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12/11 to 12/15 -- 2017

Team 8-3 Homework

**Topics are listed in the weekly plans at the beginning of the week.  Assignments will be added and adjusted as the week progresses.  Plans are tentative and could change throughout the week.  Do not totally rely on the Team Homework Blog.  The best way for students to stay organized is for them to use their planner everyday.  

  

Science for the WEEK with Mrs. Brown--   

Monday--  Variables in experimental designs were reviewed with the Helicopter Activity.
Homework: Answer the questions on the Variables worksheet.

Tuesday--  Practice identifying variables in experimental designs.
Homework: Finshing the Variables 2 worksheet if you did not get it done in class.

Wednesday-- Writing a hypothesis for the testable science questions.
Homework:  Finish the Writing a hypothesis worksheet if you did not get it done in class.

Thursday--  Quantitative and Qualitative Observations
Homework:  Look for the October constellation of Pegasus.  This is a mandatory constellation and is due on Nov. 7th.

Friday-- Measuring in Metrics Activity
Homework:  Look for the October constellation of Pegasus.  This is a mandatory constellation and is due on Nov. 7th.
History for the WEEK with Mr. Kaslon--   


Monday--  At the beginning of class today we watched a motivational video to start the week.  Next, students that did a project over Hamilton and Jefferson self-assessed their project and had a peer assess their project before they turned it in.  Students who chose to take the test over Hamilton and Jefferson turned in their essay question and took the test on google classroom.  The last half of class students read p. 250-253 about John Adams presidency. 
   
Homework:    No homework.

Tuesday--  Students paired up with a partner and did the XYZ-Affair Mad-Libs activity.  After the activity we took notes over the XYZ-Affair.  Next, we watched a 5 minute video over the Alien and Sedition Act and took notes.  For the last 10 minutes of class we started reading about Thomas Jefferson's presidency.
  
Homework:  Students should review their notes over Adams presidency. 

Wednesday--  We finished reading about Jefferson's presidency.  Then students watched a 9 minute video about the Barbary Pirates.  After the video students took notes over Jefferson's presidential dilemmas.  Finally, we listened to the song inspired by Stephen Decatur in the Barbary War.

Homework:  Students should review their notes over Adams and Jefferson's presidency.  

Thursday--  We started off class by reviewing Adams and Jefferson's presidency with a Kahoot.  After the Kahoot students took a short quiz over Adams & Jefferson's presidential dilemmas.  The last 10 minutes of class Madison's presidential dilemmas was introduced.  

Homework:  No homework.

Friday--  Students were given a worksheet to complete while watching part 1 of 3 ---First Invasion: The War of 1812.  

Homework:  No homework.                      
                     
                   

English for the WEEK with Mrs. Szymanski--   
Monday--  Introduce new short story, "A Retrieved Reformation," by O. Henry. Look up synonyms for the story's 8 vocabulary words using a thesaurus.
Homework:   Finish page 1 in "A Retrieved Reformation" packet; read--33 days until due.

Tuesday--  Add new root words (fact-, fict-, fect-,fic-) on page 16 of root word booklet; read "A Retrieved Reformation" and do the During Reading Strategies on page 2 of the packet.
Homework:  Read--32 days!

Wednesday--  Word of the Week: "luminous," pg. 13; finish "A Retrieved Reformation" and packet work
Homework:  Finish plot map and narrative writing on page 4 of "A.R.R." packet; read--31 days!

Thursday--   Analogies bell-ringer; learn about characterization, round and flat characters, and static and dynamic characters.
Homework:  Finish page 3 "characterization" of packet; study vocab for test. Read--30 days!

Friday--  "A Retrieved Reformation" Final Test; study guide for KPS Reading Assessment 8.1.4.
Homework: READ--Book points/projects due in 29 days!


Honors English for the WEEK with Mrs. Szymanski--   
Monday--  Introduce new short story, "A Retrieved Reformation," by O. Henry. Look up synonyms for the story's 8 vocabulary words using a thesaurus. Read the story.
Homework:   Finish page 1 and 2 in "A Retrieved Reformation" packet; read--33 days until due.
Tuesday--  Add new root words (fact-, fict-, fect-,fic-) on page 16 of root word booklet; discuss "A Retrieved Reformation" and the During Reading Strategies and Literary Elements on page 2 of the packet. Complete page 4 of the packet.
Homework:  Finish page 4; Read--32 days!

Wednesday--  Word of the Week: "luminous," pg. 13; finish "A Retrieved Reformation" and packet work by reviewing characters and characterization.
Homework:  Finish page 3 of "A.R.R." packet; read--31 days!

Thursday--   Analogies bell-ringer; take final test over "A Retrieved Reformation," and do study guide for KPS Reading Assessment 8.1.4
Homework:  Read--30 days!


Friday--  Final Literature Circle Meeting; lit. circle packet due; prepare for presentation
Homework: Prepare for Literature Circle presentation; READ--Book points/projects due in 29 days!

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