December 15th

7th grade- Bring in materials to create your Cathedral piece.
Look over your map for the map quiz
Budget your time to:
Make your pieces with label, pictures, and description on the back.
(one per group) These will be due Mon. Dec. 20th
Create an appendix explaining each and every piece (one per group)
This will be due Mon. Dec. 20th
Write the 3 paragraphs. This will be due Wed. Dec 22nd. Please turn in
paragraphs to your advisory teachers.


8th grade- Work on your resume's cover letter. The due date for both the cover letter and resume will be Monday, December 20th. If you are having trouble please stay after school for help!!!

8th Grade World History

Open Response: Write an open response with three pieces of direct evidence and explain all the evidence. This assignment is due Thursday. Please type, spelling counts.

Question- Why is humanism an important part of the Renaissance?

7th Grade Ancient Civilization

Pharaoh Reading and Worksheet- Due Thursday

Egyptian Civilization Worksheet- Due Friday

Your test schedule:

Dec 3rd Friday - In class receive study guide
Dec 6th Monday - Study guide due for 5 bonus points
Dec 7th Tuesday- Review Game day and afterschool extra help session
Dec 8th Wednesday- Part one of test
Dec 9th Thursday- Part two of test

**** Please note that I will be out Wednesday, all work done given in class must be completed as homework if not completed in class*******

7th grade- Read how Egyptians who were not rich prepared for the afterlife (given in a handout). Then complete the Rich/Poor diagram on the back.

7th grade Reminder!! Test coming up Wed. December 8th and Thurs. December 9th.

Study guide will be given Friday December 3rd
After school extra help session Tues. December 7th

8th grade- Read the packet on the Renaissance and answer the guided questions.

8th grade

You have worked hard on your test. No homework! :)

7th grade

Complete the Hieroglyphics worksheet. Be ready with your picto gram for tomorrow.

Your Ankh bookmark is due Monday after the break good luck and have fun. I look forward to seeing them.

World History 8th grade

Read the handout on Joan of Arc, then answer the question on the bottom.

Make sure you make it at least 7sentences long and type it.

7th Grade Ancient Civilization

Complete reading on Punt and fill out the theory handout.

7th- Guided reading on Egypt's life on the river (Textbook pg 67-68)



8th- Complete questions from Magna Carta vs. Bill of Rights. You may skip #3.

Find the definitions for the words needing to be defined on your movie questions for the Inquisition.

8th- Read the handout and answer all the multiple questions.

7th- Study
        Test on Monday

8th grade- Look over your parts and the plays.

7th grade- Fill out the first two questions on your poem/rap/song activity sheet.

Test coming up on Thurs.

Study guide given on Tues.
Wed. Study guide due for 5 bonus points
Wed. Game day
Wed. Extra help session afterschool
Thurs. Test, study guide due with test

7th grade- Study for your map quiz on Wed. You will be quizzed on all three parts.
                 Compete worksheet on Hammurabi Code.



8th grade- Read handout on the crusades

ALL CLASSES

7th grade- Look over your maps for the next quiz on Fri.

8th grade- No homework!

7th Grade Ancient Civilization

Read the handout and then answer the questions below the paragraphs. One asks you to look back in your textbook. Go to the Mesopotamian chapter and read under religions. You are looking for what the Mesopotamians believe to be the reasons for their gods to create man.

8th Grade World History

Work on your study guide for the five bonus points.

Test will be on Monday!!!!

7th grade Ancient Civilization

Read the handout on Sumerian trade, and then complete the worksheet with the information from the reading.

8th grade World History

No homework tonight. Tomorrow you will get the study guide for the test. We will work on it in class. The test has now been moved to Mon.  Extra help session is still afterschool Thurs.

7th Grade Ancient Civilization

Read the article: Archaeologist solves mystery of ancient Mesopotamian city


Then answer the questions provided on the back



Bonus word find due Wed. October 13th

8th Grade World History

Read the packet and answer the questions. All these were given as handouts.




Test coming up Fri October 15th.



Extra help session will be afterschool Thurs. October 14th.

A study guide will be provided Wed. October 13th.

7th Grade Ancient Civilization

Letter your map to show you have located all the listed points on the map. HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND!!

8th Grade World History

No homework except for those who need to fix their technology. Tuesday is your last day to present. Good luck!

7th Grade Ancient Civilization

No homework!!

8th Grade World History

Complete becoming a knight work packet


Complete handout comparing the feudal system to our system

7th Grade Ancient Civilization

Study for your test!! Good luck :)

8th Grade World History

Prepare for your presentations!! Look over the rubric.

