Tuesday - September 24, 2013

7th Grade: 
DOL focusing on Passive and Active voice.  passive voice uses extra helping verbs and shifts the focus of a sentence to the object.  The knives were sharpened by the cook. (passive) vs. The cook sharpened the knives (active)  We took a few notes on the two types of writing.  See Mr. Hawley for copies. 

Homework:  Finish reading the story on page 30 (An unforgettable Journey).  At the end of the story, answer questions 1,2, and 5 in complete sentences.  Then write a 1/2 page journal entry on a time you felt weird, out of place, or strange.  Due Thursday


8th Grade:
DOL focusing on Active vs passive voice, and transitive verbs, or sentences that have  a direct object, vs sentences that don't. 

Homework:  Read the story "The Circuit" on page 406 and answer questions 8-12 at the end of the story.  Please use short essay answers for these questions.  One sentence answers will not suffice.


10th Grade:
DOL
Julius Caesar test has been postponed till Wednesday.  You are welcome!
Homework:  Read the story "By the Waters of Babylon" on page 61.  Write a 1 page response to the prompt:  In what ways do people still allow superstition/mythology to influence or guide their lives.  Due Wednesday.

Don't forget to do your character plot map for Act I of Julius Caesar.


History: 
Almost all the students were gone today for games, so please answer questions 1,2,3,4, 5a, 6a, 7a, 9b, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 from the chapter review (chapter 2 in the history textbook) on page 60.  Due Thursday.    Those 5 who stayed in class got to look at political cartoons and have a good discussion with each other.  Good luck teams!