Assignments

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ATTENTION:

ALL ASSIGNMENTS WILL NOW BE POSTED ON YOUR CLASSLINK.

Week of Dec. 4

Monday: Begin Grammar Packet/Daily Reading (Due Friday)

Tues: Spelling Bee

Wed.: Begin "A Christmas Carol" - (see link at left and assignment on Classlink)

Please listen to the recording as well: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sodDpeEX47U

Th: Read Stave 1 (complete State 1 questions on Classlink - Due Friday)

Fri: Turn in DRP and Grammar packets

Sun: Turn in America's Heroes essay on Classlink (required for 6th grade - extra credit for 7th/8th)

Civics:

Complete Chapt 12 questions (Mon/Tues)

Read DBQ Propoganda

Complete project: Presentation Friday (BOC)

Begin Chapter 3 as time permits

American History:

Complete Valley Forge packet (Mon.), essay plan (Wed.) and essay (Fri.)

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Week of November 27

LA: Work on Grammar, Vocab, Spelling, Reading

Vocab/Spelling test Friday

Grammar and reading packets graded Friday

EXTRA Credit Essay - Veteran/Hero - due Dec. 13.

Civics: Chapter 12

Lessons 1 and 2 - Respond to questions on board

Grade Friday

American History

Chapter 6 test Tuesday (over Lessons 1 and 2)

Begin Valley Forge: Would You Have Quit

Background and Prebucketing page due Friday (BOC)

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Week of November 6

LA: Mon/Tues Review all Editing Packets/Tests.

Review thesis statements and how to write a thesis statement.

Review planning the essay and plan an essay.

Test Friday over thesis statement and plan.

Civics:

Chapt 11 - Lesson 2 Questions 2, 4, and 5 (Due EOC Monday)

Go online and fill out a Voter Registration form (don't submit)

Complete 1-6 on page 323

Read DBQ: Should Americans Be Required to Vote? pg 171

Debate on Tuesday.

Read DBQ: Should Electoral College be Abolished?

Debate Thursday

Read and complete a cartoon based on Propoganda.

American History

Monday/Tuesday - Read Chapter 5, Lesson 4

Compare 1st and 2nd Continental Congress

Wednesday- Read Chapter 6

Friday - (Possible Test over Chapter 6)

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Week of Oct. 30

-- Middle School Elections are Oct. 31 --

Please review the following website to become informed about political parties, their platforms, and their candidates: actorgirl3.wixsite.com/o-a-c

Then, write a brief description which party you believe presented their information the best.

Keep this in mind when you listen to speeches and cast your vote later today. It is up to you to make your vote meaningful!

Language Arts

6th Grade: Hammurabi's Code outline due Monday. Essay due Tuesday at the beginning of class.

7th/8th Grade: Monday - begin planning essay about the 100th Anniversaryof WWI (Daughters of the American Revolution contest)

SOURCES

Background

http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-i/world-war-i-history

Interviews and Outcomes

www.bl.uk/world-war-one/themes/civilians

www.telegraph.co.uk/history/world-war-one/10681656/Unseen-interviews-with-WW1-veterans-recount-the-horrors-of-the-trenches.html

American Women in the War

www.socialstudies.org/sites/default/files/publications/se/5802/580206.html

LOTS AND LOTS OF INFO: http://www.nea.org/tools/lessons/60040.htm

Tuesday: Editing test quiz

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Week of Oct. 23

LA - Review Editing Tests

Review Essays

6th Grade - Begin Hammurabi's Code Essay

Tuesday - work on Introductory Paragraph

Wednesday - Work on Plan

Thursday - Work on Outline

Friday - Begin Writing Essay

Full essay due next Monday. Must be handwritten neatly on notebook paper.

