Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Social Studies
1)  Portfolio (binder) check tomorrow!!

Grammar Notes

https://docs.google.com/a/bpsk12.org/presentation/d/14Ps4_N3RsVsfX-s6bZQgxALEaSaJZ0ZvLKEGtvdOTvI/edit#slide=id.p13


https://docs.google.com/a/bpsk12.org/presentation/d/1dfmGOYC3iZwskRVepMDqTK_6lvKlRlJ9mLMtmm0R6Zk/edit#slide=id.p13

https://docs.google.com/a/bpsk12.org/presentation/d/1zwqpo5sM2WWoebpxH-1AFf8HOa8STUVKWgtv9t04jvs/edit#slide=id.p13

Review for grammar test tomorrow  (participles, gerunds, infinitives).

ALGEBRA
A,B,C Blocks ** Finish Line Book pgs. 16-30
                       ** Bring calculator
D Block ** Finish Line Book pgs. 131-150
              ** Bring calculator
 

Motion etc.

1. Complete 4-page worksheet on Motion, Distance, Displacement, Speed, Velocity and Acceleration. This will be collected on Monday.

2.  If you missed the Heat and Temperature test, the make-up will be held on Monday.  Review pages 158 - 181

Book/movie analysis due Monday!  Graphic organizer and hand written rough draft must be attached.
Upload final copy to www.turnitin.com by 7:00 A.M

Friday, April 26, 2013
Social Studies
1)  Take-Home Activity
      Worksheet #179
2)  Study for Chapter 15 Test on Tuesday!!

Thursday, April 25, 2013
1) Journal Prompt #31
    submitted to my blog by 9:00 p.m. tonight!!
2)  15-5 Section Review worksheet #177
3)  Study for 15-5 Quiz tomorrow!!

ALGEBRA
All Blocks - Finish Line Book pgs. 152-166

Grammar exercises 5&6
Study for vocabulary quiz

Motion

1. Read pp 8 - 18 in Motion, Forces and Energy
2. Complete questions 1 - 5 on pages 13 and 18

ALGEBRA
A ,B,C Blocks - Finish Line Book pgs. 145-150
D Block - Finish Line Book pgs. 104-123

Grammar exercises 3&4

Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Social Studies
1)  Journal Prompt #31
     submitted to my blog by 9 p.m. Thursday
2)  15-5 Guided Reading
      worksheet #171

Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Social Studies
1)  Journal Prompt #31
      posted to my blog by 9 p.m. on Thursday
2)  Reading Essentials worksheet #173

ALGEBRA
A,B,C Blocks - Finish Line Book pgs. 121-123, 125-127, 128-130
D Block *** Exponents Review Sheet #1-13 AND #26-45
              *** Test tomorrow (8.1-8.3)

Grammar exercises 1&2

ALGEBRA
A Block = Finish Line Book pgs. 105-107, 109-111, 113-115
B & C Blocks = Finish Line Book pgs. 105-107, 109-111, 113-115, 117-119
D Blok = "Exponents Review" #14-25 AND #46-57

Lab Activities:

1. One-page Summary of your lab experiment during April 8 -12  
   (DUE TOMORROW from each student)
     - Title of Experiment
     - What the questions you were trying to answer?
     - What did you do?
     - What were your findings?
     - What did you learn from the experiment?
     - 1 page, typed, 1 or 1.5 spacing, 12 point font

2. Video of your lab experiment on one of the team's iPads

3. Poster Presentation of Your Experiment
     - Topic, e.g. Mater, Heat and Temperature
     - Title of the Experiment
     - Question to be answered?
     - Hypothesis
     - Data
     - Conclusions
     - Diagrams and Pictures
     - Names of Lab Team Members

Copy debate vocabulary into your notebook

Monday, April 22, 2013
Social Studies
1)  Journal Prompt #31
     Rough Draft due tomorrow!
2)  Shield Project due Tomorrow!
      (both essay and shield itself)

ALGEBRA
ALL BLOCKS:  BRING FINISH LINE BOOKS EVERY DAY UNTIL MCAS!!!

