Weekly Reminders:
GRADE 4-HOMEROOM
A. Gym uniforms must be worn by 4th graders on Wednesdays for gym unless students are told differently.
B. Blessing of the Throats today (Monday) at 2:00 in the church. Parents are invited.
C. Remember all students are to come to the church in the morning for Prayers. Anyone that does not arrive before the Pledge of Allegiance will be marked late or absent.
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GRADES 5, 6, 7, 8
A. All classwork/homework must be completed in blue or black ink (other colors will not be accepted and no pencil).
B. Please make sure that you have loose-leaf. Paper cannot be ripped out of a notebook.
C. Remember homework counts as part of the total grade!
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HOMEWORK: For the Week of February 4, 2019: Grades 5, 6,7,8
Social Studies Homework for Grade 5
Unit 2 Cultures Meet/ Chapter 4: Building the First Colonies
No new vocabulary words this week.
Tuesday,2/5: Please re-read pages 170-177 in your textbook. Please redo the questions from last week, since most of you did poorly. Make sure you read the pages first. I am returning your work from last week. Please get it signed and return to me tomorrow. Answer the questions below on loose-leaf (with a full heading and AIM) Due Friday, 2/8.
Vocabulary Words:
demand, supply, ally, proprietary colony
Questions:
1. Why did New France grow slowly?
2. How did conflicts with the Dutch affect Native Americans in New Netherland?
3. How did French explorers try to reach the king’s goals?
4. Why was it hard for the French to control land in North America?
5. Using the chart on page 177 of your textbook, how was English colonial government different from that of Spain and France?
Black History Month Project: Check Google Classroom by the end of the week for an outline for the topic that you were given. If you are doing a board, follow the same outline on Google Classroom for adding information to your board. The project is due Wednesday, February 20.
Grade 5 Lesson Plans for Social Studies
Grade 5 Lesson Plans for Social Studies
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ELA/Reading Homework for Grade 6
My Perspectives:
1. Define the following literary terms using your textbook (page R43-R47). This must be completed in your notebook with the date and the Aim: To define literary terms. You must write the complete definition. Due Friday, 2/8.
Literary Terms:
characterization, character traits, chronological order, comparison-and-contrast essay, author’s style
2. Common Lit- complete article. Due Wednesday, 2/6
3. Voyages Practice Book- pages 108,109 Interjections and Periods. Follow the directions for each section! Odd numbers only. Complete in your notebook. Due Thursday, 2/7.
Grade 6 Lesson Plans for Reading and Grammar
Grade 6 Lesson Plans for Reading and Grammar
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ELA/Reading Homework for Grades 7 and 8
My Perspectives:
1. Define the following literary terms using your textbook (page R43-R47). This must be completed in your notebook with the date and the Aim: To define literary terms. You must write the complete definition. Due Friday, 2/8.
Literary Terms:
autobiography, biography, characterization, chronological order, comparison-and-contrast essay
2. Common Lit- complete article. Due Wednesday, 2/6
3. Voyages: Practice Book- page 113(1-15 odd numbers only) Quotation Marks and Italics; and page 114 (1-9 odd numbers only) Apostrophes, Hyphens, and Dashes. Follow the directions for each section! Complete in your notebook. Due Thursday, 2/7
Grades 7 and 8: Reading, Grammar, and Social Studies
Grades 7 and 8: Reading, Grammar, and Social Studies
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Social Studies Homework for Grade 7
Unit 1 Our Colonial Heritage (Beginnings-1783)/ Chapter 4: The American Revolution (1774-1783)
Monday,2/4: Define each word below in your Social Studies Vocabulary NB. Please use the glossary in the back of the SS text and write the entire definition. If it is not in the book, you can search for it online. Just make sure the definition goes with what we are discussing. Due Thursday,2/7.
Tuesday,2/5: Read pages 122-134 in the Social Studies textbook. On loose-leaf, answer the questions listed below on page 134. Due Friday, 2/8.
Questions: 1a, 1b, 2a, 4a, 5b (Restate)
Vocabulary for the Week:
strategy, mercenaries, Battle of Trenton, Battle of Saratoga, Marquis de Lafayette, Baron Friedrich von Steuben, Bernardo de Galvez, John Paul Jones, George Rogers Clark
Black History Month Project: Check Google Classroom by the end of the week for an outline for the topic that you were given. The project is due Tuesday, February 19.
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Social Studies Homework for Grade 8
Unit 6 A Growing America (1850-1914)/ Chapter 20: Immigrants and Urban Life (1872-1914)
Monday,2/4: Define each word below in your Social Studies Vocabulary NB. Please use the glossary in the back of the SS text and write the entire definition. If it is not in the book, you can search for it online. Just make sure the definition goes with what we are discussing. Due Thursday,2/7.
Tuesday,2/5: Read pages 642-645 in the Social Studies textbook. On loose-leaf, answer the questions below on page 645. Due Friday, 2/8.
Questions: 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 2c (Restate)
Vocabulary for the Week:
factor, mass transit, suburbs, mass culture, Joseph Pulitzer, William Randolph Hearst, department stores, Fredrick Law Olmsted
Black History Month Project: Check Google Classroom by the end of the week for an outline for the topic that you were given. The project is due Tuesday, February 19.
Have a wonderful week!
