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May 08, 2008
Thursday, 5-8-08
Math 6: Textbook, p. 425, #5-13. Due Friday, 5-9-08.
Math 7: Textbook, p.24, #1-8; p. 34, #1-12; p. 40, #9-16. Due Friday, 5-9-08.
Math Help: Ask Dr. Math (located at the Math Forum, Drexel University) has an excellent archive of questions from both students and teachers. http://mathforum.org/library/drmath/drmath.middle.html
English: Dragonwings:Read to end of Chapter 10 and pull 4 quotes or significant events to discuss. Due Friday, 5-9-08.
Dragonwings Links:
Articles and pictures of the 1906 earthquake and fire from the Virtual Museum of the City of San Francisco
Spelling & Vocabulary: Write words 3 times each and study for spelling/vocabulary test on Friday, 5-9-08. This week's words are: preliminary, skeptical, tentatively, vehemently, correspondence, sullenly, exhilarating, boisterous, ominously.
Writing: None tonight.
Excellent online writing help from Purdue University's Online Writing Lab (OWL): http://owl.english.purdue.edu/
History: Read Chapter 24.3 & 24.4. Fill in Interactive Notebook for these sections. Due Friday, 5-9-08.
Chapter 24 Links:
Cornell University site on the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire.
PBS site on the rise of labor unions.
Long-term Assignments
Book Report: Death, Grief, or Loss, due Tuesday, 6-3-08.
Notes & Announcements
Snack Bar open Tuesdays/Thursdays.
Posted by MichaelK at May 8, 2008 04:49 PM