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March 17, 2010
Wednesday, 3-17-10 Homework
Spanish 6 Homework/Tarea: Write ten complete sentences using "yo soy" y "tu eres" together in the same sentence. Example:
Yo soy de Berkeley y tu eres de Oakland. Due Thursday, 3-18-10.
Math 7: Text 338 any 20 exercises. Due Thursday, 3-18-10. Study for Chapter test on 6.1 Ratios & Unit Rates; 6.4 Fractions, Decimals, Percents; 6.5 Proportions & Percents; 6.6 Percents & Equations; 6.7 Percent of Change; 6.8 Markup & Discount; and 7.7 Simple & Compound Interest. Test on Thursday, 3-18-10. Notes here: https://sites.google.com/site/mrkloess/Home/math-7
Math 6: Text 430 1-12. Due Thursday, 3-18-10. Study for Chapter test on the following: 7.1 Mean, Median, Mode & Range; 7.7 Selecting Samples (p. 370 & 372). 8.1 Intro to Probability; 8.3 Theoretical Probability; and 8.4 Sample Spaces (p. 418 & 419). Test on Thursday, 3-18-10. Notes here: https://sites.google.com/site/mrkloess/Home/math-6
English: Read Chapter 18 of Mara, Daughter of the Nile. Answer questions for Chapter 18 in the packet, and take careful notes for discussion. Due Thursday, 3-18-10.
Check the links below for information on Ancient Egypt.
Look at Ancient Egypt websites here: http://www.omnibusol.com/anegypt.html#egypt
Great web-based mind-mapping program here: http://mywebspiration.com Mywebspiration is ideal for making character webs, plot summaries, and just about anything that requires a good graphic organizer.
Spelling/Vocabulary: Word list for the week of 3-15-10, with page references from Mara, Daughter of the Nile, class definitions, and due dates for spelling/vocabulary homework:
astonishing-167, adj: causing surprise, amazement, or sudden wonder
balefully-173, adv: in a menacing, threatening or ominous way
balustrade-165, n: a railing
befuddled-146, adj: unable to think clearly; confused
depleted-155, v: used up or diminished
dissipated-150, v: dispersed or scattered
extravagance-150, n: lack of restraint in spending; unreasonable excess
frantic-152, adj: wild with pain, anger, or worry; frenzied
impassive-148, adj: calm, serene, without emotion
leonine-182, adj: having the characteristics of a lion
precipice-176, n: a cliff
sagacity-162, n: keen intelligence or sound judgment
savoring-156, v, to enjoy with appreciation
stolidly-172, adv: in a way showing little emotion; unexcitable
unprincipled-145, adj: lacking moral codes; unscrupulous
Spelling/vocabulary homework due dates:
Tuesday, 3-16-10: alphabetize list, syllables, note accents.
Wednesday, 3-17-10: definitions & parts of speech. (we will develop class definitions as well.)
Thursday, 3-18-10: Write a sentence for each word.
Friday, 3-19-10: Write 3X; spelling/vocabulary test.
History: Study & make notes for Chapter 12 Test on Thursday, 3-18-10.
Long-Term Assignments:
Ancient Egypt Research Project. Final copy of report due Friday, 4-2-10. See the following websites for information on research: http://www.crlsresearchguide.org/00_basic_steps.asp and http://elementary.oslis.org/learn-to-research
How-To Book Report, due Tuesday, 4-13-10. Presentation required.
For copies of current book report instruction sheets and the 2009-2010 book report list, look here: http://sites.google.com/site/mrkloess/Home/book-reports
Announcements:
Many documents can be found on my Google site: http://sites.google.com/site/mrkloess/
The current grading period ends 4-30-10.
For information on California Content Standards, go here: http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/
Posted by MichaelK at March 17, 2010 02:19 PM