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.