- Sunset Ridge School
- Social Studies
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Welcome to Mr. Bowman's 8th Grade Social Studies Class!
To see a copy of my class syllabus, click here. (The Syllabus contains my classroom procedures, absent policies, expectations, curriculum, and grading scale)
To download the Student/Parent Syllabus agreement form, click here.To download a copy of the 2020-2021 Middle School Handbook,Communication- I WILL NOT BE USING REMIND TEXT BLASTS DURING VIRTUAL LEARNING. I WILL UTILIZE THE ANNOUNCMENTS PAGE ON CANVAS.
- Email is the quickest way to reach me: sean.bowman@dvusd.org
- I will send out text blasts with reminders and important news. Parents AND students are encouraged to sign up to receive my Social Studies text messages. As an 8th Grade Team, we will also send email blasts out regularly, informing you of any and all upcoming academics, events, etc...
- {Normal text messaging rates apply. You can cancel at any time by texting Stop to that number.}
***Upcoming Tests/Projects/Assignments***SEE MY CANVAS PAGE***REVIEW YOUR NOTES NIGHTLY!!!!!******REVIEW YOUR NOTES NIGHTLY***Test Retake InformationIf you would like to access the test retake form, click here. All items on the retake form must be completed and turned in within 5 days of the original test being returned to be eligible for a retake. Once all of the work requirements are submitted and the test retaken, an average of the two test scores will be used to issue your final test grade.UNIT NOTES
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WEEKLY LESSON PLANS
[Please note that these lesson plans are guides for the week but may be modified as the week goes on as adjustments are usually made based on what is accomplished each day and what changes are required in order to maximize the learning]Lesson Plans for the week of August 17thMonday- French and Indian War Notes
Tuesday- Counselor Visit
Wednesday- Mapping Activity
Thursday- Political Cartoon Activity
Friday- Test Review Bingo
Lesson Plans for the week of August 10thMonday- Introduce "Who Am I?" Culture Project
Tuesday- Project Work Day
- Graphic Organizer
- Past Examples
Wednesday- Project Work Day
- Past Examples
Thursday- Project Work Day
- Motivation Videos
Friday- Final Project Work Day: Project Due Monday
Lesson Plans for the week of August 3rdMonday- Welcome Back!
- Student Handbook
Tuesday- Class Syllabus
Wednesday- Meet Mr. Bowman
Thursday- US Civics Pre-Test
Friday- Grade US Civics Test