Due 3/31

Science

• For those who had slow connections and would like to do the orbit activity at home, here is a link to the instructions.  We used a 9.5" string to make our loop.
• In class we talked about the adoption of Arabic numbers to replace Roman numerals for arithmetic.  Look up Roman numerals (if needed) and complete this page.
• We are going to have an informal assessment of this Unit.  You can use any material that you have to complete these pages.
• ATTENTION-- The last 2 pages are OPTIONAL.  This is an activity to create a rap over the information in chapters 19-24.  You don't have to, but it would be hilariously fun.  :-D  (I included an example.)
• Click here for the pages.

Grammar

• Check lessons 92-94 please.  It's VERY important that you check them so that we can discuss any problems that you have trouble with.  
• Do Lesson 95.... all of it EXCEPT Review Set.  (Including More Practice)
• Complete all of lessons 96, 97, and 98.
• Check your work.
• I also need you to complete this test and send it to me by MONDAY night at 6pm.  Not kidding.  Don't send it to me Tuesday.

Literature

• Read chapters 4-7
• Complete the reading comprehension questions for chapters 4 & 5.  I've also included a page that we are going to participate in as a class.  Instead of participating in groups, we will do this as one big group of 7.  Write down ONE thing per person... and send your list to me as soon as possible!  :-)  
• Complete the reading comprehension questions for chapters 6 & 7.  There is an optional journal activity attached.  I will not be taking these up... It is for YOU!
• Optional--  
• Do you like learning about things like dimensions?  Check out this video

Due 3/24

You guys ROCK!  Thank you for being so awesome and flexible.  I'll get better with the technology as we go, but we are off to a great start to the coronapocalypse!

Science- 

• Read the Quest Guide definitions and places for chapter 24.
• Read chapter 24.  
• Take notes as you read on all important concepts!   
• Please be sure to read the information in the boxes, especially page 214!  

• Complete quest guide page 88 using the information from pages 206-211.  We'll go over it in class.
• For Tuesday, please have a ruler, a calculator, a piece of string, scissors, two thumb tacks, and a piece of paper or cardboard!

Grammar-

• Complete the More Practice sections for 87 & 89. (scroll back to last week's post for corrections)
• Do lessons 92, 93, and 94.  Please check all work and mark anything confusing with a star.  Or, if you are really stuck, just send me a message!

 Literature-

•  Vocabulary for chapters 1-3 of A Wrinkle in Time.  (I'm checking to see who participates, so be sure to log in!)
• Read chapters 1-3
• Complete the Reading Comprehension questions.  SKIP question 1.

WRITING-

• I want you to do something different this week.  I would like for you to write a letter to yourself 10 in the future.   The changes taking place and the decisions being made, both in our country and in our world, are major events in history.  Tell yourself about what things are like for you and your family right now.  This doesn't have to be fancy or full of research.  It's actually FOR YOU.  We will read them in class next week, but they are ultimately for you to keep for the future to remind yourself of this experience.

Due 3/17

***We will not have class in person, but we WILL have online class Tuesday from 12:00-3:00!**  Please be sure to have Google Hangouts on your device or computer.  I would like to make sure to try connecting with you in advance before class begins on Tuesday.  I'll text you Friday to help you set things up!  By the way, we did this for three students on Thursday who could not come to class, and it worked perfectly!  Yay!***

We also cannot go to the movie theater on Tuesday.  Social distancing is needed to keep the virus from spreading through our community, so we need to avoid crowds!

Science

• Read the Quest Guide vocabulary for chapter 23.
• Read chapter 23, taking notes on the chapter as you read.
• Research one of the following and create an informative poster, PowerPoint, or essay on your topic.
•   If you would like to do a Power Point presentation, please send it to me before Monday night so I can have it ready to present on Google Hangouts.  :-)  If you'd like, you can even send me a good picture of your poster and I can have a digital version to display during your presentation!  Actually, even if you write an essay.... send me a copy by Monday night so I can display it online via screenshare while you present!
• The Book of Kells (illuminated manuscript created by Irish monks)
• Omar Khayyam (mathematician and astronomer) & his Rubaiyats (short poems)
• Marco Polo
• Chinese technology and inventions during the Middle Ages
• Gregorian Chants
• St. Augustine
• Aryabhata (Hindu astronomer and mathematician)

Grammar

• Complete lesson 88 (only the Practice section)
• Complete lesson 89, 90, and 91
• Check your work and mark any tricky problems with a star.  
• As always, let me know if you get stuck on anything and I can help you!

Literature

• Your video project for Animal Farm is due on Tuesday.  We can share it online!!!
• Read the rest of Call of the Wild.
• Here is your vocabulary for the remainder of the book!
• Click here to complete the quiz over the book.
• Click here and CHOOSE ONE of the pages in the document to complete.  
• You can write it in your journal, type it, or write it on a separate paper.

Due 3/10

Announcements

• Tuesday is Pajama Day!!
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• Your video project due date has been moved to 3/17.
• If the movie Call of the Wild will still be in at NCG theater when we finish the book, I would love to go to a showing at the end of class on 3/17.  It would be a showing around 2:00-3:00, but we won't know exactly until closer to time.  We could also help each other with transportation.  Let me know if this sounds possible for you!
• Spring Break - April 6-10
• March Tuition is due

Science

• Rome is about to FALL!  Read chapters 22 & 23.  
• Instead of taking notes, I want you to create a newspaper depicting events, opinions, etc. during the time of the fall of Rome.  You can create it with a computer program such as Microsoft Publisher, Word, etc.  You can also create it by hand.  Please use this as an opportunity to show me what you learned from these two chapters about this time in history!

Grammar

• Complete lessons 83 and 84.
• Complete lesson 85 (only the Practice section)
• Complete lesson 86

Literature

• Please bring in anything needed to finish filming your Animal Farm project!
• Call of the Wild has a LOT of vocabulary words that you will need to know.  You may already know some of these!  I split them into chapters so you can read through the list and study the words before you read each chapter.
• Quizlet Link
• Read chapters 1-4 of Call of the Wild.
• Reading Comprehension Questions for chapters 1-4
• Click here to watch a short video and read a short description of the Yukon Territory on National Geographic.