7LA:
Monday - In preparation for the online research that we will be doing later this week, we will be discussing research skills and note taking. Students will practice paraphrasing information and picking out important details.
Tuesday - Today we will be discussing plagiarism and how to avoid it in research based writing. Students will do an in-class activity and take a quiz to test their understanding of what plagiarism is.
WEDNESDAY - BOOK REPORTS DUE!!!
Wednesday & Thursday - Online research in the lab
Friday - We will continue preparing for the MSP with a reading prompt (The Origin of Common Sense) and a vocabulary packet.
8LA:
Monday - In preparation for the online research that we will be doing later this week, we will be discussing research skills and note taking. Students will practice paraphrasing information and picking out important details.
Tuesday - Today we will be discussing plagiarism and how to avoid it in research based writing. Students will do an in-class activity and take a quiz to test their understanding of what plagiarism is.
WEDNESDAY - BOOK REPORTS DUE!!!
Wednesday & Thursday - Online research in the lab
Friday - We will continue preparing for the MSP with a reading prompt (Early Exploration of Earth's Moon) and a grammar worksheet focusing on noun suffixes.
7SS:
Monday - We are continuing on this week with Chapter 7: Ancient China. Students will start off with a quiz over Friday's vocabulary. We will then read section 4 (pages 200-205) as a class. Students will answer questions 1-3 (all) and have a vocab worksheet for homework.
Tuesday - Today students will take a quiz over yesterday's vocabulary. We will then read section 5 (pages 208-211) as a class. Students will answer questions 1-3 (all) and have a vocab worksheet for homework.
Wednesday - Students will have a quiz over yesterday's vocabulary. We will be reading from a packet in class (The Teachings of Laozi and Confucius) and then students will begin their chapter review in the textbook (pgs. 215-216, questions 1-15)
Thursday - We will do an in-class review game and students will have a chapter review worksheet to complete as homework.
Friday - Chapter 7 TEST.
FYI:
2/1 - Language Arts BOOK REPORT DUE (7th & 8th Grade)
2/15 - Eligibility Check
2/16 - ALL EXTRA CREDIT WORK DUE (LA & SS)
2/16 - Valentines Day Dance 5pm-7pm
2/17 - SNOW DAY MAKE-UP - Full day for students
2/18 - Community First Aid Certification
2/20 - No School - Presidents Day
2/23 - Spring Pictures
