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May 21-24
Science-Ms. Pener
MON/TUES: We are "Out to Launch!" All classes will spend the day outside launching their solid engine rockets and gathering launch data for analysis. Students who have not turned on the unit assignments must do so by no later that Wednesday-May 23rd.
OOCE: None
WED: Students will analyze their rocket launch data and complete a lab write-up citing methods for rocket performance improvement.
May 14-18
Algebra - Ms. Wright
3-4-5
Tues. and Wed. are End of Course testing
Retake work for Ch. 10 Retake is due Fri.
No homework for the remainder of the year
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Retake work for Linear Equation Unit due Friday.
Tan packet Final Review # 1-91 odd and all word problems are due Friday.
Final will be held on Tuesday, May 22.
Communication Arts - Mrs. Renz
Monday through Wednesday: Scrapbook work during class.
Thursday: Entire team is building rockets for science from 10:25-12:30 (at the end of this time students will go to the high school for Moving on Up.
***Friday: Scrapbooks are due by the end of each class hour.***
Science-Ms. Pener
MON/TUES: We continue our study of astronomy with a detailed look at the Characterisitcs of Stars. Students will take a detailed look at factors such as color, temperature, composition, size, brightness, and distance when distinguishing between different stars. Students will learn how to use the Hersprung-Russell diagram in determining the fate of a star.
OOCE: Study for the Space Summative Assessment which will begin on Friday May 18
WED: Types of star clusters and galaxies within the universe will take center stage today. Students will alos view the Powers of Ten video with a view of our expansive universe. Students selected rocket construction groups for our special schedule tomorrow.
OOCE: Study for the Space Summative Assessment which will begin on Friday May 18
THURS: Special schedules for our Movin' On Up Day! Students met in science blocks today to construct their solid engine rockets. Rockets will be competed for launch on Monday and Tuesday.
OOCE: Study for the Space Summative Assessment which will begin on Friday May 18. Unit assignments will be due on the test date. (list attached)
Unit Assignment List (pdf, 44.43KB)
FRI: Space Summative Assessment which will begin on Friday May 18
OOCE: None
May 7 - May 11
Algebra - Mrs. Wright
3-4-5
5/7&8 Test Review Handout # 7 to 22. EOC selected problems p. 337 -371
5/9&10 Ch 10 TEST Complete worksheet 11-1 problems from class
5/11 worksheet 11-4 and ECO selected problems p. 379 to 581
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5/8 p. 31 # 1 to 11 odd
5/10 Study for TEST on Friday using study guide and gray booklet
5/11 TEST - No homework
Communication Arts--Renz
This week and next week students will be working on their Writer's Portfolio Scrapbook. This is an assignment that cannot be completed entirely during the school time that I am allowing....students MUST work at home too.
Students are expected to bring materials to work on their portfolio scrapbook on the days they have my class. They are required to work on this project during the class times I have provided.
The Writer's Portfolio Scrapbook is due no later than Friday, May 18. Projects will NOT be accepted after that date. If your child is not going to be at school on Friday, May 18 then he/she MUST turn it in before that date.
Science-Ms. Pener
MON/TUES: In class students completed a look at the Moon's pattern of moonrises and moonsets. Factors that contribute to these patterns were identified and documented in each students Science Journal. A detailed look at the physical features of the sun were also introduced. Students completed the background information assignment The Sun. A comparison of the relative sizes of planets and stars were also demonstrated in video/slideshow form. Students wrapped up the block with a video 3 x 3 of The Sun.
OOCE: Complete the enrichment activity Sunspot Clues
WED/THURS: Today we continue our study of the Sun with a look at sunspots, the light spectrum from natural sunlight, how the sun moves through the sky, and other characteristics of the star of our solar system. Students will complete an outdoor stations lab.
OOCE: Complete the Observations of the Sun lab sheet and responses.
FRI: Students will complete Space Formative Assessment #2 over planets, astronomical measurement, and the sun.
OOCE: Prepare for the Space Summative Assessment which will begin on Friday May 18 and completed by May 21st for Blocks 3/5 and Tuesday May 22nd for Blocks 4/6.
April 30 - May 4
Algebra - Mrs. Wright
3-4-5
EOC pages 311,323,329 are due Mon., May 7
4/30 & 5/1 10-5 #2 to 34 even
5/2-3-4 10-7 # 4 to 48 MULTIPLES of 4 and 53,54
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5/1 worksheet p. 29
5/3&4 p. 30 grey book # 2,4,6,11,13,16,20,21,22
Science-Ms. Pener
MON/TUES: In class today we will review our answers for the Space Formative Assessment #1 in preparation for Earth, Sun, Moon Interactions on the summative assessment later this month. Students also reveiwed the location and composition of the inner and outer planets.
OOCE: Prepare all Earth, Sun, Moon assignments for turn in on Wednesday-May 2nd for Blocks 3/5 and Thursday-May 3rd for Blocks 4/6. (See the assignment list link below from last week)
WED/THURS: In class today we completed our look at the satellites that make up our solar system by looking at comets, asteroids, and meteors. We also identified the astronomical measurements used in our solar system and beyond. We then mapped out the solar system by creating an eye-popping scale model on the Nipher campus.
OOCE:
1. Complete the Mapping Our Solar System data table by researching the distance from the Sun for each planet and Pluto.
2. Read Space Exploration: Is it Worth the Cost? on page 718-19 of the text. Answer the "You Decide" questions, each response should be at least one paragraph in length.
FRI: We will have a special half day schedule today. All science students must bring their completed response to the reading Space Exploration: Is it Worth the Cost?.
April 23-27
Algebra - Mrs. Wright
3-4-5
4/23 & 24 wksht 10-2 #2-8 even no graphs, # 10 - 20 with graphs,
# 32-26 max/min only, #38 & 39 and EOC p. 277
4/24 & 25 wksht 10-4 Left column # 1 to 53 and EOC p. 285, 293 due Mon.,Tues.
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4/23 Complete and peer edit Graphic Line Project
4/25 p. 29 #1 to 19 ODD due Tues.
Communication Arts--Renz
Communication Arts Agenda for April 23-27 (pdf, 36.07KB)
April 16-20
Algebra - Mrs. Wright
3-4-5
4/16&17 Test Review p. 24,25,26 and EOC p. 1
4/18&19 TEST No hwk
4/20 worksheet 10-1
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4/17 no hwk
4/19 p. 28 left column, skip 13 & 43
4/20 p. 28 # 2 to 24 even, skip 14,16
Communication Arts--Mrs. Renz
Agenda for April 30-May 4 (pdf, 41.12KB)
Science-Ms. Pener
MON/TUES: In class today we will look at Earth, Sun, Moon interactions through a Moon Phase demonstration. Students will be able to view each of the eight basic moon phases as our simulated moon moves through its orbit. Students will complete background informaiton on Phases, Eclipses, and Tides prior to the demo.
OOCE: Complete the Moonth of Phases Analyze and Conclude questions.
Phases Eclipses Tides (pdf, 61.09KB)
Moonth of Phases (pdf, 66.09KB)
WED/THURS: In class today students will be introduced to six of the early astronomers who were instrumental in themapping of our solar system. Students will complete the Observing Our Solar System assignment to form a foundation. Students will work in groups of three to four to research, create, and report on one of the six early astronomers adn their individual contributions towards our understanding of space.
Observing Our Solar System (pdf, 66.3KB)
OOCE: Complete the Phases of Venus enrichment assignment
Phases of Venus (pdf, 64.13KB)
FRI: We have reached the 1/3 mark in our Space Unit. Today we will complete Space Formative Assignment #1 of three. Students will assess their knowledge of the Earth, Sun, Moon relationship thus far.
OOCE: Prepare all Earth, Sun, Moon assignments for turn in on Wednesday-May 2nd for Blocks 3/5 and Thursday-May 3rd for Blocks 4/6.
Assignment List (pdf, 24.45KB)
Communication Arts--Renz
Comm. Arts Agenda April 16-20 (pdf, 53.36KB)
April 9-13
Communication Arts--Renz
Monday/Tuesday, April 9/10
Writer's Notebook Opener: Go back to the list you made of items you would take with you if you had to go into hiding. Now that you know the situation that Anne Frank faced, rewrite your list based on the following criteria: *Must fit in a standard-sized backpack. *No electronics of any kind since you will not have power. *No cell phones. *No pets. *No weapons.
Activity:Ally Project: Partners? Person or Group Project Choice
Research on project AND/OR work on reading and packet for Night.
Wednesday/Thursday, April 11-12
Writer's Notebook Topic: Tone is the mood or feeling the author intends the reader to experience. Using Night by Elie Wiesel, explain how tone enhances the work. Remember, the tone changes from the beginning of the book, to the middle, to the end. Explain each of the tones and how it enhanced the work.
