Week 20 8th Grade

TEAM 8-3 CORE SUBJECT SYLLABUS

April 6-9, 2009 www.team783.blogspot.com

“I don’t want your millions ,Mister…All I want is the right to live.” -Jim Gartland •

Announcements: •

NO SCHOOL FRIDAY, APRIL 10 Language Arts Math Ms. Comstock Ms. Parsetich

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20 Ind. Pts. due Thursday!! th • 7 period – AF presentations must happen during lunch this week. Please seem me for a pass if you have not yet presented your project.

Field trip Wednesday--Have you returned your permission slip?

Science Mr. Walsh

Study sessions: Tues and Thurs. 8:00 a.m. (312) 405-2704 Math grades have been updated! Please check online for current grades

We will be starting a new unit this week on chemistry: Starting with the gas laws and moving towards a greater understanding of the periodic table. Let’s end your elementary education with a bang!

Social Studies Mr. Turek Extra Credit: Interview a family member who lived through the Great Depression-use the information in the text book to generate thoughtful questions.

Monday: • LA

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Math

In Class th 6 - Parts of speech grammar • 6threview • 7th7th- Discussion of AF thus far, continue reading together 802: Percent of a number 802: None 803: Review test, angle and perpendicular bisector

803:

Homework

p. 277 #’s 10-22, 32,33

Sci

Write a summary of what you did in class today: 1) Explain your initial impressions of the task. 2) Describe difficulties that you had. 3) Explain why the task was so challenging. 4) Tell how you overcame these problems.

Balloon in Bottle.

SS

Finish 1920s Presentations/Notes for Chapter 23

Due: Tuesday

Read Chapter 23, section 1~quiz on Notes

Tuesday: • LA

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Math

In Class th 6 - Introduce gerunds, participles, infinitives 7th- Continue reading

802: Percent of a number, percent of change 803: Percent of change

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Homework 6 - Write 15 sentences – 5 of each from class 7th- Continue reading, pgs. TBD th

802: p. 356 #’s 3-18, due Thursday 803: None

Same as last night, but on today’s lesson with the index cards. Write a summary of what you did in class today: 1) Explain your initial impressions of the task. 2) Describe difficulties that you had. 3) Explain why the task was so challenging. 4) Tell how you overcame these problems.

Sci

Index Cards vs. The Atmosphere (And you thought Monday was interesting?)

Due: Wed

SS

Read section 2-Roosevelt and Bring art supplies for Wednesday’s the New Deal~complete class “New Deal” chart

LA

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In Class Golf trip--No LA class

Wednesday: •

Homework FINISH INDEPENDENT POINTS – DUE TOMORROW

802: p. 356 #’s 3-18, due Thursday

803: Golf activity

803: None

Sci

Golf trip--No SCI class—but make sure that you do your homework.

In your science journal---write a detailed response to the following question: How does a soda straw work? Feel free to implement pictures and diagrams to explain this phenomenon.

SS

Songs of the Great Depression~read/analyze the lyrics of each song, respond to each question, choose one song and illustrate it.

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802: Golf activity

In Class •

LA

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20 IND PTS. DUE

Math Sci SS

6th- Review sentences, practice in book • 7th- Continue reading – finish the book by Monday! 802: Percent of change, 20’s project 803: Percent of change, 20’s project How does a soda straw work discussion. (I will be checking to see if you did the hw) Finish “Songs of the Great Depression”

Due: Thursda y

Continue “Songs of the Great Depression” in class tomorrow.

Thursday: • •

Homework

6 - None 7th- Finish AF by Monday th

802: None 803: None

none Friday:

In Class

Homework

LA

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NO SCHOOL

Sci

ENJOY YOUR THREE-DAY WEEKEND!

SS

Have a Good Friday!

(7th period – finish reading AF)

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