Eighth Grade Week 33: May 20-24, 2024

We are getting close to the end of the school year!  This is the last week of co-op.  We have 11 days of math left after this week, so we either can double up next week, or just do math for a few weeks until we get through it.  I am proud of you and I love you!

Math  - Elementary Algebra

Please come ask me if you don't understand something she taught you or have other questions.  MATH MUST BE DONE EACH DAY BEFORE YOU DO VIDEO GAMES!

• Chapter 13, Summary.  Do Set 1 and 2.
• Chapter 13, Test.
• Chapter 14, Lesson 1.  Do Set 1 and 2 skipping #5.
• Chapter 14, Lesson 2. Do Set 1 and 2 skipping #8.
• Chapter 14, Lesson 3. Do Set 1 and 2 skipping #9.

Religion

• Finish Mother Teresa's Lessons of Love this week

Language Arts 

Literature- All American Boys

Monday - Read pages 165-185 in All American Boys. 

Tuesday - Read pages 186-218 (the page break) in All American Boys.  On page 215, Quinn writes, "The Invisible Man at Central High: Rashad." How do the authors develop the idea in today's reading that Rashad is treated like he is "invisible"—at least to those who do not know him? Identify one way they do this and write a strong paragraph to answer this question, including a claim, strong evidence from pages 186–203, and analysis.

Wednesday - Day off

Thursday - Read All American Boys page 218 (after the page break) -248.

Friday - Read All American Boys page 249-282. 

Windows to the World

1. Read Chapter 13 on Tone (pages 161-165).
2. Do the assignment on page 166 on analyzing tone in The Necklace and A Jury of Her Peers.
3. Do the assignment on page 168 on Analyzing Point of View and Tone for The Open Window.
4. Read Chapter 14 on Irony.
5. Do the assignment, exercise 19, on detecting Irony in the short stories we have read.

Next week, you will have a final exam in this class that requires reading and annotating a short story and writing a narrative essay – timed. 

English From the Roots Up 

• Learn the six new roots for this week - autos, thermos, curro/cursum, zoon, verto/versum, facio/factum.
• List as many extra words that fit the new roots as you can on a piece of paper.
• Study the roots throughout the week. 

Modern World History

Monday -Watch the Story of US, episode 12 Story of US, episode 12

Tuesday - Conflict in the Middle East - Watch this video on the Israel-Palestine Conflict, this one on the Iran and Saudi Arabia Cold War, and this one on Yemen.  These are just a few of the conflicts going on in the Middle East.

Wednesday -Watch the Crash Course Video on Modern Terrorism and the George W. Bush era

Thursday -  Watch  Crash Course Video on Obamanation

Friday - You have lived the rest - Trump as President, Black Lives Matter protests, COVID, etc.   Pick one topic from during your lifetime and write a short history explaining it to someone from the future.   

WA State History

Read Chapter 16 and 17.  No questions to answer this week, just read both chapters.

Week 32: May 13-17, 2024

 We are getting close to the end of the school year!  I am so proud of how hard you have worked this year.  I love you!

Math  - Elementary Algebra

Please come ask me if you don't understand something she taught you or have other questions.  MATH MUST BE DONE EACH DAY BEFORE YOU DO VIDEO GAMES!

• Chapter 13, Lesson 5. Do Set 1 and 2.
• Chapter 13, Lesson 6. Do Set 1 and 2 and Set 3 numbers 11, 13, 16, 17.
• Chapter 13, Lesson 7. Do Set 1 and 2.
• Chapter 13, Lesson 8. Do Set 1 and 2.
• Chapter 13, Lesson 9. Do Set 1 and 2.

Religion

• Read Mother Teresa's Lessons of Love pages 184-203.

Language Arts 

Literature- All American Boys

Monday - Watch this TED Talk "How to Raise Black Sons in America"  

Then discuss with Mom:
What is Smith’s central idea about the way his parents raised him?
What does he understand now that he did not understand when he was a child?

What are your thoughts about this video? Did anything about it surprise you? Affect you? Challenge or confirm ideas you already had?

Tuesday - Read All American Boys pages 61-93. Discuss with Mom then in writing answer: What does the use of verbal irony on page 86 communicate about Rashad’s emotions? Provide examples from the text to support your answer.

Wednesday - Day off

Thursday - Read All American Boys pages 94-120.  Discuss with Mom.  Be prepared to explain how Quinn's Point of View of Paul has become complicated since he witnessed Rashad's assault.  Mark a few quotes you can read to Mom to defend your point.

