8th Grade Week Nine: October 30-November 3, 2023

You have the dentist Monday, and Mom will be gone Wednesday afternoon and Thursday morning.  If you need anything while I am gone, just skip it and we will deal with it when I am back on Thursday.  Great job so far; I appreciate how hard you are working.  I love you and I am proud of you!

ISEE Study 

1. Do the double blank vocabulary words on pages 75-79.

2. Do Descriptive Passages #3 and #4 on pages 120-123 of the ISEE book.

3.  Do vocabulary #61-77 on pages 72-74 of the ISEE book.

4.  Do Averages 1-18 on pages 267-269 of the ISEE book.

5. Do Expository Passages #2 and #3 on pages 134-137 of the ISEE book.

Math  - Chapter 4 of Elementary Algebra (None Wednesday)

Please come ask me if you don't understand something she taught you or have other questions.  

Chapter 4 Summary, Set 2

Chapter 4 Test

Chapter 5, Lesson 1.  Watch the video and do Set 1 (skip #1 but do the rest) and Set 2.

Chapter 5, Lesson 2.  Watch the video and do Set 1 and Set 2 #4; 5a, c, e, g, i; 6 b, d, f, h; 7; 8; 9a, c, e, g, i; 10.

Religion & Bible History (None Wednesday) 

• Read Bible History Unit 6 part 2: 1-3 and do the questions.
• Read He Leadeth Me chapter 8 and discuss it with Mom.
• Read Faith and Life 8 Chapter 9.  Discuss with Mom.
• Read Heavens Roar pages the correspond, then read your Bible Mark 4:21-34. 

Language Arts (None Wednesday)

Literature 

1. Monday, we will start to read Animal Farm.  This is set entirely on an English Farm during the rise of Communism.  The farm is home to a human family and their workers, pigs, horses, a donkey, dogs, chickens and cows.  All of the animals are personified, and some of them represent actual political figures.  Come discuss the author/book with Mom before starting.  Then, read the biography, preface and introduction.  
2. Tuesday, read chapters 1 and 2 and discuss with Mom.  Do the two worksheets for chapters 1 and 2 that Mom will give you.
3. Thursday, read chapters 3 and 4 and discuss with Mom.  Do the two worksheets for chapters 3 and 4 that Mom will give you.
4. Friday, read chapter 5.  Then in writing answer "Is life after the Rebellion better, worse, or the same as before the Rebellion?  Why?  Use examples from the book to defend your answer."

English From the Roots Up 

• Learn the three new roots for this week - pono/positum, cum, figo/fixum
• List as many extra words that fit the new roots as you can on a piece of paper.
• Study the roots throughout the week.  
• TEST NEXT WEEK ON ROOTS SINCE WEEK ONE

Middle School Essay Writing

• Read page 23-24 in the How to Write a 5-paragraph essay  book on converting an essay prompt to a thesis.  Do page 24 and 25 for practice.
• Do page 26 in the How to Write a 5-paragraph essay  book.  
• Read page 27-28 in the How to Write a 5-paragraph essay  book on converting your thesis to an essay outline.  Do the practice on page 28 & 29.
• Pick one of the essay topics you outlined last week for the ISEE and do the practice 30 minute write for it.

Modern World History 

Do WWI Lesson 10 Enter the United States

Do WWI Lesson 11 Home Fronts

Do WWI Lesson 12 Ending the Fighting

Do WWI Lesson 13 on The Spanish Flu

Do After WWI The Red Summer of 1919

Foundations 

Lesson 1

1. Read each part of this internet safety/cyber bullying page.

·         Why is it so common?

·         Why is it so dangerous?

·         Sign your name.

Lesson 2

1. Read this introduction on the importance of listening. Skip the last paragraph. Don’t worry about it.
2. Read about effective listening. Use the arrow to turn the page.

Lesson 3

1. Watch about being an active listener.
2. Use the ideas to practice listening. Listen for 10 minutes to Martin Luther King Jr.’s speech here 

 Lesson 4

1. Practice listening. Listen for 20 minutes to President Kennedy’s moon speech here 

Lesson 5

1. Watch the video about verbal and non-verbal communication.

World Geography 

1. Read World Geography pages 133-137, 140-151 and 157-172.  You will probably want to split this up over several days.
2. Read this article on the earliest inhabitants of North America.
3. Look at Smithonian Geography pages 220-221 and 168-169.
4. On a map of Canada, label each province and territory.  Notice that some of the borders are very straight while others are very convoluted.  Try to figure out why.  Mark the capital of Canada and the capital of the United States.  Label them.  Add the symbol you used for the capital to your map key.  Add the major cities of each country.  Make sure the symbol used to mark the cities is different than the one used to mark the capitals.  Add the city symbol to your map key.

