Reminders:
1. These are a few reminders concerning homework and
classwork:
A. All work must be completed in
blue or black ink (other colors will not be accepted).
B. If the assignment states
that looseleaf is to be used, no other types of
paper will be accepted (paper ripped out of notebooks or
legal pads is unacceptable.
C. Homework must be handed in on the
day due, unless I receive a note
from a parent
explaining why you did not complete your HW. This will only be accepted if there is an
emergency at home or you were sick.
D. Homework and classwork must be
neat. Work that is sloppy or illegible will not be accepted.
2. On Thursday, June 13, children can bring for $ 2.00 and dress in shorts (or any appropriate clothing) to benefit a mission established in Haiti. See Mr. Wood’s blog for details!
3. No school on Friday, June 14, 2013
Remember
that homework and classwork count as a grade!
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Unit 6: WEEK 1
5th Grade
Reading- 6/10/13
Lesson Plans
Homework:
The book being read for Unit 5 is The Little Prince by Antoine de
Saint-Exupery. Read the rest of the book.
REVIEW FOR FINAL EXAMS
1. Study all Unit Tests, Weekly Quizzes, and
Midterm Exam (Unit 1 and the Midterm was sent home prior to the Midterm
Exam).
2. Make sure that you have The Little Prince, If
You Lived When There Was Slavery in America, and Walk Two Moons on the day of
the Exam.
3. Study Reading Vocabulary Notebook (Sept. – June, especially all words for Unit 5 since you do not have a test to study from).
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6th Grade Reading- 6/10/13
Lesson
Plans
Homework:
The book being read for Unit 5 is Westing Game by Ellen Raskin.
Read Chapters 20-30 (finish the
book).
REVIEW FOR FINAL EXAMS
1. Study all Unit Tests, Weekly Quizzes, and
Midterm Exam
2. Make sure that you have Life After, Lyddie,
and The Westing Game on the day of the Exam.
3. Study Reading Vocabulary Notebook (Sept. – June, especially all words for Unit 5 since you do not have a test to study from).
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7th Grade
Reading 6/10/13
Lesson
Plans
Homework:
The book being read for Unit 5 is A Wrinkle of Time by Madeleine
L’Engle
Read Chapters 10, 11, & 12(finish
the book).
REVIEW FOR FINAL EXAMS
1. Study all Unit Tests, Weekly Quizzes, and
Midterm Exam
2. Make sure that you have The Dairy of a Young
Girl (Anne Frank), Call of the Wild, and A Wrinkle in Time on the day of the
Exam.
3. Study Reading Vocabulary Notebook (Sept. – June, especially all words for Unit 5 since you do not have a test to study from).
7th Grade Social Studies
Lesson Plans
Homework:
Chapters 14 & 15- The Civil War (1850-1865)
REVIEW FOR FINAL EXAMS
1. Study all Unit Tests, Weekly Quizzes, and
Midterm Exam (Units 1, 2 and the Midterm was sent home prior to the Midterm
Exam).
2. Study Classwork Notebook (Sept. – June),
3. You can also read the textbook if you need more
explanation about something.
ESSAYS: Due Thursday on looseleaf. If you hand it in on Weds.,I will correct it and hand it back to you on Thursday. *Mrs. Darling's group only have to do essays 4 and 5.
1a. Why do we know so little about the Mound Builders' civilization?
b. Why are Cahokia Mounds so remarkable?
Chapter 2 Checkup Question p. 33
2. What were the goals of the early Spanish explorers and why were the Spaniards able to build such a large empire in the New World?
Chapter 3 Checkup Question p. 67
3. What was Andrew Jackson's attitude toward each of the following:
a. Second Bank of the United States
b. the doctrine of nullification
c. the Indians
Chapter 11 Chapter Checkup p. 379
4. Dred Scott was a slave who sued for his freedom.
Explain the circumstances and the results of the of the Dred Scott case.
Chapter 14 Chapter Checkup p. 497
5. Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation after the Battle of Antietam.
a. What was the Emancipation Proclamation?
b. Explain its effects?
