Week 7

Tuesday is the final full day of school. Portfolio presentations will be held Wed - Friday and is not a full day for students. Students are expected to show up at at their assigned times allotted for their presentations and may will not be allowed to present if they are more than 15 minutes late!

9th grade

Algebra I
12.13.10 Page 136 – 137; 10-28 Even
12.14.10 Page 136 – 137; 9-27 Even
12.15.10 Page 137; 29-33 All
12.16.10 Page 137; 34-38 All
12. 17. 10 Page 137; 39-43 All
1.3.11 Page 137; 44-49 All and 54-57 All
Error Analysis Due: 1.3.11 – Unit 2B Exam

Algebra I Honors
12.9.10 – Page 294; 1-12 ALL (GRAPHING)
12.13.10 – Graphing Worksheet
12.14.10 – Page 294; 15 – 22 All (SUBSTITUTION)
12.15.10 – Page 295; 37, 38, 39, 43, 49, 52, 54, 56 (SUBSTITUTION)
12.16.10 – Page 340; 1-4 ALL (GRAPHING and SUBSTITUTION)
12.17.10 – Page 343; 17 – 24 All (Unit 3 Review) and 41, 42, and 46 (Graphing and Substitution)

Error Analysis – Due: Monday, January 3, 2011

Merlin
Packet

Spanish I

Yaun
Homework 2-14:
Collect photos/magazine clippings/drawings of family members in preparation for Family Album
Write a 5 paragraph essay comparing/contrasting Hispanic family traditions and values with American (for Family Album)

Hendricks
Students need to complete the drafts of their Family Album Project over their break.
The class work from Monday is attached as well as the project description and rubric.

Science

Ullery
Monday and Tuesday: Complete Study Guide for Ch 7 Quiz. Remember, your quiz is on the 1st day you return from break.

10th grade

Geometry

Williams
All 10th graders have a review packet that will be due upon returning from Winter Break. A Day: Due – January 3rd and B Day: Due – January 4th

Spanish II

Campot
Monday/Tuesday: Reading and comprehension questions

Biology

Johnston
Please see Miss Johnston’s website, which is: http://teacherweb.com/DC/ThurgoodMarshallAcademy/Johnston/apt1.aspx

Week 6

Just a reminder that portfolio is right around the corner (next Wednesday 12/15/10 to be exact!!) and it is very important that students present what they've accomplished thus far this school year.

9th Grade

Spanish

Yaun
W/S 2-11: Make flash cards of family vocab, possessive adjectives, w/s on tener (Due: Dec. 8; 9)
W/S 2-12: Make flash cards of months; eyes; hair vocab, w/s on birthday; age; eye, hair color (Due: Dec. 13, 14)

Algebra

Allen/Kaplan/Bell
12.6.10
Page 278; 11-18 All
12.7.10
Page703; #21 and 23-32 All
12.8.10
Page 703; 33-38 All and 47-50 All
12.9.10
Page 703; 1-10 All
12.10.10
Page 703; 11-20 All

Honors Algebra
12.6.10
Page 278; 11-18 All
12.7.10
Page 278; 23-32 All
12.8.10
Page 278-279; 33-42 All
12.9.10
Page 294; 1,2 and 7-12 All
12.10.10
Graphing Systems of Linea Equations Worksheet

Social Studies

Walker
World History 1 Homework this week:
1. Africa in Middle Ages Study Guide
2. Africa DBQ Essay Graphic Organizer

English

Jayne
Monday: Practice MCAS Passage
Tuesday: Revise City Project for Portfolio
Wednesday: Mythology Packet
Thursday: Cover Letter Due
Friday: No Homework

Ullery
Monday & Tuesday: No Homework unless you haven’t yet finished your pamphlet.
Wednesday and Thursday: Hot Spots and Volcanoes Lab Reflection
Friday: 7.1 and 7.2 Section Review


10th Grade

Spanish II

Campot
Tuesday/Wednesy: Practice your presentation in front of an adult and get a signature on the slip provided in class.
Thursday/Friday: No hay.

Literature

Lloyd
Monday: Parallel Myths readings
Tuesday: Prep for presentations
Wednesday: Executive Summaries
Thursday: Review for quiz
Friday: Binder organization

Biology

Please see Miss Johnston’s website, which is: http://teacherweb.com/DC/ThurgoodMarshallAcademy/Johnston/apt1.aspx

Physics

Allison
1. Egg Drop Lab Reports- Due December 9(A) and 8(B)
2. Quiz on Momentum- Dec 7(A)/8(B)
3. Review of work, power and energy- Dec 9A/10B
4. Exam on work, power and energy- Dec 13(A)/14(B)
ALL WORK, QUIZZES AND EXAMS ARE DUE BEFORE WINTER BREAK!!

Week 5

Happy Holidays everyone and welcome back! Remember parents that Portfolio presentations for 9th graders and other students as well is right around the corner. You should work to ensure students have all their materials necessary to deliver an outstanding presentation!