Finish reading your independent reading novel and make sure you've seen the movie by the Monday we return from vacation.

Thursday, April 11, 2013
SIGNED REPORT CARD DUE TOMORROW!!
Social Studies
1)  Shield Construction Due:  April 23rd
2)  Paragraph 3 - Charges
     Rough Draft corrected in black and white composition book
     Due:  Tomorrow
3)  Bring in pictures of your charges if you need to tract them.

Do not forget to bring SIGNED report card back to homeroom TOMORROW!!!

Read the poem "The Anne Frank House: Amsterdam" by Joan LaBombard on pages 686-687.
Complete the analyzing literature on page 688 #1-6 in complete sentences.

ALGEBRA
A Block - Worksheet:  Scientific Notation (side "8")
B & C Blocks - Worksheet:  Scientific Notation (both sides)
D Block - 8.1 Practice B #1-36 AND Prac A #37-38

Create flash cards for poetry vocabulary and study for quiz tomorrow.

ALGEBRA
A Block   **Finish Word Problems #1-5
                 **Quiz tomorrow
B & C Blocks   **Finish Word Problems #1-7
                         **Quiz tomorrow
D Block - p. 453 EVENS #22-54

Color poem due tomorrow.  Remember to follow all directions!

Tuesday, April 9, 2013
Social Studies
    Shield Project
    1)  Design due Tomorrow!
    2)  Paragraph 1-Ordinary Rough Draft
          ( in black and white composition book)
          due tomorrow!

Monday, April 8, 2013
Social Studies
1)  15-4 Section Review
      Worksheet #168 (Skip #7)
2)  Study for 15-4 Quiz tomorrow!
3)  Shield Project Design due on Wednesday!

ALGEBRA
A Block - 7.4 Practice A #1-6 (just choose method)
                                        #10-15 (use elimination method)
B & C Blocks - 7.4 Practice A #1-15 AND # 19-20
D Block - Worksheet

Copy poetry terms into your notebook.

ALGEBRA
A Block - 7.3 Practice A #4-10
B & C Blocks - 7.3 Practice A #1-14
D Block - Test Monday (10.1, 10.2, 10.5)

Limericks (2) due Monday.  Both should be typed on one sheet with a titles and a design.

ALGEBRA
A Block - pgs. 414-415 #27,31,35,38
B & C Blocks - p. 415 #31-38
D Block - 10.5 Practice A #16-27 AND 10.5 Practice B #16-27

HEAT AND TEMPERATURE

              Test Tomorrow

1. Review pages 158 - 173 in Motion, Forces and Energy
2. Review questions on pages 161, 167 and 173
3. Review Study Guide on pages 178 - 179
4. Complete Chapter Assessment on pages 180 - 181
5. Complete crossword review
6. Review notes and labs
7. Review Jeopardy questions and answers
8. Chapter Test Review
9. Word Search Review

Create flash cards for vocabulary lesson 15 and study for quiz on lessons 14 & 15

Thursday, April 4, 2013
Social Studies
1)  Reading Essentials
     Worksheet #163

HEAT AND TEMPERATURE

              Test Friday

1. Review pages 158 - 173 in Motion, Forces and Energy
2. Review questions on pages 161, 167 and 173
3. Review Study Guide on pages 178 - 179
4. Complete Chapter Assessment on pages 180 - 181
5. Complete crossword review
6. Review notes and labs
7. Review Jeopardy questions and answers

Read "Casey at the Bat" pages 251-254 and complete analyzing literature on page 255 #1-6

ALGEBRA
A Block * 7.2 Practice B #10,11,13,14
              * Quiz tomorrow (7.1 & 7.2)
B & C Blocks * 7.2 Practice B #10-15
                       * Quiz tomorrow (7.1 & 7.2)
D Block - 10.5 Practice A&B Combo

After two days of hard work on the ELA Reading Comprehension MCAS no homework tonight!

ALGEBRA
A Block - 7.2 Practice A #16-18
B & C Blocks - 7.2 Practice A # 16-21
D Block - 10.2 Practice B #1-39