Brendan McGoldrick
Monday, May 6, 2013
6th Grade- SSL136, and read pages 420-424 in your Elements of Literature book. For Social Studies, answer questions 1-4 on page 488.
7th Grade- Make sure that you ahve questions 3-5 done in Section 3 of Chapter 11.
8th Grade ILA- Complete SSL133, finish your plays, and page 156 in Word Wisdom.
Friday, May 3, 2013
6th Grade- Complete Simple Solutions Lesson 135, and study for Word Wisdom quiz on Monday. and define the "Vocabulary, People, and Places" on page 484.
8th Grade- Simple Solutions Lesson 133.
Thursday, May 2, 2013
6th Grade- Complete SSL134, and Word WIsdom pages 170-171. We will have a quiz on those words on Monday.
8th Grade ILA- SSL132.
April 26, 2013
6th Grade- Complete Simple Solutions Lesson 131, as well as the reading of "The Land I Lost" in your Elements of Literature text book for Tuesday. As was discussed in class today and yesterday, we will do a reading test on Tuesday, so feel free to prepare notes to study from.
7th Grade SS- Read pages 379-384 in your text book, and answer questions 1, 3, 4, 5, 6 on page 384.
8th Grade ILA- Complete SSL128, and read "The Ransom of Red Chief." Please take notes on the story as it is longer, and we are going to be discussing the story next week.
Everyone have a great long weekend.
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
6th Grade- Simple Solutions Lesson 128, and read the story "Storm" by Gary Paulson in your text book.
7th Grade Social Studies- Complete the outline/notes of Chapter 11, Section 1.
8th Grade ILA- Complete Simple Solutions Lesson 125.
8th Grade SS- Read Chapter 20, Section1.
Monday, April 22, 2013
6th Grade- Complete Simple Solutions Lesson 126, and read pages 437-441 in your Elements of Literature book. After reading, complete all 6 questions on page 442.
7th Grade- Study for tomorrow.
8th Grade- Complete Simple Solutions Lesson 124 and the next two pages of your Word Wisdom book, in the section about time travel.
Seventh Grade Class Notes
Here is your study guide for the test on Tuesday.
Thursday, April 18, 2013
6th Grade- Complete Simple Solutions Lesson 125, and Word Wisdom 159. In social studies, answer questions 9-13 on page 355.
7th Grade- Complete questions 12-17 on page 360 in the review section of our text book. Remember, we are having our test on Tuesday.
8th Grade ILA- Complete SSL123, as well as your drawings of idioms. Don't forget that we have a Social Studies test next week, so you have to really hit the books to study.
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
6th Grade- Complete SSL124 and make sure you have all of the pages of your Word Wisdom seciton completed.
8th Grade ILA- Complete SSL122, and remember that you must read "The Tall Tale Heart" in your Elements of Literature books by Friday, and answer review questions 1-4.
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
6th Grade- For ILA complete SSL123 and Word Wisdom page 158. In Social Studies, complete the two worksheets/study guides that I handed out in class today. Remember that the "Time Zones" map page is back and front.
7th Grade SS- Page 360, questions 1-11 is due on Thursday, and we will have our test on Tuesday, April 23.
8th Grade ILA- Complete the story from class today, as well as SSL121 and the final page in your Word Wisdom section.
Monday, April 15, 2013
6th Grade- Complete Simple Solutions Lesson 122.
7th Grade- Answer questions 1, 3-6 on page 358.
8th Grade ILA- Complete SSL120 and reading of the story "Raymond's Run" in your Elements of Literature book. With the reading, complete review quesitons 1-4.
Friday, April 12, 2013
6th Grade ILA- Complete Simple Solutions Lesson 121
8th Grade ILA- Complete SSL119, as well as the reading/questions on pages 559-561.
Tuesday, April 9, 2013
6th Grade- Complete Simple Solutions Lesson 118, as well as the worksheet I handed out at the end of class today for ILA. For Social Studies, answer questions 1-3 on page 333.
7th Grade Social Studies- Read pages 339-343 and answer questions 1, 3, 4, 5. If you did not complete questions 1, 3-8 from class today, please make sure they are finished for Thursdays' class.
Monday, April 8, 2013
6th Grade- Complete Simple Solutions Lesson 117, as well as page 152 in your Word Wisdom book. For Social Studies, complete questions 1-4 on page 340 of your text books.
8th Grade ILA- Complete Simple Solutions Lesson 116.
Friday, April 5, 2013
6th Grade- SSL116
7th Grade- Test is on Monday so study your notes!
8th Grade ILA- Write ten sentences using the words from page 132 word list in Word Wisdom. Also, SSL115.
Thursday, April 4, 2013
6th Grade- Social Studies: Read section 2, and respond to questions 1-5 on Page 331. For ILA, Simple Solutions 115, Word Wisdom pages 148-149.
7th Grade- Study for your test, wich we are moving to Monday, April 8, 2013.
8th Grade Social Studies- Finish up your timelines for class tomorrow.