9th grade

Spanish

Yaun
Practice and memorize dialogue with partner for Major Assessment (Due: November 30: B days; December 1: A Days)
Finish Stations Packet (Due: December 2: B Days; December 3: A Days)
Make flash cards of Professions (Due: December 5: B Days; December 6: A Days)

Hendricks

Monday, November 29th-Finish Day Sheet Packet
Wednesday, December 1st-Complete graphic organizer for Family Album Project and bring in family pictures
Friday, December 3rd: NO CLASS

Algebra

Bell/Kaplan/Merlin
Assignments related to 2.7
Quiz Thursday related to 2.4,2.5,2.7
Review of Quiz and chapters related Friday

Honors

Allen
11.29.10
Page 279; 57-64 All
11.30.10
Page 270; 47-58 All
12.1.10
Page 269; 1-21 Odd
12.2.10
Page 269; 23-41 Odd
12.3.10
Page 269; 1-10 All

Science

Ullery
Mon and Tuesday: Complete Rough Draft of Earthquakes Pamphlet (if not completed in class).
Wed and Thursday: Complete Final Earthquake Pamphlet.
Friday: Volcano reflection questions

Social Studies

Walker/Lee
IBN Battuta Biography

English

Jayne
Monday: MCAS Monday-Practice Nonfiction passage
Tuesday: Persuasion Review Activity
Wednesday: Cities Project Corrections
Thursday: Poster Presentations
Friday: None

Dalton
Monday-take home test
Tuesday-Create god and first male and female for original creation myth
Wednesday-Complete plot map for myth
Thursday-Comprehension questions for myth
Friday-create your own male God

Technology
no homework this week!

10th grade

Spanish

Campot
Mon/Tue: Vocabulary cards #16-31
Wed/Thur: Worksheet
Fri/Mon: Write out your morning routine in Spanish (10 sentences)

DC History

Ms. O
Due Wed/Thur:
Nine Live of Marion Barry post-viewing questions
Due Fri/Mond:
Structure of Gov’t Questions

English

Lloyd
World Lit- 11-29-2010
Monday: Research essay
Tuesday: Find another example of an archetype for a different fairytale
Wednesday: Write your own type 709 archetype/ version of Snow White
Thursday: DC CAS Practice
Friday: Work on Parallel Myths Presentations

Scogin
Monday: Vocabulary
Tuesday: Vocabulary
Wednesday: Vocabulary and Reading Comprehension
Thursday: Vocabulary and study
Friday: Reading Comprehension

Physics
The egg drop lab report is due December 8th for B day and December 9th for A day

Q2 Week 2

The second week of Quarter 2 is here and Q2P1 is coming up soon! Please remember that this Wednesday night beginnning at 6pm, 1st quarter report card conferences will be held. All teachers and staff will be available to assist you in any way possible! Also be minded that this Thursday, November 11 there will be no school.

9th Grade

Science

Ullery
Monday: Finish Lab Analysis Questions 1-8b
Tuesday and Wednesday: Sea Floor Spreading Reflection
Friday: Quiz #3 review

Technology

Morean
1. Final Draft of Tech & Law Essay w/ works cited & in-text citations (double sided) à Edited & signed by adult

2. Final Corrected copy of Tech & Law Essay completed (printed double sided)

Both piece DUE Together Wednesday Nov 10 (B) Fri Nov 12 (A).

English

Dalton
Monday-Complete 25 notecards and outline
Tuesday- Complete works cited page and rough draft
Wednesday-Type rough draft, works cited page, and outline
Thursday – NO SCHOOL
Friday – Complete the 2nd part of speech

Jayne
Monday: MCAS Mondays: Practice Nonfiction Passages
Tues: Cities Project Draft
Wed: Persuasion Activity

Spanish

Hendricks
Tuesday: Complete review worksheet on SER and personality adjectives.
Friday: Finish Selena worksheet. Complete SER pictogram.

Yaun
Worksheet 2-4 (due B days: Nov. 10; A days: Nov. 12)
Worksheet 2-5 (due B days: Nov. 15; A days: Nov. 16)

Algebra

Bell/Kaplan/Allen

Assignments related to units 3.2 & 3.3
Project "Choice is Yours" is due this Wednesday (11/10/2010)

10th Grade

English

Scogin
Monday: Vocabulary
Tuesday: Vocabulary
Wednesday: Vocabulary and Reading Comprehension
Friday: Reading Comprehension

Spanish

Campot
Tues/Wed: Estudiar (practice quiz y tarjetas de vocabulario)
Fri/Mon: Reflection on Socratic Seminar

Social Studies

Ms. Ok
Monday: Finish typing rough draft of portfolio project
Tuesday/Wednesday: Finish DCCAS Open Response Question
Pg 746 #4 Create an outline for the events that lead up to WWI.
Thursday: No School
Friday: Finish Guided Notes on Section 2 of Unit. Pg 747-751

Academic Workshop

Somerville
No HW assignments are due in Academic Workshop this week.

Week 1 Q2

Good day to students and parents of the TMA community! Can you believe that the first quarter of the 2010-2011 school year has ended and the second quarter has just begun. Hopefully up to this point, the homework blog has been helpful in keeping you up to date with your students assignments and other happenings within the Warrior community.

