1. S CHEDULE  8:15-Prepare to Learn  8:30-Math  9:30-Lang. Arts  10:00-Housekeeping  10:10-History  10:30-Science Benchmark/Note Check  11:00-Science  11:45-L.A. Test/Work Hand In  12-12:30-Lunch  1:00-2:00-Study Hall Independent Study

2. 8 TH G RADE I NDEPENDENT S TUDY A SSIGNMENTS T2W1 D UE N OVEMBER 30 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________________

3. B ENCHMARK 1  Good Luck

4. WEBSITE  Go.hrw.com  Use code on each lesson from book  Example: mt8ca 2-9

5. M ATH - Through (All Students)  ____go.hrw.com Lessons __________  __________________Parent Signature  ____Ch. ___ Lesson ___  ____Fractions Packet (as marked)  ____Homework Practice Workbook Lessons _____  Beyond (Advanced and Extra Credit)  ____Do go.hrw.com lesson 1-9. Do Guided Practice for lesson 6 with 100%.  Grade_____________ TW_______________ Into (Below Grade Level or getting D/F)  _______Timed Multiplication Practice Activity

6. M ATH -S AGE O BJECTIVES : S TUDENTS W ILL : -S IMPLIFY P OLYNOMIALS - MULTIPLY P OLYNOMIALS - Through (All Students)  ____go.hrw.com Lessons __________  __________________Parent Signature  ____Ch. __ Lesson __  ____Workbook Pgs. ________________  Grade_____________ TW_______________

7. 8 TH G RADE L ANGUAGE A RTS T1-W EEK 12 Objectives: Students will….  Identify themes in literature

8. M RS. F LOWERS AND A S HOT T EST C H. 2 T EST  Good luck

9. C H. 3 P RE -T EST  PPT

10. T HEME Think of a movie or book that had a strong impact on you. Truths About Life

11. A UTOBIOGRAPHY  Typed by next week  Rubric  Teacher edit

12. N OVEL -O LD M AN AND THE S EA  Earnest Hemingway  Video if we have time…or next week

13. 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 “Camp Harmony” Pg. 384. Do Focus Questions A-H.  ____Read “In Response…” Pg. 394. Do Literary Response and Analysis Questions Pg. 395  ____Read Pgs. 20-25 of “Old Man and the Sea.” Be ready for quiz.  Grade__________ TW__________  Beyond (Advanced and Extra Credit)  Write a persuasive essay about what makes a “Good U.S. Citizen”  Find a book by Maya Angelou. Bring to class.

14. H OUSEKEEPING  Stamp  Grading  Headings   **Next Week….  Hike at 10  Hand In at 1

15. 8 TH G RADE A MERICAN H ISTORY T2-W EEK 1 Objectives: Students will….  Discuss Jefferson’s Foreign Policy  Know what caused the Battle of Tippecanoe

16. C ITIZENSHIP P ROJECT  Who are you volunteering for?  Articles

17. N OTE C HECK Left-Vocab/Main IdeasRight-Definitions/Details

18. W ESTWARD E XPANSION www.howstuffwo rks.com www.howstuffwo rks.com Assignment Discovery: The Beginnings of Lewis and Clark Expedition

19. L OUISIANA T ERRITORY Map Activity

20. Into/Through (All Students)  ____Read Ch. 10 Lesson 3 Pg. 326. Take Cornell Notes.  ____Do 10-1 Questions Pg. 329  Beyond (Advanced and Extra Credit)  Make a poster displaying the route that Lewis and Clark took; Character Analysis of Lewis, Clark and Sacajawea; and short essay telling about the journey  Find a video on the internet discussing the Lewis and Clark Expedition. Present to class.

21. 8 TH G RADE P HYSICAL S CIENCE T2-W EEK 1 Objectives: Students will….  (Language Objective) Explain what a “valence electron” is  Describe what the different groups on the periodic table are  Know the properties of the different groups of elements on the periodic table

22. C H. 7 L ESSON 2-PPT  What is a valence electron?  How are the elements grouped on a Periodic Table?

23. A TOM Q UIZ (10 P TS.)  Valence Electrons  Number of Electrons in outer orbital  Show me the atom and the number of valence electrons in it

24. W EBSITE  Sage  www.

25. T EST …..P ART 1  Pick 10 Questions you will do next week

26. Into/Through (All Students)  ____Periodic Table Group Handout  ____Valence Electrons Handout  Grade__________ TW__________  Beyond (Advanced and Extra Credit)  Make Atom Models  Grade___________ TW______________

27. T ESTING /C ONFERENCE T IME Tests L.A. Benchmark handed in To Do….  Hand in Tests  Hand in work  Graded as marked  PE form signed  Stamped Sample

28. M ATH O BJECTIVES : S TUDENTS W ILL : -A DD AND S UBTRACT WITH UNLIKE DENOMINATORS - A DD, SUBTRACT, MULTIPLY AND DIVIDE FRACTIONS - Through (All Students)  ____go.hrw.com Lessons __________  __________________Parent Signature  ____Ch. ___ Lesson ___  ____Fractions Packet (as marked)  ____Homework Practice Workbook Lessons _____  Beyond (Advanced and Extra Credit)  ____Do go.hrw.com lesson 1-9. Do Guided Practice for lesson 6 with 100%.  Grade_____________ TW_______________ Into (Below Grade Level or getting D/F)  _______Timed Multiplication Practice Activity

29. P HYSICAL S CIENCE …. WHAT IS IT ? ( WWW. HOWSTUFFWORKS. COM “T HE U NIVERSE AND IT ’ S F UTURE ”) WWW. HOWSTUFFWORKS. COM From Atom……To universe

30. R ELATIVE C HARACTERIZATION A SSIGNMENT  Describe a relative in detail  Use “character traits” not physical descriptions  Describe what you admire about them  Describe what “motivates” them

31. B ENCHMARK T EST Science Benchmark