SS
1. Read and outline chapter 25. Due 5/14
2. Conduct research on leaders in the 20th and 21st centuries. Bring in at least 3 pages of research on Wednesday
3. Create a Venn Diagram comparing and contrasting a dictator with another leader due Wednesday
4. Why was the Cold War called the Cold War? Due Friday.
Homework for the week of 4/15
ELA
1. Prepare for debate/essay Due the Tuesday we come back from break
2. Create a one pager for LOTF due Friday
3. Complete this week’s Common Lit (Do not answer the first short answer for “A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings). Due Thursday
4. Book reports are due by Thursday
SS
1. Study for the test on WWII
2. Complete the SS Common Lit
Homework for the week of 4/8
ELA
1. Complete the vocabulary list for chapters 6-12. Due Friday
2. Complete all Common Lit by Friday
3. Complete the Google Form for Chapters 4-12
4. Begin Essay. Due 4/18
SS
1. United Nations project due on Thursday
2. What role did women play in WWII? Due Friday
3. How did the Navajo Code Talkers impact WWII? Due Friday
4. What role did D Day play in the war? Due Friday
Homework for the week of 3/25
ELA
1. Complete this week’s commonlit due Friday
2. Imagine that you were on the island with the boys. Write a 3 paragraph journal entry responding to the rescue ship situation. Due Friday.
3. Imagine that you are one of the hunters. Decorate a mask template that shows how you want the world to see you. You can only use the colors used in the book. This will be collected on Friday.
SS
1. Read and outline chapter 24 Due Friday
2. We will have a test on the Great Depression on Thursday
Homework for the week of 3/18
SS All homework is to be sent in one Google Doc by Friday. Label each part of the document
1. Which New Deal program do you think was the most important? Why? Due Friday
2. Do you think the government had a responsibility to help during the Great Depression? Explain due Friday
3. What are Hoovervilles? Due Friday
4. What New Deal programs are still around today? Due Friday
5. Do you think FDR was justified in trying to pack the Supreme Court? Due Friday
ELA
1. Complete the vocabulary activity for chapters 3,4, and 5. Due 3/25
2. Complete this week’s Common Lit
3. You have 3 days after we finish chapter 3 to finish the form for chapters 1-3
4. Which group would you have been a part of? Why? Due Friday
5. I Ready
Homework for the week of 3/11
ELA
1. Complete LOTF vocab list for chapters 1-2 Due Wednesday
2. Watch the power video. Complete the “Think” activities on a seperate piece of paper. Due Friday
3. Complete all Common Lit by 3/18
4. I Ready
SS
1. Watch all videos in the GD folder. Take notes on each video
2. Passport pages
3. Prepare for final word on Friday
4. Compare and contrast the way that Hoover and FDR responded to the Great Depression. Due 3/18
Homework for the week of 3/4
ELA
1. Get a copy of Lord of the Flies by next Monday
2. Road Not Taken paired passage. Due 3/11
3. I Ready
4. 1920's test on Friday
SS
1. Work on your 1920’s project
2. Work on your Butler Act project.
3. Read and outline chapter 23. Due 3/11
4. Work on your exit project
Homework for the week of 2/25
SS
1.Read and passage map Scopes papers. Complete all questions by Friday
2. Read and outline chapter 22. Due3/4
3. Read and passage map the following:
Complete the graphic organizer
http://americainclass.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Radio-FollowUp-Assignment.pdf
Due Friday
4. Bring in 1 article in favor of the internet and 1 article against it. Due Friday
5. 1920’s project
ELA
1. Frost project
2. Book reports are due on Friday
3. Study for the 1920’s test next week
4. I Ready
5. Vocabulary work due 3/5
Homework for the week of 2/11
ELA
1. Read “If it is Square”. Take notes due Wednesday
2. Sonnet project (I will explain in class)
3. I Ready
4. Work on your exit project
SS
1. Compare and contrast the Treaty of Versailles and the 14 Points. Due Friday
2. Work on the awards show
Homework for the week of 2/4
1. Study for next week’s midterm
2. Work on WWI project
3. We will be having a Socratic Seminar on Friday about the Treaty of Versailles. Gather at least 2 pages of evidence
4. Passport pages due on Friday
5. Work on your exit project
ELA
1. Complete 1 lesson in I Ready (at least 45 minutes) by Friday
2. Read through each poem in the packet. Annotate each poem, paying specific attention to figurative language and form. Due Friday
3. Research each poet in our packet. Due Friday
Homework for the week of 1/28
SS
1. Read and annotate US entry papers. We will be having a Socratic Seminar on Thursday
2. Research 3 battles won by the allies and 3 lost by the allies. Due Friday
3. How did WWI end? 1 paragraph due Friday
4. Work on your exit project
ELA
1. Essay (I will explain in class)
2. Have a copy of Harlem Renaissance Poetry by Friday
3. Read the sonnet essay. Why was the sonnet important to McKay? How does a Shakespearean sonnet differ from a Petrarchan sonnet?
