Saturday, September 29, 2007
The Formation of Rivers
We've been exploring the relationship between ancient civilizations and rivers. As part of this exploration, we created rivers in diatomaceous earth, using part of the Lawrence Hall of science unit River Cutters.
Sunday, September 23, 2007
Homework Week of September 23, 2007
Humanities and Language Arts Homework
Week of September 24, 2007
History:
1. Today all of you will have a block class in which you will work on completing all the river work from last week. Most of you will have some still to do at home.
ALL RIVER WORK IS DUE THIS FRIDAY, SEPT. 28.
2. Make a poster advertising a river. We’ll talk about guidelines for choosing a river and creating the poster in block classes.
Due Friday, Sept. 28th
Language Arts:
6th grade
1. You will receive your literary logs today. You will write a letter to Tammy in response.
Due on Thursday, Sept. 27, 2007
7th grade
1. Write a literary log letter to a partner (partners will be posted on Monday).
This letter is to be about the book you are currently reading.
Due on Friday, Sept. 28, 2007
2. Wordly Wise unit 1 ---Due Wed., 9/25.
8th grade
1. An essay will be assigned in class on Monday.
Due on Friday, Sept. 28, 2007
2. Write a literary log letter to a partner (partners will be posted on Monday).
This letter is to be about the book you are currently reading.
Due on Friday, Sept. 28, 2007
Week of September 24, 2007
History:
1. Today all of you will have a block class in which you will work on completing all the river work from last week. Most of you will have some still to do at home.
ALL RIVER WORK IS DUE THIS FRIDAY, SEPT. 28.
2. Make a poster advertising a river. We’ll talk about guidelines for choosing a river and creating the poster in block classes.
Due Friday, Sept. 28th
Language Arts:
6th grade
1. You will receive your literary logs today. You will write a letter to Tammy in response.
Due on Thursday, Sept. 27, 2007
7th grade
1. Write a literary log letter to a partner (partners will be posted on Monday).
This letter is to be about the book you are currently reading.
Due on Friday, Sept. 28, 2007
2. Wordly Wise unit 1 ---Due Wed., 9/25.
8th grade
1. An essay will be assigned in class on Monday.
Due on Friday, Sept. 28, 2007
2. Write a literary log letter to a partner (partners will be posted on Monday).
This letter is to be about the book you are currently reading.
Due on Friday, Sept. 28, 2007
Sunday, September 16, 2007
Homework for the week of 9/17/07
Middle School Humanities and Language Arts Homework
Week of September 17, 2007
History
1. Complete the River Features Glossary packet. Read the directions carefully.
Due in second block this week.
Language Arts
6th grade
1. We’ll begin the Wordly Wise vocabulary program in class on Tuesday. You will be assigned activities from Unit 1, which will be due on Thursday.
7th grade
1. Wordly Wise unit 1 will be handed out on Wednesday and due the following Wednesday (9/26) for students in the second week of farm school. It will be due on Wednesday (10/3) for students in the first week of farm school.
2. Write 1 pantoum for homework. Due Friday, Sept. 21st.
8th grade
1. Read “Lost” in your poetry packet. Answer the questions. Due on Thursday, Sept. 20th.
2. Complete the poetry writing assignment below. Choose 3 of the following ideas for poems. You may use the pantoum form we used last year for one of the poems, but the other 2 should be free verse. No haikus, no rhyming. Go back and read the poems for inspiration.
“Proof” by Julia Alvarez
• Write a poem about a fantasy you have had about a place you have seen only in pictures or movies.
•
“Deer in the Bush” by Chana Bloch
• Write a poem about an animal you have observed in the wild or a pet at home. Try to express your feelings about the experience of observing another species in its environment, and whether the creature might—or might not—be aware of being observed.
•
• “White Panther” by Gene Frumkin
• Write a poem about a myth, spirit, or creature you believed in when you were younger (think tooth fairy, unicorns, etc.). Try to convey how you felt when you discovered the myth wasn’t true.
•
“Lost” by Naomi Shihab Nye
• Write a poem that is an advertisement flyer for a lost pet OR write a poem from a pet’s point of view about being lost.
