Reminders:
As stated on last week's blog, these are a few reminders concerning homework and classwork. Your child will lose points if they do not follow the directions stated below.
A. New Lunch Schedule- 12:00-12:45
B. Material to review for the final exams will be listed under the HW for this week. Please read it carefully. Your child has already been given the material needed to study for the exams.
FINAL EXAM SCHEDULE
Tuesday, 6/14 Social Studies
Wednesday, 6/15 ELA (grammar, spelling, composition)
HOMEWORK:
5th Grade Reading- 6/13/11
Lesson Plans:
Monday, 6/13 –Quiz on Chapters 9 & 10 of The Boxcar Children
Read Chapters 11, 12, & 13 by Friday, 6/17. There will be a Book Test on that day.
We will be reading various stories in the text this week. Work will be assigned for homework if not finished in class.
6th Grade Reading- 6/13/11
Lesson Plans:
Monday, 6/13- Book Test on The Fighting Ground
We will be reading various stories in the text this week. Work will be assigned for homework if not finished in class.
7th Grade Reading 6/13/11
Lesson Plans:
Read Chapters 31- 37 by Monday, 6/13. There will be a Book Test on Tues, 6/14.
We will be reading various stories in the text this week. Work will be assigned for homework if not finished in class.
8th Grade Reading 6/13/11
Lesson Plans:
We will be reading various stories in the text this week. Work will be assigned for homework if not finished in class.
7th Grade Social Studies 6/13/11
Homework: Review the following for the Final Exam on Tuesday, 6/14
Questions:
1. Where did the French and Indian War begin? Why were the effects of The French and Indian War important?
2. What was The Proclamation Act of 1763? Why did The Proclamation Act of 1763 anger the colonists?
3. What was the Stamp Act? Why was it different from earlier colonial taxes? Who spoke out against the Stamp Act? Why?
4. Why were the Intolerable Acts passed? List 3 of the Intolerable Acts.
5. Who wrote Common Sense? What was the purpose of Common Sense? Who were the Loyalists? Who were the Patriots?
6. What were the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation? Under the Articles of Confederation, what powers did Congress have?
The material that will be asked on the Final Exam has been starred in your child’s Social Studies NB. The textbook can be used as a backup or to read as a review. The questions above are very important to review for the final, because similar material will be asked on the exam.
8th Grade Social Studies 6/13/11
Lesson Plans:
Homework: Review the following for the Final Exam on Tuesday, 6/14
Questions:
1. What new methods of farming were used by the farmers on the Plains? Name at least three difficulties faced by farmers on the Plains?
2. The Buffalo provided the Indians with most of the essentials of life. Explain this statement. Give at least four reasons why the Native American traditional way of life changed.
3. How did railroads stimulate the economy? How did John D. Rockefeller create a monopoly with the Standard Oil Company? Explain.
4. Name 2 inventions and their inventors of the 1900s that ushered in a new era of transportation. Name 3 inventions and their inventors that helped people communicate more quickly.
5. Describe the working conditions of factory workers in the late 1800s and the early 1900s. Who was the head of the American Federation of Labor and what did this union look for?
6. A strike is a stopping of work by workers to force an employer to meet their demands. Explain 2 of these strikes: The Railroad Strike of 1877, The Haymarket Strike of 1886, and The Pullman Strike of 1894. Why do you think Americans did not immediately support the labor unions?
The material that will be asked on the Final Exam has been starred in your child’s Social Studies NB. The textbook can be used as a backup or to read as a review. The questions above are very important to review for the final, because similar material will be asked on the exam.
