Homework for the week of 3/16/20
All homework is due on Friday. If you are staying home, please send me a google doc with all your homework (that is not a form or common lit)
ELA
1. Complete all common lit for this week
2. Create a meme for 3 of the following words: Aplomb, Gusto, Deft, Engross, Jargon, Meticulous
3. Work on your exit project
SS
1. Read and outline chapter 23
2. Watch all the videos in the chapter 23 folder. Take notes on all the videos
Homework for the week of 3/9/20
SS
1. Why is Jazz considered uniquely American? Due Friday
2. 1920’s immersion project on Thursday
3. Read and outline chapter 23. Due 3/16
4. Work on your exit project
ELA
2. What role would you play on the island? Due Friday
3. Complete this week’s common lit
Homework for the week of 3/2/20
ELA
1. The chapters 1-3 form for LOTF is due 4 days after we finish reading chapter 2
2. Watch “The Mysteries of Sleep”. Answer the questions in the viewing guide Due Friday
3. Define the new $10 words: Aplomb, Gusto, Deft, Engross, Jargon, Meticulous Due Friday
SS
1. Work on your 1920’s project. This is due 3/10
2. Why did prohibition fail? Due Friday
3. Were the 1920’s a time of prosperity? Explain
4. Work on Scopes project
5. Work on your exit project
6. Complete Common Lit by Friday
Homework for the week of 2/24/20
SS
1. Read and complete the Scopes Trial Worksheet Due Friday
2. Work on 1920’s project
3. Watch the 1920’s Crash Course. Take notes. Due Friday
4. Define Laissez Faire due Friday
5. There will a chapter 22 vocabulary quiz on Friday
ELA
1. Be familiar with symbolism in literature powerpoint
2. Complete the vocabulary list for chapters 1 and 2 Due Friday
3. Define state of nature (the philosophical idea) Due Friday
4. What makes someone a good person? Due Friday
5. Complete all CommonLit (everyone has to do the short answers). Complete the Common Lit log
Homework for the week of 2/10
SS
1. Read Radio: Blessing or a Curse. Take notes for a Socratic Seminar on Wednesday. Have the worksheet filled out by Wednesday
2. Do you think modern forms of communication (cell phones, social media, etc,) are harmful or helpful? Gather evidence from reputable sources to support your opinion (at least 2 pages). We will be using this for a Socratic Seminar continuation on Friday
3. Read chapter 22. Complete the form by Friday
4. Work on your exit project
ELA
1. There will be a test on literature of the 1920’s on Thursday. Please study
2. Get a copy of Lord of The Flies by 2/24
3.Read “All Summer in a Day” by Ray Bradbury. Create a 1 pager for the story then answer the following questions in RACECE form
How does Margot’s difference impact her relationship with the other children?
What message do you think Bradbury was trying to relate? Explain
After the children see the sun, they “could not meet each other’s glances” when they think about what they have done to Margot. Has seeing the sun changed the children in any way? If so, how? Do the children better understand and sympathize more with Margot after seeing the sun? Why, or why not?
What role would you have played if you were in the story?
Do you have a responsibility to help other children who are being bullied?
Homework for the week of 1/27
ELA
1. Read “Thank You, M’am” by Langston Hughes. Due Tuesday
2. Create a story elements graphic organizer for it (yes, the one with the pyramid) Due Friday
3. Assess Roger’s character. Would you be his friend? Explain? Due Friday
4. What are your thoughts on Luella Bates Washington Jones? Due Friday
5. There will be a $10 vocab quiz this week
SS
1. Study for the WWI test on Friday
2. Work on your exit project
3. There will be a SS midterm next week
Homework for the week of 1/21/20
SS
1. What made WWI so deadly? Use information from the trenches and weapons powerpoint. Due Friday
2. Look through the Underage Soldiers link. Take notes to use in a discussion on next Monday
3. We will be having a Socratic seminar next week on the Treaty of Versailles. Gather at least 2 pages of research for it. The research must be handwritten
4. Work on your exit project. I will be checking thesis statements on Friday
ELA
1. Read through all of the poems in this unit. Annotate all examples of figurative language. Due Friday
2. Create a meme for each of the new vocabulary words (due Friday)
3. Your short short story in the style of Zora Neale Hurston is due this Friday.
4. Imagine that you had to explain the Harlem Renaissance to another 8th grader. What would you say? 1 paragraph due Friday
Homework for the week of 1/13/20
SS
1. Complete the packet by Thursday
2.Complete this week’s common lit
ELA
1. Have a copy of Harlem Renaissance Poetry by Thursday
2. Read the sonnet essay. Why was the sonnet important to McKay? How does a Shakespearean sonnet differ from a Petrarchan sonnet? Due Thursday
3. Watch the Harlem Renaissance Crash Course video. Take notes. Due Thursday
4. Define: furtive, exhilarate, waft due Thursday
Homework for the week of 1/6/2020
ELA
1. Read all EPW text. Answer the following questions:
What information did you learn from reading the essay?
