Homework -- 1/30

Language Arts

***Please note! All journal entries are to be in your reading journal (pasted/stapled, etc.) before submitting unless instructed otherwise. Assigned today: Due Monday, 2/2, Bring independent reading book. Be ready to tell about it. Previously assigned/still due: All make-up work completed. Math

Assigned today: 7th Grade: Due Monday, 2/2, (Covering and Surrounding) On page 26, complete problems 22, 23, and 24.

8th Grade: Due Monday, 2/2, (Moving Straight Ahead) page 84-85 #’s 1-13. Previously Assigned/still due: 7th Grade: None 8th Grade: None Note: When needed, you can always get grid paper for graphing from the internet. Social Studies Assigned today: None Previously Assigned/still due: None Science Assigned today: Due Monday, 2/2, Complete Chasing Hurricane Andrew assignment. Follow ALL instructions. Answer the questions after each set of data. Do not answer the questions on p. 149.

Previously Assigned/still due: None Spanish Assigned today: 7th Grade: Due Tuesday, 2/3, complete "Pobre Ana" packets, ch. 5 & 6. 8th Grade: None Previously Assigned/still due: 7th Grade: None 8th Grade: None Tech Previously Assigned/still due: Those who have not yet finished your Field Guide page, do so ASAP. Ask a teacher to supervise you during lunch, break, or other free time. Materials Needed for Homework to be Taken Home:

• Math book/math binder
• Hurricane Andrew handout

Homework -- 1/29

Language Arts Assigned today: Due Friday, 1/30, complete "My Brother's Keeper" comprehension questions. Follow the directions listed on the handout. Use specific evidence from the story to support your statements. Previously assigned/still due: None Math Reminder: As of Monday, 1/12, everyone must have their own calculator at school, as you cannot borrow one from Jane. Assigned today: 7th Grade: None (Covering and Surrounding). 8th Grade: None (Moving Straight Ahead). Previously Assigned/still due: 7th Grade: None 8th Grade: None Note: When needed, you can always get grid paper for graphing from the internet. Social Studies Assigned today: None Previously Assigned/still due: None Science Assigned today: None Previously Assigned/still due: None Spanish Assigned today: 7th Grade: Due Tuesday, 2/3, complete "Pobre Ana" packets, ch. 5 & 6. 8th Grade: None Previously Assigned/still due: 7th Grade: None 8th Grade: None Tech Assigned today: None Previously Assigned/still due: Those who have not yet finished your Field Guide page, do so ASAP. Other Assigned today: Due Tomorrow, Friday 1/30, write in L.A. journal the services you will provide for silent auction at Coffeehouse. (All journal entries are to be in L.A. journal.) Materials Needed for Homework to be Taken Home:

• "My Brother's Keeper" comprehension questions handout
• L.A. book: From One Experience to Another
• L.A. Journal

“My Brother’s Keeper” Comprehension Questions

Name:

Date:

“My Brother’s Keeper” by Jay Bennett

Comprehension Questions

Directions:

• First, complete reading “My Brother’s Keeper” for pleasure as a reader.
• Next, read each question carefully. Answer all parts of the question.
• Use white, lined paper or type your responses.
• Answer all questions in complete sentences and with specific evidence from the story to back up your responses.
• Edit your work for correct capitalization and end-punctuation of each sentence.

1. Writers say that they write from their own experiences. Upon what experience did Jay Bennett base “My Brother’s Keeper”?

2. Writers sometimes use a device called a “flashback.” Did Jay Bennett use a flashback in “My Brother’s Keeper”? If your answer is “Yes,” how do you know he used a flashback?

3. Where does this story begin? Where does it end? Where else does the story take place?

4. Describe the relationship that the brothers Ted and Jamie have with each other.

5. Choose two words to describe what kind of person Jamie is OR what kind of person Ted is. Support your choices with evidence from the story itself.

6. What difficult decision did Jamie finally make regarding being his “brother’s keeper”? Do you agree or disagree with that decision? Why or why not?

7. Quote a sentence or two from the story that you would like the class to discuss. Also, give the page on which the quote can be found.

No School Today -- 1/28

School canceled due to the weather.

Vocabulary for “My Brother’s Keeper”

Name:

Date:

Vocabulary for “My Brother’s Keeper”

Directions:

· On separate paper write the dictionary definitions for the underlined words below. Use the definition that is most commonly used in our language.

· Read the story “My Brother’s Keeper” for pleasure.

· Last, in your LA journal:

Copy a passage or two from the story that you would like the class to discuss. Also, give the page on which the quotation can be found.

menacing—

loomed—

somber—

desolately—

bewildered--

bleakly—

prestigious—

valedictorian—

alibi—

Homework -- 1/27

Language Arts Assigned today: Due Thursday, 1/29, follow directions on "My Brother's Keeper" vocabulary form. Previously assigned/still due: None Math Reminder: As of Monday, 1/12, everyone must have their own calculator at school, as you cannot borrow one from Jane. Assigned today: 7th Grade: Due Thursday, 1/29, do #2-7 on pages 22-23. Write answers in complete sentences. (Covering and Surrounding). 8th Grade: Due Thursday, 1/29, do problem 6.3 on p. 83 AND 6.3 Follow-Up, #1 only (Moving Straight Ahead). Previously Assigned/still due: 7th Grade: None 8th Grade: None Note: When needed, you can always get grid paper for graphing from the internet. Social Studies Assigned today: Due Thursday, 1/29, study for Buddhism quiz on Thursday. Previously Assigned/still due: None Science Assigned today: Due Thursday, 1/29, complete construction of "Fronts." Also, answer question on lined paper (see back of "Moving Masses" handout). Previously Assigned/still due: None Spanish Assigned today: 7th Grade: None 8th Grade: None Previously Assigned/still due: 7th Grade: None 8th Grade: None Tech Assigned today: None Previously Assigned/still due: Those who have not yet finished your Field Guide page, do so by next Wednesday, 1/28. Other Assigned today: 8th Grade only: Due Wednesday, 1/28, write an eight minute reflection in your L.A. journal on "My Experience in Emilie's Class and Thoughts About It." Materials Needed for Homework to be Taken Home:

