nov 29 seedfolks incompletes

There are many incomplete novel study tasks.  Check blog archive and hand them in for a grade.   

nov 29

great job on geography prezis - tomorrow we wrap them all up.

math below:

nov 27 geography prezi

geography prezis wrap up thursday & friday.

u5 math corrections & homework

nov 27 u4 final corrections

nov 23 math

1.  Maggie is training for the Cross-Country Meet.  On the first day she runs 500m.  Each day after that, she runs 250m more than the day before.  At this rate, Maggie thinks that she can reach her goal of 5km (5000m) in a single day on the 21st day.  Her sister says she will reach this goal on the 19th day.  (Remember 1km=1000m)

Day # d	Distance ran m
1	500
2	500+250=750

Continue the table of values.
Identify any patterns/rules relating day to distance.
Who is right - Maggie or her sister?
On which day will she run 2.5km or 2500m?
How many m/km will she run on day 25?


2.  There are 12 members in a Card Club.  Each member wants to play 3 games against each of the other members in the club.  How many games will be played in total?

Member	# of games played
1	2-12 = 11 players  x3games each =33
2	3-12 = 10 players  x3games = 30

complete & we will correct on monday as final in patterning.

nov 23 novel study task - due Tuesday

Use our brainstorm below to answer this question: 

As a reader, which character(s) had the most effect on you?  Explain why.
What lesson(s) could you learn from their experiences?
Suggest how someone could apply any of these lessons to their own life?

Novel Study: Seedfolks

Quote	Who said it?	What idea or lesson can be learned from this character?
He would see my patience and my hard work.  I would show him that I could raise plants, as he had.  I would show him that I was his daughter.	Kim	-respecting, honoring, keeping spirit alive in hearts, continuing traditions -hard work & patience will always pay off in life and allow you to achieve very much
I felt like I’d read through her secret diary and had ripped out a page without meaning to.	Ana	-the importance of not prejudging/stereotyping others, jumping to wrong conclusions, making assumptions about others before getting to know them
Can’t bring the dead back to life on this earth…But a patch of ground in this trashy lot-I can change that.  Can change it big.	Wendell	-that you can’t hold onto or dwell on the past, especially if it’s negative, you need to move on, accept reality and make a positive difference and change in your life and in the lives of others
I stared at his busy fingers, then his eyes.  They were focused, not far-away or confused.  He changed from a baby into a man.	Gonzalo speaking of Tio Juan	-in order to feel whole, dignified as an individual you need a purpose in life and to feel connected to something that could become your passion, knowing you have a sense of direction in life
You ever watch a sax player close? They push down a key and way at the other end of the instrument something moves.	Leona	-something small can start something big -perseverance, determination, self-motivation, setting goals for yourself
If I’m lucky, I get ‘em talking to each other.  Sewing up the rips in the neighborhood…From Paradise, the garden was turning back into Cleveland.	Sam	-we need to become peacemakers, drop our cultural barriers, racial divisions, prejudices, come together as a family and community built on respect and tolerance for one another, celebrate diversity
I was used to seeing kids lying and making mistakes, but not grown-ups. I was mad at my father.  Then I sort of felt sorry for him.	Virgil	-don’t let greed get the best of you -good comes also from giving and sharing with others -having a balance in life, having other goals/priorities
But just be near people, nice people, feel good, like next to fire in winter.	Sae Young	-establishing positive relationships with others, we can’t isolate ourselves, interact in a friendly manner with others because it will enrich and fulfill your life; overcoming your personal fears, confronting them;
I was showing Lateesha that just cause I got muscles don’t mean I’m some jungle beast.	Curtis	-goodness, kind-heartedness, love for others will always outweigh/surpass self-centredness, arrogance, being vain, narcissism
He was a salmon traveling upstream through his past…His eyes gained back some of their life…We, like our seeds, were now planted in the garden.	Nora speaking of Mr. Myles	-life is always full of opportunities and second chances and you need to take them to continue enriching yourself -don’t give up on life, embrace it
How nature ran on sunlight and rain and the seasons, and how I was part of that system…My body was part of nature.	Marciela	-life is precious, life is to be valued, nature is to be respected and appreciated in all its forms whether good or bad, life is a gift from God
I realized how useless was all that I’d heard about Poles…I still do not know, or care, whether she cooks cabbage.	Amir	-we shouldn’t categorize, label, misjudge people based on their culture, language, possessions etc. -getting to know someone and where they come from and what they experienced before judging them

Florence   -taking pride in being part of a loving, family-oriented, community in which people work together, help each other, respect one another, live and grow together

nov 20 math

unit 4 test tomorrow.
practice questions corrections below:

nov 20 geography task

Geography U3: Movement

Big Ideas:

• Earth movement: land, water, air (earthquakes, landslides, water erosion, gravity acting on high/low ocean tides, heat expansion/cold contraction, types of wind, tsunamis, hurricanes, tornados)

• People movement: push and pull to relocate, migration, refugees seeking refuge from homeland politics/wars/lack of work.

