Just to keep the words fresh...if you would like to do at least 30 minutes of Membean between December 17 and January 2, I will add 5 points to your next Membean quiz grade. As always, extra credit is optional!
There is no homework over the break - I hope you will relax, enjoy, and read something for fun!
Friday, December 16, 2016
Monday, December 12, 2016
Review that's Due Tuesday. Dec. 13
In the SS Packet:
D, E, F, G, L, M
For LA
Review Grammar and Writing in your Composition and Grammar Books.
Do a Story Arc for Arachne.
D, E, F, G, L, M
For LA
Review Grammar and Writing in your Composition and Grammar Books.
Do a Story Arc for Arachne.
Friday, December 9, 2016
Review that's due Monday 12/12
In the InterActive Reader:
Apollo's and Arachne
Read page 232.
Read 234-242. On those pages, DO: B, D, G, I, Pause and Reflect on pg. 242.
Answer the Texas Assessment Practice questions 2 & 4 on pg. 245.
Spider Webs
Read 246-251. On those pages, DO: the chart on page 252 - do this as you read!
Answer the Texas Assessment Practice questions 3 & 4 on pg. 253.
In the SS Review Packet: A, B, C, H, I, J, K
Apollo's and Arachne
Read page 232.
Read 234-242. On those pages, DO: B, D, G, I, Pause and Reflect on pg. 242.
Answer the Texas Assessment Practice questions 2 & 4 on pg. 245.
Spider Webs
Read 246-251. On those pages, DO: the chart on page 252 - do this as you read!
Answer the Texas Assessment Practice questions 3 & 4 on pg. 253.
In the SS Review Packet: A, B, C, H, I, J, K
Thursday, December 8, 2016
What's on the LA Exam?
LA Exam Dec. 2016 - AM takes 12/14; PM takes 12/13
50 questions - mix of multiple choice, short answer and mini-essay
·
Grammar and Writing
o
Word Crimes
o
Capitalization
o
Paragraphing
o
Quotations – dialogue and quote
·
Story Elements
o
Plot
o
Characterization
o
Conflict
o
Setting
o
POV
o
Foreshadowing
·
Literary Devices/Techniques
o
Figurative language
o
Irony
o
idiom/cliché
o
repetition
·
Literary Analysis
o
Author’s purpose
o
Theme
o
Mood/tone
·
Classical and Traditional Stories
o
Archetypes
o
Cultural values
o
Stylistic Elements
What's on the SS Exam?
SS Exam Dec. 2016 - AM takes 12/16; PM takes 12/15
50 questions - mix of multiple choice, matching, and short answer
50 questions - mix of multiple choice, matching, and short answer
·
Maps and globes skills including:
o
time zones
o
lat. and long.
o
all oceans and continents
o
select
countries from North and South America, Europe, Asia
·
Culture including:
o
PERSIA
o
Government forms
o
Big Question
o
Primary and secondary sources
·
Political Cartoon Analysis
·
Infographics
·
Demographics
·
Latin America
o
Early civilizations
o
Impact of colonization
o
Use of physical resources
·
Europe
o
Early civilization
Tuesday, December 6, 2016
Friday, December 2, 2016
Europe Map Quiz 12/8/16
You may be
asked to identify any or all of these countries:
England Russia
France Poland
Germany Sweden
Spain Turkey
Italy Greece
You may be
asked to identify any or all of these capital cities:
London,
Berlin, Warsaw, Moscow, Rome
You may be
asked to identify any or all of these seas (and for sure the Atlantic Ocean):
Aegean,
Baltic, Black, Caspian, Mediterranean, North, Norwegian
You may be
asked to identify any or all of these physical features:
Alps and/or
Ural Mountains
Danube,
Rhine, Seine, and/or Volga Rivers
The English
Channel and/or the Strait of Gibraltar
Thursday, December 1, 2016
Homework 12/1/16
HMWK:
Read pages 396 – 403 in the textbook.
Make a chart with two columns and 6 rows on the EUROPE title page in your ISN.
For each of the 12 subtitles/sections, write the title of the section and either ONE word/phrase or ONE symbol/image to represent that part of European/Western Civilization history.
This is a homework grade, not just a part of the ISN check.
Make a chart with two columns and 6 rows on the EUROPE title page in your ISN.
For each of the 12 subtitles/sections, write the title of the section and either ONE word/phrase or ONE symbol/image to represent that part of European/Western Civilization history.
This is a homework grade, not just a part of the ISN check.
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