Science: Lab Re-Do's were returned. Began planning "How Fast Am I" lab, click here for the lab planner. 1st & 5th hour will be collecting data tomorrow, so any supplies that students need must be brought to school with them tomorrow. 4th & 6th hours will collect data on Wednesday, October 6 (F Day). Unit 1 quiz is Monday, October 4.
Geometry: 2.1 Notes (inductive reasoning). 2.1 worksheet is homework. 2.1-2.4 quiz will be Thursday, October 7.
Pre-Algebra: Students worked on a practice test. Finish for homework. Test on Monday.
Algebra 1: Hours 2, 4, 5. Correct 2.4 HW, Begin 2.6 Assignment: 2.6 p. 106, 5, 7, 11, 15, 17, 19, 25, 31, 35, 39, 45, 53
Social Studies: Students received homework grades, checked 2.2 guided reading and read 2.3 in class. 2.3 paragraphs (see questions below) are due Monday. What was the Columbian Exchange? In your answer be sure to include items exchanged as well as the effect of the exchange on both “worlds” involved. Why were Africans brought to the "New World"? In your answer be sure to explain the process by which Africans arrived (i.e. What led to African slavery? How did Africans arrive? and what was the effect of slavery on the African people?). C day current events are due tomorrow.
LA- I returned students writing process quiz and their compare/contrast paper. We went over and discussed both the quiz and paper. We continued discussing our poetry unit. They answered the IB question "How do words create emotions?" Students were introduced to Langston Hughes and Gwendolyn Brooks. Students learned about feeling poems and how to write one. Homework: write their own feeling poem
Art 7/8: Continuation of "Name in a Circle ." Color family introduction. Students begin coloring circles with their choice of 2 color families.
Advanced Art grade 8: Students are working on still life #2 and "Shattered Values."
