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 T2W5 D UE J ANUARY 11 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)  ____go.hrw.com Lessons 5-7, 1-6  __________________Parent Signature  ____Ch. 5 Lesson 7  ____Ch. 1 Lesson 6  ____Distributive Property Worksheet Packet  ____Brainpop (Distributive Property and Scale Drawing) Print graded Quiz…or  ____Homework Practice Workbook Lessons 5-7, 1-6  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 5 Objectives: Students will….  Know the difference between a solution, solute, and solvent  Understand how compounds change  Be able to use the concentration formula accurately 

G UMDROP MODELS C OMPOUNDS BREAKING DOWN  Problem 1  Problem 2  H2O + CO H2CO3  Homework…Write down formula  Make your Gumdrop Model at home

T EST ….. AT 11:30  Pick 5 you will finish next week  Notes???  Review

C H. 9 L ESSON 1-PPT  Solutions

I NVESTIGATION M ANUAL 9A  Concentration of Liquid  Concentration=Mass of Solute/Mass of Solution X 100  Part 1-In Class  Part 3 and 4 at home

Into/Through (All Students)  ____Read Ch. 9 Lesson 1. Take Cornell Notes.  ____Questions Pg. 187  ____Worksheet 9-1 Calculating Concentration of Solutions  ____Investigation 9A Pgs (Part 1,3,4)  ____Element/Compound/Mixture Tree Map  ____Gum Drop Model  Grade__________ TW__________  Beyond (Advanced and Extra Credit)  Make additional Atom Models  Grade___________ TW______________

H OUSEKEEPING  Stamp  Grading  Headings  New Attendance Law  100 Palm Volunteering  Field Trip? 1/18

8 TH G RADE A MERICAN H ISTORY T2-W EEK 5 Objectives: Students will….  (Lang.) describe the effect of the Indian Removal Act on the Cherokee Tribe  Describe Jacksonian Democracy  Retell the story of the “Trail of Tears”  Study for Benchmark Test

I NVENTIONS THAT CHANGED A MERICA …F INISH T REE MAP Factory System Interchangeable Parts Steam Engine TelegraphCotton Gin Research… 1. tell what this invention was/did….. 2. Who invented it… 3. how it effected America…. 4. Print a picture of it

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

J ACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY  Government BY the PEOPLE  Championed cause of farmers  Limited govt.  ALL white males allowed right to vote  Native Americans….not so lucky!

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

H ISTORY B ENCHMARK R EVIEW Vocabulary Matrix

Into/Through (All Students)  ____Read Ch. 12 Lesson 1 Pg Take Cornell Notes.  ____Do 12-1 Questions Pg. 373  ____Read Ch. 12 Lesson 2 Pg. 374  ____Do 12-2 Questions Pg. 378  ____Chapter 11 Take Home Test  ____History Benchmark Review Packet  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 5 Objectives: Students will….  understand how an author uses literary devices like figurative language and irony  Paraphrase text  Use academic vocabulary from Chapter 4 appropriately

A NNE F RANK T EST  Study

C HAPTER 4 V OCABULARY  Pg. 469

C HAPTER 4 O BJECTIVES Define a Writers Style  Pg. 462  Vocabulary Matrix  Figurative Language  Imagery  Irony  Symbolism Reading Skills  Pg. 465  Paraphrasing  Analyzing Details  Read Aloud  Draw Conclusions

N OVEL -O LD M AN AND THE S EA  Quiz

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 “Reading Skills Focus” Pg Do your Turn Pg. 465  ____Read “Literary Skills Focus “Pg Do Your Turn Pg. 463  ____Read “A Smart Cookie” Pg Do Wrap Up Questions Pg. 469  ____Chapter 4 Skill Builder Worksheets  ____Read “A Word is Dead” Pg Do Vocab Development Activity Pg. 513  ____Chapter 4 Vocabulary Matrix (Words Pg. 469 and 462)  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