Social Studies:
1. Read in the America Text Ch. 3 section 1. Take 1/2 a page of notes as you read. Be prepared to discuss the reading tomorrow.
Possible topic to discuss with parents: European culture vs. Native culture
Science:
Finish pages 6-7 and 14 in your Matter LearnEd notebook. See details in GC - use the slideshow posted there.
Core Connections:
Today was a Project Work Day - you should be working on your Periodic Table draft.
Science:
STUDY! Quiz tomorrow on elements, atoms, and the periodic table. Use the links posted in GC on Aug. 25 to help you study. There will not be retakes on this quiz, so be prepared!
Social Studies:
1. In your NC book read Ch. 2 section 4 p.76-82 about the Lost Colony. Take 1/2 a page of notes while you are reading. Make sure that you use bullet points, not complete sentences to jot down the main ideas and supporting details of the reading.
Core Connections:
We're working on the Science Periodic Table Project:
1. Complete your Check-in #1 Google Form today (end of class if you need my help)
2. Please bring your science materials to CC.
ELA:
1) If you did not finish the FRONT of your Context Clues notes, finish filling them in based on the slideshow in Google Classroom.
2) Context Clues Homework - 8/30 (posted in Google Classroom)
Social Studies:
1. Cube share (classwork)
2. Read "The Native American World" and ANNOTATE page 2.
3. Answer the Comprehension questions 1-6.
4. Project Presentations TOMORROW!
*the Syllabus has been updated. We are currently about 1 week behind schedule
Science:
1 - Finish the Mystery Elements (in GC) and the Family Ties questions (back side of p.12, Color-Coding the Periodic Table instructions). Use your periodic tables to help!
2 - Quiz is on Wednesday of this week. Use the material posted in GC to help you prepare. There will be no retakes on the quiz, so use the practice questions to help you study.
ELA:
Second block: complete "Warmup 8/29" in Google Classroom
Blocks 1, 4, 5: complete the warmup if not finished AND do "Context Clues Homework" posted in Google Classroom.
Core Connections:
1. Please make sure you have finished your Chemicals in our Cosmetics activities. If you haven't finished these activities during our two days of classwork, they are homework tonight.
We will work on the Periodic Table tomorrow.
ELA:
Period 2 only: finish annotating the article we started in class today (on the assignment titled "Practice" in Google Classroom)
Everyone else: Prepare for your test! Here are the resources you could use:
-Quizizz posted in the MTSS Google Classroom -- take it as many times as you would like
-Finish annotating the article from class today, posted on the "Practice" assignment in Google Classroom. I will post my annotations later tonight for you to compare your answers to mine.
-Annotate the two articles distributed in class today ("The Chemistry of Sleeplessness" and "The Limits of Empathy")
Science:
Finish the 4 summary questions at the bottom of the Periodic Table Comparison chart handout from class today.
Quiz next week - most likely on Tuesday.
Social Studies:
1. Complete warm-up #8
2. Project presentations are due by next Tuesday, August 30th. Workdays will continue through Friday.
3. Your team should be working on your project presentation slideshow following the format in GC which was shared in class today. Make sure that you email absent team members and share your presentation slideshow with all group members.
Science:
Finish the color-coding the periodic table assignment if you did not finish during class. Yes, you need to complete both sides. Follow directions. Your coloring should look like 8th grade level work! Be neat.
** You do not need to complete the Family Ties questions on the back of the instructions tonight.
Core Connections:
1. Thank you for working on your Chemicals in our Cosmetics activities. We will continue with them in class tomorrow - no homework today.
Social Studies:
1. Complete warm up #7
2. Complete the Day 3 Itinerary for the "Let's Go on a Vacation!" project. By the end of the class period today, your travel group should have 3 completed graphic organizers which will be checked tomorrow for a classwork grade. Make sure that your group is ready! Each group will submit ONE set of graphic organizers for grading.
3. "Let's Go on a Vacation!" project presentations will begin next Tuesday, August 30th.
ELA:
Finish analyzing the "Fossil" article.
Core Connections:
Please make sure you've turned in the completed slides for the assignment "I is for Integrity." This includes the Plagiarism Quiz screenshot (the class average was 9/13), as well as the discussion questions from the Hike through the Handbook. We will start the Chemicals in our Cosmetics assignment tomorrow.
Social Studies:
1. Complete Warm up #6 (Prompts found in GC)
2. Day 2 Workday "Let's Go on a Vacation". Make sure that you are checking in with your group even if you are at home. Complete the Day 2 Graphic Organizer.
ELA:
Finish annotating the "Fossil" article, underlining Extreme/Absolute Language in yellow, and Numbers & Stats in brown.
Core Connections
1. Please finish through the Plagiarism Quiz on today's slides. Don't forget to screenshot and post your score on the appropriate slide.
Science:
Finish the drawings of atoms on the "Models of Atoms" sheet if you did not finish during class. Be sure to color-code your protons, electrons, and neutrons.
4th and 5th: Finish pages 6-7 in your LearnEd notebook. Use the slideshow posted in GC and log in with the student code 77362. Use slides 2-22 in the slideshow.