Civics -

Here is the timeline for your 3rd Party Website

Friday – Oct. 27 - Speeches – (written)

Friday – Oct. 27 - Websites due

Monday – Oct. 30 – Begin Publicity Campaign

Tuesday – Oct. 31 – Middle School Election

Friday – Nov. 3 – School Assembly

Nov. 6^th and 7^th – Election – Voting (in individual classrooms)

Week of Oct. 16

LA -

Monday: Essays Due 7th/8th

Thursday: Editing Test

Complete Scootpad placement tests for ELA and LA

Friday: Essays Due (6th)

Civics

Chapter 10: Political Parties

Monday - grade Lesson 1 (1-6)

Tuesday - Complete Lesson 2 (2, 3, and 4)

Wednesday - Complete Activities 1-4

Thursday - Present activities (Moved to Friday)- Grade Lesson 2

Friday- Present Activities

Begin Election project next week.

American History

Monday: Grade Chapter 4 - Lesson 1 (2 & 4), Analyzing Literature (1-3), and Lesson 2 (1-4)

Tuesday: Complete Lessons 3 and 4. Outline sections.

Wednesday: Finish grading and discuss the expansion of the British, Spanish and French empires around the world in the 1700s.

Thursday: Review Chapter 4

Friday: Chapter 4 Test *MOVED TO NEXT MONDAY

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Oct. 6 and Oct. 10-13

LA:

All Classes: Editing and Writing

EDITING: Complete Editing Packet (Lessons 1-4) by the beginning of class Tuesday.

6th grade will review on Thursday.

TEST over editing on Friday.

WRITING: Read and mark evidence in documents. Plan essay STEP-BY-STEP, according to the 7-Steps to Essay Planning (see link at left)

Please answer the questions asked in the documents. That will be a classwork grade.

Plans will be a test grade. They are due at the beginning of class on Thursday. We will write an essay after that.

Essays will be turned in Friday at the end of class.

CIVICS

Friday, Oct. 6

Chapter 5, The Constitution

Read Lesson 1 and answer question #4 on Page 121

Read Lesson 2 and answer questions #4 and 5 on Page 129

Tuesday

Read Lessons 3 and answer Questions 1-4

Read Lessons 4 and answer Questions 1, 3 and 5

Wednesday

With a partner - Complete Activity 3 on page 142

Open Book Test Thursday

Friday - Begin Chapter 10 Political Parties Lesson 1 (1-6)

AMERICAN HISTORY

Friday, Oct. 6

Test of Early Colonies (Open Book, Open Notes, NOT OPEN INTERNET/GOOGLE!!)

Tuesday:

Begin Chapter 4: Life in the American Colonies -

Lesson 1 (2 & 4)

AND Analyzing Literature on page 97 (1-3)

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Week of Oct 2

ALL CLASSES - MAP TESTING TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY

Begin Editing Packets Wednesday

Intermediate Typing due next Monday

6th Grade: Vinny/Joe-Boy Essay

Character Trait Table due Monday

Outline Due Tuesday

Essay due Wednesday - Handwritten on notebook paper. Test Grade.

See links at left for ideas: How to Plan an Essay; How to Write and Essay; and Vinny/Joe-Boy Example

7th Grade

Constitution/DBQ Essay due BOC Wednesday

8th Grade

Test Wednesday over Early British Colonies

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Week of Sept. 25

LA:

6th Grade:

TYPING : Intermediate Typing Lessons are due by Oct. 9

BrainPop Homework (above)

Monday: Students will review Parts of Speech Tests

Tuesday - Friday - Begin working on an essay about comparison and contrast of the character traits of Vinny and Joe Boy.

Friday: HOMEWORK: This is part of the 7 steps to Essay Planning (link at left):

Complete the table of evidence and discussion for the character trait prompt "Compare and contrast the character traits of Vinny and Joe Boy." (See example below)

***EXAMPLE***

Prompt restated as a question: What are the similarities and differences in the characters of V and JB?