7th grade Ancient Civilization

Complete your study guide by Monday and receive 5 bonus points.
Study guide is due, for a homework grade day of the test.
Test will be Tuesday
Monday class will be detected to going over the test

Have a great weekend!!!

8th grade World History

Work on your final essay and complete your project.

Remember to have your: 
   rough draft
   editing paper with comments
   final essay
   bibliography
   steps check off list
   project
   rubrics

Good luck and have a great weekend!!!  

7th Grade Ancient Civilization

Think about the day's debate. You will be asked to complete a worksheet based on yesterday's debate. We will also find out the winners.  Good work all, the debates went great!!!!

8th Grade World History

Thursday is our last day to work on the essays and projects. Bring with you work to do!! Remember your essay is due Monday and your projects are due the same day. We will start presenting on Monday. Order will be chosen randomly.

8th Grade World History

Take a look at your due dates for the project and make sure you stay on track. You should be discussing your project and making plans to put it together.

7th Grade Ancient Civilization

Look over your rubric for the debate. You will be given 10 min in class to work on the debate preparation.

7th Grade Ancient Civilization

If you did not complete the Neo/Paleo worksheet in class do so for homework


Complete guided reading handout on Neolithic Age.

Heads up! You do have a test coming up Tues. October 5th. You will be given a study guide Friday October 1st. Monday we will review the study guide and go over any questions students my have.

Afterschool extra help session Thursday Sept. 30th.

8th Grade World History

Working on the project:


Make sure you are filling out the steps checklist. Remember to date when you completed the questions and turned in the parent letter.

You should be working on the essay in class. A work cited sheet is mandatory.

Last day to work on essay or do project work in class will be Thursday. We may not have computers available Thursday so come to class ready to work on project as well as the essay.

Essays due Monday October 5th.

7th Grade Ancient Civilization

No homework. Enjoy the weekend and start getting ready for Nature's Classroom :)

8th Grade World History

1. Look over the project information, paying close attention to the rubrics.




2. Show your parents the project letter, and information. Please bring in the letter signed on Mon. for the three bonus points.

8th Grade World History

Complete your discussion questions based on your feudal simulation experience.

7th Grade Ancient Civilization

1. Study for your map quiz on Friday.

2. Complete the guided reading on Paleolithic Man.

7th Grade Ancient Civilization

1. Guided reading in the textbook. "Meet the Leakeys". See instructions for page number.

2. Study your map for the map quiz on Fri.

8th Grade World History

Study for quiz on Wed. Please use the study guide from class to study with.

8th Grade World History

No homework.

7th Grade Ancient Civilization

Guided reading worksheet on archeology. The instructions on your paper will tell which pages to read. Once you have read the textbook, answer the questions on the worksheet.

8th Grade World History

Due Mon: Read pgs. 188-191 in your textbook and answer the guided reading questions. These questions were given to you in a handout; they are not in the textbook.

7th Grade Ancient Civ

Due Mon: Complete your neighborhood map. This map must contain your home, a key, and a compass. Don't forget to focus on your assigned type of map (political, physical, regional,thematic).




Due Mon: If you did not finish your essay in class please do so over the weekend. Use your graphic organizer as a guide. No student should be spending more than 10 mins to complete this. If you find yourself working longer please look back over the organizer. You may be writing too much.

Have a great weekend!!!

7th Grade Ancient Civ

Due Fri- Fill out your note card with info from your summer homework assignment.




Due Mon- Complete your neighborhood map. Make sure it reflects the type of map assigned, and contains: your house, compass rose, and a key. Please use color on the map. Do not turn something in done only in pencil.

8th Grade World History

No Homework

8th Grade World History

1. Please make sure your parents get the letter I sent home. Thanks

2. Complete guided reading. You will need to read textbook pages 184-187.

Ancient Civilization

All classes- Make sure the letter I sent home gets to your parents.  Thank you :)

Ancient and World History

Today you received your textbooks. These textbook will stay home, and a class set will be provided. Please look through your textbook and make sure you still agree with the condition I recorded. You are responsible for the condition of the books so again please make sure I'm aware of any graffiti inside the book.

Ancient/World History

HaHa the first night your parents have the homework. Get those form in as soon as you can.

Welcome!!!

Welcome to Mrs.McClelland's history class. Here is the blog where you may look up the homework in addition to it being on the board. I look forward to a wonderful year!

Materials for class:
Small 3 ringed binder
Pocket folder for handouts
Pen/Pencils