Chapter 15 Review Main Ideas/ Directed Study Question
ESSAYS: Due Thursday on looseleaf. If you hand it in on Weds.,I will correct it and hand it back to you on Thursday. *Mrs. Darling's group only have to do essays 4 and 5.
b. Why are Cahokia Mounds so remarkable?
Chapter 2 Checkup Question p. 33
2. What were the goals of the early Spanish explorers and why were the Spaniards able to build such a large empire in the New World?
Chapter 3 Checkup Question p. 67
3. What was Andrew Jackson's attitude toward each of the following:
a. Second Bank of the United States
b. the doctrine of nullification
c. the Indians
Chapter 11 Chapter Checkup p. 379
4. Dred Scott was a slave who sued for his freedom.
Explain the circumstances and the results of the of the Dred Scott case.
Chapter 14 Chapter Checkup p. 497
5. Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation after the Battle of Antietam.
a. What was the Emancipation Proclamation?
b. Explain its effects?
Chapter 15 Review Main Ideas/ Directed Study Question
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8th Grade Reading 6/10/13
Lesson
Plans
Homework:
The book being read for Unit 5 is A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine
Hansberry.
Read Act III (up to pg. 151). Read the two pages about the author at the
end of the book.
REVIEW FOR FINAL EXAMS
1. Study all Unit Tests, Weekly Quizzes, and
Midterm Exam
2. Make sure that you have The Boys’ War, Vincent
Van Gogh, and A Raisin in the Sun on the day of the Exam.
3. Study Reading Vocabulary Notebook (Sept. – June, especially all words for Unit 5 since you do not have a test to study from).
8th Grade Social Studies
Lesson Plans
Homework: Social Studies- Post 1988
REVIEW FOR FINAL EXAMS
1. Study all Unit Tests, Weekly Quizzes, and
Midterm Exam (Units 1, 2 and the Midterm was sent home prior to the Midterm
Exam).
2. Study Classwork Notebook (Sept. – June),
3. You can also read the textbook if you need more
explanation about something.
ESSAYS: Due Thursday on looseleaf. If you hand it in on Weds.,I will correct it and hand it back to you on Thursday. *Mrs. Darling's group only have to do essays 4 and 5.
1. Henry Ford wanted to produce cars that ordinary people could afford to buy.
How did the mass production of inexpensive automobiles affect American life?
Chapter 8 Chapter Checkup #1 p. 303
2. President Hoover and President Roosevelt approached the Great Depression differently.
How did Hoover's approach differ from Roosevelt's toward the Great Depression?
Chapter 9 Checkup Question #6 p. 327
3. How did economic conditions and increasing nationalism lead to the rise in dictatorships in Europe
Chapter 10 Chapter Checkup #2 p. 355
4. After World War II, there was a building boom in the United States.
a. Explain how the 4 great shifts in population caused this boom.
b. Explain where these shifts took place.
Chapter 12 Chapter Checkup # 1 p. 443
5. There have been many changes in America since the 1960s.
Explain how conditions have changed since then for the following groups:
a. Mexican Americans
b. Native Americans
c. Women
Chapter 14 pages 507, 508, 509, & 510
ESSAYS: Due Thursday on looseleaf. If you hand it in on Weds.,I will correct it and hand it back to you on Thursday. *Mrs. Darling's group only have to do essays 4 and 5.
How did the mass production of inexpensive automobiles affect American life?
Chapter 8 Chapter Checkup #1 p. 303
2. President Hoover and President Roosevelt approached the Great Depression differently.
How did Hoover's approach differ from Roosevelt's toward the Great Depression?
Chapter 9 Checkup Question #6 p. 327
3. How did economic conditions and increasing nationalism lead to the rise in dictatorships in Europe
Chapter 10 Chapter Checkup #2 p. 355
4. After World War II, there was a building boom in the United States.
a. Explain how the 4 great shifts in population caused this boom.
b. Explain where these shifts took place.
Chapter 12 Chapter Checkup # 1 p. 443
5. There have been many changes in America since the 1960s.
Explain how conditions have changed since then for the following groups:
a. Mexican Americans
b. Native Americans
c. Women
Chapter 14 pages 507, 508, 509, & 510
Have a great week and Happy Father’s Day!
