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//We are excited to display our completed Science Fair Projects at the end of this week. The students worked hard on scientific topics of their choice and the culmination of each student's work will be on display starting Friday, April 29.//

//**Week of April 25**//

**Tuesday** 7th Grade Science - Hand back tests
 * Return abstract
 * Collect Lab Reports
 * Answer questions regarding science fair culmination
 * Start outlining Chapter 22, Section 1
 * Homework: complete section 1 outline and review

8th Grade Science - Hand back tests 7th Grade I.L.A. - Read two poems: Shakespeare, //Shall I Compare Thee..."// and Gwendolyn Brooks //We Real Cool//
 * Return abstract
 * Collect Lab Reports
 * Answer questions regarding science fair culmination
 * Start outlining Chapter 19, Section 1
 * Homework: complete section 1 outline and review
 * Use these poems to study structure

**Wednesday** 7th Grade Science - Outline Section 2 <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">8th Grade Science - Outline Section 2 <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">7th Grade I.L.A. - Finish partner poems. Poems are due at the end of class <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">H.W. ~ Write 1 paragraph explaining the symbolism and structure of the poem you chose
 * <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">H.W. - section 2 review
 * <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">H.W. - section 2 review
 * Find a poem that exhibits symbolism and structure

<span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">**Thursday** <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">7th Grade Science - review sections 1 and 2 <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">H.W. ~ Study for quiz on Friday <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">8th Grade Science - Do not see you <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">H.W.~ outline due tomorrow <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">7th Grade I.L.A. - Share the poem you have found and explain its symbolism and structure

<span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">**Friday** <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">7th Grade Science - Quiz on Chapter 20, Sections 1 and 2 <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">8th Grade Science - Head to the Trinity Center to display science fair projects in open house setting <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">7th Grade I.L.A. - Work on Sonnets
 * Head to the Trinity Center to display Science Fair Projects in an Open House Format
 * Head to Trinity Center to display projects in Open House Format

**//Week of: April 3//**

**Monday** 7th Grade Science - Review requirements for science fair outline H.W. ~ finish outlining section 2 8th Grade Science - Review Science Fair Requirements H.W.~ finish outlining section 3 __I.L.A.__: Show the projects of students who wish to share them to review punctuation H.W. ~ Workbook pg 143
 * observe seedling growth and make notes
 * start outlining section 2
 * check on microclimate observations
 * make a microclimate observation outside
 * start outlining section 3

**Tuesday** 7th Grade Science - same as monday

8th Grade Science - complete lab reports on microclimates H.W. ~ Finish outlining section 4 7th Grade I.L.A. - Review Punctuation for test on Wednesday H.W. ~ Study textbook and workbook for punctuation test on Wednesday
 * Start outlining section 4

**Wednesday** 7th Grade Science - take observations and provide care for plants H.W. ~ Section 3 Section Review 8th Grade Science - Complete Lab Reports H.W. ~ Study for test Monday 7th Grade I.L.A. - Punctuation Test. The students will be given a series of sentences that lack punctuation. They will need to provide correct punctuation. H.W. ~ find and print your favorite poem or song lyrics to bring to class on Thursday.
 * outline section 3
 * Jeopardy review on Climate and Climate Change

**Thursday** 7th Grade Science - take observations and provide care for plants <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">H.W. ~ Section 4 Section Review 8th Grade Science - Do not see you H.W.~ outline due tomorrow 7th Grade I.L.A. - Share lyrics and poems and look for poetic devices such as rhyme, rhythm, meter, etc.
 * <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">outline section 4

**Friday** 7th Grade Science - Start Research Report H.W. ~ Finish Research Report for Science Fair by Friday April 15 8th Grade Science - Students will spend class turning research outline into research paper H.W. ~ Finish Research Report for Science Fair by Friday April 15 7th Grade I.L.A. - Reading Poetry, Analyzing poetic device, writing class poem As a class the students will create a poem
 * Science test Wednesday
 * Science Test Monday

