Please draft your slides on paper or preferably on google drive in order to easily transfer your work to the app on your iPad during Monday's class.
Have a good weekend!
Friday, May 30, 2014
Oral Presentations DUE TUESDAY
This weekend you will continue to work on your oral presentations. They are due on Tuesday. Although you will have all of Monday's class to work on the project, I am giving you this as your only homework over the weekend to ensure you complete it on time.
Thursday, May 29, 2014
Flashcards & VOCAB QUIZ 20 & 21
VOCAB QUIZ TOMORROW !!!!!
Make flash cards for lesson 21 and study for your quiz on lessons 20 & 21.
Make flash cards for lesson 21 and study for your quiz on lessons 20 & 21.
Wednesday, May 28, 2014
Grammar exercises 9 & 10.
Using quotation marks and italics
Using quotation marks and italics
Exercise 9: Punctuating Titles. Add quotation marks or underlining for italics where needed.
- Nanook of the North (film)
- New York Times (newspaper)
- The Eternal Nomad (short poem)
- The Old Man and the Sea (book)
- Dream-Children (essay)
- Star Trek (television)
- The Skin of Our Teeth (play)
- Scientific American (magazine)
- The Coldest Land (magazine article)
- To Build a Fire (short story)
Exercise 10: Using quotation Marks and Italics. Add quotation marks and other punctuation marks and underlining for italics where needed.
- Tom asked Have you read the assignment in our textbook
- Bo shouted What an interesting article on nomads that was
- I didn’t know said Barry that some nomads live in northern Europe
- Yes said Ms. Rosa Lapland lies in Russia, Finland, Sweden, and Norway
- Did Ms. Rosa say the people of Lapland are called Lapps
- Barry asked Have you read the article on Lapps in National Geographic
- No I answered but I read about them in another magazine
- The Lapps have two seasons said Tom day and night.
- Does the night season really last nine months asked Barry
- The book The Far North says Lapland has only six weeks of warm weather a year
- Did the book say Only mosses and a few trees grow in Lapland
- Why are the Lapps considered nomads asked Matt
- Bonnie answered The people live by hunting and fishing
- During the summer season I said they lay in supplies for the winter
Tuesday, May 27, 2014
Vocabulary Lesson 21
Copy Vocabulary words for lesson 21 into your notebook.
Lesson 20-21 Vocabulary quiz on Friday 5/30!
Lesson 20-21 Vocabulary quiz on Friday 5/30!
Friday, May 23, 2014
Grammar Worksheet
Please review your grammar notes and complete exercises 7 & 8 on your worksheet.
If you had difficulties uploading your paper to turn-it-in.com please do so by Friday night at 11:59 P.M. Any submission after will be considered late!
Have a wonderful holiday weekend and do not forget to remember the important people we are honoring on Monday, Memorial Day!
In case of any absences, here is the worksheet.
If you had difficulties uploading your paper to turn-it-in.com please do so by Friday night at 11:59 P.M. Any submission after will be considered late!
Have a wonderful holiday weekend and do not forget to remember the important people we are honoring on Monday, Memorial Day!
In case of any absences, here is the worksheet.
Exercise 7: Using Semicolons & Colons
Add a semicolon or colon where needed. Remember to use a comma after a conjunctive adverb.
- I was bored at 330 in the afternoon then the mail arrived.
- It included these items two bills, three ads, and a letter from my brother.
- Jill wrote about her work in Africa she is teaching English in Tanzania.
- Africa contains these regions deserts, jungles, grasslands, and farmlands.
- The equator cuts through Africa however most land lies north of it.
- Some areas are not very hospital nevertheless most are inhibited.
- There is fertile land in North Africa however the desert predominates.
- The southern edge of the desert merges into grassland further south the grassland merges into a tropical rain forest.
- Southern Africa lies in the temperate zone snow falls there occasionally.
- Africa is rich in resources thus it supports a variety of life styles.
- Rubber trees flourish in the rain forest olive trees grow near the sea.
- In the grasslands, farmers grow wheat and barley they also raise sheep.
- South Africa is a major wool producer its main crops are corn and sugar.
- Spectacular rivers flowing through Africa include the following the mighty Nile in the east, the Congo in Central Africa, and the Niger in the west.
- Agriculture dominates the economy mining is another important activity.
Exercise 8: Using Semicolons & Colons in Letters
Add a semicolon or a colon where needed.
Dear Mr. Bishop
I am buying a farm for my venture, I will need farming equipment. I will have to buy plows, tractors, and spreaders. In the near future, I will also need the following seed, fertilizer, and more machinery. I am currently pricing equipment therefore, please send me a list of your prices.
Sincerely yours,
Jane
Thursday, May 22, 2014
RESEARCH PAPER and VOCAB QUIZ !!!!!!!
RESEARCH PAPER DUE BEFORE HOMEROOM TOMORROW!
