Schedule Independent Study  8:15-8:30-Prepare to Learn  8:30-9:30-Math  9:30-10:00-History  10:00-10:45-Language Arts  10:45-11-RR/Get Lunch  11:00-11:30-Science  11:30-12:00-Testing/Conferencing  12:00-1:00-P.E  1:00-2:00-Study Hall

8 th Grade Independent Study Assignments T1W4 Due September 28 Name_______________________ Total Work Completed_______% (0/20/40/60/80/100)  Physical Education  5 PE Credits Due by November 15th  ____P.E Log-320 Minutes  Grade______________  TW________________

Math-Green Course 2  Pg. 14  Pre-Test  =  =  3. 2 – (-4)=  – 10=  =

Math Objectives: Students Will: -Solve equations using addition and subtraction -Solve equations using multiplication and division - Through (All Students)  ____go.hrw.com Lessons 1-6, 1-7, and 1-8  __________________Parent Signature  ____Ch. 1 Lesson 6. Questions 1-17  ____Ch. 2 Lesson 1. Pg Questions 1-63  ____Ch. 2 Lesson 2. Pg Questions 1-30  ____Quiz Pg. 30 (For a Test Grade)  ____Fractions Packet (Pg. 1-1 to 12; Pg )  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

8 TH GRADE LANGUAGE ARTS CHAPTER 1 “Getting what you “wish” for. Quickwrite: What is the MOST precious thing you could wish for?

8 th Grade Language Arts T1-Week 4 Objectives: Students will….  Write a summary (Lang. Objective)  Analyze the structural elements of plot  Analyze the mood and tone of a story  Create an outline

P.E. Article Outline  Read the article  Use the handout to outline the main ideas  3 Step Summary  Summarize at home

Leaf Project Set goals for yourself!  Diagnostic

Transitions  Colors… Highlight  List  Frame paragraph ReviewTransitions

Goal Setting FRame  By December I will____________________ ____________________________________ ___________________________. The first thing I will do to achieve this goal is _______ _______________________________. _____________________________________ ________________. The second thing I will do to achieve this is __________________________. ___________________________________ ____________________________________. In conclusion, ________________________ ______________________________.

Goal Setting….  SMART GOALS:  By December, I want to _________________ ____________________________________ ______________________________.

Frame  2 things you will do to achieve this goal (yellows)  Supporting Statements (reds)

Quickdraw Draw a picture of a person from your family you admire… be ready to tell why.

Into Action: Complete a chart like the one below to compare and contrast “The Medicine Bag” and “An Hour with Abuelo.” An Hour With Abuelo Reading Skills Focus: Comparing and Contrasting Pg. 115 [End of Section] Comparing Stories Plot development The Medicine Bag An Hour with Abuelo Setting and customs Mood Tone

Vocabulary  Mood  Tone  Recreation  Ignorant

Pg To discover the way Arturo’s relationship with his grandfather changes. 2. To analyze the mood and tone of a story Purpose(s)

Into (Strategic Students) ____Interactive Reader for Inn of Lost Time ____Fluency Builder Activities (3 per week administered by parent) Through (All Students)  ____Read “An Hour With Abuelo” Pgs Do Focus Questions A- F.  ____Reader-Writer Notebook Activities for “Abuelo”  ____Literary Response Pg. 134  ____Outline Activity  ____Daily Language Practice Lesson ___  ____Leaf Goal Setting Rough Draft  *Picture of an ancestor you admire  Beyond (Advanced and Extra Credit)  Read a novel from Pg  Hike Tahquitz Canyon. Legend RWT.org Plot Map

8 th Grade Physical Science T1-Week 4 Objectives: Students will….  (Language Objective) Be able to describe what a “goog” experiment should have  conduct a scientific experiment using multiple trials in order to obtain accurate results  know the difference between experimental and control variables  Prove mastery of standards in Ch. 2 by getting an A on the take home test

Cornell Notes Check!!!! Chapter 2  Separate notebook  Binder sections  2 Columns  1 st - Vocabulary/Definition  2 nd Blue Headings/Details Notebook OptionsCornell notes

Step Up To Writing Essay  Practice Guide/colored pencils/Lab Report  Typed  Handed in for Test Grade

Ch. 2 Lesson 2  PPT

Car Experiment Objective: Understand the difference between independent and dependent variables 2B (Predictions from a Graph)

Experiment  Manual 2b

Objective….  The variable that causes the changes  Change of slope of ramp  X-Axis  The variable that RESPONDS to changes  Speed of car  Y-Axis Independent VariableDependent Variable

X and Y Axis

Into/Through (All Students)  ____Read Chapter 2 Lesson 2. Take Cornell Notes.  ____Do Questions Pg. 43  ____Investigations Manual 2b  ____Graph of 2b  ____Ch. 2 Take Home Test  Beyond (Advanced and Extra Credit)  ____ Go to the internet and find a fun experiment. Conduct and complete Observation forms.  ____Water Clock Pg. 24  Grade___________ TW______________

Housekeeping  Stamp  Grading  Headings  Hand in…..

8 th Grade American History T1-Week 4 Objectives: Students will….  Describe how state governments got started  Know the strengths and weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation  Know who key members of the Constitutional Convention were

Secondary Effects of the American Revolution  Declaration of Independence  Articles of Confederation  Separation of Powers  NOTES>>>> on each  Flow Map

Declaration of Independence  Document declaring our independence  Life, liberty and pursuit of happiness  Natural rights people are born with  “Unalienable” rights (can NOT be taken away) Declaration of Independence

Articles of Confederation  First Constitution  Arguments over state vs. federal government power  Shifted power from state to federal government

Constitutional Convention  Go to website  Pick one person in attendance  Make an outline of them and their contributions

The Compromises-Pg. 232  What is something you’ve compromised on? T/P/S  The middle…. Is the compromise Side A Side B

Chapter 5 Eddie make up Test

Into/Through (All Students)  ____Read Ch. 8 Lesson 1 (Pg. 221). Take Cornell Notes.  ____Do Questions Pg. 225  ____Read Ch. 8 Lesson 2 (Pg. 228). Take Cornell Notes.  ____Do Questions Pg. 233  ____Compromise Venn Diagram  ____Constitutional Convention Attendee Outline  Beyond (Advanced and Extra Credit)  ____Make a diorama of the Constitutional Convention  ____Write a 2 Page Typed Biography of one of the Convention attendees  ____Read “Johnny Tremain” and do a book report

Physical Science….what is it? ( “The Universe and it’s Future”) From Atom……To universe

Separation of Power Developed to keep the power balanced “Checks and Balances” Executive-President Legislative- Senators/Representatives Legislative-Judges