ELA Homework :(

If your student has not yet finished chapter 23 and one of the RACES question, please have them finish right away. They did have time in class and at the end of the school day  to complete, o just check to ensure it is complete. Thank you!

• What do you believe happens in the end? Explain your answer using details from the text.

• Why does Lois Lowry choose to end her novel in an open-ended way?

Bolton Math

None EXCEPT for some students in Period 4.  They went to the Battle of the Books yesterday and didn't complete yesterday's homework.

Do p. 15 from Unit 3 Lesson 1 (1-4 only).  Must use one of the 3 strategies for solving rstio problems (double number line, ratio table, or equivalent ratio expression)

ELA Homework

Read Chapter 22 of The Giver

Answer one of the questions in RACES form:

• Do you think Jonas is heroic or foolish? Has your answer changed since yesterday's lesson? Explain your answer with details from the text.

• Summarize Jonas's internal conflict. What is the message here about the costs of freedom and choice?

Restate the question, Answer the question FULLY, Cite evidence explicitly from the text, Explain HOW the evidence proves the answer, Sum it up- concluding sentence.

Bolton Math

All Periods, Unit 3, Lesson 1, p. 15 (1-4 ONLY) Use one of the 3 strategies (Double Number Lines, Ratio Tables, or Equivalent Ratio Expressions) to show your solutions.

Bolton Math

Period 1, p. 10, complete 1.3

Period 3 and 4, none

SOCIAL STUDIES/ SCIENCE

Social Studies- Finished watching The Prince of Egypt.  Continue on with Ancient Israelites.  No homework

Science--HOMEWORK DUE Tuesday**

Read it    Watch it   Write It    Assess It..... on Air Pressure

ELA Homework

Read chapter 20 of The Giver and complete on of the question using the RACES strategy

Restate the question, Answer the question, Cite the evidence, Explain the evidence, and Sum up their paragraph

Chapter 20 prompts:

• The author uses italics on this page to convey both Jonas's tone as he speaks and The Giver's tone as he speaks. How does the use of italics DIFFER for each speaker?
• Why do Jonas and The Giver create a plan for Jonas to escape? How does the escape plan reflect a major change in Jonas's attitude about his community? 

ELA Homework

Read chapter 19 and write the answer to the question in a RACES paragraph.

We also started a suspenseful narrative that is due 10/31.

ELA Homework 10.24

Read Chapter 18 and answer one of the question in a complete RACES paragraph.

Restate the question

Answer the question

Cite the evidence

Explain the evidence

Sum it up

ELA Homework

They are to read chapter 17 of The Giver and answer one of the questions using the RACES strategy.

Science Homework

 Watch It Video and 3 questions

Address is in packet

No Social Studies Homework

Social Studies/Science

Social Studies- Packet Chapter 5 Les 4 Ancient Egypt and Kush

Science- worksheet intro to The Earth's Atmosphere

10/19 ELA Homework

Students received a set of questions to help them prepare for our quiz on Monday. This is a paper they will be allowed to use when taking the quiz, so please encourage them to take the time to answer the questions and find evidence for their answers so that they are best prepared for the quiz. If your child was absent today, I am posting the questions below so they can still write the answers on another piece of paper. Thank you!

1.    When Jonas receives Rules for his job, which rule bothers him the most?

2.    What life-changing phenomenon does Jonas finally experience for the first time?

3.    Describe what interesting thing happens between Jonas and Gabriel. 

4.    What is the last thing that Jonas does at the end of chapter 16?

5.    Why does Jonas begin to feel confusion, and even anger?

6.    What memories does the Giver passes on to Jonas in the chapters?

7.    Describe Jonas' growth as a dynamic character from the beginning of the book until this point.

8.    At the end of Chapter 16, Jonas discovers love. How does he feel about it?

9.    What do his parents say when Jonas asks them if they love him?

10.    What is Jonas's confusion about his assignment? What doesn't he understand about the world versus his world?

ELA Homework

Read Chapter 16 and answer chapter 16 questions

1. What helps Jonas understand individuality? __________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2. List some of the good memories that Jonas received. ___________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

3. ecstatic (153):

   1. Found on page: _____. Sentence from the book: ________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

   2. Meaning from context clues ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________

   3. Why do you think this is the meaning? ________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

4. solitude (153):

   1. Found on page: _____. Sentence from the book: ________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

   2. Meaning from context clues ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________

   3. Why do you think this is the meaning? ________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

5. optimistic (161):

   1. Found on page: _____. Sentence from the book: ________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

   2. Meaning from context clues ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________

   3. Why do you think this is the meaning? ________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Social Studies

Social Studies

Period !

