Homework December 16, 2015

Language Arts - Periods 1 and 2 - Biography final draft due Friday
                                                       Workbook pages 102, 103, and 104
Social Studies - Periods 3 and 4 - No Homework
Good luck tonight Chorus!

Homework December 14, 2015

Language Arts - Periods 1 and 2 - At the Beach quiz Wednesday.
                                                       Reading workbook pages 116 and 117
                                                       Biography final draft Friday
Social Studies - Periods 3 and 4 - Textbook page 78 #s 1-10 answers only
                                                      Complete your Drone essay:
                       "Do you believe citizens should be permitted to purchase drones for recreational use?"

Homework December 10, 2015

Language Arts - Period 1 - Typed Biography Final draft by December 18th
                           Period 2 - Compound Sentences worksheet (2)
                                           Typed Biography Final draft by December 18th
Social Studies - Periods 3 and 4 - Complete Vocab on text page 72.
                                                      Read pages 74 and 74 carefully.

Homework December 9, 2015

Language Arts - Period 1 - The Beach Spelling Test
                                            Combining sentences worksheet page 7
                                            Workbook page 111
                           Period 2 - The Beach Spelling Test
                                            Combining Sentences worksheet page 8
                                            Workbook page 111
Social Studies - Periods 3 and 4 - Complete the Inca paragraph using your graphic organizer

Homework December 7, 2015

Language Arts - Periods 1 and 2 - Spelling Pre-test on The Beach tomorrow
                                                       Spelling word sentences due by Wednesday
                                                       Workbook pages 113 and 118
                                                       * Typed  Biography due December 18th*
Social Studies - Periods 3 and 4 - Mayan/Aztec Collage due by tomorrow
                                                      Collage must be fully colored and include the following:
                                                      4 daily life facts, 3 facts on  the government, 3 facts on art

Homework Decmber 4, 2015

Language Arts - Periods 1 and 2 - Pronoun worksheet due Monday
                          Students' biographies are due on Friday, December 18th. These must be typed.
                          Below is the rubric for this project:

Biography Rubric

Due Date – Friday, December 18^th   
Final Draft must be typed
You may send the final draft via e-mail to: jwalsh@northschuylkill.net

I.   Due Date     5 points

II.  Paragraph one – Background Information     5 points

III. Paragraph Two – Interests    5 points

IV. Paragraph Three – Choice     5 points

V.  Paragraph Four – Future Aspirations    5 points

VI. Mechanics      15 points

VII. Typed     5 points

       (Font size 12 or 14 double spaced, any easy-to-read font style)

VIII.  Cover Page (Title and Illustration)     5 points

Total 50 points
*10 points will be deducted each day the final draft is late.
A HW pass may be used for one additional day to complete the assignment.
Social Studies - Periods 3 and 4 - Aztec/Mayan collage due Tuesday

Homework December 3, 2015

There is no homework this evening for Language Arts or Social Studies.
We consumed ourselves in a Maya/Aztec collage project in class throughout the day. The class had a blast using watercolor paints without too many issues.

Homework December 2, 2015

Language Arts - Periods 1 and 2 - Seeing Changes #s 6-10
                                                       Biography Paragraphs 3 and 4 Rough Draft
                           Period 3 and 4 - Chicago Park Comprehension #s 1-5
                                                      Biography Paragraph 3 and 4 Rough Draft
Social Studies - Period 3 and 4 - Mayan/Aztec Venn Diagram
                                                     Page 69 textbook questions on the back of the worksheet

Homework December 1, 2015

All of the students were VERY EXCITED about being back from the holiday break!
Language Arts - Period 1 - Ten Mile Day Quiz Tomorrow
                                            2 Paragraphs of the Biography Rough Draft
                                            Chicago Park Comprehension Sheet
                           Period 2 - Ten Mile Day Quiz
                                            2 Paragraphs of the Biography Rough Draft
                                            Cause-Effect Worksheet
Social Studies - Periods 3 and 4 - Mayan Worksheet