Activity:
1. Work on your ally project (research reputable sources).
2. Read/work on your Night projects.
Friday, April 13: Fifth hour for 45 minutes to make up lost time due to testing this week, followwed by team activities.
*****I am only giving 2 Writer's Notebook topics this week due to the testing schedule. Students must come up with 3 of their own topics this week.
Science-Ms. Pener
MON/TUES: In class today we reviewed the types and amounts of various gases found in the atmosphere. We also connected the results of the two mini-labs completed last week to today's information. Students also identified the four distinct layers of Earth's atmoshere and the unique function of each. Students completed the assignment Layers of the Atmosphere in class.
Layers of the Atmosphere (pdf, 38.98KB)
OOCE: Complete the science journal entry Clicking Through the Atmosphere. Record each category found on the webpage and the information contained in each category in your journal. Click "show it" to reveal the information.
Journal Entry Link: Clicking Through the Ages
TUES/WED: In class today students will utilize their knowledge of Earth's layers as we look at the energy within the atmosphere. Students will complete the assignment Energy in the Atmosphere in class and determine how the energy in our atmosphere is measured.
OOCE: Check and complete all atmosphere assignments for turn in on Mon/Tues.
THURS/FRI: In class today students will put all the atmosphere concepts learned in class together as we look how weather is created. Students will participate in a weather stations lab during the class period.
OOCE: Check and complete all atmosphere assignments for turn in on Mon/Tues.
April 2 - 6
Algebra - Mrs. Wright
3-4-5
4/2-3 Red Packet p. 16 # 4 to 84 in Multiples of 4!
4/4-5 p. 17 # 1,2,7,9,11,14 and 15 to 18 due Friday
4/6 p. 17 # 19 to 36 begun in class, all due Monday
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4/3 MAP packet p. 24
4/5 no homework
4/6 slope homework
Science-Ms. Pener
MON/TUES: In class students completed MAP test taking skills and review activities. Students read Chapter 19-3 and completed the Moon Phases activity sheet.
OOCE: Complete Moon Phases assignment and get plenty of rest for Day 1 of testing.
WED/THURS: After a morning of Science MAP testing students began a study of Earth's atmosphere. We looked at the components of air in the atmosphere and discovered how vital our atmosphere is to life on our planet. Students viewed a video summarizing the consepts which will be covered during the mini-unit and finished the 45 minute class period by completing The Air Around You assignment as lab partners.
The Air Around You (pdf, 28.92KB)
OOCE: Complete the journal entry Scijinks: Atmosphere. Students should use the weblink below and answer the three questions found on the scijinks-atmosphere page in their science journal.
FRI: In class students will continue their look at Earth's atmosphere with a detailed study of air pressure, how air pressure is measured, and how air pressure affects our atmospheric conditions. Students will complete the Air Pressure assignment and perform a quick simulation of air pressure.
OOCE: Complete Layers of the Atmosphere assignment in preparation of next weeks lab.
Layers of the Atmosphere (pdf, 38.23KB)
March 27 - 30
Algebra - Mrs. Wright
3,4,5
3/27-28 Math Map packet p. 5 and 16
3/29-30 Polynomial review picture worksheets
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3/27 Math Map packet p. 5
3/29 Math Map packet p. 22 and 24
March 12-15
Communication Arts-Ms. Renz
Due to the length on my postings, I have placed my material in a PDF. Please open it for Writer's Notebook topics, in-class activities, and homework. Any work not completed in class is also homework.
Tuesday-Thursday, March 13-15 (docx, 123.4KB)
Science-Ms. Pener
TUES/WED: In class today we will continue our earth science unit by looking at how geologist determine the age of our home planet. Students will learn how to read the clues in rock layers. We will complete in class the assignment The Relative Age of Rocks. Students will also begin a more detailed look at rock layers by starting the activity Finding Clues in Rock Layers. Students viewed the video Geological History, which detailed how the 4.6 billion years of geologic time has been divided into distinct eras.
We also began our MAPping for Success series by reviewing the reason for the seasons. Students completed the Earth in Space assignment as part of our class discussion.
OOCE:
1. "iBreak for Science" assignment given prior to spring break was designed to encourage students to explore and experience the many science related activities available to them on a "stay"cation or on a "away"cation. This assignment is due on Tuesday-March 27th through Friday-March 30th. (see link below)
2. Read Chapter 10 Section 3 and complete the Reviewing Key Concepts questions at end of reading.
WED/THURS: In class today we will look at how scientist determine a rock samples age using radioactive dating. We will complete a lab simulation to make the concept more concrete.
Our MAPping for Success topic will include the earth, sun, moon relationship.
OOCE:
1. "iBreak for Science" assignment will be given on Thursday and attached to this webpage on Thursday-March 15, 2012. This assignment is designed to encourage students to explore and experience the many science related activities available to them on a "stay"cation or on a "away"cation. This assignment is due on Tuesday-March 27th through Friday-March 30th.
2. Complete all radiactive dating problem
Science-Ms. Pener
MON: no class Holocaust Museum fieldtrip
OOCE: Prepare all unit assignments, they are due on Wednesday-March 14 for all students. Study entrance card formative assessments in preparation for the summative constructed response question.
TUES: In class today we will prepare for the performance portion of the summative assessment by practing rock and mineral identification. Students will use the process skills learned during the Rocks and Minerals unit towards identification of rock and mineral samples. These same skills will be utilized in the performance portionof the assessment.
OOCE: Prepare all unit assignments, they are due on Wednesday-March 14 for all students.(see list below) Study entrance card formative assessments in preparation for the summative constructed response question.
Wed:In class today students will complete the perfomance and constructed response portions of the summative assessment. Students who attended the field trip on Tuesday will participate in the practice lesson and will take the performance portion on the Thursday. Students completing the assessment will turn in all unit assignments.
OOCE: Students who attended the field tri on Tuesday need to prepare all unit assignments, they are due on Thurssday-March 15 for all students. (see list below) Study entrance card formative assessments in preparation for the summative constructed response question.
Thurs: In class today we will complete the performance and constructed response portions of the summative assessment.
OOCE: "iBreak for Science" assignment will be given on Thursday and attached to this webpage on Thursday-March 15, 2012. This assignment is designed to encourage students to explore and experience the many science related activities available to them on a "stay"cation or on a "away"cation. This assignment is due on Tuesday-March 27th through Friday-March 30th.
iBreak for Science (pdf, 150.68KB)
Mar. 5 to 9
Holocaust Museum field trip 3/12
All classes daily 3/13 to 3/15
Algebra - Mrs. Wright
3-4-5
3/5-6 worksheet 9-2 Left column # 1 to 46 and 50
3/7-8 worksheet 9-3 FOIL binominals only from 1 to 39, simplify trinomials from 40 to 45 and work 47
3/9 worksheet 9-4 all ODDS due TUESDAY for everyone! Mini TEST on Tues.
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3/6 p. 9 and 10 evens
3/8 p. 13 and 14 evens
3/9 no homework
Communication Arts--Mrs. Renz
Due to the length on my postings, I have placed my material in a PDF. Please open it for Writer's Notebook topics, in-class activities, and homework. Any work not completed in class is also homework.
Monday, March 5-Friday, March 9 (pdf, 56.67KB)
Science-Ms. Pener
MON/TUES: Today in class we will complete our Metamorphic Rocks lab and see how each rock type fits intot the rock cycle. Students will complete an online Rock Cycle simulation to further their understanding of each process involved in the cycle (page 10 of packet). Students will then complete the assignment Properties of Minerals (page 12) in preparation for the lab. Once the assignment is complete, students will close out the period by beginning Part I of the Mineral ID lab in which the Mohs hardness Scale will be used to identify mineral samples.
OOCE: Complete pages 13-14 of the Rocks and Minerals packet. Study for the summative assessment to take place on Friday-Mar 9, 2012.
WED/THURS: In class students will complete Part II of the Mineral ID lab in which a desity test will be used to identify mineral samples. We will also take one final look at rock samples from the rock cycle and mineral samples.
OOCE: Complete pages 15-16 of the Rocks and Minerals packet. Study for the summative assessment to take place on Friday-Mar 9, 2012.
FRI: In class today students will complete the electronic portion of the summative assessment. The constructed response section will be completed on Wed-Mar 14. All assignments related to the unit (listed below) are due on your final test date (Wed-Mar 14).
Weathering (stations lab sheets)
Sedimentation in the Grand Canyon
How Soil is Formed/Soil Conservation
Erosion and Deposition Science Journal Entry
Concept Map
Rocks and Minerals packet
Sedimentary Rock Lab
Igneous/Metamorphic Rock Lab
Minerals Lab
Feb. 27 - Mar. 2
Algebra - Mrs. Wright
3-4-5
2/27-28 Complete the yellow review packet for the TEST on Wed./Thurs.