Friday - Read All American Boys pages 123-162.  Discuss with Mom.  In writing answer: How has witnessing Rashad's assault impacted Quinn’s perspective on race? What specific incidents and lines of text reveal his perspective at this point in the text? Provide evidence from pages 136-140.

Windows to the World

1. Finish reading chapter on Figures of Speech (personification, similes and metaphors, onomatopoeia and syntax).
2. Do Exercise #14 on Language Analysis that asks you to analyze the imagery and figure of speech in “A Fight with a Cannon.”
3. Read Chapter 12 on Point of View (pages 149-158).
4. Watch this video on the point of view.
5. Do the assignment on page 159 on Changing Point of View.

English From the Roots Up 

• Learn the five new roots for this week - demos, populus, polis, urbs/urbis, pathos
• List as many extra words that fit the new roots as you can on a piece of paper.
• Study the roots throughout the week. 

Modern World History (None Wednesday)

Monday - Ronald Reagan and the 1980s - Watch this lecture on Ronald Reagan and the 1980s and take notes on the page I printed for you.

Pick one of the topics of the sheet I printed for a project on the 1980s that is due on Friday.  This is essentially homework, as you will be working on it this week while we move on to other history topics.

Tuesday - Modern Presidential Policies - Today you are going to compare the Presidents of the Modern Era using this chart.  The name of each President links to a site where you can find the information you need to fill out the chart.  Print the chart when you are done and turn it in to Mom.  Be sure to answer the last page of questions.

Wednesday - Watch this video on the end of the Cold War.

Thursday - Watch this lecture on the 1990s and fill out the notes page I printed for you.

Friday - Present your 1980s topic to Mom and Dad.

WA State History

Read Chapter 15, pages 207-224. Do questions 1, 4B.

World Geography

DONE WITH THIS CLASS

Week 31: May 6-10, 2024

We are getting close to the end of the school year!  I am so proud of how hard you have worked this year and so excited for you to experience EC next year.  I love you!

Math  - Elementary Algebra

Please come ask me if you don't understand something she taught you or have other questions.  MATH MUST BE DONE EACH DAY BEFORE YOU DO VIDEO GAMES!

Chapter 12 Test

Chapter 13, Lesson 1.  Do Sets 1 and 2.

Chapter 13, Lesson 2.  Do Sets 1 and 2.

Chapter 13, Lesson 3.  Do Sets 1 and 2

Chapter 13, Lesson 4.  Do Sets 1 and 2.

Religion

• Read Mother Teresa's Lessons of Love pages 155-184.

Language Arts 

Literature- All American Boys

We started this as a read aloud several years ago, but never finished it.  This will be our last book for this school year.

Monday - Read this article "What is White Privilege Really?"  Then answer in a writing:

What is the difference between racism and bias? Give an example of each.
What is white privilege? Provide specific evidence from the article to support your answer.
What is the relationship between white privilege and having "the benefit of the doubt"? Provide specific evidence from the article to support your answer.
Where have you seen or experienced instances of racism, bias, systemic racism, or white privilege in your own life?

Tuesday - Read All American Boys pages 1- 23.  Come discuss with Mom.  Then in writing, answer:  What does the reader understand about the incident at Jerry’s because the chapter is told from Rashad’s narrative perspective? Pull out specific evidence from the text and carefully explain your thinking.

Wednesday - Day off

Thursday - Read All American Boys pages 24-60.  Come discuss with Mom.  Then in writing, answer: On pages 37-38, the reader experiences Rashad’s assault again, this time from Quinn’s narrative perspective. What do we understand about the situation that Quinn does not? What does seeing the assault through Quinn’s eyes help us better understand? Provide specific evidence from pages 38-40 to help support your answer.

Friday - Watch this video "A Conversation About Growing Up Black" Then Come discuss with Mom in relation to the book we are reading.

Windows to the World

1. Read about imagery on pages 135-139.
2. Take the phrase “Dinner was ready” and expand the sentence so that it appeals to all the senses. Using Browning’s Meeting at Night on page 136, find one or more images in each line. Discuss the effect of the imagery on the reader – what does he or she think, and more important, feel?
3. Take the word pretty and its many synonyms – pleasing, pleasant, alluring, delicate, elegant, ravishing, fetching, captivating, enticing, tempting, and lovely. I want you to rank these words in order from negative to neutral to positive connotation. Include a short explanation for why the word falls in a certain position – your justification for the ranking.
4. I have bought you a thesaurus – called The Synonym Finder. From now on, in your essays, I will be expecting you to use words that show more imagery – for instance enticing instead of pretty. This book can help you do that when you are stuck.

