Monday

Day 2, January 20, 2025

8^th Grade Assignments

English

LESSON:

Planners, agenda, objectives

BR (objective) ~increased brain activation, improved fine motor skills, improved performance across academic subjects, provides strong foundation for HOTS, real life writing: Learning cursive ~ Cursive sentence writing---3 sentences. (3-5 minutes)

Anne Frank spelling and vocab. Intro. Week 1: practice word / illustrate or record definition

Read Anne Frank Big Picture Unit Plan in Google classroom

Complete purple “What do you know?” handout on Anne Frank. Skim BACK of this handout.

Pick up GRAY Anne Frank Background Notes packet and put in binder behind English Unit tab.

ASSIGNMENT:

STUDY vocab and spelling--Anne Frank list wk. 1

History

Bell-ringer: Pick up “Race to Ratify” student game notes from the front tray; Review “1.) Separation of Powers, 2.) Federalism, 3.) Checks and Balances” using green paper

Activities: Discuss What is a Federalist? What is an Anti-Federalist?; Students individually begin “Race to Ratify” game and notes (will be finished tomorrow in class); students must be able to answer: What is a Federalist? What is an Anti-Federalist? ; Finish any remaining Verbal Reflections

Assignment: study for Ch. 9 Test -both obj. and written (Wed.) use Ch. 9 study guide

Literature

BELL RINGER: Review your Holocaust Top 5 Topics and be ready to choose!

LESSON:

Holocaust Research Topic Sign-up

Holocaust Timeline Activity Part II - Laws & Decrees

Each student will receive one law and decree card (20 cards total) and one notecard. Each student will need to write down and then share out the following information with the class:

Who does the law or decree target?

How could it impact an individual’s life?

Allow the 7th period class to post the cards on the timeline.

ASSIGNMENT:

20 minutes of Independent Reading for Tuesday.

Math

Assignments have not yet been posted for this class.

SCI English

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SCI Literature

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SCI Math

Assignments have not yet been posted for this class.

Science

Bellringer: Warm-up #28

Activities:

I will give a brief review from last week and explain what’s to come in the next few weeks

Students will complete the introduction Comparative Embryology notes independently

When students are finished, they can work on the January Check-In

Assignment-None

7^th Grade Assignments

English

1. Spelling morphology #12 (root struct, stru)

2. Review final personal narrative checklist

3. Self-edit personal narratives and complete final draft checklist

4. Assign: Final personal narrative (with checklist completed) due tomorrow; Spelling morphology #12 due Wed.

Geography

Bell Ringer: weekend update

Activity: Introduce ancient civilizations and early empires of South Asia. Read pages 482- 483. Complete diagram identifying the early civilizations of South Asia

Homework: Chapter 17 section 2.1 - early civilizations

Literature

Objective: Build reading comprehension through building vocabulary and read aloud.

Struct, Stru Vocab

Quarter 3 Book Log

Job Drawing Activity

More than 1 archetype

Finish Chapter 2

Review Chapter 1 Questions

Chapter 2 Questions

Assignment: Chapter 2 Questions

POSSUM for Struct, Stru due Wednesday at 3:12

Math

No Assignment

Science

Agenda:

New Seating Arrangement

Warm Up Question #62

Gravity Direction

Hand back Genetics Test, Record, and File Away

Hand back Genetics & Heredity papers

Discuss NGSS – Forces & Interactions Unit

Discuss New Standards

Discuss Big Question

Gravity Pre-Assessment (GC)

Assignments:

Complete Gravity Pre-Assessment (GC)

6^th Grade Assignments

English

take spelling pretest #7 -- re & port

writing workshop -- finish and print draft

Assignment: spelling 3x, print hero poem draft

Literature

Read aloud Chasing the Falconers

Discuss Myth readings from last week

Introduce Hero Research (list of cultural heroes)

Begin Pre-writing (three cultural heroes)

-investigation of heroes

Assignment: Read 1/2 hour; Pre-writing due Thursday

Math

Assignments have not yet been posted for this class.

Science

Bell Ringer - Think back to last week. How is Mt. Everest moving?

Then take out your model and quietly add to how you believe it's moving.

Investigating Other Mountains

What do we want to look for?

What information would be important?

