1. 7 th Grade Independent Study Assignments Due Jan. 13 Trimester 2 Week 5 Instructor: Mrs. Darci Syfert-Busk

2. Schedule 8:15-8:30-Prepare packets/Obtain materials 8:30-9-Feedback and Review Planning 9-10-Math 10-Restroom/Health Break 10:10-10:45-Social Studies /Science 10:45-11:15-Language Arts 11:15-11:30-Computer Lab 11:30-12:00-Testing/Teacher Conferencing 12-12:30-Parent Meetings 12:30-1-PE 1-Lunch 12-2- Probation Study Hall

3. Ch. 4 Review Practice Test Pg. 217 Test next week

4. Chapter 5-Ratios and Rates 5.1 Equivalent=equal M and M’s

5. Math Objectives Know how to evaluate exponents Know who Pythagorus was Know how to use the Pythagorean Theorum

6. 7 th Grade Independent Study T2 Week 5 Due: Jan. 13 Total Work Completed=_______% P.E. -5 PE Credits due by March 1 _____PE Forms _____Schedule Change Grade______ TW________ Math ____Ch. 5 Lesson 1. All questions. ____Ch. Quiz pg. 210 ____Study Guide pgs. 214-216 ____Ch. 4 Practice Test Pg. 217 ____Finish all Ch. 4 Workbook Pages Study for Ch. 4 Test Grade__________ TW____________

7. Chapter 9 Notes Review CD

8. Real Life Science To Clone…. Stem Cells to create a kidney to transplant Or not to clone… Controlling what God has been in charge of….

9. Cloning What is cloning? How do they do it? www.teachertube.com Dolly

10. The Ethics of Cloning ProCon

11. Cloning Persuasive Essay Packets Persuasive essay Planning 1. Read your prompt CAREFULLY! 2. Analyze the task Topic Audience Purpose Voice 3. Decide your position Research-Video Pros and cons 4. Brainstorm Don’t forget the opposing view!

12. Science Main Objectives This Week: Know how traits are passed from one generation to another Know what what chromosomes decide whether a baby will be male or female Know what “Incomplete dominance” and “Codominance” are

13. Science

14. Housekeeping! Redo Tests after class until A + PE Field Credits….5 by March 1 2 week break!! See ya in January! Where are the Compass/Fireworks Projects…only Eddie’s in?? Grade/Packet History Language Arts Science Math PE Assignment Sheet

15. Vocabulary Simile Metaphor Analogy Ferocious Downy Exquisite Distinct

16. The Pearl Read 1 Chapter per week… Quiz every Wednesday Book Report over Christmas Check out?

17. New Story…”The Amigo Brothers” Video Standards: Pg.

18. Language Arts Objectives This Week: Know what character traits are and how authors use them to make stories interesting Understand what “Omniscient Point of View”’ means Know what coordinating conjunctions are Know how to use hyphens with prefixes

19. Language Arts-T2 Week 5 ASSIGNMENTS:  ______Read “Amigo Brothers” Pg. 288. Do Questions at end of story-Pg. 298.  ______Vocabulary Matrix of terms Pg. 289  ______Selection Support pg. 97, 98, 100  ______Daily Language Practice Week _____  Grade_______  TW_________

20. Japanese Samurai Society Levels 269 www.howstuffworks.com Samurai sword Samurai Project www.readwritethink.org www.howstuffworks.com

21. Samurai Movies Extra Credit Recommend: Shogun The Last Samurai

22. Benchmark Review Define: Griot Shogun Samurai Labor Specialization Scholar-Official Class System Buddhism Noh Kabuki Know ALL about the Tang and Song Dynasties What are the principals of Confucianism? How did the inventions of the compass and gunpowder effect the Chinese?

23. World History Main Objectives This Week: (Also to be in Samurai Project) -Know who the Samuarai were and who they worked for -Know who the Shogun were -Describe the Samurai Code -How did Samurai help to unify Japan -What happened to the Samurai during the Tokugawa Shogunate

24. History-T2 Week 5 Assignments:  _____Read Ch. 8 Lesson 4. Take Notes.  _____Ch. 8 Lesson 4 Review Questions Pg. 279  _____Samurai Project (www.readwritethink.org)www.readwritethink.org  Asia Travel brochure due Jan. 20  Grade_____  TW______

25. Testing Conferencing Redo Tests Conferencing Hand in work

26. New Spelling Pg. 12 Gu=“gw” Anguish languish

27. Spelling Rules When ending a “Y” and adding a Suffix: 1. When there is a consonant + a y=drop the Y chang to I Soggy + er=soggier 2. When there is a vowel + a y=stay the same -employ + ing=employing

28. Grammar-More Nouns Pg. 12 Common Noun Dog Teacher Student school Proper Nouns Cody Mrs. Syfert Omar Ramon Academy