**//Week of: March 20//**

**Monday** 7th Grade Science - Mass H.W. ~ Study for Chapter 8 test on Thursday 8th Grade Science - Hand in Abstract; Hand out Science Fair Rubric H.W.~ Study for Chapter 17 test on Wednesday; Complete Chapter 17 Review __I.L.A.__: Hand in Abstract; Hand out Science Fair Rubric Review Conjunctions H.W. ~ Study for test on Wednesday; WKBK Pg. 135

**Tuesday** 7th Grade Science - Bullying Seminar H.W. ~ Chapter 8 test on Thursday; Complete Chapter Review 8th Grade Science - Chapter 17 Jeopardy Review H.W. ~ Chapter 17 test on Wednesday 7th Grade I.L.A. - Review Conjunctions for test on Wednesday H.W. ~ Study for test on Wednesday; WKBK Pg. 136

**Wednesday** 7th Grade Science - Observe Moss Terrariums; Jeopardy Review for Chapter 8 test on Thursday H.W. ~ Study for Chapter 8 Test Tomorrow 8th Grade Science - Chapter 17 Test H.W. ~ Start Science Fair Research; have a significant amount of research to bring to class on Friday. 7th Grade I.L.A. - Conjunction Test; In the media center, the students will have to type an 8 sentence story using 2 of each of the 4 types of conjunctions. The students will be able to write up to 12 sentences to gain extra credit points. The students will have to identify which type of conjunction they are using in each sentence.

**Thursday** 7th Grade Science - Chapter 8 Test H.W. ~ Start Science Fair Research; have research to bring to class on Friday. 8th Grade Science - Do not see you H.W.~ Continue Finding Research 7th Grade I.L.A. - Start unit on punctuation; The students will develop an understanding of different forms of punctuation and when to use them

**Friday** 7th Grade Science - Each student will spend class analyzing their research. Required Materials: High-Lighter, Research information, Science Fair Journal We will spend 5 minutes laying out how to analyze research, 25 minutes individually analyzing, and 10 minutes convening to discuss research and progress. 8th Grade Science - Each student will spend class analyzing their research. Required Materials: High-Lighter, Research information, Science Fair Journal We will spend 5 minutes laying out how to analyze research, 25 minutes individually analyzing, and 10 minutes convening to discuss research and progress. 7th Grade I.L.A. - Punctuation Movie-Maker Lesson As a class the students will create a movie story line with pictures and music representing different forms of punctuation.

<span style="font-family: Calibri; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;">Week of March 14 Lesson Plan __ Monday __ <span style="font-family: Calibri; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;">7th Grade Science – Introduce Chapter 8 with the “Moss Project” <span style="font-family: Calibri; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"> The students will construct terrariums in which to grow moss throughout the course of this chapter. <span style="font-family: Calibri; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"> //H.W. – Due Wednesday: Outline Section 1, Bring in 2 liter soda bottle, research Moss// // Due Thursday: Find growing moss and bring it in to grow in your terrarium // <span style="font-family: Calibri; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;">8th Grade Science – Discuss Science Fair: Have Topic Idea by Friday <span style="font-family: Calibri; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;">Introduce Chapter 17 with “Weather Mapping” project <span style="font-family: Calibri; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"> The students will print out the national weather map each day for class <span style="font-family: Calibri; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"> Each day, the students will note similarities between their weather maps <span style="font-family: Calibri; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"> At the end of the week, the students will predict the weather for the next several days <span style="font-family: Calibri; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"> //H.W. – Due Tuesday: Finish Outlining Section 1, Print Weather Map// <span style="font-family: Calibri; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;">7th Grade English – Presenting Investigative Journalism Projects __ Tuesday __ <span style="font-family: Calibri; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;">7th Grade Science – Same as Monday <span style="font-family: Calibri; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;">8th Grade Science – Air Density Experiment <span style="font-family: Calibri; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"> Letting Warm water dyed red represent low density warm air and Cold water dyed blue represent high density cold air, the students will see how the two interact. // H.W. – Finish outlining Section 2, Print Weather Map // <span style="font-family: Calibri; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;">7th Grade English – Presenting Investigative Journalism Projects __ Wednesday __ <span style="font-family: Calibri; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;">7th Grade Science – Discuss the Moss research that students have accomplished <span style="font-family: Calibri; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"> Outline Section 2 <span style="font-family: Calibri; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"> H.W. – Finish Outlining Section 2, Bring in Necessary components of Moss Project <span style="font-family: Calibri; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;">8th Grade Science – Outline Section 3 <span style="font-family: Calibri; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"> H.W. – Finish Outlining Section 3, Do Section 3 Review, Prepare for Friday’s Class; In Friday’s class, the students will be creating visual presentations of their weather predictions. They should have maps, weather information, and a clear idea of what they will be predicting. They may wish to use posters, coloring implements, paints, and colored paper to create their predictions. <span style="font-family: Calibri; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;">7th Grade English – Presenting Investigative Journalism Projects __ Thursday __ <span style="font-family: Calibri; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;">7th Grade Science – Set up Moss Terrariums <span style="font-family: Calibri; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"> H.W. – Outline Section 3 <span style="font-family: Calibri; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;">7th Grade English – textbook page 464 in class (Conjunctions) <span style="font-family: Calibri; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"> H.W. – Corresponding Wkbk exercise __ Friday __ <span style="font-family: Calibri; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;">7th Grade Science – Make observations on Moss Terrariums, Start outlining Section 4 <span style="font-family: Calibri; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;">8th Grade Science – Discuss Science Fair Topics, Set up Weather Predictions <span style="font-family: Calibri; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;">7th Grade English – Stations of the Cross