English From the Roots Up 

• Learn the five new roots for this week - megas, magnus, pater/patris, mater/matris, frater/fratris
• List as many extra words that fit the new roots as you can on a piece of paper.
• Study the roots throughout the week. 

Modern World History (None Wednesday)

1.  Watch this lesson on Richard Nixon and the Watergate Scandal.  Fill out the guided notes (I printed for you) as you go practice taking notes from a classroom lecture.

2.  Watch this bio about Gerald Ford as President,  then Watch this bio on President Jimmy Carter,  then Watch about the UC Regents vs Bakke about affirmative action 

3. Watch this about the Equal Rights Amendment which went through Senate in the 1970s but still has not been passed to this day.

4.  The Middle East Instability we experience today is not new.  The 1970s were full of key events that lead to where we are today.  Learn about key events including the Camp David Accords, the Revolution in Iran, Hostages in Iran, and Soviets in Afghanistan

World Geography

Do Geography of Antarctica

WA State History

Read Chapter 14, Contemporary Government on pages 191-204 and do questions #1, 2 and 4.

Geography of Antarctica

Antarctica covers the southern pole of the planet.  Ice covers 98% of the land surface.  This ice hold 70% of the freshwater on Earth.  In places, the ice is 14,000 feet deep and 100,000 years old.  The highest of any continent, Antarctica's elevation and location make it the coldest place on Earth.  The world's lowest yearly air temperatures, averaging about -126F are recorded in eastern Antarctica.

Antarctica is jointly controlled through an Antarctic Treaty system.  By international agreement, activity on Antartica is limited to scientific research.  Scientists on Antartica use the year-round research stations to gather data bout weather patterns, environmental changes, marine ecology, and astronomy.  They also study the constant changes to Antarctica's frozen surface.  The treaty bans exploitation of mineral resources on the frozen continent until 2041.

Antarctica is the Earth's highest, driest, windiest, and coldest continent, but some species of mosses, algae, and lichens thrive along the coasts.  Despite the harsh climate, the marine ecosystem surrounding Antartica is teeming with organisms.  In addition to dolphins, seals, and whales, there are over a dozen species of penguin found in Antarctica.  There are many species of birds as well.

LEARNING

Geography of the Human and Physical World - page 820-825

Photos of Antarctica
Antarctic wildlife
Larson C Ice Shelf
Facts about Antarctica
Ice shelf gains and losses

Week 30: April 29 - May 3, 2024

Grandma and Papa are coming to visit this week on Thursday, so I figure we will take Friday off as a holiday.  So you only have four days of work listed this week.  I am so proud of how hard you have worked this year and so excited for you to experience EC next year.  I love you!

Math  - Elementary Algebra

Please come ask me if you don't understand something she taught you or have other questions.  MATH MUST BE DONE EACH DAY BEFORE YOU DO VIDEO GAMES!

Chapter 12, Lesson 6.  Watch video and then do Set 1 and Set 2.

Chapter 12, Lesson 7.  Watch video and then do Set 1 and Set 2.

Chapter 12, Summary.  Do Set 1.

Chapter 12 Test.

Religion (None Monday or Friday)

• Read Mother Teresa's Lessons of Love pages 130-154, you can break it up over a few days

Language Arts 

Literature- How to Kill a Mockingbird

1. Watch this video to review the book now that you are done reading it.
2. Test over the book on Thursday

Windows to the World (None Monday or Friday)

1.  Read about setting on pages 125-132. 
2. Pick a mood (joyful, remorseful, terrifying, etc.) and create a list of words (about 10) that you would use to identify the setting. Refer to the checklist on page 129 to make sure you get a variety of elements of setting included.
3. Do the worksheet on page 133-134 about the setting in A Jury of Her Peers. You can use the page or do on your own paper.

English From the Roots Up 

• Learn the four new roots for this week - ars/artis, bios,  vivo/victum, mikros.
• List as many extra words that fit the new roots as you can on a piece of paper.
• Study the roots throughout the week. 

Modern World History

Monday-Thursday

1. Read The Century for Young People Chapter 9 on 1961-1969.
2. Watch the Story of Us Episode 11
3. Read The Century for Young People Chapter 10 on 1969-1981
4. Watch Crash Course World History on the 1970s here

World Geography

We are skipping this week.  Next week will be the geography of Antarctica and then we'll be done with this class

WA State History

Read Chapter 12, 19th Century Political History on pages 167-176. Do Chapter Review on page 176, #1, 2, and 5B.