Due on Thursday, Sept. 20th.
3. You will begin an essay assignment in class on Friday. It will be due on Thursday, 9/27 for week 2 farm school and on Thursday, 10/4, for week 1 farm school.
Week of September 17, 2007
History
1. Complete the River Features Glossary packet. Read the directions carefully.
Due in second block this week.
Language Arts
6th grade
1. We’ll begin the Wordly Wise vocabulary program in class on Tuesday. You will be assigned activities from Unit 1, which will be due on Thursday.
7th grade
1. Wordly Wise unit 1 will be handed out on Wednesday and due the following Wednesday (9/26) for students in the second week of farm school. It will be due on Wednesday (10/3) for students in the first week of farm school.
2. Write 1 pantoum for homework. Due Friday, Sept. 21st.
8th grade
1. Read “Lost” in your poetry packet. Answer the questions. Due on Thursday, Sept. 20th.
2. Complete the poetry writing assignment below. Choose 3 of the following ideas for poems. You may use the pantoum form we used last year for one of the poems, but the other 2 should be free verse. No haikus, no rhyming. Go back and read the poems for inspiration.
“Proof” by Julia Alvarez
• Write a poem about a fantasy you have had about a place you have seen only in pictures or movies.
•
“Deer in the Bush” by Chana Bloch
• Write a poem about an animal you have observed in the wild or a pet at home. Try to express your feelings about the experience of observing another species in its environment, and whether the creature might—or might not—be aware of being observed.
•
• “White Panther” by Gene Frumkin
• Write a poem about a myth, spirit, or creature you believed in when you were younger (think tooth fairy, unicorns, etc.). Try to convey how you felt when you discovered the myth wasn’t true.
•
“Lost” by Naomi Shihab Nye
• Write a poem that is an advertisement flyer for a lost pet OR write a poem from a pet’s point of view about being lost.
Due on Thursday, Sept. 20th.
3. You will begin an essay assignment in class on Friday. It will be due on Thursday, 9/27 for week 2 farm school and on Thursday, 10/4, for week 1 farm school.
Sunday, September 9, 2007
Homework for the week of 9/10/07
Humanities and Language Arts Homework
Week of September 10, 2007
History
All Grades
1. Complete the Atlas handouts, which we’ll begin in class.
Due in second block this week.
2. Go to the humanities bog at http://synergyhumanities.blogspot.com
Complete the questions on the back of this sheet. Due in second block this week.
Language Arts
6th
1. Write a literary log letter in response to Tammy’s letter. Due on Thursday (there will be an extension if the literary logs don’t arrive in time.
2. Choose a book to read within the next 3 weeks. Elena or Tammy must approve this book. If you’re already in a book, check in with us.
A book review will be due the Friday after both Farm School trips.
7th
1. Write a literary log letter in response to Elena’s letter.
Due on Friday.
2. Choose a book to read within the next 3 weeks. Elena or Tammy must approve this book. If you’re already in a book, check in with us.
A book review will be due the Friday after both Farm School trips.
8th
1. Write a literary log letter in response to Elena’s letter.
Due on Friday.
2. There will be some poetry homework to be assigned in class on Monday and due on Thursday.
3. Choose a book to read within the next 3 weeks. Elena or Tammy must approve this book. If you’re already in a book, check in with us.
A book review will be due the Friday after both Farm School trips.
Name_______________________________
Block_______________________________
Date________________________________
. Go to the humanities bog at http://synergyhumanities.blogspot.com
. Due in second block this week.
Click on the Euphrates River
1. On what continent is this river located?
________________________________________________________________________
Where does it originate?
________________________________________________________________________
Now, use your classroom atlas. (Page 80-81)
3. Locate the countries through which it flows and list them here:
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
(In addition to writing the information for these questions, we will ask you to show us on your atlas in class)
Click on the Yellow River (page 87)
1. On what continent is this river located?
________________________________________________________________________
Where does it originate?
________________________________________________________________________
Now, use your classroom atlas.
3. Locate the countries through which it flows and list them here:
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
Click on the Nile River (page 75)
1. On what continent is this river located?
________________________________________________________________________
Where does it originate?
