Social Studies
CONSTITUTION TEST WEDNESDAY, MAY 7th!

Thursday, May 8
SS1- No Homework
SS2/3- QUIZ on all of the highlights

Wednesday May 7
Congrats on finishing your Constitution Test!
Read Pg. 56 and 57. Answer ALL the questions.

Monday May 5
Study for the test!

Tuesday, April 1st
ss1-3: Read the rest of the Amendment packet and draw pictures of Amendments 4-6.

Monday, March 31
ss1-ss3: Read the first three Amendments in the packet and draw pictures that go along with the Amendments.
Put any highlighted material covered during class on notecards

Friday, March 28
Read pgs. 10-12 and answer ALL questions.
Thursday March 27
STUDY FOR QUIZ

Wednesday. March 26
SS1/2- Read Pages 8,9 and answer ALL questions.  Make notecards on highlighted questions/vocab gone over in class.
SS3- Read pgs. 7-9 and answer ALL questions.  Make notecards on highlighted questions/vocab gone over in class.

Tuesday, March 25
SS1: Readn Unit 3 and 4 pgs. 3-7 and answer ALL questions.  Make notecards on highlighted questions/vocab gone over in class.
SS2: Read pgs. 6-7, Unit 4 and Answer ALL questions. Make notecards on highlighted questions/vocab gone over in class.
SS3: Unit 3 and 4 until pg. 6 and Answer ALL questions. Make notecards on highlighted words/vocab done in class.

Monday, March 10
SS1- No homework
SS2/3- Write a paragraph about how the movie, "Invisible Children" made you feel and why?
EXTRA CREDIT: Find an article or newspaper article about the Civil War in Africa (Uganda) and summarize it in ATLEAST one paragraph.

Thursday, February 28
ss1-3: Study for your open notebook test on FRIDAY!

Wednesday, February 27
ss1-3: Answer questions 12-15 on pg. 296

Friday, February 22
ss1-3:Finish your Hamilton vs. Jefferson persuasive one pg. paper

Wednesday, Febuary 13
SS1- No homework
SS2- Define In auguration, precedent, national debt, bond, the US bank, and tariff in your notebooks.
SS3- Do your assigned role in your worksheets

Thursday, January 31
SS1- Read Chapt. 6 section 5 and answer the reading comprehension questions.
SS2- NO HOMEWORK
SS3- Finish reading Chapt. 6 section 5 and answer the reading comprehension questions.

Wednesday, January 23
SS1- Read Chapt. 6 section 2 and answer questions 3-5

SS2- Pursuit of Happiness Project and timeline due tomorrow

SS3- PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS PROJECT DUE MONDAY!
Read Chapt. 6 Section 4 and choose an African American or a woman who contributed to the Revolution. Describe what he/she did and what contributions he/she made during the Revolution.  (1pg. will be due on MONDAY)

Tuesday, January 22
SS1- Write a Diary Entry from George Washington's perspective about the battle of Bunker Hill.

SS2- Pursuite of Happiness Project is due THIS THURSDAY!
Do your American Revolution Timelines
Great job on the rough drafts and I look forward to seeing the final projects!
Read Chapter 6 section 4 and choose on African American or women who you would like to do more research on for a journal entry written by that person during the American Revolution.

SS3- Pursuit of Happiness Project due MONDAY!
Do your American Revolution Timelines
REMEMBER: MS. SIMPSON'S GRADEBOOK CLOSES THIS FRIDAY!

HISTORY FAIR: FRIDAY 7 sources properly annotated in a bibliography and 5 pictures.  PROJECT UPDATE (IN PACKET)

Thursday, January 17
SS1- PREPARE FOR YOUR DEBATE!


Language Arts-
NEWSCAST DUE ON FRIDAY, MAY 9th!
SEEDFOLKS PROJECT DUE FRIDAY, MAY 9th!



Seedfolks final project:
Choose 1 of the following:
1. Create your own character to add to Seedfolks.  Create the story similar to how the author wrote his vignettes.  Remember to add a distinct background, voice, and a set of problems.  Include these factors in your story.
OR
2. Choose 5 characters from the book and describe what they gained from their participation in the garden.

Thursday May 9
Finish Both Projects!
Remember to use your rubrics!

Tuesday, April 1
STUDY for Outsider Quiz!
OUTSIDERS: Read pg. 75-84
Answer: Who wrote a letter to Ponyboy?

Monday, March 31
OUTSIDERS: Read pg. 68-75
Define: Reluctant pg. 71
Imploringly pg. 72
Answer: 1. How did Ponyboy and Johnny change their appearance?
2. Research your assigned character's identity.  You must write atleast 5 facts/actions that help create his/her identity.

Friday March 28
OUTSIDERS: Read pg. 53-68
Define: Ruefully, hermit, premonition
Answer: What major event happens in this chapter?

OUTSIDERS: Read pg. 37-52
DEFINE: Aloof, Ornery, Resignedly
ANSWER: What does Cherry explain about the difference between the Socs and the Greasers?
PREPARE FOR WEEKLY DISCUSSION

OUTSIDERS: Read Chapt 2 from pg. 19-31
Define: Incredulous, Nonchalantly
Answer:
 1. Who does Ponyboy meet?
2. Are the names of Ponyboy and Sodapop nicknames? Explain.

Monday, March 10
ALL CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS PORTFOLIOS WERE TURNED IN TODAY.  If you did not turn it in, make sure you continue your hard work on finishing your persuasive essay.
GREAT WORK ON REVISING WORK DURING CLASS!

Friday, February 22
Find two sources that support your thesis statement about Christopher Columbus.  Make sure to properly cite them.  www.easybib.com

Wednesday, February 13
Write your intoduction and two supporting paragraphs of your persuasive essay: Should Jamieson or public schools have talent shows?

Thursday January 31
Grammar-preposition worksheet
Stargirl-Chapter 27 and 28 summerize the chapters

Grammar-VERB/ADJECTIVE TEST THURSDAY
Wednesday, January 23
ADJECTIVE/ADVERB Test
STARGIRL- Read Chapters 20 and 21
answer what game does Stargirl and Leo play?
Finish reading 7th grade by Gary Soto

Tuesday, January 22
Grammar: Pg. 355 ex. 24 and 25
Pg. 357 ex. 33 and 34
STARGIRL- Read Chapter 19 and 20
Answer what advice did Leo get from Senor Saguero?

Thursday, January 17
Grammar: Adverb Sheet
STARGIRL- Read Chapt. 15 and 16
Summarize the chapters

Wednesday, January 16
STARGIRL- Read Chapt. 13 and 14
Tuesday, January 15
Adverb worksheet #2

Monday, January 14
Study for Tarzan/Oranges Test
Adverb worksheet
STARGIRL- Read Chapter 11 and 12 and answer why did fans boo Stargirl? Assigned Role.

Thursday, January 10
STUDY FOR ADJECTIVE TEST TOMORROW
STARGIRL- Read Chapt. 7 and 8 and answer who is Archie and Senor Saguero?  Look up and define Saguero in the dictionary. Also, complete your assigned role.

Wednesday, January 9
Grammar worksheet
STARGIRL- Read Chapter 5 and 6.
Complete your assigned role

Tuesday, January 8
Literature Workbooks pg. 31-32
STARGIRL- Read Chapt 3 and 4 and answer what are some of Kevin's theories about Stargirl.  Also, complete your assigned role for class discussion.

Monday, January 7
Grammar- Complete pg. 344 Exercize 6
STARGIRL- Read Chapter 1 and 2 (pg. 3-12) and write a summary of those two chapters in paragraph form.

Wednesday, Dec. 19
NO HOMEWORK!!!!
Tuesday, Dec. 18
Finish your "A Day's Wait" workbook pages if you did not do that in class. Study for your "A Day's Wait" quiz!

Friday- Dec 14
Write a letter to Gary Paulsen- Remember to take your time and focus on your grammar/spelling.

Soldier's Heart- Extended Response due TUESDAY.
Extended Response Question-
At the end of the novel, it is 6 years after the first chapter.  Charley has returned from war, but he is a changed man.  The reader is left uncertain at to what will happen to Charley for the rest of his life.  If you could look ahead for Charley what do you think is in his future? Will he continue to live in his shack at the edge of town? Will he find a wife? Write about what kind of life you think Charley will hav ein the future.  SUPPORT YOUR PREDICTIONS WITH DETAILS FROM THE NOVEL.