9th Grade

Social Studies

Walker
Study Guide
China and Japan Unit Exam Wednesday and Thursday this week

Algebra I

Kaplan/Allen/Bell
Quiz 2.1-2.3
Review 2.1-2.3
PROJECT DUE NOVEMBER 10th!!!

Honors
3.1-3.2
PROJECT DUE NOVEMBER 10th!!!

Spanish

Yaun
W/S 2-2 (Ser.Personality traits): Due: Nov. 4 B days; Nov. 5 A days
W/S 2-3 (Ser.Personality traits): Due: Nov. 8 B days; Nov. 9 A days

Ullery
Tuesday and Wednesday: section review 4.2 Thursday and Friday: Continental Drift Lab reflection

English

Dalton

Jayne
Monday: Practice MCAS passage
Tuesday: Research Article
Wednesday: Main Idea Homework
Thursday: Research Cards for Cities Project
Friday: None



10th grade

English

Scogin
Monday: Vocabulary
Tuesday: Vocabulary and Reading Comprehension
Wednesday: Vocabulary
Thursday: Vocabulary
Friday: Vocabulary and Reading Comprehension

Spanish II

Campot
Mon/Tue: Bring an item for the Ofrenda
Wed/Thur: Flashcards for irregulares
Fri/Sat: Hoja de trabajo

Geometry

Williams
Bottom of Guided Notes packet

Honors Geometry
Study for Unit 1 Exam using Guided Notes 12 – 18. GN19 and GN20 are review packets due on the day of the exam, Friday, November 5, 2010. There will be a 100 point Binder check on the day of the Exam.

Academic Workshop

Somerville
Due Wednesday/Thursday - HW #13 Worksheet
Due Friday/Monday – HW #14 Worksheet

Final Week of the First Quarter!!

As the first quarter comes to an end, ( I know, I can't believe it either) this is the last week that students will recieve credit for any and all assignments before the gradebooks are closed and the grading period officially comes to an end. Parents please inform your students to go to their instructors and make up any missed assignments (if the instructor allows) and turn them in quickly for a grade. Also, this week is Spirit Week and students will be allowed to dress out of uniform as long as the dress code matches the theme for the day. Also, some projects are due this week and count as a major grade in the class and portfolio assessment. Please remind students that these assignments are extremely important and must be completed by due date!!

9th grade

English

Preston
Monday – Who am I paper Final Draft – with peer editing corrections included
Tuesday – Short story plot analysis
Wednesday – Research Note Cards
Thursday – Research Project

Dalton
Monday- Create a brainstorm web for describing “Who I Am?”
Tuesday- Using brainstorm we and the block outline
Wednesday-Write Final Draft of “Who Am I?” paper
Thursday- Write Rough Draft of “The City Paper”
Friday- No School


Jayne
Mon. None
Tues. Practice MCAS Passage
Wed. Literary Analysis Essay
Thurs. Short Story Literary Elements Assignment

Spanish

Yaun
LA TAREA (HOMEWORK) 1-17: FINAL EXAM REVIEW GUIDE – QUARTER 1 Due A: Oct. 25
Review 2 (Final Quarter 1 Exam): Stations [Packet] Due B: Oct. 26, A: Oct. 27

Hendricks
Tuesday-Finish packet on estar and emotions vocabulary
Thursday-Study for quiz on estar/emotions vocabulary
Complete review guide

Algebra

Kaplan/Bell
Exam Review
Unit 2 Exam on Wednesday

Honors
Assignments related to 2.2-2.3

Social Studies
World History: The Diary of Lady Murasaki with 4 comprehension Questions.
This is due by Thursday

Science
Monday: Part 3 of Ft. DuPont Map Packet

Tuesday and Wednesday: Unit Exam Review

Thursday and Monday: Reflection


Technology
Study for vocab quiz &
Essay due Wed/Thr


10th Grade

English

Scogin
Monday-Vocabulary
Tuesday-Vocabulary, Reading Comprehension
Wednesday-Vocabulary
Thursday-Vocabulary
Friday-Vocabulary, Reading Comprehension

Lloyd
Monday: What do you think sheet? Answer two questions on the text.
Tuesday: Vocab Words
Wednesday: Room 101 Task-bring in/decide upon an article/item you hate
Thursday: Find an example of persuasive writing that uses at least 5 features of persuasive writing and bring it in


Spanish

Campot
Monday/Tuesday: Study for Major Quiz y Practice worksheets
Wed/Thursday: No hay tarea. L

Social Studies

Ms. Ok
Monday/Tuesday:
Prepare for Open Notes test and Journal Check
Wednesday/Thursday:
No Homework

Physics
DUE NEXT CLASS
Read the rest of chapter 5 and Write a total of 5 things
5 questions you have about the chapter
5 things you understand about the chapter Some combination of both Complete 3-1 Forces handout #1-3
Due Friday, October 29th by 5 pm
Go to the website and complete the assignment for blog 2
There will be a quiz on Newton’s 2nd law Monday, November 1st (honors) Tuesday, November 2nd (general)

Week 8

Discipline Class this Tuesday, (10/18/2010) from 12:15-1:45 (half day) those students have been informed already and should report on time to the cafeteria.

9th Grade

English

Dalton
Monday- Reading Comprehension Questions for The Monkey Garden and Red Clowns

Tuesday- Reading Comprehension Questions for Linoleum Roses

Wednesday- Complete Review Packet

Thursday- Study for Unit 1 Exam

Friday- Begin researching the for the city project

Preston

Jayne
Monday: None (Except for those redoing their summer reading project)

Tuesday: Literary Analysis Essay

Wed: Practice MCAS Passage

Thurs. Symbolism and Theme packet

Fri. None


Science

Ullery
Monday/ Tuesday: Complete Topographic Lab Reflection Questions

Wednesday/ Thursday: Complete Orientation Reflection Questions

Friday/ Monday: Review Unit Exam #1

Spanish

Yaun
W/S 1-16 on estar and emotions w/ flash cards: Oct. 20 (B), 21 (A)

Review Packet: Oct. 26 (B), 27 (A)

Hendricks

Tuesday-None

Thursday-Complete Selena reflection and review worksheet on estar

Algebra I

Homework assignments related to Unit 2.1 - 2.2

Honors Algebra

Homework assignments related to 2.4-2.5
Quiz 2.1 - 2.5
Exam Review this Friday

Social Studies

Walker/Lee
Student Reading/Drawing on Genghis Khan
Quiz this week – Tang and Song Dynasties and Confucius
Review Notes

Technology

Check their email – I have been assigning very simple tasks but require students to be checking their email.

Also, I am assigning their Internet Privacy Issues essay tomorrow – due Oct 27/28


10th grade

English

Scogin
Monday: Vocabulary, work on essay

Tuesday: Vocabulary, work on essay

Wednesday: Vocabulary, study for test on the Kite Runner

Thursday: Vocabulary, work on essay, Due on Friday

Lloyd
Monday-Thesis statement for essay due Tuesday

Tuesday-Brainstorm for essay

Wednesday-Friday-Kite Runner Essay, Major Assignment Portfolio Project due
Friday 22nd 2010

Spanish

Campot
Tue/Wed:
1)Type up paragraphs
2)Bring tow pictures to accompany your paragraphs 3)Be prepared to work with your groups on the layout

Thur/Fri:
Final Layout due...
on 10/25 for Periods 1,3,4
on 10/26 for Periods 5,7,8

Academic Workshop

Due Monday and Tuesday- HW 11 Worksheet Due Wednesday and Thursday- Complete Notes From Class "Practice Quiz Questions"

Geometry

Homework (all classes - all week): Last page of Guided Notes Packet.

Week 7

Parents, please be on the lookout for Quarter 1 Progress Report 2 in the mail sometime this week. Remember that the 1st quarter comes to an end Ocotber 30th. As always, please ensure that all of your students are completing all assignments (homework, projects, etc.) and studying for quizzes and exams so they can achieve the best grade possible!!

9th Grade

Spanish

Yaun
Bring dictionaries: Oct. 14 (B), 15 (A)
W/S 1-15 on estar and emotions: Oct. 18 (B), 19 (A)

Hendricks
Wednesday: Study for unit test
Complete reflection on MS13 gang activity
Friday: Complete worksheet

Science

Ullery


Johnston
Please refer to her website

Algebra

Bell/Kaplan
Assignments related to 2.3 & 2.4
Review Benchmark

Honors Algebra 1
Review 1.5-1.9 and Benchmark
Assignments related to 1.5-1.9
Unit Exam on Friday

English

Preston/Dalton

Jayne
Tuesday: Practice Correcting Sentence Fragments and Run-ons Packet (All Classes) Comparing Themes Activity (Honors)
Thursday: Practice Nonfiction Passage


Social Studies

Walker/Lee


10th Grade

English

Lloyd

Scogin
Tuesday: Vocabulary
Wednesday: Vocabulary
Thursday: Vocabulary, Paragraph 2 and 3
Friday: Vocabulary, Paragraph 5 and conclusion

Social Studies

Ogunnaike
Tuesday:
Finish Law Related Activity
Study for Quiz

Wednesday
Pg 695 2-4
Study for quiz

Thursday/Friday
Read pg 701-705 Use the guided reading review to state the causes and effects of British Imperialism on India. Do parts A and B


DC History
Ms. "O"
Due Thursday/Friday: L’Enfant Newspaper article

Due Monday/Tuesday: Capitol or White House timeline


Spanish

Campot
Tuesday: Work on revising paragraphs
Wednesday/Thursday: Read article on reasons for immigrating from Mexico
Friday/Monday: Reflection on the movie (worksheet)

Academic Workshop

Somerville
Due Wednesday/Thursday - Error Analysis From Unit 1 Exam.

Geometry

Williams
Use Guided Notes 8 and 9 to study for your Unit Exam.
Honors Geometry Students: Finish class work.

Physics

Week 6

Parents, please be aware that Projects were assigned in Spanish, Social Studies and Math and are due this month. Projects account for 40% of a student's grade, and needless to say, they are very IMPORTANT!! They also are needed to fulfill portfolio requirements as it relates to what they are doing in class and how the assignment relates to real world applications.

9th Grade

Technology

Morean


Social Studies
Lee/Walker



Science

Ullery
Monday: Mapping Problems
Tuesday and Wednesday: pg 58 and 59 pre lab
Thursday and Friday: Post Lab reflection

Johnston
Please refer to her class website for more information

English

Jayne
Monday: None
Tuesday: Practice Nonfiction passag
Wednesday: Grammar Review Packet
Thursday: Take-home writing exercise
Friday: None

Dalton
Tues Perfect paragraph. “When you feel weaken and confused, what do you draw strength from?
8 sentence perfect paragraph, double spaced.
Wednesday-Review sheet for skills
Thursday-Review for Weekly quiz
Friday-Grammar Review

Preston
10/4/10 – none
10/5/10 – Adjectives description
10/6/10 – none due to Benchmark
10/7/10 – complete packet assignment
10/8/10 – review for Tuesday’s Quiz


Math

Bell/Kaplan/Merlin
Assignments related to 1.5-1.9
Benchmark will be taken this week!

Honors
Assignments related to 2.2
Benchnmark will be taken this week!
Spanish

Yaun
Mid-quarter review packet Homework: 1-12: Oct. 5 (B); Oct. 6 (A)
W/S 1-13 (What to bring to exam; dialogue): Oct. 7 (B); Oct. 8 (A)

Hendricks
Monday-Complete worksheet on articles and pronouns, study for quiz on numbers
Wednesday-Study for unit exam, complete review worksheet
Friday-Estar and Emotions Worksheet

10th grade

Spanish

Campot
Monday/Tuesday: 2 Spanish paragraphs for project
Wed/Thursday: Prepare for Binder Check
Friday/Monday: Mandatos worksheet

Academic Workshop

Due Monday(Oct 4)/Tuesday (Oct 5) - HW Worksheet #10
Due Friday (Oct 8 )/Tuesday (Oct 12)- HW Worksheet #11

World Literature

Lloyd
Monday-Complete Notes on Ch17-21
Tuesday-Make sure all notes are ready for review on Friday
Wednesday-A-Z Kite Runner Homework
Thursday-A-Z Book extra credit
Friday-Quiz Review/Study

Scogin
Monday: Vocabulary
Tuesday: Vocabulary
Wednesday: Vocabulary
Thursday: Vocabulary, Thesis and 1st body paragraph
Friday: 2nd body paragraph

Math

Geometry
The HW assignments for Geometry, all classes, all week: Finish your Guided Notes Review Packets

Physics

Allison
Falling Bodies Lab- revisions due Tuesday, Oct 5
Practice Problems- Vectors Handout #1, 4, and 5 due Thursday, Oct 7
Unit Exam is Tuesday, Oct 12. Be sure to study chapters 2 and 3 as well as all notes and practice problems

Science

Celestine
Chemistry Homework for the Month of October 2010
I will send you activity 7, 8, and 9 by Monday. Each activity/investigation last about 3-4 days, so that is when I usually give homework.
Thank you,

C. Celestine


Activity 3 HW
 Questions 1-2 (Compare Dalton’s experimental results to the masses of atoms known today)
 Questions 3-4 (See that atoms react in definite proportions of mass when forming a compound)
 Question 5 (use scientific notation in calculations)

Activity 4 HW
 Chem To Go Questions 1-5 Organize your understanding of some of the different particles that comprise matter
 Chem to Go Question 7 Simulate an experiment from 1911 by Rutherford in which he learned more about the structure of atoms

Activity 5 HW
 Chem to Go Question 3
 Chem to Go Questions 1-2, 4-5
 Checking up Question 1
 Checking up Question 6
Honors: Differentiated Instruction
Students will develop formulas for calculating the density of a metal given the atomic radius of the metal and the cubic unit cell packing arranging of the metal atoms. Use sodium, potassium, iron, Chromium, and Tungsten for body-centered cubic metals. Use Copper, Silver, Gold, Aluminum, and Lead for face-centered cubic metals. The students may need to make models to see geometric relationships.

Activity 6HW
 Develop a shorthand notation to describe the configuration of electrons in an atom (Chem to Go Question 1-5)

Week 5

Parent night was a successful event indeed!! A huge thank you to all of the parents who were in attendance, your presence was a tremendous pleasure and we look forward to your continued participation throughout the school year! Please be mindful if you need your NetClassroom user id and password, email Ms Hutchinson at kporter@tmapchs.org to retrieve both. This allows you to view your childs progress at any given time!

9th Grade

Science

Ullery
Monday and Tuesday: Complete table from "Creating a Classroom Map"
Wednesday and Thursday: Map 5 object to scale from your room.
Friday and Monday: Complete Garden Map

Math

Honors
Exam Review this week. Test Wednesday. Project "The Choice is Yours" begins Thursday

College Prep Algebra

Assignments relating to Units 1.7-1.9
Quiz on 1.5-1.8 on Thursday
Project "The Choice is Yours" begins Thursday

Technology

Morean
1: Before Thursday each student is required to attend office hours or lunch lab to review the internal parts of the computer.
2: STUDY! Exam Review Game Tues/Wed
Unit 1 Exam Thursday Sept 30(A) and Friday Oct1(B)!