Social Justice/Catholic Social Teaching

We will discuss the articles on Monday.

8th Grade Week 8: October 23-27, 2023

We are almost 1/4 of the way through the school year.  Great job so far; I appreciate how hard you are working.  I love you and I am proud of you!

ISEE Study 

1. Do the percent change on pages 176-177 of the ISEE book.

2.  Do Narrative Passage #4 and #5 on pages 88-91 of the ISEE book.

3.  Do the conditional probability on page 264-266 of the ISEE book.  If you need a reminder on how to do probability, ask me.

4.  Do vocabulary #61-77 on pages 72-74 of the ISEE book.

5. Look at some of the vocabulary words you have missed so far and see if you can determine what each means based on the sentence.  Try to add 5 of these words to your memory if you can.

Math  - Chapter 4 of Elementary Algebra 

Please come ask me if you don't understand something she taught you or have other questions.  

Chapter 4, Lesson 2.  Watch the video and do all of sets 1 and 2.

Chapter 4, Lesson 3.  Watch the video and do all of sets 1 and 2.

Chapter 4, Lesson 4.  Watch the video and do all of sets 1 and 2.

Chapter 4, Lesson 5.  Watch the video and do all of sets 1 and in set 2 do #4, 5, 6, 7 a,c,d,f, 8.

Chapter 4, Summary.  All of Set 1.

Religion & Bible History (None Wednesday) 

• Read Bible History Unit 6 part 1 and do the questions.
• Read He Leadeth Me chapter 7 and discuss it with Mom.
• Read Faith and Life 8 Chapter 8.  Discuss with Mom.
• Read Heavens Roar pages the correspond, then read your Bible Mark 4:1-20. 

Language Arts

Literature 

1. We need to finish discussing Screwtape on Monday
2. Tuesday, you will take a test on Screwtape letters.
3. Thursday, we will start to read Animal Farm.  This is set entirely on an English Farm during the rise of Communism.  The farm is home to a human family and their workers, pigs, horses, a donkey, dogs, chickens and cows.  All of the animals are personified, and some of them represent actual political figures.  Come discuss the author/book with Mom before starting.  Then, read the biography, preface and introduction.  
4. Friday, read chapters 1 and 2 and discuss with Mom.  Do the two worksheets for chapters 1 and 2 that Mom will give you.

English From the Roots Up 

• Learn the three new roots for this week - prae, ad, jacio/jactum
• List as many extra words that fit the new roots as you can on a piece of paper.
• Study the roots throughout the week.  

Middle School Essay Writing

• Do page 18 in the How to Write a 5-paragraph essay  book.  Practice finding three reasons for a claim.
• Do page 19 in the How to Write a 5-paragraph essay  book.  Practice finding three reasons for a claim.
• Read page 20 in the How to Write a 5-paragraph essay  book on converting your claim and reasons into a thesis.  Practice writing thesis statements by doing page 21.
• Do page 22 in the How to Write a 5-paragraph essay  book on fixing poor thesis statements.
• Friday, Mom is going to give you some ISEE topics and I want you to practice finding three reasons and writing your thesis statements for them.

Modern World History 

Do WWI Lesson 5 on Other Fronts

Do WWI Lesson 6 on Weapons of War

Do WWI Lesson 7 on The War at Sea

Do WWI Lesson 8 on The War in the Air

Do WWI Lesson 9 on Animals go to War

Foundations 

Lesson 1

1.      Read this Article on Essay Tests - under Pressure 

2.      Read this article on the Types of Essay Tests

Lesson 2

1. Read Before the Essay Test 
2. Read Writing an Essay Test 

Lesson 3

1. Power Words Test
2. Read the Pressure Writing Checklist 

Lesson 4

Look at these samples. Come up with a signature all your own. 

Write it at least twenty times.

       

• one
• two
• three
• four

Lesson 5

1. You are going to need your signature to make official many documents in your lifetime. One such document is the check, a method of payment. Before we get to that, let’s start with learning about banks.
2. Write your signature. We call it “signing your name.” When you need to sign something, you have to write your full name, no nicknames, and sometimes your middle name is required.
3. Read about how banks work. Scroll down and read the first five pages. Stop at “Credit Unions.

