Friday, April 29, 2022

 ELA

1. Finish reading passage from yesterday

2. Reading for Information Jeopardy 

Science

1 - Warm Up #5 (check GC for slideshow if you were absent or missed the beginning of class)

2 - Card Sort Reviews (classwork)

3 - Kahoot Reviews (classwork)

No homework - enjoy your weekend!

Math:

1st, 2nd, 4th, 5th: Review Sheet due Monday at the beginning of class (paper copy given in class Thursday, digital copy posted in google classroom)

Test Tuesday

3rd: No classwork to finish; No homework

Thursday, April 28

 Science: 

1 - Warm Up (classwork; check GC for slideshow if you missed it)

2 - Conservation of Mass Review (Google doc; completed in class)

3 - Balancing  Chemical Equations Coloring Review (front & back)

Social Studies:

1.  Class share: WWI propaganda posters, Industrialist Trading Cards, BUST notes (classwork)

2.  Flocabulary WWII:  Video, vocab game, read and respond, quiz (classwork and homework)

*Flocabulary grade will be recorded Friday evening.  Make sure that you complete the assignment on time!

Core Connections:

1. Review of Logical Fallacies.  

2.  Review of Nobel Laureates, Golden Rice, and GMO Graphing.  

3.  If we finish, Biotech Careers Part 1.

Math:

1st, 2nd, 4th, 5th: Review Sheet Due Monday, May 2nd

Test Tuesday, May 3rd

3rd: finish both sides of the systems of inequalities sheet started in class

Wednesday, April 27, 2022

 ELA

1. Finish Madam C.J. Walker EOG Prep

2. Begin persuasive writing - notes

Core Connections

Please make sure you've finished pages 6 & 7 (Intro to DNA) from your LearnEd notebook on Biotech.  You'll need it for today's activity.

1.  Google form - DNA Review.  This is scored for correctness.

2. TPS activities on Logical Fallacies.

3.  Review completed Golden Rice GMO activities/Nobel Laureates Graphing (either today or tomorrow - be ready). 

Social Studies:

1.  Warm up #20 (last one!)  (classwork).  All warm ups are due for a Project grade on 5/9!

2. Discuss evidence to support "Boom" in 1900's to 1929 (classwork)

3.  Review the notes from last night's homework reading/America 23.1 in GC (classwork)

4.  ATSOU #9 (classwork)/"Bust" Graphic Organizer (foldable)

5.  Quiz next Monday!

6.  Read America 23.2 (homework)

Math:

1st, 2nd, 4th & 5th: finish classwork Pythagorean Theorem Word Problems Day 2 (google doc) and IXL T5 (go to 85 smartscore OR 20 active minutes OR work 8 correctly)

3rd: Systems Project due tomorrow at the beginning of class

Science

1 - Warm Up (classwork)

2 - Periodic Table Review (classwork)

3 - Finish the Periodic Table Review questions (posted in GC)

4 - Finish the two Quizizz reviews if you haven't done these yet.  Each will count as a quiz grade.  Retake the quiz until you are happy with your score, but your work must be finished tonight.

Tuesday, April 26, 2022

 ELA

1. Author's Purpose Review

2. New EOG Prep Passage

Science:

1 - Warm Up (classwork)

2 - Atoms & Changes in Matter Review (classwork; see slideshow & GC doc if you were absent)

3 - Phys/Checm Changes Card Sort (classwork; finish for HW if needed)

4 - Practice Quizzes - due Weds. p.m. These count as a quiz grade, so do your best! You may use your notes, slideshows, and other resources for reference. You  must log in with your real name in order to receive full credit. Thanks!

Social Studies:

1.  Warm up #19 (classwork)

2.  Boom vs. Bust Discussion/American History Era 1900-1940's (classwork)

3.  Foldable:  Boom/ATSOU #8 (classwork)

4.  Read America Text Ch. 23.1 "Hoover and the Crash".  Take notes as you read (homework)

5.  Quiz on Changes in America 1900's -1940's next Monday!

Core Connections

There are three activities in Google Classroom.  Please do them in order.

