S CHEDULE  8:15-Prepare to Learn  8:30-Math-Tanner/Quashana (Sage-Test)  9:30-Lang. Arts  10:15-Housekeeping  10:30-Science  11:00-History  11:15-Work Hand In/Atom Essay Edit/Autobio. edit  12-12:30-Lunch  1:00-2:00-Study Hall Independent Study

8 TH G RADE I NDEPENDENT S TUDY A SSIGNMENTS T2W7 D UE J ANUARY 25 Name_______________________ Total Work Complete=___________ Mrssyfert.wikispaces.com  Physical Education  5 PE Credits Due March 1  ____P.E Log-320 Minute  Grade______________  TW________________

5.7 S CALE D RAWINGS  mathematics.co m  Brainpop.com  Scale drawing  Ramonac  center

1.6 AND D ISTRIBUTIVE P ROPERTY 1.6-Multiplying Positive and Negative #  PPT  Go.hrw.com Distributive Property  Worksheet  Brainpop at home

WEBSITE  Go.hrw.com  Use code on each lesson from book  Example: mt8ca 2-9

M ATH - Through (All Students)  ____Do go.hrw.com for lessons 7-1 and 7-2  Parent Signature_________________________________  ____Chapter 7 Lesson 1. Do Questions Pg  ____Chapter 7 Lesson 2. Do Questions Pg  ____Workbook 7-1 and 7-2  ____Benchmark Review Packet  Study for Benchmark Test  Beyond (Advanced and Extra Credit)  ____Do go.hrw.com lesson 1-9. Do Guided Practice for lesson 6 with 100%.  Grade_____________ TW_______________ Into (Below Grade Level or getting D/F)  _______Timed Multiplication Practice Activity

M ATH -D ERRICK O BJECTIVES : S TUDENTS W ILL : -U SE DISTRIBUTIVE P ROPERTY - Through (All Students)  ____go.hrw.com Lessons 2-4, 5-8  __________________Parent Signature  ____Ch. 2 Lesson 4  ____Ch. 5 Lesson 8  ____Distributive property Worksheets  ____Brainpop (Distributive Property and Scale Drawing) Print or Graded Quiz  ____Workbook Pgs. 2-4, 5-8  Grade_____________ TW_______________

8 TH G RADE P HYSICAL S CIENCE T2-W EEK 7 Objectives: Students will….  Understand what happens to molecules during chemical changes  How PH balance effects human bodies, animals, and our environment

C H. 9 L ESSON 2-PPT  PH Balance  PPT

PH L AB  Predict the acid base level of the following items

Into/Through (All Students)  ____Read Ch. 10 Lesson 1. Take Cornell Notes.  ____Questions Pg. 207  ____ Lab Report  ____Ch. 9 Assessment Pg. 199  ____Budget Vocabulary Matrix (Ch. 9 Terms)  ____PH Packet  Study for Ch. 9 Test (Not new students)  Grade__________ TW__________  Beyond (Advanced and Extra Credit)  Make a poster advocating responsible use of our resources to prevent acid rain from harming our environment

H OUSEKEEPING  Stamp  Grading  Headings  Field Trip Form

8 TH G RADE A MERICAN H ISTORY T2-W EEK 7 Objectives: Students will….  (Lang.) describe the effect of the Indian Removal Act on the Native American Tribes  know what Manifest Destiny declared  Understand how Mexico lost its land to the United States  Know how the Gold Rush effected westward expansion of the U.S.

A NDREW J ACKSON … R ISE OF THE O RDINARY MAN  From a family of poor farmers  Lawyer  Quick temper….got shot in dual…lived  War hero

T RAIL OF T EARS  History.com  “Trail of tears video”  Pg. 376

M ANIFEST D ESTINY

US M EXICAN W AR Vocabulary Matrix

H ISTORY B ENCHMARK

Into/Through (All Students)  ____Read Ch. 13 Lesson 3 Pg Take Cornell Notes.  ____Do 13-3 Questions Pg.411  ____Read Ch. 13 Lesson 4 Pg Take Cornell Notes.  ____Do 13-4 Questions Pg. 417  ____Complete Notes regarding Tribe background. Report due March 1  ____Ch. 13 Take Home Test  4 Hours Community Service Due March 1  Grade_______ TW______________  Beyond (Advanced and Extra Credit)  Research the Cotton Gin. Make a poster telling about the inventor, the machine and the effect it had on the south.

8 TH G RADE L ANGUAGE A RTS T2-W EEK 7 Objectives: Students will….  Evaluate summaries and write a well-organized summary of a literary work  Understand what dialect is and understand why it is used  Know what symbolism and irony are and how author’s use them

C HAPTER 4 V OCABULARY Q UIZ  Handout

S YMBOLISM  Symbolism  Video  What is the “eye” reflecting…. Or symbolizing?  Description Pg. 473

I RONY  Verbal Irony  “That’s just Great!”  When something is NOT great  Situational Irony  A farmers daugher…me… becomes a vegetarian!

E DGAR A LLAN P OE   The Raven  Summarize  See Handout

S UMMARIES EVALUATION  Pg. 548

I NTO (S TRATEGIC S TUDENTS ) ____I NTERACTIVE R EADER A CTIVITIES FOR THIS WEEK ’ S STORY ____F LUENCY B UILDER A CTIVITIES (3 PER WEEK ADMINISTERED BY P ARENT ) Through (All Students)  ____Read “Raymond’s Run” Pg.. Do Focus Questions C, D, G, I, K  ____Reader Writer Notebook for Raymond’s Run  ____Literary Response Questions Pg. 495  ____Poe “The Raven” Summary  ____*Read “Summaries…” Pg Applying Your Skills Questions Pg. 549  ____The Eye Symbolism/Irony Poster  Study for Tell Tale Heart Test  Study for Anne Frank Test  Grade__________ TW__________  Beyond (Advanced and Extra Credit)  Bring a book or story by Ray Bradbury or Edgar Allan Poe

T ESTING /C ONFERENCE T IME Tests Science Chapter 8 To Do….  Hand in work

M ATH O BJECTIVES : S TUDENTS W ILL : -A DD AND S UBTRACT WITH UNLIKE DENOMINATORS - A DD, SUBTRACT, MULTIPLY AND DIVIDE FRACTIONS - Through (All Students)  ____go.hrw.com Lessons __________  __________________Parent Signature  ____Ch. ___ Lesson ___  ____Fractions Packet (as marked)  ____Homework Practice Workbook Lessons _____  Beyond (Advanced and Extra Credit)  ____Do go.hrw.com lesson 1-9. Do Guided Practice for lesson 6 with 100%.  Grade_____________ TW_______________ Into (Below Grade Level or getting D/F)  _______Timed Multiplication Practice Activity

P HYSICAL S CIENCE …. WHAT IS IT ? ( WWW. HOWSTUFFWORKS. COM “T HE U NIVERSE AND IT ’ S F UTURE ”) WWW. HOWSTUFFWORKS. COM From Atom……To universe

R ELATIVE C HARACTERIZATION A SSIGNMENT  Describe a relative in detail  Use “character traits” not physical descriptions  Describe what you admire about them  Describe what “motivates” them

B ENCHMARK T EST Science Benchmark