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Topic: 8th Grade Homeroom
Time: Sep 24, 2020 08:15 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

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**ATTENTION ALL STUDENTS**
If you have not enrolled in Google Classroom Please enroll ASAP! Class links below.

7th Grade Social Studies https://classroom.google.com/c/MTYzMzgwNzY1Mjkx?cjc=yupl24g

7th Grade ELA/Literature https://classroom.google.com/c/MTYzMzgwNzY1MzA1?cjc=lt2cr5j

8th Grade Social Studies https://classroom.google.com/c/MTYzMzgwNzY1MjQy?cjc=rm5vzki

8th Grade ELA/Literature https://classroom.google.com/c/MTQ0NjU0ODE0NjQ3?cjc=krazk5s



8th Grade Project

Complete the High School for Me Assignment
1. Choose six high schools (3 must be Catholic).
2. For each high school you choose research  and record the information for the following aspects:
a. tuition cost
b. transportation
c. extra-curricular programs
d. courses of study (at least 3 courses that may interest you)
e. requirements for admission
f. enrollment size

2. Rank your top three high schools. Then for each of your top three high schools explain why each school sits at the top of your list.

Monday, September 14, 2020

8th Grade Vocabulary (Due: Tuesday, September 15, 2020)
1. Write each Unit 1 vocabulary word 12 times each ( four times in print, four times in cursive, and four times in ALL CAPS)words are listed in the spelling word section below 
2. Define each Unit 1 vocabulary word 
3. Write each Unit 1 vocabulary word in your own sentence

***VIRTUAL STUDENTS MUST COMPELETE WORK IN NOTEBOOK***

8th Grade Social Studies (Due: Tuesday, September 15, 2020)
1. Create cover page for Chapter 16 TB pgs. 422-423. Cover page must include: chapter title, chapter timeline (found at the bottom of pages 422 and 423), and an illustration that represents an event and/or person we will cover in Chapter 16 (TB pgs. 422-443)

2. Complete Section 1 intro work on TB pg. 424 in the following order:
            Answer the Explore These Questions
            Define the key terms
            Identify the key events and/or individuals in section 1
***VIRTUAL STUDENTS MUST COMPLETE WORK IN NOTEBOOK***

ALL 8TH GRADE STUDENTS MUST HAVE SUMMER READING BOOK THE ALCHEMIST BY FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

7th Grade Vocabulary (Due: Tuesday, September 15, 2020)
1. Write each Unit 1 vocabulary word 9 times each ( three times in print, three times in cursive, and three times in ALL CAPS)words are listed in the spelling word section below 
2. Define each Unit 1 vocabulary word 
3. Write each Unit 1 vocabulary word in your own sentence
***VIRTUAL STUDENTS MUST COMPLETE WORK IN NOTEBOOK***

7th Grade Social Studies (Due: Tuesday, September 15, 2020)
1. Create cover page for Chapter 2 use TB pgs. 34 and 35. Cover page must include the following: chapter title, chapter timelime (found at the bottom of TB pgs. 34 and 35), and an illustruation that represents a key event and/or individual from chapter 2.
2. Answer the Reading Focus Questions at the top of page 36. 
***VIRTUAL STUDENTS MUST COMPLETE WORK IN NOTEBOOK***

ALL 7th GRADE STUDENTS MUST HAVE THE SUMMER READING BOOKS ANIMAL FARM AND THE GIVER BY FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

Tuesday, September 15, 2020
8th Grade Social Studies (due 9/16)
1. Finish reading Section 1 TB pgs. 425-429 
2. Complete the Section 1 Review on TB 429 comprehension #s 5 and 6

8th Grade ELA/Vocabulary (due 9/16)
1. List 25 words that end with the noun suffixes we covered today

7th Grade ELA (due 9/16)
1. Define the last five parts of speech; adverb, adjective, pronoun, interjection, and conjunction

7th Grade Social Studies (due 9/16)
1. Finish reading section 1 TB pgs. 37-41
2. Complete the Section 1 Assessment on TB pg. 41 #s 4 and 5

Wednesday, September 16, 2020
8th Grade Social Studies (due 9/17)
1. Complete section 2 intro work TB pg. 430; answer the explore these questions, define the key terms, and identify key individuals and events from section 2 

8th Grade ELA (due 9/17)
1. Form two verbs for each of the five verb suffixes covered in class. Then use each verb in a sentence. 

