Everyone has inside of him a piece of good news. The good news is that you don't know how great you can be! How much you can love! What you can accomplish! And what your potential is!

--Anne Frank

7th Core

Monday - Complete Wordly Wise #14 parts A, B, C - Poster book reports are due today

Tuesday - Work on Social Studies 13-3 Reteach worksheet and study for tomorrow's quiz - Tomorrow is the last day to submit a book report for credit - Write/edit your How To essay

Wednesday - Finish editing the draft of the How To essay

Thursday - Finish Wordly - Study for tomorrow's quiz;  HOW TO essays are due tomorrow - Presentations begin Friday  

8th Social Studies

Monday - In class - bullying terms and lesson 3 discussion

Tuesday - Chapter 19 mapping exercise - read and complete workbook page for Ch 19-1

Wednesday - Ch 19-2 and 19-3 discussion, notes and questions

Thursday - Study for a Ch 19 test on Friday

Accept the challenges so that you can feel the exhilaration of victory.

--Gen. George S. Patton

7th Core

Monday - Finish WW 12 A through C

Tuesday - SS Reading and Questions Ch 13 pg 428-433 Q 1 and 3-5

Wednesday - WW 12 Finish unit - SS reading and questions: Ch13-2 pg 434-441 Q 1 and 3-5

Thursday - WW quiz tomorrow - Chapter 13 quiz lessons 1 and 2

8th Social Studies

Monday - Ch 16-3 pages 493-497 Complete workbook page

Tuesday - What I Learned essays are due today - presentations start

Wednesday - Read Ch 17-1 and 17-2 complete workbook page for both

Thursday - Read remainder of Ch 17 - test prep tomorrow

Friday - Study for Civil War test on Tuesday  

7th Core:

Monday - Finish Grammar Lesson - Prepositions

Tuesday - Wordly Wise 11 A-C

Wednesday - Project Focus - bring materials to class; start What I Learned essay

Thursday - Finish Wordly Wise 11 - study for test

Medieval Life projects are due on Tuesday, April 15

8th Social Studies

Monday - Start Civil War projects in class - bring materials to class

Tuesday - Read Chapter 16 sections 1 and 2 - Quiz Thursday

Wednesday - Last day of laptops in class - finish research, project design and layouts.

Thursday - Quiz in class today; Start writing the What I Learned essay - bring all materials to class

Friday - Finalize project - plan for presentation  

CIVIL WAR PROJECTS ARE DUE TUESDAY, APRIL 15TH

 7th Core

Chinese invention books and timelines are due NOW - turn yours in!!

Finish the Ch 7-3 and 7-4 guided reading worksheets -

Participate in the class discussions and questions

**Read nightly - complete your log each day

**Bring Alice in Wonderland to class each day

*** Persuasive Essay drafts - GUM yes or no?  Complete write guide for essay format  

8th Social Studies

 INVENTION/INVENTORS ESSAYS ARE NOW DUE - TURN YOURS IN!!

 GROUP POWERPOINT PRESENTATIONS START ON THURSDAY, FEB. 21 - CHAPTER 12-1 AND 12-2

FRIDAY:  12-3 AND 12-4

**DAILY QUIZZES WILL BE TAKEN ON THE MATERIALS FROM THE PRESENTATIONS - BE ALERT, TAKE NOTES  

**HW CHECK OF WORKBOOK PAGES - 12-1 AND 12-2 ON THURSDAY

**HW CHECK OF WORKBOOK PAGE 12-3 ON FRIDAY  

All the Woulda-Coulda-Shouldas
Layin' in the sun,
Talkin' bout the things They woulda-coulda-shoulda done...
But those Woulda-Coulda-Shouldas
All ran away and hid
From one little did.--Shel Silverstein

7th Core

Tuesday - Social studies Ch 6-2 pages 186-191 q 1-6 in notebook

Wednesday - Literature Read and Respond pg 54 q 1-5 on PAPER

Thursday - Literature reread and review (TEST FRI)

                Finish Ch 6 reading TEST FRIDAY

Mask project research and creation in class this week - Museum reports are due on MONDAY, 1/28

8th Social Studies

Tuesday - Monday

Lewis and Clark/American Expansion projects due MONDAY - January 28th

    Read and review project outline (bright yellow paper)

    Complete L and C trail map

    Research and write 2-3 page essay on the expansion of the United States

    Research and write the biography of an individual who was on the Discovery trip

    Perfect your nature observation notes and illustrations

         *** Grand Finale --  CREATE A CLEVER AND ATTRACTIVE FOLDER FOR ALL YOUR WORK
 

Welcome back! 