8th Grade ILA- Complete Simple Solutions Lesson 114.
Wednesday, April 3, 2013
Welcome to April!
6th Grade-Complete the next lesson in Simple Solutions, lesson 114. Complete questions 1-4 after reading pages 315-320 in Social Studies.
8th Grade Social Studies- The due date for your book reports and posters is fast approaching, have you started or finished them yet...?
8th Grade ILA- Compete Simple Solutions Lesson 113 today. Make sure that if you did not have your book reports in to me today, you email me/hand it in first thing in the morning.
Tuesday, March 26, 2013
6th Grade- Complete Simple Solutions Lesson 113 in your book.
7th Grade Social Studies- Complete questions 14-18 on page 334 in your text book and remember we will have our Chapter 9 test on Friday, April 5.
8th Grade ILA- Simple Solutions Lesson 111 and bring in your books/projects for tomorrow.
8th Grade Social Studies- Chapter 20 review questions 15, 16, and 22.
8th Graders- Here is a scholarship application for you to fill out if you would like to.
Monday, March 25, 2013
6th Grade- Remember that we have our test tomorrow in Social Studies! For ILA, complete Simple Solutoins Lesson 112.
8th Grade ILA- Complete SSL110 and read the story entitled "Raymond's Run" on page 547 in your Elements of Literature books. Also remember that your independent readin projects are due the day we come back from Easter Break.
Friday, March 22, 2013
6th Grade- Complete SImple Solutions Lesson 111 as well as reading pages 336-341 in your Elements of Literature books. Please make sure that you take notes on this reading, you will need them come Monday.
8th Grade ILA- Complete Simple Solutions Lesson 109 and remember that we are getting closer and closer to the due date for your projects. Remember too that we are doing a Word Wisdom quiz on the section from this week.
Social Studies- See your homework sheet given out this week.
Thursday, March 21, 2013
6th Grade- Complete Simple Solutions Lesson 110, and study for you Word Wisdom test tomorrow. Also, study for Tuesday in Social Studies as we will be having out test.
7th Grade- Complete questions 1, 3-5 on page 332 in your text book for tomorrow.
8th Grade ILA- Complete the next lesson in SS.
8th Grade Social Studies- Read Chapter 28 and answer questions 6-10, 18, 21, and 24 in the chapter review section.
Sixth Grade Study Terms
Here are the terms that I am asking you all to know for Tuesday.
Seventh Grade Class Notes
Here are the notes from today.
Monday, March 18, 2013
6th Grade- Complete Simple Solutions Lesson 107 for ILA, and remember that we are having a vocabulary test on the words from Page 135 on Friday. For Social Studies, please complete quesitons 1-7 of the chapter review on page 307.
7th Grade- Question 1 (in COMPLETE sentences) on page 323 of your book.
8th Grade- Simple Solutions Lesson 105 and complete the quick write activity from class today on what you would do if you woke up one morning with a super power. Use complete sentences, and make sure to have no less than four paragraphs.
Friday, March 15, 2013
6th Grade- In ILA, complete SSL106 for Monday, and answer questions 1-4 on page 303 of your Social Studies text book.
8th Grade ILA- Complete up to Lesson 104 in your Simple Solutions books. Remember, your book projects are due on April 3!
8th Grade SS- Complete questions 10, 11, 13, 14, 20, 26 on page 474 in your text book if you did not do so in class today. Please make sure you know the information from the chapter!
Book Report Info
If you need a new copy of the book report sheet, here it is.
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
No Homework Tonight. Great job at the Mock Conclave today.
Monday, March 11, 2013
6th Grade- Read "Medusa's Head" in your Elements of Literature books for Thursday. For tonight, complete Simple Solutions Lesson 103 and complete pages 128-129 in Word Wisdom.
7th Grade SS- Write two brief paragraphs on how and why geography is important to the way we live.
8th Grade- Simple Solutions Lesson 103.
Eighth Grad Notes
Here are your notes for the upcoming test. Good luck! Here is the second notes sheet.
Thursday, February 28, 2013
6th Grade- Complete Simple Solutions Lesson 103, and finish pages 124 and 125 in Word Wisdom from class today.
7th Grade SS- Open note quiz tomorrow on the Bill of Rights. Remember, your notes have to be HANDWRITTEN. Here is a copy of my notes for you all.
8th Grade ILA- Simple Solutions Lesson 102.
8th Grade Social Studies- Using the web site for the Vatican, look up who the US ambassador is to Vatican City, and make sure that your maps are in order (colored in and labeled).
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
6th Grade- Complete Simple Solutions Lesson 102, and read the story in your Elements of Literature book, "Perseus and the Gorgon's Head." In Social Studies- read pages 278-284 and answer questions 1-3.
8th Grade- Complete Simple Solutions Lesson 101.
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
6th Grade- Complete Simple Solutions Lesson 101 and the Word Wisdom writing from page 118. We are using each of the words in their own individual sentence to demonstrate you know the meaning, and usage of each word. Please make sure that these sentences are all original.
