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Five handy links to use.
Online Textbook
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.
Quiz Star
The Library of Congress
National Geographic Search Engine
Presentation Rubric
Class starter handouts
Class 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 class web site for History 8-2 from
Mr. Robbins at Madison Junior High School.
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Announcements
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Bryson and Jed wanted to share
The Wretched Face of the West with all of you.
NNL Productions Present
Mutated Animal Kingdom Disaster
By the Natalies and Lydia
Click on the above image for a larger version
Jefferson's Pasta Recipe
This is a small-size map of the territorial expansion of the
United States up to 1900.
Click on the above map to open a large-scale version.
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Super Moon
Thanks to Michael for a great picture of the Super Pink Moon this month!
Some of our classmates have used their artistic talents to spread the joy of spring!
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Online Textbook > Click here.
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Just in case you're wondering how much time until summer break, here's your answer.
But, hey, who's counting?
Assignments
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Links
Use the links below to go to the web page for that assignment. |
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Deadline |
| The Course Assessment |
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Quiz Star |
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In class 3/8 |
| 1, The Washington Presidency, Part One |
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Click here. |
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3/16 |
| 2, A New Nation in a World of Conflict |
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Click here. |
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3/18 |
| 3, Lewis and Clark |
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Click here. |
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3/30 |
| 4, Jefferson's Second Term, War of 1812 |
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Click here. |
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4/09 |
| 5, One Third Book Report |
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Click here. |
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4/09 |
| 6, Changing Democracy in America |
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Click here. |
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4/16 |
| 7, Westward Migration and Antebellum America |
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Click here. |
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4/30 |
| 8, Selected Essay Topics |
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Click here. |
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5/05 |
| 9, Civil War Timeline and Events |
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Click here. |
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5/13 |
| 10, Two Thirds Book Report |
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Click here. |
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5/11 |
| 11, Lincoln and Reconstruction |
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Click here. |
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5/21 |
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Books for class reading
- The books listed below are already approved for your class reading.
- If you want to use another, that's fine, but you need to have Mr. Robbins approve it. Generally speaking a book needs to be set close to the time period we will cover in class, be well written, and be moderate length.
- You may use these books in any form you can find. You may check one out from the school or public library, or purchase it from an online source such as Amazon. These books are all in the public domain and are not very expensive.
- You may use the links below to access your book as an ebook.
- Some books have audio files. You may use the audio file for your book reading if you choose.
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| Roughing It, Mark Twain |
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Click here. |
| Best Humorous American Short Stories, Assorted Authors |
HTML only (for now) |
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| Eight Cousins, Louisa May Alcott |
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Click here. |
| Up From Slavery, Booker T. Washington |
Click here. |
Click here. |
| Life on the Mississippi, Mark Twain |
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Click here. |
| Little Women, Louisa May Alcott |
Click here. |
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| Rose in Bloom, Louisa May Alcott |
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| Little Men, Louisa May Alcott |
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| Uncle Tom's Cabin, Harriet Beecher Stowe * |
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* These books qualify for extra credit.
Journal Items
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Remember -
- We read and summarize a reading selection for your journal every day.
- You will submit your journal entries from each week Friday. Please, submit only the items for that week each Friday.
- You will keep your journal entries on 8 1/2" x 11" three hole punch paper.
- When your journal entries are returned, keep them in your class binder.
The links to the journal entries we use for each day are found in the right hand column of this table. There are also extra copies of the articles from each day in the blue out box.
If you want to see an example of how your journals should be formatted, click here.
To view the PowerPoint about plagiarism and journal entries we used at the beginning of class, click here.
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Vocabulary
Week ending March 12
Week ending March 19
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Link to the article for the day
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