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Grade Algebra Readiness 2014 - 2015

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NEXT APPOINTMENT: END OF REPORTING PERIOD 1 (9/12)

Reporting Period 1 August 18 August 25 September 1 (Sept. 1 Holiday) September 8

Subject Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4

Reading

Literature

McDougal Littell

Selection Test

Packet (Pkt.)

Unit 1: Choose 1 - 2 stories per week from the following stories, read selection, complete Comprehension, Literary

Analysis, and Vocabulary in Context, Reading-Writing Connection at end of the story, do Pkt. pages, and take selection

test. Read Reader’s Workshop Plot and Conflict pgs. 24 – 31

“Raymond’s Run” pg.32 “The Ransom of Red Chief” pg.46 “Clean Sweep” pg.62 “The Tell-Tale Heart” pg.76

“The Hitchhiker” pg.86 “My First Free Summer” pg.110 “The Great Rat Hunt” pg.118 “Paul Revere’s Ride” pg.132

“The Other Riders” pg.140

Complete Reading Comprehension Assessment Practice at end of each unit pgs. 152 – 157.

Take STAR Renaissance Reading test with Resource Teacher during RP 1.

Writing

Literature

McDougal Littell

Complete Reading-Writing Connection that corresponds

to the stories read.

Do A and B pgs. 45, 61, 75, 99, or 131

Writing Workshop: Autobiographical Narrative pgs. 144 –

150 in Literature

Read material, write a rough draft of your essay, proof read

it, and make needed corrections, and write a final draft in

your writing journal.

English/Spelling

Houghton-Mifflin

(HME)

Workbook Plus

(WBP)

Grammar & Writing

Assessment (GWA)

Word Wise

VOC / SP

HME: Unit 1 The Sentence

L1 pgs.34-36, 72

L2 pgs. 37-39, 73

L3 pgs.40-42, 74

WBP: pgs.1, 3, 5

VOC Feature & L1 pgs.13-

18

SP L1 pgs.169-170

HME: Unit 1 L4 pgs. 43-45, 75

L5 pgs. 46-48, 76

L6 pgs. 51-53, 77

WBP: pgs. 7,9,11-13

VOC L2 pgs.19-22

SP L2 pgs.171-172

HME: Unit 1

L7 pgs. 54-56, 78

L8 pgs. 57-60, 79

L9 pgs. 63-66, 80

WBP: pgs. 15,17, 19-21

VOC L3 pgs. 23-26

SP L3 pgs.173-174

HME: Unit 1 Checkup

pgs.68-71

GWA Test on Unit 1

VOC L4 pgs.27-30

SP L4 pgs.175-176

Additional Reading

RP

Read 1 or more of the following books: Johnny Tremain – Forbes ( Literature unit is available)

The Secret of Sarah Revere – Rinaldi Boston Revolts – Miller The Fifth of March - Rinaldi1/

13)

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Reporting Period 1 August 18 August 25 September 1 (Sept. 1 Holiday) September 8

Subject Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 End of RP 1 (9/12)

Math

Prentice Hall

California Algebra

Readiness

Student Workbook

(WB)

Chapter 1 – Variables &

Algebraic Expressions

www.phschool.com

Check for readiness pg. 2

Sections 1.1-1.3 pgs. 4-19 (num.& alg. Exp., writing expressions)

Checkpoint Quiz 1 pg. 12

WB pgs. 1-6

Take STAR Renaissance

Math Test with Resource

Teacher during

RP 1.



Sections 1.4-1.6 pgs. 20-34

(est. for reasonableness,

properties, distributive

property)


WB pgs. 7-12



Chapter review pgs. 38-39

Chapter 1 test pg. 40

Standards Mastery pgs. 41-43

WB pgs. 14-19

Ch. 2 - Integers and

Exponents

www.phschool.com



(integers & absolute value,

adding integers)

Checkpoint quiz 1 pg. 56

Activity Lab pg. 51

WB pgs. 21-24

Science

Physical Science

Holt

Study Guide B

(SGB)

Chapter tests (ChT)

Unit 1 Intro to Physical

Science

Ch. 1 The Nature of

Physical Science

Section 1 pgs. 6 – 13

SGB pgs. 1 – 3, 13 - 14

Ch. 1 The Nature of

Physical Science


SGB pgs. 4 – 8, 15 - 16

Ch. 1 The Nature of

Physical Science

Section 3 pgs. 22 - 27

SGB pgs. 9 - 12, 17

Ch. 1 The Nature of

Physical Science

(ChT) Chapter 1 test

Choose 2 quick labs to

complete during the chapter

study

Social Studies

American Journey

Glencoe

(AJ)

Chap. Quiz.& Tests

(QT)

Kids Discover

Magazine (KDM)

Maps, Charts, &

Graphs (MCG)

Ch. 1 Expanding Horizons

AJ pgs. 76 – 109 do all of

chapter

QT pgs. 1-8 sec. quizzes

& chap.1 test

KDM – Colonial America

MCG – L1 - Finding

Directions

Ch. 2 Road to

Independence

AJ pgs. 112-131 sec. 1 & 2

QT pgs. 13 & 14 sec.

quizzes

KDM – Ben Franklin

MCG – L2 – Using Map

Scale

Ch. 2 Road to Independence

AJ pgs. 132 – 161 sec. 3 & 4

QT pgs. 15 – 20 sec. quizzes

& chap. 2 test

KDM – 1776 and American

Revolution

MCG – L3 – Reading a Map

Key

Ch. 3 A More Perfect

Union

AJ pgs. 174-201 sec. 1 & 2


quizzes

KDM – Declaration of

Independence and

Revolutionary Women

MCG – L4 – Using a

Letter- Number Grid

www.phschool.com

www.phschool.com

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Reporting Period 2 September 15 September 22 September 29 October 6


Reading

Literature

McDougal Littell

Selection Test

Packet (Pkt.)