5. Watch the Harlem Renaissance Crash Course video. Take notes. Due Friday
Homework for the week of 1/21
SS
1. Complete the trenches worksheets. Due Friday
2. What made WWI so deadly? Use information from the trenches and weapons powerpoint. Due Friday
3. Look through the Underage Soldiers link. Take notes to use in a discussion on Friday.
ELA
1. There is no I Ready homework this week.
2. Bring in 4 pages of research for your debate topic by Friday
3. Complete all common lit by Friday.
Homework for the week of 1/14
SS
1. We will be engaging in a final word protocol on Friday. The topic is “Could WWI have been prevented?” Gather evidence to support your claim. I expect at least 2 pages of research on the issue.
2. Design a class project for WWI (I will explain this in class)
3. Work on your imperialism project
4. Work on your exit project
ELA
1. Complete the Vocabulary assignment by 1/25
2. Design a class project for WWI (I will explain this in class)
3. Bring in 2 pages of research on Tuesday, and another 2 pages on Thursday
4. Write a plan for this debate. I will explain this in class
5. 5. Complete 1 lesson (at least 45 minutes) of I Ready by Friday
Homework for the week of 1/7
SS
1. Study for the imperialism test on Friday (multiple choice only)
2. Work on imperialism project (I will explain this in class)
3. Panama Canal essay due 1/14
4. Complete the imperialism chart by Friday
5. Read and outline chapter 21. Due 1/15
ELA
1. Prepare for the debate on Wednesday
2. Create a thesis statement for your comparative analysis essay. Due Tuesday
3. Create an outline for the comparative analysis essay. Due Thursday
4. Fill in the graphic organizer for the comparative analysis essay. Due Friday
5. Complete 1 lesson (at least 45 minutes) of I Ready
6. Create a rubric to assess yourself for this week’s debate. I will explain this in class on Monday. Due Friday
Homework for the week of 1/3
SS
1. Panama Canal essay due 1/14
2. Assigned Passport pages due 1/7
3. Choose a topic for your exit project by 1/8
ELA
1. Bring in 2 pages of research on Friday
2. Work on your debate
3. Read and annotate EPW text by Friday
4. Book reports are due on Friday
Homework for the week of 12/17
SS
1. Read chapter 20. Take extensive notes. Due Thursday
2. Watch Crash Course: Imperialism. Take notes Due Thursday
ELA
1. Bring in 2 pages of research on Tuesday and 4 pages of research on Thursday.
2. Write a review of your role in the last debate. Include what you did during the research stage and during the actual debate. This is due on Thursday. It should be attached to your essay (which is also due on Thursday)
3. Find an example video of an LD debate. Watch the debate. Complete a flow for the debate. Include in the flow the link for the debate due Thursday
4. Complete 1 lesson (it must be at least 45 minutes) in I Ready. Due Friday
801 Homework for the week of 12/10
SS
1. Complete the common lit for this week
2. Study for the progressives test
3. Complete assigned pages in Passport
4. Work on your progressive project. This will be due 12/17
ELA
1. Prepare for this week’s debate
2. Complete 1 lesson (it must be at least 45 minutes) in I Ready. Due Friday
3. Bring in 1 page of research for the new debate. Due Friday.
Homework for the week of 12/3
SS
1. Complete the Common Lit for the week Due Friday
2. We will be having a Socratic Seminar about the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire on Thursday. Read through all of the links on the fire. I expect at least a page of notes for each link. This seminar will count as a quiz grade. Part of the grade will be the notes you bring in to class.
3. Compare and contrast the methods used by Carrie Chapman Catt and Alice Paul. Which method would you support (this should be at least 3 paragraphs) Due 12/10
4. Research primary sources that document the suffragists march on Washington on March 3, 1913. What happened? Due 12/10
3. What happened to Alice Paul when she was jailed? Due 12/10
4. Study for the Progressive test next week
5. Who was the most progressive president? Compare and contrast progressive measures taken by President T. Roosevelt, President Wilson and President Taft. Due Friday
6. What is the difference between a progressive, a muckraker, and a reformer? Due Friday
ELA
1. Essay outline (I will explain this in class)
2. Watch the video on flowing. Use what you learned to flow the debate video. Due Friday
3. Gather 3 more pages of research. This is due on Wednesday
4. Complete 1 lesson of I Ready (at least 30 Minutes) due Friday
5. Read and annotate the EPW text by Friday
Homework for the week of 11/26
SS
1.Read chapter 19. Complete the Google Form by Friday
2. Watch the Progressive Crash Course video. Take notes (at least 1 page)
3. Gather evidence for a Socratic Seminar on the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire. Bring in your research on Friday
4. Work on Progressive Project (I will explain this in class)
ELA
1. Read The Book of Bad Arguments. Choose 3 arguments and summarize them. The summary should be done on index cards. Due Friday
2.Watch Dare to Disagree and complete the form. Due Friday
3. Start to prepare for the first debate. You should bring in a page of research a day.
4. Complete 1 lesson on I Ready
Homework for the week of 11/19
SS
1. Complete the immigration DBQ by Wednesday
ELA
1. Complete the Google Form for “How to Talk so People Listen” and “Dare to Disagree” due Wednesday
2. Watch “How to Beat Stage Fright”. Complete the Ted Talk worksheet. Due Wednesday
Homework for the week of 11/12
ELA
1. Watch the ted talk “10 Ways to Have a Better Conversation”. Complete the Ted Talk worksheet. Due Friday
2. Watch the Body Language ted talk. Stop it at 1:30. Do the assessment the speaker asks you to do. What are your non verbals? Take notes on the whole video. Practice the fake it. . . exercise. How can this talk help you on interviews? Due Friday
3. Complete 45 minutes of I Ready due Friday
4. Watch “What Makes a Word Real” and complete the form by Friday
5. Work on your book reports
SS
1. Study for test next week
2. Immigration Project due 11/19
3. Study for chapter test on Monday
Homework for the week of 11/5
SS
1. Paw print (I will explain this in class- due Friday)
2. Define Push and pull factor due Friday
3. Immigration project (I will explain this in class)
4. Passport pages due 11/13
ELA
1. Study for test on Thursday
2. Play presentations will be next week
3. Complete the Unit 2 Pre assessment Google Form by Friday
4. Watch “How to Talk so People Listen” and “5 Ways to Be a Better Listener” complete the Forms for each talk Due Friday
5. Complete the Understanding LD Debate form. Due 11/16
Homework for the week of 10/22
SS
1.Read and passage map the following pages in passport: 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99. Answer all accompanying questions. Due Friday
2. Gather research about John D Rockefeller, Andrew Carnegie, J.P. Morgan, and other industrial tycoons of the gilded age. Focus on their business practices. Due Thursday
3. Robber Baron essay due 10/29
ELA
1. Read “A Rose For Emily” by William Faulkner. Create a brief summary (2-3 paragraphs). Due Wednesday.
2. Complete 45 minutes of I Ready by Friday
3. Create a timeline for “A Rose For Emily”. Due Friday
4. Complete common Lit
5. Have publishable Biography of Change complete by Friday.
Homework for the week of 10/15
SS
1. Study for the test on Thursday
2. Read chapter 18, complete the Google Form by 10/22
3. Do you think you could have been a pioneer? Explain. Due Thursday
ELA
1. Define irony as it applies to literature Due Thursday
2. Complete the plot diagram (you know, the one from last year, with the flaps) for all 3 short stories we have read so far. This is due 10/22 you can find a link to the directions in the codex unit 2 folder for the class of 2020
3. How are you planning on registering for high school? Have your parents sign this assignment. Due Thursday
4. Create a list of 12 public high schools that you want to attend. Due Thursday
5. Finish your class novel by 10/22
H.W. for the week of 10/9
ELA
1. Watch 3 interviews. You can choose which interviews to watch. They should be at least 5 minutes long. What do you notice about the person conducting the interview? What do you notice about the person being interviewed? What types of questions were asked? Create a chart that documents your answers. Due Friday
2. How does Poe’s use of first person point of view affect the way information is conveyed in “The Tell Tale Heart” Do you think it makes the story better?Due Friday
3. Does the narrator fit the legal definition of insane? Due Friday
4. What role does guilt play in the “Tell Tale Heart”? Due Friday
5. Find references to “The Tell Tale Heart”, “The Raven”, and “Annabel Lee” in pop culture. Why do you think that Poe is represented in modern pop culture? Due 10/15
6. Read at least 50 pages of the class novel.
7. Imagine that you are chosen to speak over the announcements for “Free Read Friday”. Write 1-2 paragraphs about your book. It should be interesting and make the listeners want to read the book. Try to avoid over summarizing. Due Friday
SS
1. Study for westward expansion test next week
2. Paired passage essay due 10/15
3. Continue to gather evidence for the westward expansion congressional committees
Homework for the week of 10/1
SS
1. Read chapter 17. Complete the Google Form by Friday
2. Gather evidence for our next committee (I will discuss this in class). Please bring in your evidence on Friday
3. Watch Westward Expansion crash course. Take notes. Due 10/9
4. Were railroad subsidies fair? Explain. Due 10/9
5. Summarize the impeachment process. Due Friday
6. Should Johnson have been impeached? Due Friday
ELA
1. Create a timeline of Poe’s life. Include at least 10 events. Write 1 paragraph for each event. Decorate. This will be collected. Due 10/9
2. How did Poe’s life influence his work? Due Friday
3. Choose 1 of the poems we have read so far. Create a blackout poem that reflects the theme of the poem you chose. Decorate. Due Friday
4. Get the group book
5. Work on your book reports
Homework for the week of 9/24
ELA
1. Complete 30 minutes of I Ready lessons
2. Write an imaginary conversation between the narrator of “ The Lake” and the narrator of “The Raven”. Focus on the topic of rational vs. irrational. Due Friday
3. Does the video version of “The Raven” that we watched in class stay true to the theme of the poem? Explain Due Friday
4. Read the EPW text. Annotate each text. Fill in the following graphic organizers (due Friday):
Homework for the week of 5/28
1. Study for your regents. You should study 1 hour at least 5 days a week. Use the study sign in sheet. I will check it every Friday.
