8th Grade Homework March 3, 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, research (share and turn in), poem analysis, poetry quilt square
HW: Vocabulary WB 8 and 30 min. (3/11), poem analysis (3/5), Angelou TEST 3/8 and guide due

Social Studies
HW: 1920s flash cards 3/8, Between the Wars Study Guide 3/10, Between the Wars Test 3/11, Great Depression Bumper Stickers 3/12

Math 8
In Class: Start new Problem Solving: “Tile Pattern”
HW: Take home test due Monday

Pre-Algebra
In Class: Continental Math League Meet 5 (Final Meet!)
HW: yesterday’s HW due tomorrow, Accelerated Math due tomorrow

Algebra
In Class: Test
HW: Problem Solving (“Patterns in Puzzles”) & Accelerated Math due tomorrow

Science
In Class: Land vs. Water Lab
Due: nothing
HW: Finish graphing data and answering discussion questions from lab (due tomorrow), Water Cycle Story (due next Wednesday); Atmosphere and Heat Transfer Quiz (tomorrow)

Band
In Class: Geo Day
HW: NHW

Spanish 1-B
In Class:
HW:

Advanced Spanish
In Class:
HW:

French
In Class: ir verbs
HW: CDa 12, 13

Financial Literacy 1st Hr
In Class: Credit Cards
HW: Budget for a vacation – due Friday

Financial Literacy 2nd Hr
In Class: Inflation
HW: How much $ does your family spend per week on groceries.
Wrksht – compare grocery prices – due Fri.


Comp 2
In Class: Yellow Book Mathematics p. 55-57 Measurement
HW: Gould: Read Chapter 5 of Sounder for Thursday quiz

PE/Health
In Class: Dome Ball
HW: PE Clothes

Geography
In Class: Finish Resources Notes, Economic Activities, Study Guide Worktime Band- Study Guide work time, go over Ch 4 WS, Resources notes,
HW: Finish Study Guide- due Monday Band- SG due Monday, Test Monday