Mountain Ranges Data Cards and Groups

Get Information Due Tomorrow

HR: Data Card Information

Social Studies

BR: Google Form BR

Activities: Google Form, Values and Timeline of Judaism, Textbook Pages 128-129, Worksheets

Assignment: Judaism Test on Thursday

Tuesday

Day 3, January 21, 2025

8^th Grade Assignments

English

LESSON:

Planners, agenda, objectives

BR (objective) ~increased brain activation, improved fine motor skills, improved performance across academic subjects, provides strong foundation for HOTS, real life writing: Learning cursive ~ Cursive sentence writing---3 sentences. (3-5 minutes)

BR 2 = Tell your table partner 1 thing you remember from yesterday’s work with AF unit beginning (AF big picture, AF “What do you know?”, AF background packet perusal)

Gallery Walk Activity: 10 stations ~ explanation

Quotations by Anne Frank

Het Achterhuis

Photos of Anne Frank and her diary

Real photos of concentration camps

Maps: AF House / Europe

ID Cards

Anne Frank display

Holocaust Google Slideshows (photos only in Google classroom)

Anne Frank Museum booklets from the Netherlands

BOOKS about AF

ASSIGNMENT:

Gallery walk handout due tomorrow!

Anne Frank spelling test 1 ~ study words AND vocabulary!

History

Bell-ringer: Answer this BR: “What is a Federalist? What is an anti-Federalist?”

Activities: Finish Race to Ratify game; Review for test: Review Game

Assignment: Use study guide to prepare for Ch. 9 objective test (tomorrow); Ch. 9 Written Exam will be Thursday; bring headphones tomorrow for after-test video

Literature

BELL RINGER: Share your Holocaust Research Topic with two people near you

LESSON:

Research Presentation by Mrs. DeZeeuw - Mrs. DeZeeuw will present and show students a variety of credible sources to use when researching their assigned topic.

ASSIGNMENT:

Find ONE RELEVANT source for your assigned topic using the sources provided, print, and bring to class (10 points) due Monday, January 27th; 20 minutes of Independent Reading for Wednesday

Math

Assignments have not yet been posted for this class.

SCI English

Assignments have not yet been posted for this class.

SCI Literature

Assignments have not yet been posted for this class.

SCI Math

Assignments have not yet been posted for this class.

Science

Bellringer: Warm-up #29

Activities:

I will preview each of the lab stations:

Science Skills

Narrative

Assessment

Problem-solving

Students will independently do complete the pre-lab questions

As a class, we will discuss the questions

With their table partner, students will start working through each lab station and the questions that correlate

Assignment-None

7^th Grade Assignments

English

1. Hand in final personal narrative

2. Begin Writing an Application Letter

a. Explain the why—future life skill; possible ISASP writing

b. Present possible jobs to apply for

c. Begin brainstorming

3. Assign: “Brainstorming Prewrite for App Letter” (GC) due tomorrow; Spelling morphology #12 due tomorrow

Geography

Bell Ringer: Weekend Update

Activity: Review early civilizations of South Asia. Discuss how they impacted the history of the region. Read pages 484-485. Complete Venn Diagram about historic empires and their cultural/historical contributions to the region

Homework: Chapter 17 section 2.2 - Historic Empires

Literature

Objective: Build reading comprehension through building vocabulary and read aloud.

Obstacles in Dystopian

Read chapter 3

Chapter 3 Questions

Study Guide for ch. 1-3 going over answers tomorrow

Assignment: POSSUM due tomorrow at 3:12

Chapter 3 Questions

BRING HEADPHONES TOMORROW

Math

No Assignment

Science

Agenda:

Warm Up Question #63

2 Types of Forces - Video

HW/Gravity Pre-Assessment (GC)

Force & Gravity Notes – Force sect.

Read through Force Notes (GC)

Fill in Force sect. of Notes

Answer questions (GC)

Force & Motion – What if? Lab (GC)

Assignments:

Complete Force sect. of Notes – Due Wednesday

Force & Motion – What if? Lab (GC) – Due Wed.

Review for Force & Gravity Quiz – Wed. (1/29)

6^th Grade Assignments

English

conferencing expectations

writing workshop -- peer conferences

Assignment: spelling worksheet, revise and edit poem

Literature

Read from Chasing the Falconers

Return Padlet Projects & Vocab TESTS

-Record scores

Work time on Pre-writing

Assignment: Read 1/ hour, Pre-writing due Wednesday

Math

Assignments have not yet been posted for this class.