English

Jayne

Mon. Practice Non-fiction passage
Tues. Correcting Sentence Construction Packet
Wed. Literary Analysis Writing Assignment
Thurs. Literary Analysis Writing Assignment
Fri: Beer Thirty: No Homework

Social Studies

Walker / Lee
Islam DBQ questions
DBQ Rough Draft Template
Final Draft of DBQ project due October 14 and 15

Spanish

Yaun
Signed Proofread Critique: Sept. 27 (B)
Entire Project: Sept. 30 (A), Oct. 1 (B)
Review Packet for Mid-Q Assessment: Oct. 5 (B), 6 (A)

10th Grade

English

Lloyd
Monday-Character Diary from the Kite Runner
Tuesday-Vocabulary Words Ch10-12
Wednesday-Finish summaries/notes for Ch 12-14
Thursday-Finish Kite Runner Notes Ch 9-14
Friday-Creative Writing-finish/ use audio stimulus as basis for a fiction based piece of writing

Scogin
Monday:
Vocabulary Exercise
Tuesday:
Vocabulary Exercise
Wednesday:
Vocabulary Exercise
Thursday:
Vocabulary Exercise
Study
Friday:
Sacrifices Homework
Signed Progress Report

Biology

Johnston

Pleasre refer to the following http://teacherweb.com/DC/ThurgoodMarshallAcademy/Johnston/apt1.aspx

Physics
1. Falling Bodies Lab is due Wednesday, September 29 2. Practice Problems due Friday, October 1 3. Study for quiz on free fall on Friday, October 1 4. Unit Exam next week

Spanish

Tuesday-Complete worksheet on numbers; type up graphic organizer
Thursday-Spanish Found Journal Project

Academic Workshop

Monday : HW #8 worksheet
Tuesday/Wednesday - Redo HW #6 if necessary. HW #6 was to make all corrections from Unit 1 Quiz 1.
Thursday/Friday - Quiz #2 Corrections and Unit 1 Exam Review Sheet

Week 4

We hope to see all of you thisWednesday, September 22, 2010 for our Open House event. Freshman Dinner will begin promptly @ 6pm at the Warrior Dome, and Sophomores in the TMA Cafe @ 6:30pm. Please RSVP with Ms. Short @ x 204, as there are some small restrictions that apply! Please come out and support our Fall Varsity Athletic competitions that are heating up already. The fabolous Women's volleyball team and Men's flag football team are ready to take on their opponents this week, stay tuned for game information and always remember,
GO WARRIORS!

9th grade

Math

Bell / Kaplan

Homework assignments related to Units 1.5, 1.6, 1.7

Honors

Homework assignments related to 1.8-1.9

Quiz Thursday covering units 1.6-1.9

Spanish

Hendricks
Monday, September 20th-Complete classroom command pictogram
Wednesday, September 22nd-Study for quiz on class vocabulary, complete graphic organizer for communication article
Friday, September 24th-Worksheet on subject pronouns, Draft #1 of Article Critique/DBQ

Yaun
2 Additional Artifacts w/ paragraphs: Sept. 21 (B), 22 (A)
W/S 1-7 (definite articles, map): Sept. 21 (B), 22 (A)
W/S 1-8: Sept. 23 (B), 24 (A)
Signed Proofread Critique: Sept. 24 (A)

History

Lee/Walker
World History 1 H.W for this week is
Sunni-Shiite Article summary due for A day students
Islam Study guide
Unit Exam Thursday and Friday

English

Jayne
Mon. Noun/Pronoun packet
Tues. Nonfiction Reading Passage
Wed. Nonfiction Reading Passage
Thurs. Practice Paragraph

Preston
9/20 Perfect Paragraph Revision Complete
9/21 T.V. Show class Experiment and questions
9/22 Mood Exercise – questions
9/23 Imagery identification from selected examples
9/24 Write an 8 sentence paragraph about a symbol. Use imagery.

Earth Science Homework:

Monday: 3.3 Review
Tuesday and Wednesday: measurement practice worksheet
Thursday and Friday: Quiz #2 Review


10th Grade

English

Scogin
Monday: Vocabulary Words
Tuesday: Vocabulary
Wednesday: Vocabulary, open response question
Thursday: Vocabulary and study for quiz
Friday: Reading comprehension passage and questions

Lloyd

World Lit homework:
Monday-Personal Recount/Memoir assignment
Tuesday-Study/Review work for Kite Runner Quiz on Thursday
Wednesday- Study/Review work for Kite Runner Quiz on Thursday
Thursday-DC CAS practice paper
Friday-Find and bring in a newspaper article about the theme ‘sacrifice.’

Spanish

Campot

Monday/ Tuesday: Make notecards for Spanish prepositions. Spanish on one side and a picture on the other side.

Wednesday/ Thursday: Respond to the prompt (at least 15 sentences; Enlgish OK).
How should you behave when we go to the library as a class? How should you use the library resources to demonstrate respect? How can we show the librarians that we are appreciative of their support? What are some questions you have for the librarians about research and in particular about research for this project? Do you have any questions for Sra Campot about research for this project?

