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.