Wednesday, March 30, 2011

March 30, 2011

Block IWe finished reading Tom Sawyer! Unit Focus questions due at the beginning of class tomorrow; our scored discussions will begin tomorrow as well! We also voted for our Lit. Circle books!

In Social Studies, we reviewed for our Westward Expansion test - you may prepare a notecard to use while taking the test. No books, papers or anything else...just the note card!

Period 3
Almost finished Tom Sawyer --- we got Tom and Becky out of the cave and found out what happened to Injun Joe.... Unit Focus questions are due on Friday -- scored discussions will also begin on Friday and continue until the Monday following Spring Break. We also voted today for our Lit Circle books.

Block II
We voted for our Lit Circle books today and worked on our review for our Westward Expansion Unit test. Due tomorrow; UFQ's for Tom Sawyer and our first scored discussions...

Tuesday, March 29, 2011

March 29th, 2011

Block I
We read through Chapter 34 in Tom Sawyer; we discussed melodrama and plot lines completed so far. We will finish the novel tomorrow. Unit Focus Questions are due on Thursday.

For Social Studies, we turned in page 521 (1-5); we turned in our Westward Expansion projects and discussed the "big questions". We will review the unit tomorrow and have our test on Thursday.

Period 3
Work day for Tom Sawyer Unit Focus questions; our questions are due Friday. We will finish the novel tomorrow and have Thursday as an in class work day prior to our scored discussion on Friday and Monday (after break!)

Block II
We turned in Westward Expansion; shared our historical fiction quotes with our small groups and discussed things we had learned. Unit review tomorrow; test Thursday.

We complete Tom Sawyer; discussed melodrama and reviewed our Unit Focus Questions;Unit Focus Questions are due on Thursday; scored discussion Thursday and Friday of this week.

Monday, March 28, 2011

March 28th, 2011

Block I
Westward Expansion is due tomorrow; also, complete page 521 questions 1-5 if you have not finished them yet.

We read through Chapter 32 in Tom Sawyer - we will read Chapter 33 to the end tomorrow! Unit Focus Questions are due on Thursday; our scored discussion will also take place then.

Period 3
We read through Chpater 31 in Tom Sawyer - Great job! We have changed the due date for our Unit Focus Questions to Friday - our scored discussions will take place on Friday and Monday.

Block II

Westward Expansion is due tomorrow!

We turned in Social Studies questions 1-5 (page 519); read Tom Sawyer through Chapter and discussed our Unit Focus Questions. Those questions are due on Thursday!

Friday, March 25, 2011

March 25, 2011

Block I
We took Vocab Test #4, read Tom Sawyer Chapters 31 and 32; learned about steam power and watched a demonstration of a small steam engine; worked on our Westward Expansion projects.Complete questions 1-5 on page 519 in your Social Studies books for Monday
Upcoming due dates: Westward Expansion project (85 points) due Tuesday, March 29th; Tom Sawyer UFQ's due Thursday, March 31st.

Period 3

We toom a vocab test, read Tom Sawyer Chapters 27-30; discussed our Unit Focus questions.

Block 2
We took Vocab Test #4, read Chapters 32 and 33 in Tom Sawyer; watched a demonstration of steam power; worked in the computer lab for one period on westward expansion summaries/analysis. Complete questions 1-5 on page 519 in your Social Studies books for Monday!

Thursday, March 24, 2011

March 24, 2011

Block I
We read Chapters 28-30 in Tom Sawyer; watched a power point on the Industrial Revolution and worked on questions 1-3 on page 419 in our Social Studies books. The questions are due tomorrow. Also...vocab test #4 is also tomorrow! The words can be found in the post for Monday of this week, if you forgot to take them home with you!

Period 3
We discussed independent reading for Tri3 - we will keep the 1000 page requirement as in previous trimesters. We read Chapters 24, 25 and most of 26 in Tom Sawyer. Please complete chapter 26 tonight. There is a vocab test tomorrow...the words are found in Period 1 post for Monday of this week if you need a reminder.

Block II
We read Tom Sawyer Chapters 30 and 31 - watched a ppt on Manifest Destiny and worked on the questions on page 419 that are due tomorrow.
Remember; vocab test tomorrow;

Wednesday, March 23, 2011

March 23, 2011

Block I
We read Tom Sawyer Chapters 26 and 27; reviewed our vocab words for the test on Friday and discussed our Unit Focus Questions for Tom Sawyer. In Social Studies, we brainstormed about mass production and the Industrial Revolution. Questions 1-4 on page 419 are due on Thursday.

Period 3
We read Tom Sawyer Chapter 23, created Vocab Skits (see Monday's post/Period 1 for a list of the words) and had a fire drill!

Block II
We read Tom Sawyer Chapter 28 and 29; reviewed our vocab words for the quiz on Friday and took notes on a powerpoint on the Industrial Revolution! Questions 1-4 on page 419 are due on Thursday.

Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Block I
We read Tom Sawyer Chapters 25, 26 and half of Chapter 27 in class. We will finish Chapter 27 and 28 in class tomorrow. We also worked in the lab on our westward expansion maps and summaries. Due dates: Vocab Test - Friday, March 25th, Westward Expansion Map - Due Tuesday, March 29th; Tom Sawyer UFQ's due on Thursday, March 31st; Scored discussion for Tom Sawyer will be March 31st and April 1st.

Period 3
We completed our tech essay presentations and read Chapters 21 and part of 22 in class. For tomorrow, finish Chapter 23 and be prepared to explain the prank the occured! Upcoming due dates: Vocab Test - Friday, March 25th; Tom Sawyer UFQ's due on Thursday, March 31st; Scored discussion for Tom Sawyer will be March 31st and April 1st.

Block II
For tomorrow - read Chapter 27 in Tom Sawyer; Upcoming due dates: Vocab Test - Friday, March 25th; Tom Sawyer UFQ's due on Thursday, March 31st; Scored discussion for Tom Sawyer will be March 31st and April 1st. In Social Studies, we worked on our Westward Expansion maps/summaries - Westward Expansion is due on Tuesday, March 29th.

Monday, March 21, 2011

March 21, 2011

Block I
HW for Tuesday:
Complete pg 369 on the Missouri Compromise; write each of your vocab words in a complete sentence: here are the words!
Auspicious; conflagration; foliage; furtive; hilarity; infallible; prodigy; subterranean


Period 3
We will finish up our tech essay presentations tomorrow; be ready to go if you are presenting!

Block II -
We read Tom Sawyer Chapters 23 and 24 - finish Chapter 25 on your own! UFQ's are due next Thursday, March 31st; our scored discussions will take place Thursday and Friday, the 31st and 1st.

For Social Studies; complete questions 1-3 on page 373. We will have one period tomorrow to work on Westward Expansion summaries/analysis.

Thursday, March 17, 2011

March 17, 2011

Block I
Create a four panel comic showing the prank revealed in Chapter 22 of Tom Sawyer. For Social Studies, complete questions 1-4 on page 367 for Monday.

Period 3
We nearly completed tech presentations today; we will finish Monday as we will be listening to your new Skyline counselors during 3rd period tomorrow.

Block 2 - Presentations are nearly complete! For Social Studies, complete questions 1-4 on page 367 for Friday.

Wednesday, March 16, 2011

March 16, 2011

Block I
We continued with our technical essay presentations and working on our Westward Expansion project maps.

Period 3
We continued with our technical essay presentations....

Block 2
We continued with our tech.essay presentations; read Chapter 22 in Tom Sawyer and worked on our Westward Expansion map projects. For tomorrow; create a cartoon explaining the practical joke the students played on Mr. Dobbins.

Tuesday, March 15, 2011

March 15, 2011

Block I
We watched 5 more technical presentations; read Tom Sawyer Chapters 20 and 21; worked on our Westward Expansion maps and discussed the final due date for that project (March 29th)

Period 3
We continued with our Technical Essay presentations; we read Chapter 19 in Tom Sawyer...finish Chapter 19 and 20 for tomorrow. We also realized that our Vocab Test will have to be postponed until next Tuesday, due to the fact that we will not have class on Friday (during 3rd period all 8th graders will be listening to the counselors from Skyline and receiving high school registration informtion).

Block 2
We continued with our Technical essay presentations; we read Chapter 21 in Tom Sawyer and reviewed our vocab words; we worked on our Westward Expansion maps in class. For tomorrow:

Monday, March 14, 2011

March 14, 2011

Block I
We presented our technical essays; read Chapter 19 in Tom Sawyer;turned in our Social Studies questions (Page 384 - 1-4) and worked on our Westward Expansion project in the computer lab.

Period 3
We presented our technical essays; for tomorrow, please read Chapter 19 in Tom Sawyer.

Block II
We presented our tech essays; read Chapter 20 in Tom Sawyer and reviewed the format for our Unit Focus Questions (UFQ/s). We turned in q's 1-3 on page 355 and 4(b) in our Social Studies book; we worked in the lab on our Westward Expansion projects.

Friday, March 11, 2011

March 11, 2011

Block I
We viewed a powerpoint and took notes on the War of 1812. Due Monday; questions 1-4 on page 384 in your Social Studies book and your Reading Logs! We began presenting our technical essays.
Long Range -- gather supplies for your Westward Expansion maps.
Period 3 - We began presenting our technical essays. Reading pages due Monday!

Block II
We began presenting our technical essays;we read Tom Sawyer Chapter 19 and finished up our homework on Social Studies on the War of 1812. Reading pages due Monday!

Thursday, March 10, 2011

March 10, 2011

Block I

Tech Essays are due tomorrow at the beginning of class. For Social Studies, complete reading pages 380-384 and answer questions 1-4 on page 384. The questions are due on Monday, March 14. Your reading pages are also due on Monday, March 14.

Period 3
Tech essays due tomorrow; reading pages are due on Monday, March 14.

Block II

Tech essays are due tomorrow!

