Lenna's 6th Grade Language Arts & Social Studies

"The road of life twists and turns and no two directions are ever the same. Yet our lessons come from the journey, not the destination." ~ Don Williams [American poet and novelist]

Homework for Week of 9/17 - 9/21

Monday 9/17

LA: Outline OZ Chapter 2; Vocab #2 Flashcards due Wednesday
SS: Read p. 21-22 in Cartoon History and complete handout

Tuesday 9/18

LA: Outline OZ Chapter 3; Vocabulary #2 Flashcards due Wednesday
SS: Begin research for Dino Archaeology team project

Wednesday 9/19

LA: Outline OZ Chapter 4; Study for Vocab & Spelling tests on Friday
SS: Complete Dino Archaeology - poster & presentation Thursday

Thursday 9/20

LA: Outline OZ Chapter 5; Study for Vocab & Spelling tests on Friday
SS: Read p. 36-50 in Cartoon History and complete handout

Friday 9/21

LA: 'No Place Like Home' recipe project
SS: [tentatively] none!

Mac's 7th and 8th Grade Social Studies-Week of Sept 10-14

Click on the link below to download a word document with the week's homework.

01sept10_14.doc

Lynne's Math Assignments, Sept. 10-14

Math Course 2

Mon: Course Introduction
Homework: “Getting Ready to Learn” handout

Tues: Describing Patterns
Homework: p. 687 #1-5
pp.7-8 # 8-13, 18-21, 23, 24, 26, 34-47

Wed: Variables and Expressions
Homework: p. 684 #5-12
pp.11-12 #13-23

Thurs: Variables and Expressions
Homework: pp. 11-12 #12, 26-30, 41-53

Fri: Powers and Exponents
Homework: pp. 16-17 #12-21,24-29,34,35,37,38,45, 49-57 (Due Tuesday!)


Pre-Algebra

Mon: Course Introduction
Homework: “Pre-Course Test” handout (Due Wednesday!)

Tues: Expressions and Variables
Homework: pp. 7-9 #12-27, 32-43, 49, 50, 57-67

Wed: Powers and Exponents
Homework: p.789 #1, 2, 5, 6
pp.12-13 #13-33, 36, 39-48

Thurs: Order of Operations
Homework: p.774 #1-4
p.775 #1-4
pp. 19-20 #10-35, 40-44

Fri: Comparing and Ordering Integers
Homework: pp. 25-26 #18-51, 54-56, 66-76 (Due Tuesday!)




Algebra Concepts

Mon: Course Introduction
Homework: “Pre-Course Practice” handout (Due Wednesday!)

Tues: Variables in Algebra
Homework: pp. 6-8 #24-29, 33-39 odd, 42, 43, 50-62

Wed: Exponents and Powers
Homework: pp.12-14 #16-18, 24-27, 37-42, 46-48, 54-57, 61-69,76-83, 88-90

Thurs: Order of Operations
Homework: pp. 18-21 #20-22,25,26,30-32,36-38, 42, 45, 46, 51, 52, 54-57,
59-77 odd

Fri: Quiz #1
Introduce Equations and Inequalities

Donna's Math Assignments Sept. 10 thru Sept.14

Period 1: 6th grade pre-Algebra

Mon. 9/10/2007
pg. 7-9: problems #1-11 in class
HW: #16-27, 32-38, 40-50,57-67
Begin working on review packet at own pace

Tues. 9/11/2007
pg. 10-13 examples 1-3, problems #1-11 odd, and skills review pg. 789 #1,2,5, 6 in class
HW:#1-36, 39-49

Weds. 9/12/2007
skills review pg. 774 #1-4, pg. 775 #1-4, pg. 17-20 examples 2,3,4 and problems #2-8 even in class
HW: #12-18,23-36,40-43

Thurs. 9/13/2007
pg. 22-26 examples 1-4 and problems #1-3, 5-17 odd in class
HW: #21-37,42-50,53,55-63 odd, 66-76
Study for quiz

Fri. 9/14/2007
Mid-Chapter Quiz #1: Lessons 1.1-1.4
then work on review packets in class after quiz


Period 2: 7th grade Algebra 1

Mon. 9/10/2007
pg. 2 skills review #1-11 odd, pg. 3-6 do examples 1-5 and problem #1-17 odd in class
HW: pg. 6-8, #19-39, 45-47, 50-68 even
begin work on review packets at own pace

Tues. 9/11/2007
pg. 9-13 do examples 1-4 and problems #1-7, 9-15 odd in class
HW: #17-48 all

Weds. 9/12/2007
pg. 11-14 do examples 5-6 in class
HW: #55-66,68,72-84

Thurs. 9/13/2007
pg. 16-22, do examples 1-4 in class
HW: #13-39 odd, 50-52, 55, 59-71 odd
study for quiz