 Determine never to be idle. No person will have occasion to complain of the want of time who never loses any. It is wonderful how much may be done if we are always doing.

--Thomas Jefferson

7th Core

Tuesday - WW lesson 7 parts A-B

Wednesday - Creative Writing Draft

Thursday - African Masks and Museum Project - Select a tribe and research their history. 

Friday - Writing edit - final due on Tuesday 1/21

8th Social Studies

HW data forthcoming  

Any man's life will be filled with constant and unexpected encouragement if he makes up his mind to do his level best each day.

--Booker T. Washington

7th Core

Monday - Finish WW6 A and B;  SS - Read Ch 5-3 do questions 1-5 pg 169 (Journals)

Tuesday - Complete Grammar Lesson 31 - Read for 30 minutes

Wednesday - WW 6 finish lesson

Thursday - Study for Ch 5 SS test - WW 6 test tomorrow

8th Social Studies

Monday - Know the facts:  How a bill becomes a law;  branches of government;  the Preamble.  **Recite the entire Preamble for extra credit  

Tuesday - Chapter 9 section 2 read and respond questions 1-5 - Finish bill skits in class

Wednesday - Chapter 9-3 - notes

Thursday - Study for Ch 9 test tomorrow

Writing Assessment Time

7th Core

 Writing a Response to Literature essay - Formal Writing time is Thursday and Friday.  Know the story "The Third Wish" and choose a thesis to support in your essay.

Complete the worksheets that you're unable to complete during the class time.  Regular homework for SS/LA will resume next week.

8th Social Studies

Constitutional assignments are to be worked during the class time.  

WED:  Reading - Chapter 9 section 1 questions 1, 2, & 3  

Thursday:  Complete your responsibilities for the BILL to LAW group project - LEARN the Preamble and be ready to recite and take a test on the government systems

Our business in life is not to get ahead of others, but to get ahead of ourselves--to break our own records, to outstrip our yesterday by our today.

--Stewart B. Johnson

7th Core

Monday - Finish WW 1-4 crossword puzzle  

Tuesday - Read all "The Third Wish" - finish questions per the board

Wednesday - Finish WW 5 A-D

Thursday - Research African Tribes in Western Africa - 1500

Books, to the reading child, are so much more than books--they are dreams and knowledge, they are a future, and a past.

--Esther Meynell

Read to learn more about life, the world, and yourselves.  Visit the library and choose a new book.  

7th Core

Tuesday - WW 4 - sections A - D - Edit your "Justin Lebo" essay - Social Studies questions page 125, #1,3,4

Wednesday - Grammar 27 and 28 (carry over from last week) - SS - Finish reading chapter 4 (test this FRIDAY - Finish partner projects

Thursday - Editing your essay - Finish the WW 4 lesson - quiz tomorrow  - SS ch 4 Test

8th Social Studies - This Week

In class work for The Constitution -

Laptops in class - Tuesday and Wednesday  

"We the People" lessons - finish questions not completed during class

Work on the Roles and Responsibilities project  - details in class on Wednesday  

As children we all possess a natural uninhabited curiosity, a hunger for explanations, which seems to die slowly as we age--suppressed, I suppose by the need not to appear ignorant.

--Mahlon Hoagland (Toward a Habit of Truth)

Ask questions and help yourself by seeking out the answers from others or on your own!