Wednesday, March 9, 2011

March 9, 2011

Tech Writing Essays due Friday for all classes!
Block I
Read Chapters 15 and 16 in Tom Sawyer for the quiz tomorrow.
Social Studies; Complete pg 346 questions 1 and 3 by tomorrow

Period 3
Read Chapters 15 and 16 in Tom Sawyer for the quiz tomorrow

Block 2
Read Chapters 14, 15 and 16 in Tom Sawyer for the quiz tomorrow.
Complete questions 1-4 on p384 for Social Studies

Tuesday, March 8, 2011

March 8, 2011

Block I

We read Chapter 14 in Tom Sawyer - complete Chapters 15 and 16 by Thursday.
Due tomorrow - Reading Projects; Due Friday; Tech Essays

Social Studies; Complete pg 346 questions 1 and 3 by Thursday

Period 3
Due tomorrow - Reading Projects; Due Friday; Tech Essays
Read Chapters 14, 15 and 16 by Thursday
Tech Essays due Friday

Block 2
Due tomorrow; Reading Projects
Due Friday: Tech Essays
Tom Sawyer - Read Chapters 14-15 and 16 by Thursday

Social Studies: Complete the reading on Native Americans and answer questions 1-4 on page 384 by Thursday.

Monday, March 7, 2011

March 7, 2011

New vocab words; auspicious, conflagration, foliage, furtive, hilarity, infallible, prodigy, subterranean;

Block 1
We listened to Tom Sawyer Chapter 13 and completed the questions - due tomorrow at beginning of class!Reading projects due on Wednesday of this week (March 9th)
Social Studies; we learned about Marbury vs Madison and the importance of Judicial Review. Complete the analysis of this topic by tomorrow.

Period 3

We read Tom Sawyer Chapter 13 and completed the questions - due tomorrow at beginning of class!Reading projects due on Wednesday of this week (March 9th)
Block II
Block II
We read Tom Sawyer Chapter 13 and completed a set of analysis questions related to that chapter. These are due at the beginning of class tomorrow.
For Social Studies, we reviewed judicial review...took notes on the beginnings of the War of 1812, and received our major assignments on Westward Expansion.

Friday, March 4, 2011

March 4, 2011

All Classes!
Remember that your Reading Projects are due Wednesday, March 9; Tech Writing essays are due Friday, March 11, and your Reading Pages for Trimester 2 are due Monday, March 14;

Thursday, March 3, 2011

March 3, 2011

Block I
We completed Tom Sawyer Chapter 11 and discussed moral dilemmas. We created skits for our vocab words and performed them for our class;remember the vocab test is tomorrow! Also due tomorrow are the templates for your technical writing essay. The due date for those essays will be Friday, March 11. We will schedule the demos for the following week.

In Social Studies, we took the test for Chapter 10 in class today.
Longer range; reading projects due March 9, and reading pages due March 14.

Period 3
We completed Tom Sawyer Chapter 11 and 12 and discussed moral dilemmas. We also thought about four victims in the novel; for tomorrow, identify three reasons why Tom, Peter the Cat, Aunt Polly and Muff Potter are victims.
remember the vocab test is tomorrow! Also due tomorrow are the templates for your technical writing essay. The due date for those essays will be Friday, March 11. We will schedule the demos for the following week.
Due dates coming up soon; reading projects due March 9 and reading pages due March 14.

Block II
We took our Chapter 10 test for Social Studies; reviewed our UFQ's for Tom Sawyer; completed Chapter 12 in class and analyzed four victims presented in the novel. For tomorrow: vocab test; tech writing templates;
Longer range; reading projects due March 9, tech writing final due March 11 and reading pages due March 14.

Wednesday, March 2, 2011

March 2, 2011

Block I
We reviewed for our Social Studies Chapter 10 test tomorrow; you are allowed to bring one notecard with any notes/lists/names that you believe will help you on the test.

Period 3
We worked on our new vocab words; practiced using each other's sentences and created vocab skits with our table groups. For tomorrow; finish Chapter 11 in your Tom Sawyer book!

Block II
We practiced our vocab words in sentences with partners; prepared for our Social Studies test tomorrow; discussed moral dilemmas and read Chapter 11 in Tom Sawyer.

Tuesday, March 1, 2011

March 1, 2011

Block 1We watched a ppt on Chapter 10.5 in Social Studies; questions 1 and 4 on page 325 and the You be the Historian and the Thinking Critically questions on page 326 --- due tomorrow!)

For Language Arts - your 8 vocab sentences are due tomorrow;

Upcoming --- Social Studies Chapter 10 test on Thursday; Vocab Test this Friday; Tech Essay template due this Friday; Reading Projects for Trimester 2 are due on March 9; reading pages for Tri2 are due on March 14.

Period 3;
Vocab sentences are due tomorrow! Coming up soon....
Vocab Test this Friday; Tech Essay template due this Friday; Reading Projects for Trimester 2 are due on March 9; reading pages for Tri2 are due on March 14.

Block II
Vocab sentences are due tomorrow;