Grades 7 & 8 Monday 10.27

   1. What do you know about ancient Rome?  List / brainstorm everything you can.

2.  What is a democracy?
3. Why is a democracy special?
4. All countries come to an end, and nothing lasts forever. Is America's end coming soon, or is our country strong?  Why? 


Test Friday - over grammar, social studies (rivers, Rome) and reading passages.


- sit tight for your daily quiz

DAILY QUIZ

1.  Most multiple choice tests have 3 answers that could be right, and one answer that makes no sense.   T  / F
2. The first thing you should do in a multiple choice question is narrow down to two choices.
            T / F
3. Analyze means ______________
4. Contrast hip hop with rock and roll music.
5. Compare poetry and hip hop.

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Ahhh the ways of the Ninja ...

    

Answer prompt in a few quality sentences

1. In Ancient Times, your job was determined by the family you were born into.  If you were born rich you'd stay rich; and, if you were born poor, you'd stay poor.

Is this true in America, today?   Support your answer. 

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Dr. Dre Says ...

Dre says to look out for the most common misspelled words.

1. Argument 

2. Believe 

3. Calendar 

4. Discipline 

- use each word in a sentence
- write your own definition for each word

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   Friday's word: tradition 

1. definition

2. use in a sentence

3. draw a quick picture

   Monday's word: superstition 

1. definition

2. use in a sentence

3. draw a quick picture

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Next,

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Ancient Rome!   

Three Parts to Notes this week

Part I  Today - The Colosseum  (right click to open in new tab)

Watch the first 9 slides - and take notes on slide 5 - all of the Colosseum information

To Do After Notes: 

Analyze what the Ancient Romans did for entertainment.

1. Describe how their entertainment compares to ours, in America today.
2. Do you think America will ever reach a point where we have battles to the death, like they did? 

    

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  Grade 7 and 8 Friday / Monday

1. Read pages 24 - 27
2. Complete boxes on page 25, 27

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It's Halloween Project Monday

To Do:

First, Brainstorm an idea for a scary movie.

1. Pick a theme for your movie.  Monsters, ghosts, hauntings, etc.
2. Give your movie a title
3. What actors would you want to cast in your film?
4. Write a plot summary - answering all of these questions
      -  Who, What, When, Where, Why?
5. Create a movie poster to advertise this film
6. Give a rating for your film. Why did it score this rating? (PG, PG13, etc)
7. How would you market this movie?  (YouTube trailers, TV commercials, partnerships with McDonald's? etc.)

Next,

Famous Last Words

To Do: 

1. Think of what you would want said on your tombstone.

2. Draw a tombstone, and write the last words and message to the world on it!

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Scary Sentence Starters

To Do:  Write the sentence - and finish it in a creative, thoughtful way!

1. It was a cold Halloween night when I saw the...
2. The mad scientist was creating a new monster that could...
3. The large cauldron of purple liquid started to boil when...
4. I got an eerie feeling when I heard...
5. The mysterious object started floating in the air and...
6. The Halloween pumpkin turned into a...
7. The black cat started to crouch and hiss when...
8. Something in the closet was making a strange noise, so I opened the door and...
9. I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw...
10. As I carefully entered the haunted house, the door shut behind me and...

today we are studying ... 

     Short stories

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Both stories we're reading are told by a first-person point of view.  The story's narrator is saying "me, I, my." 

My Story

To Do:  Create your own mini life story, talking about your childhood up to where you stand now - on the edge of being a young adult. 

Make a book using creative supplies, and include:

- Birthday        - important friendships

- family info    - hobbies / interests

- places lived   - role models

- pets               - goals and dreams  

Add a section on values - ideas that are most important to you.

You know I like quality work for these projects! 
Take your time - this might take the rest of class
Be in a seat!