Thursday, March 29, 2018

Core Connections: Today's classwork -

1. Complete the digital portfolio entry for the Current Event Project. - due by the end of class
2. Complete this assignment - if you do not finish, complete this over the break and I will collect it Monday, April 9th.

Links for Science:
How Lou Got the Flu
Human Microbiome quiz
student handout (if you were absent from class today or lost your paper)

Language Arts: Procure your copy of 'And Then There Were None' written by Agatha Christie. We will read this novel during quarter 4.  We have a class set of this book.  You WILL NOT be allowed to take a copy of the book home.

Wednesday, March 28, 2018

1st, 2nd and 3rd period Science:  Finish the pandemic article if you did not finish during class on Tuesday.  Due tomorrow!

Monday, March 26, 2018

Language Arts: ELA BENCHMARK TOMORROW!!! Starts promptly @ 8:30 am!
Get your rest
Bring a fully charged device
Bring a coat or hoodie for cold rooms (NO BLANKETS)
Positive attitudes ONLY
Room Assignments: (Uzoewulu class periods)
1st - Nease
2nd - Strickland
3rd - Uzoewulu
4th - Norman
5th - Graham

BENCHMARK GREATNESS!!!!

Social Studies:  Read America Ch. 23 section 1 and take notes.

Field trip permission forms should be signed and returned as soon as possible.  Funds will be collected through the Voyager online system.  Payments should be made on or before April 13.

Amtrak Field Trip Attendance Dayshttps://docs.google.com/document/d/1YK0uCMoGzsLVIkxULOTHc4KDG4_bBy7ZcAYqL7SFhHw/edit?usp=sharing

8th Grade Math: "Angles in a Triangle" (#17-24). MATH BENCHMARK ON WED. 3/28!
Math I: Complete "Pumpkin" problem. MATH BENCHMARK ON WED. 3/28!

Core Connections link for 5th period

Science:  Finish your Disease Project if yours was not ready today (due date was today).   

Friday, March 23, 2018

8th Grade Superlatives: In 8th grade, students write their own superlatives to be included in the VAMS yearbook.  Please complete your superlative by filling out this Google Form by Monday.  Please remember that this superlative will be public for all of Voyager to see.

Core Connections: Final Current Event Project Due Monday, March 26th

Social Studies:  Persuasive Essay 2 due Monday.

1.  Completed Cover Sheet   2.  Completed Graphic Organizer  3.  Final Draft   4.  2 Peer Edit Forms Completed   5.  Works Cited Sheet (3 source min/no wiki)

Science:  Disease Projects are due Monday, March 26.  Follow directions and use the rubric to double check your work. 

Thursday, March 22, 2018

Social Studies:  Study for your vocab quiz tomorrow.

Science: Work on your disease project.  Completed projects are due Monday, March 26.  Be sure you have at least 2 minutes of your video if you are using GoAnimate.  If you are doing a skit, be sure you have a printed copy of your skit.  Follow directions and use the rubric (scroll back if you have lost your copy of the rubric; it was posted yesterday).  

8th Grade Math: Complete "Angles In a Triangle" (#1-16)
Math I: Complete Parabola problems (#3-4)

Wednesday, March 21, 2018

Language Arts: 3 Days until the ELA BENCHMARK.  Tuesday, March 27th @ 8:30 am is when it all goes down!!
Need:
Fully charged device
Positive attitude
Good night's sleep
Food for brain power

Science:  Work on your disease project.  Follow directions and consult the rubric as you work.  Completed skits or videos are due Monday, March 26.  If you are using GoAnimate, follow these steps:

• Go to GoAnimate (Be sure to use this link.  Login information will only work on the school account.)
• Enter your login information.
• Click the blue "Make Video" button.
• Complete the tutorial.
• Begin your video. 
• Save your work often! Be sure your name and all group members are in the file name when you save your video.  

Social Studies:  Read NC Ch. 12 section 1 and take notes

Study your vocabulary.  

Respond to this question in paragraph form:

Does technology make us more alone?  (remember that a paragraph is at least 5 complete sentences)

*this is prep for our socratic seminar tomorrow

Tuesday, March 20, 2018

Science:  Finish the storyboard for your Disease Project if you did not finish during class today. Follow directions. 

