Stein - Math 8 Plus - 2.28.17

What We Did Today:

Students went over the answers to the review packet to prepare for Check Up 1. This will be an open-note quiz over Investigation 1. The quiz will be on Thursday, March 2.

 

For the quiz, students need to be able to:

• Construct a figure over a line of reflection

• Construct a translation on a coordinate grid

• Find the point of rotation

• Find the number of degrees a figure has been rotated

   

  Homework:

  Organize and study your notes for the quiz on Thursday, March 2. All notes from Investigation 1 are available athttp://norupstein.weebly.com/math-8-plus-blog
  

Stein - Individuals & Societies 8 - 2.28.17

What We Did Today:

Students drafted their essay for the assessment this Thursday.

 

Big Ideas:

• The growth of voting rights and the election of Andrew Jackson signaled the growing power of the American people.

• Andrew Jackson's presidency was marked by sectional and political conflicts.

• The Jackson Administration supported a policy of Native American removal.

Homework:

There is a Chapter 10 Assessment Thursday, March 2. This will be a closed-note, five paragraph essay. The essay will be written in class. The essay needs to answer the question, "Was Andrew Jackson a good president?" with three main pieces of supporting evidence. For essay format, please visit http://norupstein.weebly.com/individuals--societies-blog. Students are encouraged to draft their essay to prepare for this assessment.

Greer - 8th Grade Science

Greer - 8th Grade Science

All hours:  There is no homework!

Science-Wilcox-Tuesday

Class work: Students read and took notes on Ohm's Law and resistance.

Homework: Ohm's Law calculations due Thursday.

Canvasser 2.28.17 Tuesday

RR ELA- Reading logs are due Monday ( 3.6.17) students should be reading for a minimum of 30 minutes for five days a week. Students must also complete the short reader's response sections, along with having a parent signature for all five days. The grammar quiz will be on Friday ( 3.3.17)

RR Math- The red group can complete workbook pages ( week 3, day 1) if not finished in class. The blue group worked on test and homework corrections.

*Students need to bring their AR books to class and home daily*!

*AR half way points are due soon!*

Individuals and Societies-Lyskawa

-Students continued to prepare for our test this Thursday.

-The test will be an essay exam.

-Students should write five (3-5 sentence) paragraphs.

-The question and outline are below:

-Was Andrew Jackson a good president?  Why?  Why not?

-Intro: State position and three supporting details.

-Detail 1:

-Detail 2:

-Detail 3:

-Conclusion: Restate introduction.