8th Grade ILA- Complete Simple Solutions Lesson 100, and begin reading your books for the project. If you need a copy of the notes from today in class: here they are.
Monday, February 25, 2013
6th Grade- Complete Simple Solutions Lesson 100 for homework tonight.
7th Grade- Open note quiz tomorrow, remember here is the copy of the notes I took, BUT yours have to be handwritten.
8th Grade ILA- Complete Simple Solutions Lesson 99, and write down ANY questions you have on the Perfect Tenses so we can go over them tomorrow. Need the notes from today? Here is a copy in PDF form.
Weekend Homework
6th- SSL99, Word Wisdom pages 120-121 that we started in class today. Also, read pages 29-37 in your Elements of Literature book and it might be a good idea to take notes on the reading.
8th ILA- SSL 98, and complete the "Who is your favorite teacher" assignment for Monday. Remember, the writing assignment should be less than 300 words. Also, don't forget to pick out your silent reading book to bring in to class on Monday.
Thursday, February 21, 2013
6th Grade: Read pages 270-275 in your Social Studies text book and respond to questions 1-5 for Monday. In ILA, complete Simple Solutions Lesson 98, and pages 118-119 in your Word Wisdom book
7th Grade SS- Complete the work from today in class on your assigned Constitutional amendment. Here are the four questions you need to answer in your paragraph: What did your amendment say/do? When was it written/ratified (remember, passed by Congress=written in the book)? What was the effect of it? Who was the president at the time of its ratification?
8th ILA- Complete Simple Solutions Lesson 97; Word Wisdom pages 120-121; find a personal reading book for an upcoming project for Monday. We will discuss the requirements for this project on Monday.
Wednesday, February 20, 2013
The only homework for tonight is Simple Solutions Lesson96 for both classes. 8th Grade we will continue with the Diary of Anne Frank tomorrow.
Weekend Homework
6th Grade- Complete Simple Solutions Lesson 95 and read "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" on pages 198-205 in your text book.
7th Grade- Here are the notes from today to study for Tuesday's test.
8th ILA- Simple Solutions Lesson 95 and read the introductory pages to "The Diary of Anne Frank."
Sixth Grade Social Studies Notes
Here are the notes you will need for the quiz on Tuesday.
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
6th Grade ILA- Simple Solutions Lesson 93 and keep studying for Word Wisdom. The words are on page 112.
8th Grade ILA- Simple Solutions Lesson 93.
8th Grade Social Studies- Keep working on your papers and remember to email TONIGHT if you want me to look over your rough drafts. Check out this web site for help with citations: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/08/
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
6th Grade- Complete Simple Solutions Lesson 92.
7th Grade- Remember that your Social Studies test is next Tuesday. Here is the filled in notes sheet from yesterday.
8th Grade ILA- Complete Simple Solutions Lesson 92.
8th Grade SS- Papers are due on Friday- come see me at recess tomorrow or Thursday if you need help.
Thursday, February 7, 2013
6th Grade- Complete Simple Solutions Lesson 89 for tomorrow.
7th Grade- Finish your outlines from class today. These will be collected tomorrow.
8th Grade ILA- Complete Simple Solutions Lesson 89.
Have a great Friday tomorrow!
Monday, February 4, 2013
6th Grade ILA- Complete Simple Solutions Lesson 86
6th Grade SS- Read pages 235-239 and answer questions 1-3 on 239.
8th Grade ILA- SSL86. Rough drafts of your dream house descriptions are due Wednesday.
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
6th Grade- Complete 1-8 on page 229 in your Social Studies books. For ILA, complete SSL85, and page 109 in your Word Wisdom book.
8th Grade ILA- Complete SSL85.
8th Graders- your food today was delicious!
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
6th Grade ILA- SSL84 and complete the worksheet from class today (on Identifying Phrases) if you did not already do so.
6th Grade SS- Complete the work sheet that I handed out in class.
7th Grade SS- 243-247 and answer 1, and 3-5 on 247.
8th Grade ILA- SSL84.
8th Grade SS- Your food for the international luncheon is due tomorrow.
Monday, January 28, 2013
6th Grade- ILA: Complete Simple Solutions Lesson 83. We will also correct SSL82 in class tomorrow since we did not get to today. For Social Studies, complete the reading of pages 220-224 and answer questions 1-5 on page 224.
7th Grade- Read 234-239 and answer questions 1, 2, 3, 4 ,5
8th Grade ILA- Complete Simple Solutions Lesson 83.
Friday, January 25, 2013
6th Grade- Complete Simple Solutions Lesson 82, as well as the reading on page 106 of your Word Wisdom books. Remember there is also Social Studies homework posted from last night.
8th Grade ILA- Complete Simple Solutions Lesson 82, and make sure that you have read "The Drummer Boy of Shiloh" and have questions 2-4 done on page 212 in your Literature books.
8th Grade Social Studies (Both Classes)- By Tuesday, read Chapter 16 and complete questions 1-19 on page 532 in your text book.