• "My Brother's Keeper" vocabulary handout
• L.A. book: From One Experience to Another
• Math book and binder
• Copy of p. 22 given out in class for 7th grade Math
• World Religions folder
• L.A. Journal

Study Guide for Buddhism Quiz

There will be a Quiz on Buddhism on Thursday, 1/29 Quiz will be on:

• Buddhism Fact Sheet
• Biography of the Buddha
• Know the 8-Fold Path & 4 Noble Truths
• Understand the difference between 2 main schools of Buddhism
• Know the countries (on a map) to which Buddhism spread, and the role of the Silk Road in that spread
• Know how Buddhism is like/unlike Hinduism

Notes you should have:

1. Buddhism Cover Sheet
2. Notes on Buddha's teaching - 1/5
3. Drawing of the Buddha under the Bodhi tree (John has)
4. Diagram of the 8-Fold Path - 1/6
5. Personal Notes: Concentration on Raisin - 1/12
6. Photo from our visit to Peace Pagoda - 1/13 (John will provide)
7. Reflection on Buddhist Stories (Marc has)
8. Spread of Buddhism Map and Map of Silk Road (same page) - 1/15
9. Buddhism Fact Sheet

Folder Pocket:

• Buddhism Reading
• Map of Asia (John has)

Temperature and Air Pressure Questions

Science Questions Due Tuesday, 1/27 1) Find:

• ____ degrees Farenheit at 11:55 on 1/23
• ____ degrees Farenheit at 23:55 on 1/23
• ____ degrees Farenheit at 15:55 on 1/24
• ____ degrees Farenheit at 7:55 on 1/25 (Sun)

2) Use red and place these degrees Farenheit readings next to the air pressure points. 3) What do you notice about how the air pressure and temperature are related.

Homework -- 1/26

Language Arts Assigned today: Due Tuesday, 1/27, write a 5 minute journal entry on "What I Gained From Jane's Presentation" (on the Amish). Also, do "Truth About Sharks" Comprehension Questions handout. Previously assigned/still due: None Math Reminder: As of Monday, 1/12, everyone must have their own calculator at school, as you cannot borrow one from Jane. Assigned today: 7th Grade: Due Tuesday, 1/27, do Application #1 on p. 21 according to directions PLUS find actual area of hand (Covering and Surrounding). 8th Grade: Due Tuesday, 1/27, do 6.1 on page 80 using 3 different strategies: a verbal explanation, a table, a graph (Moving Straight Ahead). Previously Assigned/still due: 7th Grade: None 8th Grade: None Note: When needed, you can always get grid paper for graphing from the internet. Social Studies Assigned today: Due Tuesday, 1/27, have all the necessary materials in your World Religions folder, tomorrow we will review for Buddhism quiz on Thursday, 1/29. Previously Assigned/still due: None Science Assigned today: Due Tuesday, 1/27, graph the air pressure data (see data sheet) and answer questions provided. Previously Assigned/still due: None Spanish Assigned today: 7th Grade: Due Tuesday, 1/27, read Capitulo seis (chapter 6) of "Pobre Ana." 8th Grade: Due Tuesday, 1/27, complete sentences (9) in Present Progressive. Previously Assigned/still due: 7th Grade: None 8th Grade: None Tech Assigned today: None Previously Assigned/still due: Those who have not yet finished your Field Guide page, do so by next Wednesday, 1/28. Materials Needed for Homework to be Taken Home:

• "Truth About Sharks" comprehension questions handout
• L.A. book: From One Experience to Another
• L.A. Journal
• Math book and binder
• Grid paper with hand copied on it for 7th Grade Math
• Air Pressure data sheet for Science
• Grid paper for graphing Air Pressure data

“The Truth About Sharks” Comprehension Questions

Name:

Date:

“The Truth About Sharks” by Joan Bauer

Comprehension Questions

Directions:

• First, complete reading “The Truth About Sharks” for pleasure as a reader.
• Next, read each question carefully. Answer all parts of the question.
• Use white, lined paper or type your responses.
• Answer all questions thoroughly and thoughtfully. Write in complete sentences.
• Edit your writing for English conventions.

Directions:

• First, complete reading “The Truth About Sharks” for pleasure as a reader.
• Next, read each question below carefully. Answer all parts of the question.
• Use white, lined paper or type your responses.
• Answer all questions in complete sentences.
• Edit your work for correct capitalization

1. Writers say that they write from their own experiences. Upon what experience did Joan Bauer base “The Truth About Sharks”?

2. Writers sometimes use a device called a “flashback.” Did Joan Bauer use a flashback in “The Truth About Sharks”? If your answer is “Yes,” how do you know she used a flashback?

3. Where does this story begin? Where does it end? Where else does the story take place?

4. Describe the mother and daughter relationship in this story.

5. Choose two words to describe what kind of person Beth is OR what kind of person Madge P. Groton is. Support your choices with evidence from the story itself.

6. What difficult decision did Beth make in this story? Do you agree or disagree with that decision? Why or why not?