1. S CHEDULE  See Sub Plans Independent Study

2. 8 TH G RADE …NO COMPUTERS!!  8 out of 10 computers not plugged in!  Computers stacked on top of each other!  Must earn priviledge back! 2 Weeks

3. 8 TH G RADE I NDEPENDENT S TUDY A SSIGNMENTS T2W12 D UE M ARCH 1 ST Name_______________________ Total Work Complete=___________ Mrssyfert.wikispaces.com dbusk@psusd.us 760-404-7289  Physical Education  5 PE Credits Due March 1  ____P.E Log-320 Minute  Grade______________  TW________________

4. C HAPTER 9 & 10 G EOMETRY Q UIZ

5. L ESSON 4-9  Click…icon  Click….computer  Open  1. Review square roots with Packet  2. Do 4-9 together

6. M ATH - Through (All Students)  ____Do go.hrw.com for lessons  Parent Signature____________________________ _____  ____Chapter 4 Lesson  Grade___________ TW_______________ Into (Below Grade Level or getting D/F)  _______Timed Multiplication Practice Activity Beyond…Extra Credit -Make a poster telling who Pythagoras was and what his theorem was used for. Objectives: Students will… -know how to find the square root of a number -know how to estimate “imperfect” square roots -Know how to use the Pythagorea n Theoram

7. 8 TH G RADE L ANGUAGE A RTS T2-W EEK 12 Objectives: Students will….  Understand the purpose and characteristics of Lyric Poems  Analyze idioms, analogies, metaphors, and similes  Analyze how Rhyming Patterns add to the musical quality of poems  Decide when to drop “e” or double consonants when adding suffixes to words

8. R EDO S YMBOLISM P OSTER - D UE F RIDAY Requirements: 1.Illustration 2.Definition of symbolism 3.Paragraph telling how Poe used symbolism 4.Title/Heading

9. P OETRY I NTRO -P G. 572 Powerpoint  Make notes on Budget Vocabulary Matrix  NOT EVERYTHING… you can finish at home!! Movie today!  Louder than a bomb

10. I NTO (S TRATEGIC S TUDENTS ) ____I NTERACTIVE R EADER A CTIVITIES FOR THIS WEEK ’ S STORY ____F LUENCY B UILDER A CTIVITIES (3 PER WEEK ADMINISTERED BY P ARENT ) Through (All Students)  ____*Read “Poems” Pgs. 582-587. Do Reader Writer Notebook  ____ Literary Response Q’s Pg. 588  ____Vocab Development Pg. 589  ____Read “Paul Revere” Pgs. 592-598. Do Questions Pg. 599  ____Suffix Spelling Worksheet  ____Song Rhythm Pattern Activity  ____Complete Poem Tree Map for Lyric and Narrative  *Study for Ch. 6 Test (Public Doc)  *Eye Poster Redo Due Friday  Grade__________ TW__________  Beyond (Advanced and Extra Credit)  Find an Epic poem to read and share with class

11. H OUSEKEEPING  Stamp  Grading  Headings  Note Check  Attendance Drawing  4 Day Week!  Happy Valentines Day!  Sub Next Week!  Water PE Article

12. 8 TH G RADE P HYSICAL S CIENCE T2-W EEK 12 Objectives: Students will….  Describe the difference between Velocity…and …Speed  Use the speed formula to solve problems involving distance, time and speed  Understand how graphs are used to represent data

13. Into/Through (All Students)  ____Read Ch. 12 Lesson 2. Take Cornell Notes WEEKLY  ____12-2 Questions Pg. 252  ____Read Ch. 12 Lesson 3. Take Cornell Notes.  ____12-3 Questions Pg. 257  ____PE Speed Questions  ____Worksheet 12.2 (Velocity…#1-10)  ____Investigation Manual 12A (Complete part 1…bring manual to class)  Grade__________ TW__________ Beyond-Do poster Pg. 238 (**Counts for PE too!!)

14. 8 TH G RADE A MERICAN H ISTORY T2-W EEK 12 Objectives: Students will….  (Lang.) Describe what caused the Republican Party formation  Know who Dred Scott was and what his case was about  Know who Abraham Lincoln was and what his views on slavery were  Know what led to the south “seceding” from the union

15. R ESEARCH P APER  Notecards…………Outline  I. Introduction/Thesis Paragraph (G)  II. Tribe Background (Y)  III. Indian Removal Act (Y)  IV. Effect of Act on Tribe (Y)  V. Tribe Today (Y)  VI. Conclusion (G) 1. Sources on plain side 2. 2. Notes on lined side

16. Into/Through (All Students)  ____Read Ch. 15 Lesson 3. Take Cornell Notes WEEKLY.  ____15-3 Questions Pg. 470  ____Read Ch. 15 Lesson 4. Take Cornell Notes.  ____15.4 Questions Pg. 475  ____Workbook 15.3 and 15.4  ____Republican Party/Map/Lincoln Activity Packet  ____Thesis Paragraph Due for Indian Report… Indian Report Due 3/1  Ch. 13 Powerpoint/packet Due 3/1 (Those with D/F on Ch. 13 Test)  4 Hours Community Service Due March 1  Grade_______ TW______________  Beyond (Advanced and Extra Credit)  Do a Cause/Effect Map based on one of the reformers from Chapter 14  Powerpoint of Reformers

17. T ESTING /C ONFERENCE T IME Tests History Ch. 14

18. S LOPE  Algebra Module