Thursday, January 24, 2013
6th Grade- Complete Simple Solutions Lesson 81 and study for your Word Wisdom Quiz tomorrow. Also, for Social Studies, complete the writing assignment on the bootom of page 219 in your text book that we started in class today.
7th Grade- Test tomorrow- class notes have all been posted to the web site.
8th Grade ILA- Complete Simple Solutions Lesson 81 and study for Word Wisdom Quiz.
Seventh Grade Class Notes
Here is the first reading practice sheet if you need another copy.
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
6th Grade- Simple Solutions Lesson 80, and Word Wisdom page 106.
8th Grade ILA- Simple Solutions Lesson 80, page 99 in Word Wisdom, and make sure you have the story "Drummer Boy of Shiloh" read for tomorrow with questions 2-5 completed.
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
6th Grade ILA- Complete Simple Solutions Lesson 78, and Word Wisdom pages 102-103.
6th Grade Social Studies- Read pages 212-217 and answer questions 1-4 on page 217.
7th Grade Social Studies- Study for the upcoming test (Friday). The rest of the notes are attached here. The rest of the notes were posted last week- email me with any issues. The link to the book page is here. We are in Chapter 7.
8th Grade ILA- Please make sure that the story "Drummer Boy of Shiloh" has been read in your Elements of Literature text. Also, SSL78, and pages 96 and 97 in your Word Wisdom text book.
8th Grade- Continue to prepare for having your thesis papers done for next month. Attached here are the notes from the thesis discussion.
Seventh Grade Class Notes
Here is the filled in Guided Reading Practice sheets.
Thursday, January 17, 2013
6th Grade: SSL77, Word Wisdom page 99, and in your Social Studies book, read pages 204-208 and answer questions 1-4.
7th Grade SS: Complete questions 1, 3, 4, and 5 on page 228 in your book as a review for the section we just read.
8th Grade SS: Remember that your presentations are due on Tuesday and we only have one more day to work on them in class.
8th Grade ILA: SSL77, and read "Drumbeats and Bullets" in your Elements of Literature text book, and answer questions 2-5.
Tuesday, January 15, 2012
6th Grade- Continue to study for your Social Studies test which is going to be held on Thursday. Also, finish Simple Solutions Lesson 75.
7th Grade- Complete the Guided Reading Practice hand out I passed out today in class. The answers are in Chapter 7, Section 4.
8th Grade ILA- Complete Simple Solutions Lesson 75.
8th Grade Social Studies- Continue working on your projects as your presentations are due a week from today.
Sixth Grade Study Terms
Here is the list that we generated in class yesterday- remember the test has been moved back to Thursday so that you can study more.
Seventh Grade Class Notes
http://www.mtregional.com/images/uploads/SeventhGradeChapter7SS.pdf
http://www.mtregional.com/images/uploads/SeventhGradeChapter7SSPt2.pdf
Those are the class notes from this chapter so far.
A little something for the Middle Schoolers
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Friday, January 11, 2013
6th Grade- Complete Simple Solutions Lesson 73, and finish reading "The Hitchhiker" in your Elements of Literature book.
7th Grade- Great job with the assembly today.
8th Grade ILA- Complete Simple Solutions Lesson 73, remember that your final copies of the stories are due on Wednesday.
Thursday, January 10, 21013
6th Grade- Simple Solutions Lesson 72 and study for Word Wisdom. Also, remember that your Social Studies test is on Tuesday.
8th Grade ILA- Complete Simple Solutions Lesson 72 and study for Word Wisdom quiz tomorrow. Your final copies of the stories are due on Wednesday of this coming week.
Everyone: Hope you enjoyed the dress down day, I know I did!
January 9, 2012
6th Grade- Complete the Social Studies packet that I handed out today in class for tomorrow. Remember, we will have a test on next Tuesday (the 15th). For ILA- complete SSL71 and the Word Wisdom sentences from class today.
7th Grade- Finish questions 5-7 on page 211.
8th Grade ILA- Complete SSL71, and read pages 171-174; respond to questions 1-4 on page 175.
Monday, January 7, 2012
6th Grade- Complete Simple Solutions Lesson 69, as well as the rading of "The Fog" in your Elements of Literature text book. Complete the chart that we started in class, located on page 85. For Social Studies, answer questions 1-3 on page 165 of your text.
7th Grade- Read section two (pages 205-211) and answer questions 1, 3, 4 on 211.
8th Grade ILA- Simple Solutions Lesson 69, Word Wisdom page 80, and remember that your rough drafts are due on Thursday.
Friday, January 4, 2012
6th Grade- Complete Simple Solutions Lesson 68, as well as pages 84-86 in Word Wisdom for Monday.
7th Grade- Review your Guided Reading Practice worksheet from yesterday, and complete questions 3-7 on page 201 in your text book.
8th Grade ILA- Complete SSL68 as well as the character development for your upcoming stories!
Thursday, January 3, 2012
6th Grade- Complete Simple Solutions Lesson 67 in ILA.
7th Grade- Complete the Guided Reading Practice sheet from class today as well as question 1 from page 201 in your text.