-Must be typed, double spaced, include a works cited page, and have a written rough draft stapled to the back!
-Post to Turn-it-in.com by 7:00 A.M
10 pts. off for late posts and/or late hard copy submissions!
VOCABULARY QUIZ TOMORROW !!!!! LESSONS 19-20
-Must be typed, double spaced, include a works cited page, and have a written rough draft stapled to the back!
-Post to Turn-it-in.com by 7:00 A.M
10 pts. off for late posts and/or late hard copy submissions!
VOCABULARY QUIZ TOMORROW !!!!! LESSONS 19-20
ALGEBRA
ABC Blocks - Finish Line pgs. 8-22
Read p. 8 ... Do pgs. 9-11 #1-15
Read p. 12 ... Do pgs. 13-15 #1-11
Read p. 16 ... Do pgs. 17-18 #1-10
D Block - Finish Line pgs. 132-150
Read p. 132 ... Do pgs. 133-134 #1-5
Read p. 136 ... Do pgs. 137-138 #1-7
Read p. 140 ... Do pg. 141 #1-4
Read p. 144 ... Do pgs. 145-146 #1-7
Do pgs. 148-150
ABC Blocks - Finish Line pgs. 8-22
Read p. 8 ... Do pgs. 9-11 #1-15
Read p. 12 ... Do pgs. 13-15 #1-11
Read p. 16 ... Do pgs. 17-18 #1-10
D Block - Finish Line pgs. 132-150
Read p. 132 ... Do pgs. 133-134 #1-5
Read p. 136 ... Do pgs. 137-138 #1-7
Read p. 140 ... Do pg. 141 #1-4
Read p. 144 ... Do pgs. 145-146 #1-7
Do pgs. 148-150
Wednesday, May 21, 2014
1. Finish rough draft of your research paper. All seven paragraphs should be finished for tomorrow's peer editing workshop.
*This draft will count as a homework grade. If it is incomplete you will not be able to participate in the peer editing activity.
2. Continue to study for lesson 19-20 vocabulary quiz Friday.
*This draft will count as a homework grade. If it is incomplete you will not be able to participate in the peer editing activity.
2. Continue to study for lesson 19-20 vocabulary quiz Friday.
Tuesday, May 20, 2014
Monday, May 19, 2014
Friday, May 16, 2014
Thursday, May 15, 2014
Wednesday, May 14, 2014
Tuesday, May 13, 2014
Tuesday, May 13, 2014 Grammar
Review grammar notes taken in class today and complete exercises 5 & 6 on your worksheet. We will go over the answers tomorrow in class.
Solutions and Concentration
1. Go to the PhET website. select HTML simulations and choose the one named "Concentrations"
2. Click on the link to download the worksheet. You can use Google or Notability to enter your answers.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1doZFIkBq8zAcLRqBga7sFfAnWDtUMe7muoVJK1OxBZQ/edit?usp=sharing
3. You may use one of the orange Physical Science textbook to help with your answers.
4. Transfer the completed worksheet to your shared science folder in Google Drive.
Monday, May 12, 2014
Monday, May 12, 2014 Vocabulary Lesson 19
Review lesson 19 vocabulary and copy it into your notebook.
REMINDER:
If you have not returned your signed midterm report to your homeroom teacher, please have it tomorrow.
REMINDER:
If you have not returned your signed midterm report to your homeroom teacher, please have it tomorrow.
Speed = Distance / Time
1. Click on the link and download today's worksheet; transfer the worksheet to Notability
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0RU-9Jmq_ZAckRnU21PcWdwclk/edit?usp=sharing
2. Follow the worksheet procedures to collect the data and answer the questions in Notability.
3. Download the graph paper using the following link; transfer the graph paper to the same Notability note as the worksheet. Complete the graph in Notability
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0RU-9Jmq_ZAc0NBdTk1bHhONVE/edit?usp=sharing
4. When you have complete the worksheet and the graph, transfer them to your shared science folder in Google Drive.
Friday, May 9, 2014
Friday, May 9, 2014 Reminders
No homework this weekend!
REMINDERS:
1) If you have not turned in your paper or submitted it to turn-it in.com, you are losing 10 points every day it is late. Please come talk to me if there are any issues/concerns.
2) Get Mid-Term Report signed and returned to your homeroom teacher by Monday!
Have a good weekend!
REMINDERS:
1) If you have not turned in your paper or submitted it to turn-it in.com, you are losing 10 points every day it is late. Please come talk to me if there are any issues/concerns.
2) Get Mid-Term Report signed and returned to your homeroom teacher by Monday!
Have a good weekend!
Thursday, May 8, 2014
Thursday, May 8, 2014 English
Create flashcards for lesson 18 and study for quiz tomorrow on lessons 17 & 18.
Wednesday, May 7, 2014
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