English/Literature 7

English -

• We will be finishing the short story "The Tell-Tale Heart" in class. We will be making connections to our "scary story characteristics" graphic organizer that we have been developing in class.
• The students will synthesize the information learned about Edgar Allan Poe and "The Tell-Tale Heart" by completing an acrostic poem or comic strip project.

Literature -

• We are moving through The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros. The students will be reading various chapters throughout the week and responding to discussion questions while working in small groups. These questions are designed to allow the students to critically think about the novel and their own lives while answering questions that do not technically have a "right" or "wrong" answer.

Literature 8

We finished watching the movie "Charly" today. After the movie the students outlined four examples of conflict from the story. A short article on Feng Shui was assigned for Wednesday.
We will not have classes due to a field trip on Tuesday.

Algebra

Lesson 2.4, pages 89-91. Problems 8-22 even, 23-28, and 32-52 even. Test, quiz and notes on Thursday.

Science 8

We have officially made it to Progress Report Time! Today we corrected our review assignment Page 84 (16-26) and played a game of vocabulary review Bingo. The Chapter two test is on WEDNESDAY! Study.

Wear Green on Tuesday if you are an Eighth grader...spirit day.
Don't forget $ for fast food lunch.

7th Grade Math

Lesson 2-4, page 72. Problems 10-18 and 20-23. Test, quiz, and notes on Thursday.

Pre-Algebra

Lesson 2-4, pages 79-80. Problems 12-39 and 42-50. Test, quiz and notes due on Friday.

Applied Math 7

Lesson 12: Equal Groups Word Problems

We reviewed the previous patterns of word problems we have learned so far:

• Some and Some More (an addition pattern)


• Some Went Away (a subtraction pattern)


• Larger-Smaller-Difference (a subtraction pattern with key words how much more, how much greater, how much less, etc.)


• Later-Earlier-Difference (a sbutraction pattern dealing with TIME)


• Today we learned Equal Groups (a multiplication problem with the key word EACH)

We also discussed that there will be a substitute tomorrow since Ms. Francoeur will be chaperoning the 8th grade field trip to the Career Expo in Waukesha. It was explained to students that their behavior is expected to be exceptional tomorrow. ANY discruptive or disrespectful behavior, including being late to class, will result in 2 detentions after school with Ms. Francoeur.

Assignment: Complete the Lesson 12 worksheet (gold)

Applied Math

Lesson 1-8 (continued): The Metric System.

Assignment: 1-8 Study Guide/ Practice

Make sure the notes are in your notebook! Today is the last day they will be on the board!

Language Arts - 8 (10/6-10/10)

This week in langauge arts, there will be no vocabulary. The Giver test will be on Thursday. The class was also assigned a movie project where they will be creating a dialogue, set design, and cast the movie. Next Monday, they will be acting out their pilot for the class.

Friday is library day! All books are due on the 10th; rememeber to either renew or turn them in.

Social Studies 8

Students were given back the paper copies of the Chapter 3 Test. Progress Report Grades were posted today!! We had a practice note check so students would know exactly what was expected of them when note checks begin in Chapter 5. Most students are on track to receive full points - some students need to make sure their study guides are complete, or they will receive zeros. We also reviewed for the Chapter 4 Test which is on Thursday.

Assignment: Chapter 4 Vocab/ History Makers wksht packet - due Wednesday since the field trip is tomorrow. If completed in class today, this may be turned in early. The History Makers packet gives brief histories of Siddhartha Guatama (the Buddha) and Confucius since we are discussing the impact of religion on different cultures in the world.

***Also, the chapter 4 review on p. 102 (#1-26) will be due on Thursday, and can be turned in early at any time.