Homework -- 5/4

NOTE: Students are to always have their current independent reading book with them in school. They should be reading for 20 minutes daily in their independent reading book. Language Arts Note: Have L.A. journal in class with you all the time. Assigned today: Due Tuesday, 5/5, ask an adult that you know well what they know - or think they know - about Emily Dickinson. Record what they know in a bulleted list in L.A. journal. Be ready to share in class. Previously assigned/still due: None Math Assigned today: 7th Grade: For Tuesday, 5/5, study problem #22 (all parts) to prepare for quiz tomorrow. Due Wednesday, 5/6, complete Math's Mate Term 3, Sheet 7. 8th Grade: For Tuesday, 5/5, study problems 22-27 to prepare for quiz tomorrow. Due Wednesday, 5/6, complete Math's Mate Term 2, Sheet 7. Previously Assigned/still due: 7th: None 8th: None Note: When needed, you can always get grid paper from the internet. Social Studies Assigned today: Due Tuesday, 5/5, write a 1 - 2 paragraph summary, answering today's question on the Industrial Revolution: What events led to the Idustrial Revolution in the United States, and why did it develop primarily in the Northern States? Previously Assigned/still due: None Science Assigned today: None Previously Assigned/still due: None Spanish Assigned today: 7th Grade: None 8th Grade: None Previously Assigned/still due: 7th Grade: Due Tuesday, 5/5, 5-6 sentences with photo or illustration answering: "What is Cinco de Mayo?" "Where is it celebrated?" "How is it celebrated?" "Why is it important?" 8th Grade: None

8th Grade Project

• Write something everyday in your journal (except weekends, unless otherwise arranged with advisor): entries should be dated and focused on how your independent project is going, your feelings about it, challenges, successes.
• Journals are turned in every Friday morning (onto Marc's table). If we do not have school on Friday, they are turned in at the end of the day on Thursday.

Materials Needed for Homework to be Taken Home:

• 8th grade - L.A. journal (for project entry)
• MCAS problems (for Math review)
• L.A. journal
• Social Studies handout on "U.S. History of the 19th Century"