What types of things did the author focus on?
What is special or unique about the topic?
Why do you think the author selected this topic to write about?
What is one technique from the mentor text you would like to incorporate into your own essay?
2. The debate is WEDNESDAY. Be prepared
3. Your essay for this debate is due Friday
SS all due Friday
1. Read and outline chapter 21 (at least 1-2 pages)
2. How did militarism cause WWI? 1 paragraph
3. How did alliances cause WWI? 1 paragraph
4. How did imperialism cause WWI? 1 paragraph
5. How did nationalism cause WWI? 1 paragraph
6. There will be a WWI vocabulary quiz on Friday. You may use your outline notes for the quiz. All words will come from the textbook. $10 words may be included
*** work on your exit project***
Homework for the week of 1/2/2020
Book reports are due on Friday
Homework for the week of 12/16
ELA
1. Bring in 3 pages of research (on top of the pages from last week)Due Thursday
2. Complete this week’s common lit
SS
1. We will have a Socratic Seminar on the Spanish American war on Thursday. Bring in information
2. Imperialism talk show will be Tuesday
Homework for the weekend of 12/9
SS
1. Define Yellow Journalism. How did Yellow Journalism cause the Spanish American War? Due Friday
2. Create a chart showing the outcome of the Spanish American war. Due Friday
3. Gather 3 pages of research for your imperialism project. Due Thursday
4. Complete this weeks Common Lit
5. Exit Project Topic (will be discussed in class)
ELA
1. Debate #2 essay due on Friday
2.There will be a quiz on LD values sometime this week
3. Complete this week’s Common Lit
4. Gather 3 pages of research for the new debate (due on Friday)
Homework for the week of 12/2
SS
1. Watch both Crash Course videos on imperialism. Take notes (at least 1 page per video) due Friday
2. Complete the imperialism chart. Due Friday
3. Would you have supported the Open Door Policy? Explain (1 paragraph due Friday)
4. Do you agree with Queen Liliuokalani’s actions? Explain (1 paragraph due Friday)
5. Would you have been an imperialist or anti imperialist? Explain (1 paragraph due Friday)
ELA
1. Prepare for debate on Wednesday
2. Read and annotate the article that will be handed out in class. Answer the following questions by Friday
What is rhetoric?
What is anaphora and how can you use it in your writing?
What is tricolon? Find 3 examples in either your previous writing or famous speeches in history
3. Write an outline for an essay on your debate topic due Friday
Write 1 goal you hope to accomplish in our next debate Due Friday
Homework for the week of 11/25
Happy Thanksgiving
Homework for the week of 11/18
ELA
1. Argumentative essay due on Wednesday
2. Bring in 1 page of research for the new debate every day. Make sure you write the date at the top of the page. Also write your name on the page. I will be checking this every day starting Tuesday.
3. Choose 1 of the new vocabulary words. Create a meme using that word. Due Friday
4. Complete all Common LIt for the week
SS
1. Read chapter 20. Complete the google form due 11/25
2. Reform project due 11/26
3. Study for the progressive test next week
Homework for the week of 11/12
SS
1. Passport pages 170-175; 189-194 Due Friday
2. Watch the Progressive Crash Course video. Take notes (at least 1 page) Due Friday
3 Work on Progressive Project (I will explain this in class)
4. 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. Due 11/18
5. 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 11/18
6. Research primary sources that document the suffragists march on Washington on March 3, 1913. What happened? Due 11/18
7. What happened to Alice Paul when she was jailed? Due 11/18
8. Who was the most progressive president? Compare and contrast progressive measures taken by President T. Roosevelt, President Wilson and President Taft. Due Friday
9. What is the difference between a progressive, a muckraker, and a reformer? Due Friday
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. Watch “How to Beat Stage Fright”. Complete the Ted Talk worksheet. Due Friday
4. Watch the video on flowing. Use what you learned to flow the debate video. Due Friday
5. Essay Outline: Due Friday
Homework for the week of 11/4
ELA
1. Write the definition of Apprehensive, Aptitude, Cunning, Defiance, Foresight, Havoc. Due Friday
2. Watch the ted talk “10 Ways to Have a Better Conversation”. Complete the Ted Talk worksheet. Due Friday
3. 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. Bring in 1 page of research every day (4 pages by Friday)
4. Watch “What Makes a Word Real” and complete the form by Friday
SS
1. Paw print (I will explain this in class- due Friday)
2. Define Push and pull factor due Friday
3. Immigration project: presentations are Friday
4. Passport pages (114-126, 127-131, 142) due 11/13
Homework for the week of 10/21
ELA
1. Complete all CommonLit
2. Complete the Unit 2 Pre assessment Google Form by Friday
3. Watch “How to Talk so People Listen” and “5 Ways to Be a Better Listener” complete the Forms for each talk Due 10/28
4. Complete the Understanding LD Debate form. Due 10/28
SS
1. Test on Industrialization and Westward Expansion next week
2. Interview 10 people 16 and older. Ask them what they consider the most important invention in the last 100 years. Create a chart documenting their responses. Due Friday
3. Who was Boss Tweed? Was he bad or good for NYC? Due Friday
4. Read chapter 19. Complete the google form by 10/28
Homework for the week of 10/15
ELA
1. Imagine that you were making a movie about each of the stories we read during this unit. Who would you choose to play the main character in each story? Why? I expect 2-3 sentences per character. Due Friday
2. What is 1 goal you hope to accomplish in writing this year? How do you plan on attaining that goal? 1 paragraph
3. Hero’s journey/dystopian essay due Monday 10/21
SS
1. Complete the industrialization packet due Friday
2.Read and annotate both readings in the chapter 18 folder. Due Friday
3. Compare and contrast the early goals of the American Federation of Labor with the Knights of Labor (1 paragraph) Due Friday
Homework for the week of 10/7
SS
1. Read and annotate the information from the Carlisle school link. Complete all accompanying worksheets Due Thursday
2. Gather information for a final word on Tuesday. I expect at least 2 pages of research. I will explain this in class
3. Read chapter 18. Complete the google form. Due 10/15
4. Do you envision yourself in a large, medium, or small school? Explain. Due Friday
5. Create a chart that details each type of admissions method for NYC public schools. Include schools that are examples of each method. Due Friday
ELA
1. Complete all Common Lit by the date listed on the site.
2. Create a timeline for “A Rose For Emily”. Due Friday
3. Book reports due Friday
Homework for the week of 10/2
SS
1. Watch Westward Expansion crash course. Take notes. Due 10/7
2. Were railroad subsidies fair? Explain. Due 10/7
3. Summarize the impeachment process. Due Friday
4. Should Johnson have been impeached? Due Friday
5. How are you planning on registering for high school? Have your parents sign this assignment. Due Thursday
6. Create a list of 12 public high schools that you want to attend. Due Thursday
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. 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
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 10/7
6. Define irony as it applies to literature Due Thursday
7. Complete the plot diagram (you know, the one from last year, with the flaps) for the short stories we have read so far. This is due 10/22 https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=sites&srcid=ZGVmYXVsdGRvbWFpbnxtc2Nvbm5vbGx5c2hhbmxleXxneDoyMWRhYWYzZDE5NzliYzRm
8. Reading logs due Friday
Homework for the week of 9/23
SS
1. Look at the chart from the following link: https://www.facinghistory.org/reconstruction-era/black-officeholders-south. Write a paragraph summarizing the data. Write another paragraph analyzing the data. Due Friday
2. Define disenfranchise. Due Tuesday
3. Gather evidence for Thursday’s Socratic Seminar
4. Reconstruction DBQ due on 10/2
5. Read chapter 17. Complete the Google Form
ELA
1. What is the legal definition of insanity? Due Wednesday
2. Research the use of the insanity plea in court. Due Wednesday
3. Complete the CommonLit for the week due Friday
4. EPW work due Friday
5. Vocabulary work due Friday
6. Make a list of 5 public schools in the Bronx that require a uniform Due Friday
7. Speak to your family. How do they plan on you getting to high school? Due Friday
8. Create a wish list of high school programs (I will explain this in class) Due Friday
Homework for the week of 9/16
ELA
1. Dystopian/Hero’s Journey essay (due date announced in class)
2. Read 20 minutes/5x a week. Reading log due on Friday
3. EPW Narrative due 9/23
4. Define the following words: Adversary, Terse, Luminous due Friday
5. 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
6. Explain the theme of “The Lake” to 3 adults. Do they think the narrator is crazy? Explain Due Friday
7. 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
8. Create a list of 7 public schools in the Bronx that have a graduation rate over 75%. Due Friday
SS
1. Complete the “How Effective Was Reconstruction” activity. Due 9/23
2. We will be having a socratic seminar next week about Reconstruction. Gather information about whether or not it was successful
3 Eric Foner in “Why Reconstruction Matters” writes: “ if any historical period deserves the label “relevant,” it is Reconstruction”. Does this still apply in 2019? Explain using details from current events and the article (2 paragraphs)
4. Complete the Reconstruction Era amendment worksheet due 9/24
5. Complete the sharecropping worksheet. Due 9/24
6. Complete the Reconstruction Plans worksheet by Wednesday
7. Create a chart documenting voting restrictions placed on African Americans after the Civil War. Due Friday
8. How did reconstruction end? Due Friday
9. What were the goals of reconstruction? Were these goals achieved? Due Friday
Socratic Seminar on Reconstruction will be held the week of 10/1
Homework for the week of 9/9
ELA
1. Define narrative due Wednesday
2. On a separate piece of paper write a narrative about a time in your life that you made a change. This could be a simple change, such as taking a different route to school, or a big change such as changing the way you study. You should only write for 15-20 minutes. Due Wednesday
3 .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 9/16)
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. Summer reading assignments are due Friday
6. Create a list of all the books that you read for this class. You should include the title and author of each book. This should be done in your reader's notebook. Due Friday