8th Grade ILA- Complete Simple Solutions Lesson 67, as well as the brainstorm for your story on the topic of New Years Eve.
Thursday, January 3, 2012
6th Grade- Complete Simple Solutions Lesson 67 in ILA.
7th Grade- Complete the Guided Reading Practice sheet from class today as well as question 1 from page 201 in your text.
8th Grade ILA- Complete Simple Solutions Lesson 67, as well as the brainstorm for your story on the topic of New Years Eve.
Welcome Back!
Welcome back, Hawks!
6th Grade- Complete Simple Solutions Lesson 66, and read the two short stories on pages 371-373 in your Elements of Literature text books. After reading, answer questions 2, and 5 (NOT 2-5, just question 2, and question 5) on page 374, and the four multiple choice questions on page 375.
8th Grade Social Studies- In two paragraphs, answer the question "What two wars do you most want to learn about, and why?" This will be handed in to Mrs. Wisk and myself tomorrow. The wars to chose from are: the Korean War, Vietnam, World War I, World War II, the Spanish-American War, the Persian Gulf (1990's Persian Gulf, not Operation Iraqi Freedom), and the American Civil War.
8th Grade ILA- Complete SSL66.
Christmas Break
Remember- everyone should be up to Simple SOlutions Lesson 65 by the end of break!
Wednesday, December 19, 2012
6th Grade- Complete Simple Solutions Lesson 62
8th Grade ILA- Complete Simple Solutions Lesson 62 and finish your free writing exercise that we all began in class today.
Tuesday, December 18, 2012
6th Grade: Simple Solutions Lesson 61; Answer questions 1-5 on page 154 in your Social Studies texts.
7th Grade: Read the pages with "The Declaration of Independence" in your text book, and complete the four questions on the final page.
8th Grade ILA- Complete Simple Solutions Lesson 61.
8th Grade SS- Make a list of all of the wars the United States has been a part of since the year 1800 (the American Revolution is a given, and anything before that te USA did not exist).
Monday, December 17, 2012
6th Grade- Complete Simple Solutions Lesson 60, and a 3 paragraph journal entry about the reasons you are excited for Christmas Break. Also, in you Social Studies book, read and take notes on pages 151-154 of your text book.
8th Grade ILA- Finish you vocabulary plays, and have SSL60 completed for tomorrow.
8th Grade Social Studies- Tomorrow we will finish our essay tests from Friday. Good job all who helped Santa when he arrived from the North Pole today!
December 14, 2012
6th Grade- For ILA, complete Simple Solutions Lesson 59.
7th Grade- Read pages 177-183 and answer questions 1, 3, 4, 5, 6
8th Grade ILA- Complete Simple Solutions Lesson 59.
December 10, 2012
6th Grade ILA- Complete Simple Solutions Lesson 55, and the sentences for the words in the review section of your Word Wisdom book. Please remember to hand in your ILA projects by Thursday (I'm giving an extra day).
8th Grade ILA- Complete Simple Solutions Lesson 55 (and 54 if you did not already get to it), and remember that your Word Wisdom test is scheduled for tomorrow. Also, please read the story starting on page 101 in your Elements of Literature text book.
8th Grade Social Studies- Your test is on Friday, please study and see me if you have any questions!
Weekend HW
6th Grade- Complete Simple Solutions Lesson 54, read "The Emperor's New Clothers" in your Elements of Literature text book, and make sure to complete the study guide in time for the Social Studies test on Monday.
7th Grade- Complete the Outline of the Section on pages 161-166 from class, and answer questions 1, 3-5 on 166. Remember, I am most concerned about the information on your outline, not so much the formatting. We will work on the format together again on Monday.
8th Grade ILA- You should be up to lesson 54 in Simple Solutions by Monday.
Homework for 12.5.12
6th Grade ILA- Complete Simple Solutions Lesson 52 and study for the quiz on Friday in Word Wisdom.
6th Grade Social Studies- Review for the chapter test on Monday.
8th Grade ILA- Complete Simple Solutions Lesson 52, and study the Word Wisdom words from Unit 3 for the test on Friday.
8th Grade Social Studies- Complete your project assignments for Friday. If you need another copy of the requirements, here it is.
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
6th Grade- For ILA, SSL51 and Word Wisdom pages 66-67. Don't forget that you have the reading of the story "The Hitch Hiker" due on Thursday. For Social Studies class, please finish questions 9-15 on page 129 in your Social Studies text book.
8th Grade ILA- Page 71 in your Word Wisdom book to continue to prepare for our Unit 3 vocabulary test on Friday, as well as Lesson 51 in Simple Solutions.
8th Grade Social Studies- finish up your projects for Friday, and please see me if you are going to need more time in school to complete the projects so I can arrange with you. ALL projects are due by Friday.
8th Grade Project Time
If any students need additional time to work on their Social Studies projects, which are due on December 7th (this Firday), please come see me, and arrange time to work in class. I will be available by appointment during lunch/recess for the rest of the week (except for Friday during lunch period), as well as after school Tuesday-Thursday as well. Unless I am asked to stay, however, I may not be in my classroom so please come and see me beforehand.
