Due 2/4

Announcements - 

For Valentine's Day, this class will have a TACO TUESDAY party on 2/11!  Let me know if you can bring any of the following.  I'm bringing chicken and beef!

(I'll cross things off here as people sign up!)

-Shredded lettuce
-Diced tomatoes
-cilantro

-Sliced olives

-shredded cheese

-Mild salsa

-guacamole

-tortilla chips

-drinks 1

-drinks 2

-flour tortillas

-dessert item

-dessert item

-anything else I didn't think of that would be yummy with tacos!

Class begins at 11:45.  I seem to always run out of time... I just have too much that I want to do.  If it would be possible for you to stay until 3:20 each week, can you let me know?  I would love to extend the day for this Tuesday class IF it's easy for everyone.  Thanks!

Science

Heads up-- There is NOT a lot of science this week, but there IS a lot of literature!  Don't slack off until Sunday/Monday!

• We will have a test over chapters 14-18 on Tuesday.
• STUDY!

Grammar

• Read through lesson 63 again.  Complete the "More Practice" set ONLY.  Then, click here to check your answers.
• Complete lessons 64, 65, and 66.  After you finish each lesson, click here to check your work.  Put a star beside any questions that you need to review in class!

Literature

• Click here for a packet of vocabulary pages.  The first two pages are for chapters 9 & 10.  The rest of the pages are OPTIONAL vocab study material to help you prepare for the quiz on Tuesday. 
• Here is the Quizlet over the entire book! 
• Read chapters 9-10.  There are no reading comprehension questions this week.  Instead, I have a study guide packet for you to help you prepare for class. This is NOT required, but highly, HIGHLY, suggested. 
• Also, here is a wonderful resource that will help you get a better understanding of the novel.  You can click on most of the links on the left side to explore the summary, theme, characters, analysis, etc.  I highly suggest you spend some time on this site. 
• On Google Classroom, I posted a document that I would like for you to read through.  The first page is the page that I had on the screen in class.  You should have this material in your notes.  Read through the next few pages of the document.  This will correspond to the different types of advertisement strategies that we glued into our Literature Notebooks.
• Watch this video on persuasive strategies:
• Complete the COLOR CODING activity given to you in class.  You need to use a highlighter or colored pencils to outline (or underline) the parts of Squealer's speech that utilize strategies of Ethos, Pathos, or Logos.
• Bring in your Putin article activity from last week.  If you didn't bring it to class on Tuesday, you get a chance to bring it in!
• Create an ad for an existing OR an imaginary product.  Use at least 3 techniques that are listed in your literature notebook (and in the document on Google Classroom).  You can write the script for an ad that you perform in class, or you can make a video of one.  If you make a video, you must send it to me as a file via Google Classroom so that I can save it to show in class (or you can save it to a USB flash drive).
• Your ad should include at least 3 different techniques.
• You need to explain your techniques on a notecard or piece of paper, listing whether or not they are pathos, ethos, or logos, as well as the specific type (bandwagon, name-calling, fear, plain folks, testimonial, glittering generalities, unwarranted extrapolation, bad logic, or other that isn't listed in our material.)

Due 1/28

Announcements - 

For Valentine's Day, this class will have a TACO TUESDAY party on 2/11!  Let me know if you can bring any of the following.  I'm bringing chicken and beef!

(I'll cross things off here as people sign up!)

-Shredded lettuce

-Sliced olives

-shredded cheese

-Diced tomatoes

-Mild salsa

-guacamole

-tortilla chips

-drinks 1
-drinks 2

-flour tortillas
-cilantro
-dessert item
-dessert item
-anything else I didn't think of that would be yummy with tacos!

OPTIONAL Make Up Day -- Tuesday 2/18 from 12:00-3:00

This will be during our winter break.  It's a totally optional fun day, so there will be NO academic material to make up if you cannot join us!

Science

• OPTIONAL-- If you have a big penny jar at home, you can try the experiment on page 67.  It's the same concept as our in class experiment on Tuesday.  This isn't required!
• Read chapter 18 of your textbook and take notes on any important information.
• Not optional-- Click here and watch the video about Eratosthenes and how he calculated the circumference of the earth.
• We will have a test over chapters 14-18 on 2/4! 

Grammar

• Read through lesson 59.  Complete the practice set ONLY.  Then, click here to check your answers.
• Complete lessons 60, 61, and 62.  After you finish each lesson, click here to check your work.  Put a star beside any questions that you need to review in class!

