Math 8 (2/23-2/27)

Here are the Math 8 assignments for the week. Assignments are listed on the day they are assigned. They will be due the next day along with the warm-up review worksheet. Assignments may be modified on a daily basis depending on how things go in class that day.

Monday (Chapter 8-2B)--p. 485 #’s 7-25 odd, 26,28
Tuesday (Chapter 8-2C)--p. 489-490 #’s 5-17 odd,8,14,22
Wednesday (Chapter 8-2D)--p. 496-497 #’s 9-27 odd
Thursday (Chapter 8-2F)--p. 503-504 #’s 9-25 odd,22
Friday (Chapter 8-Lesson 2 Review)--p. 531-532 #’s 15-29
*Chapter 8--Lesson 2 Quiz is currently scheduled for Friday.

Science: Week of 2/23 - 2/26

8th grade students will take Earth History Quiz 1-2 on Monday, 2/23.  They will then have time to work on their Non-Fiction Article Assignment which is due on Wednesday, 2/25.  On Wednesday, the students will be introduced to Fracking and the CA Argument Paper Assignment.  They will begin their research on the pros and cons of fracking.  Students will need to choose a side by Friday, 2/27.  They will get more time on Friday to research claims to support their side of the argument.

Social Studies Week of 2/16/2015

This week we will be doing a performance assessment that align with district standards.  Students will be given two full class periods to read three articles and write proficient level paragraphs about the information in that articles.  They will also be asked to right an argumentative piece where they need to a pick a side and stick to their points.

Algebra 1 (2/9-2-13)

Here are the assignments for the week. The days listed are the days the assignment will be given. They are due the next day. Assignments may be modified based on how things go in class that day.

Monday (Chapter 8-1)--p. 468-470 #’s 21-59 odd
Tuesday (Chapter 8-2)--p. 474-476 #’s 21,23,25,27,30,33,35,39,41,43
Wednesday (Chapter 8-3)--p. 483-484 #’s 13-43 odd
Thursday (Chapter 8-4)--p. 489-490 #’s 17-25 odd,39,41,45,47,53,55

Science: 2/16 - 2/20

Students will have a lesson on weathering on Monday, 2/16 and a lesson on soil on Wednesday, 2/18.  There will be a non-fiction article assignment on Wednesday, 2/18 that will be due on Monday, 2/23.  Also, there will be a short quiz on the material covered so far in the Earth History unit on Monday, 2/23.  Students will receive a review sheet for the quiz on Wednesday, 2/18.

Communication Arts: 2/16 - 2/19

In Communication Arts this week, we are continuing our argument writing unit. On Monday we are closely reading a text, picking a side of an argument to defend and writing argument paragraphs. For Tuesday and Wednesday we are practicing for the big argument paper by writing a small scale argument essay complete with an intro, claim paragraph, counterclaim paragraph and conclusion. Lastly on Thursday we will have reader's theatre.

Math 8 (2/16-2/19)

Here are the assignments for the week. The days listed are the days the assignment will be given. They (along with the warm-up worksheet) will be due the next day. Assignments may be modified on a daily basis depending on how things go in class that day.

Monday (Chapter 8-1B)--p. 467-468 #’s 5-16
Tuesday (Chapter 8-1D)--p. 473-474 #’s 3-10,12
Wednesday (Chapter 8-1E)--p. 478-479 #’s 5-17
Thursday (Chapter 8/Lesson 1 Review)--p. 480 #’s 1-12
*Chapter 8/Lesson 1 Quiz is scheduled for Thursday of this week.