Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Tuesday, February 12

Geometry: Went over the 8.1 worksheet and took notes on 8.2 (properties of parallelograms). Homework is the 8.2 worksheet. Quiz on chapter 8 is Friday.

Science: Played Jeopardy review for the midterm and labs were collected. Homework is to finish the review, midterm is Thursday. 

ELA - Students are continuing with their reading and Teaching Points for Realistic Fiction Reader's Workshop.  Final Project information was passed out so students (if they are so inclined) could get some work done over break. Final Projects are due March 3rd. Homework: Read Chapters 12-14.  Journal Entry #11

Humanities: Students discussed the State of the Union, and worked on 10.1 section assessment in class. If students finish 10.1, they can work on 10.2 summaries (read and summarize each sub-section of 10.2).  10.1 and 10.2 are due Thursday. No current events this week.

Technology 8 - Orlando: What we did today: Today, students did a side by side comparison of two or three careers that they identified yesterday as interesting.  They broke down the salary, education, daily tasks, and work environment for each in order to select one career they will use for their college research project. Homework: Complete the career comparison sheets, if not done in class. Discussion topics: After the side by side comparison, which career has the daily tasks you are most interested in?

Spanish I: No homework