2. Work on your Museum project
Homework for the week of 5/20
SS
1. Work on the museum exhibition
ELA
1. Macbeth project (I will explain this in class)
2. Create a study calendar. Print out a calendar for the rest of May and June. Fill in when you plan to study. Fill in what you plan to study each day. Due Thursday
3. Interview 5 adults. Ask them to give you advice on how to study. Document your results. Due Thursday
4. Have a parent fill out the literature survey. Due Friday
Homework for the week of 5/13
ELA
1. Answer Literary elements #2 on page 54. Due on Thursday
2. Answer analysis #5 on page 54 Due on Thursday
3. Answer analysis #1 on page 80 Due on Thursday
4. Answer analysis #6 on page 80 Due on Thursday
5. Book reports are due on 5/20
SS
1. Study for the final
2. Work on Fighting indifference project
3. Complete pages 93-105 in passport (passage map/ do activities)
Extra credit: Work by yourself or with a partner to complete the activity on page 109-110 Due 5/20
Homework for the week of 5/6
ELA
1. What makes someone powerful? Due Friday
Changes Alex made
Changes Alex experienced
Features of a biography of change
Example and text
5. Complete Common Lit
SS
1. Complete the Reconstruction Plans worksheet by Wednesday
2. Create a chart documenting voting restrictions placed on African Americans after the Civil War. Due Friday
3. Reconstruction DBQ due 10/5
4. How did reconstruction end? Due Friday
5. What were the goals of reconstruction? Were these goals achieved? Due Friday
Socratic Seminar on Reconstruction will be held the week of 10/1
6. Speak to your parents. Create a chart of schools that they want you to attend. Your chart should include location, type of school (private, public, specialized, etc.) Due Friday
7. Create a list of 7 public schools in the Bronx that have a graduation rate over 75%. Due Friday
Homework for the week of 9/17
SS
1. What is the role of the Speaker of the House of Representatives? Due Tuesday
2. Write a paragraph about the function of committees in the House of Representatives. Due Tuesday
3. Extra Credit: Learn the basics of Robert's Rules of Order (does not have to be memorized). Create a chart that shows how they work (Due Tuesday)
4. Complete the “How Effective Was Reconstruction” activity. Due 9/24
5. We will be having a socratic seminar next week about Reconstruction. Gather information about whether or not it was successful
6. Complete the Reconstruction Era amendment worksheet due 9/24
7. Complete the sharecropping worksheet. Due 9/24
ELA
1. Complete all common lit
2. Imagine that the narrator of “The Lake” had a twitter account. Write a tweet that you think the narrator would have sent. Then write a response that you think Stephen King would write due Friday
3. Explain the theme of “The Lake” to 3 adults. Do they think the narrator is crazy? Explain Due Friday
4. How have you changed from elementary school? Due Thursday
5. EPW work (I will explain this in class)
6. Complete the "Why We Crave Horror Movies" form by Friday
Homework for the week of 9/10
ELA
1.Do you agree with Stephen King's point of view (based on what we read in class)? Why? Use details from the essay to support your answer. Due Friday
3.Read The Lake, The Raven and Annabel Lee by Edgar Allan Poe. Look up any words that you do not understand (due 9/17)
4.You are expected to be familiar with figurative language (especially metaphor, simile, onomatopoeia, alliteration, imagery and symbolism). We will be discussing these terms in class.
5. Read 20 minutes every night. Hand in your reading log on Friday. The reading log will be put in your reader’s notebook.
6. Dystopian essay
SS
1. Read and outline the Reconstruction chapter in the textbook. Due Friday
2. Complete Reconstruction Common Lit (everyone has to answer the short answer) Due 9/17
3. In your opinion should the losing side of a war be punished harshly? Explain. Due Friday
4. Interview 5 adults. Ask them the above question. Record their answer. Due Friday
Homework for the week of 9/4 (Welcome back)
