7th Grade Cumulative
Homework
10/01
Daily Reaction: Should parents be required to be involved in the PTO?
Book Work: Chapter 3, Section 4 (Vocab and questions)
Articles: Junior Scholastic articles due Thursday (Sept. 1st Issue)
10/02
Daily Reaction: Honesty: Should those people have reported the incorrect gas prices?
Book Work: Nothing
Articles:
Arctic Meltdown
· RUAR and answer: What’s happening to the polar bears that may cause them to be extinct someday?
Other: Chapter 3
Test On Tuesday
10/03
Daily Reaction: None
Book Work: None
Articles:
Retreating Glaciers threatening Arctic lifestyles (RUAR)
** Use this article to help you on the essay study guide
Other: Chapter 3
Test On Tuesday or Wednesday
10/06
Daily Reaction: Campaign: Should the candidates stick to just the issues or also attack character?
Book Work: None
Articles:
Global Warming
· (RUAR and answer think about it questions)
“The Arctic is Screaming,” scientists say
· (RUAR and explain what they mean when they say that the arctic is “a canary in a coal mine”
Other: Chapter 3
Test On Wednesday
Essay Study Guide due Wednesday
10/07
Daily Reaction: MyKey: Is this an unfair control on your liberty to drive?
Book Work: None
Articles: Species are Going to be Lost (RUAR and pick 2 species and tell how their ecosystems are changing)
Other: Chapter 3
Test On THURSDAY
Essay Study Guide due THURSDAY
10/08
Daily Reaction:
Book Work: Chapter 3 Review Due Tomorrow
Articles: None
Other: Chapter 3
Test On THURSDAY
Essay Study Guide due THURSDAY
10/09
Daily Reaction: None
Book Work: None
Articles: Junior Scholastic in-class reading
10/10
Daily Reaction: None
Book Work: None
Articles: Junior Scholastic in-class reading
10/14
Daily Reaction: Harassment: Do you think it’s a good idea to report harassment on a website? Do you think we should do that here?
Book Work: Unit 6 Intro Activities (due tomorrow)
Chapter 16, Section 1 (Vocab and questions) (Due Thurs)
Articles: None
Other: Journals Due This Week! (chapters 2 and 3)
10/15
Daily Reaction: ICC-Smoking: Do you think that it’s an abuse of rights or something that has to be done for the greater good?
Book Work: Chapter 16, Section 1 (Vocab and questions)
Articles: None
Other: Journals Due This Week! (chapters 2 and 3)
10/16
Daily Reaction: Getting Personal / Personal Attack : Is the way McCain is attacking Obama going to be good or bad for him?
Book Work: Chapter 16, Making Connections (pg. 463)
Articles:
Rewriting the Science
· (RUAR and answer: What is government trying to do to make global warming a less serious issue?)
Other: Journals Due This Week! (chapters 2 and 3)
10/17
Daily Reaction: None
Book Work: None
Articles:
Global Warming too Hot to Ignore (RUAR)
Global
Warming Weakens
“We Still Don’t Buy It” Political Cartoon (Tell what it means)
“Emissions Caps” Political Cartoon (Tell what it means)
10/20
Daily Reaction: Grades: What do you think your grade should be based on your effort this quarter?
Book Work: None
Articles:
Impending Meltdown
· (RUAR and describe why permafrost leads to fears of vicious global warming)
10/21
Daily Reaction: Temperament: Does it matter what kind of temperament our president has?
Book Work: None
Articles:
Growing
Up in
· (RUAR and write your own questions and answer it)
·
(RUAR and answer Think About It Questions)
10/22
Daily Reaction: Endorsement: Are endorsements effective in influencing voters?
Book Work: None
Articles:
Secrets of the mummies
· (RUAR and answer Think About It Questions)
Report steps up warning of global warming threat
·
(RUAR and answer: Why are humans to blame?)
Melting ice may create economic opportunities
· (RUAR and explain why melting ice may create economic opportunities)
·
(RUAR and answer: How dangerous could this
threat be?)
10/23
Daily Reaction: None
Book Work: None
Articles:
Howard Carter and the “Curse of the Mummy”
· (RUAR and answer: Was it a curse or another explanation?)
10/27
Daily Reaction: Education: What do you think the sign about education in Mr. Dorrington’s room means?
Book Work: Chapter 16, Section 2 (questions and Vocab)
Articles: None
10/28
Daily Reaction: Slave Trader KKK: Do you think they should change the name of that school?