________________________________________________________________________
Now, use your classroom atlas (page
3. Locate the countries through which it flows and list them here:
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
Week of September 10, 2007
History
All Grades
1. Complete the Atlas handouts, which we’ll begin in class.
Due in second block this week.
2. Go to the humanities bog at http://synergyhumanities.blogspot.com
Complete the questions on the back of this sheet. Due in second block this week.
Language Arts
6th
1. Write a literary log letter in response to Tammy’s letter. Due on Thursday (there will be an extension if the literary logs don’t arrive in time.
2. Choose a book to read within the next 3 weeks. Elena or Tammy must approve this book. If you’re already in a book, check in with us.
A book review will be due the Friday after both Farm School trips.
7th
1. Write a literary log letter in response to Elena’s letter.
Due on Friday.
2. Choose a book to read within the next 3 weeks. Elena or Tammy must approve this book. If you’re already in a book, check in with us.
A book review will be due the Friday after both Farm School trips.
8th
1. Write a literary log letter in response to Elena’s letter.
Due on Friday.
2. There will be some poetry homework to be assigned in class on Monday and due on Thursday.
3. Choose a book to read within the next 3 weeks. Elena or Tammy must approve this book. If you’re already in a book, check in with us.
A book review will be due the Friday after both Farm School trips.
Name_______________________________
Block_______________________________
Date________________________________
. Go to the humanities bog at http://synergyhumanities.blogspot.com
. Due in second block this week.
Click on the Euphrates River
1. On what continent is this river located?
________________________________________________________________________
Where does it originate?
________________________________________________________________________
Now, use your classroom atlas. (Page 80-81)
3. Locate the countries through which it flows and list them here:
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
(In addition to writing the information for these questions, we will ask you to show us on your atlas in class)
Click on the Yellow River (page 87)
1. On what continent is this river located?
________________________________________________________________________
Where does it originate?
________________________________________________________________________
Now, use your classroom atlas.
3. Locate the countries through which it flows and list them here:
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
Click on the Nile River (page 75)
1. On what continent is this river located?
________________________________________________________________________
Where does it originate?
________________________________________________________________________
Now, use your classroom atlas (page
3. Locate the countries through which it flows and list them here:
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
Tuesday, September 4, 2007
Homework for the week of 9/5/07
Middle School Humanities and Language Arts Homework
Week of September 5, 2007
All Grades:
1. A Different Kind of Self Portrait
***Choose an animal or object that is important to you. From the teacher sample you can see that Elena chose a clarinet. Tammy’s will be shared in class.
***Draw your choice or make a collage. It should be fairly large (should fill most of an 81/2 by 11 inch piece of paper). Leave a blank spot for the photo of your head. We’ll begin in class, but you may need to complete it for homework.
***We’ll also begin poems to go with this “portrait”. You may need to finish this for homework as well.
DUE ON Friday, September 7, 2007.
2. Bring in your summer reading list and your summer writing assignment.
DUE ON Thursday, September 6, 2007
7th and 8th graders only
3. Bring in your summer Wordly Wise books.
DUE ON Thursday, September 6, 2007
The Humanities and Language Arts Homework will now be posted on the new humanities blog: http://www.synergyhumanities.blogspot.com
Week of September 5, 2007
All Grades:
1. A Different Kind of Self Portrait
***Choose an animal or object that is important to you. From the teacher sample you can see that Elena chose a clarinet. Tammy’s will be shared in class.
***Draw your choice or make a collage. It should be fairly large (should fill most of an 81/2 by 11 inch piece of paper). Leave a blank spot for the photo of your head. We’ll begin in class, but you may need to complete it for homework.
***We’ll also begin poems to go with this “portrait”. You may need to finish this for homework as well.
DUE ON Friday, September 7, 2007.
2. Bring in your summer reading list and your summer writing assignment.
DUE ON Thursday, September 6, 2007
7th and 8th graders only
3. Bring in your summer Wordly Wise books.
DUE ON Thursday, September 6, 2007
The Humanities and Language Arts Homework will now be posted on the new humanities blog: http://www.synergyhumanities.blogspot.com
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