1. 7 th Grade Independent Study Assignments Due Feb. 3 Trimester 2 Week 8 Instructor: Mrs. Darci Syfert-Busk

2. Schedule 8:15-8:30-Prepare packets/Obtain materials 8:30-9-Feedback and Review Planning 9-10-Math 10-Restroom/Health Break 10:10-10:45-Social Studies /Science 10:45-11:15-Language Arts 11:15-11:30-Computer Lab 11:30-12:00-Testing/Teacher Conferencing 12-12:30-Parent Meetings 12:30-1-PE 1-Lunch 12-2- Probation Study Hall

3. Ch. 4 Review Practice Test Pg. 217 Test today

4. Benchmark Review Negative Exponents Multiply + and _ Exponents Divide Exponents Raise the power of an exponent Fractions with exponents Conversion of millimeters to centimeters Conversion from inches to feet Scientific Notation Pythagorean Theorum Inequalities

5. Math Benchmark #2 Good Luck! Will go over this week’s lesson if there is time at the end.

6. Math Objectives Know how to find points on a coordinate plane Know how to use an algebraic expression with interchangeable variables Understand how to use and figure rates Understand ratios

7. 7 th Grade Independent Study T2 Week 8 Due: Feb. 3 TW=_______% Name____________ P.E. -5 PE Credits due by March 1 -Holidays 2/8 and 2/15 _____PE Log Grade______ TW________ Math ____Ch. 5 Study Guide Pg. 262-264 (stop on #27) ____Ch. 7 Lesson 1 Pg. 324-325 ____Ch. 7 Lesson 2 Pg. 328-329 ____Workbook Lessons 7.1 and 7.2 ____www.go.hrw.com Lessons 7-1 and 7.2 Parents MUST SIGN!! Parent Sign.____________ Study for Ch. 5 Test Grade__________ TW____________

8. Housekeeping! Redo Tests after class until A + PE Field Credits….5 by March 1 2 week break!! See ya in January! Where are the Compass/Fireworks Projects…only Eddie’s in?? Grade/Packet History Language Arts Science Math PE Assignment Sheet

9. Californian’s Tale Quiz 1. How would you describe the cabin. A. Drab, but comfortable. B. Sparsely furnished C. Warm and inviting 2. What was the wife’s character like? A. Nervous and scared B. Caring, loving and liked by all 3. Why did the neighbors come to visit the man? A. To read the letter B. Help him through a tough time C. All of the above 4. Why did Joe not want the visitor to take the drink off the plate? A. It had poison in it B. It was is drink C. It had sleeping medication in it 5. Where was his wife? A. Visiting her parents B. Dead C. In town getting supplies

10. Story “A Californians Tale” Standards Foreshadowing What foreshadows that the wife was dead? Characterization Word Study Share

11. Character Traits Worksheet Complete for YOU! If you were a character in your story….what would your character traits be? Home Work… The Wife What were her character traits?

12. Mark Twain Samuel Clemens Grew up exploring the Mississippi River Smart! Gave him his future Fearless…like his characters! He was his characters

13. Robin Hood Steals from the rich…. Gives to the poor (Movie out May 14) Read 1 Chapter of each book…. We will decide next week.

14. New reading…”Valediction” Poem Pg. 220 A farewell to love…. An ode to loss…. Test next week! Standards for next benchmark

15. Language Arts Objectives This Week: Know what character traits are and how authors use them to make stories interesting Know what adverbs are and how to use them Know how foreshadowing is used in stories

16. Language Arts-T2 Week 8 ASSIGNMENTS:  ______Read “Valedicion” Pg. 220. Do Questions.  ______Read Ch. 1 and Ch. 2 of “Mark Twain.” Write a summary for each.  ______Character Trait Assignment Pg. 223 (Descriptive Essay)  ______Review and Assess Questions Pg. 221  ______Integ. Lang. Pg. 222  ______Selection Support pg. 71,72, 74  Study for Californians Tale Test  Grade_______  TW_________

17. The Reproduction of Flowering Plants Workbook Graphic Ovule Pistil Filament Petal

18. Did you remember what you learned? Search parts of a flower interactive Click on www.botany.uwc.ac.zawww.botany.uwc.ac.za Color your flower

19. Genetically Modified Food Essay www.myaccess.com

20. Science Benchmark Review Define Mitosis Phenotype Genotype Allele Chromosome Sexual Reproduction DNA Gene Differentiation Ovule Know! What does Mitosis produce? Type? Where are chromosomes found? Who did they come from in humans? Draw DNA. A gene…What is it made of?

21. Compare/Contrast Sexual Reproduction Involves a sperm and an egg Animals More differences in offspring 50/50 chance…boy/girl A Mom and Dad 46 chromosomes from each 23/23 1 set alleles Asexual Reproduction Involves splitting of a single cell Mitosis in cells Very few differences in offspring Identical offspring From 1 source- Differentiation Same genes….use different ones (kidney cell/lung cell)

22. Science Punnet Squares Pg. 179 Packet www.biology/clc.uc.edu/Co urse/Bio105/geneprobe Probability Pg. 180 ¼=25% Top divided by bottom

23. Science Jeopardy Good luck! Open Note…open review sheet

24. Science Main Objectives This Week: Know how flowering plants reproduce Know the functions of each part of a flower Know how Genetically Modified food is made

25. Science

26. Medieval Europe Killing in the name of God????

27. Feudalism JapanEurope

28. World History Main Objectives This Week: -Understand what life was like in medieval Europe -Know what feudalism is -Know how Japanese and European Feudalism is the same and different

29. History-T2 Week 8 Assignments:  _____Feudalism Compare/Contrast Double Bubble (Pg. 312)  _____Ch. 9 Reading Guide Pages  _____Ch. 9 Workbook Pages  _____Ch. 9 Review Questions Pg. 314  Study for Ch. 9 Test  Watch a movie set in medieval times (Knight, Robin Hood, etc) by Feb. 1  Grade_____  TW______

30. Testing Conferencing Science Benchmark Conferencing Essays

31. New Spelling Pg. 12 Gu=“gw” Anguish languish

32. Spelling Rules When ending a “Y” and adding a Suffix: 1. When there is a consonant + a y=drop the Y chang to I Soggy + er=soggier 2. When there is a vowel + a y=stay the same -employ + ing=employing

33. Grammar-More Nouns Pg. 12 Common Noun Dog Teacher Student school Proper Nouns Cody Mrs. Syfert Omar Ramon Academy