Social Studies:
1. Complete warm up #4.
2. Complete Flocab: What is History? (Video, Vocab, Review, Read, Quiz)
3. Letter of Intro must be submitted tomorrow through Google Classroom. You will write your letter on a google doc.
4. I will check your SS Anchor words/images in class tomorrow.
**If you are interested in participating in a PHOTOGRAPHY contest please see me!
ELA:
1. In the article "Vampires Prey on Panama" (handed out in class), underline the Contrasts & Contradictions in orange, and the Quoted Words in Green.
2. Any unfinished classwork (including the warmup)
Science:
Finish the ChemThink tutorial from class today if you did not finish.
Core Connections:
No homework today. We will finish the Digital Footprint Day 2 tomorrow. Make sure you've turned in your Hero Card!
Social Studies:
1. Complete warm up #3.
2. Classwork: Complete "What is an American?" 1-8
3. Letter of Intro and S.S. Anchor Vocab/Pictionary due on Friday.
Science:
Finish your Flocabulary assignments on Mixtures & Compounds.
ELA:
1) Introverts + Extroverts survey -- you complete it AND have an adult complete it. Your adult should respond based on how they see themselves, not how they see you.
2) "A Quiet Cheer" forum -- respond to the assignment in Google Classroom AND reply to a classmate's answer.
Core Connections
Do NOT panic. No homework. Prioritize. We will complete assignments during class on Wednesday.
1. Hero Card. 2. Venn Diagram. 3. Email etiquette. 4. Digital Footprint. No homework - I will change/update Google classroom.
ELA:
1) Introverts + Extroverts background article and questions -- posted in Google Classroom (due tomorrow)
2) Introverts + Extroverts survey -- posted in Google Classroom. Complete it yourself AND have an adult in your life (such as a parent) complete it. Due Wednesday.
Social Studies:
1. Make sure that you have completed warm-up #1 on your "Quarter 1-Warm-Up" doc. Make sure that you have followed the format from the "Daily Routine" slideshow: Entry #1, Date 8/15, Tier 1,2 or 3, and Response. Tier 1=3 complete sentences, Tier 2=5 complete sentences, Tier 3=7 complete sentences.
2. Complete your 5 Themes of Geography cube project. Make sure that the cube is FLAT when you turn it in tomorrow. Please use A PIECE OF NOTEBOOK PAPER to respond to the DQ. The DQ is found on the RUBRIC in Google Classroom. You will staple the FLAT CUBE to the DQ response tomorrow when you turn in the project.
Science:
No official homework - review your notes on Elements, Compounds, & Mixtures.
Core Connections:
Today, we used a digital Venn Diagram to compare and contrast two Marvel Kids Heroes. Please turn in what you've completed. I want to see how far you've gotten. There is no homework for today.
Core Connections
We made it!
Your exit ticket for the day was your Hero Card. (It's OK if you're not finished. No homework from me. Enjoy your weekend.)
Social Studies:
1. Complete the Flocabulary assignment "Five Themes of Geography" in GC. Make sure that you complete all 5 activities by tomorrow. Grades will be placed in Powerschool tomorrow afternoon. (1 HW grade/1 Quiz grade)
Core Connections:
1. Please double-check to ensure that you have completed the Google Form "Tell me about YOU."
2. Today we will resubmit the Slideshow Heroes 8/10. Please make sure you've completed slides 1 - 5: I am checking for the Jamboard (#3), Pie Chart (#4), and paragraph reflection (#5).
3. We'll continue working on the Hero Card during Friday's Class.
Social Studies:
1. Set up your Social Studies notebook using the tabs: NOW, FILE, FOREVER
2. Review the "Daily Routine" slideshow in Google Classroom.
Science:
1. Finish the Introduce Yourself slideshow. Submit in Google Classroom.
2. Read and sign the Lab Safety Contract which is a Google Form in Google Classroom.
ELA
Choose a word for your "In a Word" assignment. Make sure you enter it on the Google Form!
Math 8 Wednesday, August 10, 2022
Today, we began Unit 1 Transformations in Math 8 by graphing points (x,y) on a coordinate plane, an essential skill graph pre-images and images after a rotation, reflection, translation, and/or dilation. Homework tonight is "The Coordinate System" that is due on Friday. I will have a substitute covering my class on Thursday as I take my youngest to move into her dorm in Chapel Hill.
Math I Wednesday, August 10, 2022
Today, we began Unit 1 Solving Linear Equations and Inequalities by simplifying expressions and ways to represent an equation on a graph.
Core Connections
Please complete the Hero Slides that we discussed in class.
Core Connections:
Our goals for today are to ensure you're signed into Google Classroom, that you're familiar with our syllabus/classroom expectations, and that you're comfortable with accessing an assignment.
1. Please make sure you've read through the syllabus.
2. There are 8 questions on the Welcome Slide. I would like you to answer them. You may post them in the notes, or reply as a document.
Science:
1. Read the Welcome to Science document posted in Google Classroom.
2. Work on the Introduce Yourself assignment in Google Classroom, due Thursday 8/11 by 8 am.
Social Studies:
1. Review the "Expectations and Requirements" document and the "Syllabus" for Quarter 1.
2. Be prepared to talk about your summer experience tomorrow.
ELA:
1. Sign the syllabus (you and a parent)
2. Finish the student survey (if you did not finish during class)
