Homework for December 21-23
***Pre-Algebra***
Monday - Finish pattern project by tomorrow (Wednesday morning at the latest).
Tuesday - Any unfinished projects
Wednesday - None.
***Algebra***
Monday - Chapter 4 Review due Monday 1/4
Tuesday - Chapter 4 Review due Monday 1/4
Wednesday - Chapter 4 Review due Monday 1/4
***Geometry***
Monday - None
Tuesday - None
Wednesday - Read section 6.4
Ms. Gallo's students should take some time to organize notebooks for all of their classes to help
promote a great start in 2010 :-) Happy (soon to be) New Year!
Homework for December 14-18, 2009
)))))SCIENCE(((((
M- Elementaland project
T- Elementaland project - due wed.
W- complete w/s 188-89 using old text
Th- complete elements-metals, metalloids,non-metals table using old text
F- No HW
###LANGUAGE ARTS###
STANDING HOMEWORK: Read 2 hours MINIMUM per week (C+) on your IRB (Independent
Reading Book.) Read even over vacation, on weekends, etc. Home reading is
20% of your LA grade.
Monday: Vocab #4 was due today. Get in ASAP.
Tuesday: Figurative Language study through reading Truman Capote's A Christmas
Memory. Find and bring in winter/holiday/seasonal children's books
for read alouds to elementary children for our community service day.(Make sure your name is in the
book!!!) Practice reading aloud.
Wednesday: See above
Thursday: Poster project for A Christmas Memory using a figure of speech,
started in class on Friday.
Friday: Figure of Speech poster started today in class and finished on Monday. Due on Monday at
the end of class.
***Pre-Algebra***
Monday - All integers practice WS.
Respond to math blog (on portaportal) about LawnBoy (Period 8 by Thurs, Period
9 by Tues).
Tuesday - None. Period 8 respond to blog by Thursday.
Wednesday - Patterns WS
Thursday - None (working on Algebra pattern problems in class)
Friday - None (working on Algebra pattern problems in class)
***Algebra***
Monday - Worksheet 4.7/4.6B
Tuesday - Review for quiz tomorrow, all 4.4, 4.5, 4.6/4.7 HW due tomorrow.
Wednesday - Read section 4.8
Thursday - Worksheet 4.8A & B
Friday - Worksheet 4.9
***Geometry***
Monday - Review Chapter 5, Test tomorrow
Tuesday - Read 6.1, Lawnboy Response
Wednesday - Worksheet 6.1B, Pg. 321 1-20all
Thursday - Worksheet 6-3B
Friday - Review for quiz, all HW due Monday.
**Social Studies**
**I have decided to give you a test on only Gilded Age and Progressive
notes. Imperialism and Spanish American War will be after vacation.
Monday- Review notes from movie in a "round activity". Response Group
activity. Review essay for test. Homework: make flash cards and work on
project
Tuesday- Work period. You may either finish up your project or work on the
essay for the test.
Wednesday- Projects due. Share. Grade. Homework- create a test with ten
excellent questions with answers.
Thursday- Review game (basketball)
Friday- TEST
Homework for the week of December 7th:
Science
Wednesday - SNOW DAY!!!
Thursday- elementaland project
Friday- elementaland project due Wednesday, December 16, 2009
#Language Arts#
STANDING HOMEWORK: Read 2 hours MINIMUM per week (C+) on your IRB (Independent
Reading Book.) Read even over vacation, on weekends, etc. Home reading is
20% of
your LA grade.
Monday: Draft 3 due tomorrow of Letters about Literature. Final due date on
Friday, Dec.11th.
Tuesday: Editing conferences in class. Do your fourth and final copy for
Friday. Vocab.#4 due Dec.
14th.
Wednesday: Final copies of author letter due Friday. Vocab.#4, and read.
Thursday: Final copies due tomorrow of author letter, Letters about
Literature.
Friday: Read, read, read.
***Pre-Algebra***
Monday - None (Quiz in class)
Tuesday - Adding & Subtracting Integers WS
Wednesday - Add & Subtract WS # 2
Thursday - Two choices: WS #1 choose 20 problems or WS # 2 (Do not need to
do the puzzle).
Friday - Multiply & Divide WS # 1
***Algebra***
Monday - Read 4.4
Tuesday - Worksheet 4.4B
Wednesday - Worksheet 4.5B
Thursday - Worksheet 4.5B
Friday - Worksheet 4.6B
***Geometry***
Monday - Worksheet 5.6B
Tuesday - Worksheet 5.7A/B
Wednesday - Review 5.4 to 5.7, all HW & quiz Thursday
Thursday - Study for Quiz, all HW due tomorrow
Friday - Chapter 5 Review Packet
**Social Studies**
Monday- Share homework responses. Chapters shared. Response group
activities. Finish notes. Homework- study for the quiz on Wednesday.
Tuesday- Video on President Roosevelt. Homework- choose a quote from the
video and explain the meaning. Study for the quiz on the Progressive notes.
Wednesday- Quiz, then work period. No homework.