Unit 2: Choose 1 - 2 stories per week from the following stories, read selection, do Comp., Lit. Analysis, and Vocab. in

Context, Reading-Writing Con. at end of the story, do Pkt. pages, and take selection test. Read Reader’s Workshop

Character and Point of View pgs.162-167

The Treasure of Lemon Brown pg.168 Blues: A National Treasure pg.182 Flowers for Algernon / Charly pg.188 Rules

of the Game pg.222 The Medicine Bag / Who Are You Today, Maria? pg.238 Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the

Underground Railroad pg.258 The Mysterious Mr. Lincoln pg.274 Barbara Frietchie/ John Henry pg.282

Do Reading Comprehension Assessment Practice at end of each unit pgs. 300 - 305

Writing

Literature

McDougal Littell



Do A and B pgs. 181, 221, 237, or 273

Writing Workshop: Describing a Person pgs. 292 - 298




English/Spelling

Houghton-Mifflin

(HME)

Workbook Plus

(WBP)

Grammar & Writing

Assessment (GWA)

Word Wise

VOC / SP

HME: Unit 2 Nouns L1 pgs. 82-84

L2 pgs. 85-87

L3 pgs. 90-93

WBP: pgs. 23, 25, 27-29

Voc. Ck. Your Kn. Unit 1

pgs.31-34

Spell. L5 pgs.177-178

HME: Unit 2 L4 pgs. 94-96, 110

Checkup pgs. 101-106

WBP: pgs.31, 33-35

GWA Test on Unit 2

Voc. Feature & L5 pgs.35-40


HME: Unit 3 Verbs L1 pgs. 112-114, 173

L2 pgs. 115-117, 174

L3 pgs. 118-121, 175

WBP: pgs. 36, 38, 40

Voc. L6 pgs.41-44


HME: Unit 3 L4 pgs. 122-124, 176

L5 pgs. 125-128, 177

L6 pgs. 129-131, 178

WBP: pgs. 42, 44, 46

Voc. L7 pgs.45-48


Additional Reading

Continue reading your book choices

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Reporting Period 2 September 15 September 22 September 29 October 6


Math

Prentice Hall

California Algebra

Readiness

Student Workbook

(WB)


Exponents


(subtracting integers,

multiplying integers)

Activity Lab pg. 57

WB pgs. 25-28


Exponents


(dividing integers, positive

exponents)


WB pgs. 29-33 and 35-39


Exponents


Standards review pgs. 81-83

Chapter 3 Equations and

Applications

Check for Readiness pg. 84

Algebraic Thinking pg. 86

(textbook)


Applications

www.phschool.com

Sections 3.1-3.3 pgs. 87-100 (solving addition/subtraction

and mult./division equations)


WB pgs. 41-46

Science

Physical Science

Holt

Study Guide B

(SGB)

Chapter tests (ChT)

Unit 1 Intro to Physical

Science

Ch. 2 Data in Science


SGB pgs. 18 – 22, 28 - 29



SGB pgs. 23 – 25, 30



SGB pgs. 26 - 27, 31 - 32





study

Social Studies

American Journey

Glencoe

(AJ)

Chap. Quiz.& Tests

(QT)

Kids Discover

Magazine (KDM)

Maps, Charts, &

Graphs (MCG)

Ch 3 A More Perfect Union

AJ pgs. 202-211 sec. 3

QT pgs. 27-32 sec. quiz

& chap. 3 test

KDM – Washington

MCG-L5-Using Parallels &

Meridians

Ch. 4 The Constitution

AJ pgs. 214-233 sec. 1 & 2


quizzes

KDM – How America

Works

MCG – L6 – Finding Exact

Locations on a Map

Ch. 4 The Constitution

AJ pgs. 234-243 sec. 3

AJ Go over Constitution

section pg 248-269

QT pgs.39-44 sec. quiz

& chap. 4 test

MCG – L7 & L8 Using an

Atlas & Reading Contour

Maps

Ch. 5 The Federalist Era

AJ pgs. 274-289 sec. 1&2


quizzes

MCG – L9 – Using

Elevation Maps

www.phschool.com

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Reporting Period 3 October 13 October 20 October 27 November 3


Reading

Literature

McDougal Littell

Selection Test

Packet (Pkt.)


