirit of Reform
• Homework Packet
• Chapter Outline Review Notes
• Online Section Review Study Questions
• Condensed Chaper Synthesis Reading
• Chapter 21:  America As A World Power
• Homework Packet
• Chapter Outline Review Notes
• Online Section Review Study Questions
• Condensed Chapter Synthesis Reading
• Chapter 22:  World War I
• Homework Packet
• Chapter Outline Review Notes
• Online Section Review Study Questions
• Condensed Chapter Synthesis Readings
• Chapter 23:  The Roaring Twenties
• Homework Packet
• Chapter Outline Review Notes
• Online Section Review Study Questions
• Condensed Chapter Synthesis Readings
• Chapter 24:  The Great Depression
• Homework Packet
• Chapter Outline Review Notes
• Online Section Review Study Questions
• Condensed Chapter Synthesis Readings
• Chapter 25:  World War II
• Homework Packet
• Chapter Outline Review Notes
• Online Section Review Study Questions
• Condensed Chapter Synthesis Readings
• Chapter 26:  The Cold War Begins
• Homework Packet
• Chapter Outline Review Notes
• Online Section Review Study Questions
• Condensed Chapter Synthesis Readings
• Chapter 27:  Peace and Prosperity
• Homework Packet
• Chapter Outline Review Notes
• Online Section Review Study Questions
• Condensed Chapter Synthesis Readings
• Chapter 28:  A Time Of Change
• Homework Packet
• Chapter Outline Review Notes
• Online Section Review Study Questions
• Condensed Chapter Synthesis Readings
• Chapter 29:  War In Vietnam
• Homework Packet
• Chapter Outline Review Notes
• Online Section Review Study Questions
• Condensed Chapter Synthesis Readings
• Chapter 30:  A Search For Order
• Homework Packet
• Chapter Outline Review Notes
• Online Section Review Study Questions
• Condensed Chapter Synthesis Readings

Portfolio Instructions and Chapter Assignments

Overall instructions for the year long assignment
Chapter 15:  Roundtable Discussion / Talkshow on the Causes of the Civil War
Chapter 16:  Commemorative Edition Civil War Newspaper (Group) / (Individual)
Chapter 17: Diaries of a Freedman During Reconstruction
Chapter 18a: A Picture Is Worth a Thousand Words -- Differing Viewpoints on the Building of the Transcontinental Railroad
Chapter 18b:  Native American Apology Letter and Biopoem
Chapter 19a:  Bill Gates and Microsoft -- Captains of Industry or Robber Barons
Chapter 19b: The Immigrant Experience - Expectations vs. Reality Rap
Chapter 20:  Modern Day Muckraker Essay
Chapter 21:  Spanish-American War Timeline
Chapter 22a:  World War I Diary / Recruitment Poster
Chapter 22b:  Doughboy Crossword Puzzle
Chapter 22c:  Make Your Own Test / Scantron Sheet and Cartoon
Chapter 23a:  Ode to the Twenties Funeral Eulogy and Tombstone
Chapter 23b:  Historical Resume of Henry Ford
Chapter 24:  Decade Long Depression Era Diary / Journal from the Federal Writers Project
Chapter 25:  D-day Journal and Thank You Letter
Chapter 26:  Cold War Collage / Political Cartoons
Instructions for putting together the Final Portfolio book

Other Selected Assignments

Chapter 15:  A Divided Nation

Reading / Assignment:  Why Study History? -- The Story of the Building of the Brooklyn Bridge

Chapter 16:  The Civil War

Cotton Diplomacy Decision Making Chart / Exercise

Chapter 17: Reconstruction

My Top Secret Plan for Reconstruction
Reconstruction Report Card

Chapter 18: The West

The Native American Apology Assignment
Native American Biopoem Assignment

Chapter 19: Industrial and Urban Nation

The Gospel of Wealth Assignment

Chapter 20:  The Spirit of Reform

The "Progressive Equation" Worksheet

Chapter 21:  America as a World Power

TR Background Bio Reading
Spanish American War Video Quiz Assignment

Chapter 22:  World War I

DBQ:  Why Did America Enter The First World War?
CPI Propaganda Poster Assignment

Chapter 23:  The Roaring Twenties

Roaring Twenties Newscast Group Project
Historical Resume of Henry Ford Assigment

Chapter 24:  The Great Depression

Townville Simulation Worksheet
DBQ:  Criticisms of the New Deal
New Deal Group Newscast

Chapter 25:  World War II

America Moves Toward War Flow Chart
The Decision to Drop the Atomic Bomb Debate Worksheet

Chapter 26:  The Cold War Begins

Cold War "Spy vs. Spy" Activity