8th Grade Week 12: November 20-24, 2023

It's a short week due to Thanksgiving, but we don't have co-op on Wednesday so I did give you three days of work.  You have done an excellent job on those Eastside Catholic essays, thank you for working so hard on them.

ISEE Study /EC Application

Finish that final EC essay.  I am also going to score your practice test and we can discuss what areas you still want to focus on for the next two weeks before the test on Dec. 16.

Math  - Chapter 5 of Elementary Algebra

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

Chapter 5, Lesson 7.  Watch the video and do Set 1 and Set 2.

Chapter 5, Lesson 8.  Watch the video and do Set 1 and Set 2.

Chapter 5, Review.  Do set 1 (skip 7 and 10).

Religion & Bible History 

• Read Mark 4:35-5:20 and the accompanying pages in Heaven's Roar.
• Read Unit 7 Part 1 in Bible History and do the questions to go along with it.
• Read He Leadeth Me Chapters 11 and 12.

Language Arts

Literature 

1. Read chapter 5 and discuss chapters 1-5 with Mom.  Do the two worksheets for chapter 5 that Mom will give you.
2. Written assignment:  Is life after the Rebellion better, worse or the same as before the Rebellion?   Why?  Use examples from the book to defend your answer.  One or two paragraphs is fine, it's not an essay.
3. Read chapter 6 and discuss with Mom.  Do the worksheet for chapter 6.

English From the Roots Up 

• No new words this week, just make sure you review all the previous words so far.

Middle School Essay Writing

• Work on your ISEE application essays this week.

Modern World History 

• Harding Book 9 Chapter 7.  Watch Warren G Harding 60-second Presidents.
• Roaring 20s read Book 9 Chapter 8 and watch this video on the 1920s.
• Read Book 9 Chapter 11 and watch this video on the Roaring 20s activities.

Foundations (None Wednesday) 

Read All Creatures Great and Small.  You should be up to Chapter 33 by the end of Thanksgiving.

Lesson 1

Do steps five and six.  Click on those links to learn more about how to do it.

Lesson  2

Do steps seven and eight.  Click on those links to learn more about how to do it.

Lesson 3

You can do steps 9 and 10 if you think of anything new to add.  Otherwise, do steps eleven and twelve.  Make sure you use reputable sources online.  Just because someone wrote it doesn't mean it's accurate.

World Geography  

We are going to study the human geography of Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean this week.

• Read Geography of the Human and Physical World, pages 180-190 and 200-212.