History 3/31

Guided Reading #265
Please finish the Fact or Opinion #263 if not finished.
Quiz Thursday on Chapter 15, Section 3

algebra, 3/31

a-c block:   pg. 408, #6-16

d-block:   pg. 421, #19-23
                pg. 429-430, #15-23

Language Arts 3/31

1) STUDY!!!!! The unit test on Twelve Angry Men is tomorrow!  Use your notes and review guides from all three acts to help you prepare. 


2) Work on your independent reading project.  The project is due by Thursday and will be the last major grade of the term.  
Nonfiction Project
Nonfiction Project Rubric

History 3/30

There will be a quiz on Chapter 15, Section 3 on Thursday!
Vocabulary homework tonight is #253 & 254

Language Arts 3/30

1) Work on your independent reading project.  The project is due Thursday and will be the last major grade of the term.  
Nonfiction Project
Nonfiction Project Rubric

2) Use your notes from Acts I and II to help you prepare for the Twelve Angry Men test that will be on Wednesday.  We will review all three acts on Tuesday!

Language Arts 3/27

1) Work on your independent reading project.  The project is due next Thursday and will be the last major grade of the term.  
Nonfiction Project

2) Use your notes from Acts I and II to help you prepare for the Twelve Angry Men test that will be on Wednesday.  We will finish Act III in class at the beginning of the week.

Language Arts 3/26

1) Begin working on your independent reading project.  The project is due next Thursday and will be the last major grade of the term.  
Nonfiction Project

2) Use your notes from Acts I and II to help you prepare for the Twelve Angry Men test that will be on Wednesday.  We will finish Act III in class at the beginning of the week.

Language Arts 3/25

1) READ!!!!!  You should be on track to finish your book by next week!  Bring your book to school tomorrow for after PARCC testing.

2) PARCC testing will continue tomorrow morning.  Be sure to come to school on time and bring pencils and your reading book!

Language Arts 3/24

1) READ!!!!!  You should have more than half of your book read by now. Bring your book to school tomorrow for after PARCC testing.

2) PARCC testing will continue tomorrow morning.  Be sure to come to school on time and bring pencils and your reading book!

Language Arts 3/23

1) READ!!!!!  You should have more than half of your book read by now. Bring your book to school tomorrow for after PARCC testing.

2) PARCC testing will continue tomorrow morning.  Be sure to come to school on time and bring pencils and your reading book!

Language Arts 3/20

1) READ YOUR BOOK!!!!!!!!!!!! (yes, I am yelling at you)

History 3/19

Begin reading Chapter 15, Section 3 and complete vocabulary #'s 246 & 247

algebra, 3/19

all blocks:   in finish line book,    pg. 97-99, #-1-8,
                                                      pg. 100-102, #1-12

Language Arts 3/19

1) Bring your non-fiction book to class tomorrow for homework credit!

2) READ!!!!!!

Language Arts 3/18

1) Bring your non-fiction reading book to class on Friday (this will count as a homework grade)!!!!

2) READ!!!!!

algebra, 3/18

a-c block:  7.1B, #1-13

d-block:   7.3B, #1-10

Tuesday March 17th 2015 SCIENCE

I am still accepting Lego Donations for my Robotics Club for extra credit.

Also the 6 part story board cartoon about Sir Isaac Newtons Life should be handed in pretty soon to boost any ones Heat Test or Quiz Grade up.

Tonight you should complete questions 1-19 on pages 62 and 63. (the work that should have been done yesterday in class while I was out)

In addition,
make sure you have hard copies of the Earth/ MCAS BrainPops for Friday.

Language Arts 3/17

1) Finish the PARCC packet from INT.  You should read the entire article, highlight/underline all important facts/details/information, and answer the multiple choice questions at the end. 

2) READ!!! You should be half way done with your book by the beginning of next week!

algebra, 3/17

all blocks:  pg. 60-62, #1-12
                   pg. 54-55, #9-13
                  pg. 58-59, #9-13

                  bring in headphones for PARCC
                  bring in signed midterms to homeroom

algebra, 3/16

all blocks:    1)'radioactive' worksheet, complete the front side
                    2) finish line book, pg. 28-30, #1-18
                    3) bring in headphones for PARCC test, give to homeroom teacher

History 3/16

Chapter 15, Section 2 quiz on Thursday!

Language Arts 3/16

1) Look over your notes from Act I for the in-class writing prompt you will have tomorrow.  The prompt is ONLY on ACT I!!! You are not allowed to use any information from other parts of the play. Also, you will need to use several of your vocabulary words in your prompt.  Be sure to study!!

2) You should be half way done with your novel by the start of next week.  Be sure to bring your book each day this week and next to read during class and after PARCC.

Science Friday March 13th

Go to Brainpop.com and sign in..

user name         marshallsimonds
password           student

find 2 movies to watch that have to do with materials discussed during any flashback Friday. If you can't remember then look back at your MCAS notes.

Complete 2 different quizzes and print them out and bring them into class to hand in HARD COPY.

If for some reason you can not hand in a hard copy, e mail it to me this weekend as a screen shot.

History 3/13

Begin reading Chapter 15, Section 2 on pg. 523.  Answer #'s 1-6, skip 3 on pg. 531
Quiz on Chapter 15, Section 2 next Thursday.

algebra,, 3/13

all blocks:   practice sheet 8.4B, #1-35

algebra, 3/12

all blocks:
  1) Pythagorean theorem sheet 13-4, complete numbers 1-12
  2) finish line book,  pg. 145-146, #1-4, 6

Science Wed March 11th 2015

Tonight's homework is to finish the lab by completing the ANALYSIS and CONCLUSION part of the lab report.

Here is the break down;

Data- Simply put the results.  How many Newtons did it take to move each object. 