SS
Bring in research from the summer on Thursday
Complete the Civil War project
Help your parents complete the google form due 9/12
ELA
Complete the commonlit due this week
Finish the welcome back google form
Finish book reports
Finish essay
Homework for the week of 6/18 All due on Friday
SS
1. Was the outcome at Appomattox Court House fair?
2. Complete Blackout poetry assignment
ELA
1. Assess the Friar’s plan. Would you have gone along with it?
2. Interview 4 adults. Explain the play so far. Ask them their opinion of the involvement of the Friar and the Nurse.
Homework for the week of 6/12
SS
1. Complete the Common Lit assignments. Due 6/18
ELA
1. Why do you think Shakespeare left the wedding ceremony out of the play? Due 6/18
2. Create a timeline of the events so far. Include time, day, and a 1-2 explanation of the events
Due 6/18
3. Instead of marrying so quickly, what do you think might have happened if Romeo and Juliet had told their parents of their love and asked for their understanding? Choose either Romeo or Juliet and create a text message conversation exploring that idea. You must include 10 texts. Due 6/18
Homework for the week of 6/4
ELA
1. Create a playlist for Romeo and Juliet. The playlist must include at least 5 songs. You need to include the title and artist for each song. You must write a paragraph per song explaining why you chose that song. Each song should reflect the themes of Romeo and Juliet Due Friday
2. Is the nurse wrong for helping Romeo and Juliet? Due Friday
3. Is the Friar wrong? Due Friday
SS
1. Write a brief (1-2 paragraphs) summary of the Battle of Bull Run. Due Friday
2. Complete the Civil War Scrapbook project. Due 6/20
Homework for the week of 5/29
SS
1. Study for the final
2. Chapter 13-14 test next week
ELA
1. Prepare for our Balcony Scene
2. Work on your book reports
Homework for the week of 5/21
ELA
1. Staying in character (the one you created last week) write a summary of the Capulet’s party. Were you there? Did you hear about it? 1 paragraph due Friday
2. Do you think Romeo ever really loved Rosaline? Does he really love Juliet? Due Friday
3. Do you think Juliet will be better off with Paris or Romeo? Due Friday
4. Interview 5 people. Explain the background of the story. Ask them if they think it is wrong for Juliet to like someone from the enemy’s family. Due Friday
5. Imagine that you were friends with either Romeo or Juliet. What advice would you give them? 1 paragraph due Friday
SS
1. Test on Chapters 13 and 14 next week
2. Complete all common lit due Friday
Homework for the week of 5/14
ELA
1. Interview 5 adults. Ask them if they think teenagers could fall in love. Record their answers. Due Friday
2. Read pages 209-210 in your Romeo and Juliet book. How does Juliet’s character contradict what was expected of a Renaissance teenager? Due Friday
3. Do you believe some things are fated to happen, and we have no control over them? Due Friday
4. Imagine that you are a citizen of Verona. You are neither a Capulet or a Montague. Write a paragraph about yourself. Due Friday
5. Write a paragraph about your view of the events in Act I scene i as if you were your character from assignment #4
6. I ready
SS
1. Imagine that you are a journalist for William Lloyd Garrison’s The Liberator. The year is 1850 and you are tasked with writing an article for the abolitionist newspaper. You are to write a 3-5 paragraph article about an abolitionist topic of your choice. It must include a headline, quotes, and a picture. You may type this is if you wish. Due Friday
2. Lion’s Story project: Part II (will be explained in class)
3. Have your parents check pupil path. I want a letter from your parents stating what your final grade is in Social Studies and ELA. Due Wednesday
Homework for the week of 5/7
ELA
1. Interview 5 adults. Ask them if loyalty to family should take precedence over all aspects of life. Record their answers. Due Friday
2. How are you shaped by your family’s values? Due Friday
3. Do you believe in love at first sight? Due Friday
4. Shakespeare insult project Due May 14
5. 45 Minutes of I Ready by Friday
6. Complete Common Lit assignments by Friday
SS
1. Create a “cheat sheet” of information for pioneer day. Due Friday (I will explain it in class)
2. Prepare your pioneer costume and biography
3. How did the Mexican American war impact the United States? Due Friday
4. Read and outline chapter 14 Due May 14
Homework for the week of 4/23
ELA: All due Friday
1. Complete 45 minutes of I Ready
2. Complete all Common Lit
3. Complete assigned Codex Pages
SS
1. Study for Wednesday’s test
2. Prepare for pioneer day. Bring in research on your “expert topic” on Friday
3. Work on your exit project
4. Read and outline chapter 12 by Wednesday.
Homework for the week of 4/16
ELA
1. Complete pages 350 and 360 in Codex due Tuesday
2. Answer the following questions: # 2 on page 351 and #9 on page 354 due Thursday
3. Complete pages 356-359 due Friday
4. Summarize the following: 14th amendment, Plessy v Ferguson, Brown v Board of Education due Friday
5. Define segregation, integration due Friday
6. Complete 45 minutes of I Ready
SS
1. Erie Canal Think Tac Toe Due Monday 4/23
2. Reform Project Due Tuesday 4/24
3. Complete assigned pages in Passport by Friday
Homework for the week of 3/26
ELA
1. Poetry project (will be explained in class)
2. Complete 45 minutes of I Ready by Thursday
3. Complete all common lit by Thursday
SS
1. Work on your exit project (outline due by Friday)
2. Complete the Google Form by 4/10 (it won’t be posted until Monday)
3. Discuss the hardships faced in building the Erie Canal. How did people overcome these hardships? Due Wednesday
4. What impact did the Erie Canal have on New York? Due Wednesday
Homework for the week of 3/19
SS
1. Finish article started in class on Monday. Due Friday
2. Study for test on Thursday
3. Bring in research for the exit project on Tuesday
4. Work on your exit project
ELA
1. Mark up the poem you chose for homework. It should look like the other poems we studied in class. Notice all of the poet’s tools. Due Thursday
2. What is the theme of the poem you chose for homework? How does the poet’s use of “tools” support the theme? Due Thursday
3. Poetry project. This will be explained in class this week. Due Friday
4. Complete this week’s common lit assignments
5. Complete 45 minutes of I Ready by Friday
Homework for the week of 3/12
SS
1. Complete assigned passport pages by Friday
2. Complete the chapter 10 Google Form by 3/19
3. Prepare for Andrew Jackson debate on Friday
ELA
1. Complete 45 minutes of I Ready by Friday
2. Complete all Common Lit
3. Work on your exit project
4. Pick 1 poet that we covered so far. Find 1 other poem by that poet. Due 3/19
Homework for the week of 3/5
ELA
1. Essay due on Friday
2. Create a “toolbox” for your tools due Friday
3. Complete all common lit
4. Complete 45 minutes of I Ready by Friday
5. Work on your exit project
SS
1. Write a paragraph explaining how the first political parties formed. Due Friday
2. Did the benefits of the Louisiana Purchase outweigh the drawbacks? Due Friday
3. Finish Twitter project. Due Monday
4. We will be having a Socratic Seminar about the war of 1812. Watch the crash course video and take notes. Bring the notes with you to class on Thursday. It is also advisable to do your own research.