7th Core

Monday - Study for WW3 test - Literature - complete questions 1-5 page 305

Tuesday - Current events - Writing prompt

Wednesday - Finish WW4 A-D;  Grammar worksheets 26 and 27

Thursday - Study for Literature test; WW4 test and Grammar quiz

Friday - SS Chapter 4 quiz will be on Tuesday 11/13

8th Social Studies

Monday - Study the Principles of Democracy

Tuesday - Classwork: creating principles project - Complete workbook pages for Constitution

Wednesday - We the People workshop in class

Thursday - We the People workshop in class

Friday - In class essay write on this week's lecture  

Committing your goals to paper increases the likelihood of your achieving them by one-thousand percent!

--Brian Tracey

Write your personal and academic goals for the remainder of 2007. 

7th Core

MATERIALS CHECK ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY  

 Monday - Wordly Wise lesson 2 A and B;  SS - Read Chapter 3 lesson 2 and answer all questions in your notebook; finish Grammar packet - Quiz Friday

Tuesday - Writing Prompt - The Abandoned House- complete essay draft/ Current event

Wednesday - Wordly Wise lesson 2E;  SS - Complete worksheet for Ch 3 - Islam mapping

Thursday - Tests tomorrow - Study WW vocab and SS chapter 3 - Grammar quiz

8th Social Studies

MATERIALS CHECK ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY

This week you are to work on your American Revolution project.  Refer to the assignment sheet for the specifics.  All projects are due this FRIDAY, OCT. 26

Classwork will consist of notetaking and discussion of Am. Revolution and Chapter 8 

Don't be afraid to give your best to what seemingly are small jobs. Every time you conquer one it makes you that much stronger. If you do the little jobs well, the big ones tend to take care of themselves.

--Dale Carnegie

What may seem like a simple assignment can make a big difference in your learning, or in your grade, or both.   Make sure you complete all your assignments - be they little "jobs" or big.  

 7th Core

Monday - Complete the Wordly Wise lesson exercises 1A and 1B; 

                Social studies questions Ch 3 page 89 1, 3, 4

Tuesday - Current Events - Summary Write of "Stolen Day" page 492

Wednesday - Wordly Wise finish lesson 1 - Social Studies Ch 3 packet lessons

Thursday - Study for Wordly Wise quiz- Study for Ch 3 test (create 3x5 card)

8th Social Studies

Monday - Chapter 7 sections 1 and 2 reading/planning your Amer. Revolution project

Tuesday - Posters in class - good working time  

Wednesday - Chapter 7 section 3 - Guided reading workbook and Project work

Thursday - Project planning  

Desire is the key to motivation, but it's determination and commitment to an unrelenting pursuit of your goal--a commitment to excellence--that will enable you to attain the success you seek.

--Mario Andretti

 What level of success are you seeking?  

7th Core 

Monday - Spelling and Grammar 17

Tuesday - Read 30 minutes and Current Event 

Wednesday - Spelling practice / S. S. - Finish Chapter 9 worksheets

Thursday - Spelling test prep and study for Chapter 9 test

Friday - TODAY Chapter 9 test in class -End of First Quarter  

8th Social Studies

Monday - Quiz tomorrow Ch 6-1 and 6-2

Tuesday - Draft list of colonists' grievances - Choose project type and plan your activity

Wednesday - Grievances/protests poster (in Class)

Thursday - Finish poster - read and outline 6-3 and 6-4 Prepare for quizzes tomorrow

Friday - Today - quizzes in class /End of first quarter

NEXT WEEK:  Choose an American Revolutionary War project:  Be a correspondent; Monologue of a soldier;  debate the two Georges' stances;  Create a board game; or write a report on life during the Revolution.  

Nothing builds self-esteem and self-confidence like accomplishment.

--Bill Hybels

What do you plan to accomplish this week?