We will skip chapter 13.

Week 29: April 22-26, 2024

Back to a regular week for us with school each day and co-op on Wednesday.  We are nearing the end of 8th grade, and I am so proud of how hard you have worked this year and so excited for you to experience EC next year.  I love you!

Math  - Elementary Algebra

Please come ask me if you don't understand something she taught you or have other questions.  MATH MUST BE DONE EACH DAY BEFORE YOU DO VIDEO GAMES!

Chapter 12, Lesson 2.  Watch video and then do Set 1 and Set 2.

Chapter 12, Lesson 3.  Watch video and then do Set 1 and Set 2.

Chapter 12, Lesson 4.  Watch video and then do Set 1 and Set 2.

Chapter 12, Lesson 5.  Watch video and then do Set 1 and Set 2.

Chapter 12, Lesson 6.  Watch video and then do Set 1 and Set 2.

Religion

• Read Mark 16:1-20 and the corresponding pages in Heaven's Roar.   
• Read Mother Teresa's Lessons of Love pages 111-129, also look at the pictures don't skip those pages

-Language Arts 

Literature- How to Kill a Mockingbird

1. This week you will read chapters 24-31.

2. In literature, the theme is the message about life expressed in a complete sentence. Theme subject: love Theme statement: Love stinks. In TKAM, Lee explores many theme subjects including: Racism, Growing up, Sexism, Perceptions, Schooling, Harming the harmless, Lineage and family, Courage, Religion / morality, Family, Hypocrisy, Tolerance and understanding. Assignment: 1) Choose a theme subject to analyze. 2) Find textual evidence that relates to this theme. 3) Put the theme subject into an accurate theme statement. 4) Organize your presentation as a paper or a powerpoint slide presentation or other format you prefer. Suggested presentation format:

● Introduction (theme topic and theme sentence)

● Key character(s)

● Key dialogue

● Key point of view (e.g., Scout’s point of view on her schooling shows...)

● Key description (Think about Lee’s word choices.)

● Key plot event

● Key symbol or motif (e.g., Mayella’s geraniums symbolize...)

● Conclusion (main idea about how Lee develops the theme)

Windows to the World

1. Read A Jury of Her Peers, annotating the story. Then write down a list of questions you have after reading the story (for example: What does “pleatin’ at her apron” mean, or Why did Minnie change so much from when she was younger?). Next week, we will work on determining the theme of this piece.
2. Do the Worksheet on pages 120-121 (you can copy it) on A Jury of Her Peers. Look back at chapter 8 or 9 if you need help remembering what to do.  Hand it to me to check for you.
3. After Mom checks the worksheet, then read page 122 on Journal Writing and do the Journal Writing assignment on page 123. Here is a sample for you:
I think Susan Glaspell was unhappy with the way women were treated in her day and what men thought of them. The men in the story think of women as their inferiors. They are only neat and organized housewives who submit to their men, are ignorant, and worry about the smallest things. The men’s attitude is very condescending. They laugh at the women and aren’t interested in anything they find – they don’t even listen to the women’s opinions. This makes me think two things. First, I wonder if Glaspell’s picture is true. Did men really treat women this way? It seems very harsh yet my own reality makes me think it probably was the case 100 years ago. Second, I’m glad I live in a time where women can vote, serve on juries, go to college, and stay home or have a career. Yet I wonder, have we really come so far from that time after all in the mind’s of men?

English From the Roots Up 

• Learn the four new roots for this week - tempus/temporis, para, inter, techne
• List as many extra words that fit the new roots as you can on a piece of paper.
• Study the roots throughout the week. 

Modern World History

Monday:  

1. Read the redlining and housing discrimination article.  Are there neighborhoods in Monroe that can be labeled types A, B, C, and D.  What are they?  
2. Look at the maps and do the worksheets I included and fill out both sides of the worksheet.
3. Now watch Segregated by Design.

Tuesday:

1. Read the article on the American Indian Occupation of Alcatraz and the Proclamation of Alcatraz.  Just the first three pages.  The last four pages are not necessary unless you want to read them.
2. Watch this documentary with interviews from people who were participants.

Wednesday:

1.     Watch this documentary on Cesar Chavez 
2.     Read the speech from CC I printed and answer the questions at the end.

Thursday:

1. Watch this documentary on LGBTQ rights and the Stonewall protests
2. Next fill out this worksheet using the sources included

Friday:

1. Follow up with a overview of the 1960s here
2. Watch about the Black Panther party here

World Geography

Do the work on the physical and cultural geography of Oceania

WA State History

Read Chapter 11, Today’s Washingtonians on pages 155-166. Do Chapter Review on page 166, #1, 2, and 5A.

