Sedgwick Middle School

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Homework

Homework for 9/14 - 9/21

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Friday, September 21

Health: Quiz on the Negotiation Skills steps Monday, September 24.
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English: Save all the book reports onto your home computer.
            Correct your "Dear Lynn Cherry" letter yourself. Here is one way to fix it
                         (click here).
            It is about time for you to have finished reading your first independent
                selection. When you have finished, all students must complete
          book report #1
. After that, you may "roam about the country," and
               choose any other book project, # 1-43. Save all of these projects to your
               home computer. Please do not report on a book until you have finished. If
               you are still reading, then keep on reading.
          Students who receive a check minus (50%) on any paper must correct it up to
               a check (75%) within a week.
       Period 6: One side of a page: "What Mr. Hine should know about me." Organize
               your information into several paragraphs.
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Math: Standard: pg. 22 #4-11 and Problems of the Day
          Honors: pgs. 35-38 #1-6 All
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Science: 1.) Division Practice #3
             2.) Drinking Water Treatment Questions
             3.) Add the following definitions to your vocabulary book: freshwater,
                       potable water, pollutant, sewage
             4.) All make-up and re-do work is due by Tuesday!
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Social Studies: NONE
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World Language: NONE

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Thursday, September 20

Health: Negotiation stories due Friday
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English: Due FRIDAY
          
Complete an "I Wonder" for "The Porter's Family." Read "In a Flash" and
           complete a six-sentence numbered summary of the very short story using all
       
of these terms:
                -setting
                -m
ain characters
                -conflict
                -rising action
                -climax
                -personal response (closure)
           We will be in the library on Thursday and Friday for a two-day session on
             computer use in English. The lessons will focus on word-processing and
             internet use. Start off in room 212 on Thursday and in the library on
             Friday.

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Math: Standard: None
          Honors: pgs. 35 - 37 #1-4 (Create Computerized Graphs)

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Science: 1.) Sewer System Importance Questions (with articles)
             2.) Continue work on practice division and multiplication (see me for help!)
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Social Studies: Material World Countdown Sheet ( A review of today's countries -
                                                                               use Cuba, Mongolia, or Samoa)

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World Language:
   French: Rien
   Spanish: Nada

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Wednesday, September 19

English: Due FRIDAY
          
Complete an "I Wonder" for "The Porter's Family." Read "In a Flash" and
           complete a six-sentence numbered summary of the very short story using all
       
of these terms:
                -setting
                -m
ain characters
                -conflict
                -rising action
                -climax
                -personal response (closure)
           We will be in the library on Thursday and Friday for a two-day session on
             computer use in English. The lessons will focus on word-processing and
             internet use. Start off in room 212 on Thursday and in the library on
             Friday.

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Math: Standard: Red Sox vs. Yankees Graphing Activity
          Honors: Pages 16-21 #2-9 (Don't Do Number 4)

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Science: 1.) Division Practice #2
             2,) Water Planet Chapter 1 questions
             3.) Have book covered by Monday (paper bags ONLY!!!)
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Social Studies:any make-up work should be done tonight
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World Language: Conjugate 3 Verbs on a sheet of paper. Be sure to include all the
                              forms.
         For French use these 'ER' verbs:
                   -Flāner
                   -Regarder
                   -Penser
         For Spanish use these 'AR' verbs:
                    -Cocinar
                    -Escuchar
                     -Caminar

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Tuesday, September 18

Reading: Complete Africa Map Questions
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English: Complete all of vocabulary Unit 1 (pp. 21-27) in pencil. Give 5 minutes to
       each page # 21, 22 and 23
in order to learn the words before proceeding
          into the unit.
Bring your book to class tomorrow. The book only comes to
          school one day every two weeks, and tomorrow is that day!
              Use this link to help you learn the words. Select "B" for periods 1, 2, 3
                   and 5 or select "C" for period 6. Then select iWords and Unit 1
                                        (bookmark this link for use in the future)
:
                     
      
http://www.sadlier-oxford.com/vocabulary/levels_a2h.cfm

             Long Term: When students finish an independent reading book, they need to complete
               one of the 43 book projects. All students are starting with project #1.
              After handing that in, students may choose from any of the other 42
              projects, but may not repeat. Students hand these projects in to the tan
              tray on Mr. Hine's desk as they are completed. Save the whole series to
              your home computer.   
book report #1    book reports #2-43
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Math:
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Science: 1.) Get "Guide For Student Success" signed
             2.) Complete "Division Practice #1" (NO CALCULATOR!!!)
             3.) Add the following definitions to your vocabulary books:
                    -Land Formation (p. 14)
                    -Water Formation (p. 15)
                    -Division Procedure (p. 16)
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Social Studies: Write a 2nd draft of the paragraph after following these directions
                           to revise your 1st draft. (I am collecting both drafts tomorrow.)
                 1. Label the A, S and C within your paragraph.
                 2. Be sure your support is not just a comparison of possessions. Identify
                         the "way of life" comparisons you wrote by labeling them with the
                         word "culture" in the margins. (There should be 2-3 of these, and
                         if you can't find them, then you need to add them.)
                 3. Make general proofreading corrections (grammar, spelling) and copy
                          the paragraph over. (The 2nd draft should be clean, not marked up
                          or have any labels.)
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World Language:
  
Spanish: una hoja de ejercicio par los verbos en "AR"
 
 French: une feuille d'exercice pour les verbes en "ER"
   Worksheet on AR or ER verbs depending on your language. Due tomorrow.  
       
Spanish: Skip number 20

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Monday, September 17

English: ALL: On white lined paper complete a paragraph-length ASC response to
                      "On Turning Ten"
              Long Term: When students finish an independent reading book, they need to complete
               one of the 43 book projects. All students are starting with project #1.
              After handing that in, students may choose from any of the other 42
              projects, but may not repeat. Students hand these projects in to the tan
              tray on Mr. Hine's desk as they are completed. Save the whole series to
              your home computer.   
book report #1    book reports #2-43
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Math: Standard: pg. 8 #1-4, 6, 8, and 10
          Honors: Complete Investigating Variables and Patterns Worksheet

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Science: Get your Grade Sheet signed (on top of the page in the vocabulary book)!
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Social Studies: Answer the following question in a paragraph (using ASC format):
                         
Compare your life with the lives of one of the families you have
                          met from the Material World. How would your life be different if
                          you lived in that country?
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World Language: The rewrite for the introduction dialogues if you choose to do it
                             and the last page of the guide for student success with a
                             signature are due on Tuesday.

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Friday, September 14

English: Read and annotate "Jack and the Beanstalk." Create at least one "I
               Wonder" per page and enter it in the margin. Remember that the only
               poor "I wonder" is the one you can already answer. When you finish,
               complete the plot outline that follows (last page). Be prepared to hand in
               the staple packet on Monday. We will write a summary next week.

            Continue to read independently to build grade credit. Everyone will do
               book report #1, but after you pass that one in, you may select from the
              
other 42 for each succeeding project (book reports #2-43).
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Math:  Standard: Page 9 #12-15 and Page 12 #1-7
           Honors: Complete Exponent Notes and Homework Worksheet
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Science: 1.) Complete the "Evolution Timeline" Review Questions
             2.) Fix your vocabulary book definition (if necessary) 
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Social Studies: NONE
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World Language: NONE

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