Grade 7 & 8 Thursday 9.18

    Think about the word Sacrifice.   1. Soldiers sacrifice for their country.  How come?

2. Teachers sacrifice for their students (they give up money and easier jobs).  Why?

3. Why would anyone give something good up, on purpose? 

- keep sheet out - for daily quiz next


Create 7 good quiz questions based on anything we've covered so far.  

Any form you want - T / F, short answer, multiple choice ...

(noun, adjective, verb, interjection, pronouns, hero, villain, constitution, poetry, dialect, cupcake / essay writing)

   Class Huddle

- 2:15, cells, doorway, movies, passes. 

today we are studying ... 

    Parts of speech

Let's get some points on the board this week ... 

7 - 2

8 - 2

? How'd we do Weds

Ahhh the ways of the Ninja ...

    What in the heezy do these words even mean?  

Infer?  Trace?  Formulate?  

Ninja Training just got serious. 

1. This goes under your notes each day

2. There are 12 Power Words we will master

3. These words are confusing, unless you are trained.

First word - 

Trace

definition:  List in steps

To Do:  Use Trace in one sentence.  

Ex:  Using a recipe, trace the steps to baking cupcakes.

Next word:  Analyze

definition: break apart or break into pieces

To Do: Use Analyze in one sentence

next,

Dr. Dre Says ...

Hey!   Do you guys know what interjections are? 

Watch this video and learn! 

    Take notes on all of this please - it's all testable. 

Write in your notes: 

Interjections are an exclamation or an interruption.  

They can stand alone OR be part of a sentence.

Wow! I won the lottery.    OR - 

Oh, I'm sorry to hear that!  OR Shoot, I forgot my textbook. 

To Do:  

Write 5 sentences with interjections, like the above examples and video we watched.

next, 

 It's your future - be there! 

   

I looked up Central Catholic yesterday - but could have been ANY area high school.

I wanted to check admission requirements for a good local school I hear you guys mentioning. 

First - they requests ALL records

- letters from us (Broadway teachers / administrators)
- acceptance is based on grades, test scores, records and discipline
- ever been in trouble / suspended? 

we teachers can write YOU amazing letters - or not. 

Think about all of that as we move into ... 

Life Equations! 

You guys have seen math equations - these are life equations.

smart + respectful = good student

Or

struggling student + respectful = a hopeful student (positive)

Or

bad grades + bad attitude = no future (negative)

good grades + several suspensions = struggling student! (negative)

To Do: 

I want you to write 5 life equations - positive and negative


Next and part of this exercise on Life Choices and Future ...

   

Life Paths - creative stewie

Our lives are the result of several decisions - big and small - that build a path to our dreams.

Some stones are big, some small, but all are important in our individual journeys. No one can lay down these stones but you.

Get out the art supplies and draw a life path of stones ... leading to your dreams / goals. 

next, 

Paired Reading!

Since reading quietly about killed you guys, we are going to try paired reading (Thanks LaShelle!)

Pair up, or in 3s, and take turns reading a paragraph aloud - but quietly.  Read with your voices on yellow. 

Then make sure your answers on page 13 are correct.  I will help you! 

   Grade 7 - Read 11 to 13, do box page 13. 

DO IT AGAIN.  I SAID = DO IT AGAIN, PLEASE. 
 GRADE 8 - 

You guys can do paired reading, too.  (see above). 

Start Playing the Game page 11. Read 11 to 13

• fill out box page 13. 

plus 14 / 15 - read and synthesize page 15

Social Studies Tuesday 9.17

   Constitutions help run the country.

Let's watch this clip to learn more.

Constitutions are lists of laws and ideas we all agree on.

To Do After Video:

Write a Class Constituion

• 8 rules to form a more perfect classroom.  It's a Constitution - make it look classy!

Next,

    Socrates - one of the smartest teachers to ever live - said you need to know yourself.  If you don't look at the man in the mirror, your life is a waste.

So - 

What tattoo would you get?  Why? 

1.  Draw the tattoo using art supplies, and  2. write a paragraph about why you'd get this piece of art. 

LAST

  On the same paper as bell

Democracy is NOT automatically passed from generation to generation.  It's an idea and a tradition that must be taught.  

What will you do to teach your kids, friends and family about the importance of democracy? 

Prove it! 

Thesis mini writing workshop

Write a thesis taking a side on X or Y issue

then just add three bullet points under it, to back up your argument.

Example sentence
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Storytime: Greece - the first democracy

- please take notes

- define democracy

- America is a democracy

- We got our ideas from somewhere else

- Greece led the way for all other democracies

- What's so special about democracy? People have power

- Rule of law - protects you

- Many countries have NO rule of law or power to people. 

- homework - one page paper on How Greece was an early democracy