INDEPENDENT STUDY ASSIGNMENTSDue Oct. 20- Oct. 27

Trimester 1 Week 9

Instructor: Mrs. Darci Syfert-Busk

SCHEDULE---SEE BOARD!

8:15-8:30:PREPARE PACKETS/QUESTIONS8:30-9:30: MATH9:30-9:50: FEEDBACK/HOUSEKEEPING9:50-10:30: SCIENCE OR SOCIAL STUDIES10:30-RESTROOM BREAK/SNACK10:40-11:30: LANGUAGE ARTS11:30-12:00: TESTING/TEACHER-STUDENT CONFERENCING12:00-PARENT MEETINGS12:30-1:00-P.E. (VOLUNTARY EXCEPT PROBS.)

1:00-LUNCH12-2-PROBATION STUDY HALL

HOUSEKEEPING

PE Field Trip Lunch??? PE? Portfolio Folders The Fighting

Ground Library Checkout

Grade Work Assignment Sheet

In folder Headings

PE Parent Sign Date Min….total?

Stamped Work T1 Week 6 3% 9/29/09

Math Science LA History

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Pg. 237

Pg. 266

Needed to protect people against the power of a national government

CAR SCENARIO

Picking up friend from airport He tells you he brought some “weed” Cop pulls you over Asks to see in your trunk

AMENDMENTS

#1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 10

13 15/19 18/21 22 26

Investigate and share out…

Later…

CONSTITUTION BALANCES

Keeps things fair Keeps checks and balances in place

Rights of People Power of Government

AMENDMENT WORKSHEET

Amendment___ Date______

Due Friday Benchmark @ 1:00

Amendment Analysis

HOW A BILL BECOMES LAW

Sequence Worksheet

Introduction Committee Floor Final Approval Enactment

President signs 2/3 Vote Becomes Law Judges uphold

Pg. 252 Steps

ANALYSIS OF A LEGISLATIVE BILL

Lang. Arts Pg. 282 Proposal for a law 1st step

Part of Language Arts Assignments

STUDY GUIDE

www.mrssyfert.wikispaces.com Due Friday

AMERICAN HISTORY

Objectives This Week: Understand how amendments are made Understand the ramifications of some key

amendments Understand how a bill becomes law

HISTORY-T1 WEEK 10

ASSIGNMENTS:

______Read Bill of Rights Pgs. 266-268. Do Questions Pg. 268 ______ Read Amendments Pgs. 269-277. Do Questions Pg. 277. ______Amendment Analysis (Due Friday) _______ How a Bill… Sequence Chain ______Benchmark Study Guide (www.mrssyfert.wikispaces.com) Benchmark Test Review October 29th-2-3 pm Benchmark Test October 30-1:00

Grade_______ TW_________

BEN

CH

MA

RK

Proficient=A-

Advanced=A+

Language Arts Benchmark #1

Review Good Luck!

12:00-1:00TESTING/STUDENT TEACHER CONFERENCING

Language Arts Benchmark

Friday @ 1:00 Math/Social Studies

Teacher Edit of Travel Essay

Hand in work

Tests Conferencing

POEM…” PAUL REVERE’S RIDE”

Pg. 302 Poem about the

start of the Revolutionary War

Conflict and Resolution

Historical Characters

Pg. 300 Standards

NOVEL…”THE FIGHTING GROUND”

Story of the Revolutionary War

Pgs. 10-20

Learning of the Revolutionary War through literature…

Book Report Due before Christmas…

THE WRITING PROCESS

I. Prewriting II. Rough Draft III. Revise IV. You/Peer/Teacher

Edit Will go back to

Revising after all 3 edits

V. Publish Final

Steps:

TRAVEL ESSAY FINAL DUE…THANKSGIVING

Final Typed Due Minimum 3

paragraphs Use descriptive

language Figurative

Language? Teacher Edit during

Conference time today

NEW STORY…”TELL TALE HEART”

Video Pg. 522

Standards Symbolism -tion spelling Plot Analogies Adverb Clauses

A “SCARY CHARACTER”

Selection Support Pg. 159

Suspense… Strange character

traits Foreshadowing

Let’s read some….