7. Read and annotate EPW text Due Wednesday
SS
1. Civil War Essay Due Friday
Read and outline the Reconstruction chapter in the textbook. Due 9/18
2. In your opinion should the losing side of a war be punished harshly? Explain. Due Friday
3. Interview 5 adults. Ask them the above question. Record their answer. Due Friday
4. We will be presenting our projects on Friday
Homework for the week of 6/17
ELA
1. Romeo and Juliet presentations are on Thursday. Be ready!
2. Did Romeo and Juliet really love each other?
3. Did Romeo and Juliet have to die in order for the feud to end?
4. Create a one pager about Romeo and Juliet
SS
1. How did the Emancipation Proclamation change the war?
2. What is total war? Do you think it was fair to use it?
3. What were the terms of surrender? Do you think they were fair?
Homework for the week of 6/10
1. Complete pages in passport (235-237, 248)
2. Read and outline chapter 15
3.Complete graphic organizer on leaders
ELA
1. Work on Romeo and Juliet performance
Homework for the week of 6/3
ELA
Practice for our Romeo and Juliet production
SS
Prepare for a Socratic Seminar on Friday
Homework for the week of 5/28
SS
1. Gather evidence for Socratic Seminar on June 3 (will discuss in class)
2. Create a timeline of causes of the Civil War. Include at least 10 events. Write 2-4 sentence summary of each event. This will be collected. You may not print the day it is due. Due Friday
3. Read and outline chapter 14. Due June 3
ELA
1. Do you think the Friar is responsible for the events at the end of the story? Explain
2. Romeo and Juliet test on June 4
4. Prepare for Romeo and Juliet project.
Homework for the week of 5/20
SS
1. Read and outline chapter 13. Due Thursday.
2. Work on reform project
3. Study for the final on Wednesday
ELA
1. Complete all Commonlit.
2. Have a parent fill out the literature survey. Due Friday
Homework for the week of 5/13
SS
1. Read and outline chapter 12. Due Thursday
2. Study for test on Thursday
3. Work on reform project (due 5/23)
ELA
1. Essay due 5/17
2. Book reports due 5/20
3. Interview 5 adults. Ask them how old someone should be to get married. Due Thursday
4. Interview 5 people around your age. Ask them how old someone should be to get married. Due Thursday
5. Analyze the data from your interviews. Was there a difference between how adults responded as compared with your peers? What do you think accounts for the results? Due Thursday
Homework for the week of 5/6/19
ELA
1. Finish the essay for the last Codex Unit. This is due 5/17
2. Interview 5 adults. Ask them if loyalty to family should take precedence over all aspects of life. Record their answers. Due 5/13
3. How are you shaped by your family’s values? Due 5/13
4. Do you believe in love at first sight? Due 5/13
5. Interview 5 adults. Ask them if they think teenagers could fall in love. Record their answers. Due Friday
6. Read pages 209-210 in your Romeo and Juliet book. How does Juliet’s character contradict what was expected of a Renaissance teenager? 5/13
7. This week’s Common Lit assignments (adhere to the due dates listed on the assignment)
SS
1. We will be having a final word on Manifest Destiny on Thursday. Gather all evidence you need including information about The Mexican American War, The Gold Rush, and anything else you think you might need
