Homework for 1/20-1/23/09

Math: Work in your book 5 nights/week making all corrections first before moving on to new material. If you run into a problem, you may call Denise between 7-8:30 pm at home. If we are not able to resolve the issue over the phone I will meet with you the following morning first thing. NO MATH HOMEWORK OVER THE LONG WEEKEND.

Wordly Wise: Study the 10 words that every student put together for the test on Tuesday, 1/20/09. (qwerty, aggravate, fraternize, zymurgy, inane, quinquennium, interfere, merchant, zyzzyva, explicit.)

Science: For 1/21/09 read and outline Chapter 4: Sections 1 & 2, pgs. 118.134. Put terms in your dictionary. Questions 1,2,3 on Pg. 125; Questions 1,2 on Page 134.
For 1/28/09, Science in the News Presentations: choose an article, read and understand it, and be prepared to present the information in 5 minutes.
For 2/4/09: Chapter 4: Section 3, Pages 135-150. Questions 1-24 on Pg. 149-150.

Reading/Writing: Please prepare a Reading Log for the end of the book that we read in class; due 1/20/09. (Something Wicked This Way Comes). Choose an age appropriate book for your reading level, (one which you have not read before) to begin 1/22/09. Ask me for suggestions if you have trouble choosing a book.

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Group 4B: Please bring 3 dividers for your geography section in your large binder, or in a separate 1" flexible, three-ring binder. Do questions 1-7, Page 30, for 1/23/09. In class we will begin writing a children's storybook for a Group 1 student explaining the relationship between the Earth and the Sun. Start thinking about what you would like to say and what your illustration might be.
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High School Chemistry: Do the first 4 chapters in your Chemistry Workshop II workbook for Tuesday, 1/20/09. We will try to do 4 chapters/week.
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Life Skills Unit

Group 5G have started a Life Skills Unit where they will explore adulthood!! Each student has picked a professional and a minimum wage job to compare the kinds of choices they will have to make in terms of finding a place to live, transportation, picking roommates, as well as familiarizing themselves with all of the associated issues that go with them. We will be using the Sunday Boston Globe to hunt for apartments/houses, to find vehicles,and to find bargains. Our Business Manager, Ron Sweet will be talking with them about payroll deductions. Students will use checks and their bank accounts to pay bills, and a spread sheet to track expenditures. Students' professional/minimum wage jobs are: Max- Financial Manager/short-order cook; Nick- Real estate agent/construction laborer; Bailey- Lawyer/cashier; Maya - Family Practitioner (MD)/amusement park worker; Eleanor - Occupational Therapist/Janitor; Alexandra - Registered Nurse/house painter; Riale - Pharmacist/painter's helper; Richard - Multimedia artist and animator; lifeguard or ski patrol; Allie - Computer software engineer (Apps.)/gas station attendant; Will- Biochemist/waiter.

Mystery Compare/Contrast Essay

On Monday, January 26th we will watch and discuss "Rear Window" during the morning. On Wednesday, January 28th we will watch and discuss "Dial M for Murder" during the morning. You will be required to take notes in class and to use them in writing a compare/contrast essay for this assignment. The handout on Compare/Contrast Essays will be a resource tool to ensure that you construct a superb essay!! Both films were directed by the same director, Alfred Hitchcock, and both are considered among his best films.