1. S CHEDULE  8:15-Prepare to Learn  8:30-Math-Tanner/Quashana (Sage-Test)  9:30-Lang. Arts  10:15-Housekeeping  10:30-Science  11:00-History  11:15-Work Hand In/Atom Essay Edit/Autobio. edit  12-12:30-Lunch  1:00-2:00-Study Hall Independent Study

2. 8 TH G RADE I NDEPENDENT S TUDY A SSIGNMENTS T2W3 D UE D ECEMBER 14 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  ____PE Option Signed by Parent  Grade______________  TW________________

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

4. 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

5. 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_______________

6. 8 TH G RADE L ANGUAGE A RTS T2-W EEK 3 Objectives: Students will….  Write an essay analyzing themes in this story  Understand how stage directions are used  Write a “How-To” Essay using appropriate transition words

7. N OVEL -O LD M AN AND THE S EA  Quiz

8. B ENCHMARK R EVIEW Themes  Sub…PPT???  Truths about life! Transitions Pg. 2-3  Transitions in Paragraphs  Rewrite last paragraph-Pg. 2  Check your Atom Essay for Transitions  Transitions in Sentences-Pg. 3

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

10. Your Turn To begin your exploration of recurring themes, look again at the list of themes. Then, think of traditional and contemporary works you have studied or read on your own. Think also of movies, plays, and TV shows you have seen. Analyze Recurring Themes Things may not always be what they seem. Wishes can have surprising consequences. You should treasure the good in your life. The gift of love can change a person.

11. W HAT IS THE THEME ? A. Step brothers and sisters are often challenging B. B. Good people will usually receive good things in return

12. M ORE B ENCHMARK Context  Pg. 4  Reading all that surrounds a word in order to determine meaning Figurative Language  Comparisons  Similes…uses like or as  He was as mad as a raging bull.  Metaphor…does not use like or as  He was a raging bull.  Idiom…sayings  “let sleeping dogs lie”

13. M ORE B ENCHMARK Subjects  Tells who or what the sentence is about  The students of Ramon Academy are doing a food drive. Predicates  Tell what the subject does or is  The students of Ramon Academy are doing a food drive.

14. A UTOBIOGRAPHY  Typed on drive  Teacher edit today at 11

15. N EW S TORY …A NNE F RANK P G. 294

16. 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 “The Diary of Anne Frank-Act 2” Pgs. 331-____. Do Focus Questions ____________  ____Literary Response and Analysis Questions Pg. ______  ____How To Essay  ____How To Worksheet  ____Reader Writer Notebook Pgs. _______________  ____ _____________________________________  Grade__________ TW__________  Beyond (Advanced and Extra Credit)  Research the Concentration Camps of WWII. Create a poster depicting the life these people led.

17. H OUSEKEEPING  Stamp  Grading  Headings

18. 8 TH G RADE P HYSICAL S CIENCE T2-W EEK 3 Objectives: Students will….  (Language Objective) Describe the difference between ionic and covalent bonds  Understand how to read and use a Lewis Dot Diagram  Understand how the valence electrons are involved in bonding of atoms

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

20. C H. 8 L ESSON 2-PPT  Ionic and Covalent bonding

21. P ERIODS AND G ROUPS  PPT

22. B ONDING V IDEO Howstuffworks.com Assignment Discovery: Bonds and Chemical Changes

23. Into/Through (All Students)  ____Read Ch. 8 Lesson 2 Pg. 165. Take Cornell Notes.  ____Do 8.2 Questions Pg. 171  ____Ionic/Covalent Bond Compare/Contrast Double Bubble  ____Worksheet Pgs. 8.2 ________________  ____Read “Salt” Pg. 172. Do Questions Pg. 173  _____Atom Model Due  Grade__________ TW__________  Beyond (Advanced and Extra Credit)  Make additional Atom Models  Grade___________ TW______________

24. 8 TH G RADE A MERICAN H ISTORY T2-W EEK 3 Objectives: Students will….  be able to describe the main inventions created during the Industrial Revolution  (Lang.) describe the effect of the invention of the Cotton Gin on the South  Describe what areas of the country believed in slavery and those that were against it

25. I NDUSTRIAL R EVOLUTION  The invention of different machines changed the way people worked

26. I NVENTIONSS THAT CHANGED A MERICA … Factory System Interchangeable Parts Steam Engine TelegraphCotton Gin Research… 1. tell what this invention was/did….. 2. Who invented it… 3. how it effected America…. 4. Print a picture of it

27. T HE C OTTON G IN B Y E LI W HITNEY How do you think this invention may have changed America? Think Pair Share

28. T HE S PREAD OF S LAVERY

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

30. Into/Through (All Students)  ____Read Ch. 11 Lesson 1 Pg. 341. Take Cornell Notes.  ____Do 11-1 Questions Pg. 345  ____Read Ch. 11 Lesson 2 Pg. 348. Take Cornell Notes.  ____Do 11-2 Questions Pg. 353  ____Workbook 11-1 and 11-2  ____Industrial Revolution Word Splash (Interchangeable Parts, steamboat, telegraph)  ____Cotton Gin Cause/Effect Map  _____2 Hours of Citizenship Due…..documented  Grade_______ TW______________  Beyond (Advanced and Extra Credit)  Research the Cotton Gin. Make a poster telling about the inventor, the machine and the effect it had on the south.

31. T ESTING /C ONFERENCE T IME Tests None To Do….  Teacher Edit of Atom Essay and Autobiographical Essay on computer (Thumb Drive)  Hand in work

32. 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

33. 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

34. 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

35. B ENCHMARK T EST Science Benchmark