Context, Reading-Writing Connection at end of the story, do Pkt. pages, and take selection test. Read Reader’s Workshop

Setting and Mood pgs.310 - 315

The Drummer Boy of Shiloh pg.316 from Civil War Journal pg. 326 Hallucination pg.332 The Monkey’s Paw pg.358

Going Where I’m Coming From / My Father… pg.380 The Story of an Eyewitness/Letter From New Orleans pg.396

Mi Madre/Canyon de Chelly pg.416


Writing

Literature

McDougal Littell



Do A and B pgs. 357, 373, or 395

Writing Workshop: Comparison-Contrast Essay pgs. 424 -

431




English/Spelling

Houghton-Mifflin

(HME)

Workbook Plus

(WBP)

Grammar & Writing

Assessment (GWA)

Word Wise

VOC / SP

HME: Unit 3

L7 pgs. 132-134, 179

L8 pgs. 137-139, 180

L9 pgs. 140-143, 181

WBP: pgs.48, 50-52, 54

Voc. L8 pgs. 49-52


HME: Unit 3 L10 pgs. 144-146, 182

L11 pgs. 147-149, 183

L12 pgs. 152-154, 184

WBP: pgs. 56, 58, 60-62

Voc. Ck. Your Kn. Unit 2

pgs.53-56


HME: Unit 3 L13 pgs. 155-158, 185

L14 pgs. 159-161, 186

L15 pgs. 162-163, 187

WBP: pgs. 64, 66, 68

Voc. Feature & L9 pgs.57-62


HME: Unit 3

L16 pgs. 164-165, 188


WBP: pgs. 70 & 72

GWA Test on Unit 3

Voc. L10 pgs.63-66


Additional Reading

Read 1 or more of the following books: Boston Massacre - Miller Fever 1793 – Anderson

Guns For General Washington – Reit Sarah Bishop – O’Dell The Red Pony- Steinbeck (Literature unit is available)

8th


6

Reporting Period 3 October 13 October 20 October 27 November 3


Math

Prentice Hall

California Algebra

Readiness

Student Workbook

(WB)


Applications

Sections 3.4-3.6 pgs. 102-

115 (solving 2 step equations,

square roots, Pythagorean

theorem)


WB pgs. 47-52


Applications

Sections 3.7 pgs. 116-119

Activity Lab pg. 120

Guided problem solving pgs.

121-122

WB pgs. 53-61


Applications



Standards mastery pgs. 127-

129

Benchmark test 1 (get test

from resource teacher and

return to teacher to grade)

Science

Physical Science

Holt

Study Guide B

(SGB)

Chapter tests (ChT)

Unit 2 The Structure of

Matter

Ch. 3 Properties of Matter


SGB pgs. 33 – 35, 42



SGB pgs. 36 – 38, 43 - 44



SGB pgs. 39 – 41, 45





study

Social Studies

American Journey

Glencoe

(AJ)

Chap. Quiz.& Tests

(QT)

Kids Discover

Magazine (KDM)

Maps, Charts, &

Graphs (MCG)

Ch. 5The Federalist Era

AJ pgs. 290-299 sec. 3


& chap. 5 test

MCG – L10 & L11

Comparing Map Projections

& Reading a Time Zone Map

Ch. 6 The Age of Jefferson

AJ pgs. 302-319 sec. 1 & 2


quizzes

KDM – Jefferson

MCG – L12 - Using a

Highway Map

Ch. 6 The Age of Jefferson

AJ pgs. 320-331 sec. 3


& chap. 6 test

MCG – L13 & L14 – Using a

City Map & Reading an

Historical Map

Ch. 7 Foreign Affairs in

the Early Republic

AJ pgs. 334-361 sec. 1 & 2


quizzes

KDM – Lewis & Clark

and Sacagawea

MCG – L15 – Comparing

Historical Maps

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7


Reporting Period 4 November 10 (11/11 Holiday) November 17 November 24 (11/27&28 Holiday) December 1


Reading

Literature

McDougal Littell

Selection Test

Packet (Pkt.)


Context, Reading-Writing Connection at end of the story, do Pkt. pages, and take selection test.

Read Reader’s Workshop Theme and Symbol pgs.442-447

Gil’s Furniture Bought and Sold pg.448 Pandora’s Box pg.454 The Old Grandfather and His Little Grandson/The Wise

Old Woman pg.462 My Mother Pieced Quilts/Quilting pg.476 The Diary of Anne Frank pg.484 Diary from… / Last

Seven Months pg.544


Writing

Literature

McDougal Littell



Do A and B pgs. 453, 483, or 543

Writing Workshop: Short Story pgs. 558 - 565




English/Spelling

Houghton-Mifflin

(HME) Workbook Plus

(WBP)

Grammar & Writing

Assessment (GWA)

Word Wise

VOC / SP

HME: Unit 4 Modifiers L1 pgs. 190-193, 229

L2 pgs. 196-199, 230

WBP: pgs. 73, 75-77

Voc. L11 pgs.67-70


HME: Unit 4 L3 pgs. 200-203, 231

L4 pgs. 206-209, 232

WBP: pgs. 79, 81-83

Voc. L12 pgs.71-74


HME: Unit 4 L5 pgs. 210-212, 233

L6 pgs. 213-215, 234

WBP: pgs. 85, 87,89

Voc/Spell. No Assignment

HME: Unit 4 Checkup

pgs. 218-228

GWA Test on Unit 4

Voc. Ck. Your Kn.Unit 3

pgs.75-78


Additional Reading


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Reporting Period 4 November 10 (11/11 Holiday) November 17 November 24 (11/27&28 Holiday) December 1


