Mississippi Studies Per. 3rd Period (Lake Middle School) //lms.scott.k12.ms.us/apps/classes/997656/assignments/ Class Name: Mississippi Studies Per. 3rd Period Instructor(s): Stephanie Thompson en-us SchoolSitePro <![CDATA[Due: 05/01/2021]]> //lms.scott.k12.ms.us/homeworkItem7518958 //lms.scott.k12.ms.us/apps/classes/997656/assignments/ This week in MS Studies/Intro to Geography students will be learning about Chapter 12: Mississippi in the Global Village.  It will be a short week due to state tests, but students will still be working hard to learn the material. Assignments and homework for the week are as follows:
Monday: Students will be covering Chapter 12, Section 2 today through lecture, discussion, and a power point of important points throughout the section.  After the lecture, students will be given a guided reading to complete for this section and must answer the Reviewing the section questions at the end of Section 2 on page 329 of the textbook. No homework tonight!
Tuesday: Students will be out of the classroom today due to the MATH State Assessment being taken today. 
Wednesday: Students will be out of the classroom today due to the MATH State Assessment being taken today.
Thursday: Students will be out of the classroom today for Boot Camp.
Friday: Students will be covering Chapter 12, Section 3 today through lecture, discussion, and a power point of important points throughout the section.  After the lecture, students will be given a guided reading to complete for this section and must answer the Reviewing the section questions at the end of Section 3 on page 342 of the textbook. If students do not complete the Guided Reading or the Reviewing the Section questions in class they need to complete them for homework.  Students will have an open book test on Chapter 12 on Monday.  

]]> Mon, 26 Apr 2021 10:51:44 PDT <![CDATA[Due: 04/24/2021]]> //lms.scott.k12.ms.us/homeworkItem7463849 //lms.scott.k12.ms.us/apps/classes/997656/assignments/ This week in Mississippi Studies we will be finishing up Chapter 11 and testing and then beginning chapter 12.  Homework and assignments for the week are as follows: 
Monday: Students will have an open book test on Chapter 11.  Then they will be given vocabulary to define for chapter 12.  This will be due on Friday. 
Tuesday: Students will have boot camp today.
Wednesday: Students will be out of the classroom today to take State Science Tests.
Thursday: Students will have boot camp today.
Friday: Students cover Chapter 12 Section 1 today.  They will be given a guided reading to complete and must complete the Reviewing the Section questions at the end of the section on page 325 of the textbook.  They  will also have a matching worksheet to complete for homework.  

]]> Mon, 19 Apr 2021 14:37:42 PDT <![CDATA[Due: 04/17/2021]]> //lms.scott.k12.ms.us/homeworkItem7415590 //lms.scott.k12.ms.us/apps/classes/997656/assignments/ This week in MS Studies/Intro to Geography we will be continuing Chapter 11 dealing with Mississippi from the 1970's until present.  Homework and assignments for the week are as follows:
Monday: Students will cover Chapter 11, Section 2 today. Students will complete the Reviewing the Section questions for section 2 on page 307.  Students will also be given a guided reading for section 2 and a chart of information of each governor of Mississippi from 1972 to have completed by Wednesday.  
Tuesday: Boot Camp Day.
Wednesday: Students will be covering Chapter 11, Section 3 today in class.  Students will complete the Reviewing the Section questions for section 3 on page 310.  Students will also be given a guided reading to complete for this section.  Students should also read the Of Special Interest section on pages 308-309 on the state of MS's flag and summarize the arguments for and against the current flag.  In the conclusion paragraph students will determine which argument they find the most persuasive and why.  This short essay should be at least 4-5 paragraphs.
Thursday: Boot Camp Day. 
Friday: Map test today on the top 1/3 of the counties in the state!!  Students will have to label the counties.  When they complete the test, students will be given an article on James O. Eastland and questions to answer from the article. Students will have a Chapter test on Chapter 11 on Monday!!!!!

]]> Tue, 13 Apr 2021 05:50:19 PDT <![CDATA[Due: 04/10/2021]]> //lms.scott.k12.ms.us/homeworkItem7368641 //lms.scott.k12.ms.us/apps/classes/997656/assignments/ This weed in Mississippi Studies, students will be finishing up Chapter 10 with a chapter test, and beginning Chapter 11, Modern Mississippi.  Assignments and homework for the week are as follows:
Monday: No school
Tuesday: Students will have boot camp on this day.
Wednesday: Students will have an open book test today on Chapter 10.  After the test, students will be given the vocabulary for chapter 11 to begin.  Vocab is due Friday.  Students will also be given a copy of all counties in the state of MS.  Students will have a counties test and will have to label the map on Wednesday, April 14th.
Thursday: Students will have boot camp on this day.
Friday: Students will cover chapter 11, section 1 today.  They will answer the Reviewing the Section questions on page 297, complete the Guided Reading for section 1, and complete a Famous Mississippians worksheet for homework. 
 

]]> Tue, 06 Apr 2021 09:49:17 PDT <![CDATA[Due: 04/03/2021]]> //lms.scott.k12.ms.us/homeworkItem7311465 //lms.scott.k12.ms.us/apps/classes/997656/assignments/ This week in MS Studies/Intro to Geography we will be finishing up Chapter 10: the Civil Rights Movement.  Assignments and homework for the week are as follows:
Monday: Students will finish up Chapter 10 Section 3 today and complete the Reviewing the Section questions at the end of the section on page 286 of the textbook. Students will also be given a Road to Civil Rights packet to complete in class.  
Tuesday: Students will be in boot camp today.  They have been given an assignment "Letter from Birmingham" worksheet to complete and a homework sheet "I Have a Dream" worksheet for homework.  
Wednesday: Students will watch Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s I Have a Dream speech today, as well as have a short review for a Chapter 10 test that will be given on Wednesday, April 7th. Students will be given a packet of information that will help them study and prepare for their upcoming test entitled "Civil Rights Movement".
Thursday: Students will be in boot camp today.  Students need to complete the packet "Civil Rights Movement" and study for the chapter 10 test on Wednesday, April 7th.  
Friday: No school!!  Happy Easter!!!!

]]> Mon, 29 Mar 2021 14:09:56 PDT <![CDATA[Due: 03/06/2021]]> //lms.scott.k12.ms.us/homeworkItem7099406 //lms.scott.k12.ms.us/apps/classes/997656/assignments/ This week in MS Studies we will be wrapping up our last chapter of the Nine Weeks, Chapter 9.  Homework and assignments for the week are as follows:
Monday: Students will complete the chapter by covering section 3 of chapter 9 today.  The guided reading for this chapter should be completed today as it will be used for the study guide for the chapter test on Wednesday.  Students will also receive a worksheet and article to complete on the NAACP that will be turned in for homework tomorrow if it is not completed in class.  Students should also complete the 3 Reviewing the Section questions on page 260 of the textbook.
Tuesday: Students will review for test today!  Guided reading should be completed today. Study study study!!!!
Wednesday: Students will have a unit on chapter 9 today.  As the students complete the test, they will receive their Nine Weeks Test Project. to begin working on.
Thursday: Students will be out of the classroom today to take Benchmark Science testing.  
Friday: Students will be given time today to work in class on their Nine Weeks Test Project.  

