Tuesday, May 11, 2021

 Core Connections:

1. Turn in all of your project reflections/write-ups (Google Docs).

2.  Finish any peer reviews (don't panic on this one.)

3.  Upload your edited, final write-ups into your digital portfolio.  

   8th grade page 

Create tabs for each project.

• ELA
• Math
• Science
• Social Studies
• Core Connection    

4.  Math Review (turn in) and science games.

ELA:

Projects! (Due Monday.)

Science:

1 - Complete pages 6-7 and page 16 in your Review LearnEd notebook. 

2 - Take the Quizizz practice quiz for Pathogens, Diseases, and Biotechnology. This counts as a quiz grade, so you are encouraged to take it multiple times to improve your score.

3 - Missing assignments?  Please finish these!  Let me know if you need help.

Math:

1st: Took notes p99 and p100 in class

Complete IXL G1 (85+ or 20 active minutes)

Complete Practice Doc (in google classroom)

2nd: Statistics Unit Project due Wed at 11:59pm

3rd, 4th, 5th: Took notes p99 and p100 in class

Practice Sheet should have been handed in during class

Complete IXL G1 (85+ or 20 active minutes)

Monday, May 10, 2021

 Core Connections:

1. Minimum of two Peer Reviews using the new format.  

2. Biotech Review - You need your Green LearnEd Notebook

Science:

1 - Take the EOG Survey posted in GC.

2 - Complete pages 8-9 in your Review LearnEd notebook.

3 - Take the Quizizz review quiz - link is in GC.  This counts as a quiz grade. You can take the quiz as many times as you want to improve your grade.  Your best score is what will be recorded. 

4 - Bring your science textbook back to school.  2nd period students: Please bring your textbook back to school when you come next week for the EOGs (Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday). Thanks!

ELA:

Work on your project! (Due Monday 5/17.)

Social Studies:

1.  Bring your books to school!

2.  Use the history.com link in GC to complete tonight's homework:

A. Watch the brief video on the Civil Rights Movement

B.  Read the information regarding citizen action which fills the page

C. Create a timeline of 7-10 events which you believe best describe how the actions of individuals impacted the nation.

* there is nothing to submit

3.  Optional Activity for Remote students: (Freedom Riders Documentary Film)

https://www.pbs.org/video/american-experience-freedom-riders/

4.  Test on Friday!

Math: Mrs. Higdon does not have jury duty Tuesday. Classes as usual.

All classes - today we went over the EOG tutorial for the math and calculator use. The link is posted in your google classroom. Let me know if you have questions about any of the testing features.

1st:, 3rd, 4th, 5th:

Took note p98 "Power to a Power" in class

Complete 8th grade IXL F11 to 85 or 20 mine OR Alg IXL V7 to 85 or 20 min

Complete Review of Exponents (google doc for remote and paper for in person)

2nd: Work on Statistics Unit (project grade)

Friday, May 7, 2021

 Core Connections:

1. Continue your project write-ups.

2.  If you're done, peer edit.

3.  For your favorite, script/slide explanation.

4.  If you're done, peer edit.

5.  If you're ready to upload to your digital portfolio, upload it.

6.  Remember - Biotech enrichment can be turned in until Monday!  :)

Math:
1st, 3rd, 4th, & 5th: Make sure INB p97 is completed

Complete either 8th grade IXL F8 OR Alg IXL V4

Complete either 8th grade IXL F9 OR Alg IXL V5

Optional (Extra credit): 8th grade IXL F10

2nd: Statistics Unit due Wed May 12th

Thursday, May 6, 2021

 ATTENTION ALL REMOTE LEARNERS:

Today I sent an email to you which contains your car line number. You will need your number when you come to school to take your EOGS.  Share the number with your parents.  Do not delete the email!

Thank you,

Mrs. Harris

Core Connections:

1. Make sure you've turned in Monday's project write-ups for ELA and Math.

2. Continue working on Science, Social Studies, and Core Connections (at least one of these completed today).

3.  Script - have you written it or practiced it or recorded it?  Let's look at those.

4.  Remember, I have Zoom tutoring at 4:00 p.m. today.  Several people have signed up.  

Social Studies:

1.  Make sure that you submit your quarter 4 warm ups today for on time credit.  Ten points will be deducted each day for late submissions.

2.  Complete Independent Study Trading Card 2 on the Civil Rights Era.  Use the the list of potential ideas for research found in GC.

Use this template for your card:

Side 1:  Name of topic and a picture which represents the topic, your name at the bottom

Side 2:  Complete A, B and C using 2 resources

A.  Define your person, event or idea with a certain amount of depth

B.  Was the/their impact on the Civil Rights Era Social?  Political?  Economic?  Explain.

C.  How did leadership and citizen action influence others?  Explain

*This assignment will be worth a quiz grade tomorrow.

Science:

1 - Everyone: Complete p.17 (top part) of your 8th Grade Review LearnEd notebook. Use Slides 126 - 131 in the slideshow (password: 16339). 2nd period  / Remote students: submit pictures of your work online in GC.  In-person students: You may show me your work at the beginning of class tomorrow for full credit.

2 - 2nd Period: Do the Kahoot review questions for Cell Processes & Nutrition. This is due by Friday evening.

Math:

1st: Finish Exponents Practice Doc

optional: ALG IXL V3

2nd: Finish Literal Equations Practice Doc

IXL I9 (as in the letter after H)

3rd, 4th & 5th: Finish front side of Exponents Practice (not the riddle)

optional: ALG IXL V3

Wednesday, May 5, 2021

Core Connections:

1. Google Form by 1:00 p.m.

2. Continue to work on your project write-ups - finish Math, ELA, and at least one other from SS, Science or CC. 

3.  Record your favorite project's script - yesterday's slide show has the directions, guidelines, and checklist for what is required.

