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Students and Parent Observers, please check the weekly lesson plan above and the Modules page frequently for class updates!

DHR :: US History

8th Grade United States History: Colonization to Present Day

Message to Students

Welcome to 8th Grade Social Studies ! I look forward to working with each of you as we explore the history of America together starting from Colonization to the Present.

Communication

Office Hours: My office hours are from 7:30-8:05 AM and 3:30- 4:00 PM
School Counselor: The following link provides students the opportunity to submit a request to see a counselor Link Here (Links to an external site.)
Course Updates: I will post weekly on Sunday nights or Monday morning with our agenda (plans) for the week.
School Updates: Turrentine updates can be located on the school's homepage: https://www.abss.k12.nc.us/tum (Links to an external site.) . You can also see updates on the school's Twitter account @TMSTrojans or Instagram: @tms_trojans
Schedule for 8th Grade:
- Block1- 8:10- 9:25
- Block2- 9:29- 10:32
- Electives- 10:36- 11:39
- Trojan Time/Lunch (30 min.)- 11:43- 1:11
- Block3- 1:15- 2:18
- Block4- 2:22- 3:25

Expectations

Material Access: We will be using Canvas this year as the primary learning platform. If you are not sure how to use Canvas well yet, please refer to the Student Guide posted below under the section "Quick Links".
Organizational Method: The year's curriculum will be set up in Modules, and we will progress through each module. Lesson content and assignments will be posted within each module.
Grading: All student work will be evaluated and graded based on the traditional letter-grade scale.

Quick Links

Learning Modules: Access to course learning materials
Canvas Student Guides (Links to an external site.) : Answers to frequently asked Canvas questions