701 Homework for the week of 2/26
SS
1. Complete the new nation packet.
2. Read Chapter 8. Complete the Google Form by 3/5
3. Listen to “One Last Time” on the Hamilton soundtrack. Compare it with Washington’s Farewell address. How accurate is the song? Due 3/6
ELA
1. Complete 45 minutes of I Ready by Friday
2. Complete the common lit for the week by Friday
3. Paired passage essay due March 6
4. Research for the exit project
ELA
1.Complete any common lit by Thursday
2. Work on your book reports
3. Complete 45 minutes of I Ready by Thursday
4. Work on your exit project
SS
1. Study for the midterm
Homework for the week of 2/5
ELA
1. Complete all of the Common Lit by Friday
2. Work on the exit project
3. Complete 45 minutes of I Ready
SS
1. Study for the Constitution test
2. Study for the midterm. Create a midterm study log. Due Friday
Homework for the week of 1/29
ELA
1. Complete the graphic organizer and questions that accompany War of the Worlds due Friday
2. Complete the Common LIt assignements. “The Machine Stops” is long. Be prepared. Do not answer #1 or 10 for “The Machine Stops”. Leave those 2 blank. Due Monday 2/5
3. Finish your War of the World project. We will present on Thursday
SS
1. Start to study for the midterm. Complete a study log. You must study at least 1 hour this week.
2. Memorize the Bill of Rights (not word for word, I will explain this in class).
3. Play “Do I Have A Right” on icivics. Record your experience (at least 1 paragraph) due Friday
4. Play 2 other icivics games of your choice. Record your experience. Due Friday
5. Write 1 paragraph defending Alexander Hamilton’s view of a loose interpretation of the Constitution. Cite specific examples. Write another 1 paragraph defending Thomas Jefferson’s view of a strict interpretation of the Constitution. Due 2/5
Homework for the week of 1/22
SS
Complete Preamble quilt assignment (will be explained in class). Due Friday
Complete the federalism packet by Friday
Complete the common lit assignments by Friday
ELA
Complete a characterization chart for a character in Monsters. . . and Serve . . .
Watch a science fiction movie. Use the graphic organizer format in CodeX to create a graphic organizer about the movie. Due 1/29
Did the characters in the movie respond in an “appropriate way”?
Alien survival guide project (will be explained in class) due 1/29
Homework for the week of 1/16
ELA
1. Complete 45 minutes of I Ready by Friday
2. Show you parents the performance series score that you received last week. Discuss a reading plan. Write the reading plan on the back of the paper. Staple the paper in your reader’s notebook. Have a parent sign the plan. Due Friday
3. Complete the graphic organizer for Monsters. Due Friday
4. Interview 5 people over the age of 21. Ask them how they would respond to an alien invasion. Document their answers. Due Friday
SS
1. There will be a Fever test on Thursday
2. Complete assigned pages in Passport due Monday 1/22
3. Memorize the preamble using Schoolhouse Rock “We The People” due Friday
Homework for the week of 1/8/18
ELA
1. Complete 45 minutes of I Ready by Friday
2. Complete Fever
3. Watch “To Serve Man”. Write a brief summary of the video. Due Monday 1/15
4. How do humans respond to the alien invasion in the video? Due 1/15
5. How would you respond if you were a character in the video? Due 1/15
6. Work on presentation
SS
1. Complete constitution packet. Due 1/15
2. Create a plot diagram for Fever. Due 1/15
3. Complete the Fever investigative study. Due Friday
Homework for the week of 1/2/18
ELA
Complete page 244 in Codex due Wednesday
Complete pages 262-265 in Codex due Friday
Listen to the “Zero Hour” radio presentation. Compare and contrast how this version and the text built suspense. Provide specific details from each. You can make a Venn diagram to answer this question. Due Friday
Work on presentation. Due 1/8/18
Complete 45 minutes of IReady
6. “All Summer in a Day” creative story due Friday
SS
Complete the Articles of Confederation packet due Friday
Read and outline Shays’ Rebellion background information in your passport book due Tuesday
Why did the Articles of Confederation fail? Due 1/8/18
Homework for the week of 12/18
ELA
1. What are the Kaplan steps to answering multiple choice questions? What is your biggest struggle with this method? Due Friday
2. Complete the 2 CommonLit assignments Due Friday
3. Design a plan that you think will win the marshmallow challenge Due Friday
4. What is your role on a team? Explain. Due Friday