7th Grade Core  

Monday - Spelling practice, grammar 14 and 16, READ for 30 minutes

Tuesday - Complete writing prompt essay, write current event and READ for 30 minutes

Wednesday - Spelling practice worksheet and edit your essay

Thursday - Spelling & grammar test prep

8th Social Studies  

***  SECOND PERIOD  - bring canned foods for the Second Harvest Food Drive  

Monday - finish class work

Tuesday - Complete notes for Chapter 6.1

Wednesday - Finish class work Ch 6.2

Thursday - Study for quiz / Finish notes/worksheets on Ch 6.3  

** Colonial America reports are now posted to the Web - Reports will be retained  for Open House in the spring.   

Curiosity may have killed the cat, but where human beings are concerned, the only thing a healthy curiosity can kill is ignorance.

--Harry Lorayne

7th Core

Monday -  Grammar 11

Tuesday - Spelling Practice and Social Studies - Medieval Research

Wednesday - Spelling - Creative Writing Paper

Thursday - Study for SS Quiz Ch 9 lessons 1 and 2; Spelling test and Grammar Quiz

8th Social Studies

Monday - Finish Ch 4 -4 guided reading

Tuesday - Slavery Essay revisions

Wednesday - Chapter 5-1 Questions 1 & 3

Thursday - Chapter 5-2 Reading notes (Cornell format); Study for Quiz on 5-1 and 5-2

All who have accomplished great things have had a great aim, have fixed their gaze on a goal which was high, one which sometimes seemed impossible.

--Orison Swett Marden

7th Core

Monday - Spelling Practice, Grammar 10 and social studies worksheets

Tuesday - Review social studies notes from class - create study note card - Current event writing

Wednesday - Spelling practice / study for Ch 2 test (Friday)

Thursday - finish spelling worksheets - study for spelling test

8th Grade Social Studies

Monday - Work on your Colonial America report

Tuesday - 6th period -  Colonial America report due today

                2nd  period - report due tomorrow

Wednesday - Chapter 3 review cards

Thursday - Review notes for Ch 3  - test Friday
 

Ability is what you're capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it.

--Lou Holtz

7th Core

Monday - Finish spelling practice and grammar lesson 6

Tuesday - Creative writing essay draft for "The Box" - grammar 7

Wednesday - Current Events summary writing - follow the format practiced in class today/see assignment sheet - grammar 8 - spelling practice

Thursday - Social Studies Study of Rome - Chapter 2 - finish worksheets and Ch 2-3 page 63, questions 1, and 3-7.   - grammar 9 and 10 -Spelling test tomorrow

** Project for next week:  Poster - Rome's Lasting Achievements 

(paper will be provided in class)

8th Social Studies

** All assignments are posted for 6th period - Second period is a day behind  

Monday - Write an essay on the history of slavery in the Americas - Minimum Length - 2 pages, double spaced - Refer to your syllabus for exact format.

(References:  Textbook Chapter Two Sections 2 and 3; the internet; www.classzone.com.)  Due Wednesday 9/12

 Tuesday - Finish essay

Wednesday - Research information on colonial America for report - Refer to assignment sheet for details and guidelines.  Use reference materials, online resources and www.classzone.com for additional information. 

Thursday - Complete colonial mapping of New England, Middle and Southern colonies. 

Friday - Write draft of report information - bring to class on Monday for peer/self-edit session. 

COLONIAL REPORT DUE DATE:  TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18. 

Homework - Week of 9/4

NOTE TO ALL STUDENTS: It's a pleasure to be your teacher - REMEMBER:  Start strong, finish strong!!

8th Social Studies

FRIDAY 8/24 - SECOND PERIOD ONLY - FINISH FLIPBOOK - DUE MONDAY  

MONDAY - Bring in all research materials and supplies to make your state project in class TUES

TUESDAY - Study state abbreviations, geography worksheets and notes - Test Wednesday

WEDNESDAY - Test Today - Start presentations -HW Read ch 3-1 and 3-2 (pages 82-97)

THURSDAY -  In-class:  Notes on reading - Test review

 7th Core  Social Studies and Language Arts

Monday - NONE

Tuesday - Complete Lit Textbook Familiarization Worksheet

Wednesday - Finish Grammar Lessons  2 & 3;  Complete 5 Themes of Geo. flipbook  

Thursday - Complete Lit. questions page 10, #1-5