Math

Prentice Hall

California Algebra

Readiness

Student Workbook

(WB)

Chapter 4 – Rational

Numbers

www.phschool.com


Sections 4.1-4.2 pgs. 132-139

(prime factorization, greatest

common factor)


WB pgs. 63-66


Numbers


157 (equivalent fractions,

equivalent forms of rational

numbers, comparing and

ordering rational numbers)


WB pgs. 67-79


Numbers


159-160

Chapter 4 Review pgs. 162-

163



167

Ch. 5 – Rational Number

Operations

www.phschool.com



185 (adding/subtracting

rational numbers, multiply

rational numbers)

Checkpoint quiz 1 and

activity lab pg. 181

WB pgs. 81-86

Science

Physical Science

Holt

Study Guide B

(SGB)

Chapter tests (ChT)

Unit 2 The Structure of

Matter

Ch. 4 States of Matter

Sections 1 & 2 pgs. 109 –

119

SGB pgs. 46 - 54

Ch. 4 States of Matter


(Choose 2 quick labs to


study)

Ch. 5 Elements,

Compounds, and

Mixtures

Sections 1 & 2 pgs. 133 – 141

SGB pgs. 55 – 58, 62 - 64

Ch. 5 Elements,

Compounds, and

Mixtures


SGB pgs. 59 – 61, 65 – 66




study)

Social Studies

American Journey

Glencoe

(AJ)

Chap. Quiz.& Tests

(QT)

Kids Discover

Magazine (KDM)

Maps, Charts, &

Graphs (MCG)

Ch. 7 Foreign Affairs in the

Early Republic AJ pgs. 362-369 sec. 3

QT pgs. 75-80 sec quiz

& chap. 7 test

MCG – L16 & L17 –

Reading a Climate Map,

Reading a Weather Map

Ch. 8 The Northeast:

Building Industry

AJ pgs. 378-394 sec. 1 & 2


quizzes

MCG – L18 – Reading

Special Purpose Maps


Building Industry

AJ pgs. 395-407 sec. 3 & 4

QT pgs. 87-88 sec. quizzes

KDM – Immigration


Special Purpose Maps


Building Industry

AJ pgs. 408-415 sec. 5


& chap. 8 test

MCG – L20 & L21 –

Interpreting an Historical

Map, Analyzing Map Data

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Reporting Period 5 December 8 December 15 December 22-January 2 January 5

Subject Week 17 Week 18 Holiday Week 19

Reading

Literature

McDougal Littell

Selection Test

Packet (Pkt.)

Unit 5: Choose 1 - 2 stories per week from the following

stories, read selection, do Comp., Lit. Analysis, and Vocab.

in Context, Reading-Writing Connection at end of the story,

do Pkt. pages, and take selection test. Read Reader

Workshop Poetry pgs.576-581 (Cont. wk 19) CH

RIS

TM

AS

VA

CA

TIO

N

(Cont. from week 18)

There are 7 pairs of poems

and 1 non-fiction. Each pair

is considered one selection.

See Unit 5 Pkt. for titles

Do Reading Comprehension

Assessment Practice at end

of each unit pgs. 648 - 653

Writing

Literature

McDougal Littell

Complete Reading-Writing

Connection that corresponds


Do A and B pgs. 595 or 639

Writing Workshop:

Response to a Poem pgs. 640

- 647 Read material, write a

rough draft of your essay,

Writing Cont. proof read it,

and make needed

corrections, and write a final

draft in your writing journal.

English/Spelling

Houghton-Mifflin

(HME)

Workbook Plus

(WBP)

Grammar & Writing

Assessment (GWA)

Word Wise

VOC / SP

HME: Unit 5 Capitals &

Punctuation L1 pgs. 236-238, 285

L2 pgs. 239-240, 286

L3 pgs.241-244, 287

WBP: pgs.90, 92, 94

Voc. Feature & L13 pgs.79-

84


HME: Unit 5 L4 pgs. 245-247, 288

L5 pgs. 248-250, 289

L6 pgs. 253-255, 290

WBP: pgs. 96, 98, 100-102

Voc. L14 pgs.85-88


HME: Unit 5 L7 pgs. 256-259, 291

L8 pgs. 260-262, 292

L9 pgs. 263-265, 293

WBP: pgs. 104,106, 108,

110,111

Voc. L15 pgs.89-92


Additional Reading


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10

Reporting Period 5 December 8 December 15 December 22-January 2 January 5

Subject Week 17 Week 18 Holiday Week 19 End of RP 5 (1/9)

Math

Prentice Hall

California Algebra

Readiness

Student Workbook

(WB)


Operations


200 (dividing rational

numbers, solving equations

by adding/subt. & mult.)


194-195


WB pgs. 87-92


Operations

Section 5.7 pgs. 202-205

(zero and negative

exponents)

Chapter 5 review pgs. 208-

209



213

WB pgs. 93-101

CH

RIS

TM

AS

VA

CA

TIO

N

Mid-Course Test

chapters 1-5. (Get test


return to teacher to be

graded.)