December 3, 2012
6th Grade ILA- Simple Solutions Lesson 50, as well as Word Wisdom pages 64 and 65 for tomorrow. By Thursday, you should complete the reading of "The Hitch hiker," in your Elements of Literature books on page 86-102.
6th Grade Social Studies- Complete review questions 1-8 in your text book on page 129.
8th Grade ILA- Complete Simple Solutions Lesson 50, Word Wisdom page 69 (Unit 3 test is Friday), and read "The Monkey's Paw" on pages 85-99, and answer the questions 1-3 on page 100.
November 29, 2012
6th Grade- For ILA, please do SSL48, and study for your Word Wisdom Quiz tomorrow. The words are listed on page 60 in your book. Also, by Monday, please read the story entitled "The Stone" on pages 30-37 in your Elements of Literature books, and respond to reading questions 2-6 on page 39. In Social Studies, remember that we have the assignment of creating 15 laws for our individual 'Empires' based off the "Code of Hammubrabi." The laws should also include the punishment for violating each one of them- this is due next Social Studies class.
8th Grade ILA- Complete SSL48, and questions 2-5 on page 81 of your Elements of Literature books in response to the reading from last night. If you have note completed the Word Wisdom stories from last week, please get these in immediately (see last weeks HW listings for the specifics).
8th Grade Social Studies- Answer questions 1, 3, 4, 5 on page 443 in your text book on the California Gold Rush. Continue to work on your projects as well.
November 28, 2012
6th Grade- Complete Simple Solutions Lesson 47 and finish the last two pages in Word Wisdom. In Social Studies, complete the reading and questions on pages 126-127.
8th Grade ILA- Complete Simple Solutions Lesson 47, and read pages 72-80 in your Elements of Literature book for tomorrow.
8th Grade SS- Continue working on your prokjects, and make sure your HW from yesterday is done for tomorrow.
November 27, 2012
6th Grade- Complete Simple Solutions Lesson 46, and finish writing the similes for the 10 words we are studying in Word Wisdom. There should be one simile for each word. Also, in your Social Studies books, please do questions 1-4 on page 124.
7th Grade- Make sure that your Thanksgiving Day journals are done- the topic was to write a journal pretending to be one of the original settlers coming off of the Mayflower, and describing what it is that you saw, and experienced at the very first Thanksgiving feast. Also, complete questions 1, and 3-6 on page 148 in your text book.
8th Grade ILA- Complete SSL46, as well as the work sheet that I handed out today at the end of class.
8th Grade Social Studies- Answer questions 1, 3, 4 on page 437, and remember to bring in the materials for your projects tomorrow as we will be working on them in class. Don't forget, they are due on December 7th.
Monday, November 26
6th Grade- In Social Studies, read pages 120-124 and write the definitions for the 6 bolded words in the section. We will work on the section assessment questions tomorrow in class. For ILA- complete Simple Solutions Lesson 45, and Word Wisdom pages 58 and 59 for tomorrow.
8th Grade ILA- Simple Solutions Lesson 45, and Word Wisdom pages 64 and 65.
Happy Thanksgiving!
Happy Thanksgiving everyone! Because I only saw the 6th Graders on Wednesday, here are the assignments: Complete lessons 43 and 44 in Simple Solutions, and write a 4-5 paragraph journal about what you have done over your Thanksgiving Day break, using at least 6 of the words from our vocabulary list for the week.
Everyone: Please have a fantastic break, and give thanks for all that we have been given!
November 20, 2012
6th Grade- Complete the next lesson in Simple Solutions (lesson 42).
7th Grade- Complete the reading of pages 137-141 and answer questions 1, 3, 4, 5, 6. Please pay attention to the bold faced words and how they CONNECT to each other as this is what we are concentrating on this year.
8th Grade ILA- Write a short story (4-5 paragraphs) using the words from the most recent word list to demonstrate your understanding of the words. Also, Simple Solutions Lessons 42-44. All of this homework will be due by Monday the 26th.
The Homework for Monday, November 19, 2012
6th Graders- Complete your "What are you thankful for journals," as well as Lesson 41 in Simple Solutions, and complete pages 52 and 53 in Word Wisdom after reading the article on page 50. In Social Studies, read the next section in the book starting on age 115 and ending on 119.
7th Grade- Read the next section of the book, pages 127-133 and answer 1, 3.
8th Grade ILA- Simple Solutions Lesson 41, and pages 58 and 59 in your Word Wisdom books.
8th Grade Social Studies- Finish the journal from today in class (imagining yourself as 10 years old in 1810, and your family is moving west to Tennessee, describe what you believe Tennessee will be like and what you will see on your journey west) if you did not finish it. Also, read 419-423 and answer questions 1, 3, 4. Please keep track of all of the vocabulary terms, as there are a lot of them in this chapter and they will be very important in understanding the expansion of the country!