2/29-3/1 TEST today, No homework
3/2 Ch 9 Blue packet p. 8 all and Bring a piece of FOIL (4') on Mon./Tue
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2/28 Complete the test REVIEW in the back of the purple packet-TEST THURS.
3/2 Unit 7 yellow packet: Extra Practice 6.1 all
Science-Ms. Pener
MON/TUES: In class today we will begin our study of Rocks and Minerals by looking at how scientist classify rocks, with a special focus on sedimentary rocks. Students will learn the four step process involved in the formation of sedimentary rocks and complete a lab which provides samples of the three types of sedimentary rocks (clastic, chemical, and organic). Pages 1, 3 and 4 of Rocks and Minerals packet were completed in class today.
OOCE: Complete pages 2 and 5 of Rocks and Minerals packet. Study for summative assessment scheduled for Friday-Mar 9, 2012.
WED/THURS: In class we will continue our look at rocks from the rock cycle by looking at igneous and metamorphic rocks. We will complete an igneous rocks lab in which we will look at how cooling rates of magma change the texture of an igneous rock. Students will complete pages 6 and 8 of packet in class.
OOCE: Complete pages 6-9 of the Rocks and Minerals packet. Study for summative assessment scheduled for Friday-Mar 9, 2012.
FRI: In class today we will begin our metamorphic rocks identification lab. Students will work in groups to identify six different metamorphic rock samples based on luster, hardness, banding, foliation, and mineral composition.
OOCE: Complete pages 10-11 of the Rocks and Minerals packet. Study for summative assessment scheduled for Friday-Mar 9, 2012.
Social Studies--Ms. Ruedlin
my apologies, it appears that my assignments did not post earlier this week.
On Monday and Tuesday, students were to turn in propaganda posters. Notes were taken in class and students were asked to prepare for discussion on Wilson's 14-Points Plan and the Treaty of Versailles
Wed/Thur students reviewed information on "Big Four" leaders and discussed the process of the Paris Peace Conference at Versailles, France. Comparison of Wilson's 14-Pt. Plan to Treaty of Versailles completed in class. Study guide for WWI assessment handed out. Will be reviewed in class on Friday.
Friday: students will review the study guide, using notes and in-class discussion, to prepare for WWI assessment. Blocks 3 & 5 will take the assessment on Monday, 3/5 and Blocks 4 & 6 will take the assessment on Tuesday, 3/6. Copy of WWI study guide may be found by clicking link on ny webpage. Be sure to check out the WWI surprise!
Communication Arts--Mrs. Renz
Due to the length on my postings, I have placed my material in a PDF. Please open it for Writer's Notebook topics, in-class activities, and homework. Any work not completed in class is also homework.
Monday, Feb. 27-March 2 (pdf, 42.74KB)
Feb. 21-24
Algebra - Mrs. Wright
Algebra 3-4-5
2/23-24
p. 31 1,2,3,4,5,7,8,10, 11, 13 to 34 left side
6th
p. 25 all
Communitcation Arts--Mrs. Renz
Tuesday/Wednesday, February 21/22
Writer's Notebook Topic: Imagine that you are someone famous. Write an obnoxious tabloid story about your famous self. Make sure to include quotations from un-named sources close to you.
Poetry Notes (place in the Lit. Notes section of your Communication Arts binder):
Hyperbole is exaggeration. It puts a picture into the "reader's" mind. Hyperbole is frequently used in humorous writing. Example: You could have knocked me over with a feather.
Hyperbole in poetry: Hyperbole is common in humorous poetry. Hyperbole can make a point in a light-hearted way. It can be used to poke fun at someone or something. For example, read this description of a dull town:
It's a slow burg––I spent a couple of weeks there one day. –––Carl Sandburg, "The People, Yes"
This poem uses hyperbole in a description of a young boy:
Why does a boy who's fast as a jet
Take all day––and sometimes two––
To get to school?
–––John Ciardi, "Speed Adjustments”
Hyperbole can emphasize a truth by exaggerating it.
Here once the embattled farmers stood
And fired the shot heard round the world. –––Ralph Waldo Emerson, "The Concord Hymn"
Ballad: A ballad is song-like poem that tells a story. Ballads tell, in a direct and dramatic manner, some popular story usually derived from a tragic incident in local history or legend. The story is told simply, impersonally, and often with vivid dialogue.
Two types of Ballads:
Folk Ballad: The anonymous folk ballad (or popular ballad), was composed to be sung. It was passed along by word of mouth from generation to generation, and from one region to another. During this progression a particular ballad would undergo many changes in both words and tune. Ex: "She'll Be Comin' Round the Mountain When She Comes" or "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown", "I've Been Workin' on the Railroad".
Literary Ballad: The literary ballad is a narrative poem created by a poet in imitation of the old anonymous folk ballad. Usually the literary ballad is more elaborate and complex; the poet may retain only some of the devices and conventions of the older verse narrative. They are "authored" and written in modern times.
Major Difference between folk and literary ballads:
Tone: The tone in a folk ballad is usually fun, light-hearted. The tone in a literary ballad is usually serious and dark.
What's tone? Tone is a literary technique that shows the attitudes of the author toward the subject and toward the audience. Tone may be formal, informal, intimate, solemn, somber, playful, serious, ironic, or even condescending.
Activity:
- Today's reading: "Lord Randal" and "Get Up and Bar the Door" (folk ballads)
- Work on your stain glass panel. Homework: Keep working on memorizing your poem for the Poetry House next week. Work on adding voice variation to emphasize your poem, and appropriate gestures.
****Due to block scheduling all this week, Writer's Notebooks are due NEXT FRIDAY, MARCH 2. Thirteen (13) pages are due. ****
Thursday/Friday, Feb. 23/24:
Writer's Notebook Topic: Diamonte Poetry: The French word diamont means diamond. A DIAMONTE is a seven-line poem that gradually changes from one idea to a direct oposite idea. When it is completed, its total appearance is diamond shaped.
There are two patterns you can follow in writing a diamonte.
Pattern 1: Pattern 2:
Line 1 = Noun Line 1 = Opposite of line 7
Line 2 = Adjective, Adjective Line 2 = Describe line 1
Line 3 = Verb, Verb, Verb Line 3 = Action about line 1
Line 4 = Noun, Noun, Noun, Noun Line 4 = 2 nouns about line 1;
Line 5 = Verb, Verb, Verb 2 nouns about line 7
Line 6 = Adjective, Adjective Line 5 = Action about line 7
Line 7 = Noun Line 6 = Describe line 7
Line 7 = Opposite of line 1
Love
Bright, Passionate
Charming, Drifting, Growing
Cherish, Infatuation, Antipathy, Uncaring
Animosity, Falling, Dead
Dark, Digust
Hate
Now create a diamonte poem that uses pattern 1 and a diamonte poem that uses pattern 2.
Poetry Notes:
Personification: Giving human characteristics to non-human things.
A Story Untold Clouds
The moon creeps, The clouds reached out
in the midnight air. With long, thin arms
It speaks, and covered the moon
of fears and terrors. from our view.
It sings,
of a single soul. Hunger
It rings, The ocean devours
of a story untold. The logs on the beach
with little rock teeth
and a big sandy tongue
swallowing back the tide.
Activity:
1. Personification Worksheet (due in class today)
2. Work on your stained glass panel.
Homework: Keep working on memorizing your poem for the Poetry House next week. Work on adding voice variation to emphasize your poem, and appropriate gestures.
Science-Ms Pener
TUES/WED: In class we are going to complete our Erosion and Deposition slideshow in preparation for our grou presentations. Each student group wil present the information gathered as we add this new knowledge to our science journal.
OOCE: Complete the Erosion and Deposition Concept Map
THURS/FRI: In class today students will utilize the block to complete the Erosion and Deposition Science Journal entry by utilizing the group slideshows, iPads, computers, resources on this page, and textbooks.
OOCE: Prepare for Summative Assessment on Friday-March 9, 2012 (study completed work which consist of Weathering, Soil, Sedimentation in Grand Canyon, Erosion and Deposition Science Journal Entry, and Connecting Concepts assignment)
Feb. 21-24
Social Studies--Ms. Ruedlin
Tuesday/Wednesday, February 21/22
Students will turn in "Letters from the Trenches" which were assigned last week in class. Students will also receive geography assessments back and retakes will be scheduled. Notes will be taken on US entry in WWI, along with technological advances made during the war. Assignment: Assessment over the MAIN causes of war erupting in Europe in 1914 will be Thurs and Fri of this week. Please refer to your study sheet for the MAIN reasons. Don't forget the assassination!!
