INp. 12 Red Book p. 618 Lesson 12-2 #11-20. Memorize charts and study the flashcards we made in class today.

We are reading the second section of the novel, pages 46-90.  Continue taking notes on characters, places, and important events.

I will publish the assignment for Journal Entry 2 when I have seen your notes.

Today we watched a movie about Temple Grandin, a famous person who has autism. (If you missed this class, see me about viewing the movie after school.)

Class work – Christopher and Temple

Create three columns for a Venn diagram about Christopher Boone and Temple Grandin.

Create notes to show differences and similarities:

Homework – Christopher and Temple

Use the class work assignment to write a well-developed, one-paragraph essay about the similarities and differences of Christopher and Temple.  The paragraph should start with a good introductory statement about the two people.  The body of the paragraph should contain several examples of similarities and differences.  The paragraph should end with a conclusion sentence or two to summarize the main points and restate your main idea. (eight to ten sentences).

ALL CLASSES:

Complete Stairway Worksheet

Study for quiz tomorrow – Stairway Conversions

This is the first assignment of the fourth grading period.

We are reading the novel The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time, by Mark Haddon.

As you read the first 45 pages, take notes on the characters, setting, and events.

Journal Entry #1 (class work assignment)

Journal Entry #1: Chapters 2 – 71 (Class work)

I.            Answer the following questions in complete sentences:

1. How is Christopher’s reaction to Wellington’s death different than readers might expect? (1-5)
2. How did the policeman upset Christopher? How did Christopher react? (7)
3. How are prime numbers like life? (12)
4. How does Christopher feel about metaphors? Why? (15)
5. When is a simile a lie? (17)
6. Why does Christopher not tell lies? (19)
7. How does Christopher react to his mother’s death? (27)
8. Why does Christopher leave Mrs. Alexander’s yard? (41)
9. Why does Christopher think Mr. Shears killed Wellington? (42)
10. What type of school does Christopher attend? (43)

II.            Describe, in list format, the following characters by their relationship to the narrator, their appearance, and character traits:

1. Mrs. Shears
2. Christopher John Francis Boone
3. Siobhan (pronounced “Sha-von”)
4. Mr. Boone
5. Mrs. Boone
6. Mrs. Alexande

III.            Definitions (from the dictionary) Look at the context of the word in the novel, and then write the dictionary definition which best matches the way it was used in the novel:

1. slander (14)
2. apocryphal (16)
3. aneurysm (27)
4. embolism (27)
5. red herring (31)
6. bloke (37)

marzipan (41)

Functions

Homework April 22nd

Homework April 21^st-April 25th

We are also accepting donations of M&M’s and Skittles for math practice.

J Thank you in advance!

Homework Notes:

1. Math Notebooks, Reading Notebooks, and Social Studies/Science Binders should come home every night.

2. All answers to any science and social studies questions can be found in the science/social studies binder or on the blog.

3. Reading MAP testing April 22nd

4. Math MAP testing- May 1

5. Spelling Words  Week 22

6. Multiplication Timed Quiz Friday- 10’s

7. Reminder of Tutoring-

Mrs. Fleming- Tuesdays

Mrs. Patton- Tuesdays and Thursdays

Mrs. Soriano- Tuesdays and Thursdays

Monday- Homework Sheet- Xtra Math- Don’t forget to practice your facts, Spelling City- Complete one activity

Tuesday- Homework sheet- Xtra Math-Don’t forget to practice your facts, Spelling City-Compete one activity

Wednesday- Xtra Math. Spelling City- Complete one activity.  Brain Dump sheet

Thursday- Prepare for your spelling test Friday- Spelling City complete one activity, Math Multiplication Test on 10’s, Xtra Math

Sign up for Remind 101. Go to remind101.com, use this phone number: (757) 809-2118, and use the code for your class (see below).

1st block – Remind 101 code: @stoneblk1 If needed, finish the Evolution ws and Moth Experiment ws.  Homework:  Watch the Bozeman Science video titled Cladograms.  Copy the A-G cladogram and traits.  Fill in the remaining derived traits.  Draw in where YOU would put H, and write a sentence or two explaining your choice.  http://www.bozemanscience.com/cladograms  Vocabulary Quiz on Ch 15, 17, and 2 on Mon 4/28.

5th block – Remind 101 code: @stoneblk5 If needed, finish Classification of Life ws, Identifying Unusual Animals ws, and pp464-465 #6, 8, 10, 11, 14, 18-24.  Evolution & Classification Test next class.

7th block – Remind 101 code: @stoneblk7 If needed, finish the Classification of Life ws.  Evolution & Classification Test on Thurs 4/24.

Earth Day started this date 44 years ago (the year I graduated high school) … WOW! ….

Today’s lesson on two handouts including the homework focused on identifying the domain and range of a function … on a graph, in a table, from ordered pair, in an equation, and in words. Check out the Big Ideas textbook, pages 126 – 127 for details.