This will be more of an “information page” than a homework page.
I will be letting you know what the seventh and eighth grades will be studying in class for the next few weeks.
Seventh grade Pre Algebra:
Students will complete lesson 4-7 on Monday, Feb. 14 . Homework was pages 207-8 #34-50 (multiplication with exponents).
Lesson 4-8 pages 210-214 Teacher will introduce concept of division with exponents.Students will be able to divide expressions with exponents . They will learn to change negative exponents to positive , and will be able to express “variable” exponents.
Students will do sample problems in class, some of the odd problems orally, and will be asigned even numbers for homework on the next few evenings.
Lesson 4-9 : Students will learn about scientific notation and converting between standard notation and scientific notation.
Example: 4,367,000 = 4.367 x 10 ^3
Students will learn through teacher board examples and working problems on board how to take numbers back and forth from sc.not and st.not., including decimals.
Chapter 4 Review
Chapter 5 Lesson 9 : Students will find powers of products and quotients.
Class will use what they know about exponents to complete theproblems in this lesson.
Begin chapter 6 :Ratios, PerCents and Proportions.
Social Studies 7:
It usually takes 2-3 days to complete a section , students do the section questions on loose leaf to turn in to me.
Students will complete chapter 10 Section 4 “Indian Removal” This section tells about the tragedy of the Trail of Tears and the other problems the Native Americans encountered.
Section 5 The argument over state’s rights, the end of the Jackson Era.
Chapter review pages 370-371
Chapter 11 The North and South take Different Paths:
Section 1-The American Industrial Revolution- Students will learn what changes occurred in American life after the Industrial Rev., the cotton mill, and factory life.
Section 2- The transformation of the north-factory growth, immigration, improvements in roads, etc.
Section 3 Life on the Plantation- what it meant for slavery,importance of the cotton gin
Section 4- The Challenges of Growth-The Erie Canal, the problems brought about by moving westward, etc
Chapter review
Algebra 8
Students have completed chapter 2.
In chapter 3 students will begin solving addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division equations for the variable. I will be showing children how to solve by using the opposite operation. Students will also practice writing equations for word problems.
In addition to regualr equations, students will solve those with variables on both sides, those with distributive property and collecting like terms, and those with absolute value.
After teaching a lesson, I usually have children work odd numbered problems in class, and then assign even numbers for homework.
Ask your children about what they are learning in class!!!!!
Religion
Students are reading chapter 9 in class. This chapter deals with the 6th and 9th commandments. Moral issues about physical relations, dating, etc are covered in this chapter.
Chapter 10 will discuss the 7th commandment. Discussions will center around justice, and how that relates to the commandment,”Thou shall not steal”
?In April, the 8th grade class takes a test called “ACRE’” It tests their religious knowledge. I will be providing a study sheet for the children. Beginning the first week of March, the children will take a series of “pre tests” to help acquaint the children with the test questions. These will count for part of their religion grade.
English
Class is just about to complete a unit on VERBS. We have learned about “voice”, “tense”, and irregular forms. We will complete the unit review in the next few days.
Our next unit will be “PRONOUNS”. Personal pronouns, antecedents, indefinite pronouns, etc will be discussed.
A new lesson is introduced , sample sentences read by children, and then children are responsible for “More Practice” in their notebooks.If there is time we check that in class for a student participation grade. The next day, children complete a review lesson on loose leaf to turn in for a grade.
Reading
We are currently working on a poetry unit. Children have been introduced to poems by Langston Hughes ( helping us to connect to African American month), Robert Frost, and Ogden Nash.
We had some fun with tongue twisters ( ask Terry about “Betty Botter”), and some rhyming riddles (What do you call a top notch detective?…give up?…a “super snooper”!)
We are going to look at some music lyrics that are considered poetry, and complete our unit by reading “O Captain, My Captain” which tells of the sadness after Abraham Lincoln’s assassination.
Children have learned to recognize similies, metaphors, and personification.
Students will be required to complete a project for next week. They will work in computer class and at home.
1. Each member of the class will be expected to find 3 poems by different authors that appeal to them in some way.
2. The children will print the poems.
3. They will rank the poems from greatest liking to least.
4. They will analyze the poems to find examples of similies, metaphors, alliteration, etc.
5. Write a paragraph to summarize their favorite poem.What do they think the poet was trying to say, etc
6. Write a second paragraph to explain WHY thaqt poem was their favorite.
7. Retype the poem choosing a font that fits the mood of the poem, decorate the page with images and colors that reflect the mood/theme of the poem.
8. Include their other 2 poems
9. Compose a poem called “I AM” following a pattern given to them.
After the poetry unit, we will begin to read “The Giver”
Spelling
2/14-17 Students complete lesson 21
2/20-22 Students complete lesson 22