1.  GMO Vocabulary

2.  Denotation v. Connotation Golden Rice with the Nobel Laureates and Graphing

3. TPS: Logical Fallacies 

Math:

1st & 5th: finish classwork word problems and google form

2nd & 4th: finish classwork word problems

3rd: work on systems project

Monday, April 25, 2022

 ELA

1. Go over "The Rise of the Instagram Influencer" Author's Purpose worksheet

2. Figurative Language Jeopardy 

Math:
1st & 5th: IXL T6 (go to 85 smartscore)

2nd & 4th: IXL T3 (85 smartscore, 10 correct or 20 active minutes)

3rd: Work on Systems Project - due Thursday at the beginning of class

Social Studies:

1.  Complete warm up #18 (classwork)

2.  Complete the Trading Card assignment which was started on Friday (classwork and homework)

*Make sure that you can answer this question about your industrialist:

How did the work ethic, curiosity, and creativity of the American Industrialist impact daily life in America?  We will trade cards on Thursday!

Science

1 - Warm Up #1 (classwork; use slideshow in GC if you were absent)

2 - Matter Review (classwork - use slideshow to complete handout if you were absent today)

3 - Classifying Matter Card Sort - in GC; edit each slide to complete the review

Core Connections

Please make sure you've completed the LearnEd Notebooks Assignments on Biotechnology

1. Pages 14 & 15 (Healthcare)

2.  Page 13 (Forensic Science)

Friday, April 22, 2022

 ELA

1. Read the article "The Rise of Instagram Influencers" together as a class

2. Individually follow the Textual Evidence Guide for analyzing the text through highlighting

3. Individually complete the author's purpose worksheet on google classroom

Core Connections

1. Finish the Rachel Carson Literacy Assignment. Remember, target audiences are likely toddlers, elementary age readers, tweens, teens, or adults.  Also, an author's purpose can be to inform/describe, persuade, motivate, entertain.

2. Finish healthcare pages 14 and 15.

3.  If you're all the way finished, play the forensic science game with the link attached in GC.

Social Studies:

1.  Complete warm up #17

2.  Finish ATSOU periods 1,2,3 and share graphic organizer (classwork)

3.  Quiz Vocab (classwork)

4.  Begin the Trading Card assignment in GC (classwork)

Thursday, April 21, 2022

 ELA

1. Finish Author's Purpose Notes

2. Author's Purpose Passages and Questions Activity

3. Author's Purpose Practice Assessment 

Science

1 - Warm Up #3 (complete on your document if you missed class today; use the slideshow posted in GC)

2 - Finish any stations you did not complete during the Dichotomous Key rotation activity. Use the pages posted in GC to see the dichotomous keys you need. 

3 - (All classes except 4th period) Finish the Shark Identification dichotomous key activity if you did not finish in class. 

Social Studies:

1.  Complete warm up #16 (classwork)

2.  Complete side 1 of the WWI Propaganda Poster assignment (classwork)

3.  ATSOU #7 Cities Chart (Important, Interesting, Confusing) (classwork)

4. Complete side 2 of the WWI Propaganda Poster assignment (homework)

5. Study your Industrial Revolution vocabulary- quiz tomorrow (homework)

Core Connections

1. Work on the Rachel Carson Literacy Activity from yesterday in the Google Slide format.

2.  If you finish, please work on the Biotechnology LearnEd Notebooks pages 14 & 15.

Math:
1st: Homework is IXL T3 (go to 85 smartscore or work for 20 active minutes)

2nd: Homework is IXL T1 (go to 85 smartscore or work for 20 active minutes)

3rd: Systems Test tomorrow Friday April 22

4th: Homework is IXL T1 (go to 85 smartscore or work for 20 active minutes)

5th: Homework is IXL T3 (go to 85 smartscore or work for 20 active minutes)

Wednesday, April 20, 2022

 ELA

1. Review Liger or Tiger Questions from yesterday

2. Author's Purpose Lesson and Notes

Core Connections

In your Biotechnology LearnEd Notebook, there are two assignments for today.

1. Pages 10 & 11 

2. Pages 18 & 19 

If you finish, work on the Rachel Carson Literacy Activity due Friday.