6th Grade Journal
Sorry 6th Grade- I forgot to put the details for your journal due Tuesday: Write three paragraphs on what you are thankful for this year. Please make sure that there are 5-7 sentences in each of your paragraphs or else it will not be a complete entry.
Weekend HW- 11/17/12
6th Grade- In Social Studies, please complete questions 1-6 on Page 113 in your text book. For ILA class, we are doing lessons 39 AND 40 in Simple Solutions as well as questions 1-3 on page 61 of your Elements of Literature.
7th Grade- Study up! We have that short quiz on Monday on the topics given out in class. The remainder of the notes is here.
8th Grade ILA- Complete Simple Solutions Lesson 40, and finish reading (and please take notes!) "Flowers For Algernon" in your Elements of Literature.
Homework for Tonight- 11/15/12
6th Grade- Complete Simple Solutions Lesson 38 and read your independent reading books for your projects. Also, remember to study for the second half of the vocabulary test on Monday. In Social Studies, please read pages 108-113 in your text, and answer questions 1-4 for next class.
7th Grade- Complete review questions 18-22 on page 122. These will be used for the quiz on Monday, as will the questions from page 122 that we have already completed and gone over.
8th Grade ILA- Complete Simple Solutions Lesson 39, as well as your "I am thankful..." journal responses using the lesson we went over today. Also, please remember that the excerpt from "Flowers for Algernon" reading is to be finished by Monday.
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
6th Grade ILA- Complete SSL37 and remember to study for the Word Wisdom test tomorrow. Also, complete Constructed Response questions 1-3 on page 60 of your Elements of Literature book.
8th Grade ILA- Complete SSL38 and Word Wisdom page 54. On a piece of loose leaf paper, write three paragraphs on what you have to be thankful for this year? Remember that you are in eighth grade this year, and we have a lot to be thankful for in light of, and in spite of, everything that has happened in the past couple weeks.
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
6th Grade- Complete Simple Solutions Lesson 36 and study the word list for Thursday.
8th Grade SS- Complete the journal from class today. A three paragraph entry, introducing your character for the journal project that tells who you are, where you live, who is in your family, what your family does for a living, and what time of year it is. Any extra details, please feel free to include to make your character more clear for the rest of the project. Remember, the final project for the choice board (handed out in class) is the anniversary of Pearl Harbor.
8th Grade ILA- Complete SSL 37, and pages 52 and 53 in Word Wisdom.
Monday, November 12, 2012
6th Grade- Please complete Simple Solutions Lesson 35 for HW tonight and continue to study for the vocab test on Thursday. Remember, half of the words (the ones written in black on the notes attached here) are for Thursday, the rest will be tested a week from today on.
8th Grade SS- Complete the journal that was assigned regarding Lewis and Clark. Please see my last entry if you can not remember the details.
8th Grade ILA- Complete SSL36 for tomorrow.
Weekend HW- 10-26-12
6th Grade ILA- Simple Solutions Lesson 34 and Complete Word Wisdom Review pages 49 and 50.
7th Grade Social Studies- Compete questions 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, and 11 on page 122. Quiz will be on Tuesday.
8th Grade ILA- Complete Simple Solutions Lesson 35.
8th Grade Social Studies- Pretending to be Lewis or Clark from the famous expedition, complete a 2-3 page journal entry of what you think you would have seen, and how you would have felt when you finally reached the Atlantic Ocean on the famous exploration mission. Please include some of the information from Chapter 10, Section 2 that you worked on in class today. If you did not finish your group work of questions 1, 3, 4 from today, please do so fpr Monday as we will be going over it in class.
Homework for Thursday, October 25, 2012
6th Grade ILA- Simple Solutions Lesson 33 and Word Wisdom page 47 (please pay attention to which Word Wisdom page you complete).
6th Grade Social Studies- Questions 1-5 on page 107 of your text book. We will discuss these next class.
7th Grade- Complete review questions 13-17 on page 122 in your book. We are going to have a quiz on Tuesday.
8th Grade ILA- Complete Simple Solutions Lessson 34, and Word WIsdom pages 46 and 47 for tomorrow. Please make sure to read pages 33-46 in your Elements of Literature text book for Monday, Oct. 29.
8th Grade Social Studies- remember we are having a quiz tomorrow on Amendments 11-27 of the Constitution. If you need information about what the Amendments are, check the following web site: http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/constitution_amendments_11-27.html
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
6th Grade Social Studies- Read pages 100 and 101 in your text book, and answer the questions 1-5 on 101.
6th Grade ILA- Complete Simple Solutions Lesson 32, and complete Word Wisdom page 45. Also, remember that you have to select your fictional books for the reading project and have it approved by me by this Friday.
8th Grade Social Studies- You Patriot's Pen essays are due tomorrow, don't forget!
8th Grade ILA- Complete Simple Solutions Lesson 33, Word WIsdom page 45, and finish your ten sentences from class today if you did not already finish.
Homework- 10/23/12
6ht Grade ILA- SSL31, and complete page 43 in Word Wisdom.
