spa 5 – review months, dates etc TEST on FRIDAY 12/ 4
spa 6 – quiz on school supplies and colors tomorrow
spa 7 – quiz on beach vocab on WED 12/2
spa 8 – quiz on computer and fax tomorrow 12/1 quiz on telephone on WED 12/2
write 10 steps to use an electronic devise.due tomorrow
1. Notetaking Guide 4.4 in class.
2. PWB: 4.4: pp 55-56; 1 – 15 (all), 16 – 24 (evens) due Tuesday.
3. Quiz: 4.1 to 4.3 on Wednesday.
Vocabulary Exercises pgs. 30-33
Verbs Review Sheet
Verbs Quiz Tuesday
Invent your own god or goddess – draw a picture and write a description under it. Be creative!!
Complete the vocabulary builder sheet
SSR
Work on outlining in study with Ms. Holland
Finish questions and compare sheet on Parvana
All –
Lord of the Flies update:
Find one viable web site and bring a pack of 3×5 cards to school.
Quiz on periodic table Wed.
Read second page of lab.
Complete first page of elements handout.
Quiz Weds. on Mots. 2
Do workbook pgs. 23-24
All —
The following are due on Wednesday, 12/2.
LA – Finish reading chapter 12 in The Breadwinner and answer ch. 12 questions.
You should be almost finished with your second author study book. Projects due Dec. 14th – don’t wait until the last minute to ask questions!!
NO VOCABULARY THIS WEEK!!
Math – PW page 59 – draw graphs on a separate piece of paper
Grade 6: Complete vacab section in back of Notetaking Guide. Review for test on Tuesday, using the review section in the textbook, which starts on page 278.
Grade 7: PWB 6.8: 1-12. Test on Thursday.
Grade 8: PWB 6.3: 1-4, 9-18.
Study Mots. 2 for quiz on Weds.
Do workbook p. 96
In Premier Livre study first column of “Er” verbs on p. 3 for possible quiz tomorrow( there will be one column to study every night this week)
Do Premier Livre pgs. 4-5 ex. a, b
Read text pages 32-53 and take notes (including drawings if you like) about the ideas and people who were involved in creating the U.S. Constitution.
NONE – Have a wonderful break!
Grades 6, 7, 8: NONE
Read text pages 50-61 and take detailed notes.
Do Premier Livre p.86-88 ex. N,O,P
Continue learning Mots. 2
p.78 read
do p. 79 fill in blanks, then translate
Start to learn about your topic for the history fair. Remember to keep track of any web sites you find useful.
LA – Continue to work on author study project
MATH – NO HW
1. We completed 4.3 in Notetaking Guide.
2. PWB 4.3: pp 52-53; 1 – 23 (odds) due Tuesday.
3. There will be no homework for Thanksgiving holiday break. Happy Thanksgiving!
1. Research the event assigned to your group for the puppet show so that you are able to discuss how to present the event and main concepts. Events are listed at the bottom of this page.
2. Apartheid and Human RIghts
Create a list of ten well written human rights that you think should be universal (required for everyone to live a free and fulfilling life). Among your considerations might be some of the following:
Levels of education and health
Punishment for speaking your own language
Punishment for practicing the religion you believe in
Punishment for telling others what you think
Severe punishment for minor crimes
Forceful separation from your family
Forced to work for no pay or almost no pay
Not able to work
Not cared for during your old age
Not allowed to help choose your leaders
Not allowed to travel where you like
Events for group puppet shows:
All
Lord of the Flies work (questions and active reading to page 150 — end of chapter 9) is due on Monday, November 30. This will count 25 homework points.
Also, 8C — Due Monday, November 30
A solid paragraph on the Montaigne quotation.
Write an introductory paragraph for Witch Child. Be sure that it is on a separate sheet of paper.
Grade 6: PWB 5.7: 8-17
Grade 7: PWB 6.6: 10-15
Grade 8: PWB 6.2: 1-7, 16-19
Possible pop quiz on Tuesday. Review text pages 21-32 and your notes about the text. Pay special attention to key people and events.
Quiz elements and symbols.
Activity on p. 58. Question 1-5.