//By the end of this week, we should be caught up in Seventh Grade Science and English. This week we have a modified schedule due to the Terranova Tests. The students will still have two class periods in the afternoon; one with me and one with Mr. Arnoldi. In my classroom, we will alternate between science and I.L.A.//
 * //Week of: February 27//**

Watch __All The President's Men__
 * Monday**

H.W.~ Science: Study for Chapter 7 test on Thursday __I.L.A.__: Decide on a topic and start researching for the __Investigative Journalism__ assignment In investigative journalism, a reporter does research on a topic in order to know what avenues to pursue ~ Due Friday: Finish analyzing research in order to know what avenues to pursue in your investigation

Science Review of Chapter 7 H.W.~ Science: Study for test on Thursday
 * Tuesday**


 * Wednesday**

Scence: Conduct Experiment: What Does Yeast Eat?


 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">The activity level of yeast depends on how much food is present
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">The students will observe how yeast reacts to sugar and salt and draw

H.W.: __I.L.A.__: Due Friday~ Finish analyzing research in order to know what avenues to pursue in your investigation __Science__: Continue studying for Thursday's test

Science: Chapter 7 test today H.W.: __I.L.A.__: Continue refining research on your specific Investigative Journalism topic in order to know what avenues to pursue in your investigation
 * Thursday**

I.L.A.: Analyze research in class and explain topic Know how you are going to investigate your topic H.W.: __I.L.A.__: Spend time over the weekend investigating your topic Have substantial material on Monday as a result of your investigation
 * Friday**

//**Week of : February 21**// //Because of snow days and Catholic Schools week, we are behind schedule by about a chapter in all science classes. We are also behind in I.L.A. We are going to try to move rapidly through the next couple chapters and it is likely there will be an increase in the homework load.//

**Tuesday** <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">__Homeroom__:

<span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"> __7th Grade Science__ __8th Grade Science__
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Outline Chapter 7, Section 1
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">H.W.~ finish outline and section review
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Go over quiz
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Display projects
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Introduce experiment for chapter 15: Air Quality Testing

<span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">__7th Grade Writing and Grammar__
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Grammar test on sentence parts:
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">subject, predicate, phrases, and clauses

**Wednesday** __Homeroom__: Describe a mercurial character __7th Grade Science__ __8th Grade__ <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">__7th Grade Writing and Grammar__
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Outline Section 2
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">H.W.~ finish outline and section review
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Complete first air quality test and observe corresponding weather
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Outline Section 1
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">H.W. ~ Finish Outline and Section Review
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Start //Investigative Journalism// writing assignment
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Take a look at the Watergate Scandal and how it was uncovered by Woodward and Bernstein of the Washington Post
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">watch __All The President's Men__


