Donna's classes Math HW for 11/12-11/16

1st Period: pre-algebra

Mon. and Tues conferences/internships

Wed. 11/13: HW pp. 185-186, #16-28, 33-38, 44-53, 57-65

Thu. 11/14: HW pp.190-191, #20-38, 43-57, 64-69, 73-81

Fri. 11/15: Mid-Chapter test pg. 192 #1-25 all


2nd Period: Algebra

Mon. 11/12: HW pp. 221-222, #23-55 odd, pg. 224, Quiz 1, #1-16 all

Tue. 11/13: In class Quiz on lessons 4.1-4.3

Wed - Friday: Conferences/Internships



3rd Period: Geometry

Mon. 11/12: in-class quiz pg. 279, # 1-8 all, HW Handout Chapter test 4B, do all problems as prep for Chapter test on Tues.

Tue. 11/13: Test on Chapter 4

Wed. - Friday: Conferences/Internships



4th Period: Applied Algebra

Mon. 11/12: Finish Chapter 4 test in class: HW is to do the handouts on standardized test practice for Chapter 4

Tue. 11/13: Skills check pg. 280, and Activity on pg. 282

Wed. - Friday: Conferences/Internships

Mac's 7th and 8th Grade Social Studies - Week of Nov. 12-16

We'll be in class Monday and Tuesday - Enjoy your internships and conferences (insert evil laugh here: mwah-ha-ha-ha-ha!!!!) during the second part of the week!

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Marc's Science Homework for the Week of Nov.12-16

"Everybody is ignorant, only on different subjects."
- Will Rogers

This is a different week at DMS!

This will be a very different week at DMS with Classes and Conferences and Work Internships all mixed up. Be sure you understand your schedule! I'll be in conferences all week, so my friend Donna Tanney will taking over my science classes.

You will need your calculator every class day this week!
There will be a CalcQuiz when we come back after Thanksgiving!
I'll return lab books in your conference.

Monday, November 12
6th Grade - Internships and Conferences
7/8th Grade - Science class

Calculator exercises – be careful, some of these are stumpers!
You should be able to complete work and check answers in class.

Tuesday, November 6
6th Grade - Internships and Conferences
7/8th Grade - Science class

More calculator exercises – be careful, some of these are stumpers!
You should be able to complete work and check answers in class.
If not, finish over vacation. There will be a CalcQuiz when we return!

Wednesday, November 7
7/8th Grade - Internships and Conferences
6th Grade - science class

Calculator exercises – be careful, some of these are stumpers!
You should be able to complete work and check answers in class.

Thursday, November 8
7/8th Grade - Internships and Conferences
6th Grade - science class
More calculator exercises – be careful, some of these are stumpers!
You should be able to complete work and check answers in class.

Friday, November 9
7/8th Grade - Internships and Conferences
6th Grade - science class
More calculator exercises – be careful, some of these are stumpers!
You should be able to complete work and check answers in class.
If not, finish over vacation. There will be a CalcQuiz when we return!

There's Still something NEW in the sky!
You can still find Comet Holmes in the evening sky! It's the new "head" of the constellation Perseus in the northeast evening sky along the Milky Way below Cassiopia. This is a remarkable comet that has mysteriously brightened a million-fold over the past two weeks. Bonus points if you can get a photo!

http://www.skyandtelescope.com/observing/home/10862521.html

Marc's Stumper for the Week:
People around the world are celebrating the autumn harvest season with a feast, just as we will celebrate with Thanksgiving dinner. Foods - like people and music and ideas - also travel around the world. The wild turkeys and sweet corn that the native Americans shared with the Pilgrims at the first Thanksgiving dinner were domesticated long before in central Mexico. What about all the other wonderful foods on your holiday table? Where in the world were they first grown and harvested, and by whom? We should remember them all in our blessings!

Dawn's Language Arts Assignments Nov. 12--13

Monday & Tuesday
Study for the in-class essay test. You will be asked to respond to one of the following questions in class. THIS IS AN OPEN BOOK TEST. A good response will need to cite specific passages from the book, so be familiar enough with major events that you can turn to them easily.


Essay Prompts

1. What role do Mercedes, Hal, and Charles play in the novel? What do they demonstrate about the weaknesses of human nature?

2. To what extent does Jack London anthropomorphize Buck—that is, present him like a human being? To what extent is Buck clearly acting as an animal?

3. Compare the roles of John Thornton and Judge Miller. Who, from the novel’s point of view, is the better master? Defend your answer.

4. What is the “call of the wild”? How does it affect Buck's behavior throughout the novel?

5. Explain the connection between Call of the Wild and Darwin’s theory of evolution. Give examples from the book, in which London demonstrates or refutes the idea of “survival of the fittest.”

Internship Week/Break:
By Monday, Nov. 26, please finish the final draft of your "Pets Gone Wild" story. These stories will be returned to you with suggestions. The final draft will be worth 40 points and will be the first grade of the new trimester. It should be grammatically perfect, with no spelling or punctuation errors, and should demonstrate creative, thoughtful word choices. The plot should be unified, imaginative, and logical.