Read pg. 194 to 201 and do the assessment on 201.
Quiz tomorrow on “ER” verbs
Do pgs. 92 #17 and p.93# 19 ( answer in complete French sentences)
Do Premier Livre pgs. 82-83 ex. H,I,J
Answer the questions and write a short conclusion to the lab report entitled “The Law of Definite Composition”. Turn in lab report with data table.
Study lesson 4 vocabulary and the roots for 1-4
Quiz Monday
LA – Vocabulary Unit Test Monday – chapters 5-7
Vocabulary lesson 8 due Monday
Continue to work on author study book project
MATH – NO HW
If you don’t have your Lord of the Flies questions, click here to download them.
Remember the first 150 pages are due a week from Monday on November 30th.
Review formation of “ER” verbs
Do p. 93 # 20 (fill in blanks then translate)
We just wanted to update on the things that have been going on in the Student Leadership board. First, we just wanted to remind everyone to bring in cans of food for our food drive that is going on now. We will be giving the foods to the MLK Center for the families that need food over the holidays.
Also, we have decided what to do for our first Spirit Day on Friday, December 4th. We will be doing a Color Day. The colors will be:
Also on Thursday, December 3rd we will be doing a mix it up lunch day. Stay posted for the tables and have a Happy Thanksgiving.
- Report written by Stephen
7A terms sheet. 7M Lab report flame test.
Find symbols for elements. Study.
Grade 6: PWB 5.6: 6-17
Grade 7: Quiz Corrections. On a separate sheet of paper, list the problem, show your work, and circle your answers.
Read Pyramid handout
Make the Managerie of the Gods flip booklet
SSR
Finish questions for chapter 9 on The Breadwinner.
Add information to your Parvana sheet for chapter 9.
Do Premier Livre pg. 80 ex. E(then translate)
7A and 7M –
1. Complete your plant research paper. See the directions below for completing your project.
2. See the directions below for saving from the Plant Research Completion in Lab.
3. Next, in the 2011 — English 7A — Witch Child folder, open the WC_Essay_Outline document.
1. Open a new Pages document.
2. Cut and paste the outline into your new document.
3. Save the document as <Your Name>_Witch_Child. Note: Do not put the <> in your file name.
4. Using your notes and outline, write your thesis statement at the top.
5. Write your two body paragraphs where they belong.
6. Save the file to the English 7A — Witch Child folder.
Be sure to finish your revisions (from today) of your concrete details and explanations and elaborations for your Witch Child outline.
MATH – Study for chapter 9 test – test is tomorrow
LA – Complete questions for chapter 8 – The Breadwinner
Vocabulary unit test on Monday (chapters 5-7)
Lesson 8 vocabulary due Monday
Grade 6: Textbook page 256: Finish any problems not completed in class: 1-14, 18-21, 47, 49, 55-58
Grade 7: Textbook pages 288-289: Finish any problems not completed in class: 41-45, 49-57, 1-15.
Finish PIGS and find 5-10 passages from the book that are important for showing a theme
Finish Pigs
Write a journal entry responding to Chapters 13-15
7A Write a formal lab report. 7M Do next two groups on periodic table filling in chart.
Read handout up to deepest depths and highlight.
Read p.82-83 and take notes.
Study for quiz tomorrow on Mots. I
Do Premier Livre pgs. 77-79 Ex. A,B,C,D
Read chapter 14 in PIGS. Write a reaction to the chapter that is at least one paragraph.
Use the list I provided to focus your study for the test on Friday. Come to class with questions that you could not find the answer to as you looked at your notes. Bring questions to stump your classmates, but be sure to limit them to the items on the handout. E-mail me if you did not get the sheet, and I will send it to you.
LA – Read chapter 7 in The Breadwinner and answer chapter 7 questions
Lesson 8 vocabulary due Monday
Vocabulary unit test (chapters 5-7) Monday
MATH – Finish review packet for tomorrow
Chapter 9 test on Friday
Grade 6: None
Grade 7: PWB 6.4: 1-9
PWB 6.5: 1-9
7A Complete 4th and 5th family and chart. 7M Complete 1st-3rd family and chart.
Oral presentations of deep sea organism due.