Science

Physical Science

Holt

Study Guide B

(SGB)

Chapter tests (ChT)

Unit 3 The Atom

Ch. 6 Introduction to

Atoms


179

SGB pgs. 67 -75


Ch. 7 The Periodic Table


209

SGB pgs. 76 - 86

Ch. 7 The Periodic Table




study

Social Studies

American Journey

Glencoe

(AJ)

Chap. Quiz.& Tests

(QT)

Kids Discover

Magazine (KDM)

Maps, Charts, &

Graphs (MCG)

Ch. 9 The South

AJ pgs. 418-431 sec. 1 & 2

QT pgs. 99 & 100 sec.

quizzes

MCG – L22 – Finding the

Best Location

Ch. 9 The South

AJ pgs. 432-439 sec. 3


& chap. 9 test

MCG – L23 & L24 –

Analyzing Current Events

Maps, Finding the Best

Route

Ch. 10 The Age of Jackson

AJ pgs. 442-463 all of chap.

QT pgs.111-118 sec.

quizzes

& chap.10 test

MCG – L25 – Planning a

Trip

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Reporting Period 6 January 12 January 19 (1/19 Holiday) January 26 February 2


Reading

Literature

McDougal Littell

Selection Test

Packet (Pkt.)



Style, Voice, and Tone pgs.658-663

New York Day Women pg.664 The Lady, or the Tiger? pg.674 The Monte Hall Debate pg.686 from Roughing It

pg.696 Us and Them pg.708 O Captain! My Captain! / I Saw Old General at Bay pg.720

Do Reading Comprehension Assessment Practice at end of each unit Pg. 734 - 739

Writing

Literature

McDougal Littell



Do A and B pgs. 673, 706, or 719

Writing Workshop: Response to Literature pgs. 726 - 733




English/Spelling

Houghton-Mifflin

(HME)

Workbook Plus

(WBP)

Grammar & Writing

Assessment (GWA)

Word Wise

VOC / SP

HME: Unit 5

L10 pgs. 268-271, 294

L11 pgs. 272-274, 295

WBP: pgs.112, 114

Voc. L16 pgs.93-96


HME: Unit 5 L12 pgs. 275-277, 296


WBP: pgs. 116

GWA Test on Unit 5

Voc. Ck. Your Kn.Unit 4

pgs.97-100


HME: Unit 6 Pronouns L1 pgs. 298-301, 337

L2 pgs. 302-305, 338

WBP: pgs.118, 120, 122, 123


106


HME: Unit 6 L3 pgs. 308-311, 339

L4 pgs. 312-314, 340

WBP: pgs.124, 126

Voc. L18 pgs.107-110


Additional Reading

Read 1 or more of the following books: Across Five Aprils – Hunt (Literature unit is available)

Bull Run - Fleischman Behind the Blue & Gray - Ray

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12

Reporting Period 6 January 12 January 19 (1/19 Holiday) January 26 February 2


Math

Prentice Hall

California Algebra

Readiness

Student Workbook

(WB)

Ch. 6- Rates and

Proportion

www.phschool.com



223 (ratios, rates)

Checkpoint quiz 1 and

act. lab pg. 224 Voc. pg. 225

WB pgs. 103-106

Ch. 6-Rates and

Proportions


239 (dimensional analysis,

applications of rates,

proportions)

Checkpoint quiz 2 pg 234

Algebraic thinking and

guided problem solving pgs.

240-242

Ch. 6-Rates and

Proportions

Chapter 6 review pgs. 244-

245



249

WB pgs. 107-119

Benchmark test 2 (get test


return to teacher to grade)

Science

Physical Science

Holt

Study Guide B

(SGB)

Chapter tests (ChT)

Unit 4 Interactions of

Matter

Ch. 8 Chemical Bonding


235

SGB pgs. 87 – 92, 95 - 97

Ch. 8 Chemical Bonding

Sections 3 pgs. 236 -241

SGB pgs. 93 – 94, 98 - 99




study)

Ch. 9 Chemical Reactions

Sections 1 & 2 pgs. 254 - 267

SGB pgs. 100 - 108



study)

Ch. 9 Chemical Reactions


Ch. 10 Chemical

Compounds

Sections 1 & 2 pgs. 280 -

291

SGB pgs. 109 – 114, 118 -

121

Social Studies

American Journey

Glencoe

(AJ)

Chap. Quiz.& Tests

(QT)

Kids Discover

Magazine (KDM)

Maps, Charts, &

Graphs (MCG)

Ch. 11 Manifest Destiny

AJ pgs. 466-489 sec. 1 & 2

QT pgs. 123 & 124 sec.

quizzes

MCG – L26 – Analyzing a

Trend

Ch. 11 Manifest Destiny

AJ pgs. 490-515 sec. 3 & 4

QT pgs. 125 – 130 sec.

quizzes

& chap. 11 test

KDM – Pioneers

MCG – L27 – Solving a

Land-Use Problem

Ch. 12 Road to Civil War

AJ pgs. 524-542 sec. 1 & 2

QT pgs. 135 & 136 sec.

quizzes

MCG – L28 & L29 –

Reading a Circle Graph,

Comparing Circle Graphs


AJ pgs. 543-553 sec. 3 & 4

QT pgs. 137 & 138 sec.

quizzes

KDM – Lincoln

MCG – L30 – Reading a

Bar Graph

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Reporting Period 7 February 9 (2 /9 Holiday) February 16 (2 /16 Holiday) February 23 March 2


Reading

Literature

McDougal Littell

Selection Test

Packet (Pkt.)