Friday/ Monday: Four completed rows of research notes with at least one source with accurate MLA citation.

Allison

In physics this week students are doing the Falling Bodies Lab. They must
Write pre-lab in lab notebook (due Sept 23)
Complete post-lab in notebook AND type the formal lab report (due Sept 29)

World History II

Monday: No Homework
Tuesday/Wednesday: Study for Quiz
Thursday/Friday: Study for Exam

Science

Please refer to Ms. Johnstons website for further information
http://teacherweb.com/DC/ThurgoodMarshallAcademy/Johnston/apt1.aspx

Week 3

Reminder that the first three weeks of school will come to an end this Friday. As you all know, this will mark the end of the First Progress Report period! We hope to see all of you next Wednesday, September 22, 2010 for our Open House event. Freshman Dinner will begin promptly @ 6pm at the Warrior Dome, and Sophomores in the TMA Cafe @ 6:30pm. Please RSVP with Ms. Short @ x 204, as there are some small restrictions that apply!

9th Grade

Spanish

Yaun / Hendricks
Monday-Study for quiz on alphabet; have 3 artifacts for Found Journal Project with all steps completed
Wednesday-6 artifacts with all steps completed
Friday-Complete worksheet on subject pronouns and classroom commands

Social Studies
Walker/Lee

1) Current events Islam article summary ( Sunni -Shiite conflict)
2) Five Pillars worksheet.

Math

Homework assignments related to Units 1.4
Quiz Tuesday covering Units 1.1-1.4
Exam Review and Unit IA Exam on Friday

Honors
Homework assignments related to 1.5-1.7
Quiz Tuesday covering units 1.2-1.5

Science

Monday and Tuesday: Quiz #1 Review Guide Wednesday and Thursday: Progress Report Signed
Friday: Section Review 2.1

English

Jayne
Monday: 1 ½ vignette

Tuesday: Literary Analysis Paragraph

Wednesday: Context Clues Practice

Thursday: Mixed Review Packet

Dalton
Students will read vignettes from The House on Mango Street
Student will complete comprehension and discussion questions for each vignette every day

Technology

300 word Artificial Intelligence Argumentation Essay.
It is due ThrA/FriB.


10th Grade

Science

Refer to Ms.Johnstons website for furhter information

Academic Workshop
Due Tuesday/Wednesday - HW #4 Read Article and Complete Worksheet

Due Thursday/Friday - HW #5 Worksheet

Math

Geometry/Honors – Ms. Williams
Homework for 9/7 – 9/10.

September 13, 2010
Period 5: Finish Guided Note Packet 1B
Period 6: “
Period 7: N/A

September 14, 2010
Period 2: Finish Guided Note Packet 1B
Period 3: Finish CW from GN Packet 3
Period 4: Finish Guided Note Packet 1B

September 15, 2010Period 5: WS – word problems
Period 6: “
Period 7: Review Packet

September 16, 2010
Period 2: WS – word problems
Period 3: Review Packet – Finish GN 4
Period 4: WS – word problems

September 17, 2010
Period 5: Finish GN Packet 2

Spanish
Monday: Practice Quiz

Tuesday/Wednesday: No HW

Thursday/Friday: Preposition worksheet

Social Studies

Ms. Ok
Monday/Tuesday: Complete Venn Diagram Comparing and Contrasting Capitalism and Marxism
Wednesday/Thursday: Study for Quiz
Friday/Monday: Complete Chapter Review Activity

Ms. Otrosina

Due Tues/Wed:
Study for Quiz over Early Settlers of the Potomac

Due Thurs/Fri:
Anacotia: Past, Present, and Future brainstorm w/s

English

Monday: Kite Runner-Probable Predictions-students make predictions in the book
Tuesday-Kite Runner-finish Character Map & Kite Runner Notes Chapter 1-5 due Wednesday morning.
Wednesday-Kite Runner Vocabulary Words
Thursday-DC CAS passage and questions
Friday-Finish any Guided Notes for Kite Runner.

Week 2: 9/7-9/10

9th Grade
Spanish
Yaun
Re-read article & questions. Begin working on graphic organizer: Sept. 7 (B)
Graphic Organizer Answers: Sept. 7 (A), 8 (B)
Signed copy of alphabet: Sept. 8 (A), 9 (B)
Type 1st draft for Critique Sept. 10 (A)

Hendricks
Check class website

Algebra I
Bell, Kaplan
Assignments related to Unit 1.3-1.4 throughout the week

Honors Algebra
Assingnments related to 1.4-1.5 throughout the week

English I
Preston, Dalton, Jayne



Science
Ullery
Due Wed (A Day) or Thursday (B Day): Reflection Questions from page 8 in Textbook Due Friday (A Day): Quiz #1 Review Guide

Johnston
Check website for assignments!
http://teacherweb.com/DC/ThurgoodMarshallAcademy/Johnston/apt1.aspx

Social Studies
Walker, Lee

Technology
Due 9.8A/9B
Email to Mr. Morean
W/ proper Subject line heading
1 example of a computer you use outside of class (Not desktop or laptop)
1 example of how that computer has an input device
1 example of how that computer has an output device

Due 9.10A/13B
Hand-written to be turned in
Find the memory value of at least 2 different digital devices you use
Explain how you determined the value of memory the device had?
BONUS – Bytes are an expression of 8 bits a combination of 0s & 1s that are the basis of the primary computer language. What is this language called? And what do the [0,1]s represent?