Study organization of Periodic Table and Key.
Do packet on Passe Compose that was handed out in class(stop at 5 in box)
Quiz Friday on Mots. I
Do workbook p. 19
SSR
Vocabulary Test Friday
Type “I am” poem in computer lab during study.
Finish work sheets from class (Corran, I will give you yours tomorrow)
Start making a list of the important terms, people, places and ideas from each section on China.
7A and 7M
Complete 4-10 on sentence variety sentences. Be sure to do this on notebook paper to turn in.
LA – Vocabulary Unit Test – Monday – chapters 5-7
Vocabulary lesson 8 due Monday
Continue to work on author study book project
MATH – Chapter 9 test on Friday – review two recent quizzes
VIP’s on deep sea creatures in your science notebook. Think about the design of your underwater sea creature. Tomorrow will be the last day to work on them.
SSR
Vocab workbook pgs 38-40 Quiz Friday
The Breadwinner questions finish 3 for chapter 6.
7A read handout and fill out chart. 7M Do electron arrangement for elements.
Read scientific naming sheet and create a name for your organism.
Vocabulary Quiz on Lesson 4
Read Pigs pgs. 105-111
Write a response to reading in composition book
Grade 6: PWB 5.4: Find GCF and LCM for problems 16-21
Grade 7: PWB 6.2: 6-20
Grade 8: Textbook page 361: 40-51 (due Monday).
Study Mots I for quiz on Thurs
Do p. 84 # 3 fill in blanks then translate
Review formation of Passe Compose for upcoming “pop” quiz
Do Workbook pgs. 97-99
Complete packet handed out in class on “Imparfait” (due on Monday)
Read handout about “apartheid” in South Africa. Pay special attention to the description of what apartheid involved and be prepared to discuss the events and key people noted on the first page of the handout.
Read pages 27-32 about the American Revolution and take notes on the key people and events.
Also review your earlier reading, pages 21-27.
Do the following –
Use noodlebib to create your bibliography. At the bottom of the page, select “Noodlebib Express.” Once you’re on noodlebib, use MLA format.
Make sure that –
1) It has the complete information for each source.
2) It is in alphabetical order by the first letter of the entry except for “a, an, the, etc.”
3) You have a source for your .jpg / tracing.
4. Create a new document that has the following name —
<Your name>_PR_Final
5. Cut and paste your paragraph and bibliography into this document.
6. Open the .jpg file with your name on it.
7. Crop the .jpg to show just the plant.
8. Insert the crop at the top of the document.
9. Put your name, date (month spelled out), and class in the top left corner.
10. Center the name of your plant under the .jpg.
11. Select all and put the paper in 12 pt. Apple Chancery font.
12. Save and close the document to the 2011 — English <Your Class>– Plant Research folder.
LA – Complete chapter 6 – The Breadwinner questions
Lesson 8 vocabulary due on Monday
Vocabulary unit test (lessons 5-7) on Monday, November 23rd
Continue to work on author study book project
MATH – PW pg. 58
Chapter 9 test on Friday, November 20th
7A and 7M–
On a separate sheet of paper –
Complete your journal entry if you haven’t.
Vocabulary Handout
Verbs pgs. 80
Vocabulary/Verb Quiz Wed.
List Your Settings in composition book
Grade 5
Look around your house-elements- ten of them. you do not need to bring them in just write how the different elements are used in your science notebook.
Grade 6
Sheet on the design of your deep sea organism.
Do electron arrangement for chosen elements.
Fill out adaptaqtion sheet.
Read section 4 on China. Be able to answer the Reading Check Questions.
Grade 6: PWB 5.4, #16-21. Note: I only want you to do the factor trees for each set of numbers. Do not attempt to find the LCM.
Grade 7: Textbook page 80: #5-10, 16-20. Complete corrections from test: write out the problem, show your work, and put a circle or box around your answer.
Grade 8: Textbook Page 349: 1-9. Note, for problems 7-9, put them in “slope-intercept” form.
1. 4.2 NTG pp 76 – 78 done in class.