Vinny: respectful, follower/insecure (at first), sensitive

Joe Boy: disrespectful (jokes about dead boy), independent (boastful, daring/reckless), and insensitive (teases people, rude)

JB and Vinny: courageous/brave, confident (JB entire time, but V at end)

First part of thesis: Vinny and Joe Boy have many differences, but also some similarities.

Entire thesis: The obvious differences between Vinny and Joe Boy are that Vinny is a follower and is sensitive. However, both boys are courageous and confident in their own ways.

Characteristics/Traits

Line(s)

Evidence

Cite evidence from the text: use quotations

Discussion

Discuss how this evidence shows the character trait.

V - follower

JB – not a follower

V – sensitive

JB – not sensitive

V and JB courageous

V and JB confident

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7th/8th:

Monday: Begin working on essay

Tuesday: Review Grammar Tests

Wed - Friday - Work on Essay / Presentations (8th)

TYPING : Intermediate Typing Lessons are due by Oct. 9

BrainPop Homework (above)

Civics:

Monday - Review homework: Documents A and B in the Declaration of Independence DBQ

Complete Documents C & D

Tuesday - Review Documents C and D and respond to DBQ question.

Complete Background and Docs A and B in Constitution DBQ

Wednesday - Grade Tuesday work.

We will begin a DBQ essay this week.

HOMEWORK: DBQ outline due Monday.

American History:

Complete Jamestown essay

Monday: Review plan begin introductory paragraph (typed in ClassLink - due Tuesday beginning of class)

Tuesday/Wednesday: Review introductory paragraphs and begin Body Paragraph Lesson (body paragraphs are to be typed in ClassLink - at least one is due Thursday end of class)

Thursday: Share and review body paragraphs. We will complete a lesson on writing a conclusion. Essays are due at the beginning of class Friday (typed and turned in on ClassLink)

Friday: We will finish Early British Colonies presentations. Present Monday.

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Week of Sept. 18

LA:

6th: Monday/Tuesday Oral reading of select writing prompt

Wed/Thurs: MAP testing (replacement of DEA)

Friday: Parts of Speech Test

7th/8th: Review quiz over metaphors, similes, symbols, hyperbole, irony, personification.

DGP: the man sprang for his throat but buck was too quick for him (Due Friday)

Friday: Grammar Test over parts of speech, sentence parts, phrases, clauses, sentence type, sentence purpose.

CIVICS

Monday - Wednesday: Civics360 Constitution

Due Tuesday via ClassLink: This assignment is offered to offset your test score for Historical Documents. This lesson provides a review of the documents and has fill in portion that you are to answer. Please type (Google Docs is fine) or handwrite your answer to questions as you work through the assignment.

http://www.floridastudents.org/PreviewResource/StudentResource/102484

Thursday Homework: Complete questions/answers in DBQ:

Homework: Due Monday: Respond to questions for Documents A and B in the Declaration of Independence DBQ

AMERICAN HISTORY

Why did so many settlers die in early Jamestown?

Monday: Review DBQ documents A - E

Tuesday: Family Tree Presentations

Wednesday: Complete review of DBQ documents

Thursday: Begin planning essay

Friday: Complete essay plan (to be reviewed beginning of class on Monday)

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Week of Sept. 11 (*School cancelled Monday due to Hurricane Irma)

6th Grade: "The Ravine" questions. (Question 1 due beginning of class on Wednesday; 2-6 due Friday)

Complete Brainpop and Typing. (see above)

DGP Sentence #3 due Friday: did each of the girls in class write her own song

7th/8th Grade:

Review Story Elements

Complete Brainpop and Typing. (see above)

DGP Sentence #3 due Friday: did each of the girls in class write her own song

Thru the lens of lyrics, identify metaphors, similes, symbols, hyperbole (exaggeration), personification, irony, cliche, point of view.

TEST Friday.

CIVICS:

Create Important Dates in History - Timeline

Complete review of important documents: Magna Carta, Mayflower Compact, English Bill of Rights, Declaration of Independence, (Common Sense by Thomas Payne), Articles of Confederation, Constitution, U.S. Bill of Rights.