Thursday- Notes on Imperialism and Spanish American War (this is it for notes
for the test...) Homework-
Friday- Video on Spanish American War. Homework- projects... due on December
16 (Wednesday)
Next week: Imperialism quiz on Tuesday, Projects due Wednesday, and Test on
Friday
Ms. Gallo's English Class> We are now in the last month of this decade.
Write a descriptive essay
that details some of the notable events that happened during this decade.
Events identified can be
ones that are important in your own personal life (such as the day you first
were able to reach the
top of the rock climbing wall or when you got your beloved pet). You may
also choose to identify
historic events. Your essay should be no longer than a page in length. This
is due Friday.
Ms. Gallo's Math Class>
First, calculate the following:
1. The ratio of boys to girls in your math class 2. The ratio of teachers to
students in your math class
3. The ratio of male teachers to female teachers you have for this trimester
Next, take these ratios and present them as percents.
Your answers need to be presented in full sentences using the data you
found.
Example: Ten percent of the students in class are male. Ninety percent are
female.
This is due Friday.
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Français: le 7 - 11 decembre.
Level I
lundi - Cartes de vocab. P.82 & 84 et #1, P. 83.
mardi - Cahier P.20 et Vocab. P.85 PLUS Dictee jeudi.
mercredi - Etudiez pour le dictee demain.
jeudi - Lettre de Pere Noel et carte de vocab. les couleurs.
vendredi - Grammaire P.87 et Vocab. P.88
Gr. 8 Trimester French:
Fameux Français Projet.
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HOMEWORK for November 30 - December 4:
###Language Arts###
STANDING HOMEWORK: Read 2 hours MINIMUM per week (C+) on your IRB (Independent
Reading
Book.) Read even over vacation, on weekends, etc. Home reading is 20% of
your LA grade.
Monday: JQ: Reading: What I accomplished last semester. What I could improve
upon.
Writing: What piece I feel most proud of and why.
Where can I improve on my
writing.
Vocab # 4 assigned. Due December 14th.
Tuesday: Finish and / or review Raymond's Run in class. Study notes for a
test on Thursday.
Wednesday: Study/review notes for Raymond's Run test on Thursday
Thursday: Vocab #4 and read
Friday: See above
**Social Studies**
Monday- We will review the notes we took on the Gilded Age. Website activity.
Complete the questions. Homework- finish worksheet and study notes for a quiz
tomorrow on Gilded Age
Tuesday- Quiz on Gilded Age. Then, read pages 139-143 on the Progressive
Movement. Make up 5 really good questions about the reading with answers. We
will use these in class on Wednesday.
Wednesday- Gilded Age project assigned. This will be due on Wednesday,
December 16. We will review the reading with an activity called "Stump".
Start notes on Progressives. Homework- Read excerpts from "The Jungle" by
Upton Sinclair found in the links on our website and write two paragraphs,
one being a summary and one being your reaction.
Thursday- Finish notes on Progressive Movement. Assign chapters to read. If
you are a one, please read Chapter 27 (144-147) and if you are a two, read
Chapter 28 (148-151). Write a summary of your assigned chapter.
Friday- No school.
**There will be a quiz on Tuesday on the Progressive notes.
***Pre-Algebra***
Monday - None
Tuesday - Percents WS # 1
Wednesday - Real Life Percents # 1 (on the back of the notes WS)
Thursday - Integers WS # 1 (Add & Subtract)
Friday - No School
***Algebra***
Monday - 4.1 Pg. 184 1-13 all, 14-24 even
Tuesday - 4.2 WS 4.2B
Wednesday - WS 4.3B
Thursday - Review 4.1 to 4.3, Quiz & all HW due Monday.
Friday - No School
***Geometry***
Monday - Review 5.1 to 5.3, all HW due and study for quiz tomorrow.
Tuesday - Activity Pg. 269 Geogebra
Wednesday - WS 5.4A
Thursday - WS 5.5B
Friday - No School
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Ms. Gallo's Language Arts:
Organizational skills are important. Write a descriptive paragraph about one
of the following: your locker, your class notebooks, or your agenda book. Be
sure to identify the
item's purpose, present state, and future use. Be creative and have fun with
your use of adjectives.
This is due Thursday.
Ms. Gallo's Math:
Create a poster that shows how percents are used in daily life. Along with
your illustration, provide a paragraph that describes what you included in
your poster and why. This
is due Thursday.
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Français:
Level I
lundi - P.78, #1-4
mardi - Cartes de vocabulaire P. 79 & 80.
mercredi - Cahier P. 17 et 18.
jeudi - Carte de vocabulaire pour les articles le, la, les, l', un, une, et
des.
vendredi - pas d'école - pas devoirs. : )
Gr. 8 Trimester French:
Introduction and review of French.
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HOMEWORK for November 23-24:
***Pre-Algebra***
Monday - Transportation Task (Slideshow) due tomorrow.
Tuesday - None
***Algebra***
Monday - None
Tuesday - None
***Geometry***
Monday - WS 5.3B
Tuesday - Complete WS 5.3B for after the break
**Social Studies**
Monday-
Tuesday- No classes, no homework. Have a restful break!
Ms. Gallo's classes>No homework other than being thankful for that fact :-)