• Goods movement: everything we use to live is transported internationally by freight-forwarders land, sea and air on a daily basis

• Underground movement: what services do we rely on that are found below the surface in different pipes/wires?

• Electronic movement: how do we use technology to move information internationally on a daily basis?

Instructions:

Pick a big idea that interests you or that you're curious about. Read up on that big idea in the textbook pg.48-68. 

Within that big idea, focus on only 1 specific topic that interests you and present it using a combination of text/images/video on Prezi to explain it to the class. 

Remember to focus on what is moving geographically and if can you connect it to a real-life example, local or international.  Remember to also introduce or define it before you showcase it's examples.

If you choose, you may work with 1 partner of your choice, provided you work constructively and cooperatively together.

nov 20 novel study

Seedfolks: Sae Young, Curtis, Nora

As a reader, what do you feel for Sae Young’s experiences?  What does the garden do for her?

What is Curtis’s goal?  What does it say about him?

Why does Nora compare the garden to a soap opera?  What does the garden do for Mr Myles?

nov 19 chapter self test corrections

unit 4 chapter self-test corrections pg.143 below
for homework work on practice questions pg.145 1, 2bcd, 3, 4, 5, 6 using a table of values.

 

nov 19 novel study

Seedfolks: Sam & Virgil

What does Sam, a former activist and pacifist that was used to getting involved and making a positive difference by sewing rips in the neighborhood, notice about this 3 walled park or paradise? 

At this point in the novel, what are your personal feelings about what is happening at the vacant lot garden?

Do you think Virgil’s prayers will be answered his Greek goddess in the locket he discovered?

nov 15 novel study

Novel Study: Seedfolks follow-up to Gonzalo and Leona

Gonzalo introduces us to his immigrant uncle, Tio Juan, who feels disconnected by his new surroundings and cannot speak English.  What does Gonzalo compare his uncle's behaviour to? What finally enables Tio Juan to connect to his new neighborhood?

What do you learn about Leona's character in her quest to rid the vacant lot of its waist-high garbage problem?  How is she like her grandmother?

What effect do you think the vacant lot is having on this Cleveland neighborhood?

Hand in these 3 questions above with the 3 questions about Kim, Ana and Wendell assigned yesterday on Nov 19th all together.

nov 15 take home test yourself

Work on U4 Chapter Self-Test in text pg.143 - to be corrected on Mon as a prep for final in-class unit test

 

 

Test yourself workbook corrections below:

 





nov 14 science

begin working on the solvent & solutes handout
remember: solutes are added to solvent which does the dissolving to form a solution i.e. sugar (solute) is dissolved in water (solvent) with stirring and possibly heat

nov 14 math 4.5

4.5 scatterplot corrections below from text & workbook.
Test Yourself workbook for homework - to be corrected tomorrow.

nov 14 seedfolks

Novel Study: Seedfolks

Kim, Ana, Wendell follow-up

 

By deciding to plant lima beans in her neighborhood’s vacant lot full of garbage, what do you think Kim hopes to show her late Vietnamese father?  What’s your opinion of this act?

 

Ana, a Romanian immigrant, one of the original tenants in building, talks about the many different ethnicities that have come and gone and of the many changes that have taken place over the years in the neighborhood.  What’s your opinion of her watchful eye over the community, her suspiciousness of others and of the realization she made?

 

After his son was shot and his wife was involved in a car accident, what does Wendell (former Kentucky farmer turned school caretaker) come to realize and do?  What’s your opinion of the idea that it was a child having a positive effect on an adult in this situation?

nov 14 novel study link

below is the link to read the text of our next novel, Seedfolks by Paul Fleishman

http://weread.com/view/browsebookframe.php?productid=BOK-10033256-3&isbn10=0064472078&refuid=VISITOR_9956F682-5522-41CB-AB8C-32AE1FD6D269&src=bookdetail.

nov 13 4.4 patterning corrections