Week of 2/29/16
Extra Credit!!- Go to the ScienceNews for Students website by clicking here. Browse around until you find an article that interests you. Read the article and write a detailed, well written summary about the article. You should have a topic sentence, concluding sentence, and statements with supporting details from the text. Complete the summary on a google document and share the document with me by Friday, 3/4/16.
Bad test grade??? Complete the following assignment and get up to 5 points added to your test score!
Due Friday, 3/11/16
In your textbook, read pages 18-24. In complete sentences answer the following questions thoroughly.
Page 35- # 1-9
Read pages 47-54
Answer question # 4 on page 54 in 2 paragraphs. The first should talk about how photosynthesis and cellular respiration are the same. The second should talk about how they are different.
Due Friday, 3/11/16
In your textbook, read pages 18-24. In complete sentences answer the following questions thoroughly.
Page 35- # 1-9
Read pages 47-54
Answer question # 4 on page 54 in 2 paragraphs. The first should talk about how photosynthesis and cellular respiration are the same. The second should talk about how they are different.
How to join a class and submit an assignment in google classroom.
- Go to google classroom (classroom.google.com) Log in with your [email protected].
- Use this code to join the class:
- Period 1-bjv2t3u
- Period 2- 44wjtyj
- Period 4-tz3sra
- Period 5-oidvpk
- Period 6-z84lez5
- Period 7-rc3ddf
- Once you join the class, click on the assignment and open it with google docs (there will be an open with tab at the top).
- If you are continuing an already started assignment, you can just go to google docs to continue it.
- Once you complete the assignment, attach it in google classroom. To do this, go to the assignment and click the add tab. Then click link and drive. This will take you to your google docs. Click on the correct assignment and this will attach it.
- Once you attach it, submit the assignment.
Week of 3/7/16
Leukemia Webquest-Periods 1, 2, 6
Follow the directions above to get to the assignment in google classroom classroom.google.com.
This assignment must be submitted through google classroom.
Follow the directions above to get to the assignment in google classroom classroom.google.com.
This assignment must be submitted through google classroom.
DNA Webquest- Period 4-This assignment can be found at classroom.google.com. See login directions above. Due Friday 3/14/16
Week of 3/17/16
Argumentative Writing Essay- This week we will be reading three articles about environmental issues facing our planet today. You will then be asked to write to an argumentative prompt. In class, we will read and annotate these articles before you are asked to write. We will continue to do this throughout the remainder of the school year.
Below you can take a look at the articles we will read:
Habitat destruction: http://www.earthtimes.org/encyclopaedia/environmental-issues/habitat-loss-degradation
Pollution:http://www.mass.gov/eea/docs/dep/air/aq/health-and-env-effects-air-pollutions.pdf
Overpopulation:http://www.howmany.org/big_picture.php
For a PDF version of all three articles, click here.
Below you can take a look at the articles we will read:
Habitat destruction: http://www.earthtimes.org/encyclopaedia/environmental-issues/habitat-loss-degradation
Pollution:http://www.mass.gov/eea/docs/dep/air/aq/health-and-env-effects-air-pollutions.pdf
Overpopulation:http://www.howmany.org/big_picture.php
For a PDF version of all three articles, click here.
If you were absent:
Monday- Read the first half of the article on habitat destruction and annotate it on your own.
Monday- Read the first half of the article on habitat destruction and annotate it on your own.
Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday- Read and annotate the second and third article on your own.
By Friday, you should be done with all three articles and ready to start writing your essay.
By Friday, you should be done with all three articles and ready to start writing your essay.
Week of 3/21/16
Argumentative Essay Writing Assessment-must be done in class