Advanced Math: I still have no takers for the Math Talent Search--something to think about. Quiz tomorrow! Today was spent reviewing all the items on the quiz, and students were encouraged to ask questions. Then using their iPads, students took a screenshot of the quiz focus items. In case they didn't, however, here is the list:
- Making a line of best fit
- Writing an equation for that line
- Answering questions from your model
- Writing equations from certain information
- Solving for x in an equation with x on both sides
- Giving a "real-life" situation that a linear equation could represent and vice-versa
- One long division problem
Language Arts: No new homework. We reviewed with the students common areas of concern with their spooky stories. They will receive their stories with revision suggestions tomorrow, and the next draft will be due Wednesday at midnight (or at least BEFORE coming to Language Arts on Thursday) via email.
Johnson's/Porter's Reading Class: Tomorrow we will watch "The Emissary" and then the rest of the week will be devoted to writing a compare/contrast piece and working with other pieces of fiction.
Hello to Friday! Another week has flown by! Can you believe we are 11 days into October already? We need to hold on tight to autumn before it's gone. Here are the class updates:
Advanced Math: Homework for Monday includes Problem 2.5 and ACE questions #14, 15, 16, 17, 21 (which can be found on your iPad pages 23 and 24 and 27 through 29.) We will have a quiz on Tuesday. (It was supposed to be Monday, but I failed to remind everyone in class today. I will review with you on Monday what the quiz will be covering.)
I *still* have no takers for the Math Talent Search through University of Wisconsin-Madison. It is such a wonderful challenge, and I hope some of you reconsider. I have the information posted at the front of the room. Otherwise, you can also find it here: Math Talent Search.
Language Arts: What a busy week in Language Arts! We continued our conversation about ethos, pathos, and logos and focus on the different parts of a business letter. Today the rough draft of the business letters were due. All but three students successfully turned in their letters! Way to go! You will get your stories back on Monday with revision suggestions. We will then give you a couple days to revise your story and turn it in for a teacher edit.
Happy Thursday! Sorry I'm late in updating the blog. I had to skip out for a language arts meeting. Here are the assignment reminders regarding tomorrow:
Advanced Math: For tomorrow, you need to complete ACE questions p. 12-22. There will be a quiz on Monday covering the same items as this week's quiz. Speaking of quizzes, remember that you can come after school just about every day and retake quizzes, and I'm still accepting any late homework. If your grade is not what you want it to be and you are willing to work hard, I am willing to help you out after school.
Language Arts: BUSINESS LETTERS ARE DUE TOMORROW! You will have all but the last 15 minutes to work on your letters. At that time, you will send, in an attachment, whatever you have completed at that point. Below is a copy of the sample business letter format that we shared in class:
And here is the list of tips that we gave you:
For complete points on this Draft 1, you need to have all parts of the letter present and properly formatted, including punctuation. You must have at least one example each of ethos, pathos, and logos, and these examples must be labeled (underlined, highlighted, or stated otherwise).