Book Work: Chapter 16, Section 2 (questions and Vocab)
Articles: None
10/29
Daily Reaction: Convicted Felon: Do you think Ted Stevens should be allowed to run for Senator?
Book Work: Chapter 16 Review (Omit #23 & #25)
Essay Study Guide
Articles: None
Other: Chapter 16 Test
Tomorrow!
10/30
Daily Reaction: None
Book Work: None
Articles: In-Class reading of Junior Scholastic Articles
10/31
Daily Reaction: (**Some class got a reaction and some did not) Test Results: What do you think we need to do to improve our test scores?
Book Work: Chapter 17, Section 1 (questions and vocab)
Articles: Junior Scholastic September 15th issue due Monday
11/3
Daily Reaction: election: Why is it so important to vote?
Book Work: Chapter 17, Sections 1 and 2 (questions and vocab) due Wednesday
Articles:
Who Would Make a great President?
· (RUAR and answer: Who would be a better president? and Should George Washington be rated 7th?)
11/4
Daily Reaction: Polls: Why are so many people voting in this election?
Book Work: Chapter 17, Sections 1 and 2 (questions and vocab) due Wednesday
Articles:
President
of the
· (RUA, explain why each chose Obama, and answer: Do you agree or disagree?)
11/5
Daily Reaction: electoral college: Should it be changed? Is it fair?
Book Work: Chapter 17, Sections 3 (questions and vocab)
Chapter 17 Making Connections (p. 481)
Chapter 17 Geography Skill (p. 487)
Articles: None
11/6
Daily Reaction: Foreign Prospective: How do you think foreigners will view this election?
(1st Period’s Reaction was Governor-Senate)
Book Work: Chapter 17, Sections 3 (questions and vocab) (Due Tomorrow)
Articles: None
11/7
Daily Reaction: None
Book Work: None
Articles: In-class reading Junior Scholastic articles
11/10
Daily Reaction: Veterans Day: Why do we set aside a day to honor veterans?
Book Work: Chapter 17, Section 4 (questions and vocab)
Articles:
Why do we honor veterans (just read and react)
Future in Focus (just read and react)
11/11
Daily Reaction: None
Book Work: Chapter 17, Sections 3 and 4 (questions and Vocab) (Due Wed)
Articles:
Price of coming home wounded on the rise
· RUAR and answer: What can we do to help out these wounded soldiers who are coming home?
Number of disabled veterans rising (RUAR)
veteran finds purpose in remembrance (RUAR)
11/12
Daily Reaction: Veterans Day Assembly: Was it better to be at school or at home on Veterans Day?
Book Work: Chapter 17, Section 5 (questions and Vocab)
Articles:
Human
rights in
· RUAR and give two examples of human rights abuse.
· RUAR and answer: How are women’s rights being abused?
11/13
Daily Reaction: Perfection: Why is it demanded at
Book Work: Chapter 17, Section 5 (questions and Vocab) (due tomorrow)
Articles: None
11/14
Daily Reaction: Physically fit: Is the video game worth it or a waste of time?
Book Work: Chapter 17, Section 5 (questions and Vocab) (now due Monday)
Articles:
In class reading: Junior Scholastic, Veterans Day, and
11/17
Daily Reaction: Racism: How can we end it?
Book Work: None
Articles: None
Other: Chapter 17
Test On Thursday
11/18
Daily Reaction: John McCain: Should Obama look for ability rather than party when choosing his cabinet?
Book Work: Chapter 17 Review (Omit 22, 24, 26)
Chapter 17 Section Quizzes
Articles: None
Other: Chapter 17
Test On Thursday
11/19
Daily Reaction: Public vs. Private: What kind of school should Obama send his kids to?
Book Work: Chapter 17 Section Quizzes
Chapter 17 Review (Omit 22, 24, 26)
Articles:
Thirst for power drove Iraqi regime (RUAR)
Legality of war still a hot potato (RUAR)
War
against
**You will need to have read these 3 articles by tomorrow in order to answer Essay #4 on the test
Other: Chapter 17
Test Tomorrow
11/20
Daily Reaction: None
Book Work: None
Articles: In class work on junior scholastic articles
11/21
Daily Reaction: The Big 3: Should the American tax payers
bail out the automakers or let them go bankrupt?
Book Work: None
Articles: In Class Work on Junior Scholastic Articles