Thursday, October 29, 2009

You must have an independent reading book every day. If you are getting close to the end of one, have the next one at school and ready to go. Math: 7th Grade:

• Due Fri., 10/30: Complete #1 on p. 42 of CMP book, answers in complete, edited sentences. Show work.

8th Grade:

• Due Fri., 10/30: Complete #18 on p.30 of CMP book. You will need graph paper.

Social Studies:

• Due Fri., 10/30: Your topic for Independent Study about Greece with reasons. The topic must connect clearly to what we have been studying together and can include the areas of Drama, History, Politics, Cultural Life (education, trades, economic life), Philosophy, Military, Democracy/Politics. As you think of a possible topic, consider:
  • Does this topic connect clearly to what we have studied?
  • Something that is important about the topic (an important question that arose for you, for example, as we were looking at the way democracy working in Ancient Athens)
  • How you will present this information, so as to teach others about what you have learned.
  • The particular think I find important or especially interesting about this topic that I would like to share with others is:
  • The way I'm thinking about presenting this information is (for example, model, poster, powerpoint, drawing, large map, simple game, etc.):

Science:

• Due Fri., 10/30: Summarize Eratosthenes's method of calculating the circumference of the Earth and copy diagram.

Language Arts:

• Due Fri., 10/30: Chapter 11 in Goddess of Yesterday
  • Read Ch. 11 (19 p.)
  • Be ready for a quiz on the chapter.
  • On the index card provided, write an edited question which you would like discussed in class and an accurately copied short passage from the chapter itself upon which you want to focus.

Spanish: Come to our celebration for El Día de los Muertos tomorrow (Fri., 10/30) at 6 PM in the All-School Space. Bring a dish for pot luck!

• Go through ofrenda checklist.
• Permission slips for setup on Friday

Moment of Zen: What's your caption?