8th Grade: Weekly Academic Overview
week of 12/11/17
8th Grade |
This week’s learning goals:English: We will be delving into Unit 4 “Culture and Belonging” reading textbook and close reader stories. We will learn about participles, dangling participles, vocabulary for unit 4, and literary terms for unit 4 (etymology) important English documents and assignments Math: Students will continue with Chapter 4 on Solving Linear Equations. This week students will continue learning how to write the equation of a line and learn the point slope formula. History: Students will be looking at the origins of Islam and the life of Muhammad. Important history documents and assignments Science: We wrap up our unit on Earth’s rotations and revolution and seasons and will begin to study climate. Check out the seasons unit progress tracker for the learning expectations for the unit. Here’s a link to my website, The Case Files. Skills Math: Students will continue to review solving for a variable. Test on Wednesday. Skills English: We will continue reading The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime and working on question packet that goes with our reading. Students will have spelling and vocabulary this week. We will also be working on prepositions. Spanish: We will have 2 tests this week-grammar and basic words |
This week’s homework assignments, projects and assessmentsDaily homework assignments are subject to change. Look for updates daily (and refresh your browser to ensure you have the most recent version). |
Monday: English: Rough draft of argumentative essay due. Continue reading “My Favorite Chaperone” Introduce Vocabulary Unit 4 with Scrabble and Context Clues Put Vocabulary 4 in Interactive Notebook HW: None Math:
History: Unit overview vocabulary is due Science: Lab report work time, seasons review. HW: Second Seasons assessment Tuesday 12/12; Labs due in Classroom Wed. 12/13. Thursday 12/14. Resources for review and extension work on seasons are available on The Case Files. Skills Math: Review solving for variable HW: WS and create study tool for test Skills English: Reading check HW: part of speech packet, study spelling/vocab Spanish: study for test tomorrow-grammar lesson 1 |
Tuesday: English: Continue “My Favorite Chaperone” Participles Notes and worksheet HW: Participles Worksheet Math:
History: Science: Seasons Assessment. Labs due in Classroom Wed. 12/13. Thursday 12/14. Friday or Monday. Resources for review and extension work on seasons are available on The Case Files. Skills Math: Review solving for variable HW: WS and create study tool for test Skills English: Spanish: lesson 1 grammar test today, homework-translate sentences to practice list 6 |
Wednesday English: Go over participles worksheet Continue “My Favorite Chaperone” Clean out binders Introduce Literary Terms Unit 4 (etymology) and word roots HW: Complete word roots. Write a sentence using a participle and a gerund (or -ing verb) Math:
History: Science: 1. Share and discuss graphs and results. 2. Work on finishing and revision to labs. Labs due in Classroom Wed. 12/13. Thursday 12/14. Friday if you have received feedback from Ms. Case as of today; Monday if you have not yet received feedback. Resources for review and extension work on seasons are available on The Case Files. Skills Math: Test - solving for variable Spanish: Study for basic words test Friday Skills English: |
Thursday English: Participle Phrases Get Goin Finish “My Favorite Chaperone” HW: Close Reader “Golden Glass” Math:
History: Islam quiz Science: Begin oceans & climate unit: preassessment, unit progress tracker, and vocabulary. HW: Labs due in classroom Friday or Monday (depending on when you received feedback from Ms. Case). Skills Math: Get Goin’ due Skills English: Spelling/vocab quiz HW: none |
Friday English: Turn in Close Reader Get Goin’ Participle sentences based on student’s sentences Notes: Dangling/Misplaced Participles HW: Dangling Participles Graphic Math:
History: Science: Oceans & Climate info-quest. Skills Math: Skills English: Spanish: Basic words test today |
Projects/Assessments coming up: |
English: Rough draft will be returned Monday and revision will take place. Final draft due Tuesday or Wednesday. Math: History: Science: Skills Math: Skills English: Spanish: Next week we start our second unit |
Teacher Contact: |
English: Karen Guiel Kguiel@hatfieldps.net Math: Shelley Gingras Sgingras@hatfieldps.net History: Kevin Wall Kwall@hatfieldps.net Science: Emily Case Ecase@hatfieldps.net Skills Center: Alyssa Charry Acharry@hatfieldps.net Skills English: Shannon Szymczyk Sszymczyk@hatfieldps.net Spanish: Angie Baranoski abaranoski@hatfieldps.net Guidance: Casey Pescitelli Cpescitelli@hatfieldps.net |