History, Culture, and the Author pgs.744-749

The Snapping Turtle pg.750 Out of Bounds pg.766 Pecos Bill pg.784 One Last Time / How Things Work pg.800

I Want to Write / Sit Ins pg.818

Do Reading Comprehension Assessment Practice at end of each unit pgs.832 – 837

Writing

Literature

McDougal Littell



Do A and B pgs. 765, 783, or 813

Writing Workshop: Cause-and-Effect Essay pgs. 824 - 831




English/Spelling

Houghton-Mifflin

(HME)

Workbook Plus

(WBP)

Grammar & Writing

Assessment (GWA)

Word Wise

VOC / SP

HME: Unit 6

L5 pgs. 315-317, 341

L6 pgs. 318-322, 342

WBP: pgs.128, 130

Voc. L19 pgs.111-114


HME: Unit 6 L7 pgs. 323-326, 343

L8 pgs. 327-329, 344

WBP: pgs.132, 134, 136

Voc. L20 pgs.111-114


HME: Unit 6 Checkup pgs. 332-336

GWA Test on Unit 6

Voc. Ck.Your Kn.Unit 5

pgs.119-122


HME: Unit 7 Phrases L1 pgs. 346-349,386

L2 pgs. 350-352, 387

WBP: pgs. 137, 139

Voc. Feature & L21

pgs.123-128


Additional Reading


8th


14

Reporting Period 7 February 9 (2 /9 Holiday) February 16 (2 /16 Holiday) February 23 March 2


Math

Prentice Hall

California Algebra

Readiness

Student Workbook

(WB)

Ch. 7 – Applications of

Percent www.phschool.com

Check for Readiness pg. 250


271 (fractions, decimals,

and percents)

Checkpoint Quiz 1 260

WB pages 121-124


Percent

Sections 7.3-7.5 (percents

and proportions, percent of

change, applications of percent)


Vocabulary builder pg. 271

WB pgs. 125-130


Percent

Guided Problem Solving pgs.

277-278


WB pgs. 131-137


Percent

Chapter 7 test

Standards Mastery pgs. 283-

285

Ch. 7 extra practice pgs.

426-427

Science

Physical Science

Holt

Study Guide B

(SGB)

Chapter tests (ChT)

Ch. 10 Chemical

Compounds


SGB pgs. 115 - 117, 122 –

123




study)

Ch. 11 The Chemistry of

Living Things


319

SGB pgs. 124 – 131


Unit 5 Motion and Forces

Ch. 12 Matter in Motion

Sections 1 & 2 pgs. 334 – 349

SGB pgs. 132 – 136, 139 -

142

Ch. 12 Matter in Motion


SGB pgs. 137 – 138, 143 –

144




study)

Social Studies

American Journey

Glencoe

(AJ)

Chap. Quiz.& Tests

(QT)

Kids Discover

Magazine (KDM)

Maps, Charts, &

Graphs (MCG)


AJ pgs. 554-563 sec. 5


& chap. 12 test


Bar Graphs

Ch. 13 The Civil War

AJ pgs. 566-589 sec. 1 & 2

QT pgs.149 & 150 sec.

quizzes

KDM – Civil War


Double-Bar Graph


AJ pgs. 591 – 603 sec. 3 & 4

QT pgs. 151 & 152 sec.

quizzes


Line Graph


AJ pgs. 604 - 617 sec. 5

QT pgs. 153 – 158 sec. quiz

& chap. 13 test

KDM – Underground

Railroad

MCG - L34 – Reading a

Double-Line Graph

8th


15


Reporting Period 8 March 9 March 16 March 23 March 30 – April 6

Subject Week 28 Week 29 Week 30 Easter Break

Reading

Literature

McDougal Littell

Selection Test

Packet (Pkt.)

Unit 8: Choose 1 - 2 stories per week from the following stories,

read selection, do Comp., Lit. Analysis, and Vocab. in Context,

Reading-Writing Connection at end of the story, do Pkt. pages, take selection test. Read

Reader’s Workshop Reading Informational Text pgs.842-847

The Spider Man Behind Spider-Man pg.848 Over the Top pg.858 Interview With a

Songcatcher pg.872 Kabul’s Singing Sensation pg.882 Robo-Legs/Eureka pg.892

Do Read. Comp. Assessment Practice at end of each unit pgs. 916 - 921

Take STAR Renaissance Reading test with Resource Teacher during RP 8.

EA

ST

ER

VA

CA

TIO

N

Writing

Literature

McDougal Littell





Writing Workshop: Technical ad

Business Writing pgs. 908 - 915 Read material, write a rough

draft of your essay, proof read it, and make needed

corrections, and write a final draft

in your writing journal.