Physical and Cultural Geography of Oceania

 Oceania encompasses over 10,000 islands in the Pacific Ocean.  For many people, these islands represent the most idyllic locations in the world.  The natural beauty and tropical weather make them highly popular vacation destinations.

Oceania is divided into three areas:

Melanesia (southwestern Pacific):  New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Fiji, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu

Micronesia (western Pacific): Federated States of Micronesia, Nauru, Kiribati, Palau, Marshall Islands

Polynesia (central Pacific):  Samoa, Tonga, Tuvalu

In addition to the sovereign island nations listed above, many other islands are federal territories of their mainland countries.  Here are just a few:

New Caledonia (France)        Tahiti (France)            Easter Island (Chile)

Hawaii (US)                Guam (US)        American Samoa (US)

There are two main types of islands:  continental and oceanic.  Continental islands are part of a continental shelf but have been separated from the continent by water.  Tasmania and New Zealand are examples of continental islands.  Oceanic islands are those that rise to the surface from the floors of the ocean basins, forced upwards by volcanic activity.  All oceanic islands are known as "high islands" even though they may have high mountains on them.

Most of the large islands of Oceania are continental islands and most of the region has a tropical rainforest climate.  New Zealand's two main islands have beaches, ancient forests, snow-mountains, and lowlands and plateaus that support crops and livestock.  Although most of New Zealand has a marine west coast climate, mountains can experience fierce winds and blizzards year-round.  The country's geographic isolation has led to unique plants such as kauri trees and manuka.

Physical geography often makes developing natural resources difficult in the South Pacific region.  In addition, weather conditions can severely affect island nations, such as the 1997 El Nino which caused droughts that damaged Papua New Guinea's coffee, cocoa, and coconut crops.  A typhoon can decimate crops and containment water supplies.   Earthquakes and tsunamis pose threats to life and property.

The islands of Oceania were probably first settled by peoples from Asia more than 30,000 years ago.  Many different languages are spoken in Oceania.  Some experts believe that roughly 40% of the 3,000 languages used worldwide are found in the Pacific islands.  Family groups in Oceania settled along island coasts.  Increased trade among these groups led to migrations among the islands.

The indigenous peoples in the region developed lifestyles and traditions in harmony with their natural environment.  These blended with European and later Asian elements. While in many parts of the region people have modern, urban lifestyles, in other parts traditional ways remain.  Many Pacific islanders work at subsistence farming and live in traditional houses.  Education and health care are easily available in urban areas, but access to them can be difficult in rural areas. Indigenous Pacific Islanders today are actively working to preserve traditional knowledge and identity while trying to develop their natural resources, improve living standards, and strengthen global ties.

However, high costs of fuel imports, a limited range of agricultural exports, heavy dependence on food imports, and overreliance on foreign aid make island economies vulnerable to changes in the global marketplace.  Coconut products form the principal export.  Farming is based on family-owned agriculture and cash crop plantations.  Larger island countries or territories - such as Fiji, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, and New Caledonia - benefit from the export of mineral deposits, such as gold, copper, and nickel.  Since the 1970s, tourism has opened up new sources of revenue and opportunities for employment.

Pacific island countries have reason to be particularly concerned about their environment.  Toxic waste threatens the reefs and the ocean's food web.  During the Cold War, Western countries tested nuclear weapons in parts of Oceania.  Environmental concerns and increased awareness of long-term effects of radiation brought international protests.  The Unite States and Great Britain discontinued nuclear testing in this region in the 1960s.  The United States, in fact, paid millions of dollars to residents of Bikini Atoll in the Marshall Islands as compensation for damages done to their area and their people during nuclear testing.  However, France continued nuclear testing in Oceania into the mid-1990s.  Since the 1980s, an increase in cases of cancer and stillbirths has alarmed Tahiti's people.

The region also faces challenges by global atmospheric and climate changes.  The ozone layer has developed a hole over the Antarctic, and the seasonal El Nino Southern Oscillation weather pattern can cause droughts in Australia and cyclonic storms in the South Pacific.  Like the rest of the world, the countries of Oceania are looking for ways to reconcile the need for economic growth with concerns for the health and safety of their people and their environment.

LEARNING:

Read Geography of the Human and Physical World pages 797-816

Countries and capitals of Oceania
Types of islands
Oceania’s indigenous peoples
Nuclear testing in Oceania
El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO)
Lord of the Rings filming locations