Mrs. Walker

Science:

Warm up- Please complete questions 1 – 6 on page 97 of your book.  You should write the questions.

1.  We completed notes over asexual reproduction.  Borrow these from someone if you are absent and do not have a computer.  If you do have a computer, then use the search section for my page. Enter asexual reproduction and the notes will come up for you to copy.

2.  We read section 3 of chapter 3 again.

Chapter 3 test on Thursday of this week.  Study the notes and other items in your notebook.  Also, be sure to read chapter 3 again.  The cell cycle cards are also extremely important.  You MUST know them.

ELA

1.  We completed week 10 DGP’s Monday sentence.

2.  We copied the vocabulary for the story “Three Skeleton Key”.  You should also include the terms suspense and foreshadowing.

3.  We started reading the story “Three Skeleton Key”.  We have not finished it yet.

Science Homework:  We have a mitosis reading sheet that you need to finish if it was not done in class.

ELA Homework:  We completed week 9 DGP and DLP.  Your DAR papers are due tomorrow.

Train Video information:

Transcontinental Railroad. History Channel. DVD. The History Channel, 2006.

Science:

Warm Up:  Pg. 95 Number 5-11

Today in science, we completed a worksheet on the cell cycle.  It is called “The mystery of Cells”.  We also completed our study cards for the cell cycle.

Homework:  Finish cell cycle cards.

ELA

Today we completed definitions for a context clues activity.  The words that we defined are:  abate, adorn, ardent, cater, devour, elicit, endure, enthrall, extraordinary, former, ponder, procure, regal, scrutinize, sheer

We completed a cloze activity after the definitions.

Journal:  Describe the qualities you most admire in someone you might call a hero.

We also discussed the story “Drummer Boy of Shiloh”.

Science:

Warm Up:  Consider your muscle tissue.  What makes up muscle tissue and what process forms it?  How does a muscle cell become a muscle cell?  How is this determined?

Today we watched a video called “Mitosis”.  We completed a quiz as we watched it.  If you are absent today, you may make this up by writing 25 facts about mitosis.  Label your paper “Mitosis Video Make-up”.  We also took notes on cell division.  Borrow these from another classmate  and copy them.  The following items make up our notebook:

1.  Chapter 3 Vocabulary Triangles          3.  Pg. 85 Questions

2.  Cell Division Notes                                 4.  Cell Division Vocabulary/Notes

You should also be working on your cover for your notebook.  Everyone should have a table of contents completed as well.

ELA

We did DGP and daily language practice for Monday and Tuesday.  See me for the daily language.  We read “The Drummer Boy of Shiloh” and discussed the aspects that we liked or disliked about the story.  We finished by doing 6 questions over it.  Today’s journal:  Discuss a quality you have that you dislike.

DAR paper is due FRIDAY!

Science:

1.  We completed the following warm-up:  Why do cells divide?

2.  Read section 2 of chapter 3.  Do the questions on page 85.  Answer using complete sentences.  The questions will be item 3 in your notebook.

3.  We also watched two Brainpop movies (Mitosis and Growth).  You can print quizzes from the site and do them.  The password for the movies is ucmspanthers.  Use this as your logon and your password.

ELA:

1.  We completed the DGP for Monday of week 9.

2.  Today’s journal:  What do you like or dislike about historical fiction?

3.  We read an example of historical fiction.  I printed it off www.helium.com/items/978393-short-stories-historical-fiction.  It is a story by Kerry Johnson.  It’s an example of historical fiction.  If you print the story, read it and make notes about what the author did well or what the author needs to work on as far as his writing style and the story.

Homework:  Work on your DAR paper.  The final draft is due this Friday.

Science: Today we are going to finish the egg lab.  We made our final measurements and will make a line graph .  The line graph will show the type of liquid on the x-axis and the circumference of the egg on the y-axis. We are starting to assemble our notebook.  The first item is chapter 3 vocabulary.  Please see me for a notebook form.

Homework:  No homework!!  Just make sure chapter 3 vocabulary is finished. If the egg paper and chart are not finished, then finish these tonight too, please.

Science:

Today in science we completed a review sheet over sections 2 and 3 for tomorrow’s test.  Students also have a review sheet for section 1 of chapter 2 as well.  This was done at an earlier date.  They should also study their vocabulary as well.  Students also started the vocabulary for chapter 3 if they finished the study guide.

Homework:  Study for your test.  Be sure you have both study guides and your vocabulary.  The test will be Wednesday.

ELA

We did DGP for week 8 as a test grade.  This was a pop test.  Students wrote sentences with their 5 vocabulary words.  They needed 2 compound sentences and 1 complex sentence.  They were also to find 3 additional words similar in meaning to this week’s vocabulary.  They should have written sentences with these three as well.  They are also to begin writing their DAR essays.  They should have at least the first page (front and back) written.  They also worked on their research cards.

Homework:  Work on your reading and research.

Science

Warm Up:  1.  What is the name of the process in which water diffuses into or out of a cell?  2.  Why does this process have its own name?  3.  Is this active or passive transport?

Homework:  Students should finish the word search we began during today’s lab.

In science today, we completed a diffusion lab.  Students will have to write me a brief report (3 paragraphs) about diffusion in order to make up the lab if they were absent.

ELA

In ELA today, we went over DGP.  We also took notes on direct objects and predicate nominatives.  We completed a worksheet to show off our skills identifying predicate nominatives and direct objects.  Students would benefit from reading back over these notes tonight.

Homework:  Work on your reading and/or your DAR.

Science

We read about diffusion and osmosis.  We also watched a Brainpop video about diffusion and passive transport.  We took the video quiz over the video.  You can visit www.brainpop.com and watch the two videos.  Use ucmspanthers as the log-in and password.  If you are absent and cannot view the videos, then write 15 facts about diffusion.

Homework:  Finish the worksheet (Edhelper) on Diffusion.

ELA

Today in ELA, we discussed the proper way to do research.  Students are to correct their research cards tonight as many of them had done them incorrectly.  Each index card in the research folder should only have one fact on it.  The cards should then be placed in the appropriate envelope in the folder.  Some of you have WAY too many facts on your cards.  This is not good!

HOMEWORK:  Finish the note cards and do so correctly!

Science

Today in science, we took a vocabulary quiz.  This was an announced quiz, and I have warned students several days in advance.  We also placed our eggs into vinegar to soak for a few days and did our data chart.  Borrow a copy from someone in your assigned group for your egg’s measurements.

Homework:  Pg. 68, do the last 4 short answer questions on this page.  They are in the lower right hand column.

We completed the first stage of the “Eggsperiment” lab.  I placed students into groups and they completed the inital measurements and observations of their eggs.

If you were absent today, see me early Wednesday morning to make up your quiz.  You may come to my room between 7:35 and 7:45.  For the lab, get with your assigned group to get your data for day one.

ELA

Today in ELA, we watched a video about the Transcontinental Railroad.  We took notes over it as research for our DAR essay contest.

We discussed “The Bracelet” questions.

As usual, we went over DGP.  We also graded the daily language practice for Monday and Tuesday.

Homework:  Please be working on your DAR research AND doing your reading.  Remember, only read on the days you eat!