Week 1: September 4-8, 2023

Welcome to Eigth Grade!  This is going to be a big year for you with applying to Eastside Catholic and potentially your last year homeschooling.  I want you to know that I love you.  I am proud of you.  I think you are terrific and I am glad you are mine.  

These subjects can be done in any order you want.  I want you to do Algebra, Foundations and Writing every day.  If you want to double up your history and religion lessons and do more than one in a day so you don't have to do them on Wednesday, that is up to you as long as they are all done by the end of the day on Friday.

Some subjects you will need to work with me on, and they are marked, otherwise I am ALWAYS available to help you.

ISEE Study

Read Narrative passage 1 and answer questions page 82-83

Read Persuasive Passage 1 and answer questions page 101-101

Read Descriptive Passage 1 and answer questions page 116-117

Read Expository Passage 1 and answer questions page 132-133 

Math  - Chapter 1 of Elementary Algebra

Please come ask me if you don't understand something she taught you or have other questions.  I will be grading your work each day so that we can discuss anything you didn't understand before the next lesson.

• Watch the video for Lesson 1.1 then do Set 1 even and Set 2 all
• Watch the video for Lesson 1.2 then do Set 1 even and Set 2 all
• Watch the video for Lesson 1.3, then do Set 1 odd and Set 2 #12 a-o; #13 a-j; #16.
• Watch the video for Lesson 1.4, then do Set 1 odd and Set 2 #9 a, c, d, e, f; #11 a, c, f, h; #12 a-l; #15.

Religion & Bible History 

• Read Faith and Life 8 Chapter 1.  Discuss with Mom.
• Read Heavens Roar page xi-xvii then read pages 1-3.  Read your Bible Mark 1:1-15.  Do the Food for Thought either as a prayer or as a journal writing.  You don't need to share it with me, I am trusting you to do it.
• Read Bible History Unit 5 Part 1: 1 & 2 and do the questions.
• Read He Leadeth Me Chapter 1 and be prepared to discuss with Mom when done.

Language Arts 

Literature - this week I want you to start reading Uprising by Haddix.  Read two chapters each day (1&2, 3&4, 5&6, 7&8) and come discuss the chapters with Mom after you read them.

English From the Roots Up

• Learn the three new roots for this week - photos, graph and tele
• List as many extra words that fit the new roots as you can on a piece of paper.
• Study the words throughout the week.

Middle School Essay Writing

Week 1 Lesson 1 (worksheet from Mom)

Week 1 Lesson 2 (worksheet from Mom)

Week 1 Lesson 3 (worksheet from Mom)

Week 1 Lesson 4 (worksheet from Mom)

Modern World History 

Lesson 1: Watch the Video America: Story of US Episode 7.  Do video discussion questions and vocabulary with Mom when done.  Words include: audacious, filament, irrevocable, molten, rogue, tenement, unscrupulous, veritable.

Lesson 2:  Read book 7 (Reconstructing America) Chapters 11, 12 & 15.  Look over the Homestead Act handout.  Discuss what you read with Mom.

Lesson 3:  Read book 7, Chapter13 & 14.  Tell Mom three things you learned about the Transcontinental Railroad.

Lesson 4:  Read Book 8 the Preface, 1, 2 and 5.  Tell Mom three thingsyou learned about Robber Barons.

Foundations 

Lesson 1:  You are going to be learning lots of different things in this course. This is a course to apply to your life, not just get through. You get to decide how important you make what you learn here. It can be valuable to you if you choose to make it so! Stop and think about what motivation you have for learning.

• Learn about learning styles. Click on the different types and make sure you understand what they are.
• Take a learning style quiz.

Lesson 2:

• Take this quiz on identifying how you learn best.
• At the end it will give you your result and a link for you to read more about your dominant way of learning.  Please do that and let Mom know your dominant style.

Lesson 3&4: 

Read All Creatures Great and Small Chapters 1-3 and come talk to Mom about what you read.  You can do this over several days or all in one day, I don't care.  

Exploring Electronics

This will be your co-op class.  Just prepare a binder with divider tabs, loose leaf paper and a writing utensil for the first day.  This will be a lab-style class so I don't expect you to have a textbook.

Down to Earth

This is your other co-op class.  Prepare a binder with divider tabs, loose leaf paper and a writing utensil for the first day.  There will be handouts given in class that will make up your textbook.

World Geography

We will start this next week.  It will be a meeting with you, me and Maura in the mornings at 9 am and then work to do on your own.

Social Justice/Catholic Social Teaching

We will start this next week.  It will be a meeting with you, me and Maura in the mornings at 9 am and then occassionally work to do on your own.