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9/2-9/4

We will be meeting in room 44 for all three periods the first two days of school. See you there!

HW DUE 9/3: 7th graders - Write FIVE questions that you have about junior high or Magnet; 8th graders - Write FIVE important things that 7th graders need to know about junior high or Magnet

9/4 LA/SS -  Citizenship "test," Enroll in Moodle, Take STAR test, Take computer use "quiz"

Earth Science

9/4 - Earth Science BINGO ice breaker activity

9/8-9/11

9/7 - No School - Labor Day

Language Arts

9/8 - Name Tags, Rules of the room, Ask Mrs. Cassel, Student Expectations, Check on Email assignment, 3 things HW
9/9 - EMAIL assignment DUE, 3 things, Goal Setting
9/10 - Background and Interest survey, Independent Reading Requirements

QUANTITY - 40 AR Points

QUALITY
o Average score on AR tests is 85% or higher
o Three or more genres are read (unless the book is a classic or over 50 AR points)
o To count for independent reading points, books are at least 4.0 reading level
o At least one challenging book (a classic or over 7.0 Reading Level)

9/11 - Library Orientation

US History

9/8 - Planner Review; Review Citizenship Test
9/9 - EMAIL assignment DUE; Finish Review of Citizenship Test; Why Study History?
9/10 - Why Study History?; Primary v. Secondary Sources
9/11 - Primary v. Secondary Sources

Earth Science

9/8 - Lab Safety Rules (Due Thursday- signed by parents)
9/9 - EMAIL assignment DUE;
Set up Science Lab Notebooks
9/10- Goal setting for the school year
9/11-  Meet in Computer Lab 23
 On-line Textbook Registration:
1) Highlight and copy the access code.
D726C55A30BFE8E28CFF 

2) Click on the textbook link above to access the on-line textbook website.
3) Click REGISTER
4) On the first screen PASTE the access code.
5) Use your CKJH school USER NAME & password to register.

9/14 - 9/18

Language Arts

9/14 - Independent Reading Requirements, AR how to, Reading Logs

Reading Log Due Dates: 9/18, 10/16, 11/13, 12/11, 1/15, 2/12, 3/12, 4/16, 5/7, 6/4

9/15 - In-depth Notes
9/16 - In-depth Notes cont, Optional Reading Log Check! "Take Notes" section of in-depth notes due on FRIDAY
9/17 - Reading Day (AR tests, book talks, library business & silent reading), review email assignment, Optional Reading Log Check!
9/18 - READING LOG DUE! "Take Notes" section of in-depth notes due, Review in-depth notes and complete analysis 

US History

9/14: Magnet Letter; Thirteen colonies map
9/15: Thirteen Colonies map; Notes on exploration and colonization
9/16: Exploration and Colonization
9/17: English Colonization
9/18: English Colonization - Primary Source Analysis

Earth Science
9/14: Types of observations; intro. to science sketching
9/15: Finish observations; Estimates of size
9/16: Metric measurements
9/17: Finish metric measurements; HW: Graphing review (Due Monday)
9/18: Skittles observation activity

9/28- 10/2
10/2 - Pep Assembly Schedule

Language Arts

9/28 - Reading Day (NONE on Thursday) Reading Log Do-overs
9/29 - Fragments, Run-ons, and Sentences - Definitions & on-line practice; revised descriptive essay for Fragments, Run-ons, and Comma Splices
9/30 - REVISED draft of Descriptive Essay DUE & Revision Sheet Due!
10/1 - Library to work on Peer Editing Forum (Paper posted by 4 pm)
10/2 - Library to work on Peer Editing Forum (2 responses by 4 pm)
READING LOG DO-OVERS due Friday when class begins

"FINAL" copy of descriptive essay due MONDAY (with all drafts and revision sheet)

US History

9/28 - Finish English colonization
9/29 - English Colonization quiz; Reading - Life in the Thirteen Colonies
9/30 - Discussion of Life in the Thirteen Colonies; Issues and Events leading to Revolution
10/1 - Issues and Events leading to Revolution
10/2 - Issues and Events leading to Revolution

Earth Science

9/28 - Sciecne Skills Quiz
9/29- Introduction to Atoms.
9/30- Intro. to Periodic Table; HW: Chemical symbol Parade-due tomorrow

10/5 - 10/9

Language Arts

10/5 - DESCRIPTIVE ESSAY DUE!!! Reliable sources, more note-taking
10/6 - 5 kinds of note-taking, & practice one kind of Note-taking on Lexington & Concord article due tomorrow
10/7 -Turn in notes, Formatting Works Cited (see SAMPLE in Helpful Links and resources)
10/8 - Score Works Cited
10/9 - Reading Day (with Guest Teacher) Next Reading Log due 10/16

US History

10/5 - Finish discussion of LIfe in the Thirteen Colonies; French and Indian War
10/6 - French and Indian War - Hatred on the Frontier
10/7 - Issues and Events leading to Revolution
10/8 - Boston Massacre
10/9 - Boston Massacre Presentations

Earth Science

10/5 -Element Ad assigned
10/6- Library to work on Element research
10/7- Library to work on Element research
10/8- ELEMENT AD DUE!! at beginning of 2nd period!

10/13 - 10/16

Language Arts

10/13 - Intro to THE OUTSIDERS, handout the Forum questions
DUE DATES:

• Book Finished Tuesday 10/20
• Lit Circle Discussion Wednesday 10/21
• Forum Questions Friday 10/23

10/14 - OUTSIDERS - permission slips, What makes a quality response to forum questions (brainstorm)
10/15 - Reading Day & respond to forum rubric
10/16  - Lit Circle, return permission slip

US History

10/13 - Issues and Events leading to Revolution - chart; "Liberty" Part I - Reluctant Revolutionaries
10/14 - Prelude to War
10/15 - Common Sense
10/16 - Common Sense

Earth Science
10/12- Holiday- NO SCHOOL
10/13- Atoms notes; HW: Atom Review Worksheet due tomorrow!
10/14- Ions, continued
10/15- Matter
10/16- Matter notes; Bring 3 Muskateers & Snickers bars on Monday!

10/19 - 10/23

Language Arts

10/19- Outsiders reading day (book finished by tomorrow!)
10/20 - Outsiders quiz & Forum work day
10/21 - LIT CIRCLE Discussion (background due when class begins)
10/22 - "Rebel without a Cause"
10/23 - "Rebel without a Cause" FORUM due today @ 4 pm

US History

10/19 - Review Issues leading to Revolution; Intro to Declaration of Independence
10/20 - Declaration of Independence - Guest Teacher
10/21 - Revolutionary War reading and notes - Guest Teacher
10/22 - Revolutionary War reading and notes; Movie Permission slip DUE
10/23 - Revolutionary War reading and notes; discussion

Earth Science
10/19- Density notes & practice sheet
10/20- Candy bar Density Lab ~ Bring a SNICKERS & 3 MUSKATEERS bar!
10/21- Review for Matter & Density test on Friday
10/22- start  Geologic History unit
10/23- Matter & Density Test (100 points)

10/26 - 10/30

Language Arts

10/26- Rebel Wrap-up
10/27 - Intro to Definition Essay
10/28 - Reading Day or work on Definition Essay
10/29 - Computer Lab research & Works Cited  (part I-III Due @ beginning of class)
10/30 - Computer Lab research & Works Cited (part IV & V checked on MONDAY)

US History

10/26 - Declaration of Independence Analysis
10/27- Declaration of Independence Analysis; Revolutionary War discussion; HW (Due Friday)- In-depth notes on Rev. War article from "The War: Washington and the Continental Army --> The Struggle to Survive"
10/28 - Definition essay work
10/29 - Revolutionary War discussion; HW (Due Friday)- In-depth notes on Rev. War article from "The War: Washington and the Continental Army --> The Struggle to Survive"
10/30 - The Crossing; HW - DUE TUESDAY - In-depth notes on Rev. War article from "The Franco-American Alliance --> Monmouth Courthouse" Annotate and Take Notes only!!