5. Complete 45 minutes of IReady by Friday
SS
1. Our Meet and Greet will be on Wednesday and the news show will be on Tuesday
2. Read Chapter 7. Complete the form Due January 3
Homework for the week of 12/11
ELA
1. Complete 45 minutes of I Ready by Friday
2. Use the Ted Talk worksheet to take notes on the Coach Wooden talk. Due Friday
3. Create a list of things you do well when you write essays. Due Wednesday
4. Create a list of things you have to avoid when you write essays. Due Friday
SS
1. Work on your revolution project
2. Pick one battle that the patriots won and one battle that they lost. Compare and contrast tactics used in each battle. What made them win? What made them lose? Due Friday
3. What role did Native Americans play in the American Revolution? Due Friday
4. What role do you think you would have played during the Revolution? Why? Due Friday
5. What made George Washington such a good leader? Due Friday
Homework for the week of 12/4
ELA
1. Complete the graphic organizer that accompanies the biography excerpt from Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson due 12/11
2. According to Isaacson what factors are needed for building a strong team? Due Friday
3. Pick 3 sentences from the text that show good teamwork. Put them in order of weakest evidence to strongest evidence. Due Friday
4. Watch “Steve Jobs: One Last Thing”. Take notes. We will be using the notes on Friday for a Socratic Seminar. I expect you to have at least 1 page of notes. The notes are due on Thursday
5. 45 minutes of I Ready
SS
1. Our test is on Wednesday, the chapter 6 google form is due on Friday
2. American Revolution project (will be discussed in class this week)
3. Complete assigned passport pages by Friday (will be assigned in class)
Homework for the week of 11/27
1. Complete the Chapter 6 Google Form by Monday December 4
2. Imagine that you are a patriot living in New York. There is a lot of talk about revolution. Write a speech (of at least 2 minutes) in which you support the cause. Your speech should reference at least 2 of the following: the enlightenment, “Common Sense”, any act put forth by Great Britain, letters and speeches written by loyalists. Due Monday December 4. We will be presenting these speeches in class
3. Interview 5 people who are older than an 8th grader. Give them a brief summary of the events that led to the American Revolution. Ask them if they would be a loyalist or a patriot. Chart their responses. Due Friday
ELA
1. Complete the graphic organizer that accompanies “La Vida Robot” due Friday
2. According to Davis what factors are needed for building a strong team? Due Friday
3. Pick 3 sentences from the text that show good teamwork. Put them in order of weakest evidence to strongest evidence. Due Friday
4. Complete the Common Lit assignment by Friday
5. Complete 45 minutes of I Ready
Homework for the week of 11/20
ELA
1. Complete 45 minutes of IReady due Wednesday
2. Complete the Steve Jobs Common Lit by Wednesday
3. Complete pages 186 and 202 in Codex. Due Wednesday
SS
1. Study for the Road to Revolution test.
2. The rebels knew that by throwing the tea overboard, the British government would seek to punish them for their actions. Why do you think the rebels decided to participate in the Boston Tea Party when they knew they might be punished? What is more important: freedom or security? Due Wednesday (I expect 2-3 paragraphs)
3. Complete the Declaration of Independence Common Lit. Due Monday 11/27
4. Complete Paul Revere’s Ride Common Lit. Due Monday 11/27
5. Complete “Give Me Liberty” Common Lit. Due Monday 11/27
Homework for the week of 11/13
ELA
1. Book reports are due on Friday
2. The parent teacher conference form is due on Tuesday
3. Progress report summaries are due signed on Tuesday
4. Friday is the last day for makeup work and extra credit for this term. If you were absent when an assignment was given, this is your last chance to make it up. If you do not make it up by this day, you will receive a zero for the assignment.
5. This week I expect you to complete 1 ½ hours of I Ready by Friday
SS
1. Watch the “Causes of the American Revolution” video. Make a list of the causes of the revolution. Due Friday
2. Define Salutary Neglect due Friday
3. Watch both Crash Course videos. Take copious notes. Due Friday
4. Would you be a patriot or a loyalist? Explain. Due Friday
5. Complete the Road to Revolution timeline. I know that it says due on December 9, however the due date is Monday 11/20.
