INDEPENDENT STUDY ASSIGNMENTS Due January 19 Trimester 2 Week 6 Instructor: Mrs. Darci Syfert-Busk

Schedule  8:30-9-PE/Rates  9-9:30-Math Test  9:30-10:00-History Benchmark Review  10:00-Restroom Break  10:00-10:15-Science PH  10:15-10:45-Language Arts Benchmark Review  10:45-11:30-My Access

Performance Assessment  1. How many sit-ups in 1 minute.  2. How many push ups in 30 seconds  3. How many ab ball lifts in 30 seconds.  4. How many curls in 30 seconds.  5. How many seconds to run 50 yards. TasksUse data to complete test.

Cooking-Test Question  3 Cups Flour  2 Teaspoons Salt  2 Cups Sugar  1 Teaspoon Baking Powder  4 Cups Flour  ____Salt  Sugar  Baking Powder RecipeWhat if…?

What if the scale was different?  Share maps  Use my map and convert to ½ and create a new map

Scale Model-Extra Credit ModelScale?

Math Objectives:  Objectives this week….  Be able to compare figures using indirect measurement  Use indirect measurement to create scale models

8 th Grade I.S. Name:___________ T2 Week 6 Due: Jan. 19 Total Work Completed=_______%  5 PE Credits Due March 1 (Or Research Paper)  ____PE Log  Grade______  TW________  NEW BOOK  ____ Math Steps Pgs.  Benchmark January 26  Grade__________  TW____________ P.E. Math

Eric Fernandez 8 th Grade Independent Study T___ Week ___ Due: __________ Total Work Completed=_______% ____5 PE Credits Due by March 1 OR Report  Grade______  TW________  BYU Online Education Course 51  ____  Benchmark next week  Grade__________  TW____________ P.E. Algebra

Label each as it is in orange soda. (solvent, solute, solution) 1. Water _________________ 2. Orange flavoring ____________________ 3. Orange soda ___________________ 4. Sugar ___________________________ 5. Saturation Point- ____________________ 6. Solubility- ____________________ 7. Supersaturated- _______________________________ 9.1 Terms Quiz

Acid Vs. Base  Produces hydronium ions when dissolved in water  PH less than 7  Red  Orange juice  Substance that produces hydroxide ions when dissolved in water  PH greater than 7  Blue  yogurt AcidBase

What is your PH?  Food?  Orange  Coffee  Milk  Yogurt  You?

Science  Know what the difference between acidic and basic is  Understand how the scale for PH balance is used  Know how what parts of our body and environment are effected by the PH balance Main Objectives This Week:

Science Physical Science

Housekeeping  Restroom Break?  PE Field Trip Planning???  PE credits-5 by March 1  Grade Work  Assignment Sheet  In folder  Headings  PE  Parent Sign  Date  Min….total?  Stamped Work  T2 Week 1  3%  12/01/09  Math  Science  LA  History

Benchmark 2 Review Worksheet #1- History  Jefferson’s Democratic Republicans?  Supporters of Alexander Hamilton?  Adam Smith (and what were his beliefs?)?  People who supported Jacksonian Democracy?  The group of people who migrated here because of the potato famine?  The people effected by Jackson’s voting reforms?  Louisiana Purchase  Monroe Doctrine  War of 1812  Railroads built between Northeast and Northwest  Manifest Destiny Wh0 were/was…? Describe how each of these encouraged our westward expansion.

Benchmark Review #2  Washington’s Farewell Address  Democratic Republicans  VS  Hamilton  Jigsaw Enhanced DefinitionsWeb

Constitutional Amendments-Pg. 266  1 st Amendment-  A. Freedom of Speech  B. Freedom of Religion  C. Freedom to assemble  Is this the most important amendment to provide citizens with a good life?  OR…is Amendment 5-right to trial  OR…Amendment 13-Abolish Slavery  Keep Prompt out for My Access

Responsibilities of a Citizen  What are you doing for Community Service? Options?