English/Spelling

Houghton-Mifflin

(HME)

Workbook Plus

(WBP)

Grammar & Writing

Assessment (GWA)

Word Wise

VOC / SP

HME: Unit 7

L3 pgs. 355-357, 388

L4 pgs. 358-360, 389

WBP: pgs. 141-143, 145

Voc. L22 pgs.129-132


HME: Unit 7 L5 pgs. 361-363, 390

L6 pgs. 364 -366, 391

WBP: pgs. 147, 149

Voc. L23 pgs.133-136


HME: Unit 7 L7 pgs. 367-370, 392

L8 pgs. 373-375, 393

WBP: pgs. 151, 153-155

Voc. L24 pgs.137-140


Additional Reading

Read 2 or more of the following books: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain

Amos Fortune – Yates Brady - Fritz Get on Board – Haskins Lily’s Crossing – Giff

Dragonwings -Yep (Literature unit is available) Number The Stars - Lowry

8th


16

Reporting Period 8 March 9 March 16 March 23 March 30 – April 6

Subject Week 28 Week 29 Week 30 Easter Break End of RP 8

(4/3)

Math

Prentice Hall

California Algebra

Readiness

Student Workbook

(WB)

Ch. 8 Linear Functions &

Graphing

www.phschool.com



301 (graphing the coordinate

plane, length of coordinate

plane, functions)

Activity labs and Checkpoint

1 quiz pgs. 296-297

WB pgs. 139-144 Take STAR Renaissance Math test

with Resource Teacher during

RP 8.


Graphing


319 (graphing linear

functions, slope, slope and

direct variation)


308-309


WB pgs. 145-150


Graphing




327

WB pgs. 151-157

EA

ST

ER

VA

CA

TIO

N

Science

Physical Science

Holt

Study Guide B

(SGB)

Chapter tests (ChT)

Ch. 13 Forces and Motion


SGB pgs. 145 – 148, 156



SGB pgs. 149 – 152, 157 -

158



study)



SGB pgs. 153 – 155, 159 -

160


Social Studies

American Journey

Glencoe

(AJ)

Chap. Quiz.& Tests

(QT)

Kids Discover

Magazine (KDM)

Maps, Charts, &

Graphs (MCG)

Ch. 14 Reconstruction

AJ pgs. 620 – 634 sec. 1 & 2

QT pgs. 163 & 164 sec.

quizzes

KDM-Northwest Coast

Peoples and Southwest

Peoples

MCG – L35 – Interpreting

Graphs

Ch. 14 Reconstruction

AJ pgs. 635 – 653 sec. 3 & 4

QT pgs. 165 – 170 sec.

quizzes

& chap. 14 test

KDM – Mark Twain

MCG – L36 – Using a Map

and a Graph Together

Ch. 15 The Western

Frontier

AJ pgs. 662 – 683 sec. 1 & 2

QT pgs. 175 & 176 sec.

quizzes

KDM – Mississippi River

and Plains Indians


Table

8th


17


Reporting Period 9 April 6 (4/6 Holiday) April 13 April 20 April 27


Reading

Literature

McDougal Littell

Selection Test

Packet (Pkt.)

Unit 9: Choose 1 - 2 stories

per week from the following

stories, read selection, do

Comp., Lit. Analysis, and

Vocab. in Context, Reading-

(Continues on Week 33)

CA

AS

PP

Testin

g

(actual testin

g d

ates may

vary

)

Writing Connection at end of the story, do Pkt. pages, and

take selection test. Read Reader’s Workshop Argument &

Persuasion pgs.926-931

Zoos: Myth & Reality/ Zoos Connect Us pg.932 Position

on Dodgeball/The Weak Shall Inherit pg.948 The

Sanctuary of School pg.958

Educating Sons / The First Americans pg.966 St.

Crispian’s Day Speech pg.974

Do Read. Comp. Assessment Practice at end of each unit

pgs. 988 - 993

Writing

Literature

McDougal Littell

Writing Workshop:

Persuasive Essay pgs. 980 -

987

Read material, write a rough

draft of your essay, proof

read it, and make needed

corrections.

Writing Workshop cont.

Write a final draft in your

writing journal.





English/Spelling

Houghton-Mifflin

(HME) Workbook Plus

(WBP)

Grammar & Writing

Assessment (GWA)

Word Wise

VOC / SP

HME: Unit 7 L9 pgs. 376-378, 394


WBP: pgs. 157, 159

GWA TEST on Unit 7

Voc. Ck.Your Kn.Unit 6

pgs.141-144


HME: Unit 8 Clauses L1 pgs. 396-398, 432

L2 pgs. 399-401, 433

WBP: pgs. 160, 162


150


HME: Unit 8 L3 pgs. 402-404, 434

L4 pgs. 405-407, 435

WBP: pgs. 164, 166

Voc. L26 pgs.151-154


Additional Reading


8th


18

Reporting Period 9 April 6 (4/6 Holiday) April 13 April 20 April 27


Math

Prentice Hall

California Algebra

Readiness

Student Workbook

(WB)

Chapter 9 – Inequalities

www.phschool.com



343 (writing inequalities,

solving inequalities by

adding/subtracting and

dividing)


Mathematical reasoning pg.