Science

Bell Ringer - After learning about your mountain range. If you had to guess, what would be causing mountains to grow/move?

Analyzing Data

What’s a common theme that we see with Mountains?

EARTHQUAKES

What experiences have you had with Earthquakes?

Earthquake Notice/Wonder Chart and information

Social Studies

BR: Today’s First Five

Activities: Today’s First Five, Finish from Monday if necessary, Organize Binder, Begin Study Guide

Assignment: Judaism Test on Thursday

Wednesday

Day 4, January 22, 2025

8^th Grade Assignments

English

LESSON:

Planners, agenda, objectives

BR 1: Turn to your table partner and share the most interesting thing you learned during the gallery walk. Collect gallery walk papers for daily grade.

Begin Google Slideshow / notetaking: Anne Frank’s TRUE story.

ASSIGNMENT:

Study today’s notes from AF’s true story. There will be a final test over background information, so study a little bit each day. Spelling test AF list 1 spelling and vocabulary test on Friday. Study!

History

Bell-ringer: Prepare to take Ch. 9 Objective Test

Activities: Take Ch. 9 Objective Test on Google Classroom; Complete Ch. 9 Essay Outline to use for tomorrow’s test; Work on EdPuzzle “Why "scout mindset" is crucial to good judgment” (https://youtu.be/3MYEtQ5Zdn8)

Assignment: complete Ch. 9 Essay Outline; Complete EdPuzzle “Why "scout mindset" is crucial to good judgment”( Fri.)

Literature

BELL RINGER: Introduce the FastTrack and aReading assessment and log in.

LESSON:

FastTrack Reading assessment

aReading assessment

Independent Reading/Homework if time remains

ASSIGNMENT:

Independent Reading 20 minutes for Thursday.

Math

Assignments have not yet been posted for this class.

SCI English

Assignments have not yet been posted for this class.

SCI Literature

Assignments have not yet been posted for this class.

SCI Math

Assignments have not yet been posted for this class.

Science

Bellringer: Progress check

Activities:

Students will work with their table partner to finish going around to the stations, answering the discussion questions, and reflecting

Assignment-Finish the Comparative Embryology Stations questions

7^th Grade Assignments

English

1. Discuss and hand in spelling morphology #12

2. Application letter structure

a. Opening paragraph—what info to include

3. Assign: “Opening Paragraph Prewrite for App Letter” (GC) due tomorrow

Geography

Bell Ringer: Google Classroom question

Activity: Review historic empires of South Asia and their contribution. Read together pages 486-487. Compare and contrast the major religions of South Asia.

Homework: Chapter 17 section 2.3 - Religion in South Asia

Literature

Objective: Build reading comprehension through building vocabulary and read aloud.

Fast Testing

Expectations

record score (must get score from me) when complete

POSSUM due at 3:12

Read Dystopian Novel

Quiz tomorrow over Ch. 1-3

Review Game in GC - get permission from teachers before playing

Assignment: Study Quiz tomorrow over Ch. 1-3

Math

No Assignment

Science

Agenda:

Warm Up Question #64

How does Gravity work? - Video

HW/Force sect. of Notes & Score (GC)

HW/Force & Motion – What if? Lab (GC)

Discuss Force sect. of Notes & Tug-of-War

Force & Gravity Notes – Gravity sect.

Read through Gravity Notes (GC)

Fill in Gravity sect. of Notes

Answer questions (GC)

Assignments:

Complete Gravity sect. of Notes – Due Friday

Review for Force & Gravity Quiz – Wed. (1/29)

6^th Grade Assignments

English

writing workshop -- finish conferences, revise and edit

Assignment: hero poem due Friday

Literature

Mrs. DZ – lesson on available sources & citations

Hero Research

a) complete investigation of heroes

b) choose a hero to fully research

Assignment: Read 1/2 hour; 2 Sources completed by Tuesday

Math

Assignments have not yet been posted for this class.

Science

Bell Ringer - What questions do you have? Do we have enough evidence to support that Earthquakes move mountains?

Orange Demonstration

Crust

Mantle

Core

What do the arrows represent?

Convection Currents

Demo

Social Studies

BR: Today’s First Five

Activities: Today’s First Five, Check over study guide, Class Review Activity

Assignment: Judaism Test on Thursday

Thursday

Day 5, January 23, 2025

Friday

Day 6, January 24, 2025