8th Grade Homework Feb. 24, 2010

***Please use the homework sheets to get assignments if your student is absent for one or two days. Students can get notes and worksheets when they return to school. Students who are gone for three or more days may have teachers collect homework in the office for parents to pick up.***

English
In Class: warm-ups, Angelou vs. Steinbeck, Still I Rise discussion, Computer Lab Angelou poetry research
HW: Vocabulary Wb. 7 and 30 min. study (2/25), Angelou Research (3/1)

Social Studies
HW: work on pursuits, clean up binders, register with ToonDoo website for next activity

Math 8
In Class: Continue working on Problem Solving: “Show & Tell”-due 3/3
HW: yesterday’s HW due tomorrow

Pre-Algebra
In Class: Continue working on Problem Solving: “Tile Pattern”
HW: yesterday’s HW due tomorrow

Algebra
In Class: Continue working on Problem Solving: “Patterns in Puzzles” – due 3/3
HW: yesterday’s HW due tomorrow

Science
In Class: Introduction to the Atmosphere and Weather – independent in class work
HW: None

Band
In Class:
HW:

Spanish 1-B
In Class: check preterite homework, whiteboards
HW: Study 15—preterite ar/er/ir and Direct Object Pronouns

Advanced Spanish
In Class: Lab
HW: Test Tomorrow, commands and environmental vocab
Project due Monday, March 8th

French
In Class: Traduire la chanson, corriger le TPG
HW: CDA 9, interro 1ère étape - vendredi

Comp 2
In Class: Cartesian Battleship
HW: none

PE/Health
In Class: Basketball
HW: PE Clothes

Geography
In class-
HW:

Financial Literacy (1st Hour)
In Class: Budget
HW: Budget Tips Wrksht

Financial Literacy (2nd Hour (A))
In Class:
HW:

Financial Literacy (2nd Hour (B))
In Class: Balance Checkbook
HW: Pick a college - research the tuition to attend this college for one year