Recommended but not required - It is beautiful - go outside for ten minutes.  Option 1: Jump in a puddle.  Option 2:  Take a picture of an insect.  Option 3.  Take a picture of something that is blooming.  Option 4: Sit still for ten minutes and write down the birds you see. Option 5:  Run as fast as you can for thirty seconds.  Then turn around and see how far you've run.  Try it again. Did you run farther the second time?  Option 6:  Find a spider web and view it while thinking about lines and line segments.  Spider geometry.  Option 7: Listen for a bird song and sing back to it. Option 8: Read a book outside.

Social Studies:

1.  Continue to work on the independent study assignment which was reviewed yesterday.  

2.  Make sure that your quarter 4 warm ups are ready to turn in on Thursday.

Math:
1st period: complete the attendance question by 1pm. If you are meeting with me about your project, use the 1st period zoom link and the specified time.

1st, 3rd, 4th, 5th: 
Copy New Table of Contents INB p95 Exponents and Scientific Notation 
Complete (orange ½ sheet) INB p96 Zero and Negative Exponents
Work in 8th grade IXL F7 Evaluate Negative Exponents (75 smartscore or 20 active minutes)

2nd:
Alg IXL T3 Graph a Two-Variable Linear Inequality (85 or 20 active minutes)
Complete Systems of Inequalities Using Desmos (in google classroom)

Science:

1 - Finish the Quizizz Review quizzes for Chemistry. These are linked in GC for you and were assigned on Monday. You need to score 80% or better on each quiz. Please log in with your real name. "Spicy watermelon": I have no idea who you are!

2 - Complete pages 4-5 ("Properties of Matter Review") in the 8th Grade Science Review LearnEd notebook. Submit pictures of your pages for full credit.

ELA:

1. Finish CommonLit if you didn't yesterday.

2. Study L/G roots--test tomorrow.

Tuesday, May 4, 2021

Science:

1 - Finish the Conservation of Mass assignment from class today.
2 - Use the Balancing Equations Practice Links to practice balancing equations.
3- Finish BOTH Quizizz practice quizzes for Chemistry - 80% or better!

Social Studies:

1.  Make sure that you review the notes in GC on the Civil Rights Movement (NC Ch. 13)

2.  Select a person, idea or event from the Civil Rights Movement Independent Study list in GC.

3.  After making a selection, begin your independent study using at least 2 resources.

4.  Follow the template for trading cards:

Side 1 of card should have a title and a picture representing the topic

Side 2 of the card should have bullet pt information which describes how the person, event or idea impacted society during the Civil Rights Movement.  Bullet pts should also reflect a certain amount of depth on the topic!

*This assignment is due on Thursday, May, 6th.

May the Fourth be with you!

ELA:

1. Study your Latin & Greek roots for at least 20 minutes (unless you've consistently won Quizlet Live--then you're probably good to go). I've attached the Quizlet set below. Your test is on Thursday.

2. Complete "All Summer in a Day" by Ray Bradbury on CommonLit. Don't forget to use RACER to answer the written-response question. It will go into PowerSchool as a quiz grade.

3. Review the book project materials. We'll be finishing the read aloud shortly so you should prepare to start your project.

Core Connections:

1.  Continue with your Best Projects write-ups.  Today, you should finish with Science, Social Studies, and Core Connections.   

2.  Decide which project you want to focus on for your End of the Year Digital Project Celebration!

3. Plot your talking points for your video explanation of it.  

Math:

1st Period: If you did not take your quiz in class today (which you should have), please take the Geometry Quiz ASAP before accepting responses is turned off.

Project is due today by the end of the day. There is a video outlining the project posted in gc (posted Monday)

2nd Period: Alg IXL T3 (85 smartscore or 20 active minutes) (due Wed at 11:59pm)

Copy notes INB p127 Graphing Systems of Inequalities

Complete google doc using desmos (due Wed at 11:59pm)

3rd:If you did not take your quiz in class today (which you should have), please take the Geometry Quiz ASAP before accepting responses is turned off.

Project is due today by the end of the day. There is a video outlining the project posted in gc (posted Monday)

4th & 5th periods: no homework

Monday, May 3, 2021

 ELA:

1. Study L/G roots. Test Thursday.

2. Exit Ticket (due at the end of your class).

Core Connections:

1. Warm-up Google Form

2. Math and Language Arts Project Descriptions

Social Studies:

1.  Make sure that you complete Test 2 and submit when finished.

2.  Define your new unit vocab:  Civil Rights  (This is our last unit  WOO HOO!)

civil rights

separate but equal concept

integration

segregation

discrimination

sit in

Jim Crow Laws

freedom riders

Civil Rights Act of 1964

Voting Rights Act of 1965

busing

* Please return your AMERICA and NC TEXTBOOKS AS SOON AS YOU CAN!

Science:

1 - Finish the Atoms practice and Phys/Chem Changes review in GC if you did not finish in class.

2 - Work on the Quizizz Chemistry reviews - due Wednesday.  You need to take them until you read 80% or better on each topic.

Math:

1st: Complete Review Sheet

Quiz Tomorrow

Project due Tuesday, at the end of the day

2nd: Took notes p125 in class

Complete Mixture Word Problems (in google classroom)

3rd: 1st: Complete Review Sheet

Quiz Tomorrow

Project due Tuesday, at the end of the day

4th: Ordered Real Numbers in class (collected at the end of class)

5th: Ordered Real Numbers in class (collected at the end of class)