Fri. 9/14/2007
Quiz #1 lessons 1.1-1.3
then work on review packets after quiz


Period 3: 8th grade Geometry

Mon. 9/10/2007
pg. xxii #1-15 odd (skills review)
pg. 2-8 do examples #1-4 in class
HW: problems #1, 2, 3-11 odd, 13-16, 27-37 odd, 48,51,54,57 (Ryne #46)
begin work on review packets at own pace

Tues. 9/11/2007
pg. 9-14, do examples #1-4 in class
HW: #1-5, 7-10, 13-19 odd, 21-30, 32-35, 37-45 odd

Weds. 9/12/2007
pg. 15-22, do examples #1-3 in class
HW: #1-15 odd, 35-40, 48, 60-64

Thurs. 9/13/2007
pg. 17-22, do example #4 in class
HW: #19-24, 28-34, 41-46, 49-53, 55-59
study for quiz #1

Fri. 9/14/2007
Quiz #1 lessons 1.1-1.3
then work on review packets after quiz


Period 4: 8th grade Applied Algebra

Mon. 9/10/2007
pg. xxii #1-12 (skills review), pg.2-7 do examples #1-5 in class
HW: problems #1,2,4-14 even 15 16-22 even, 24, 25, 26-44 even, 45, 46, 49-52, 57-65. Begin work on review packets at own pace.

Tues. 9/11/2007
pg. 8-12, do examples #1-4 in class
HW: #1,2, 8-18 even, 20-39, 41-52, begin Activity 1.3 on pg. 14

Weds. 9/12/2007
pg 15-20, do examples #1-5 in class
HW: #1,2, 4-12 even, 13-29, 41-46, finish Activity 1.3

Thurs. 9/13/2007
pg. 21-26, do examples #1-5 in class
HW: #1,2, 7-11, 13-16, 21-28, 32-38, 41-46, 50-56 even
study for quiz #1

Fri. 9/14/2007
Quiz #1 lessons 1.1-1.4
then work on review packets after quiz

Dawn’s Language Arts Assignments, September 10-14

7th & 8th Grade

Monday:
•Have your parents sign the “Language Arts Expectations” handout. Due tomorrow.
•Write a letter introducing yourself to me (even if I already know you). In the letter, be sure to describe yourself as a Language Arts student. Include your favorite and least favorite parts of previous Language Arts classes. Also include at least one worry and three goals for this year. Your letter can be as long as you like, but does not need to be more than one paragraph. Letters must typed and include a proper homework heading. Due Tomorrow.

Tuesday:
•“There’s No Place Like Home” descriptive writing assignment. You will be given a handout with further details in class. I will be asking you to describe three rooms in your house, based on the descriptive writing techniques we have gone over in class today.

Wednesday:
•Complete “There’s No Place Like Home” assignment. Due Tomorrow.

Thursday:•Complete Handout: “We’re Not in Kansas Anymore.” This is a worksheet about the geography of Oz and will prepare you for Friday’s in-class activity. Due Tomorrow.

Lenna's 6th Grade Language Arts & Social Studies

"What people forget is a journey to nowhere starts with a single step, too." Chuck Palahniuk (American journalist & novelist)

Monday 9/10

LA: Goals Poem & Name Design due Tuesday; Vocab cards due Wednesday
SS: History of DMS due Tuesday

Tuesday 9/11

LA: Vocab cards due Wednesday
SS: Points of View Handout due Wednesday

Wednesday 9/12

LA: Outline Handout due Thursday
SS: Trash Bag Archaeology & Baggie with 3 items due Thursday

Thursday 9/13

LA: Study for Vocab & Spelling Tests on Friday; Bring IR Book
SS: Baggie Archaeology due Friday

Marc's Science Homework for the Week of September 10-14

"Human beings were invented by water as a device for
transporting itself from one place to another." -- Tom Robbins

Monday, Sep. 10
We're studying water in my Science classes. Your first assignment is to create a cover page for your new lab book. It must include the word "Hydrology" and anything else that is water related. Be ready to share your creation on Wednesday!

We will begin our study of water with a stumper. Your boat is floating in a small lake with a load of heavy rocks. What will happen to the water level of the lake if you drop the rocks over the side? Will the water level rise, fall, or stay exactly the same?

Write your hypothesis (guess) in your lab book - and your reasons why. Then describe an experiment you can actually do to test it. Sorry - we don't have a lake or a boat, so what can you do instead?

Tuesday, Sep. 11
Work time on rocks-in-boat stumper. Write lab notes about what you do and what happens. Was your hypothesis right?

Wednesday, Sep. 12
Be ready to share your hydrology cover page and experiment results.

The next project is to repeat the experiment changing just one factor you think is important - for example the weight or shape or material of your "rocks", or the size of the "lake", or the kind of "water", or the shape of the "boat". Repeat your experiment several times and look for differences and patterns. How can you measure results? Homework is to write a proposal and hypothesis about your experiment before you start working.

Thursday, Sep. 13
Work time on rocks-in-boat stumper. Write lab notes about what you do and what happens, even if it doesn't work. We'll have work time on Monday (and Tuesday if needed). Lab reports will probably be due next Wednesday.

Back to School!

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