INDEPENDENT STUDY ASSIGNMENTSDue December 1

Trimester 2 Week 1

Instructor: Mrs. Darci Syfert-Busk

Schedule---See Board!

8:15-8:30:Prepare Packets/Questions8:30-9:30: Math9:30-9:50: Feedback/Housekeeping9:50-10:30: Science OR Social Studies10:30-Restroom Break/Snack10:40-11:30: Language Arts11:30-12:00: Testing/Teacher-Student Conferencing12:00-Parent Meetings12:30-1:00-P.E. (Voluntary except Probs.)

1:00-Lunch12-2-Probation Study Hall

Math Objectives:

Objectives this week…. Review of Ch. 4 Part A Objectives Review Fractions (+,-,x,div.) Review combining positive and negative

numbers

8th Grade I.S. Name:___________T2 Week 1 Due: December 1 Total Work Completed=_______%

5 PE Credits Due March

1 (Or Research Paper) ____PE Log

Grade______ TW________

NEW BOOK

____ Green Chapter 4 Quiz Pg. 190

____Green Ch. 5 Lesson 1. Do Questions Pg.226 only.

Study for Ch. 5 Part A Quiz Retake

Grade__________ TW____________

P.E.Math

Eric Fernandez8th Grade Independent StudyT___ Week ___ Due: __________

Total Work Completed=_______%

____5 PE Credits Due by March 1 OR Report

Grade______ TW________

BYU Online Education Course 51

____ ____ ____

Grade__________ TW____________

P.E.Algebra

Thank You Letter

PEER EDIT

Share your letter

-Your address

-Their address

-Greeting

-Beginning

-Middle

-End

-Salutation

-SKIP 4 lines for hand signature

-Typed signaturei

Fighting Ground Quiz

1.

Novel…”The Fighting Ground”

Story of the Revolutionary War

Pgs. 30-40

Learning of the Revolutionary War through literature…

Book Report Due before Christmas…

portfo

lio

Add Standards

OLD Story…”An American Dream”

Test next week!

New Story…”An American Dream”

Test next week!

Planning a Persuasive Essay

Topic-Read Prompt Carefully!!!

1. Define the task Audience Purpose Voice

2. Decide your position Research (PE packet) Pros/Cons

3. Brainstorm 4. Outline

Packets Planning

Persuasive Essay Due Next Week

Planning Packet Rough Draft Counts as PE time! If you do not have your 5PE credits….this needs To be 5 paragraphs typedAnd 2 ½ pages long

Consumer Information

DirectionsWarranty

Readers Companion Pg. 334

Grammar

Pg. 676 Eric must do it’s homework!

What doesn’t agree?

Practice Grammar Lesson

Pronoun Agreement Must Agree!

Language Arts

Objectives This Week: Understand the key parts of a persuasive

essay Know how to use techniques to convince

people of your opinions Know how to write a business letter

properly

Language Arts

T2 Week 1

Due December 1

Assignments: _____Read Pgs. 50-60 of book…”The

Fighting Ground. Write summary. _____Daily Language Practice Week 7 _____Letter to Dr. Kalisek due typed.

(Refer to letter writing in Writers Inc.)

Grade_____ TW______

Housekeeping

PE Field Trip

Planning??? PE credits-5 by

March 1 Portfolio Folders

Grade Work Assignment Sheet

In folder Headings

PE Parent Sign Date Min….total?

Stamped Work T1 Week 10 3% 11/03/09

Math Science LA History

Expanding our nation

Louisiana Purchase

Louisiana Purchase

Colonizing the U.S.

Northwest Territory Pg. 223 Got from Great Britain Color Map

Louisiana Purchase Pg. 320 Focused us on

westward expansion Color Map

www.videos.howstuffworks.com

Notes/Map

This week….War of 1812

United States and Britain Fighting Again!!! Who wins? US!!!

Cements us as an independent nation!

American History

Objectives This Week: Review Ch. 9 and 10 Objectives Understand how machines and factories

changed the way people lived Understand how the invention of the

cotton gin brought about slavery

History-T2 Week 1

ASSIGNMENTS:

______Read Ch. 11 Lesson 1. Take Notes. ______ Review Questions 11.1 _____Ch. 9 and 10 Take Home Test

Grade_______ TW_________

The Atom

Cookie Guess!?

What element is this?

Periodic Tablewww.chem4kids.com

Alkali-soft, silvery, reactive

Group 2 Metals-oxides (bond well with oxygen)

Halogens-reactive, often toxic

Noble Gases-do NOT form bonds

Transition Metals-Conduct heat well

1-1st level (2) 2-2nd level (8) 3- 3rd level (8)

Atom Game

Groups-Pg. 143 Rows

Chapter Review Notes

How to read a periodic table Element/ atomic number/mass number (Pg.

141) Groups (Pg. 143…highlight) Energy levels (orbitals)

Use your table to make notes

More notes

Appearance Electricity/heat

conductivity

Properties

Science

Know how electrons bond Know the different levels of

electron orbitals Know how atoms bond in

order to form molecules of different substances

Main Objectives This Week:

Science

Physical Science

Assignments:

_____Atoms, Elements and Compounds Packet _____Do Brainpop (chemical equations) with at

least a 90% grade and print out quiz results (dsms/middle)

_____Go to www.chem4kids.com and read the sections….take quiz on “Reactions”

_____Find a news article online about “Acid Rain.” Bring to class.

Grade_______ TW_________

Spelling Rules

When a word ends with an e and the suffix begins with a consonant….do NOT drop the e

Example: Time + ly =

timely

When a word ends with an e and the suffix begins with a vowel…. DROP the e

Example: Close + er =

closer

Vocabulary-Pg. 99

Furtive Pretext Intimation Judicious Indulgent emancipated

Vocabulary Matrix done next week….Due in 2 weeks

Testing/Student Teacher Conferencing

Tell Tale Heart Teacher Edit of Travel Essay

Hand in work

Tests Conferencing

Grammar and Spelling

Selection Support Pg. 156

-sion Incision Passion

Sometime 1, sometimes 2 S’s

Next Week

Spelling Adverb clauses

The Writing Process

I. Prewriting II. Rough Draft III. Revise IV. You/Peer/Teacher

Edit Will go back to

Revising after all 3 edits

V. Publish Final

Steps: