Monday, August 31, 2015

Humanities:  Independent Reading.  Period 1 , 2 (Nease)...Read and annotate the Jamestown document and answer the following questions:
What surprised you in the reading?  Explain.
What obstacles to settlement does this account describe?  Make sure that you respond in 3 to 5 complete sentences.

Walls Classes and Walls/Nease Shared Class

Read and annotate the primary source about Jamestown.  Respond to this question in 3 to 5 sentences:

What obstacles did Jamestown settlers face?

Nease Period 3,4 Review all materials from NC Ch. 3 and America Ch. 3

Science:  Finish classwork (sections A, B, C and D of the handout ) if you did not finish in class today.  Quiz Friday!  Study your notes on atoms, the periodic table, and metals/nonmetals/metalloids.

Periodic Table Project Instructions  

Friday, August 28, 2015

Core Connections:  1. Fragment Assessment Worksheet  2. Bring in a large Ziploc bag labeled with your name 3. Bring in one poster board (for periodic table project)

Science:  Finish the "Metals" section of today's classwork if you did not finish in class.  Use pages 618-625. (You do not need to complete the Nonmetals / Metalloids section of the chart this weekend.) 

Thursday, August 27, 2015

Science:  Brainstorm at least 3 possible topics for your periodic table, and list 4-6 groups within each topic.  Select your topic  Begin your 1st draft of your periodic table (use pencil!)  Listen to the new version of the periodic table song and learn the location of groups and families. 

Math I:  Complete Investigation on Standard Deviation
Eighth Grade Math:  Complete "You Try" (#1 and #2) on class notes; Quiz tomorrow--One-step and Two-step Equations

Humanities:  Read for at least 20 minutes.  Finish your NC Ch. 3 activity if you have not already done so.

Wednesday, August 26, 2015

Humanites:  Read.  Study for your test tomorrow using the study guide provided last Friday.

Finish your symbols activity from class today on the European and Native American readings.

Science:  STUDY your color-coded versions of the periodic table.  Learn the location and names of groups, families, and types of elements.  ** If you did not finish this assignment or were asked to re-do it, please complete it tonight.  If you did not turn in your Store Visit assignment, this should also be completed tonight.  Scroll down to Friday's post for the directions, or use the instructions given to you in class on Friday.

Math I:  Complete investigation on Percentiles/Box Plots and Equations (Even #'s)
Eighth Grade Math:  Practice 2-2 (#15, 16, 19, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26, 28, and 29)

Tuesday, August 25, 2015

Core Connections: Journal 2 Due Friday"
Humanities:  Read.  Study for your test on Thursday.  Finish your symbols assignment if you didn't finish it in class.

Science:  
1- Finish color-coding the periodic table if you didn't during class.  Follow directions and use the hints to help you find groups of elements. Finish Part A, Part B, and the "Family Ties" questions.
2 -Store Visit assignment is due tomorrow. Follow directions on the instructions you received Friday. 

Math I:  None
Eighth Grade Math: "You Try"  (#1-3) on class notes

Monday, August 24, 2015

Science:  Finish the diagrams of atoms on the Models of Atoms handout from class today.  Use color and finish the key:  protons should be green, neutrons should be red, and electrons are blue.  Store Visit assignment is due on Wednesday.  Follow directions on the handout you received in class (or see Friday's post).      

Humanities:  Read for at least 20 minutes.  Read NC Ch. 2 section 3 and take Cornell notes on the section.  Test on Thursday.  BE PREPARED by using one or several of the strategies given to you on Friday.

Math I:  None
Eighth Grade Math:  Practice 2-2 (#2, 4, 6, 8, 20, 22-26, 28, 33, 34, 37, 38, 43, 45, 46, 48, and 49)

Friday, August 20, 2015

Core Connections:  Write one well constructed paragraph answering #6 on "The Julian Chapter" worksheet. (For those who had not completed the reading for class today, please complete #1, #2, and #6)

Science:  Store Visit assignment due on Wednesday, August 26.  Follow directions on the handout you received in class. 

Thursday, August 20, 2015

Core Connections: Read the entire "Julian " packet.  

Science:  Quiz tomorrow!  Finish the review sheet from class today (all sections.)  Study all notes in your binder and Section 13.1 in textbook.  Click here to listen to the elements song you heard in class today.  Use the  quizlet word set "Lab Equipment and Matter"  to review vocabulary.    (Username: kmidkiff     Password:  voyager8) 

Humanities:  Read!  Letter of Intro due tomorrow.  Finish "The European World" classwork assignment.  (annotation/questions)

1.  How did society and environment play a role in migration?

2.  Can one person affect change on a large scale?  Can a group? Explain.

3.  What motivated western European powers to migrate and settle in the New World?

Math I:  Complete Test Review 1 (Front only)
8th Grade Math:  TEST TOMORROW! Complete HW#3 (#2-28 even) and Simplifying Algebraic Expressions (#1-10) as review for your test.