 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">H.W.~ Research possible topics on which to do an investigative report
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Bring in research on Thursday

**Thursday** <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">__Homeroom__:

<span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"> __7th Grade Science__ <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">__8th Grade Science__ <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">__7th Grade Writing and Grammar__
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Outline Section 3
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Introduce Lab Experiment: What Does Yeast Eat?
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">H.W. Finish Outline and section review
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">continue watching __All The President's Men__
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">H.W.~ Read handout examples of Investigative Journalism (due: Thursday)

**Friday** <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">__Homeroom__:

<span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"> __7th Grade Science__
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Conduct Experiment: What Does Yeast Eat?
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">The activity level of yeast depends on how much food is present
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">The students will observe how yeast reacts to sugar and salt and draw


 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">H.W.~ Study for test on Monday

<span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">__8th Grade Science__ <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">__7th Grade Writing and Grammar__
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Take air quality sample and observe corresponding weather
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Outline Section 2
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Highlight important information in research
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Write 1 paragraph explaining intent in Investigative Journalism writing assignment
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">H.W.~ Finish 1 paragraph explaining intent
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">collect information on topic by making calls, interviewing, and finding written sources

//**Week of : February 14**// //Because of snow days and Catholic Schools week, we are behind schedule by about a chapter in all science classes. We are also behind in I.L.A. We are going to try to move rapidly through the next couple chapters and it is likely there will be an increase in the homework load.//

**Monday** <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">__Homeroom__:

<span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"> __7th Grade Science__
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Start Outlining Sect. 6-4
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">H.W. Due Wednesday: Finish outline and do sect. review for 6-4
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Quiz Thursday. on 6-3 and 6-4

__8th Grade Science__
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Update on Research Paper; answer any questions about it
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Go over how to do a __Works Cited__ page


 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Briefly discuss what was covered in 14-1; go over section review
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Start Outlining Sect. 2
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Assessment for chapter 14 will be in the form of a quiz and the creation of a model of an ocean zone
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">we will spend some time at the end of class talking about the parameters of the assignment


 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">H.W.~ Quiz on Chapter 14 on Friday, Feb. 19
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Final Research Paper with data due Friday Feb. 19
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">If students have any questions about their paper, data chart, works cited, etc., they need to talk to me before Friday.


 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Finish Outlining 14-2 and complete section review
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Come up with an idea for an Ocean Zone Model
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Model Project Due Tuesday, Feb. 23

<span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">__7th Grade Writing and Grammar__
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Check on the research paper; answer any questions
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Works Cited Page


 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">review Adverb Clauses
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">The students will complete Exercises 1 (pg. 448) so that they will understand and be able to use noun clauses as subjects.
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">H.W. Due Tuesday: Exercise 2 (pg. 449)
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Test Tuesday (Feb. 23) on Sentence Parts:
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Subject, Predicate, Prepositional Phrase, and Clauses
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">The Focus will be more on Clauses because the students have already had a quiz on the other parts of the sentence


 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Due Friday Feb. 19: Final Copy of Research Paper
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">If students have any questions about their paper, data chart, works cited, etc., they need to talk to me before Friday.

**Tuesday** <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">__Homeroom__:

<span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"> __7th Grade Science__ <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"> Same as Monday <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"> __8th Grade__
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Outline 14-3
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Students will share topics for their models
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Students will take time to brain storm how they will create the models
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">They will create lists of necessary supplies


 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">H.W.~ cont. working on Research Paper Due Friday
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Sect. Review 14-3 Due Wednesday

<span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">__7th Grade Writing and Grammar__
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Noun Clause as Subject Complement
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Exercise 1 (pg. 450)


 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">H.W.~ Exercise 2 (pg. 451)
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Cont. working on Research Paper
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Study for test on Friday

**Wednesday** <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">__Homeroom__:

<span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"> __7th Grade Science__ <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">__8th Grade Science__
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Jeopardy Review for quiz on 6-3 and 6-4
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Outline Sect. 14-4
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">H.W. ~ Sect. Rev. 14-4
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Study for quiz on Friday

