Reminders:
These are a few reminders
concerning homework and classwork:
A. 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).
B. All work must be completed in blue or black ink (other colors
will not be accepted).
C. Homework and classwork must be neat. Work that is sloppy or
illegible will not be accepted.
D. Homework must be handed in on the day due, unless I receive a
not from a parent explaining why you did not complete your HW. This will
only be accepted if there is an emergency at home (not because you
were too tired or that you had too much other HW).
E. Gym uniforms must be worn on Thursdays for gym.
F. Lip Sync Contest Tuesday, 5/5 at 5:00 PM.
G. Happy Mother’s Day to all!
Remember that homework and classwork count as a grade!
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HOMEWORK: For the Week of May 4- Unit 5
Grade 5 is reading Who Was Frederick Douglass? by April Jones for Unit 5.
Please read Chapter 8 (carefully). Do not
answer the questions until you have finished reading the assigned pages!
Lesson
Plans:
Homework:
Tuesday- Please
write the following vocabulary words in your reading notebook. Due
Thursday, May 7.
Reading Vocabulary:
Unit 5-
Countries in Conflict
Week of
April 27, 2015
Aim: to
identify the meaning of unfamiliar words found in Unit 5
1. wages (n) regular payments, usually on an hourly, daily, or weekly
basis, made by an employer to an employee, especially for manual or unskilled
work.
2. tailored (v) to make or fashion as the work of a
tailor; custom-made
3. dazzle (v) to shine brilliantly
4. monument (n) something erected (built) in memory of a
person, event, etc., as a building, pillar, or statue eg. the Washington
Monument
5. casket (n) a fancy coffin in which someone is buried
6. Civil Rights Movement (n) encompasses social movements
in the United States whose goals were to end racial segregation
7. Civil War (n) a four year war between the US and 11
Southern states that seceded from the Union (1861-1865) and formed the
Confederate States of America.
8. enlist (v) to sign up for service in one of the areas
of the Armed Forces
ˌ9.Emancipation
Proclamation (n) a proclamation issued by President Abraham Lincoln on
January 1, 1863 that changed the legal status by 3 million slaves in the
designated areas in the South from “slave” to “free”
10. infantry (n) soldiers trained, armed, and equipped to
fight on foot
Wednesday: Answer
the following questions on looseleaf. Make sure to add details from the text
when answering each question. Due Friday, May 8.
Quiz on Friday, May 8- Vocabulary words from the weeks of 3/16,
3/23, 4/27 and Frederick Douglass.
Unit 5 Project: Choose a country and discuss its culture and
celebrations. The presentation is a PowerPoint with a minimum of 10 slides-
which includes the Title Page and Bibliography. If you are doing the project on
the Mexican Civil War or a Native American, please see me first. Due
Weds. 5/27.
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Grade 6 is reading The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin for Unit 5.
Read Chapters 23-26 carefully! Do not answer the questions until you
have finished reading the assigned pages!
Lesson
Plans:
Homework:
Tuesday- Please
write the following vocabulary words in your reading notebook. Due
Thursday, May 7.
Reading Vocabulary:
Unit 5-
Vocabulary- Figure it Out
Week of
May 4, 2015
Aim: to
review important vocabulary for Unit 5,
1. singed (v) to
burn or scorch
2. paranoia (n) an unfounded or exaggerated distrust of others,
sometimes reaching delusional proportions
3. derelict (adj) no longer cared for or used by anyone
4. composure (n) serene, self-controlled state of mind, tranquil
5. penance (n) a
repentance of sins
6. arsenal (n) a
place where weapons are made or stored
7. dejected (adj)
sad because of failure or loss
8. ornithologist
(n) a scientist that studies birds
9. malady (n) a
disease or illness
10. innersoles (n)
a thin piece of material to put at the bottom of
the inside of a shoe for comfort
Wednesday: Answer
the following questions on looseleaf. Make sure to add details from the text
when answering each question. Due Friday, May 8.
Quiz on Friday, May 8- Vocabulary words from the weeks of 3/16,
3/23, 4/27 and The Westing Game.
Unit 5 Project- Mystery Project- write a mystery story/play or a
biography of a writer known for writing mystery- (can also be a PowerPoint-minimum
of 10 slides including Title Page and Bibliography). If you
are doing something else, please see me first. Due
Weds. 5/27.
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Grade 7 are reading A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle
for Unit 5. Read Chapters 10 and 11 carefully. Do not answer the questions until you have finished reading the
assigned pages!
Lesson
Plans:
Homework:
Tuesday- Please
write the following vocabulary words in your reading notebook. Due
Thursday, May 7.
Reading Vocabulary:
Unit 5- Vocabulary Science or Fiction
Week of May 4, 2015
Aim: to review important
vocabulary for Unit 5
1. simultaneously
(adv): happening at the same time
2. belligerent (adj)
angry and aggressive; feeling or showing
readiness to fight
3. synthetic (adj) made by combining
different substances; not natural
4. tenacious (adj)
very determined to do something
5. arrogant (adj) showing an offensive attitude of superiority (better than others)
6. infuriate (v) to make someone very angry or furious
7. annihilate (v):
to destroy or defeat someone or something
completely
8. deviate (v) to do something that is different or to be different
from what is usual or expected
9. misconception
(n) a wrong or mistaken idea
10. sadist (n) someone
who takes pleasure in being cruel to others
Wednesday: Answer
the following questions on looseleaf. Make sure to add details from the text
when answering each question. Due Friday, May 8.