Thursday/Friday, Feb 23/24
Students will take assessment over MAIn causes of WWI. We will view and discuss propaganda used in WWI, referring to packets which detail objectives of, and common tools used in wartime propaganda. We will view many examples of wartime propaganda and assess the objectives and tools used in our packets on the grid on p. 28. This will be in preparation for creating our own propaganda posters. Instructions/rubric are in the packet and propaganda posters will be due Monday (hours 3/5) and Tues (hours 4/6). For examples of WWI propaganda posters, please see the link on my homepage. It will direct you to a link in which you can select US, UK, or many other countries and scroll down to view many posters.
Assignment: propaganda posters due next class period.
Feb. 13-17
Communitcation Arts--Mrs. Renz
Monday/Tuesday, Feb. 13 and 14
Writer’s Notebook Topic: Create a poem for your favorite holiday, using alliteration.
Alliteration Activity: Copy the beginning of these sentences in your binder under the Lit. Section notes on poetry. Then complete the sentences using alliteration.
1. The wind whistled___________________________________________________________
2. Magic markers can __________________________________________________________
3. Tommy tried to twist,________________________________________________________
4. Greg grabbed the garnish _____________________________________________________
5. Constance catered to her cat __________________________________________________
6. People patiently ____________________________________________________________
7. Roger ran ________________________________________________________________
8. Six swimmers _____________________________________________________________
9. Alan always ______________________________________________________________
10. Kelly caught ____________________________________________________________
Now, write five alliterative sentences of your own.
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12.
13.
14.
15.
Poetry Definitions: Assonance and Consonance
Assonance is the repetition of vowel sounds anywhere in words.
Consonance is the repetition of consonant sounds anywhere in the words.
Poetry Definition In-Class Activity:
Sounds the Same
You now need to practice your poem you are going to recite for the Poetry Jam.
Wednesday, Feb. 15
Writer's Notebook: Write a poem that starts with a one word title, two words in the first line, three in the next, and continues by adding one word per line. It must make sense and be on a topic.
Activity: You will create a "stained glass" panel to be displayed in our classroom windows for our Poetry Jam.
Thursday, Feb. 16: All-day field trip to the History Museum.
You MUST bring a sack lunch and beverage on this field trip, and your writer’s notebook.
Friday, Feb. 17:
No school for students.
Science-Ms. Pener
MON/TUES: Today in class we completed a group assignment which profiled one of the greatest pioneers of modern agriculture, George Washinton Carver. Students also completed the How is Soil Formed and Soil Conservation background information sheets. Students turned in the Formal Lab Report for the Earthquake Simulation lab as well as the four related earthquake assignments:
Earthquakes and Seismic Waves
Catch the Wave
Finding the Epicenter
Monitoring Earthquakes
The last portion of the period was spent viewing the video Weathering and Erosion and adding detail to our unit notes. This video also serves as a preview for the types of water related erosion that changes the face of our planet.
OOCE: Weathering and Erosion Stations packet and Soil and Soil Conservation work not yet completed.
WED: Today in class we will take a closer look at the various ways in which water changings the face of our planet as students become the experts. Student groups will utilize teacher constructed resource packets to create a short (6 slides maximum) Keynote slideshow featuring one of the six methods of water erosion. Student groups (3-4 students) will have 45 minutes to construct their mini slideshow in class today. Slideshows will be turned in at the end of the period.
OOCE: Complete the Rocks and Minerals assignment
Feb. 6-10
Communitcation Arts--Mrs. Renz
Monday/Tuesday, Feb. 6/7
Writer's Notebook Opener: Complete the following sentence "P0ETRY IS..." in as many creative ways as possible.
Examples:
Poetry is passion or rage imprisoned in ink.
Poetry is what the heart sees and the eyes don't.
Poetry is like school, sometimes fun and sometimes boring and sometimes difficult.
Poetry is words that fit together like a jigsaw puzzle.
Poetry is tiny droplets of imagination splattered on paper.
Agenda:
1. Receive a copy of the Poetry House requirements. We will spend the 30 minutes of class researching different poems in the library that you may possibly memorize and recite at the Poetry House.
2. When we return to my room you will complete the opener.
3. We will then discuss the rules of poetry for our classroom (1. Poetry/Music is individual. 2. We are entitled to our own opinions. 3. Poetry is easy to memorize. 4. Opinions about poetry/music can change.)
4. Receive verbal narrative poetry notes. Read and discuss the narrative poem "Out, Out" by Robert Frost. Identify the plot, theme, setting, point of view, and characters.
Homework: Continue looking for a poem to memorize and recite at the Poetry Coffeehouse. Remember, it must be a poem from a noted, famous author (do not expect me to approve a poem from a person who blogs their own poems). Examples of people you may choose from: Langston Hughes, Poe, Dickinson, Frost, Maya Angelou, etc. Poems must be 30 lines (six words constitute a line).
The only websites you can use for poem selection are:
*******Writer's Notebooks due this Friday! Ten pages (I will have given you 6 topics!)*********
Wednesday/Thursday, Feb. 8/9
Writer's Notebook Topic: Alliteration!
Write a tongue twister for as many letters of the alphabet as you can.
Examples:
A- An angelic ape ate lots of avocados.
B- Big Bertha bought a bunch of books.
C-
D-
E-
Agenda:
1. We will go to the library for 30 minutes of class. This time will be used to select the one poem you plan to memorize for the Poetry Coffeehouse. You need two copies: one for you (bring to class daily) and one for me.
2. Complete Writer's Notebook Topic
3. Read and discuss the narrative elements of
4. Create your own narrative poem. Make sure it has all of the elements (plot, theme, characters, setting, point of view).
Homework:
1. Continue working on your Writer's Notebook due this Friday.
2. Begin working on memorizing the poem you selected.
3. Finish your narrative poem assigned today. You will be sharing these in class on Friday.
Friday, Feb. 10
Writer's Notebook Topic: Make a list of things you would save if a fire destroyed your house. Keep in mind that you would have insurance money to replace things like electronic equipment, etc. What would you save that could not be replaced?
Agenda:
1. Writer's Notebooks due today!
2. List the following topics based from your narrative poem:
-Plot -Setting -Theme -Characters -Point of View
3. You will share your narrative poem with the class.
4. Keep your narrative poem in your folder along my board in class.
Homework: Continue memorizing the poem you have selected for the Poetry Coffeehouse.
Science-Ms. Pener
MON/TUES: Today in class we will review our lab from Friday with the earthquake simulation boards in which we used a single fault-block system. We will add another fault-block to the board and write a hypothesis as to when we predict the earthquake will occur. Students will utilize Friday's data in the development of a sound prediction.
We will review the rubric for the Formal Lab Report to prepare students for the assignment. Formal Lab Reports for the Earthquake Simulation Lab are due on Friday-February 10th for all blocks. We will spend 45 minutes next class period in the lab working on the report.
We rounded out the class period taking the computer based earthquake summative assessment.
OOCE: Formal Lab Report: Earthquake Simulation Lab due on Friday-February 10th for all blocks
WED/THURS: In class today we will learn another way in which earth's surface is constantly changing during the first half of the block. Students will participate in a stations lab designed to allow students to discover the processes of mechanical and chemical weathering.
The second half of the block will be spent in the computer lab working on the Formal Lab Reports for the Earthquake Simulation Lab. Students will have a full 45 minutes to work on the assignment.
OOCE: Formal Lab Reports for the Earthquake Simulation Lab
FRI: Students will utilize the iPads as they discover the proces of soil formation and conservation. What a perfect time to learn about one of the most brilliant minds to ever study and teach agriculture in our nation. But I'm not telling-guess you'll have to find out Friday!
Students had the option to turn in their Formal Lab reports today, or take the weekend to add any finishing touches. Final opportunity to turn them in will take place on MOnday for Blocs 3 & 5, Tuesday for Blocks 4 & 6. Students will turn in all earthquake related work with the Formal Lab report.
OOCE: Soil Formation/Conservation assignment
January 30-February 3
Mrs. Renz--Communication Arts
Monday/Tuesday, Jan. 30/31:
Essay Prompt: Using two of the four works, (The Outsiders, Dead Poets Society, Freedom Writers, and Bronx Masquerade), compare a common theme that represents both of the works. Through the use of concrete details and commentaries, construct a five-paragraph essay to support your views on the common theme between the two works.
The prompt as stated above qualifies you for a “3” in standards-based grading. To qualify for a “4”, you must compare 3 of 4 of the works and/or come up with your own theme not listed on the theme handout I have given to you in class.
Writer’s Notebook Topic: Often, in literature, a character is viewed as an outsider or a loner. Using a piece of literature you are familiar with, discuss such a character. Be sure to describe this character's attitudes towards himself or herself, and how he or she deals with the isolation that comes with these two labels.