]]> Mon, 01 Mar 2021 14:08:41 PST <![CDATA[Due: 02/27/2021]]> //lms.scott.k12.ms.us/homeworkItem7043434 //lms.scott.k12.ms.us/apps/classes/997656/assignments/ Welcome back!  I hope that everyone enjoyed their snow break and were able to stay as safe and warm as possible.  This week in MS Studies we are starting a new chapter, Chapter 9 focusing in on the Great Depression and beginning to talk about lots of civil rights issues, including some important court cases from that very important time.  Assignments and homework for the week are as follows: 
Monday: Students will cover Chapter 9, Section 1.  A guided reading will be given for the students to complete as we cover each section in class.  Section 1 should be completed today.  Students will also need to complete the worksheet, Who Am I, and the Reviewing the Section questions on page 246 of the textbook.  Chapter 9 vocabulary was also given on Friday and should be completed and turned in tomorrow, Tuesday.
Tuesday: Students will cover Chapter 9, Section 2 today.  The guided reading for this section should be completed for this section for homework if it was not completed in class today.  Students will also need to complete the Reviewing the Section questions on page 252 of the textbook for homework.  
Wednesday: Students will watch a documentary today detailing the 1929 stock market crash and what lead up to the Great Depression.  Students will have a review of vocabulary words worksheet to complete for homework.  
Thursday: Students will begin a in-depth 2 day focus on the Brown vs. the Board of Education Supreme Court case.  Students will have a short questionnaire to complete on how they would feel if....  Students will also have a Readworks Article Different Paths to complete for homework.  
Friday: Students will continue to look at the Brown vs. Board of Education Case today.  Students will have an analysis of this case to complete for homework if not completed in class today.  

]]> Mon, 22 Feb 2021 14:33:51 PST <![CDATA[Due: 02/13/2021]]> //lms.scott.k12.ms.us/homeworkItem6938574 //lms.scott.k12.ms.us/apps/classes/997656/assignments/ This week in Mississippi Studies we will be continuing our unit on the 19th Amendment and the Women's Suffrage Movement.  A unit test will be given on Friday.  Assignments and homework for the week are as follows:
Monday: Students will have a power point presentation and a timeline to review.  Students will be given 2 or 3 important dates to complete a worksheet on.  If the students do not complete this assignment, they will complete it for homework.
Tuesday: Students will go through another power point presentation today and complete a worksheet on Women's Suffrage Notes.  Students will then be given a packet of papers to complete and finish for homework.  
Wednesday: Students will be put into groups today to analyze documents for being anti women's suffrage or pro women's suffrage.  Arguments and rebuttals will be made for each side.  Students will also be given 3 posters to analyze for homework.  
Thursday: Students will review today for a chapter test on Friday!  Study study study!!
Friday: Chapter test on the Women's Suffrage Movement today!  As the students complete the test, they will begin vocabulary for Chapter 9.  

]]> Mon, 08 Feb 2021 14:13:44 PST <![CDATA[Due: 02/06/2021]]> //lms.scott.k12.ms.us/homeworkItem6881926 //lms.scott.k12.ms.us/apps/classes/997656/assignments/ We will begin a unit this week on the 19th Amendment and the Women's Suffrage Movement.  Assignments and homework for the week are as follows:
Monday: Students will be given a timeline of important events today that we will go over in class. Students will also recieve their vocabulary for this unit.  The vocabulary will be due on Wednesday.  Homework will also be given, a Readworks article, "American Women Get the Vote in 1920."
Tuesday: Students will be out today due to Science Benchmark Testing 
Wednesday: Students will complete group work today on source documents from the era of women trying to gain the right to vote.  Students will also be given a worksheet to complete "The Fight for Women's Suffrage Worksheet." to be completed for homework. 
Thursday: Students will study Susan B Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton today. A packet of info will be given and gone over in class for the students to complete for homework.  Students will also have a Readworks Article to complete, "19th Amendment"
Friday: Students will be given a mock test to complete today.  They may finish it for homework if they dont finish it in class.  They will also have an article to complete "The Fight for Women's Suffrage"

]]> Mon, 01 Feb 2021 14:33:38 PST <![CDATA[Due: 01/30/2021]]> //lms.scott.k12.ms.us/homeworkItem6833679 //lms.scott.k12.ms.us/apps/classes/997656/assignments/ Monday: Students will present projects and creative originals done by the students on the Amendment they were assigned. 
Tuesday: Students will be taking the ELA Benchmark Test today.
Wednesday: Students will present projects and creative originals done by the students on the Amendment they were assigned. 
Thursday: Students will be taking the Math Benchmark Test today.
Friday: Students will have a packet to complete on women's suffrage.  

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