World Geography 

1. Read World Geography pages 100-126.
2. Look at Smithsonian Geography pages 250-251.
3. Read this article on how the Great Lakes were formed.
4. Read this article on the Climate of the Arctic.
5. On a map of world mark the US and Canada.  Then, on a map of North America, refer to the lines of latitude and longitude to help you label the Great Lakes; label the major bays and islands in northern Canada and along its Atlantic and Pacific coasts.  You don't have to try to include every single thing - just choose the major landforms and water features.  Label the major mountain ranges and rivers.  Label them.  You can decide how you'd like to indicate mountain ranges.  Look at a variety of maps to get ideas.  Use your discretion when deciding what mountain ranges and rivers to add-this is your map.  Finally, add a map key in one corner of your map.  In this key, draw the symbolx you are using and label them.  For instance, you might have a symbol like this ^ to show mountains, adn blue lines to show rivers.

Social Justice/Catholic Social Teaching

I want you to pick at least two news articles this week that you think show some sort of injustice and be prepared to tell mes on Friday what the injustice is.

Exploring Electronics & Down to Earth

Do any homework or assignments from these classes before Wednesday.

Eighth Grade Week Seven: October 16-20, 2023

You have your dentist appointment Thursday, and I wasn't sure how you are going to feel after, so I did not plan any work for that day this week.  Instead, we will watch the movie The Last Emperor if you are up for it. I love you and I am proud of you!

ISEE Study (no Thursday)

1. You missed this last week, so practice an essay today.  See Mom for prompt and timing.

2. Do the root of numbers in the ISEE book on page 168-170.  If you don't know how to work them, review how to do roots of numbers here or ask Mom to work through them with you.

3.  Do vocabulary #41-60 on pages 70-72 of the ISEE book.

4. Do the percent change on pages 176-177 of the ISEE book.

Math  - Chapter 2/3 of Elementary Algebra (no Thursday)

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.

Chapter 3, Summary and Review: All of Set 2.

Chapter 3 Test

Chapter 4, Lesson 1.  Watch the video and do all of sets 1 and 2.

Chapter 4, Lesson 2.  Watch the video and do all of sets 1 and 2.

Religion & Bible History (None Wednesday/Thursday) 

• Read Faith and Life 8 Chapter 7.  Discuss with Mom.
• Read Heavens Roar pages the correspond, then read your Bible Mark 3:20-35. 
• Read He Leadeth Me chapter 6 and discuss it with Mom.

Language Arts

Literature (None Wednesday/Thursday)

1. Read letters 28-29 and come see Mom to do study questions.
2. Read letters 30-31 and come see Mom to do the study questions.
3. Read Screwtape Proposes a Toast and come see Mom to do the study questions.   

English From the Roots Up 

• Learn the three new roots for this week - verbum, nomen/nominis, pro
• List as many extra words that fit the new roots as you can on a piece of paper.
• Study the roots throughout the week.  

Middle School Essay Writing (None Wednesday/Thursday)

• Monday, just do the practice ISEE essay.
• Tuesday, read page 13 in How to Write a 5-paragraph essay on converting a prompt to a claim and do the exercises on pages 14/15.
• Friday, Read page 16 in How to Write a 5-paragraph essay nn identifying supporting reasons and do the exercise on page 17.

Modern World History (None Thursday)

Do WWI Lesson 1 on the Causes of WWI

Do WWI Lesson 2 on Messages and Propaganda

Do WWI Lesson 3 on the Western Front

Do WWI Lesson 4 on Trench Warfare

Foundations (None Thursday)

Lesson 1
Watch this video on procrastinating and this one on how to study for a test.

Lesson 2

• Look over the document I printed on Test Preparation Strategies.  Place this in your binder for reference.

• Look over the document I printed on how to study for a math test.  Place this in your binder for reference.

Lesson 3
Look over the Test Taking Strategies I printed.  Place this in your binder for reference.

Lesson 4

1. Look over and make sure you are familiar with the 12 Power Words for tests I printed.
2. Read this Article on Studying for a Test

World Geography (None Thursday)

1. Read about the different elements that make up Global cultures such as Language, Government, Religion etc.  Read pages 80-85 in the World Geography book.  Watch the Crash Course video on Race, Ethnicity and Culture.
2. Read about the different Political and Economic systems.  Read pages 86-90 in the World Geography book.  Watch the Crash Course video on Capitalism, Communism and Political Economies.
3. Watch the video about Economic Systems here.
4. Read about Resources, Trade and the Environment.  Read pages 91-95 in the World Geography book.