Agenda:
1. Since we had the high school scheduling on Friday, you will begin your expository essay today. Expository essays are essays that explain something with facts, as opposed to opinion. Therefore, ABSOLUTELY NO "I" STATEMENTS (I think, I feel, I know, I am sure, etc.)You will be given the prompt and the rubric. You will start with a brainstorming activity, then move to the graphic organizer before writing the essay.
2. Your Bronx Masquerade projects are due Wednesday for blocks 3 and 5, and on Thursday for block 4 and 6.
3. Essays will now be due this Friday, Feb. 3 at the end of the hour. This will be the only day you have to type your essay at school. When you are finished with your essay you will return the laptop and read a novel of your choice SILENTLY at your desk.
Homework: You must complete the graphic organizer before arriving to your next Comm. Arts class. Bring your completed brainstorming sheet AND your completed graphic organizer to the class.
*****You MUST bring a NOVEL with you to class on Friday to read! Plan ahead! If you do not BRING a book to read WITH YOU to class, then you will have a lunch detention of Friday. You will read the entire time during your lunch detention. *****
Wednesday/Thursday, Feb. 1/2:
Writer’s Notebook Topic: The climax of a work is when all of the events come to a breaking point. Using a piece of literature that you know, explain the events that lead to the climax, what happens at the climactic scene, and how the story changes after the climax.
Agenda:
1. Your Bronx Masquerade projects are due today! NO LATE PROJECTS WILL BE ACCEPTED!
2. Using your completed graphic organizer, you will begin to construct your expository essay. Once you have a rough draft you will have a classmate peer edit your essay.
3. Final essays will now be due this Friday, Feb. 3 at the end of the hour. This will be the only day you have to type your essay at school. When you are finished with your essay you will return the laptop and read a novel of your choice SILENTLY at your desk.
Homework: You will need to revise your edited essay. You will turn in the following with your essay and in this order from the top to the bottom: Final typed essay, handwritten rough draft with student editing, graphic organizer, and the brainstorming sheet.
*****You MUST bring a NOVEL with you to class on Friday to read! Plan ahead! If you do not BRING a book to read WITH YOU to class, then you will have a lunch detention of Friday. You will read the entire time during your lunch detention.*****
Friday, Feb. 3
Writer's Notebook Topic: A struggle between two or more opposing forces in a work is called conflict. Cite a piece of literature and explain the conflict embodied in the work.
Agenda:
1. Type your expository essay and print it. Make sure you leave time at the end of class to get your essay printed and turned in. DO NOT WAIT UNTIL THE LAST MINUTE! It is your responsibility to get it printed and all the materials turned in, following the requested order, before the class ends.
2. The order the materials must be turned in from top to bottom: Final typed essay, handwritten rough draft with student editing, graphic organizer, and the brainstorming sheet.
3. When you are finished with your essay, it is printed, and all of your materials are turned in, you MUST read the novel you brought to class today! NO SOCIALIZING WITH PEERS, NO COMPUTER GAMES, AND NO HOMEWORK TIME! You must read quietly! This is your only option! If you did not BRING a book to read WITH YOU to class, then you will have a lunch detention today. You will read the entire time during your lunch detention.
January 23-27
Communication Arts-- Mrs. Renz
Monday/Tuesday, Jan. 23/24:
Writer’s Notebook Topic: Most of us remember exactly where we were and what we were doing when we received shocking or important news. Tell the story of what you were doing when you heard about an important event and how that news affected you.
Agenda:
1. Acuity Test will be administered first---the last one of the year!
2. Complete your Writer’s Notebook topic.
3. You must let me know which Bronx Masquerade project you will be completing. This is an at-home assignment. Projects are due Wednesday, Feb. 1 (blocks 3 and 5), and Thursday, Feb. 2 (blocks 4 and 6). NO LATE ASSIGNMENTS WILL BE ACCEPTED.
4. Bronx Masquerade pink packets should be completed by the end of class on Wednesday (blocks 3 and 5) and Thursday (blocks 4 and 6) this week.
5. Writer’s Notebooks are due this Friday (you will need nine pages. I will have given you five of the nine topics. You will have to come up with four of the topics. Remember, full pages are required.
6. Also on Friday you will be given the rubric and prompt for your expository essay using the following works: The Outsiders, Dead Poet’s Society, Freedom Writers, and Bronx Masquerade.
Wednesday/Thursday, Jan. 25/26:
Writer’s Notebook Topic: The setting of a novel is where the action takes place. Explain how the setting complements the story in Bronx Masquerade, The Freedom Writers, and Dead Poet’s Society.
Agenda:
1. Bronx Masquerade pink packets should be completed by the end of class today.
2. Writer’s Notebooks are due this Friday (you will need nine pages. I will have given you five of the nine topics. You will have to come up with four of the topics. Remember, full pages are required.
3. Also on Friday, you will be given the rubric and prompt for your expository essay using the following works: The Outsiders, Dead Poet’s Society, Freedom Writers, and Bronx Masquerade.
4. You should be working on your Bronx Masquerade project at home. Projects are due Wednesday, Feb. 1 (blocks 3 and 5), and Thursday, Feb. 2 (blocks 4 and 6). NO LATE ASSIGNMENTS WILL BE ACCEPTED.
Friday, Jan. 27:
Writer’s Notebook Topic: Describe a character from literature that you would trade places with, and explain why.
Agenda:
1. Writer’s Notebooks are due today.
2. You will begin your expository essay today. You will be given the prompt and the rubric. Your will start with a T-Chart activity, then move to the graphic organizer before writing the essay.
Science-Ms. Pener
MON/TUES: Today in class we will work on the completion of the study guide and Volcano summative assessment preparation. Students will once again look at the concepts of hot spots and island arcs by viewing the video Hot Spots: Hawaii.
OOCE: Study for Volcano Summative Assessment electronic portion is Wed for Blocks 3/5 and Thurs for Blocks 4/6 and the written portion will take place on Friday for all blocks.
WED/THURS: In class students will complete the electronic portion of the Volcano summative assessment. Students will also complete an Acuity predicitve assesment.
FRI: Students will complete the constructed response written portion of the Volcano summative assessment. Volcano unit assinments
OOCE: Have a great weekend!
January 17-20
IMPORTANT NOTICE:
The KHS counselors distributed freshman registration materials to all Nipher 8th graders on Tuesday-January 17, 2012. Students were informed of the registration process, received KHS course description booklets, and registration forms to be completed with the input of students and their parents. All registration material must be completed, signed, and returned to the Nipher counseling office by no later than Friday-January 20, 2012.
Social Studies (Ms.Ruedlin)
Monday/Tuesday:
Students will review information in ch 19 packet on Overseas Expansion. Reflection questions were collected in class today. Many students in 3rd/5th hour did not have these. The questions are again added to the end of this list of assignments.
Wed/Thur:
Students will take the math acuity tests in SS class today.
Friday:
Students will cover information in ch 20 Spanish-American War. Read aloud in class, fill in packet and discuss.
Reflection questions from Service Learning packet, due 1/23 and 1/24
Reflection
1. Describe how you felt when you were learning about this issue.
2. Describe any success/frustration you encountered while working through your plan to reform.
3. What have you learned about this issue?
4. How has this service learning experience affected you?
5. Describe anything that you will begin to do differently as a result of this service learning experience.
Algebra - Mrs. Wright
3-4-5
1/18-19 p. 43 # 1 to 21 all
1/20 p. 43 # 31 to 47 all
6
1/19 p. 4 Show work in your class notebook
1/20 p. 8 & 9
Communication Arts (Mrs. Renz)
Wednesday/Thursday, Jan. 18/19
Writer's Notebook Opener: You are currently scheduling for high school classes. Write about your fears, anticipations, and what you are looking forward to as you prepare for high school. Do you plan to play sports? What are you doing to prepare for those sports? Do you plan to join clubs? Which ones, and why are you interested in them? Are there any classes that the high school offers that you are really interested in that will guide you toward what you may want to do as a career?
Activity:
1. Continue reading Bronx Masquerade and working on your pink character chart packet.
2. Monday/Tuesday next week will be Acuity, our last one of the year.
3. All pink packets must be completed by Wednesday/Thursday next week (which means the book must be completed by these dates too.)
Friday, Jan. 20
Writer's Notebook Topic: Many of the pieces we've read so far this year deal with accepting people for who they are, not who you want them to be. We are often surprised, even awed, by the experiences of our ancestors. Describe a time when you learned something important about your family history. Ask your parents if you have a relative who blogs about family history. This is a great way of learning about your family's past.
Agenda:
1. Hand out assignment for the Bronx Masquerade project. This project will be completed at is home. Projects are due Wednesday, Feb. 1 (blocks 3 and 5) and Thursday, Feb. 2 (blocks 4 and 6). ***Friday, Feb. 3 will be used to present your projects to your classmates AND for silent, individual reading.
