Monday 2:20 - 4:00 Tuesday Period 4 (11:00 - 11:46) Thursday in the Computer Lab 2:20 - 3:10 Bring your test and green book. … [Read more...]
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Tuesday, October 28th: Aim and Homework
Today we finished reading the first chapter of Fahrenheit 451. You can find the section of the chapter posted below. Aim: What do you believe is Bradbury's overall message to the reader in the first chapter of the novel? Homework: Due Wednesday, October 30th -Imagine that you are Montag. -What is Bradbury’s overall message to his main character? -Cite evidence from the book that proves your point. *Notice that this homework does not have a length requirement. However, it does require that you cite evidence from the story to support your answer. You do not have to use quotations, simply use your knowledge of what Montag has experienced throughout the novel. The more you write will show how much thought you actually put into … [Read more...]
What is the consequence of tampering with fate, in “The Monkey’s Paw,” by W.W. Jacobs?
Homework: ANSWER questions 1-6, for "AQ Very Old Man with Enormous Wings," by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. INDEPENDENT READING: Read 30 minutes. Write a response paragraph in a reading log. Look up 3 vocabulary words from your independent reading. NARRATIVE FICTION PROJECT: Work on the assignments . (Circus Performer Story) Final project, a 3-5 pg. original story, will be due Nov. 4, with all the smaller components: Freytag's Pyramid, Setting, Characterization, Images, Magical Realism) … [Read more...]
Bloom’s Taxonomy Worksheet
Here is the Bloom's Taxonomy Handout we have been working with in class. Please make sure you have a copy with you every day. [gview file="https://www.whsad.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Blooms-taxonomy-handout.docx"] … [Read more...]
Monday, 10/28/13
Aim: How do we solve multi-step equations involving distributive property and combining like terms? Homework:[gview file="https://www.whsad.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/HW1028.pdf"] … [Read more...]
Reminder
Test tomorrow October 29. The test is on everything from September until now. - Geography of the Colonies - Colonies (including problems with Great Britain) - American Revolution - Articles of Confederation *Please remember to bring a pencil and pen. The test is both Multiple Choice (pencil) and Short answer (pen). … [Read more...]
Friday, 10/25/13
Aim: Solving Equations Homework: No New Homework this weekend! Please be sure to catch up on all your work. You MUST hand in the Maze as it counts as a performance task!!! … [Read more...]
Unit 2 Review
In honor of the half day today, the morning classes participated in a review activity. The activity is attached. If you can't answer at least 80% of the questions, come see me during office hours next week! Have a good weekend! [gview file="https://www.whsad.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Unit-2-Review-and-Nothing-Else.pptx"] … [Read more...]
Periodicity Lab
Yesterday we explored the trends in reactivity as we travel from left to right on the periodic table. We saw a video of sodium and water reacting (watch it again here). There are many great videos of sodium and water reacting on YouTube, but we cannot access that from school. We then saw a demo of Mg reacting with HCl, and experimented with several metals in acid. Most groups concluded that reactivity decreases as you travel to the right on the periodic table. And that is correct . . . as far as we have seen. Next week we will explore periodic trends and we may see exceptions to that conclusion! Procedure: [gview file="https://www.whsad.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Periodicity-Lab-Procedure.doc"] … [Read more...]