339

WB pgs. 159-164

CA

AS

PP

Testin

g

(actual testin

g d

ates may

vary

)


Sections 9.4-9.5 pgs. 344-353 (solving inequalities by

multiplying, solving 2-step

inequalities)



354-355

WB pgs. 165-175


Ch. 9 extra practice pgs.

430-431

Chapter review pgs. 358-

359



363

Science

Physical Science

Holt

Study Guide B

(SGB)

Chapter tests (ChT)

Ch. 14 Forces in Fluids


419

SGB pgs. 161 – 170


Unit 6 Studying the

Universe

Ch. 15 Stars, Galaxies, and

the Universe

Sections 1 & 2 pgs. 434 – 449

SGB pgs. 171 – 177, 183 –

187

Ch. 15 Stars, Galaxies,

and the Universe

Sections 3 & 4 pgs. 450-457

SGB pgs. 178 – 182, 188 -

189




study

Social Studies

American Journey

Glencoe

(AJ)

Chap. Quiz.& Tests

(QT)

Kids Discover

Magazine (KDM)

Maps, Charts, &

Graphs (MCG)

Ch. 15 The Western

Frontier

AJ pgs. 685 – 699 sec. 3 & 4

QT pgs.177 – 182 sec.

quizzes

& chap. 15 test

KDM - Native America


Time Line

Ch. 16 The Growth of

Industry

AJ pgs. 702 – 717 sec. 1 & 2

QT pgs. 187 & 188 sec.

quizzes

KDM-Thomas Edison and

Wright Brothers

MCG – L39 – Interpreting

Time Lines

Ch. 16 The Growth of

Industry

AJ pgs.718 – 733 sec. 3 & 4

QT pgs. 189 – 194 sec.

quizzes

& chap. 16 test

KDM-Teddy Roosevelt


Chart

8th


19


Reporting Period 10 May 4 May 11 May 18 May 25 (5/25 Holiday)


Reading

Literature

McDougal Littell

Selection Test

Packet (Pkt.)

Unit 10 The Research Process – Read through the Research Strategies Workshop pgs. 998 – 1015 to help guide you

through writing a research paper

Choose a few stories to read that you have skipped over, do the packet pages, and take the selection tests.

Writing

Literature

McDougal Littell

Writing Workshop: Research Report pgs. 1016 - 1031

Read material, make note cards, write an outline, do works cited page, and write a rough draft, proof read it, and make

needed corrections, and write a final draft.

English/Spelling

Houghton-Mifflin

(HME)

Workbook Plus

(WBP)

Grammar & Writing

Assessment (GWA)

Word Wise

VOC / SP

HME: Unit 8

L5 pgs. 408-411, 436

L6 pgs. 412-415, 437

WBP: pgs.168, 170

Voc. L27 pgs.155-158

HME: Unit 8 Checkup pgs. 416-422

WBP: pgs. 172, 173

GWA TEST on Unit 8

Voc. L28 pgs.159-162

HME: Cumulative Review

pgs.423-431

GWA End-of-Year Grammar Test pgs. 67-72

Voc. Ck.Y Kn.Unit 7 pgs.163-166

Additional Reading


8th


20

Reporting Period 10 May 4 May 11 May 18 May 25 (5/25 Holiday)

Subject Week 35 Week 36 Week 37 Week 38 End of RP 10

(5/28)

Math

Prentice Hall

California Algebra

Readiness

Student Workbook

(WB)

Ch. 10 Exponents and

Equations

www.phschool.com


Sections 10.1-10.4 pgs. 366-

383

(prop. of exp, power rules,

exploring roots, simplifying

algebraic expressions)


WB pgs. 177-184


Equations

Sections 10.5-10.6 pgs. 386-

395

(solving multi-step equations,

solving equations with

variables on both sides)

Checkpoint quiz 2 pgs. 391


396-397

WB pgs. 185-188


Equations

Ch. 10 review pgs. 400-401

Ch. 10 test pg. 402


407

WB pgs. 189-195

Final Test Chapter 1-10

(get test from resource

teacher and return to teacher

to be graded)

Science

Physical Science

Holt

Study Guide B

(SGB)

Chapter tests (ChT)

Ch. 16 Our Solar System


485

SGB pgs. 190 – 197, 208 -

211



499

SGB pgs. 198 – 204, 212 -

214



study)



SGB pgs. 205 – 207, 215


Social Studies

American Journey

Glencoe

(AJ)

Chap. Quiz.& Tests

(QT)

Kids Discover

Magazine (KDM)

Maps, Charts, &

Graphs (MCG)

Ch. 17 America Enters A

New Century

AJ pgs. 736 – 756 sec. 1 & 2

QT pgs. 199 & 200 sec.

quizzes

KDM – Ellis Island and

World War I


Political Cartoon


New Century

AJ pgs. 757 – 773 sec. 3 & 4

QT pgs. 201 & 202 sec.

quizzes

KDM – Suffragists, Roaring

’20s, and Great Depression

MCG – L42 - Interpreting

Historical Cartoons


New Century

AJ pgs. 774 – 787 sec. 5

QT pgs. 203 – 208 sec.

quizzes

& chap. 17 test

KDM – World War II and

Washington, D.C. and

Statue of Liberty

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