2. Continue reading Bronx Masquerade and working on your pink character chart packet.
3. Monday/Tuesday next week will be Acuity, our last one of the year.
4. All pink packets must be completed by Wednesday/Thursday next week (which means the book must be completed by these dates too.)
Social Studies (Ms.Ruedlin)
Monday/Tuesday:
Monday, January 16 is designated as National Day of Service to commemorate the birthdate of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Students will present service learning information to sixth and seventh grade students as part of the Service Learning Fair. This will take place in the 8South hallway from 12:33 - 12:49 and 1:25-2:15.
Wed-Thur-Friday:
Students will receive feedback on service learning research projects/presentations. We will then proceed into the era of Overseas Expansion that preceded World War I. Students will analyze information in textbook, chapter 19 and discuss questions from packet. A copy of the packet can be found on my webpage, Ch. 19 Overseas Expansion packet.
Science-Ms. Pener
WED/THURS: In class today students will learn about the three basic types of volcanoes and the other landforms created from volcanic activity. Students will complete the Volcanic Landforms review and reinforce activity sheet. Volcanic Landforms (pdf, 84.3KB)
Students will also view a video which will further demonstrate the results of volcanic activity. Students will use this knowledge to identify each volcanic landform created when magma solidifies within a volcano by completing as a group the Volcanic Cones/Landforms activity.
Students will then complete a Volcanic Landforms science journal entry which challenges students to make the connection between types of volcanic landforms with viscosity and silica content. Journal Entry (pdf, 159.99KB)
OOCE: VOLCANOES: There's a Volcano in My Backyard enrichment activity and the Science Journal Entry Volcanic Landforms (if not completed in class). There's a Volcano in My Backyard (pdf, 16.11KB)
FRI: Today we will look at how volcanic activity over the short term can affect weather and how volcanic activity over the long term can influence climate. Students will work together to complete a study of weather patterns on each side of the Cascades with the completion of Volcanoes and Rain Shadows and a Journal Entry Journal Entry (pdf, 179.35KB) to support the topic. Rain Shadows (pdf, 63.45KB)
Volcano Study Guide (pdf, 299.53KB)
OOCE: Prepare for the Volcano summative assessment: The computer portion is scheduled for Wednesday-Jan 25th for Blocks 3 & 5 and Thursday-Jan 26th for Blocks 4 & 6. The written contructed response portion will take place on Friday-Jan 27. Use all volcano unit assignments, journal entries, and vocabulary to complete the study guide. Study Guides are due at the start of class on Mon (3 & 5) Tues (4 & 6). This assignment is needed for our formal review.
January 9-13
Algebra - Mrs. Wright
3-4-5
1/9-10 Ch 7 booklet p. 42 Left side # 1 to 34
1/11-12 Ch 7 booklet p. 42 middle # 2 to 35
1/13 Ch 7 booklet p. 42 last column # 3 -27, # 37 # 38 AND graph p. 2 & 3, work p. 4
6
1/10 p. 38 #1 to 13 odd and 17
1/12 Integer practice booklet
1/13 wkst: Picture Problem with absolute value
Communication Arts (Mrs. Renz)
Monday/Tuesday, Jan. 9/10
Writer's Notebook Topic:
Reflect on the movie "The Freedom Writers." Make sure you discuss the progression of the class and the teacher from the first day of class to their graduation day. Did the class become a family for Ms. Gruwell? Did it become a family for the kids? Put yourself in the classroom. What student would you be compared to and why? Discuss how the movie made you feel, and what you realize is important in a classroom environment. What does it take for all students to be able to learn?
Activity:
1. We are beginning the book Bronx Masquerade by Nikki Grimes today.
2. Watch Keynote on Bronx.
3. Begin reading.
4. Begin filling out charater chart.
***Writer's Notebooks are due this Friday. Eight (8) pages are due. I will have given you five (5) of the eight (8) topics.
Wednesday/Thursday, Jan. 11/12
Writer's Notebook Topic: What makes you unique? Write about the qualities that make you... you! Think about your personality, talents, special characteristics,family dynamics, hobbies, interests, struggles, experiences you've had, etc.
Agenda:
1. Sharing our opener with the class.
2. More of the Bronx Masquerade Flipcart.
3. Continue reading Bronx Masquerade.
4. Character chart. Filling this out. For the Six-word memoir for each characters: Once you've finished the entire book, go back to each character and write a six-word memoir that best describes that individual character.)
***Writer's Notebooks are due this Friday. You should have eight (8) full pages. I will have given you five (5) of the eight topics.
Friday, Jan. 13
Writer's Notebook Topic: On Monday/Tuesday you wrote down the definition of masquerade. (A costume or disguise; to disguise oneself; a party, dance, or other festive gathering of persons wearing masks and other disguises,and often elegant, historical, or fantastic costumes.) We all have masks that we hide behind. Sometimes we hide behind them more than others. Describe your mask. Why do you hide behind this mask/why do you feel the need to hide behind this mask? Do you have different masks for different people you come in contact with? If so, describe each of those masks, who you use them for, and why you won't let the people see the real you.
Agenda:
1. More of the Bronx Masquerade keynote.
2. Continue reading The Bronx Masquerade.
3. Continue working on filling out the character chart.
Writer's Notebooks are due today!
Social Studies (Ms.Ruedlin)
Mon-Thur:
Monday, January 16 is designated as National Day of Service to commemorate the birthdate of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
On Tuesday, Jan 17, 8South students will present their service learning information to sixth and seventh grade students as part of the Service Learning Fair. This will take place in the 8South hallway from 12:33 - 12:49 and 1:25-2:15.
Science-Ms. Pener
MON/TUES: In class today we will evaluate and edit the first draft of our Formal Lab Report. Students will have access to laptop computers for the entire 90 minute class period. Students should utilize the Formal Lab Report Rubric in completing their final draft. Lab reports should include the responses to the four Analyze and Conclude questions from the Viscosity of Lava lab.
OOCE: Formal Lab Report for the Viscosity of Lava Lab. Students must turn in the teacher signed first draft and the final draft together at the start of the next class period. Formal Lab Report Rubric (pdf, 57.85KB)
WED/THURS: In class today students will turn in the formal lab report (both drafts) at the start of the class period. We will continue our study of volcanoes by looking at how magma type affects eruption. Students will complete the background information sheet Volcanic Eruptions. Students will then participate in a computer based interactive which will support the material learned in class.
Volcanic Eruptions (pdf, 203.99KB)
Volcanic Eruptions Interactive web site
OOCE: Complete the Types of Volcanic Eruptions Simulation science journal entry
FRI: Today we viewed the IMAX documentary The Eruption of Mount St. Helens. Students completed a 3 x 3 of the video and should complete responses to the two follow-up questions in their Science journal over the holiday weekend.
OOCE: Complete the Mount St. Helens followup questions which were recorded in your journal in class.
Mount St. Helens follow-up questions (pdf, 18.7KB)
January 4-6
Algebra
Blocks 3-4-5
1/4&5 ch 6 packet p.36 make a table and graph for # 1, 10, 13 & 19
1/6 worksheet # 3 to 27 in multiples of 3
Block 6
1/5 p. 24
1/6 p. 31 to 33 not completed in class
Communication Arts: Mrs. Renz
Wednesday/Thursday, Jan. 4/5
Writer's Notebook Topic: You only have 7 minutes in class to work on your Writer's Notebook topics today.
1. Do you make New Year's resolution each year? Explain why or why not. If you do make them, are you good about keeping them? Explain why or why not.
2. There is a saying that you should be careful what you wish for, because you might just get it. Describe a time when you wished for something and got it––but then wished you didn't.
Activity: Watch "Freedom Writers"
Friday, Jan. 6:
Writer's Notebook Topic: (You only have 6 minutes for today's Writer's Notebook topic during class.)
Try as we might to avoid them, accidents happen. Tell about a time when you were involved in an accident.
Activity: Finish "Freedom Writers"
Science-Ms. Pener
WED/THURS: In class today we will have a 2nd quarter grade review, review the volcano and tectonic plates material introduced prior to the break, and introduce the concept of magma viscosity. Students will complete the Properties of Magma background information sheet in class. We will round out the period preparing for our Viscosity and Magma Lab for Friday.
OOCE: Complete the enrichment activity Pegmatites due at start of next class period.
Properties of Magma (pdf, 27.67KB)
FRI: In class today we will complete the Viscosity of Magma Lab. Students will utilize the lab procedure and data generated to complete a formal lab writeup over the weekend.
OOCE: Formal Lab Writeup for Viscosity of Magma Lab will be collected at start of next class period. Must include labd sheet and formal lab report for credit.