ANALYSIS-  First explain any problems and their solutions if you had any. 
Second- Mention how friction and the varied surfaces influenced different results.
Third- Somehow incorporate NEWTONS 2nd Law of Motion into this lab.

MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A COVER PAGE!!


HAND IN HARD COPY BY THURSDAY, AND MAKE IT NICE BECAUSE THIS WILL BE DISPLAYED AT OPEN HOUSE NEXT MONTH! 

Also,
we have a quiz on Newtons 3 Laws of Motion

Language Arts 3/11

1) Do the next five vocabulary words (6-10) on your two-column notes.

2) READ!!! You should be 1/4 of the way through with your book by the beginning of next week!

March 10 2015 Science

Blocks A,B, D MUST COMPLETE THE MATERIALS AND PROCEDURE PART OF THE LAB REPORT BY TOMORROW.

C-BLOCK- NO HOMEWORK BECAUSE WE DIDN'T FINISH THE LAB TODAY

BEAM- NEEDS TO MAKE UP THE LAB

History 3/10

Please complete the Map Skills Sheet #234 if not completed.
Don't forget to study for your Chapter 15, Section 1 quiz!

algebra, 3/10

all blocks:  Tonight's homework is in the FINISH LINE BOOK (parcc review book)
                
                   pg. 153-155, #1-5
                   pg. 157-159, #1-5
                  pg. 161-163, #1,2,4
                   pg. 164-165, #1-6

Language Arts 3/10

1) Do vocabulary two-column notes on the first five words of your new vocabulary list.  You can just use a regular sheet of paper.  Draw a line from top to bottom of the page to separate the paper so that the left side is about 1/3 of the space, and the right side is about 2/3 of the space.

2) READ!!! You should be 1/4 of the way through with your book by the beginning of next week!

History 3/9

Quiz on Chapter 15, Section 1 Thursday.  Start studying the section and your notes!

algebra, 3/9

a-c block:   pg. 260, #29-40, 42-47, 50-52

d-block: pg. 401-402, #8-22
              pg. 408, #6-13

Language Arts 3/9

1) Finish the last five vocabulary words.

2) Study for the vocabulary quiz tomorrow!!!

3) READ!!!!!!

Language Arts 3/6

1) Do your vocabulary notes for the next 5 words (6-10).  I will check your notes during Monday's class.
On the right-hand side of the page, for each word, give: the definition, synonyms, antonyms, category, and an original sentence.  Underneath the word (on the left-hand side) draw a picture!
Twelve Angry Men Vocabulary #1


2) Find your non-fiction novel for independent reading.  Be sure to have it in class on Monday!

Science Homework Thursday March 5th 2015

Complete Chapter 2 Section 1- Newtons 1st Law

All Key Terms should be defined and review questions 1-5 on page 41 in your Forces, Motion and Energy Book.

Hand it in FRIDAY, so have a HARD COPY.

Thanks,

Also, 
if you have Lego's you would like to donate to my Robotics Club that would be great!!! THANKS!

-Marino

algebra, 3/5

all blocks:   x-box project due Thursday

Language Arts 3/5

1) Continue working on your Two-Column Notes sheet that we started in class.  Please have the first five words completed for tomorrow's class.
On the right-hand side of the page, for each word, give: the definition, synonyms, antonyms, category, and an original sentence.  Underneath the word (on the left-hand side) draw a picture!
Twelve Angry Men Vocabulary #1


2) Find your non-fiction novel for independent reading.  Be sure to have it in class on Monday!

algebra, 3/4

a-c block:  pg. 259-260, #7-24

d-block:  pg. 311-312, #18-28, 33-36, 45-47, 51-55,67-69

SCIENCE WED MARCH 4TH

IN YOUR OWN WORDS DESCRIBE NEWTONS FIRST LAW OF MOTION.

MAKE SURE YOU DO IT IN YOUR OWN WORDS!!!!!


GIVE 2 DIFFERENT EXAMPLES THAT ILLUSTRATE THE FIRST LAW.

Language Arts 3/4

1) Complete the "Twelve Angry Men Prereading" Worksheet for tomorrow's class. You can use the internet or other resources to help with the last two questions!
Twelve Angry Men Prereading

2) Begin studying our first set of vocabulary words.  There will be a quiz on Tuesday!!
Twelve Angry Men Vocabulary #1


3) Find your non-fiction novel for independent reading.  Be sure to have it in class on Monday!

algebra, 3/3

a-c block:  pg. 237-238, #12-20, 23-27

d-block:  pg. 288-289, #21-25, 45-48, 51, 52
               pg. 296, #10-12

Language Arts 3/3

1) If you decide to revise your newspaper article, it must be finished and given to me in class tomorrow.  You will be able to add some (but not all) of the points lost onto your grade. Remember, this is no longer a group project.  If you choose to do this, you MUST work independently.

2) Ask your parents/guardians how they feel about jury duty.  Have they ever been selected to serve on a jury?  

3)  Begin looking for your non-fiction novel for independent reading.  You MUST have your book in class by Monday!

algebra, 3/2

a-c block:   no homework, had a quiz

d-block:   pg. 288-289, #6-8,  9-17, 21-25, 45, 46
                (for 9-17, 21-25, use m= (y2-y1)/(x2-x1) to find the slope,then find the equation y = mx+b)

Language Arts 3/2

1) Typed and decorated FINAL DRAFT of your sonnet is DUE TOMORROW!!!! Use the rubric given to you in class to help you.
Sonnet Rubric

2) Begin looking for a new independent reading book.  This book MUST BE NON-FICTION!!!!!  You may choose a biography, autobiography, memoir, etc.  However, it must be a book that you have not already read.  Please have your book by Monday (3/9).