Test Friday over documents/timeline

This assignment is offered to offset your test score for Historical Documents. This lesson provides a review of the documents and has fill in portion that you are to answer. Please type (Google Docs is fine) or handwrite your answer to questions as you work through the assignment.

http://www.floridastudents.org/PreviewResource/StudentResource/102484

7th and 8th Grade HAVE A MAJOR PROJECT DUE SEPTEMBER 20th: "MY FAMILY TREE"

AMERICAN HISTORY:

Tuesday: Read pages 44 thru 55 in softcover book "Succeeding in Early U.S. History"

Wednesday: Test over material on Wednesday

Begin a Map of the U.S.

Wed - Next Monday: Complete the DBQ "Jamestown: Why Did So Many Settlers Die?" (Answers to Background Questions due Friday at the beginning of class).

DBQ Docs A-E Due Monday

7th and 8th Grade HAVE A MAJOR PROJECT DUE SEPTEMBER 20th: "MY FAMILY TREE"

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Week of September 5 (*School cancelled Friday due to Hurricane Irma)

6th Grade: Begin reading "The Ravine" and respond to questions.

Complete Brainpop, DGP, and Typing. (see above)

DGP Sentence: the blue corvette sped quickly down the street and disappeared.\

7th/8th Grade:

Review Story Elements

Complete Brainpop, DGP, and Typing. (see above)

DGP Sentence: the blue corvette sped quickly down the street and disappeared.\

*Bring in your favorite song lyrics (printed out)

7th and 8th Grade HAVE A MAJOR PROJECT DUE SEPTEMBER 20th:

"MY FAMILY TREE"

CIVICS:

Create Important Dates in History - Timeline

AMERICAN HISTORY:

Complete and present group project

Begin Chapt 3 in new textbook

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Week of August 28

LA:

Brainpop More Parts of Speech (Complete by Sept. 3)

Interjections

Personal Pronouns

Subject and Predicate

Tenses

Verbs and Their Objects

TYPING

Lessons T,S, and L through Beginner Review 2 (Complete by Sept. 3)

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Week of August 21

LANGUAGE ARTS

Typing: J,F.and Space; U, R and K; DEI; CGN; Beginner Review

Due Sunday, August 27 (This is part of a major project that will conclude with the completion of the Beginner Section)

Brainpop Parts of Speech (on left) due Sunday, August 27 (This is a homework grade)

DGP - We are beginning Daily Grammar Practice this week. You will have daily bell ringer activities beginning next week.

Story Graph - Complete a story graph for Horton Hears a Who. (Due EOC Friday)

CIVICS

Chapter 4: The American Colonies and Their Government

Lesson 1 (Due BOC Tuesday)

(copy the statement below in your journal)

* Ancient peoples and the great thinkers of the Enlightenment influenced how the Founders shaped our government in ways that still affect us today.

1. What is a democracy?

2. Describe the history of the development of democracy (including Greek and Roman origins) and the different types of democracy. This should be broken down into Ancient Democracies/Early English Influences/The English Bill of Rights. (If you bullet point, use full sentences to make your points)

3. Discuss why there were struggles between monarchies/patrician rule and democracy from around 500 B.C. to the mid 1700s.

4. Draw a table listing the prominent Enlightment thinkers (see page 89). Add to the table in the places the belong the terms of social contract, natural rights, and separation of power.

5. Describe how the first English colonies were shaped by earlier ideas about democracy and government - include enlightenment ideas.