2. Read and outline chapter 11. Due 5/13
Homework for the week of 4/15
ELA
1. Complete the vocabulary activity on page 350 and 360. Due Thursday
2. Complete the Common Lit for this week. Due Thursday
3. Book reports are due by Thursday
SS
1. Discuss the hardships faced in building the Erie Canal. How did people overcome these hardships? Due Wednesday
2. What impact did the Erie Canal have on New York? Due Wednesday
3. Complete assigned passport pages by Thursday
Homework for the week if 4/8
SS
1. Complete chapter 10 Google Form Due 4/15
2. Study for a test on chapters 8-10. Due Thursday
3. Write a summary of the nullification crisis (1 paragraph). Write a paragraph discussing your point of view. Due Thursday
4. Write a brief summary of Marbury v Madison. How did it impact the government? Due Thursday
5. Watch the video on the Monroe Doctrine and The War of 1812. Take notes on the videos. Due Thursday
ELA
Complete all commonlit by 4/15
Homework for the week of 3/25
ELA
1. Tool assignment (I will explain this in class) Due Friday
2. Write out the Kaplan method for answering multiple choice questions. Due Friday
3. Complete the commonlit for this week Due Friday
SS
1. Discuss the causes of the War of 1812 (1 paragraph) due Friday
2. What role did Dolly Madison play in the War of 1812 (1 paragraph) due Friday
3. What was the Monroe Doctrine? How did it impact future foreign policy decisions? 1 paragraph due Friday
4. Work on the exit project
Homework for the week of 3/18
SS
1. Read and outline chapter 9. Your outline should include subheadings, and information from each section. This is to be done on a google doc and shared with me by Friday
2. Lewis and Clark Common Lit due Friday
3. What role did Sacagawea play in the Corps of Discovery? Due 3/25
https://www.pbs.org/lewisandclark/inside/saca.html
4. Work on your exit project
ELA
1. Complete 1 lesson in IReady by Friday
2. Complete all Common Lit by Friday
Homework for the week of 3/11
SS
1. Assess the presidency of Adams. (1 paragraph) Due Friday
2. How did the Alien and Sedition acts impact the country? Due Friday
3. Do you agree with Washington’s POV of political parties? Explain. Due Friday
Federalist vs Republican Socratic Seminar: Tuesday
ELA
1. I Ready Book. I expect you to use the Kaplan method (including passage mapping and predicting) I will explain more in class
Pages 3-7, 11-15 due Wednesday
Pages 48-52 Due Thursday
Pages 87-91 Due Friday
Pages 95-100 Due 3/18
Pages 153-157, 171-175 Due 3/19
Bring your I Ready book to class every day
2. Commonlit due 3/18
Homework for the week of 3/4
Social Studies
1. Read, passage map, and complete all activities on pages 53, 56-63 in passport by Friday
2. Read the Washington Reading and Taking Sides. Take notes. Due Wednesday
3. Research political parties in the United States. Create a chart that includes the name of the party, when it was created, if it is still around, 2-3 notable party members, and 3 important details about the party. You must include at least 9 parties including: Republicans (early days of our nation), Federalist, Whig, Democrat (pre civil war), Republican (post civil war), Democrat mid 1900s, Republican mid 1900s, Democrat today, Republican today. Due 3/11