10th Grade

Spanish II (Campot)
Wednesday & Thursday: Reading & Conjugation practice (Worksheet)
Friday & Monday: Major Quiz Practice (Handout)

English II (Scogin)
Tuesday-Vocabulary exercise, The Struggle to be an all American girl reading
Wednesday- Vocab words sheet, Write introduction of essay
Thursday- Vocab words sheet, Write second body paragraph
Friday- Finish rough draft, Read chapter 3

Math

Geometry/Honors – Ms. Williams
Homework for 9/7 – 9/10.

September 7, 2010
Period 5: Finish Practice 1-7: Problems 1 – 12 and 16 – 18
Period 6: “
Period 7: P. 57: Problems 54 – 57 (must be on graph paper)

September 8, 2010
Period 2: p. 55 – 56: 20 – 32 all
Period 3: WS: Area and Perimeter wrap up.
Period 4: p. 55 – 56: 20 – 32 all

September 9, 2010Period 5: p. 55 – 56: 20 – 32 all
Period 6: “
Period 7: Unit 1 project – finish dimensions for home

September 10, 2010
Period 2: Finish CW in GN packet
Period 3: Study Guide for Unit 1 Exam
Period 4: Finish CW in GN packet

Social Studies

World History II Homework Assignments 9/7

Study for Quiz (chapter 25 section 1 and 2)

Complete Section 2 review worksheets


9/8 and 9/9

Complete compare and contrast chart

9/10-9/13

Complete Employee letter

Week 1: 8-30-9/4

This weeks homework assignments.....

Spanish (Yaun, Hendricks)
*Signed copy of syllabus: Sept. 1 (A), 2 (B)
*Re-read article & questions. Begin working on graphic organizer: Sept. 3

Hendricks
Monday-sign syllabus, parent questionnaire, letter to teacher

Wednesday-worksheet on greetings, translate 1 paragraph to English

Friday-worksheet on cognates and subject pronouns

Science (Ullery)
*Course Syllabus Signed
*Text Book Scavenger Hunt
*Mastermind reflection questions
Algebra (Kaplan, Bell)
Unit 1.1 - 1.2 is what is being covered this week, please make sure to see what assignments are in correlation with the given chapters.

Honors Algebra
Unit 1.1 - 1.3 assignments are going to be assigned througout the week in correlation with these chapters starting this Wednesday!

World History(Walker & Lee)
*Signed Syllabus
Reading: Muhammad, the Messenger of Allah.

English(Dalton, Preston, Jayne)

Jayne
Monday: Return Signed Syllabus Acknowledgement

Tuesday: Malleable Intelligence Reading and Questions

Wednesday: Plot vs.Theme Practice

Thursday: Plot Diagramming Practice

Ms. Dalton’s English Class
Monday- Signed syllabus
“Who Am I?” paragraphs
Tuesday-Bring in Materials
Wednesday- Read pp.633-636
Answer questions on p.637 1-5 (both a and b)
Thursday-Answer questions for “The Baddest Dog in Harlem” from 145th Street
Friday- Complete first Draft of three paragraph essay

Technology(Morean)
*9/1A & 2B: Signed Syllabus (Student and Parent)
*9/3A & 7B: Notebook Check & Email
1. Notebook Check & Materials
Signed Syllabus, Blue Card & Bathroom Passes
Student Planner
1” 3-Ring binder w/ 5 dividers-tabs
Loose leaf paper
Flash Drive (1GB min.) à available for purchase at Computer Lab $10
Personal Email Address

2. Introduction Email
An email typed to me kmorean@tmapchs.org that answers the following questions in 6-8 sentences.
Who are you? What is one thing that makes you unique?
When you are on the computer you are usually…?
What is one thing about computers you hope to learn more about this semester?

10th Grade

English (Lloyd,Scogin)
Tenth Grade World Literature Homework: 08/30/2010-09/03/2010
Monday-Sign Syllabus
Tuesday-My Two Worlds Reading and Questions
Wednesday-“Roots” reading for class on Thursday
Thursday-Vocabulary Words
Friday-Reading “The Struggle to be an all American Girl”

Scogin
Monday: Signed Syllabus, Two World’s Reading
Tuesday: I want to be Miss America reading
Wednesday: Super Sweet 16 Reading
Thursday: Roots Reading
Friday: Going to Class in Pakistan reading
Science (Johnston)
All my homework for the week is posted on my website:
http://teacherweb.com/DC/ThurgoodMarshallAcademy/Johnston/apt1.aspx

Math (Somerville, Williams
Academic Workshop
HW Due Sept 1 and 2 - Signed Syllabus
HW Due Sept 3 and 7 - HW #1 Worksheet (work must be on a separate sheet of paper).

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