December 12-21, 2011
Algebra - Mrs. Wright
3-4-5
12/12-13 p. 34 1,5,9, 14,17, 22, 23, 25,26,28,29,31 to 36 all and p. 35 # 1,3,9
12/14-15 Ch 6 TEST review in back of purple booklet due Fri. Final Review handout due Monday.
12/16 Final Review handout due Monday.
6
12/13 blue p. 26
12/15 Unit 5 TEST review due Friday for TEST & Final Review handout due Monday.
12/16 Final Review handout due Monday.
Science-Ms. Pener
MON/TUES (12-13 Dec): In class today we shared our connecting concepts activity. This formative assessment assignment was designed to clarify all the unit connections throughout the course of the academic year. We followed this up with an explosive introduction to our new unit-Volcanoes! Students completed a science journal entry which included interesting facts from the video. The assignment Volcanoes and Plate Tectonics was completed in class to demonstrate the relationship between plate boundaries and volcanic activity. We closed out the lesson with a portfolio insert and grade review where each student had the opportunity to look at their current grade and discuss the plan of action for finishing out the quarter strong.
Volcanoes and Plate Tectonics (pdf, 112.91KB)
Volcanoes and Plates (pdf, 62.3KB)
OOCE: Complete the enrichment assignment Volcanoes and Plates. Students who wish to go above and beyond must include a world map with all the volcanoes clearly marked and labeled. This assignment is due at the start of the next class period.
WED/THURS (14-15 Dec): We will start with a review of our Out of Class Enrichment (OOCE) assignment. Today we will also complete the lab activity Mapping Earthquakes and Volcanoes which will further identify the relationship between tectonic plates and volcanic activity.
OOCE: Complete four followup questions for the lab Mapping Earthquakes and Volcanoes. This assignmnet must include the mapping activity completed in class.
FRI (16 Dec): In class today we will review for our final summative assessment of the quarter on Sea Floor Spreading and Volcano locations on Earth's crust. Students will also be given a final list of the assignments to be collected on their testing date (listed below). All assignments have been completed and/or reviewed in class and should be complete. Students are encouraged to take a final look over all documents for final grading. Students will also turn in their science journal for Science Journal Check #3.
1. Sea Floor Spreading (review and reinforce)
2. Labeled Sea Floor Spreading Model and completed six followup questions (activity)
3. Magnetic Reversals Through the Ages (enrichment)
4. Volcanoes and Plate Tectonics (review and reinforce)
5. Volcanoes and Plates (enrichment)
6. Mapping Earthquakes and Volcanoes and completd four followup questions (activity)
Science Journals will be collected on your test date for journal check #3.
OOCE: Prepare for summative evaluation by reviewing sea floor spreading and volcano locations assignments. The test will take place on Mon (19 Dec) for Blocks 3 and 5 and on Tues (Dec 20) for Blocks 4 and 6.
MON/TUES (19-20 Dec): In class students will turn in all assignments completed during the sea floor spreading/volcano locations unit, their science journals, and complete the electronic and written portions of the unit summative assessment.
OOCE: Have a safe and restful holiday break!
WED (21 Dec): Team activity will take place on this date, students will not meet for science.
Social Studies Ms. Ruedlin (All students need to turn in permission slip for Women's Suffrage video. Video will be shown 10:25-12:50 on Wed, Dec 21 in all core classes. Alternate research activity provided for students who do not turn in permission slip)
Mon/Tues/Wed/Thur: Students wil utilize computer lab to research Progressive-era reformer. This information will be displayed on a Cereal Box Project. Please see my webpage for links to the project instructions, rubric, and list of suggested reformers.
Friday: Cereal box projects due at beginning of class. Students will share information and explore various reformers.
Mark Your Calendar:
Kirkwood High School will host its annual 8th Grade Curriculum, Sports and Activities Open House on Thursday, January 19, 2012. KHS principals, counselors, department heads, activities director, athletic directors, and coaches will be available in the Walker Commons area to provide information about course and activity selection from 6 - 6:50 p.m. The program begins at 7 p.m. in the Keating Center. The program includes information about academics, activities and athletics; a review of the course selection process; and a video introduction to Kirkwood High School. Tours of KHS will follow the presentation from approximately 7:45 - 8:30 p.m. This is an evening of information 8th graders and their parents won't want to miss!
Dec 5 - Dec. 9
Algebra - Mrs. Wright
3-4-5 Chapter 6 test 12/16 Final 12/20 & 21
12/5/-6 p. 32 1,5,9,13,17,21 to 31 odd, 33 to 36 all
12/7-8 p. 33 1,5,9,13,17,21,25 and 29 to 39 all
12/9 Big green sheet
6 Unit 5 test 12/16 Final 12/21
12/6 worksheet p. 40 Do all steps and checks on lined paper
12/8 worksheet Do all steps and checks on lined paper
12/9 p. 26 Do all steps and checks on lined paper
Science-Ms. Pener
MON/TUES: In class today students completed the first Acuity Science predictive assessment. This assessment is designed to assess student knowledge of middle school science content standards. The results of this assessment does not factor into the student grade, but serves to inform both teacher and student of areas of strength and potential growth. Our class was held in the computer lab and students utlized the remainder of class in completing their RAPS #3 assignment.
OOCE: Complete RAPS #3 and review sea floor spreading material.
WED/THURS: In class today we will review sea floor spreading, evidence of sea floor spreading, and magnetic reversals. Students will complete in class a Magnetic Reversals enrichment activity. RAPS #3 assignment was collected.
Magnetic Reversals Through the Ages (pdf, 31.06KB)
OOCE: Study sea floor spreading and magnetic reversals information. Complete Magnetic REversals Through the Ages.
FRI: Today is a half day and we will take another in depth look at magnetic reversals as we review the material covered duirng the enrichment activity on Wed/Thurs. We will wrap up the lesson with the sea floor spreading and magnetic reversals formative assessment. Final opportunity to turn in the RAPS #3 assignment.
OOCE: Complete the enrichment activity Concept Map
Connecting Concepts (pdf, 29.55KB)
Nov 28-Dec 2
Algebra - Mrs. Wright
3-4-5
11/28 purple p. 30 # 1-6 and 16 to 18
11/30 p. 30 # 19 to 27 all and p. 31 1 to 23 odd
12/2 p. 31 # 25 to 35 odd and 37 to 43 all
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11/29 blue p. 8 Solve equations on lined paper showing your steps and a check
12/1 blue p. 15 all
12/2 blue p. 1 & 2
Social Studies-Ms. Ruedlin
MON/TUES: Today in class students review the answers in packet from sections 15.2-15.6. Graphing activity from 15.7 on p. 200 in textbook will be discussed. Class will analyze the words in the Emma Lazarus poem The New Colossus in preparation for a Socratic discussion on Wed/Thu, topic: Does America mean the words that are written on the Statue of Liberty?
Students will receive information about current immigration practices including the Secure Fences Act of 2006.
Students will also receive study guide for Industrial Revolution unit test that will be taken on Friday. See my website for a copy of the study guide and study guide tips.
WED/THU: Students will spend a portion of the class engaged in the Socratic discussion topic "Does America mean the words on the Statue of Liberty?" See my website for the rubric for this discussion. Students are encouraged to investigate evidence from outside sources to support their opinion.
Students will also review information on study guide.
FRI: Industrial Revolution unit test today
Science-Ms. Pener
MON/TUES: In class today we began with "story time" where we shared a story which recapped the concepts learned thus far this year. A great transition to our new unit of study Sea Floor Spreading. Students completed the assignment Sea Floor Spreading creating a foundation for the week. Students completed the construction of a Sea Floor Spreading Model which will be used to complete the Out Of Class Enrichment assignment.
OOCE: Complete the six Modeling Sea Floor Spreading analyze and conclude questions.
Sea Floor Spreading (pdf, 148.87KB)
Modeling Sea Floor Spreading (pdf, 183.91KB)
WED/THURS: Class will begin with a portfolio insert of graded work and test return. We will utilize the Sea Floor Spreading model to review the process of sea floor spreading. Students will then receive RAPS assignment #3.
OOCE: Secure an article for RAPS assignment #3 from the teacher provided list below; a hard copy of the selected article is due at the start of our next class period.
FRI: Students will complete an assessment designed to review science content standards over the course of the middle school years. Results will be used to target areas of need among students. Students will work in the computer lab afterwards on RAPS assignment #3.
OOCE: RAPS assignment #3 is due on Wed-7 Dec for Blocks 3/5 and Thurs-8 Dec for Blocks 4/6.