Social Justice/Catholic Social Teaching

Monday at 9 a.m. with Maura and Mom and Friday at 9 a.m. this week is just you and I since Maura will be traveling.

Exploring Electronics & Down to Earth

Do any homework or assignments from these classes before Wednesday.

Eighth Grade Week Six: October 9-13, 2023

I am ALWAYS available to help you.  I love you and I am proud of you!

ISEE Study 

1.  Do descriptive passage 2 on pages 118-119 of your ISEE book.  

2.  Review how to find the median.  Remember, this is different than the mean we did last week.  You will  need a way to remember what each term means. 

3.   Do Expository passage 2 on pages 134-135 of your ISEE book.

4. Practice essay today.  See Mom for prompt and timing.

5.  Review how to find the mode.  This is different than both mean and median.  You need to remember which method goes with which word.  I remember mode and most both start the same, but whatever trick works for you.

Math  - Chapter 2/3 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.

Chapter 3, Lesson 4: Watch video. Do all of Set 1 and Set 2.

Chapter 3, Lesson 5: Watch video. Do all of Set 1 and Set 2 - 12, 13, 14, 16 a, c, e, g, i, k, 17 a, b, d, 18, 19

Chapter 3, Lesson 6: Watch video. Do all of Set 1 and Set 2 - 4, 5, 6 a, b, c, d, 7, 8 a, c, e, g, i, 9

Chapter 3, Lesson 7: Watch video. Do all of Set 1 and Set 2.

Chapter 3, Summary and Review: All of Set 1.

Religion & Bible History (None Wednesday) 

• Read Faith and Life 8 Chapter 6.  Discuss with Mom.
• Read Heavens Roar pages the correspond, then read your Bible Mark 3:7-19. 
• Read Bible History Unit 5 Part 4: 4-5 and do the questions.
• Read He Leadeth Me chapter 5 and discuss it with Mom.

Language Arts

Literature (None Wednesday)

1. Read letters 19-21 and come see Mom to do study questions.
2. Read letters 22-24 and come see Mom to do the study questions.
3. Read letters 25-27 and come see Mom to do the study questions.   
4.  “Certainly we do not want men to allow their Christianity to flow over into their political life, for the establishment of anything like a really just society would be a major disaster.”  Write several paragraphs explaining what Screwtape means by this quote and giving some examples of how this is relevant today.

English From the Roots Up 

• Test Monday since we forgot on Friday.
• Learn the three new roots for this week - skopeo, video/visum, logos
• List as many extra words that fit the new roots as you can on a piece of paper.
• Study the roots throughout the week.  

Middle School Essay Writing (None Wednesday)

Instead of moving on this week, we are going to take the Persuasive Essay from last week and work together to revise it on Monday and Tuesday.  Then, nothing on Wednesday and I will add lessons for Thursday and Friday after the 5-paragraph essay book I ordered arrives this week.

Modern World History 

1. Watch the story of the Wright Brothers here, then read The Great San Francisco Earthquake and Fire then  watch 1906 Footage of the SF Earthquake.
2. Watch about the North Pole Exploration of 1909.  Read I, Matthew Hansen
3. Watch Ntl Geographic Secrets of the Titanic on the TV and look at book on the Titanic from Ntl Geo Kids.
4. Read Book 8 Chapers 35, 36.  Do the 1911 vs. 2023 Cost of Living worksheet Mom printed and use the inflation calculator to plug in values.  
5. Look at The Century for Young People Chapter 2 pages 23-44.

Foundations

Lesson 1

Take notes on one of your videos for History today or tomorrow.  Show Mom your notes.

Lesson 2

Take notes on one article you read this week for World Geography.  Show Mom your notes.

Lesson 3

Watch the “Marking A Text” Video (3.55 Minutes)

Lesson 4

Watch this longer step by step video on marking the text 

Lesson 5

Read All Creatures Great and Small Chapters16-18 and come talk to Mom about what you read.  This doesn't have to be saved for Friday, you can read it over the course of the week if you wish.

World Geography

1. Read Geography: A Visual Encyclopedia pages 122-151.
2. Read about climate change at the link here  Be sure to explore the difference between climate change and global warming at the related articles link on the right hand side of the page.
3. Read this article on how climate changing is affecting the earth's ecosystems.
4. Watch this video on classifying climates.
5. What climate-related issue do you think will become most vital to address in your lifetime?  Why?  Explain your answer in writing.