Math:
1st, 2nd, 4th, 5th: Took notes p89 Types of Numbers and p90 Real Numbers Chart

Completed classify and color (finish if not finished in class)

Finish IXL's from Tuesday - F1, F3, F4, F7, F10

3rd: Review Sheet due tomorrow at the beginning of class

Work on Systems Mini Project

Test Friday, April 22nd

Tuesday, April 19, 2022

 Social Studies

1.  Warm up #14 (classwork)

2.  Updates to Syllabus (classwork review)

3.  Gallery Walk Arpilleras/Questions 1-5 in GC (classwork)

4.  Read NC Text Ch. 11 Section 5 p. 382-387.  Take notes as you read (homerwork)

5. Study your new Industrial Revolution Vocabulary.  Quiz on Friday (homework)

Core Connections

1. Please use the LearnEd Notebook in Biotechnology.  Read through the definitions on page 2 (inside cover), then do the notes on pages 6 and 7. 

2. Watch the Biotech video and answer the questions - I'm looking for correctness - they're in order.  

3.  If you finish, go ahead and start on the Rachel Carson interactive worksheet. It'll be a project grade - it's due Friday.  It's for Literacy reinforcement.  If you're heading Honors tract, pick that option. :)

Science:

1 - Warm Up #1 (answer questions from slideshow if you were absent)

2 - Dichotomous Keys notes (fill out handout when you return using slideshow, if you were absent)

3 - Finish p.18-19 in your Diversity of Life LearnEd notebook.  Finish anything from before Spring Break if needed!

Friday, April 8, 2022

 ELA

Happy Spring Break! 

1. Today we will discuss allusion, then watch a cartoon that references "The Raven" poem

2. While watching the episode, on a google doc you must tell me why this episode is an allusion to "The Raven", tell me the similarities and differences between the episode and the poem. Turn this google doc in on google classroom.

3. We will discuss this assignment and then compare and contrast "The Tale - Tell Heart" and "The Raven" 

Core Connections

1.  Please finish yesterday's review work on elements of a story.

2.  Complete the Google Form that goes with the Virtual Fieldtrips.

3.  Finish any missing work.

Social Studies:

1.  Complete warm up #13 (classwork)

2.  Complete the Flocabulary assignment on the Industrial Revolution (classwork)

3.  Arpilleras due at the beginning of class!

Science 

1 - Warm Up #5 (completed in class; submit all 5 Warm Ups today)

2 - Fossils & Geologic Time quiz (taken in class)

3 - Finish your Diversity of Life LearnEd notebook pages 10-11 and the top of p.14 (show me in class if you finish in class).

Have a wonderful Spring Break!  See you after Easter!

Thursday, April 7, 2022

 ELA

1. Finish "The Raven" Annotations

2. "The Raven" worksheets due at the end of class

3. "The Raven" class discussion and share 

Core Connections:

1. Group Work:  Elements of a Good Story.  This study guide can be either group work or done individually.  You CAN work on one Google form, then RENAME it and SAVE it individually. It must be submitted in your INDIVIDUAL Google Classroom. 

(Wrap test is your friend!)

2.  If you finish, make sure your Two Truths and a Lie is submitted as well as any missing work.

Social Studies:

1. Complete warm up #12

2.  Turn in your Artist Statement, print, attach to backing and present for a grade (classwork)

3.  All Arpilleras are due by tomorrow.  Grading actually begins today for those who have finished early. 

4.  Define your new unit vocab:  Industrial Revolution in America (homework)

Science:

1 - Warm Up #4 (in GC if you  missed class today)

2 - Study!  Quiz tomorrow on fossils, geologic time, natural selection, and evolution. See GC for sample questions and tips on what to review!