4. Work on your exit project
ELA
1. Complete the Icarus Common Lit by Wednesday
2. What is being asked assignment. Due 3/11 (I will explain this in class)
3. Literature circle paper due Friday
4. What is the difference between theme and central idea? 1 paragraph due Friday
5. I Ready
Homework for the week of 2/25
SS
1. Complete passport pages by 3/4
2. List 5 precedents set by Washington. Due Friday
ELA
1. Book reports are due on Friday
2. I Ready
3. Work on your exit project
Homework for the week of 2/11
ELA
1. War of the Worlds graphic organizer due Friday
2. Complete the gathering evidence chart. Due 2/26
3. I Ready
4. Complete the Radio Show form by Friday
5. Complete the graphic organizer for Monsters. . . due Friday
SS
1. Find 4 examples of checks and balances.
2. Read chapter 8. Complete the google form. 2/26
3. Study for the midterm
Homework for the week of 2/4
701
ELA
1. Have half of your mystery novel read by Friday
2. Complete page 266 in Codex by Wednesday
3. Read and passage map pages 267-275. Answer questions # 2, 19, 20 by Friday
4. Complete pages 276-279 by 2/11
5. Complete 1 lesson in I Ready (at least 45 minutes) by Friday
6. Your radio shows will take place next week.
SS
1. Complete assigned pages in packets
2. What inspired each amendment in the Bill of Rights? Create a chart that includes a summary of the amendment and the event, idea, or person that inspired the creation. Due Friday
3. The Constitution test has been moved to next week
Homework for the week of 1/28
ELA
1. Read and annotate “The Case of Middle School Malfeasance”. Answer the following questions: ■Where does the author give the reader clues about who is responsible for stealing the coin? ■Who are the suspects? Did you consider Frankie as a suspect? Why or why not? ■Where are the red herrings (false clues) to add some confusion to solving the mystery? ■How did the author create suspense in the story? (zooms in on the dangerous action and shows it step-by-step) ■How did the author use humor in the story? ■How does the author reveal how the mystery is solved? Due Friday
2. Read and annotate “The Snake Mafia” . Answer the following questions:■What is the story about? ■Where does the author give the reader clues about what might have happened to the father? ■Who are the suspects? ■Where are the red herrings (false clues) to add some confusion to solving the mystery? ■How did the author create suspense in the story? ■How did the author use humor in the story? ■How does the author reveal how the mystery is solved? Due Friday
3. Complete the graphic organizer in Codex (I will assign the page in class)
4. Complete 1 lesson in I Ready (at least 45 minutes) by Friday
5. Write a new paragraph for Free Read Friday
SS
1. List 5 powers delegated to the states, 5 powers delegated to the federal government, and 3 powers that are shared. Due Friday
2. List all members of the Supreme Court Due Friday
3. Memorize the Bill of Rights (not word for word, I will explain this in class).
4. Play “Do I Have A Right” on icivics. Record your experience (at least 1 paragraph) due Friday
5. Start to study for the test on the Constitution that will take place next week.
Homework for the week of 1/22
ELA
1. There is no I Ready homework this week
2. Complete all Common Lit for this week
3. Complete page 244 in Codex by Friday
SS
1. What is the role of each branch of government? Due Friday
2. Watch Liberty’s Kids “We The People”. Complete the form by Friday
Homework for the week of 1/14
ELA
1. Create a creative title for your essay due on Friday
2. Read and annotate the mentor text for unit 3 by 1/23
3. Study for Fever test on Thursday
4. Explain the genre of science fiction. What are the characteristics of science fiction? What are examples of science fiction literature? What are examples of science fiction movies? Due Friday
5. Complete 1 lesson (at least 45 minutes) of I Ready by Friday
SS
1. Create a T-Chart listing the strengths and weaknesses of the Article of Confederation due Friday
2. Complete assigned pages in Passport due Friday
3. Go to ICivics.org. Play at least 3 different games. Document your games. Due Friday
4. Complete assigned worksheets by 1/24
Homework for the week of 1/7
SS
1. Work on Revolution project (due Thursday)
2. What was Evacuation Day? Why is it important to New York City? Due Friday
3. Complete the Fever investigative study. Due Friday
4. Complete the Chapter 7 Google Form by 1/15
ELA
1. Complete the Fever worksheets by Thursday
2. Create a bibliography for your argumentative essay. Use APA style. Due Friday
3.Complete 1 lesson (at least 45 minutes) of I Ready. Due Friday
4. Use the argumentative language handout to add argumentative language to your essay. Due Friday
Homework for the week of 1/3
SS
1. Assigned passport pages due 1/7
2. Work on American Revolution project (I will explain this in class)
ELA
1. Gather research for EPW task (I will explain this on Wednesday)
2. Complete at least 45 minutes of I Ready. It must equal at least 1 lesson. Due Friday
3. Book reports are due on Friday
Homework for the week of 12/17
ELA
1. Watch “Build A Tower” Ted Talk. Use the ted talk worksheet to take notes Due Thursday
2. Create a list of do’s and don’ts for writing an essay (I will explain this in class) due Thursday
3. Create a plan for our new Marshmallow challenge. Due Friday
4. Complete this week’s common lit by Friday
5. Complete 1 lesson (it must be at least 45 minutes) in I Ready. Due Friday
SS
1. Complete the Declaration of Independence Common Lit by Friday
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 Thursday
3. What role did Native Americans play in the American Revolution? Due Thursday
4. What role do you think you would have played during the Revolution? Why? Due Thursday
5. What made George Washington such a good leader? Due Thursday
701 Homework for the week of 12/10
SS
1. Study for causes of the American Revolution test on Friday
2. Our revolutionary people project will be on Thursday. You need to know a little bit about everyone on the list (look in the chapter 6 link). I will explain more in class.
