Handy links to use.
Back to Mr. Robbins' home page.
Email Mr. Robbins
If you are trying to email me from a computer where you do not have a webmail account, copy and paste the above linked address into your email program.
The Online Textbook
Quiz Star
The Library of Congress
Presentation Rubric
Class starter handouts
Syllabus and Rules
Emergency supplies
Please, use these only if needed occasionally.
Lined paper
Graph paper
Before registering for any web tools, I strongly suggest you read my guidelines.
Click here to read them.
Web tools for your use
Easel.ly
This is a very handy and simple poster creation tool that includes some pretty sophisticated tools.
thenounproject.com
This may be the largest selection of clip art on the web - and it's free.
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This is the web site for U.S. History 8-1 from Mr. Robbins at Madison Junior High School.

The Jefferson Memorial in Washington, D.C.
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Announcements
Beware the Superlative Demon!
Oldest, best, most, first, worst
– you get the idea.
We live in a society obsessed with extremes. Not only can this focus thwart deeper learning, it can cause us to misunderstand and ignore some very, very important facts and truths.
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Here's a happy and motivational little tool to start your day. And it is a primary source from colonial times.
If you want to download a full size copy that you can tape to your mirror to
help you get your morning started, click here.
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Assignments
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Deadline |
The Course Assessment |
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Quiz Star |
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Nov. 29 |
One, The Peopling of the Americas |
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Click here. |
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Dec. 2 |
Two, British Colonies Take Hold |
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Click here. |
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12/14 |
Pearl Harbor |
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Click here. |
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12/08 |
Three, Colonial Life |
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Click here. |
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01/04 |
One Third Book Report |
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Click here. |
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01/04 |
Four, The Colonies Begin to Change |
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Click here. |
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01/11 |
Five, The Road to Revolution |
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Click here. |
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01/13 |
Six, American Revolution Study Guide, pt. 1 |
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Click here. |
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01/19 |
Trimester Project |
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Click here. |
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02/24-3/01 |
Seven, Pre-War and Rev. War America |
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Click here. |
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1/28 |
Eight, Building a New Nation |
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Click here. |
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2/03 |
2/3 Book Report |
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Click here. |
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1/31 |
A More Perfect Union Study Guide |
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Click here. |
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2/09 |
Nine, Ratifying the Constitution and the Bill of Rights |
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Click here. |
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2/11 |
Ten, The Constitution Packet |
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Click here. |
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2/28 |
The Trimester Project Paper |
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Click here. |
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3/01 |
Journal Items
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