Social Studies:  Order of Submission for Persuasive Essay #2 (to be paper clipped not stapled):
1.  Completed Cover Sheet
2.  Completed Graphic Organizer
3.  Final Draft
4.  Two Peer Edits
5.  Works Cited (at least 3 sources/no wiki)

*If you are behind the "status", work on your essay tonight!
Study your new vocabulary words.  Quiz on Friday.

8th Grade Math (3rd Period): Complete Geometry Definitions
8th Grade Math (1st and 2nd Periods): Complete Angle Sums and Exterior Angles of Triangles Worksheet
Math: Complete Multiplying Binomials Worksheet

Monday, March 19, 2018

Science: Work on Part A of the Disease Project packet.  Finish the front and back of page 1. Use the links below. 

Resources for Science Disease Project

Comparison between epidemic & pandemic:

• CDC - discussion of epidemic / pandemic
• Web MD - what are epidemics, pandemics, outbreaks?
• Biology for Kids - epidemics and pandemics
• http://www.diffen.com/difference/Epidemic_vs_Pandemic 
• Epidemic vs Pandemic description 
• Brittanica
• Factmonster

Specific epidemics / pandemics:

• 10 Deadly Diseases 
• History's Worst Epidemics  
• Deadliest pandemics in history infographic (look at this, then research a disease in more detail)
• 7 Plagues that Changed History
• Ebola
• CDC:  type a disease in the search box, or search alphabetically
• Medline Plus: Type a disease in the search box to get more info.
• FDA: Type a disease in the search box, or click on a letter in the A-Z tabs to search for the name of your disease by first letter.

Social Studies:  Define your new unit vocabulary:  Boom and Bust

assembly line, moonshine, evolution, stretch-out, secret ballot, depression, stock market, relief, New Deal, Blue Ridge Parkway, Jim Crow Laws, minimum wage, collective bargaining, Social Security Act, rationing

*use the NC glossary first, then dictionary.com

Writer's Workshop tomorrow.  Final essay due on Monday, March 26.

8th Grade Math: NONE
Math I: Complete "Two Lines" Worksheet (Front and Back)

Friday, March 16, 2018

Language Arts: 6 SCHOOL DAYS until your ELA BENCHMARK!!!
It goes down on Tuesday, March 27th...

One more thing...if you didn't finish your poetry assignments in class then that is your homework.  We will review all answers on Monday.

Thursday, March 15, 2018

Science:  Finish the review (back side of your Infectious Disease notes).  Use the link below to complete the notes if you missed this in class yesterday.  Study the "Microorganisms and Disease" word set in vocabulary.com. 
Infectious Disease notes

Social Studies:  Study for your test.  Finish your paragraph related to analyzing your WWI poster.

8th Grade Math: IXL lesson P.3
Math I: Complete Review Worksheet (#1-5)

Wednesday, March 14, 2018

Core Connections:  Project Options

Individual options:

Political Cartoon

Artistic Rendering: Capture the Problem

Letter to the Editor

Dramatic Monologue

Poem

Partner options: (you must agree on a topic and will complete your research individually)

In Depth Report - podcast

In Depth Report - video

News Trailer (partner or individual)

Social Studies:  Study for your test on Friday.  Read NC Ch. 11.5 WWI and take notes.

Study Guide

New unit vocabulary (immigration and industrialization)
*add urbanization and immigration to your list
ATSOU #6 Heartland-Study Questions
ATSOU#7 Cities-Poem and Study Questions
Wilmington Race Riots-Remember the story?
WWI Notes from the Powerpoint (Thursday)
NC Ch. 10 Notes on Section 1,2, and 3
NC Ch. 11.5 WWI notes

Science: Quiz on Thursday, March 15.  Study your notes on viruses, bacteria, fungi, and parasites. Study the "Microorganisms and Disease" word set on vocabulary.com (The back of today's Infectious Disease notes is not homework.  You will work on this after your quiz tomorrow.)
Review Questions
Viruses notes
Bacteria notes
Fungi notes