Wednesday, August 19, 2015

Humanities:  Read!  Letter of intro due on Friday.  Seminar tomorrow on being an American.  Complete your graphic organizer on the geography of NC.  

Science:  Sing the Atoms Family song to someone!  Study and review all science notes.  Prepare for Friday's quiz on lab safety, lab equipment, matter, molecules, and atoms (pages 1-4 in science binder). Use quizlet to review vocabulary (Username: kmidkiff  Password:  voyager8 )  Use the word set "Lab Equipment and Matter."

Math I: Study for Quiz
8th Grade Math:  Worksheet 1-3 and 2-3 (Even #'s)

Tuesday, August 18, 2015

Science:  Finish all questions and diagrams on the Making Molecules handout from class today.  Quiz on Friday!  Study your notes on lab equipment, lab safety, matter, and molecules (pages 1-4 in your science binder).  Use quizlet to review vocabulary (Username:  kmidkiff  Password:  voyager8).  Use the "Lab Equipment and Matter" word set.  

Humanities:  Read for at least 20 min.  Complete the Word Wall assignment.  Read America Ch. 1, section 2 and take notes.

Math I:  Mean, Median,Mode Worksheet
Eighth Grade Math:  None

Monday, August 17, 2015

Science:  Study all science notes for 15-20 minutes.  Finish reading Section 13.1 (pages 536-545) in your science textbook if you did not finish in class.  Use the links below to view the science demonstrations you saw in class on Friday.
Flammable bubbles
Flaming money
Glowing water
Disappearing styrofoam
Elephant toothpaste

Humanities:  Read for at least 20 minutes.  Letter of Introduction due on Friday.  Finish the reading/annotation of the immigrant experiences article.  

Math 1:  Complete HW #3
8th Grade Math:  Assignment #2

Friday, August 14, 2015

Core Connections: Complete your Wonder Portrait.  Remember - no lines, only words.  

Reminder: Be sure you have completed your non-fiction summer reading book by Monday.

Thursday, August 13, 2015

Science:  Finish analyzing the diagrams on "Elements, Compounds, and Mixtures."  Study your notes on lab equipment and matter.  

Core Connections: First Journal due Friday.  The first journal does not have to be typed, but I prefer that you do if you are able.

Math (all classes): Homework #2 (#1-19)

Wednesday, August 12, 2015

Parents, please complete the forms in the envelope and return them with your student.  Thanks to everyone who has already done this!

Science:  Finish all questions on the Science Inventory; this is due tomorrow.  Review your notes on lab safety and lab equipment.

Humanities:  Read.  Independent Reading Check on Monday.  

Tuesday, August 11, 2015

Parents:  Please complete all forms in the envelope and return them to your student's homeroom teacher.

Science:  Bring back your Lab Safety contract (signed by parent and student) if you have not already.  Finish the Student Inventory - due Thursday.  Review the Lab Safety Rules we discussed in class.  

Humanities:  Make sure your yellow sheet is signed by a parent by Friday.  Bring Wonder to class and make sure you have also read a non-fiction piece of literature by the end of this week (from the summer reading list).  Find an independent reading book.  Finish your current event from class today.


Core Connections:  
Personality Box due Thursday 8/13
Journal 1 and Parent Brag Sheet due Friday 8/14
Core Connections Supplies Due Monday 8/17 

Humanities Syllabus

1^st Quarter 2015

Contrast/Crossover

*A syllabus is an outline or summary of the main points of a course of study.

*We will have a Legacy Field Experience in Durham during this Quarter.

Week 1:  August 10 – August 14

Intro to the Course/Reading Expectations/Socratic Seminar Process/Native Americans/Intro To Journaling/Vocabulary/Summer Reading Activity/What Is An American?

Week 2:  August 17 – August 21

 Independent Reading Check/ Seminar 1-What Is An American?/Letter of Introduction/Cornell Notes/Poetry and Myths/Pre-Assessment /Geography/Colonial Era/Vocabulary

Week 3:  August 24 – August 28

IRC/Test/Oral Tradition/ATSOU Rebels/Folklore and Poetry/Colonial Era

Week 4:  August 31 – September 4

IRC/American Revolution/Novel Study 1

Week 5:  September 8 – September 11

Novel Study 1/American Revolution/Mecklenburg Resolves/Focus on Style and Structure in Literature/ATSOU Revolution

Week 6:  September 14 – September 18

Novel Study 1 Completion and Test/Seminar 2 Current Event/American Revolution

Week 7:  September 21 – September 25

IRC/U.S. Government/Legacy Generalizations

Week8:  September 28 – October 2

IRC/Test/Seminar 3/Pre-Field Trip Activities

Week 9:  October 5 – October 9

IRC/U.S. Government

Monday, August 10th, 2015

Welcome Voyager Vikings!

Science:  Student Inventory is due on Thursday, August 13.  Read and sign the Lab Safety contract and get a parent signature; bring this back to science class.

Core Connections:  
Personality Box due Thursday 8/13
Journal 1 and Parent Brag Sheet due Friday 8/14
Core Connections Supplies Due Monday 8/17