Literature

• Complete the vocabulary pages given in class for chapters 4-6 and 7-8 BEFORE you read.  Read the directions carefully.
• Read chapters 5-8 and complete these reading comprehension questions.
• If you didn't bring your poster, please bring it to class on Tuesday.
• We will be having a Socratic Seminar in class over chapters 1-8.  You don't need to do anything to prepare for this EXCEPT...  if there is anything in the chapters that you find especially interesting, confusing, or insightful, write them down in your literature notebook to help jog your memory.
• Click here to read a 2015 magazine article about Vladimir Putin.  At the end, you will find questions to help you think critically about the article.  You do NOT have to be an expert on Russian politics to answer these questions.  It's about pulling information from a writing passage, understanding the use of political cartoons, and recognizing how authors of news articles use certain titles and wording to persuade the audience to share their opinion.
• ESSAY--
• In one of the first scenes in the novel, Old Major sings Beasts of England, effectively bringing the animals together under a common purpose.  Throughout the initial struggle against Man, it is a wildly popular and inspirational song. Yet later on, when the animals have successfully conquered the humans, Squealer, "attended by two dogs," announces that Beasts of England had been abolished and "was no longer needed." Why did this happen? (Think about the motivation behind it.) Can you give other examples (in real life) where things that were once help as "sacred" or "necessary" to a common cause was later banished in society?  If you are struggling with examples, I encourage you to ask parents, grandparents, etc. for help!
• Plan out your essay by brainstorming.  This does not have to be a 5+ paragraph essay, but does need at least 2 to fully answer the question.  This is a formal essay and should be proofread/revised before turning in!

Due 1/21

Announcements - 

Please be sure January tuition was paid!

OPTIONAL Make Up Day -- Tuesday 2/18 from 12:00-3:00

This will be during our winter break.  It's a totally optional fun day, so there will be NO academic material to make up if you cannot join us!

Science

• Read through the Who? What? and Where? sections on page 62 of your Quest Guide.
• Read chapter 17 of your textbook and take notes on any important information.
• Review the definitions for mass, volume, weight, density, and buoyancy on page 63 of your Quest Guide.
• Complete this Online Quiz on chapter 17.  You can use your book!
• Be sure to read pages 158 & 159 on Archimedes' Claw (video below to illustrate how it MAY HAVE worked).
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Grammar

• Intransitive and Transitive Verbs
• Remember this trick-- If a verb has a DIRECT OBJECT, then it is a TRANSITIVE VERB.  If it does not have a direct object, it is intransitive.
• Click here and complete the online quiz.  Choose the correct answer and click "submit" to see if you were correct.  Remember-- let the direct objects be our guide!!
• Complete the Quiz that I handed out in class.  You can use examples from your book to help you.  If any problem is tricky and you need to look back for help, then please mark that problem with a star.  This will help me know what may be tricky for you, even if you got it correct!
• Complete the more practice section on page 339.  THEN, click here to see if you were correct.  (It helps NO ONE if you cheat... this is for you to improve!)
• Complete lessons 56, 57, and 58.  Corrections can be found here so you can check as you go.  Please, if you have difficulty with a problem, mark it with a star so we can discuss it in class.

Literature

• Complete the vocabulary page given in class BEFORE you read.  Read the directions carefully.
• Read chapters 1-4 and complete these reading comprehension questions.
• Create a poster that represents your imaginary utopian society.  You need to have at least 3 symbols to represent your perfect country/society.
• You must have these three things written on your poster:
• If there are any leaders in your society, how will they be chosen?
• If there is a need for any, how do members of your society make money?
• What are the 3 most important laws that your society will have?

Optional Video - In class, I explained that you will not need a full and complete understanding of the Russian Revolution to understand the importance and the symbolism of Animal Farm.  But, if you would like a 10 minute summary for a quick information blast on the topic, here is a video that will give you a taste:

Due 1/14

I'm so sorry that I had to cancel class.  I will be back to normal and see you on Tuesday!  (I hoped to post this early, but I have been unconscious!!)

Don't forget January Tuition!


Science

• Read chapter 16
• What connection could there possibly be between Euclid and Abraham Lincoln?  Research the life of our country's sixteenth president to find the answer.  Write your answer in complete sentences and bring it to class.  This isn't a multi-paragraph essay!  It's just a research question.  ;-)

Grammar

• Complete lessons 53-55.  I will be emailing the answers to parents so that you can make corrections as you go.

Literature

• If you know nothing about him, please read this short little overview of Joseph Stalin before class on Tuesday.
• Get ready for some satire: