Brief Update

We are officially a full week in to the new year, and off to a running start! Students took their first quiz on Friday, and we are already halfway through Unit 1. Now that our gradebooks are ready and rosters have stabilized, look for grades to be posted for the first week's assignments in the next few days.

This week we begin our trek through Georgia's history, beginning with the Native Americans who called this land home before the rest of us even knew it existed. Students will be comparing the cultural and technological shifts between the four major periods, and then portraying their learning through comics.

Finally, please remember that the Article of the Week is due every Thursday and can be found both online (see the Article of the Week tab) as well as in my classroom (hard copies are in the blue folder).

As always, send me a message with any questions you have!

Happy Sunday,

Mrs. Ramsey

Welcome to 8th Grade Georgia History!

It's going to be an exciting year as we explore the history of our home state! In the words of Rudyard Kipling, "If history were taught in the form of stories, it would never be forgotten."

This year, we will hear the stories of James Oglethorpe, Mary Musgrove, Sequoyah, W.E.B. DuBois, Leo Frank, Eugene Talmadge, John Lewis, and many others. We will go on their journeys as observers and critics, analyzing and questioning the choices they made and the consequences of their actions. As we learn from their triumphs and mistakes, we will become experts on how to make a better future for Georgia.

Since we are also creators of history, we will be writing our own stories of the events that shaped our state and country. Playing the role of these influential figures and stepping back in time, we can choose our own adventure in history and make predictions for how our alterations would affect the rest of the timeline. What if the trustees' experiment had succeeded? What would Georgia and the U.S. be like today if the Civil War had been avoided? What would the founders think of our modern day problems?

Stay tuned to this site for the syllabus (coming late July), weekly updates on what is happening in our classroom, and other goodies to help you be successful throughout the year. For email alerts to new posts, simply enter your email address on the right side of the home page and subscribe. 

I can't wait to see all of you on August 1st! Enjoy the last days of summer and rest up. Adventures await!

💙 Mrs. Ramsey