6th Grade Social Studies- Answer questions 1-4 on page 99 in your text book.
8th Grade Social Studies- We will have a quiz on the last 17 amendments to the Constitution (numbers 11-27) on Friday. Please study.
8th Grade ILA- Complete Simple Solutions 32, and Word Wisdom page 42 and 43. Complete the worksheet handed out today in class.
Homework- 10/22/12
6th Grade ILA- Complete Simple Solutions Lesson 30 and the reading on page 40 in your Word Wisdom book.
6th Grade SS- Read pages 95-99 in your text book, and if you did not finish your letter from class today, please be prepared to hand in the letter tomorrow. Remember, the letter is FROM either Gilgamesh or Enkidu (from "Gilgamesh the King" in your text), to the other character.
7th Grade SS- Read pages 117-120 and answer questions 1, 3, 4, 5
8th Grade ILA- Complete Simple Solutions Lesson 31 and pages 30/31 in your Elements of Literature text book. Answer questions 1-5 (only the multiple choice questions on 31, not the constructed response ones). If you did not finish questions 1-5 on page 26 from class, please also have those prepared as well.
8th Grade SS- Read pages 255 and 256 in your text book, and answer the three questions on 256 about the Federalist Papers, and the response from the Anti-Federalists.
Thursday, October 18, 2012
6th Grade ILA- Complete Simple Solutions Lesson 28 and study for the Word Wisdom quiz on Monday.
7th Grade SS- Read pages 111-115 and answer questions 1, 3, 4, 5 on page 115.
8th Grade ILA- Simple Solutions Lesson 29 (due tomorrow), and read the story on pages 17-25, "Broken Chain."
8th Grade SS- Continue to work on your Patriot's Pen articles.
Wednesday, October 17, 2012
6th Grade SS- Study for your test tomorrow, and review the notes from the past few days. Here is the PDF from today.
6th Grade ILA- Simple Solutions Lesson 27, and Word Wisdom pages 38-39.
8th Grade SS- Continue to work on cleaning up your Patriot's Pen writing.
8th Grade ILA- Simple Solutions Lesson 28, and the next page in Word Wisdom (page 38).
Homework for 10/16/12
6th Grade SS- Complete questions 14 and 15 on page 75, and continue to study for the test on Thursday.
6th Grade ILA- Complete Simple Solutions Lesson 26; write a summary of the story "Dragon, Dragon." Remember to include the conflict each character is involved in, how each of the characters did in their attempts to slay the dragon, and tell me about the overall plot.
8th Grade SS- Complete the DRAFT of the Patriots Pen article on what you would say to the founding fathers.
8th Grade ILA- Complete SSL27, Word Wisdom pages 36 and 37, and if you did not do the writing assignment about "The Wise Old Woman" please do so tonight.
Monday, October 15, 2012
6th Grade Social Studies- Remember that your test is going to be on Thursday of this week during the double period. Tonight, please complete questions 8-13 on page 75 as a review. If you need the lesson notes from today, please download the attachment here.
6th Grade ILA- Simple Solutions Lesson 25, and read pages 5-14 in the Elements of Literature book.
7th Grade Social Studies- Read pages 103-107 and answer questions 1, 3, 4. If you did not hand in your timeline today, please make sure to have it tomorrow.
8th Grade ILA- Simple Solutions Lesson 26, and make sure that you have the three paragraphs about "The Wise Old Woman" done from Thursday.
8th grade Social Studies- Remember that the DRAFT of your Patriot's Pen essay (300-400 words typed) is due on Wednesday. Remember this is only a draft of the essay, and will be discussed in ILA (for both classes).
Homework Assignments
6th Grade SS- Complete questions 1-7 on page 75. We are going to have a chapter test next Thursday morning.
6th Grade ILA- Complete SSL24 and study the words from your word list in Word Wisdom.
7th Grade Social Studies- Continue to work on your timelines, due on Monday, and answer questions 1, 3, 4 on page 101 for Monday as well.
8th Grade ILA- (due Monday)- SSL25, page 33 in Word Wisdom, and write a 3 paragraph summary of "The Wise Old Woman" from your Elements of Literature book. Include what happened in the story (making sure to use the vocabulary for plot development), as well as what you think the moral of the story is.
The Homework for the Evening
6th Grade ILA- Simple Solutions Lesson 23 and page 32 in your Word Wisdom book.
6th Grade SS- Read pages 67-71 in your text book, and answer questions 1-4 on page 71.
8th Grade ILA- Read pages 5-12 in your Elements of Literature book, and complete Simple Solutions Lesson 24.
8th Grade Social Studies- Read pages 537-541 and answer questions 1, 3, 4, 5.
The Homework for Tonight Will Be…
6th Grade- Simple Solutions Lesson 22 and Word Wisdom pages 30 and 31.
7th Grade- Your timelines are due on Friday for your colonies. Attached is the list of who has what colony, there is also some basic info on there about some of the colonies.
8th Grade ILA- Simple Solutions Lesson 23