<span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">__7th Grade Writing and Grammar__
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Noun Clauses as Direct object and as Object of a Preposition
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Exercise 1 (pg. 454)
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">H.W. ~ Exercise 2 (pg. 455)

**Thursday** <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">__Homeroom__:

<span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"> __7th Grade Science__
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Quiz today on Sections 6-3 and 6-4

<span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">__8th Grade Science__
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Do not see you today
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">H.W. ~ Cont. working on Research Paper
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Study for quiz Friday
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Work on project due Tuesday

<span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">__7th Grade Writing and Grammar__
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Simple, Compound, and Complex Sentences
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">In Class: Exercise 1 (pg. 459)
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">H.W. ~ Exercise 2 (pg. 459)

**Friday** <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">__7th Grade Science__ <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">__8th Grade Science__ <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">__7th Grade Writing and Grammar__
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Go over test from the previous day
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Have a few students present their research papers
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Discuss a couple options to fund raise for the field trip
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Quiz today on Chapter 14
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Sidewalk chalk review on all parts of sentence
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">To study, the students can use Section 8 in the text book

//**Week of: February 7**//

**Monday** <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">__Homeroom__:

<span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"> __7th Grade Science__ __8th Grade Science__
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">review 6-1 and 6-2
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Peer Edit Research Paper
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Discuss How to incorporate Data into report
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">H.W.~ Final Research Paper with data due Friday

<span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">__7th Grade Writing and Grammar__ **Tuesday** <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">__Homeroom__:
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Silent Read
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Go over test
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Introduce Clauses
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">H.W. ~ Research Paper due Wednesday

<span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"> __7th Grade Science__ <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"> Same as Monday <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"> __8th Grade__
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Jeopardy Review
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">H.W.~ conti. working on Research Paper

<span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">__7th Grade Writing and Grammar__
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Independent and Dependent Clauses: text book
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">H.W.~ Workbook section on Clauses

**Wednesday** <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">__Homeroom__:

<span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"> __7th Grade Science__
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">start outlining section 6-3

<span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">__8th Grade Science__ <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">__7th Grade Writing and Grammar__
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Create Excel Data Charts
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Peer Edit Research Paper

**Thursday** <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">__Homeroom__:

<span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"> __7th Grade Science__
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">The students will take their quiz today and will have covered section 6-3 yesterday.
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">With the remaining class time the students will review adjective clauses and they will become competent in the use of noun clauses and adverb clauses so as to prepare for the afternoon's grammar lesson.

<span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">__8th Grade Science__ <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">__7th Grade Writing and Grammar__
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Do not see you today
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">H.W.~ continue working on Research Paper
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Grammar Detective Story
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Sherlock Holmes often used clauses to describe how he solved mysteries. For example: Because the man's hat was not dusted and because the faded spots were covered with blue shoe polish, I deduced that although his wife no longer loved him, he still maintained a sense of personal pride and dignity and because of the make of the hat combined with its state of disrepair, he is a man who is formerly affluent but has now fallen on hard times.
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">This run-on sentence is full of noun clauses, adjective clauses, and adverb clauses.
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">The students will take part in a murder mystery in which they will find clues throughout the school day so that they may deduce by the use of clauses what the solution to the mystery is.

**Friday** <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">__7th Grade Science__
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Finish section on Bacteria
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">H.W. Study for test on Wednesday the 16th

<span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">__8th Grade Science__ <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">__7th Grade Writing and Grammar__

//**Week of: January 30**// Due to its being Catholic Schools' Week and the threat of more snow, this plan will almost certainly be modified


 * Monday**
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">__Homeroom__: Morning Prompt ~ 3-5 sentence reflection on the first two beatitudes
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Blessed are the meek: for they shall possess the land.