8th Grade Math: IXL lesson P.2
Math I: Review Worksheet

Friday, March 9, 2018

Links for Science:
Bacteria - Amoeba Sisters
Vocabulary.com 

Science Assignments:
Parasites - finish this if you have not finished yet - Finish this for homework if you did not finish in class on Friday.
Viruses & Bacteria review - front & back - Finish this for homework if you did not finish in class on Friday. 
Investigating Microorganisms - front & back, annotate & answer questions
Vocabulary.com - log in, study the 'Microorganisms & Disease' word set

Science quiz on Thursday, March 15.  Study your notes on viruses, bacteria, fungi, and parasites. 

Thursday, March 8, 2018

Links for Science:
Human Parasites
How Parasites Change Their Host's Behavior

Science:  Finish the parasites assignment if you did not finish in class.  Study for your quiz next week.  Use quizlet to review vocabulary (Search for user "kmidkiff," then study the Microorganisms word set).

Core Connections: Use this template to write your digital portfolio reflection.  Submit by posting on your digital portfolio by Friday, March 9th at 10pm.

Language Arts: Reminder!!! Quiz tomorrow (fiction, poetry, vocab). 
A link will be posted for the work completed over the past couple of days ('The Last Leaf', 'The Two Travelers' and poems) to Google classroom. You'll submit your work tomorrow, March 9th.

Social Studies:  Read Ch. 10 section 3 and take notes.  You will have a test next Friday on NC Ch.10, your new unit vocabulary (Industrialization and Immigration) and ATSOU Episode 6 and 7 (Heartland and Cities).  Study!

8th Grade Math: NONE
Math I: Quiz tomorrow (Distance and Midpoint)

Wednesday, March 7, 2018

Social Studies:  Review your new unit vocabulary.  Read Ch. 10 NC section 2 and take notes.

Persuasive Essay #2 is due on March 26th.  If you did not meet the status point in Writer's Workshop today then you need to work on your planning and writing for homework.

Science:  Finish the Bread Mold analysis questions if you did not finish in class today.  Quiz next week on viruses, bacteria, fungi, parasites, and disease.  Study your notes and assignments. 

Math I: Distance and Midpoint worksheet. QUIZ Friday!
8th Grade Math: NONE

Tuesday, March 6, 2018

Links for Science:
What is a Fungus?
Biology for Kids - Fungi

Science: Finish the Fungi Review handouts if you did not finish during class. Finish your Bacteria Lab Report if you did not finish at school today.  Proofread your work before you print.  Use the Class Data in your conclusions.  Review your notes on microorganisms:
Viruses
Bacteria
Fungi

Social Studies:  Review your new vocabulary.  Read NC Ch. 10 section 1 and take notes.

Language Arts: Finish watching the videos and taking notes if you were not able to finish in class. You'll need the notes for tomorrow's assignments.
  

Monday, March 5, 2018

Science:  Work on your Bacteria Lab Report.  Use the Class Data.  Lab reports are due Wednesday, March 7, 2018 and should be printed.  

Social Studies:  Define your new unit vocabulary (Immigration and Industrialization)
technology, bright-leaf tobacco, monopoly, graded school, normal school, urban, rural, merchant, interest, supply and demand, Industrial Revolution

*1/2 of the words are in the NC Glossary, the rest can be found at dictionary.com

Language Arts: Reminder!!! There will be a quiz Friday, March 9th.  (vocab, poetry, fiction)

8th Grade Math: NONE
Math I: Review Worksheet

Friday, March 2, 2018

Core Connections:

• Finish all 3 articles on the Current Event Research Guide - due at the start of class Monday
• Link for Product Instructions: for reference only

Science:

Bacteria Lab Report template

Bacteria Lab Report guide
Class Data

Thursday, March 1, 2018

Science:  Finish the Human Microbiome assignment if you did not finish during class. Study your notes on viruses and notes on bacteria.

Social Studies:  Make sure you have completed the worksheet titled "Wilmington Race Riots of 1898"

8th Grade Math: HW #32
Math I: HW #45