6. What are some advantages and disadvantages of direct and representative democracies?

Lesson 2: (Due Thursday)

1. Where did the colonists who settled in England's American colonies come from?

2. What were main reasons people in these groups came to American colonies?

3. Why did people come to the colonies as indentured servants?

4. Make a table like the one below (except much bigger):

Colonial Life

Colony

Climate/Geography

Occupations

Religion

Other Unique

Qualities

The New England Colonies

Middle Colonies

Southern Colonies

5. Draw a map of the 13 original colonies (copy from page 95).

6. Describe the history of Colonial Government from the early 1600s to the mid 1700s.

Lesson 3 (Due EOC Friday)

__Write the following sentence in your journal: The events that led American colonists to declare independence from Britain affected the choice they made about a new government.

__ Write "One event was the Great Awakening." Describe the Great Awakening.

__ Write "Another was the French and Indian War." Describe the war.

__ Write "Other things that led to a declaration of independence were new laws and taxes." Explain.

__ Complete Geography Connection on Page 99

__ Write: "Colonial dissatisfaction grew because ..." and complete this thesis with information from pages 100 and 101

__ Write: The American Colonies took steps towards independence by creating the First Continental Congress, the Second Continental Congress, and the Declaration of Independence."

__ Complete a well-written paragraph discussing each of the following: the First Continental Congress, the Second Continental Congress, and the Declaration of Independence.

AMERICAN HISTORY

**QUIZ over Continents and Oceans Friday

Chapter 1

Section 2 (1, 2, 4, 5, 6, and 7) Due EOC Wednesday.

Section 3 Assignment: (Due EOC Thursday)

Write this statement in your jouranl:

While Native Americans were developing diverse cultures and civilizations, other civilizations thrived in Europe, Africa, and Asia.

Answer these questions in your journal:

1. In one well-written paragraph, describe the Muslim link in trade.

2. In one well-written paragraph, describe the African link in trade

3. In one well-written paragraph, describe the East Asian link in trade.

Page 20 (Due EOC Friday)

Write the following in your journals

Global Trade in the 15th Century:

For centuries, merchants and traders used land and sea routes to travel between Europe, Africa, and Asia. Before the first European voyages to the Americas, a global trading network linked the major civilizations of three continents. Gold and salt moved east from Africa while silk and spices moved west from China and India.

When Columbus sailed west from Spain in 1492, he opened up a new era in global trade. Prior to Columbus's voyage, the Americas were isolated from the flow of goods and ideas that connected Europe, Africa, and Asia. After 1492, the old trade networks expanded across an ocean to a new world of resources.

Then write a paragraph describing how West Aftrican gold might trave to China (pages 20-21)

Section 4 (Due BOC Monday, August 28)

__ Write: Through migration and trade, Europeans, Africans, and Asians exchanged goods, inventions, and ideas.

__ Write the Focus Question: What major influences shaped European civilization?

__ In two well-written paragraphs, describe the Judea-Christian Tradition

__ In two well-written paragraphs, define and describe the Greek and Roman Tradition

__ Define and describe the Middle Ages

__ Define and describe the Crusades

__ Define and describe the Renaissance

__ Define and describe the Reformation

__ Explain how Henry the Navigator helped provide leadership for the new age of exploration. Include years.

__ Write: When Vasco da Gama travel from Portugual to India, he opened the way for European sailors to readch far-flung corners of the globe.

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Week of August 14

LA - Preassessments in grammar, reading, editing, etc.

Read and dissect "Horton Hears a Who" - poetry, rhyme, meter, story plot,

Typing: J,F.and Space; U, R and K; DEI; CGN; Beginner Review

Due Sunday, August 27

Brainpop Parts of Speech (on left) due Sunday, August 27

CIVICS

Group Project: My Country (describe founding principles, Enlightenment ideas and ways you will prevent tyranny)

Begin Chapter 4 - Class discussion about enlightenment ideas and the Founding Fathers. Discuss ideas in and reasons for the Declaration of Independence.

AMERICAN HISTORY

Chapter 1: Early American History

Examine the civilizations of the Mayans and Incas.

Complete Lesson 1, questions 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, and 7. (Due end of class Friday 8/18 - we will grade Monday).