Homework for the week of 11/6
ELA
1. Work on book reports
2. Finish your survival novel by Friday
3. Complete 45 minutes of I Ready
SS
1. Read chapter 5. Complete the google form. Due Monday 11/13
2. Complete Robert Moses in His Own Words and Ben Franklin Join or Die by Friday
3. Complete Canassatego In His Own Words due Friday
4. Listen to the French and Indian War video. According to Mr. Betts, what was the cause of the French and Indian War? Due Wednesday
Homework for the week of 10/30
SS
1. Study for the test this week on chapters 3 and 4
2. Was mercantilism a good thing or bad thing? Explain. Due Thursday
3. Do you think we should stay in a “state of nature” or abide by a social contract? Explain Due Friday
4. Which enlightenment philosopher do you agree with? Why? Due Friday
ELA
1. Complete 45 minutes of I Ready
2. Complete the assigned pages in Codex by Monday 11/6
3. Read assigned pages of the novel. Write a 2 paragraph summary of each chapter. Due Monday 11/6
Homework for the week of 10/23
SS
Read chapter 4. Complete the Google Form. Due Monday 10/30
Complete the Common Lit assignments
What role do you think peer pressure played in the Salem Witch trials? Explain. Due Friday
Work on your Runaway Art project. Due 10/30
ELA
Complete 45 minutes of I Ready work by Friday
Complete all Common Lit assignments by Friday
Complete the story elements chart by Friday (will be handed out in class)
Homework for the week of 10/16
ELA
1. Complete page 60 in your CodeX books. Due Tuesday
2. What makes the Arctic an extreme environment? Due Friday
3. Complete the Common Lit assignments. Due Friday
4. Complete 45 minutes of IReady
5. There will be a quiz on story elements on Wednesday. I have placed videos in the Codex unit 2 folder to help you. I expect you to know about conflict (internal and external), the parts of a story (exposition, rising action, climax, falling action), and resolution. I expect you to know about plot.
SS
1. Complete assigned pages in the passport workbook
2. The brochure will be assigned this week. It will be due on Monday, 10/23
3.Look through chapters 1-4 in your SS textbook. Does it tell the Lion’s story? Explain and give examples. Due Friday.
Homework for the week of 10/10
SS
1. Complete the Stuyvesant worksheet due Thursday
2. Work on Brochure. Due 10/16
3. Complete the common lit assignments for this week
ELA
1. Work on Book reports (due Friday)
2. Complete 45 minutes on I Ready due Friday
3. Find 5 songs that deal with the topic of survival. Create a chart that includes the name of the song, the artist, and an explanation of how the topic is covered in the song. Due 10/16
Homework for the week of 10/2
ELA
1. Review your thesis statement for the common app essay. Does it fit with what we learned in class on Tuesday? If it doesn’t please fix it
2. Hand in the final copy of the common app essay by Friday
3. Complete the 3 assignments on Common lit that are due. They are due by Wednesday morning
4. Bring in a copy of the page in the high school directory of the high school you chose for Mendoza. Bring in the page of the high school you chose for Gregory. Due Thursday
SS
1. There will be a test on chapters 1 and 2 on Friday. Please study accordingly
2. Read chapter 3. Complete the google form located in the chapter 3 folder. Due Tuesday October 10
Homework for the week of 9/25
ELA
1. Read for 20 minutes/ complete the reading log
2. Watch the Metaphor Ted Talk found in the CodeX Unit 1 folder. Complete the google form for the video. Due Thursday (the form has to be submitted by Thursday. You do not need to bring in anything for this, just submit the form online)
3. Complete the High School google form by Wednesday
4. Use the High School Directory link found in the CodeX Unit 1 folder. Scroll to page 14 (page 14 on the bottom of the page, page 20 if looking on the PDF pages). Read through High School Admissions methods. Which method is best for you? Why? Due Friday
5. Look through the High School Directory link. Bring in a list of high schools that would fit Mendoza and another list of schools that would fit Gregory. Include reasons for your choices. Due Wednesday (we will be using this list in class)
SS
1. Watch the video on the Columbian Exchange. Take notes. We will be using the notes in a debate for Thursday. It is also encouraged that you bring in your own information about the Columbian exchange
2. Read Chapter 2. Complete the checkpoints located on pages 39, 41, 45, 47, 48, 51, 52, 55, 57. Each answer should be at least 1 paragraph due Friday
3. Use the "Terrible Transformation" link in the Europe Looks Outward folder. What was the middle passage? Is that an appropriate name? What other name would you call it? Due Friday
701 Homework for the week of 9/11
SS
1. Use chapter 1 and your own research to complete the chapter 1 outline located in the Roots of the American People folder. Due Friday
2. Use the following website to explain the connection between the Great Law of Peace and the U.S. Constitution http://www.tuscaroras.com/graydeer/influenc/page4.htm; http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/iroquois.asp
due Friday
3. Who was included in the 5 nations? Where were they located? Due Friday
ELA
1. Read for at least 20 minutes 5 times this week. Complete the reading log each time you read due Friday
2. Complete page 10 in your Codex books due Tuesday
3. Describe your idea of a perfect high school (1 paragraph due 9/19)
4. What character traits best describe Mendoza? Why? (1 paragraph due Friday)
5. What character traits best describe Gregory? Why? (1 paragraph due Friday)
6. Have you thought about college? Explain ( 1 paragraph due 9/19)
Homework for the week of 9/7
*Bring in a book for free read Friday
* Complete any paperwork that is due (syllabus, etc.)
* Don't forget your Social Studies project is due on Monday