CST review

Tuesday, May 15 through Friday, May 18, we will be taking the CST. Please take time at home to review using your CST notes from class and these helpful websites.

Social Studies
CST REVIEW:
http://www.studentsfriend.com/
http://room5ushistory.blogspot.com/

Language Arts 
CST REVIEW: 
http://www.studyisland.com/
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/skills_8th_lang_new.htm

March 26-30

Social Studies:
Monday: Ch. 20 reading, WB pg. 140
Tuesday: Ch. 20 reading, WB pg. 141
Wednesday: Ch. 20 reading, WB pg. 142
Thursday: Ch. 20 reading, WB pg. 143
Friday: Begin Ch. 20 posters

Language Arts:
Monday: Ch. 3-4 The Outsiders, Sonnets
Tuesday: Ch. 4-5 The Outsiders, literary devices review notes
Wednesday: Ch. 5-6 The Outsiders
Thursday: Ch. 6-7 The Outsiders, Ch. 5-7 reading comprehension quiz, hw: couplets and quatrains ws
Friday: Ch. 8 The Outsiders

Causes of the Civil War

Watch Causes of the Civil War on PBS. See more from History Detectives.

Alliteration and Personification

Flowers for Algernon

A student made video about the story, "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes.

 

February 21-24

Social Studies:
Tuesday: Review Ch. 14, hw: Ch. 14 Andrew Jackson study guide
Wednesday: Ch. 14 short answer quiz
Thursday: Ch. 15 S, S, lightbulb, Ch. 15 outline ws, hw: 15.3 and 15.4 on outline ws
Friday: Continue Ch. 15 outline ws

Language Arts:
Tuesday: Peer editing, hw: Persuasive essay final draft due Thursday
Wednesday: Finish peer editing, Begin "Flowers for Algernon"
Thursday: "Flowers for Algernon"
Friday: Parallel Structure warm up, "Flowers for Algernon"

John Adams and the XYZ Affair

January 16-20

Social Studies:
Tuesday: S, S, lightbulb, Ch. 11 Word Masters, hw: Storyblaster due Thursday
Wednesday: 11.2 and 11.3 reading, Brainpop: Political Parties, hw: SB due tomorrow
Thursday: Collect SB, Wb pgs. 74-75
Friday: WB pgs. 74-75

Language Arts:
Tuesday: Informational documents game, hw: Analyzing Roots and Affixes ws
Wednesday: Informational documents game
Thursday: Technical documents game
Friday: RC 2.1, 2.5, 2.6 quiz

As of 11/19: Updated grades and missing assignments were posted. Students have access to their current academic/scholarship grades and missing work. First semester grades are due 1/27.

January 10-13

Happy New Year!

Social Studies:
Tuesday: Ch. 9 and 10 study guide, hw: work on study guide
Wednesday: Snake Game, hw: work on study guide
Thursday: Ch. 9 and 10 Benchmark
Friday: Preview Ch. 11 and 12

Language Arts:
Tuesday: spelling list, apple game, begin Informational Documents powerpoint, hw: Write spelling words 10 times each
Wednesday: apple game/sparkle, finish Information Documents powerpoint, "Whizzer" consumer document ws
Thursday: word parts practice, consumer documents practice
Friday: word parts practice, consumer documents practice