3. Read chapter 6. Complete the google form. Due 10/18
4. Work on your Revolution speech (due 10/17)
ELA
1. Study for a test on your American Revolution Novel test on Tuesday
2. Do you think Jobs could have been as successful without Woz’s help? Due Friday
3. Were Woz and Jobs an effective team? Explain Due Friday
4. Complete the Common Lit assignment by Friday
5. Complete 1 lesson (it must be at least 45 minutes) in I Ready. Due Friday
6. Unit PBA outline due on Friday
Homework for the week of 12/3
SS
1. Boston Tea Party Common Lit. Due Friday
2.Give Me Liberty Common Lit. Due Friday
3. Causes of the American Revolution speech (I will explain this in class)
4. We will present out Revolutionary People project on 10/13
ELA
1. Watch “Steve Jobs: One Last Thing”. Take notes. We will be using the notes next week. I expect you to have at least 1 page of notes. Due Friday
2. Complete pages 218-221 in Codex. Due Friday
3. Complete literature circles papers. Due Friday
4. Complete at least 1 full lesson (at least 30 minutes) of I Ready by Friday
Homework for the week of 11/26
ELA
1. Read and passage map all of the EPW text. Due Friday
2. Imagine that you are an editor for a publishing company. Make suggestions on the mentor texts that will make the texts better (hint look at the thesis (or lack thereof), tone, etc)
3. Complete assigned pages in Codex Due Thursday
4. Complete literature circle homework for the class novel Due Friday
5. Complete 1 lesson in I Ready by Friday
6. Discuss a time that you were part of a team. Was the team successful? What role did you play Due Friday
SS
1. Complete the chapter 5 Google Form by 12/3
2.Watch Prelude to the American Revolution. Take notes on index cards. These will be collected Due Friday
3. Watch Tea, Taxes, and the American Revolution. Take notes on index cards. These will be collected. Due Friday
4. Do you think the American Revolution was inevitable? Explain. 1 paragraph due Friday
Homework for the week of 11/19
ELA
1. Watch the Coach Wooden Ted Talk. Answer the following questions (due Wednesday)
What is Coach Wooden’s definition of success?
What is the difference between character and reputation?
What are Coach Wooden’s 3 rules? How do they impact success?
Explain Coach Wooden’s view on winning
Do you agree with Coach Wooden?
2. Who was Coach Wooden? Why would some people consider him to be successful? Due Wednesday
3. Complete pages 186 and 202 in Codex. Due Wednesday
4. Your class novel should be finished by 11/30
* No I Ready this week*
*Reading logs are due on Wednesday*
SS
1. Define Salutary Neglect. Due Wednesday
2. Watch causes of the American Revolution video. Make a list of the causes of the revolution. Due Wednesday
3. Road to Revolution timeline due 11/30
Homework for the week of 11/12
ELA
1. Read assigned pages in your class novel. Answer the following in your reader’s notebook
What conflict exists in the book?
Or
What would you have done differently
Your response must be at least a paragraph, include textual evidence and analysis, and is due on Friday
2. Book reports are due on Friday
3. What advice would you give to next year’s 701 about this unit? At least 1 paragraph due Friday
4. I Ready
5. Write a new free read Friday paragraph
SS
1. What caused the French and Indian War? 1 paragraph due Friday
2. What role did George Washington play in the French and Indian war? Due Friday
3. Was the Proclamation of 1763 fair? Due Friday
4. Did Great Britain violate the social contract after the French and Indian war? Due Friday
5. Work on your Revolutionary people project (I will explain this in class)
Homework for the week of 11/5
ELA
1. Finish writing piece for EPW. You may type it or hand write it. It should be ready to hand in by Friday.
2. Read American Revolution novel. Pages were assigned last week. Write the following reflection in your reader’s notebook
What are your initial reactions to the protagonist? Explain (1 paragraph)
Or
Is the protagonist a relatable character
Or
What makes the setting extreme?
3. Complete 45 minutes of IReady by Friday
4. Complete the commonlit for this week
SS
1. Study for the test on Chapters 3&4 (on Thursday)
2. Complete the following worksheets (found in the chapter 5 folder): Canassatego in his own words, Robert Moses in his own words, Benjamin Franklin join or die due 11/13
3. Watch the French and Indian war video. Take notes. Due 11/13
Homework for the week of 10/29
ELA (all due on Friday)
1. Identify Evidence: Analyze individuals, events and ideas
Reread “The Most Dangerous Game, locating examples and evidence Connell uses to describe Rainsford’s efforts to survive in extraordinary circumstances. How does the author introduce, illustrate, and elaborate characters and events?
In the evidence column, record details from the text that describe the extreme setting and the actions and skills Rainsford uses to survive
In the explanation column, explain how the evidence introduces, illustrates, or elaborates on individuals, events and ideas
What is the central idea of the story? Use details to support your answer (Use RACECE)
How is General Zaroff important to the central idea? (use RACECE)
3. Structure of the narrative: List problems that exist in the story due the extreme environment
4. Complete 45 minutes of I Ready( by this point you should have over 2 hours and 15 minutes of I Ready time) due Friday
5. Finish your second Gary Soto book by Friday. Create a Venn Diagram comparing and contrasting the 2 books. Due Friday
SS
1. Read chapter 4 in the social studies textbook. Complete the google form by 11/5
2. Complete the enlightenment worksheet by 11/5
3. Study for a test next week on chapters 3 and 4
Homework for the week of 10/22
SS
1. Read and passage map page 130 in passport. Complete page 131 due Thursday
2. Read and passage map page 134. Answer the guiding questions. Due Thursday
3. Complete pages 52-54 in passport. Due 10/29
4. Work on your Lion’s Story project
ELA
1. Complete the foldable for the story we will read in class. (I will explain this on Monday). Due Friday
2. Pick a movie that addresses the themes of our unit. What is the name of the movie? What makes the environment extreme? What inspired the protagonist to survive the extreme environment? Due Friday
3. Complete pages 74-77 in Codex. Due Friday
Homework for the week of 10/15
ELA
1. Complete page 60 in your Codex books. Due Tuesday
2. 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 of survival is covered in class. This will be collected on Friday
3. What makes the Arctic an extreme environment? Due Friday
4. Complete 45 minutes of I Ready (yes it is back and working). Due Friday
5. There will be a quiz next week of story elements. 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, resolution), and characterization
6. Bring in your EPW research on Friday
7. Finish your Gary Soto novel by Friday
SS
1. Your brochure is now due on 10/19
2. Complete the assigned pages in passport due 10/22
Homework for the week of 10/9
ELA
1. Read/ log
2. Have â…” of the class novel read by Friday
3. Finish the essay we started in class. Due Friday
4. Complete this week’s commonlit
5. 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 the test on chapters 1 and 2 on Thursday
2. Colonial Brochure (I will explain this in class). This will count as a quiz grade. It is due 10/15
Homework for the week of 10/1
ELA
1. Read for 20 minutes/complete reading log
2. Start conducting research for your EPW assignment. I will explain this in class on Monday. Due Friday
3. Reread the EPW text. How does each text introduce the topic? Create a chart documenting your answer. Due Friday
4. Complete this week’s Common Lit
5. Read â…“ of Class book ( will explain this in class) due Friday
SS
1. Study for next week’s test on Chapters 1 and 2
2. Read chapter 3. Complete the Google form by Friday
3. FInish Monday’s assignment Due Friday
*Book Reports are due next week. Make sure you are working on them this week!*
Homework for the week of 9/24
SS
1. Pick 1 explorer (other than Columbus). What was their motivation for leaving Europe?Did their contributions outweigh the negative aspects of their journey? (2 paragraphs) Due Friday
2. Pick 1 Native American tribe impacted by European interaction. Write 2 paragraphs explaining how they were impacted. Due Friday
3. Who was Oloudah Equiano?Write a paragraph about his contributions. Due Friday
4. Create a chart documenting the benefits and drawbacks of the Columbian Exchange. Due 10/1
5. What changes in technology allowed explorers to travel to the “New World” 1 paragraph due Friday
Extra credit: Make and use an astrolabe
http://cse.ssl.berkeley.edu/AtHomeAstronomy/activity_07.html
ELA
1. Complete 30 minutes of I Ready by Friday
2. Read for 20 minutes every school day. Reading log due Friday
3. Complete all of the Common Lit for the week. The grade you get for the assignment will be the grade you get for h.w. Do not start this assignment until after Tuesday. I will be teaching you how to write short answers. Due 10/3
4. Read and annotate the EPW text due Friday. You will get this in class on Monday
Homework for the week of 9/17
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 Thursday
4. Use the High School Directory link found in the CodeX Unit 1 folder. Scroll to page 18 (page 18 on the bottom of the page, page 24 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) Due 9/24
6. Complete assigned pages in Codex. Due Friday
7. Scan through the Social Studies textbook. Create a list of things that you find interesting.Due Friday
SS
1. Watch the video on the Columbian Exchange. Take notes. We will be using the notes in a debate for next week. 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 9/24
3. Use the "Terrible Transformation" link in the Europe Looks Outward folder. What was the middle passage? Rename the middle passage to reflect what it really was. Due 9/24
4. Complete CommonLit assignment (as a reminder the code is VGJGNZ)
5. Complete assigned pages in passport Due Friday
Homework for the week of 9/10/18
SS
1. Use chapter 1 and your own research to complete the chapter 1 outline located in the Roots of the American People folder. 9/20
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 9/17
3. Who was included in the 5 nations? Where were they located? Due Friday
4. Complete the DBQ we started in class
ELA
1. Read for at least 20 minutes every school night. Complete the reading log each time you read due Friday
2. Complete page 10 in your Codex books due Thursday
3. Describe your idea of a perfect high school (1 paragraph due 9/17)
4. What character traits best describe Mendoza? Why? (1 paragraph due Friday)
Homework for the week of 9/4
ELA
All summer work (commonlit, book reports, etc.) is due on 9/12
Bring in a book for free read Friday
Help your parents complete the parent google form- due 9/12
SS
Complete both culture worksheets- due 9/6
Complete the Welcome back Google Form -due 9/12