Quiz on Friday, May 8- Vocabulary words from the weeks of 3/16,
3/23, 4/27 and A Wrinkle in Time.
Unit 5 Project- Science Fiction Project- write a Science Fiction
story/play or a biography of a writer known for writing mysteries- (can also be
a PowerPoint-minimum of 10 slides including Title Page and Bibliography). If you
are doing something else, please see me first. Due
Weds. 5/27.
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7th Grade Social Studies
Chapter 6- Citizenship and the Government (1787-Present)
Homework:
Map of Europe is due
Thursday, May 21.
Lesson
Plans:
Homework:
Monday-Write the
following vocabulary words and their definitions in your Social Studies
Vocabulary notebooks. Due Wednesday, May 6.
Social Studies Vocabulary:
Unit 5:
Forming
a Government
Aim: To
write and review the vocabulary for the Week of May 4, 2015
1. ascertained-found out
2. assembly- holding
meetings or demonstrating
3. infringed- taken away
4. prescribed- authorized
5. quartered- housed
6. warrants- written orders
authorizing a person to make an arrest, a seizure, or a search
7. James Madison- a
Federalist that wrote the first 10 amendments to the Constitution, known as the
Bill of Rights
8. majority rule- the idea
that policies are decided by the greatest number of people
9. petition- to make a
formal request of the government
10. search warrant- a judge’s
order authorizing the search of a person’s home or property to look for
evidence of a crime
11. due process- the fair
application of the law
12. indict- to formally
accuse
13. double jeopardy- the act
of trying a person twice for the same crime
14. eminent domain- the
government’s power to take personal property to benefit the public
Tuesday- read pgs.178-186,
216-221 in the Social Studies Textbook. Copy notes on the link below into you
Social Studies Notebook. Due Friday, 5/8.
Quiz on Monday, 5/11- Chapters 5 and 6 (sections 1 and 2). Study
notes, vocabulary words, and text.
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Grade 8 are reading A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry
for Unit 5. Please read Act III carefully! Do not answer the questions until you have finished reading the
assigned pages.
Lesson
Plans:
Homework:
Tuesday- Please
write the following vocabulary words in your reading notebook. Due
Thursday, May 7.
Reading Vocabulary:
Unit 5-
Vocabulary- Dramatically Speaking
Week of
May 4, 2015
Aim: to
review important vocabulary for Unit 5
1. exuberant (adj)
joyfully; enthusiastic
2. cliché (n) a phrase or expression used so often that it becomes
stale
3. oppressive (adj)
cruel or harsh without just cause
4. resign (v) to give up an office or position; quit
5. indignation
(n) anger caused by something unjust,
unworthy, or mean
6. implication (n)
to show to be connected or involved- as in a robbery
7. amiable (adj) generally agreeable; having a pleasant, friendly
manner
8. idealist (n) a person lives by his ideals (not real; existing only
in the mind; not practical)
9. venture (n) an
undertaking involving risk, chance, or danger; such as a business venture
10. reluctant (adj)
showing doubt or unwillingness
Wednesday: Answer
the following questions on looseleaf. Make sure to add details from the text
when answering each question. Due Friday, 5/8.
Quiz on Friday, May 8- Vocabulary words from the weeks of 3/16,
3/23, 4/27 and A Raisin in the Sun.
Unit 5 Project- Dramatically Speaking- write a play or story
about a social issue or problem. If you
are doing something else, please see me first. Due
Weds. 5/27.
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8th Grade Social Studies
Unit 8: Boom Times and Challenges (1919-1945)
Chapter 24 –The Roaring Twenties (1919-1929)
Lesson
Plans:
Homework:
Map of Europe is due
Thursday, May 21.
Monday-Write the
following vocabulary words and their definitions in your Social Studies
Vocabulary notebooks. Due Wednesday, 5/6.
Social Studies Vocabulary:
Unit 5:
Roaring
Twenties
Aim: To
write and review the vocabulary for May 4, 2015
1. flappers- young women who challenged traditional ideas of womanhood
in the 1920s
2. Red Scare- a widespread fear of communism and Communists
3. Twenty-first Amendment (1933) - an amendment to the constitution
that ended Prohibition
4. fundamentalism- a religious belief characterized by a literal
interpretation of the Bible
5. Scopes trial- a trial in which John Scopes was accused of teaching
evolution illegally
6. Great Migration- a period of African American movement from the
South to cities in the North
7. Marcus Garvey- an African American male that encouraged black people
around the world to express pride in their culture.
8. traditional- customary; time-honored
9. talkie- a film that includes sound
10. Harlem Renaissance- a period of artistic achievement during the
1920s
11. Langston Hughes- a writer during the Harlem Renaissance that
produced poems, plays, and novels about African American life. His works often
incorporated African American slang and jazz rhythms.
12. Lost Generation- the generation of young people who fought in World
War I and eventually became disillusioned with the promise of American society
13. expatriates- citizens who leave their country to live elsewhere
14. Georgia O’Keefe- was a painter during the Harlem Renaissance who was
well-known for her detailed paintings of flowers and of the Southwest
15. innovation- a new way of doing things
Tuesday- read pgs. 758-769
in the Social Studies Textbook. Copy notes on the link below into you Social
Studies Notebook. Due Friday, 5/8.
Quiz on Monday, May 11- Chapters 23 and 24. Study notes,
vocabulary words, and text.
Have a great week!