RAPS article list (pdf, 54.67KB)
Deep Sea Volcanoes (pdf, 352.72KB)
Earth's Past Gives Clues to Future (pdf, 149.45KB)
How Continents do the Splits (pdf, 128.76KB)
Hydrogen Powered-Hydrothermal Vent Mussels (pdf, 275.09KB)
Life as We Didn't Know it (pdf, 280.13KB)
Plate Tectonics Control Earth's Magnetic Fields (pdf, 288.39KB)
Pole Flips Tied to Plate Tectonics (pdf, 67.73KB)
UN Approves China Sea Floor Plan (pdf, 917.96KB)
Distant Earthquakes Trigger Fault Movement (pdf, 111.57KB)
Will Compasses Point South (pdf, 206.51KB)
Nov. 21-2
Algebra - Mrs. Wright
3-4-5-6
No Homework
Nov. 14-22
Algebra - Mrs. Wright
3-4-5
11/14-15 green p. 18 all
11/16-17 green p. 19 1 to 19 odd, 25 to 28 & 30
11/18 Test Review for TEST MONDAY in back of green packet
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11/15 p. 3 1-10 all and p. 6 #6 to 14 even with graphs!
11/17 p. 10 #1 to 19 odd
11/18 p. 11 Test Reveiw for TEST MONDAY
Communication Arts with Mrs. Renz
***No Writer's Notebook Until After Winter Break Due to the Digital Storytelling Project!***
Monday/Tuesday, Dec. 5/6: Begin digital storytelling project. This project is due Friday, Dec. 16.
Students will receive 5 sheets for this project today:
**A sheet with music, image, and copyright law resources (blue).
**A sheet called The Elements of Digital Storytelling (blue).
**Two storyboard sheets (yellow) and more are available if needed.
**The rubric for the project (purple).
Homework:
1. Complete the storyboard before next class.
2. Gather any photos or materials you will need to put in jpeg form. Bring them to school if you do not have a scanner at home.
3. ALWAYS bring your flash drive to class. All materials, including your iMovie, will be saved to your flash drive.
Wednesday/Thursday, Dec. 7/8:
Students will receive the following handouts:
1. Copyright guidelines (white)
2. How to add a jpeg to an iMovie (white)
3. How to add sound to an iMovie (yellow)
Students will also have a tutorial on how to complete an iMovie, and they will begin to create their digital story.
Friday, Dec. 9 (Staff Development Day--early dismissal):
Students will work on their digital stories.
Monday, Dec. 12 through Friday, Dec. 16:
Students will have all week to work on their digital stories during the entire class blocks.
DIGITAL STORY PROJECTS ARE DUE ON FRIDAY, DEC. 16!!!
Science-Ms. Pener
MON/TUES 14/15: Students were given the full 90 minute class period to prepare their group presentations. Groups were each assigned different topics from the unit including convection currents in the mantle, theory of plate tectonics, theory of continental drift, fossil evidence of continental drift, land formation eveidence of continental drift, and climate change evidence of continental drift. Students will share their findings during the next class period.
OOCE: Prepare for the upcoming summative assessment by studying the plate tectonic and continental drift material in your science binder and journal. (electronic portion with level 1 and 2 items will take place on Friday.)
WED/THURS 16/17: In class students will present their findings on their assigned topics. We will complete our study of continental drift by taking our final formative assessment. Students will then participate in a review game Jeopardy style!
OOCE: Prepare for the upcoming summative assessment by studying the plate tectonic and continental drift material in your science binder and journal. (electronic portion with level 1 and 2 items will take place on Friday.)
FRI 18: Students will complete the electronic portion only of the plate tectonics and continental drift unit summative assessment.
OOCE: Prepare for the upcoming summative assessment by studying the plate tectonic and continental drift materials in your science binder and journal. (written portion with level 3 and 4 items will take place on Monday.)
MON 21: Students will complete the written portion only of the plate tectonics and continental drift unit summative assessment.
OOCE: Work completed during the plate tectonic and continental drift units will be collected. Please make sure work is prepared for collection. All work has been completed for quite some time now. See list below
1. What's Happening During Convection
2. The Theory of Plate Tectonics
3. Plate Boundaries Computerized Lab
4. Snack Lab on Plates
5.The Birth of the Himalayas
6. Earth's Moving Plates
7. Drifting Continents
8. The Curious Case of the Mesosaurus
TUES 22: Work completed during the plate tectonic and continental drift units will be collected (see list above). Make up tests!
OOCE: Attend the Turkey Day game and calculate the rate of motion of the Pioneer quarterback, running back, and defensive back. (yes, I'm just kidding) Have a safe and fun-filled holiday break!
Nov 7-11
ALGEBRA - MRS. WRIGHT
3-4-5
11/7-8 Test Review in tan packet for TEST on Wed./Thurs.
11/9-10 No homework
11/11 Green p. 16 1-8 al, 9 to 23 odd on graph paper AND p. 17 1-7 odd, 10,12,13,17,19, 24 to 26
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11/8 pink page 121 all
11/10 Test Review for TEST on Fri.
11/11 no homework
Science-Ms. Pener
MON/TUES: In class today we will continue our look at activity along plate boundaries with a check of our Out of Class Enrichment (OOCE) assignments given last week. We will also conduct a lab simulation of each type of plate boundary that will be "sweet"! We will wrap up our look at tectonic plates with a formative assessment.
OOCE: Rate of Movement questions are to be pasted into the science journal and answered for discussion at the start of the next class period.
WED/THURS: We will utilize our knowledge of plate tectonics as we look at the theory of continental drift. Students will examine the connection between the two, and draw on their knowledge of convection currents and Earth's layers as well by completing the Earth's Moving Plates assignment. We will transition into our new unit with a formative assessment and gain additional background knowledge with the Drifting Continents assignment.
OOCE: Earth's Moving Plates enrichment assignment
Drifting Continents (pdf, 61.52KB)
FRI: We will complete the Drifting Continents assignment as a lead into a class dicussion of the theory of continental drift. At the end of the period students will be given an oppoprtunity to form groups for the Theory of Continental Drift presentation assignment. Students will receive a detailed rubric/guidelines sheet, as well as resource materials. Students will have the full 90 minute class period on Mon/Tues to prepare their presentation.
OOCE: The Curious Case of Mesosaurus enrichment assignment. Begin reviewing the material in the background information and lab sections of your science binder for the upcoming test.
Curious Case of Mesosaurus (pdf, 145.48KB)
Nov 1-4
Science-Ms. Pener
TUES/WED: In class today we utilized our knowledge of convection currents in our introduction to the theory of plate tectonics. Students completed the Whats Happening During Convection worksheet together in class, followed by a detailed discussion of the answers. Students then completed a formative pre-assessment which allowed us to transition into plate tectonics. The block ended with work on the Theory of Plate Tectonics foundational sheet.
What's Happening During Convection (pdf, 36.43KB)
The Theory of Plate Tectonics (pdf, 244.03KB)
OOCE: Complete The Theory of Plate Tectonics
THURS/FRI: In class we will begin with the viewing of How the Earth Was Made video, this video supports the concepts taught thus far and will serve as a trailer for things to come. Students will then add to the background information section of the binder before completing a Plate Tectonic Lab assignment.
OOCE: Complete the Computer Lab ASsignment and The Birth of the Himalayas enrichment assignment
The Birth of the Himalayas (pdf, 86.1KB)
Algebra - Mrs. Wright
3-4-5
11/1-2 Tan p. 41 e to 24 in multiples of 3 and p. 42 1 to 33 odd
11/3-4 Tan p. 43 # 1 to 16 all and p. 44 1-14 all
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11/1 pink p. 15 # 8 to 15 SHOWING ALL STEPS
11/3 pink p. 18 1 to 9 all SHOWING ALL STEPS
Oct. 24 to 28
Algebra - Mrs. Wright
3-4-5
10/24-25 tan p. 39 # 36 to 45 all
10/26-27 tan p. 40 all and p. 19/20 # 1 to 15 odd due Nov. 1-2
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10/25 pink p. 8
10/27 pink p.9 and 13 due Nov. 1
Science-Ms. Pener
MON/TUES: Today in class half the block (45 min) was used in finalizing our Earth's Layers project. This marks the third time students were given access to computers during class to work on their project. The second half of the block was devoted to our test review. Students completed an Active Expressions review in which they utilized handheld, remote devices to relay their answers to a variety of review questions displayed on the ActivBoard.
OOCE: Study for summative assessment. Earth's Layers Project due from October 20 through October 25, 2011. No late projects will be accepted.
WED/THURS: In class today students will turn in Earth's Interior worksheet. Tehy will also complete the summative assessment covering Heat, Convection Currents, and Earth's Layers. After the test students will have an opportunity to experience some of the new technology that has made its way to Nipher.
OOCE: Practice for Friday's project sharing
FRI: This half day will be used to share our projects with one another.
OOCE: Be safe as you fill your bags with goodies!