1. I NDEPENDENT S TUDY A SSIGNMENTS Due Oct. 20- Oct. 27 Trimester 1 Week 9 Instructor: Mrs. Darci Syfert-Busk

2. S CHEDULE ---S EE B OARD ! 8:15-8:30:P REPARE P ACKETS /Q UESTIONS 8:30-9:30: M ATH 9:30-9:50: F EEDBACK /H OUSEKEEPING 9:50-10:30: S CIENCE OR S OCIAL S TUDIES 10:30-R ESTROOM B REAK /S NACK 10:40-11:30: L ANGUAGE A RTS 11:30-12:00: T ESTING /T EACHER -S TUDENT C ONFERENCING 12:00-P ARENT M EETINGS 12:30-1:00-P.E. (V OLUNTARY EXCEPT P ROBS.) 1:00-L UNCH 12-2-P ROBATION S TUDY H ALL

3. H OUSEKEEPING PE Field Trip Lunch??? PE? Portfolio Folders The Fighting Ground Library Checkout Grade Work Assignment Sheet In folder Headings PE Parent Sign Date Min….total? Stamped Work T1 Week 6 3% 9/29/09 Math Science LA History

4. T HE B ILL OF R IGHTS Pg. 237 Pg. 266 Needed to protect people against the power of a national government

5. C AR S CENARIO Picking up friend from airport He tells you he brought some “weed” Cop pulls you over Asks to see in your trunk

6. A MENDMENTS #1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 10 13 15/19 18/21 22 26 Investigate and share out… Later…

7. C ONSTITUTION B ALANCES Keeps things fairKeeps checks and balances in place Rights of PeoplePower of Government

8. A MENDMENT W ORKSHEET Amendment___ Date______ Due Friday Benchmark @ 1:00 AmendmentAnalysis

9. H OW A B ILL B ECOMES L AW Sequence WorksheetIntroduction Committee Floor Final Approval Enactment President signs 2/3 Vote Becomes Law Judges uphold Pg. 252Steps

10. A NALYSIS OF A L EGISLATIVE B ILL Lang. Arts Pg. 282 Proposal for a law 1 st step Part of Language Arts Assignments

11. S TUDY G UIDE www.mrssyfert.wikispaces.com Due Friday

12. A MERICAN H ISTORY Objectives This Week: Understand how amendments are made Understand the ramifications of some key amendments Understand how a bill becomes law

13. H ISTORY -T1 W EEK 10 ASSIGNMENTS :  ______Read Bill of Rights Pgs. 266-268. Do Questions Pg. 268  ______ Read Amendments Pgs. 269-277. Do Questions Pg. 277.  ______Amendment Analysis (Due Friday)  _______ How a Bill… Sequence Chain  ______Benchmark Study Guide (www.mrssyfert.wikispaces.com)  Benchmark Test Review October 29 th -2-3 pm  Benchmark Test October 30-1:00  Grade_______  TW_________

14. B ENCHMARK Proficient=A- Advanced=A+ Language Arts Benchmark #1 Review Good Luck!

15. 12:00-1:00 T ESTING /S TUDENT T EACHER C ONFERENCING Language Arts Benchmark Friday @ 1:00 Math/Social Studies Teacher Edit of Travel Essay Hand in work TestsConferencing

16. P OEM …” P AUL R EVERE ’ S R IDE ” Pg. 302 Poem about the start of the Revolutionary War Conflict and Resolution Historical Characters Pg. 300Standards

17. N OVEL …”T HE F IGHTING G ROUND ” Story of the Revolutionary War Pgs. 10-20 Learning of the Revolutionary War through literature… Book Report Due before Christmas…

18. T HE W RITING P ROCESS 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:

19. T RAVEL E SSAY F INAL D UE …T HANKSGIVING Final Typed Due Minimum 3 paragraphs Use descriptive language Figurative Language? Teacher Edit during Conference time today

20. N EW S TORY …”T ELL T ALE H EART ” Video Pg. 522 Standards Symbolism -tion spelling Plot Analogies Adverb Clauses

21. A “S CARY C HARACTER ” Selection Support Pg. 159 Suspense… Strange character traits Foreshadowing Let’s read some…. Do left ½ of paper

22. G RAMMAR AND S PELLING Selection Support Pg. 156 -sion Incision Passion Sometime 1, sometimes 2 S’s Next Week SpellingAdverb clauses

23. PORTFOLIO By next week: Purpose: Mark improvemen t Prepare for High School Use in future projects Share with Parents

24. L ANGUAGE A RTS Objectives This Week: Understand how an author’s background/culture may effect their writing Know what an autobiography is (memoir) Be able to identify simile/metaphor/personification Be able to use figurative language to make your writing better Understand what the steps to the writing process are Use the prewriting step of the writing process to plan a travel essay (Due Nov. 1 for a test grade)

25. L ANGUAGE A RTS T1 Week 10 Due November 3 Assignments:  _____Read “Analysis of a Legislative Bill” Pg. 282. Do Questions pg. 285.  _____Read “Tell Tale Heart,” Pgs. 522. Write summary of this 1 st half of the story.  _____Read Pgs. 1-10 of book…”The Fighting Ground. Write summary.  _____Daily Language Pract. Week 4  _____Selection Support Pgs. 157, 159 (left side)  _____ Travel Essay Final  Grade_____  TW______

26. T HE A TOM 3 Parts… 1. Proton 2. Neutrons 3. electrons

27. A TOMS Hydrogen-1 Chlorine-17 How many protons, neutrons, electrons Periodic TableYours????

28. S CIENCE Know what atoms are Know what 3 things make up atoms Know how to read a periodic table Main Objectives This Week:

29. S CIENCE Physical Science

30. R ESPONSE TO L ITERATURE Tell how Marguerite was positively effected by meeting Ms. Flowers. Be sure to discuss what personality traits of both characters “fed into” this turning point in Marguerites life.

31. S PELLING R ULES 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

32. V OCABULARY -P G. 99 Furtive Pretext Intimation Judicious Indulgent emancipated Vocabulary Matrix done next week….Due in 2 weeks

33. G RAMMAR Pg. 110Packet 1 per week Let’s do sentences You finish sentences You do paragraph Verb PhrasesDaily Language Practice

34. M ATH O BJECTIVES : Objectives this week…. Be able to find the least common multiple of a number Be able to compare fractions to decide which is larger/smaller Be able to figure out percentages of a number Be able to subtract a percentage of a number to find a sales price

35. 8 TH G RADE I.S. N AME :___________ T1 W EEK 10 D UE : N OVEMBER 3 T OTAL W ORK C OMPLETED =_______% Next Field Trip…Nov. 24 th Hike1 Grade______ TW________ NEW BOOK Study for Benchmark October 30 ____ Green 6.2 (Finish) ____ Green 6.3 ____Geometry (Math Steps) ____Bench Review Packet (Math Steps) Benchmark October 30 ___Do www.go.hrw.com (MT8CA 2-2)www.go.hrw.com Parent Signature_________________ Grade__________ TW____________ P.E. Math

36. E RIC F ERNANDEZ 8 TH G RADE I NDEPENDENT S TUDY T___ W EEK ___ D UE : __________ T OTAL W ORK C OMPLETED =_______% Next Field Trip- November 23-Hike Grade______ TW________ BYU Online Education Course 51 ____ Grade__________ TW____________ P.E. Algebra