1. 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

2. 8 TH G RADE I NDEPENDENT S TUDY A SSIGNMENTS T2W2 D UE D ECEMBER 7 Name_______________________ Total Work Complete=___________ Mrssyfert.wikispaces.com dbusk@psusd.us 760-404-7289  Physical Education  5 PE Credits Due March 1  ____P.E Log-320 Minute  ____PE Option Signed by Parent  Grade______________  TW________________

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

4. M ATH - 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

5. M ATH -S AGE O BJECTIVES : S TUDENTS W ILL : -S IMPLIFY P OLYNOMIALS - MULTIPLY P OLYNOMIALS - Through (All Students)  ____go.hrw.com Lessons __________  __________________Parent Signature  ____Ch. __ Lesson __  ____Workbook Pgs. ________________  Grade_____________ TW_______________

6. 8 TH G RADE L ANGUAGE A RTS T2-W EEK 2 Objectives: Students will….  Write an essay analyzing themes in this story  Understand how stage directions are used  Identify dialogue  Review for Benchmark Test

7. N OVEL -O LD M AN AND THE S EA  Quiz

8. B ENCHMARK R EVIEW Themes  Sub…PPT???  Truths about life! Transitions Pg. 2-3  Transitions in Paragraphs  Rewrite last paragraph-Pg. 2  Check your Atom Essay for Transitions  Transitions in Sentences-Pg. 3

9. T HEME Think of a movie or book that had a strong impact on you. Truths About Life

10. Your Turn To begin your exploration of recurring themes, look again at the list of themes. Then, think of traditional and contemporary works you have studied or read on your own. Think also of movies, plays, and TV shows you have seen. Analyze Recurring Themes Things may not always be what they seem. Wishes can have surprising consequences. You should treasure the good in your life. The gift of love can change a person.

11. W HAT IS THE THEME ? A. Step brothers and sisters are often challenging B. B. Good people will usually receive good things in return

12. M ORE B ENCHMARK Context  Pg. 4  Reading all that surrounds a word in order to determine meaning Figurative Language  Comparisons  Similes…uses like or as  He was as mad as a raging bull.  Metaphor…does not use like or as  He was a raging bull.  Idiom…sayings  “let sleeping dogs lie”

13. M ORE B ENCHMARK Subjects  Tells who or what the sentence is about  The students of Ramon Academy are doing a food drive. Predicates  Tell what the subject does or is  The students of Ramon Academy are doing a food drive.

14. A UTOBIOGRAPHY  Typed on drive  Teacher edit today at 11

15. N EW S TORY …A NNE F RANK P G. 294

16. 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 “The Diary of Anne Frank-Act 1” Pgs. 294-330. Do Focus Questions D, E, G, N, P, S  ____Literary Response and Analysis Questions 1-9 Pg. 331  ____Theme Response to Literature Question #10 Pg. 331 (Full Paragraph…really think on this one!)  ____Benchmark Review Packet  ____Reader Writer Notebook Pgs. __________________  **Prepare for Test over Old Man Pgs. 1-25  ****Study for Benchmark Test! (Ch. 2 and 3)  Grade__________ TW__________  Beyond (Advanced and Extra Credit)  Research the Concentration Camps of WWII. Create a poster depicting the life these people led.

17. H OUSEKEEPING  Stamp  Grading  Headings  New PE Form  PE Credits  Community Service Due-2  How to Essay  Cancel How To Worksheet, Word splash, Cause Effect  Retake Ch. 6 Test by next Tuesday  NO tutoring Friday or Monday

18. 8 TH G RADE P HYSICAL S CIENCE T2-W EEK 2 Objectives: Students will….  (Language Objective) explain how atoms bond  Identify the different kinds of covalent bonds  Be able to read a chemical formula

19. T EST …..P ART 1  Pick 10 Questions you will do next week

20. C H. 7 L ESSON 2-PPT  What is a valence electron?  How are the elements grouped on a Periodic Table?  Review with Atom Game

21. S HOW ME …. Sodium  How many Valence electrons? Chlorine  How many valence electrons?

22. P ERIODS AND G ROUPS  PPT

23. B ONDING V IDEO Howstuffworks.com Assignment Discovery: Bonds and Chemical Changes

24. Into/Through (All Students)  ____Read Ch. 8 Lesson 1 Pg. 158. Take Cornell Notes.  ____Do 8.1 Questions Pg. 164  ____Investigations Manual 8A  ____Budget Vocab Matrix of terms in 8.1  ____Ch. 7 Take Home Test (TEST GRADE!)  Atom Model Due December 14  Grade__________ TW__________  Beyond (Advanced and Extra Credit)  Make additional Atom Models  Grade___________ TW______________

25. 8 TH G RADE A MERICAN H ISTORY T2-W EEK 2 Objectives: Students will….  Review all objectives for Ch. 10  Know what started the war of 1812  Evaluate the effects of the war

26. W ESTWARD E XPANSION www.howstuffwo rks.com www.howstuffwo rks.com Assignment Discovery: The Beginnings of Lewis and Clark Expedition

27. L OUISIANA T ERRITORY Map Activity

28. C ITIZENSHIP P ROJECT  Who are you volunteering for?  Articles

29. Into/Through (All Students)  ____Read Ch. 10 Lesson 4 Pg. 330. Take Cornell Notes.  ____Do 10-4 Questions Pg. 333  ____Workbook 10-1, 10-2, 10-3, 10-4  ____Reading Guide Pgs. 109-110  ____Chapter 10 Assessment Pg 334  Study for Ch. 10 Test  Beyond (Advanced and Extra Credit)  Make a poster displaying the route that Lewis and Clark took; Character Analysis of Lewis, Clark and Sacajawea; and short essay telling about the journey  Find a video on the internet discussing the Lewis and Clark Expedition. Present to class.

30. T ESTING /C ONFERENCE T IME Tests None To Do….  Teacher Edit of Atom Essay and Autobiographical Essay on computer (Thumb Drive)  Hand in work

31. 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

32. 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

33. 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

34. B ENCHMARK T EST Science Benchmark