Do left ½ of paper

GRAMMAR AND SPELLING

Selection Support Pg. 156

-sion Incision Passion

Sometime 1, sometimes 2 S’s

Next Week

Spelling Adverb clauses

PO

RTFO

LIO

By next week:

Purpose:

Mark improvement

Prepare for High School

Use in future projects

Share with Parents

LANGUAGE ARTS

Objectives This Week: Understand how an author’s

background/culture may effect their writing Know what an autobiography is (memoir) Be able to identify

simile/metaphor/personification Be able to use figurative language to make

your writing better Understand what the steps to the writing

process are Use the prewriting step of the writing process

to plan a travel essay (Due Nov. 1 for a test grade)

LAN

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RTS

T1 Week 10

Due November 3Assignments:

_____Read “Analysis of a Legislative Bill” Pg. 282. Do Questions pg. 285.

_____Read “Tell Tale Heart,” Pgs. 522. Write summary of this 1st half of the story.

_____Read Pgs. 1-10 of book…”The Fighting Ground. Write summary.

_____Daily Language Pract. Week 4 _____Selection Support Pgs. 157,

159 (left side) _____ Travel Essay Final Grade_____ TW______

THE ATOM

3 Parts…

1. Proton 2. Neutrons

3. electrons

ATOMS

Hydrogen-1 Chlorine-17

How many protons, neutrons, electrons

Periodic Table Yours????

SCIENCE

Know what atoms are Know what 3 things make up atoms Know how to read a periodic table

Main Objectives This Week:

SC

IEN

CE

Physical Science Assignments:

_____Read Ch. 6 Lesson 2. Do Cornell Notes.

_____6.2 Review Questions Pg. 131

_____Workbook 6.2 (Isotopes) _____Atom Model Due Benchmark Test Nov. 3 during

class

Grade_______ TW_________

RESPONSE TO LITERATURE

Tell how Marguerite was positively effected by meeting Ms. Flowers. Be sure to discuss what personality traits of both characters “fed into” this turning point in Marguerites life.

SPELLING RULES

When a word ends with an e and the suffix begins with a consonant….do NOT drop the e

Example: Time + ly = timely

When a word ends with an e and the suffix begins with a vowel…. DROP the e

Example: Close + er = closer

VOCABULARY-PG. 99

Furtive Pretext Intimation Judicious Indulgent emancipated

Vocabulary Matrix done next week….Due in 2 weeks

GRAMMAR

Pg. 110 Packet 1 per week Let’s do sentences

You finish sentences You do paragraph

Verb Phrases Daily Language Practice

MATH OBJECTIVES:

Objectives this week…. Be able to find the least common multiple of

a number Be able to compare fractions to decide which

is larger/smaller Be able to figure out percentages of a

number Be able to subtract a percentage of a number

to find a sales price

8TH GRADE I.S. NAME:___________T1 WEEK 10 DUE: NOVEMBER 3TOTAL WORK COMPLETED=_______%

Next Field Trip…Nov. 24th Hike1

Grade______ TW________

NEW BOOK Study for Benchmark October 30 ____ Green 6.2 (Finish) ____ Green 6.3 ____Geometry (Math Steps) ____Bench Review Packet (Math Steps) Benchmark October 30 ___Do www.go.hrw.com (MT8CA 2-2)

Parent Signature_________________

Grade__________ TW____________

P.E.Math

ERIC FERNANDEZ8TH GRADE INDEPENDENT STUDYT___ WEEK ___ DUE: __________TOTAL WORK COMPLETED=_______%

Next Field Trip-November 23-Hike

Grade______ TW________

BYU Online Education Course 51

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Grade__________ TW____________

P.E.Algebra