Volunteering  6 hours by March 15  Get 3 hours by coming to the field trip February 2  Save a Pet  Your come up with your ideas and be ready next week.  Disney’s Give a Day…Get a Day Program

American History  Objectives This Week:  Understand what caused immigrants to come to America in the 1800’s  Understand how the state of Texas came to be part of the United States  Understand how this cessation caused problems with Mexico

History-T2 Week 6 ASSIGNMENTS:  ______Read Ch. 13 Lesson 3. Take Cornell Notes. (We are skipping 13.4)  ______Ch. 13 Lesson 3 Review Questions Pg  ______Ch. 14 Lesson 1. Take Cornell Notes.  ______Ch. 13 Lesson 1 Review Questions Pg  ______Benchmark Review Worksheet  Indian Report Due February 10  Find out where your relatives were originally from and why they came to the U.S.  Study for benchmark next week!!!!!  Grade_______  TW_________

Language Arts Benchmark  Public Document  Advertisement  Mrs. Syfert said everyone needs to come to tutoring TermsQuotations

More…  Names  uncle bob  mom  my mom  christmas  Adjectives describe  Adverbs tell how when, where CapitalsAdjectives and Adverbs

More…  Connected but not focused on the MAIN topic  Read Carefully! Main Idea Manual

More…  Support of the author’s conclusion  See “support” in Writers Inc.  Writers Inc. Author’s ConclusionSupporting Details

Christmas Movie  See over Christmas  Or rent another movie  PG-13…YOUR PARENT’s Choice  Can’t see!

New Story…”A Retrieved Reformation”  Standards:  Omniscient Point of View  Finish Story this week!  Assiduously  Virtuous  Retribution  Unobtrusively  Simultaneously  Anguish VideoVocabulary

My Access  User Name______  Password______  Due next week  Cannot change from your essay you have today

Language Arts  Objectives This Week:  Know the purpose of different prose  Be able to read informational materials  Be able to write a persuasive essay using good support for your point of view 

Language Arts T2 Week 6 Due January 19 Assignments:  _____Read “A Retrieved…” Pg. 246-end. Do Questions Pg.250.  _____Integrated Language Pg. 252  _____Benchmark Review Packet  _____Activity-Plan A Field Trip (Pg. 553) Design a flyer for Save A Pet Field Trip February 2nd-12:00-2:00  _____Volunteer Essay Support Planning  _____Vocab. Matrix of terms Pg. 241  _____Selection Support Pgs. 81, 84 ?  Study for Benchmark next week!  Grade_____  TW______

Grammar  Pg. 486  After the linking verb  Renames, identifies, or explains the subject  Linking verb (=)  Jude Law is the star.  It seems like a good movie. Predicate NounsHow do you find them?

New Readings…””  Pg. 598  Colin Powell 

Testing/Student Teacher Conferencing  Redo Test for SS if less than a C  Study Hall until 12  Essay Teacher Edit  Grade Conference  Math Probation? TestsConferencing

Spelling Rules  When a word ends with an e and the suffix begins with a consonant….do NOT drop the e  Example:  Time + ly = timely  When a word ends with an e and the suffix begins with a vowel…. DROP the e  Example:  Close + er = closer

Vocabulary-Pg. 99  Furtive  Pretext  Intimation  Judicious  Indulgent  emancipated  Vocabulary Matrix done next week….Due in 2 weeks

Grammar and Spelling  Selection Support Pg. 156  -sion  Incision  Passion  Sometime 1, sometimes 2 S’s  Next Week SpellingAdverb clauses

The Writing Process  I. Prewriting  II. Rough Draft  III. Revise  IV. You/Peer/Teacher Edit  Will go back to Revising after all 3 edits  V. Publish Final Steps:

Planning a Persuasive Essay  Topic-Read Prompt Carefully!!!  1. Define the task  Audience  Purpose  Voice  2. Decide your position  Research (PE packet)  Pros/Cons  3. Brainstorm  4. Outline PacketsPlanning

Expanding our nation Louisiana Purchase

Persuasive Essay Final Due  Test Grade  Where are they?

Daily Language Practice  Week 8-Check  Week 9 Issues? 

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