Stein - Math 8 Plus - Wednesday, February 24, 2016

Classwork

Students checked their answers to the 2.4 classwork from yesterday. Students worked on ACE questions 47-64, 70 and 78-80. We went over the answers together and reviewed for the quiz on Friday.

Homework

Look over the notes and study for the quiz on Friday. There will be a quiz Friday even if there is no school tomorrow because of weather.

Dixon Language & Literature

Homework: Complete essay outline and finish reading To Kill a Mockingbird if not finished in class

IF THERE IS A SNOW DAY TOMORROW, STUDENTS ARE EXPECTED TO COME TO CLASS ON FRIDAY WITH THREE BODY PARAGRAPHS COMPLETED FOR THEIR ROUGH DRAFT.

 

Geometry- Wednesday, February 24

Classwork: Went over the review for tomorrow's test. Students need to make sure they are fully stating the criterion they are using for showing that a quadrilateral is a rectangle, square, rhombus or parallelogram. Shortcuts are not recommended and very few of these criterion have "names", thus it is important to say the entire criterion. For example "consecutive angles theorem" does not exist! However, "If parallelogram then consecutive angles are supplementary" says everything we need to know, but it isn't the same as saying that one angle is 100 and another is 80 (This has been a common shortcut, which is not accurate. The angles can be any two numbers that add to 180, so a better way would be to say one angle = x and the other = 180-x).

Homework: Study for tomorrow's test! I have posted the key in the math folder.

Science- Wednesday, February 24

Classwork: Took the electricity unit quiz.

Ramin - ELA

Classwork

Realistic Fiction - Day 10

Homework

- Finish reading To Kill a Mockingbird

- Thursday's Free Write: Identify three different techniques that Harper Lee used to reach one specific goal and explain *OR* Identify one technique that Harper Lee used to reach three different goals and explain.

Important Dates

2/26: To Kill a Mockingbird AR Quiz

2/26: Yearbook order forms due

2/29: To Kill a Mockingbird RBR Due

3/11: Point goal check - should be about halfway towards your goal

4/13: AR point goal due

 

Individuals and Societies

-Students checked 13.2 and worked on 13.3 in class today.  Students also continued to work on review questions for our assessment on Friday.

-Homework is to complete 13.3 and review questions for tomorrow.

-Thursday will be a review day.

-Students will be asked to compare and contrast the following aspects of northern and southern culture in the years leading to the Civil War:

Geography (growing season and land)

Economy (types of jobs and diversity)

Transportation (types and location)

Workers (types and free v. slave)

Culture (way of life and beliefs)

 

Canvasser 2/24

RR ELA:

Read daily- 20 minutes.  Fill out a response for each day.   Reading log due Monday.

RR Math:

Test-3/3

Homework packet due on/before-3/3

Red group finish Day 2 workbook pages.

IF YOU HAVE CANVASSER for 3rd or 4th hour:  You need to bring in a pair of headphones.  Dollar store!  This is pass due!