MONDAY 11/2 - 2nd period - All of Magnet meets in Mrs. Johnson's room .

Earth Science

10/26 - Planet Eath DVD-Deserts
10/27 - Begin Science ILP
10/28- Library: Research ideas for Science ILP
10/29-  Set up Research notebook; Q & A
10/30- Thirteen Ways to tell time backwards activity

MONDAY 11/2 - 2nd period -
All of Magnet meets in Mrs. Johnson's room .

11/2 - 11/6

Language Arts

11/2 - No class today
11/3 - Work Day for Defintion Essay
11/4 - Independent Reading DUE! Turn in Blue form. Work Day for Defintion Essay
11/5 - Def Essay DUE DATE - All interviews, historical connection notes, & draft of works cited. Synthesis today!
11/6 - Synthesis Chart 

TEST FRIDAY - STUDY GUIDE GIVEN IN CLASS MONDAY
11/2 - Finish The Crossing; HW - DUE TUESDAY - In-depth notes on Rev. War article from "The Franco-American Alliance --> Monmouth Courthouse" Annotate and Take Notes only!!
11/3 - Review Rev. War reading; Check in-depth notes; HW - Due Thursday: Finish annotating and taking notes on remainder of reading
11/4 - Review Rev. War reading; Class time to work on in-depth notes;
HW - Due Thursday: Finish annotating and taking notes on remainder of reading
11/5 - Review Rev. War reading; Check in-depth notes; TEST TOMORROW MONDAY
11/6 - REVOLUTIONARY ERA TEST TEST MONDAY!  Time in class to study/work on study guide.  In-depth notes due today.

Earth Science
11/2: Getting into the Fossil Record Webquest (see links below) 
          Fossil Webquest DUE: Thursday
11/3: Zircon Dating DVD
11/4: Radiometric Dating Reading & practice problems; Fossil lab 
          Radiometric Dating DUE: Monday
11/5: Bill Nye: Fossils
11/6: Geologic Time Periods  notes
         SCIENCE ILC: Experiment Question due MONDAY!!

11/11/09 - Veteran's Day Holiday

11/9 - 11/13

Language Arts

11/9 - Independent Reading
11/10 - What makes a good thesis? Write Thesis & 3 main topics in Def Essay Packet. Work checked Tuesday, Thursday, or Friday
11/11 - NO SCHOOL
11/12 & 11/13- Work on Essay Outline. Mrs. Cassel checks work and conferences with individual students (DID YOU REMEMBER YOUR READING LOG?) Outline (minus intro & transitions complete for Monday)

US History

11/9 - Revolutionary Era Test
11/10 - We won!  Now what?, Articles of Confederation
11/12 & 11/13 - Articles of Confederation reading, activity

Earth Science
11/9- Science ILC Question due; Class time to work on Geologic Time Scale Reading; (due Thursday)
11/10- Fossil Reading- pp. 310-315 in textbook; (due Friday)
11/11- No School
11/12- How fossils are formed activity & notes
11/13- Fossil lab; Science ILC signed by parents (due today)

11/23 - 11/25:

Thanksgiving weekend - NO school 11/26 & 11/27

Language Arts
11/23- CONFERENCE SCHEDULE-Per.4, 5, 6
11/24- CONFERENCE SCHEDULE-Per.1,2,3  2nd period - History in 44, 3rd period - Science Test in 44 (no English
11/25 - CONFERENCE SCHEDULE-Per.4, 5, 6 4th period - English in the Library

US History
11/23- CONFERENCE SCHEDULE-Per.4, 5, 6
11/24- CONFERENCE SCHEDULE-Per.1,2,3  2nd period - History in 44, 3rd period - Science Test in 44 (no English
11/25 - CONFERENCE SCHEDULE-Per.4, 5, 6 4th period - English in the Library

Earth Science
11/23- CONFERENCE SCHEDULE-Per.4, 5, 6
11/24- CONFERENCE SCHEDULE-Per.1,2,3  2nd period - History in 44, 3rd period - Science Test in 44 (no English
11/25 - CONFERENCE SCHEDULE-Per.4, 5, 6 4th period - English in the Library