TEAM 8-3 CORE SUBJECT SYLLABUS

January 12-16, 2008

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be no study
contribute to this cause? I Home Cemetery-
sessions
would like to do this project photograph your self in
• WAD Test Tuesday (16 this week.
next week. front of the Haymarket
words) • Call me at Martyr Memorial 2.
(312) 405- Start thinking about your present a short bio of one
2704 if you science fair research topic. of the Haymarket Martyrs
need help We are going to be starting in
two weeks.

Monday:
In Class Homework
• th
5 - Finish reviewing • Study for WAD Test tomorrow.
flat/round/static/dynamic • 5th – Do whatever you need to do to prepare for
characters in TKAM – discuss the theme essay tomorrow.
LA

overall themes to prepare for • 6th – Finish character projects for Wednesday.
essay tomorrow
• 6th- Quiz on TKAM c’s 15-17 – then
discussion
802: GCF, Review for quiz 802: Study
M

803A: Simplifying rationals 803A: Worksheet

Two Assignments for this week:
Read and Take Notes on Chapter 4
Sci

Seismic Waves Open Notes Test on Friday

Model of the Earth Project is due next Tuesday.

Finish Reading” Matewan”/discuss Select an Assessment-DO YOUR RESEARCH!
S

Immigration

Tuesday:
 In Class Homework
• WAD Test #5 (16 words) • 5 – None
th

• 5th – Theme essay test • 6th – Character projects due tomorrow.

• 6th – Continue reading TKAM –
LA

individual discussions for students

with questions regarding character
project
802: Quiz on 4.1-4.4 802: None
M

803A: Quiz on 12.1-12.4 803A: None

Two Assignments for this week:
Read and Take Notes on Chapter 4
What Seismic Waves Tell Us about
Sci

Open Notes Test on Friday

the inside of the Earth.
Model of the Earth Project is due next Tuesday
“Looking Backward”, slums and DO YOUR RESEARCH-tomorrow is
SS

sweatshops, nativism and the an In-Class work day-you will be

Know-Nothings
graded on this!

Wednesday:
In Class Homework
• 5 – Collect TKAM books –
th
• 5 – Read OMM up to p. 37
th

pass out OMM books – begin • 6th – Keep reading …

LA

reading
• 6th - Present character projects
802: Properties of exponents 802: p. 204 #’s 1,2,4-40 evens
Math

803A: Multiplying and dividing 803A: p. 806 #’s 4-20 evens, 22-26 all due
rationals Friday
Two Assignments for this week:
Read and Take Notes on Chapter 4
Sci

Continental Drift Open Notes Test on Friday

Model of the Earth Project is due next Tuesday

In-Class work day! You will be DO YOUR RESEARCH-tomorrow is an
graded on group participation!
SS

In-Class work day-you will be

graded on this!

Thursday:
In Class Homework
• th
5 – OMM discussion for a grade 5th –Read OMM up to p. 65
6th- Keep reading … let’s finish this book by next
LA

– compare to TKAM
• 6th – Present character projects Tuesday …
802: Negative and zero 802: 4.7 Workbook
Math

exponents
803A: Multiplying and dividing 803A: See Wednesday’s assignment
rationals
Make sure that you are done reading Chapter
Pangea Ultimate? 4 and are ready for the book test. Note---the
Sci

Is the past the key to the future? test will be open notes, but if you want to
challenge yourself, try it with no notes.
 In-Class work day! You will be DO YOUR RESEARCH-tomorrow is
graded on group participation!
SS
another In-Class work day-you will
be graded on this!

Friday:
In Class Homework
• 5 – Continue OMM
th
• 5 – Finish OMM for Tuesday
th

discussion • 6th – Finish TKAM for Tuesday

LA

• 6th – Finish presenting

character projects
802: Practice exponents 802: none
M

803A: Complex fractions 803A: None

Model of the Earth Project Due on Tuesday
Sci

Chapter 4 Test I honestly cannot wait to see what you brilliant

young scientist and artists come up with!
In-Class work day! You will be DO YOUR RESEARCH
SS

graded on group participation!

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jturek@op97.org; dmatthews@op97.org