Charlotte Prep Grade 8

Grade 8 at @CharlottePrep, an independent PreK-8 college preparatory school. #CharlottePrepMiddleSchool

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Students applied their knowledge of 1950’s culture, Civil Rights, & the Cold War to create a seating chart for 8 influential people of the decade. Students explained the connection between each dinner guest & what they might talk about. #OnePrep #CharlottePrepMiddleSchool

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Soup can labels to reflect the “alphabet soup” of New Deal programs during the Great Depression. #OnePrep #CharlottePrepSocialStudies

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Group gallery walk while remote learning? ✅ Students visited 8 exhibits, completed digital sticky notes, and made inferences about life during the Great Depression. #OnePrep #CharlottePrepSocialStudies

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Lots of critical thinking today: Students examined quotes from a mystery text, shared with partners, and made predictions as they gathered more info. By the last round they were able to infer the article was about Al Capone providing soup kitchens during the depression. #OnePrep

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More amazing projects about US imperialism 1870-1914! #OnePrep #CharlottePrepSocialStudies #CharlottePrepMiddleSchool

[Charlotte Prep Grade 8 @CltPrepGrade8]

8th graders creatively demonstrated their knowledge of US imperialism between 1870-1914 by creating one-pagers and original political cartoons! #OnePrep #CharlottePrepSocialStudies #CharlottePrepMiddleSchool

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Socially distanced review games!Students listened to clues from a partner in order to guess the vocabulary terms on their cards. #OnePrep #CharlottePrepSocialStudies #CharlottePrepMiddleSchool

[Charlotte Prep Grade 8 @CltPrepGrade8]

Muckrakers of the Progressive Era turned into superheroes working to expose the villains of political & economic corruption, social hardships, inequality, & working conditions of the Gilded Age. #OnePrep #CharlottePrepSocialStudies #CharlottePrepGrade8

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Infographics & posters to illustrate how Americans contributed to WW2 on the home front. #OnePrep #CharlottePrepGrade8
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Wonderful turnout and great conversation at tonight’s Boarding School 101 event with Garrett Educational Consulting.
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[Charlotte Prep Grade 8 @CltPrepGrade8]

Such a fun day at Camp Thunderbird! #OnePrep #CharlottePrepGrade8 #CharlottePrep

[Charlotte Prep Grade 8 @CltPrepGrade8]

We spent the last 5 minutes of class enjoying this April snow! #OnePrep #CharlottePrepSocialStudies #CharlottePrepGrade8

[Charlotte Prep Grade 8 @CltPrepGrade8]

Using Google My Maps to create custom maps showing the location and describing the impact of major battles & events during WWII. #OnePrep #CharlottePrepSocialStudies #CharlottePrepGrade8

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More WWII “life on the homefront” infographics! #OnePrep #CharlottePrepSocialStudies #CharlottePrepGrade8

[Charlotte Prep Grade 8 @CltPrepGrade8]

Students created infographics to highlight the homefront program that they felt was most influential during WWII. #OnePrep #CharlottePrepSocialStudies #CharlottePrepGrade8

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More presidential press conferences today! Such a fun, interactive way for students to demonstrate their comprehension of FDR’s policies & the beginning of WWII. #OnePrep #CharlottePrepSocialStudies #CharlottePrepGrade8

[Charlotte Prep Grade 8 @CltPrepGrade8]

Students worked in groups to write & perform a mock presidential press conference to demonstrate their knowledge of FDR’s Four Freedoms speech, the Lend-Lease Act & US neutrality at the beginning of WWII. #OnePrep #CharlottePrepGrade8 #CharlottePrepSocialStudies

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Calling all tourists! We have been busy creating Hollywood style bus tours of the 1920’s. Students designed a route with 10 stops to showcase important people, places, & events from the decade. Here are a few examples... #CharlottePrepGrade8 #OnePrep #CharlottePrepSocialStudies

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Students completed a walking tour of 1920’s Harlem Renaissance art today and then matched each piece to its title. #CharlottePrepGrade8 #CharlottePrepSocialStudies #OnePrep