7th Grade Social Studies (due 9/17)
1. Complete section 2 intro work; answer the reading focus questions and define key terms

7th Grade ELA (due 9/17)
1. Find an article on coronavirus.
2. identify five adjectives, five prepositions, and five verbs
3. Summarize the article in one paragraph

Thursday, September 17, 2020
7th Grade Social Studies
1. Copy the Native American Culture Groups of North America chart on TB pg. 45
2. Complete Section 2 Assessment on TB pg. 48 #s 4-6

Monday, September 21, 2020
8th Grade ELA/Vocabulary
1. Finish writing Unit 1 pt.2 vocabulary 12 times each (Due 9/22)
2. Define each Unit 1 pt. 2 vocabulary word
3. Write a sentence for each Unit 1 pt. 2 vocabulary word
4. Write a letter to one of the candidates running in this year's presidential election. Use at least six words that have the adjective suffixes covered in today's class. (Due 9/22)

8th Grade Literature (Due 9/22)
1. Finish writing personal narratives that relate to each of the three themes we covered in today's class. 
Duty vs Passion 
Loving and losing
Being taken advantage of

8th Grade Social Studies (Due 9/22)
1. Finish Section 3 intro Work

7th Grade ELA/Vocabulary (Due 9/22)
1. Finish writing the Unit 1 pt. 2 words 9 times each 
2. Define each Unit 1 pt. 2 vocabulary word
3. Copy the following sentences and label each word's part of speech
a. The growth of trade was also linked to the growth of a new religion. 
b. Muslim sailors had expert knowledge of wind and weather conditions of the Indian Ocean.
c. Mali's most famous ruler, Mansa Musa, was a Muslim.

7th Grade Social Studies (Due 9/22)
1. Finish the section 3 intro work; answer reading focus questions and define the key terms.

Tuesday, September 22, 2020
8th Grade Social Studies (Due 9/23)
1. Finish reading section 4
2. Finish answering the section 4 explore questions and identify the key figures from section 4 
3. Complete the Section 4 Review #s 2-4 on TB pg. 443
4. STUDY for Friday's Chapter 16 test

8th Grade ELA/Vocabulary
STUDY for Friday's unit 1 parts 1 and 2 vocabulary test 
STUDY for Friday's noun, verb, and adjective suffixes test

7th Grade Social Studies
1. Finish reading section 3 TB pg. 54
2. Complete Section 3 Assessment #s 3-5 on TB pg. 54
3. STUDY for Friday's Chapter 2 Test

7th Grade ELA/Vocabulary
1. STUDY for Friday's unit 1 parts 1 and 2 test
2. STUDY for Friday's parts of speech test

Monday, September 28, 2020
8th Grade Social Studies (Due 9/29)
1. Create Chapter 17 Cover Page 
2. Complete Chapter 17 Section 1 Intro Work

8th Grade Vocabulary (Due 9/29)
1. Complete Unit 2 pt. 1 intro work (12 times each, definitions, and sentences) 

8th Grade Literature (Due 9/29)
1. Finish answering questions regarding The Alchemist's prologue
2. Read pgs. 9-20

7th Grade Social Studies (Due 9/29)
1. Finish Chapter 3 Cover Page
2. Complete section 1 Intro Work 

7th Grade Vocabulary (Due 9/29)
1. Complete the intro work for Unit 2 pt. 1 vocabulary (9 times each, defintions, and sentences

Tuesday, September 29, 2020
8th Grade Social Studies
1. Finish the South vs North advantages T-Chart
2. Finish the Abraham Lincoln vs Jefferson Davis T-chart
3. Complete Section 1 Review on TB pg. 452 #s 4-6

8th Grade Vocabulary
1. Complete sentences for Unit 2 pt. 1 vocabulary

8th Grade Literature 
1. Read pgs. 35-50

7th Grade Social Studies
1. Finish reading section 1 ps. 70-72
2. Complete Section 1 comprehension #s 3-5

7th Grade Literature 
1. Finish reading pgs. 9-14 of Animal Farm
2. Think of a ficitional or non fictional event that you can relate to the meeting at the beginning of Animal Farm

Wednesday, September 30, 2020
8th Grade Social Studies
1. Write an argument against the border staying in the Union
2. Complete Chapter 17 Section 2 intro work

8th Grade ELA
1. identify six other Latin root words and their meanings (Check to see that you are not copying any of the root words we covered in today's class)

8th Grade Literature
1. Describe the relationship between Santiago and the thief. Identify one of the three themes that relates to their relationship.
2. Describe the relationship between Santiago and the crystal merchant. Identify one of the three themes that relates to their relationship

7th Grade Social Studies
1. Complete Chapter 3 section 2 intro work

7th Grade Literature
1. identify three other characters and their characterizations from chapters 1 and 2 of Animal Farm








            
       

7th GRADE UNIT 2 Pt. 1 VOCABULARY LIST


8th GRADE UNIT 2 Pt. 1 VOCABULARY LIST