2. PWB: p 49 1-9 due tomorrow.
Start learning Mots. I in Chapter 3
Study Passe Compose
Do p. 133 #13 (then translate)
Quiz tomorrow on “Imparfait”
Do workbook p.25(make sure you changed the subjects)
Quick quiz on chapter 4 section 1 vocabulary and Nile river notes
SSR
Vocabulary lesson 8 workbook pgs. 36 & 37. Quiz Friday
Complete 5 senses poetry sheet
Watch one cooking video or show. You may choose any video from the Food Network or from television. These videos are only a few minutes long. If you choose to watch a show on TV, you are only required to watch 5 minutes of it.
Bring to class, in writing, your observations from the show.
Be sure to do the following –
1) Save your paper as <Your Name>_Macbeth test.
2) Put it in your folder as well as the 2010 – Your Class – Macbeth test.
3) Be sure that you check the rubric for proper format, etc.
8C –
You will write your essay portion in the lab on Monday.
8E –
You will complete your essay writing in the lab the first part of class on Monday. For the second part of the class, we’ll be in the classroom taking the objective portion.
For Anyone Who Will Be Absent on Monday –
We will have a make-up period in the lab from 3:00 – 4:30 on Tuesday. You must do your make-up work then.
LA – Answer chapter 5 questions in The Breadwinner
Update compare/contract organizer for the Breadwinner (Parvara’s daily life)
Continue to work on author study project
MATH – Review pages 226 – 229 for math quiz on Monday
Chapter 9 math test on Friday, November 20th
Beginning November 23 we will study South Africa under the system of apartheid. Each group 3-4 students will create a puppet show based on one of the events below.
Apartheid Puppet Show:
Due Dates:
Your assessment task is to create a puppet show that CREATIVELY tells a story of life during apartheid (groups of 3-4 students in each group).
Examples of Concepts that your “judge” could address (some based on the movie Sarafina, which we will view during class):
Your task is to research the background then create a “football card” for one of the figures from the American Revolution (YOUR CHOICE IS LISTED BELOW).
Create an oversized “Football card” (appx. 8” x 12” )
Include the following:
On the front of the card:
On the back of the card:
List of figures:
Baron Von Steuben – PETER
Abigail Adams – SERENA, TAELOR
Banastre Tarleton – CHLOE, LUCY
General Sir William Howe – AMELIA
Deborah Sampson – ALEXIS, TORY
James Forten – LUC, KEVIN
Molly Hays – HUGO, CARLY
General George Washington- REED, WIL
Lord Charles Cornwallis – JAKE
Molly Corbin – STEPHANIE
General Nathaneal Greene – STEPHEN
Admiral de Grasse – ZACH, LIAM
Marquis de LaFayette – HARRY, SAM
If your name is not above and you have not chosen, choose one of the figures below:
Colonel Francis Marion
Compte de Rochambeau
General John Burgoyne
General Horatio Gates
We began Chapter 4 after completing test.
1. 4.1 Notetaking Guide: pp 73-75.
2. PWB: pp 46-48 due Monday.
Grade 6: PWB 5.3: 1-16
Grade 7: PWB 6.1: 1-11
Grade 8: NONE
Read p. 50-54 and take notes.
Identify adaptations of your organism. The structure and what it does for the organism.
Study notes on atom.
Finish Ancient Egypt booklet and write or type a list of 15 facts to be collected.
SSR
Write a recipe poem follow the pattern on the handout.
Also write examples of personification and onomatopeia.
Look up meritocracy. Write about how the meaning of the word relates to the information in the 3rd section on China,
Lesson 4 vocabulary roots words and exercises
ALSO, remember to revise or send me the remaining writing pieces for your portfolio.
Really study hard for quiz on Chapter 5, with a possible question on Alpha and Beta decay.
Preview Chapter 3
Start learning Mots. I
Study for quiz on Mots. I in Chapter 10
Review notes given on formation of “Imparfait”
Do p. 76 in text #15(then translate)
Read section three on China. Use the note taking guide in the beginning of the section to organize your notes
Write ten sentences. Use all the parts of speech. Identify the part of speech of each word.
7A and 7M
Very important. If you haven’t done so, you need to get Lord of the Flies. You will be receiving work for this that will be due Monday, November 30th.
Don’t forget to look at the Macbeth test and project schedule below.
Study for a quiz on Chapter 5. A study sheet was provided and is in the LNDs of all students that were not in class today.
REad the Ancient Egypt booklet for 15 minutes.
Bring in ideas for the Nile project for Friday. (Can use websites I gave you)
Grade 5 Elements – draw four of the element boxes and include all the information.
Grade 6- Design a deep sea underwater organism. Sketch it in your science notebook. We will actually make them in class.
Design deep sea organism.
Grade 6: PWB 5.2: 1-5, 7-9
Grade 7: None
Grade 8: PWB 5.7: 1, 3, 4, 6, 16-22
Read pages 21-27 in your text book, Freedom. Pay particular attention to the ideas and contributions of the individuals mentioned.
Don’t forget to study for your first test tomorrow on “Days, Months, Dates and all notes pertaining to the packet! Good luck!
Study for remaining section of Chapter 2 test
Study for quiz tomorrow on Mots. I in Chapter 3
Chapter 3 test on Thursday.
Enjoy your Veteran’s Day holiday!
Do sheet on drawing dot diagrams of molecule. Sheet for absent students were distributed to their LNDs. Quiz on Friday on Chapter 5.
spa 5S – quiz on Friday on writing the seasons and understanding the opposite seasons
spa 6 – wb p 16 and worksheet on telling time
spa 7 – quiz on dr office vocab. complete wb p 16
spa 8 – test on ch 2 boot verbs, flip flop verbs, table settings, food
LA – Lesson 7 vocabulary quiz on Thursday – all work due on Thursday
Continue to read author study novels
MATH – NO HOMEWORK
Notetaking Guide Guided Practice pgs. 75-84 (4.1-4.3)
Chapter 4 Test Friday
Do all vocabulary exercises in Lesson 4
Pigs Quiz Thursday Chapters 1-8
Read section two on China and take notes using the form they suggest in the beginning of the section.
Read chapter 10 in PIGS. Be prepared for a reading quiz on 6-10 with an emphasis on 9-10.
Study for test on Days, Months, Dates and all notes for Friday!
Study Mots. I pgs. 324-325 for quiz on Friday
Finish Scholastic News
Complete vocabulary handout for Chapter 4 section 1
Remaining sections of Chapter 2 test on Thursday and Friday
Quiz Friday on Mots. I in Chapter 3
Do workbook pgs. 21-22
SSR
Vocabulary – Workbook 34 & 35
Grammar workbook pgs 19 & 20
The Breadwinner – answer question 1 only. Those who are sick read pgs.44-48 and answer question #1.
We will finish this chapter in class on Thursday.
Poetry – bring in a favorite poem or book to share with the class.
Poetry sheet for those absent – please read and write a few on another sheet following the directions.
Bring answers to the following, in writing.
Due to the choppiness of this week and scheduling, please pay attention to the following –
You will receive 2 test grades over the next week — one for the average of the essay and objective test and another for your project.
For the objective test review, click here.
For the essay test questions, click here.
8C –
Thursday — 11/12– Essay question outline and notes due.
Friday — 11/13 — Project due.
– Macbeth objective test
Monday — 11/16 — Short essay writing in class.
8E — E-Mail me your outline and notes for your essay question by 7:00 Wednesday night. Put your outline and notes in the body of the e-mail. Do not make this an attachment.
Friday — 11/13 — Short essay writing in lab. Bring notes, outline, Macbeth.
Monday — 11/16 — Objective test. Will cover dramatic terms and easy-to-remember events from Macbeth.
Due Tuesday: p 197 in book: 1 – 33 (odds).
Choose a quote from chapter 7-9 and explicate it.
Read chapter 9 in PIGS
Finish questions 1-4 all from the end of the first section on China.
Red Pony/SSR
Vocab. Words on Quizlet
Pigs Handout (not #2)
Pigs Test Thursday Chapters 1-8
Grade 6: None
Grade 7: complete problems from class. Starting on page 257: 16-19, 22, 23, 27, 28, 30, 31, 40-42. Complete vocab in back of NTG. STUDY areas in which you are weak.
Grade 8: NONE
