Wednesday, March 16, 2022

 ELA

1. Animal Farm Chapter 8 Vocabulary due 3/17/22

2. Animal Farm Chapter 8 Questions due 3/17/22

3. Animal Farm Chapter 8 Character Analysis due 3/17/22

4. Read Animal Farm Chapter 9 as a class

Science:

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

2 - Watch the Geologic Time Scale video if you missed class today. 

2 - Notes on Geologic Time Eras (posted in GC if you missed class today)

3 - Finish the Geologic Time Organizer with events.  Cut / paste the event into the correct section of the chart.  Finish this if you did not finish in class today. 

Social Studies:

1.  Create a new Q4 warm up doc and complete warm up entry #1 (classwork)

2.  Review the Q4 Syllabus in GC (classwork)

3.  Read NC Ch.9 section 4 and take notes as you read (Classwork)  Answer questions 1-4 on p.311 on a piece of paper and turn in your paper when finished! 

4.  Quiz on Reconstruction next week (homework)

Math:
1st, 2nd, 4th, 5th:

In class took notes p74, 75, 76, & 77.

Complete "Sort by Association" in google classroom

Complete IXL EE16 (go to 100 smartscore)

3rd:
Went over Friday's test in class

Introduced Project - have a selfie and parabola picture for project due by the beginning of class Friday

Quadratic Review - show work; due Monday March 21st

Core Connections:

1. End of Quarter Reflections - Spreadsheet work using your grades

2.  Journals (3 Due by Friday).

Friday, March 11, 2022

 Science;

1 - Finish today's Warm Up (if you missed class) and submit your Warm Ups for this week.

2 - Finish your Most Wanted Pathogen mini-project and submit by 6 pm tonight.  This will count as your first grade for 4th quarter. 

3 - No school for you on Monday or Tuesday.  Enjoy your weekend!

Social Studies:

1.  Watch the first 25 minutes of "America the Story of Us" Episode 6 called "Heartland".  (classwork)

2.  Answer the questions 1-3 about the film (classwork)

Thursday, March 10, 2022

ELA

1. Finish Animal Farm Chapter 7 assignments - due tonight

2. Finish plot map for narrative writing essay

3. Read Chapter 8 of Animal Farm

Core Connections

1.  Discuss your Birds And activity with another group (Think-Pair- Share - and Share Again!)

2. Finish your bird silhoutte.

3.  Tomorrow's journal is posted - Hope Is... figurative language review on Google Forms.

4. Check for missing work -specifically 

• Birds And 
• Birds and Art, 
• Bird Research and 
• Tic Tac Crow.

Social Studies:

1.  Review the 16.2 notes from the America text in GC (classwork)

2.  Review the video on Reconstruction (classwork)

3.  Qualify your project!  Only 1 day remaining! (classwork)

4.  Review your new unit vocab.  Quiz next week! (homework)

REMINDER:  Enrichment cluster products must be qualified before 3:45 tomorrow.  NO ADDITIONAL EXTENSIONS WILL BE PROVIDED!  The due date for project completion was last Friday, March 4.

Products must reflect 8th grade level work revealing that a proper investigation has been made and creative efforts to produce a product have been completed.

Science:

1 - Warm Up (completed in class)

2 - Most Wanted Pathogen mini-project (classwork) We will work on this during class tomorrow as well.

Math: TEST TOMORROW, Friday March 11th

pdf and video of review sheet are posted in google classroom

Wednesday, March 9, 2022

 Social Studies:

1.  Qualify your product presentation before Friday! (classwork)

2.  Make sure that you have completed your Flocabulary assignment "Reconstruction" (classwork)

2.  America 16.1 Read Aloud/Discussion (classwork)

3.  Read America Ch. 16 Section 2 and take notes "The Battle over Reconstruction" (homework)

Science:

1 - Warm Up (see GC if you missed class today)

2 - Finish your Contagion reflection questions (posted in GC) if you did not finish during class or MTSS today. 

3 - Please finish any missing work! This is the last week of the quarter. 

Core Connections

1. Birds And... (Jamboard Think-Pair-Share Actvity)

2 . Make sure you've finished your Journal - Birds and Art activity from yesterday.

3.  Finish your Bird Silhoutte painting/cutout.

Tuesday, March 8, 2022

 Math:

1st - Test Friday

2nd - Work on Review Sheet; Test Friday

3rd - Finish word problems from class; Review Sheet due Wed at 11:59pm; Test Friday

4th - Work on Review Sheet; Test Friday

5th - Test Friday

Science:

1 - Warm Up (posted in GC)

2 - Contagion, Day 2   Movie guides will be collected for a classwork grade this week!

Core Connections:

1. Bird Silhoutte Art: Read the article about contemporary art project and answer the questions as a journal article.  

2.  Refer to your Bird Research (due today) and pull the picture from your chosen bird that shows it flying.

3.  Draw, then PAINT, then cut out your bird. silhoutte.  

Monday, March 7, 2022

Core Connections

Class Registration is today. Several people have not submitted their Google Forms that we went through with Ms. Dodson and Ms. O'Kane on Feb. 28.   It is required that you complete this even if you think you might go to a different high school.  You can copy and paste the link.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdcgCJRYl-eTmkJvZuAPjP0slP6ncZeR-m_mGk44DbGQsRTyg/viewform

Social Studies:

1.  Make sure that your warm up doc for Q3 has been submitted in GC.  You have had 2 weeks to make sure that the document is complete!  (classwork)

2.  Create a quizlet for the new unit vocab:  Reconstruction (classwork)

3.  Begin the Flocabulary "Reconstruction" assignment.  This will be your first graded assignment of Q4. (classwork and homework)

4.  Qualify your Enrichment Cluster presentation (classwork)

ELA

1. Animal Farm Chapter 6 Vocab due tonight

2. Animal Farm Chapter 6 Character Analysis due tonight

3. Animal Farm Chapter 6 Questions due tonight

4. Work on narrative writing essay plot map

Science:

1 - Warm Up (posted in GC if you were absent)

2 - Contagion - Bring back your movie guide tomorrow.  You will use it in class each day as we view the film and discuss. 

Math:
1st: Took notes p72 & 73 Word Problems; Finish classwork worksheet; Test Friday

2nd: Took notes p72 & 73 Word Problems; Finish setting equations for the front of the worksheet; Test Friday

3rd: Took notes p100, 101, & 102; Will finish p102 in class Tuesday; Finish characteristics of quadratic functions worksheet (using desmos); Test Friday

4th: Took notes p72 & 73 Word Problems; Finish front of classwork worksheet; Test Friday

5th: Took notes p72 & 73 Word Problems; Finish front of classwork worksheet: Test Friday

Friday, March 4, 2022

 ELA

1. Finish Animal chapter 5 activities - started yesterday

2. Read Animal Farm chapter 6

3. Work on narrative writing plot map for your specific essay

Science

1 - Warm Up (completed in class; submit today)

2 - Watch the cholera video (shown in class; linked in the slideshow if you are absent)

3 - Finish How Lou Got the Flu (in GC) if you didn't finish in class. 

4 - Finish Solve the Outbreak (in GC) if you didn't finish in class.  Follow directions. 

Core Connections

1. Finish the Bird Research

2. Tic Tac Crow activity

Social Studies:

1.  Make sure that your Enrichment Cluster investigation and product creation are complete.  You will "qualify" for the 5th grade presentation next week.  

*Make sure that your presentation is 8-10 minutes in length.  Most groups will present 2x, some groups will present 1x. If your project is incomplete by next Wednesday, you will be an audience member.  

*Make sure that the text that you are providing is split up into manageable parts