 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">__7th Grade Science__
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">6-2 Outline in class
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">H.W. ~ finish outline and do section review for 6-2


 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">__8th Grade Science__
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">13-4 Outline in class
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">H.W. ~ finish outline and do section review for 13-4


 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">__7th Grade Writing and Grammar__
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Diagram sentences in Shel Silverstein's //Messy Room// to practice for upcoming Grammar test.
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Test will be on Thursday:
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Simple Subject and Complete Subject, Simple Predicate and Complete Predicate, Prepositional Phrases as Adjective Phrases, and Prepositional Phrases as Adverb Phrases


 * Tuesday**
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">__Homeroom__: Morning Prompt ~ beatitudes 3 and 4
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Blessed are they who mourn: for they shall be comforted. (//Verse 5//)
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Blessed are they that hunger and thirst after justice: for they shall have their fill. (//Verse 6//)


 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">__7th Grade Science__
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Same as Monday


 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">__8th Grade Science__
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Check Note Cards
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">10 from text book
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">10 from outside source on beach erosion
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">10 from specific beach you were studying (ex.~ if you designed the town of Cape May for the experiment, find a source on beach erosion in Cape May)


 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Start outline creation and check homework
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">H.W. ~ Research Outline Due Wednesday


 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">__7th Grade Writing and Grammar__
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Prezi Presentation: Parts of a sentence
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Subject, Predicate, Compliment


 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">H.W.~ study for Grammar test on Thursday, Research Draft due tomorrow


 * Wednesday**
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">__Homeroom__: Morning Prompt~ Beatitudes 5 and 6
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy. (//Verse 7//)
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Blessed are the clean of heart: for they shall see God. (//Verse 8//)


 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">__7th Grade Science__
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Outline 6-3
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">H.W. ~ finish outline, section review 6-3


 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">__8th Grade Science__
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Peer edit outlines
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Discuss how the outlines will be turned into research papers


 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">H.W. ~ Due Monday, turn outline into research paper


 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">__7th Grade Writing and Grammar__
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Create Excel Spreadsheet for Scientific data gathered during experiment
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">H.W.~ study for Grammar test tomorow, finish Excel data sheet due Friday


 * Thursday**
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">__Homeroom__: Morning Prompt~ Beatitudes 7 and 8
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God. (//Verse 9//)
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Blessed are they that suffer persecution for justice sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.


 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">__7th Grade Science__
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">6-4 Outline in class
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">H.W.~ finish outline, section review for 6-4


 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">__8th Grade Science__
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Do not see you today
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">H.W.~ continue working on Research Paper due Monday


 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">__7th Grade Writing and Grammar__
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Grammar Test Today: Sentence Diagramming and Sentence Writing
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Students will be required to identify: simple and complete subject and predicate, prepositional phrases, adjective and adverb phrases.


 * Friday**
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">__7th Grade Science__
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Jeopardy Chapter Review
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">H.W.~ start studying for test next week on Chapter 6


 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">__8th Grade Science__
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Create Data Charts using data from Beach Erosion Experiment
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Discuss how this will be incorporated in the research paper


 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">__7th Grade Writing and Grammar__
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Peer edit research paper and incorporate Data Spreadsheet into experiment report


 * Week of January 24**
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">__7th Grade Science__
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Due Monday: Wiki Discussion Prompts
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Due Tuesday: Section 6-1 Section review questions


 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">__8th Grade Science__
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Due Tuesday, Jan. 25: 30 Note Cards for Research Paper
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">10 from text book
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">10 from outside source on beach erosion
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">10 from specific beach you were studying (ex.~ if you designed the town of Cape May for the experiment, find a source on beach erosion in Cape May)
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">For sources, use books, journals, newspaper articles, or .gov, .edu, and .org websites.
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Avoid .com websites and Wikipedia as sources. However, Wikipedia is valuable in that it can provide you with good sources


 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">__7th Grade Writing and Grammar__
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Due Wednesday: Rough Draft of Research Paper
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">turn your outline into a research paper
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">we will peer edit in class and we will also create a report on our experiments


 * January 20**
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">__7th Grade Science__
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Due Monday: Wiki Discussion Prompts
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Due Tuesday: Section 6-1 Section review questions


 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">__8th Grade Science__
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Due Tuesday, Jan. 25: 30 Note Cards for Research Paper
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">10 from text book
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">10 from outside source on beach erosion
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">10 from specific beach you were studying (ex.~ if you designed the town of Cape May for the experiment, find a source on beach erosion in Cape May)


 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">__7th Grade Writing and Grammar__
 * <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Due Friday: Research Outline