Math:
1st, 2nd, 4th, 5th: Took Frequency Tables Test in class today; no homework

3rd: Took notes p116-117 Systems Word Problems-Elimination

Finish word problems doc started in class

Wednesday, April 6, 2022

 Social Studies:

1.  Complete warm up #11 (classwork)

2.  Complete the painting and 3D design elements on your Arpillera.  Today is the LAST day for art.

3.  Create your artist statement using the template in GC (classwork/homework)

4.  Complete Project Part 4 is due in class on Friday!

Math:
1st, 2nd, 4th, 5th: We went over the review sheet in class today; Test Tomorrow April 7th

3rd: Went over the word problems in class today; worked individual problems and turned in during class

No homework

Science:

1 - Warm Up #3 (ni class)

2 - Finish the Natural Selection of Goldfish Lab if you didn't finish in class. 

3 - Study! Quiz Friday on earth history, geologic time, fossils, evolution, natural selection. Use the study material posted in GC.

Core Connections

1. Intro to Story Corp:  Empathy makes us better readers (and humans).  (Google Form)

2. Reflection/Follow up Journals for (2nd, 3, 4, 5)

Tuesday, April 5, 2022

 ELA

1. Finish "The Tale - Tell Heart" Questions Analysis - due tonight at 11:59pm

2. "The Tale - Tell Heart" Digital Escape Room with a partner 

Science: 

1- Finish Warm Up #2 (classwork)

2 - Finish the Battle of the Beaks lab if you didn't finish in class.

3 - Finish the Floabulary - Evolution assignments if you didn't finish yesterday. 

4 - Study!  Quiz on Friday. Use the Review Material posted in GC. 

Social Studies

1.  Complete warm up #10 (classwork)

2.  Review the Arpillera Rubric and Artist Statement template in GC (classwork)

3.  Read and review the example of an Artist Statement in GC (classwork)

4.  Complete the painting and creation of 3D elements on your canvas (classwork)

*Tomorrow will be the last day to create the Arpillera. ALL ARPILLERAS WITH ARTIST STATEMENTS WILL BE GRADED ON FRIDAY, APRIL 8th.  If your project is not submitted for grading this Friday, late points will be deducted from your grade.  Make sure that you are ready to submit on time!

Math:

1st, 2nd, 4th, 5th: Review Sheet due Wed April 6th at 8am

Test Thursday April 7th

3rd: Took notes p114-115 in the class (copies in google classroom)

Finish word problems doc from class

If you didn't finish IXL U10, do so; go to 80 smartscore

Spanish: Final Test/Exam May 12th

Core Connections:

1.  Please complete the FBI: Safe Online Surfing activities.  There are 7 games.  When you get to the test part, you'll need to use your code to complete the Test. It's in your messages.

2. Complete your update of your Digital Portfolio.

3.  Check for missing assignments.  

Monday, April 4, 2022

 ELA

1. Finish reading "The Tell - Tale Heart"

2. "The Tell- Tale Heart" Analysis Questions

Core Connections

1.  Update your Digital Portfolio.

2.  If you finish, lets try the FBI Search Website

Spanish: Final Test/Exam in Spanish will be May 12th

Math: 

1st, 2nd, 4th, 5th: Survey Project due Tuesday, April 5th (you will not have time in class on Tuesday to work on it)

Work on Review Sheet (due Wed April 6th at 8am)

Test Thursday April 7th

3rd: Worked on a cheesy riddle in class (turned in at the end of class)

IXL U10 (go to 80 smartscore)

 Science:

1 - Warm Up #1 (posted in GC with today's slideshow, if you missed class)

2 - Evidence for Evolution (class discussion)

3 - Finish p. 15-16 in Earth History LearnEd

4 - Work on the Flocabulary - Evolution assignments (due Tuesday evening)

5 - Quiz on Friday!  Study your notes on earth history, geologic time, relative/absolute age, and evolution.  Study all of your notes and all completed pages in your Earth History LearnEd notebook (pages 6 - 16).

Social Studies:

1.  Complete warm up Entry #9 (classwork or homework)

2. Work on your painting and 3D elements for your Arpillera (classwork)

REMINDER:  All painting and designing of 3D elements must be completed by the end of class on Wednesday, April 6!

Friday, April 1, 2022

Core Connections

1. Please complete the Science Enrichment activities on natural selection (Stickleback fish).

2. Finish any missing assignments.

Science 
Study the Science Check In review slideshow posted in GC (posted on March 29 and also today).