Homework this Week

 

 

2/22/2012

Work to do and their due dates

Completed?

Monday

 

 

Tuesday

1. 45 minutes of PLATO

2. Send email of what PLATO assignment you worked on to Mrs.

3. Reading: What is a Rocket? (Current Science)

4. Complete the Brainstorm Activity for the Isaac Newton Brain Pop

5. Complete the Draw It Activity for the IN Brain Pop

 

Wednesday

By the end of day on Thursday you will have submitted a revised short story if you have already written one or a rough draft if you have not written one. You will also submit and web for your ideas on your end of year research paper.

1. Write or revise short story. If you are revising a previous story you do not need a computer to work on this.

2.  American/Virginian collage flag

3. Idea web for short story

4. Vocabulary:

Complete the vocabulary assignment for Newton’s three Brain Pops

5. Complete the Debate It Activity for the Space Flight Brain Pop

6. Complete the List the Examples Activity for the Space Flight Brain Pop

7. Complete the Design It Activity for the SF Brain Pop

 

Thursday

DUE DAY!

1. Written summary of self-selected reading choice.

2. Finish Pay it Forward , If time permits you will be given a short quiz on the movie today, if not then expect the quiz next week.

3. Blog: After watching the movie and seeing the “make the world a better place” project that the main character designed, what are your thought on how we can either improve our community, county, state, or country? (minimum 250 words)

4. Triangle WS

5. Writing: What is a Rocket? Writing assignment due (Current Science)

6. Drawing Activity 1

7. Telescope Worksheets

 *Class art project

 

Drawing 1Activity One

1.        Draw four straight lines from one edge of your paper to the other.

2.        Draw two more straight lines from one edge of your paper to the other only this time, make the lines cross over the lines you have already drawn.

3.        Draw five circles - any size - anywhere on your paper.

4.        Draw two curved lines beginning at the edge of the paper and ending up somewhere in the middle of the paper.

5.        Fill in three of the five circles.

6.        Fill in four areas of your paper however you would like. Make sure to sign your work. The work will be put on display in the classroom and a discussion will take place.

IHaI a

 

Friday

1. 45 minutes of PLATO

2. Send email of what PLATO assignment you worked on to Mrs. B

3. Science in the News February 28 (2BP)

4. Complete 30 question on line quiz about  Sir Isaac Newton

 

2/13/2012

Monday

* Classwork: Read chapters 41-50 of The Da Vinci Code & double entry journals.

*Revision of kindness article

*Geometry note card

*Brain Pop

1. Geometry

To Do: Take notes, submit quiz, activity, graphic organizer, and, vocabulary

2.Angles

To Do: Take notes, submit quiz, activity and vocabulary

3.Types of Triangles

To Do: Take notes, submit quiz, and vocabulary

4. Similar figures

To Do: Take notes, submit quiz, and vocabulary

Tuesday

1. 45 minutes of PLATO

2. Send email of what PLATO assignment you worked on to Mrs. B

3. Science in the New (special edition: see Dropbox for instructions)

Wednesday

Start of split day

1. Advertisement Assignment

2. After the movie, Pay it Forward, this about your post from last week. Have you thoughts changed? Why or why not?

3. Cover for portfolio

4. Work on revision of one previous paper or pre-write one that is missing. See chart at writing center. No computer needed.

Thursday

DUE DAY!

1. Double entry journals from the classwork is due

2. Homework: Chapters 51-60 & double entry journals of The Da Vinci Code

3. Math Brain Pops are due (all complete, not just the quiz)

Friday

1. 45 minutes of PLATO

2. Send email of what PLATO assignment you worked on to Mrs. B

2/6/2012

Work to do and their due dates

Completed?

Monday

1. Turn in double entry journal for chapters 31-40 for The Da Vinci Code

2. Business letter writing

Connection: Cover letter

To Do: Take notes on the correction form to write a letter & take and submit quiz score

http://www.brainpop.com/english/writing/businessletter/

2. Writing: Cover letter for selected job of choice from newspaper. Post your cover letter to your blog also, upload this into your portfolio folder in DropBox along with a copy of the job post selected.

3. If you do not have a resume in your portfolio folder then you need to use the template (located in your English folder in DropBox) and make one then upload it to DropBox in the portfolio folder.

4. Math mini lesson & Geometry WS handouts (2) (line seg. & corresponding angles)

5. Classwork: read chapters 41-50 for The Da Vinci Code and the corresponding double entry journals.

Tuesday

1. 45 minutes of PLATO

2. Send email or skype to a teacher stating what PLATO assignment you worked on or be counted absent.

Wednesday

1. Classwork: Make a book of RAK (random acts of kindness) from stories found on the internet. Each student will find one; write a summary and a reflection (2 paragraphs total). MLA citation.

Thursday

DUE DAY!

1. Double entry journals from the classwork is due

2. Homework: Chapters 51-60 & double entry journals of The Da

Vinci Code

3. Math homework due

4. Comprehension quiz on chapters 41-50 of The Da Vinci Code

Friday

1. 45 minutes of PLATO

2. Send email or skype to a teacher stating what PLATO assignment you worked on or be counted absent.