Norup 8th Grade

Friday, February 26, 2016

Science- Friday, February 26

Classwork: Notes on series and parallel circuits.

Homework: Series & Parallel worksheet (see science folder for copy)

Ramin - ELA

Classwork

- Realistic Fiction: Day 11

- Students wrote an outline for their TKM essay - (Outline posted to GC for those absent)

Homework

- Using your outline, complete a rough draft (5 paragraphs) of your TKM essay.

Important Dates

- 2/29: TKM AR Quiz Due

- 3/4 TKM Essay Due

- 3/4: TKM RBR Due

- 3/9: Point Goal Check

- 4/13: AR Point Goal Due

RR ELA- Reading logs are due on Monday (2.29.26) Students should be reading for a minimum 20 minutes ( 5 days a week) Do not forget to complete the reader's response section, along with having a parent signature for all five days!

RR Math- The math packet,multiplication, and test due date has been moved to Monday (3.7.16) due to the snow and upcoming 8th grade PSAT testing.

Make sure you are studying daily for your math test! Your math notes,workbook pages, and homework packet are great study tools!

Have a wonderful weekend!

Individuals and Societies

-Students reviewed four our chapters 12/13 assessment in class today.

-Homework is to study for the assessment.

-Students should be able to compare and contrast the following aspects of northern and southern society:

Geography (growing seasons and land)

Economy (type and diversity)

Transportation (types and location)

Workers (types and free?)

Culture (aspects as they relate to slavery)

Wednesday, February 24, 2016

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.