Answer your group question/illustrate your answer

Period 3 and 4- no homework

Bolton Math

Period 1: Lesson 10, p. 93, complete 10.2: Concert Tickets for next class.

Period 3: : Lesson 10, p. 97 Cool Down

Period 4: Lesson 10, practice Problems, pp. 99-100 (1-7)

ELA Homework

Read Chapter 15 and answer questions. Several students lost their worksheet and I ran out of copies. Here are the questions. They can fill-out on a lined paper:

1. How does Jonas learn the meaning of warfare? _______________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2. Why does Jonas not want to come back to the Giver?___________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

3. Compare and contrast Jonas' society with our society. How do the living arrangements for the families differ? _________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

4. rigid (149):

   1. Found on page: _____. Sentence from the book: ________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

   2. Meaning from context clues ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________

   3. Why do you think this is the meaning? ________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

5. carnage (Root: carn- 150):

   1. Found on page: _____. Sentence from the book: ________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

   2. Meaning from context clues ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________

   3. Why do you think this is the meaning? ________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

ELA homework

Chapter 14- reading the chapter and answering questions

Bolton Math

All Periods, none today. did work on ratio problem solving in class.

ELA Homework

Chapter 13 of The Giver  and ch 13 questions

Bolton Math

All periods: Handout for Unit Ratios. Answer 1-10 only.  Show work on another sheet.  Use double number lines, ratio tables, or equivalent ratios to show your work and your understanding of ratios

Social Studies

hieroglyphic strip is due Tuesday

Chapter 5 Lesson 3 Essential Question:  Why do civilizations rise and fall?

ELA Homework

Tonight they need to make sure they have read through chapter 10 and answered the comprehension questions for chapter 10. If they finish before reading for 20 minutes, encourage them to continue reading for the entire 20 minutes.

Bolton Math

Period 1, Unit 1 Lesson 7.3 pp. 66-67 (1 and 3)

Period 3 and 4, Unit 2 Lesson 7.4 p. 68 (1-4)

Social Studies

Finish QUIZ 5-1 and 5-2 

open book- answer and page number required

DUE Tuesday

In class- working on our hieroglyphic strips.

ELA homework

Chapters 1-8 test in TUESDAY. All students should be through chapter 8 by then. Please ask them if they have read yet and encourage them to do so if not. Thank you!

Enjoy your 4 day weekend :)

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Bolton Math

All Periods, Students were given a handout to show understanding of Equivalent Ratios. Complete the handout and be ready to present your information on Tuesday, Oct. 9.  Make sure your sentences are complete and neatly written so you do not have to do it over again.

Bolton Math

Period 1: Unit 2 Lesson 3 pp. 35-36 (1-5)

Period 3 none

Period 4: Unit 2 Lesson 4 pp. 45-46 (1-6)

ELA Homework

Students should be reading for 20 minutes every night. At this point the SHOULD be reading Chapter 6 tonight if they are staying on track. If they are not, they should read until they get through chapter 6 which may be more than 20 minutes. As they are reading they should be filling out their plot element map as well. Up until chapter 8 is just the exposition, so if they are up to date most of exposition will be filled out, just needing to fill in the events section. Thank you!

Bolton Math

Period 1: Unit 2 Lesson 2 pp. 25-26 (1-5 all)

Period 3 and 4: Unit 2 Lesson 3 pp. 35-36 (1-5)

Social Studies/Science

Social Studies- Egyptian Gods and Goddesses

Science- Catastrophic Events- Assess It and Write It.

ELA Homework

Read The Giver for 20 minutes. Fill out plot elements as they are reading (Shouldn't be past the first page until chapter 8).

Should be finished through chapter 8 by Tuesday 10/9.

Bolton Math

Period 1: complete Unit 2 Lesson 1 Practice Problems (1-3) p. 15

Period 3: Complete Unit 2 Lesson 2 Cool Down p. 23

Period 4: Complete Unit 2 Lesson 2 Practice Problems p. 25-26 (1-5 all)