Social Justice/Catholic Social Teaching

Monday and Friday at 9 a.m. with Maura and Mom.

Exploring Electronics & Down to Earth

Do any homework or assignments from these classes before Wednesday.

Eighth Grade Week Five: October 2-6, 2023

MONDAY - You will take an online ISEE practice test today that will help us know where to focus our prep moving forward.  This is all you will do today.  Ask Mom to log you in on the main computer to take it.  Remember, guesses are okay if you don't know and try to answer all the questions.

I am ALWAYS available to help you.  I love you and I am proud of you!

We need to start off Tuesday talking about the readings from last week for He Leadeth Me and All Creatures Great & Small.

ISEE Study - Remember that on the ISEE there is no penalty for guessing.  If you don't know the answer to a question, take your best guess.

1.  Work on percent change problems here.  Do questions 1-10 on  Your Turn at the bottom of the page.  Use paper to work them out.

2.  Practice figuring out mean here.  Do the twenty on pages 1 and 2.  They give you the answers but try to work them out before looking.  Use paper to work them out if you need.

3.  Work on fractions, decimals, percents here.  Do questions 1-12 in Your Turn.

4.  Practice essay today.  See Mom for prompt and timing.

Math  - Chapter 2/3 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.

1. Test over Chapter 2.  Come ask Mom for the test sheet when you are ready.

2. Chapter 3, Lesson 1: Watch video. Do all of Set 1 and Set 2.

3. Chapter 3, Lesson 2: Watch video. Do all of Set 1 and Set 2.

4. Chapter 3, Lesson 3: Watch video. Do all of Set 1 and Set 2.

Religion & Bible History  (nothing on Wednesday, we'll do He Leadeth me next week)

• Read Faith and Life 8 Chapter 5.  Discuss with Mom.
• Read Heavens Roar page 10-11.  Read your Bible Mark 2:15-3:6. 
• Read Bible History Unit 5 Part 4: 1-3 and do the questions.

Language Arts

Literature (not on Wednesday)

1. Read letters 10-12 and come see Mom to do study questions.
2. Read letters 13-15 and come see Mom to do the study questions.
3. Read letters 16-18 and come see Mom to do the study questions.   

English From the Roots Up 

• Test on Friday on the first four weeks.  Make sure you are ready.

Middle School Essay Writing 

Week 5 Lesson 1 (worksheet from Mom)

Week 5 Lesson 2 (worksheet from Mom)

Week 5 Lesson 3 (worksheet from Mom)

Week 5 Lesson 4 (worksheet from Mom)

Modern World History (Do work on Wednesday this week)

1. Read Book 8, Chapter 29 on Spanish American War.  Write 8-9 sentences on the war, especially the causes and outcome.
2. Watch Spanish American War for Dummies.  Watch The Square Deal for Dummies - Teddy Roosevelt's Progressive Era Reforms.
3. Read Book 8 Chapters 21 and 31 and 32. Watch this video on how the Panama Canal was built.  Read Locks, Crocs & Skeeters this book is coming via mail so you may have to wait until tomorrow if it doesn't come today.
4. Watch Video on Simple History: Ford Model T.  Look at Time for Kids Henry Ford.  Write for me a story:  Your family has just purhcased one of the first model T cars ever produced.  Where do you go, and what is the trip like?

Foundations (Do work on Wednesday this week)

Lesson 1

    Learn to take notes with the Cornell system. Here’s an example.

Lesson 2

3.        Look over the Example of Cornell Notes Method – Mom printed for you
     Watch the  “How To Take Cornell Notes” Video (5.27 Minutes)

Lesson 3

    Watch the video. What’s the point of taking notes this way (or in your own way but with similar effect)? How do you use them? What’s an advantage of the system?

Lesson 4

Read All Creatures Great and Small Chapters 13-15 and come talk to Mom about what you read.  This doesn't have to be saved for Friday, you can read it over the course of the week if you wish.

World Geography

1. Read some of the book you chose for World Geography this week. 
2. Make sure your vocabulary list is updated of any terms you've learned so far.

Social Justice/Catholic Social Teaching

Monday and Friday at 9 a.m. with Maura and Mom.

Exploring Electronics & Down to Earth
Do any homework or assignments from these classes before Wednesday.