I love you, Andrew!

Hi guys,

We finished our Comma Test in class and I’ll have those tests and all of your other papers graded by February 25th.  You can check grades that week.

Homework due February 25th

• Complete pp. 645, 85 - 93 of Easy Grammar - Turn in Thursday, Feb. 25
• Complete pp. 28, 30 of Capitalization & Punctuation - Turn in Thursday, Feb. 25
• Review this document on articles: https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/601/1/
• Watch this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHyLqPspWR0
• Watch this Schoolhouse Rock video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=US8mGU1MzYw

Happy Valentine’s Day and have a wonderful early Spring Break!

Mrs. Mitzi

America the Beautiful  5th-8th Grade

Gwen Hood, teacher

Homework due Thursday, February 25, 2016

Note: I will give extra credit each week to those who complete all questions for the assigned lessons in the Lesson Review..

All grades:

• Read Lessons 106-110 in America the Beautiful Part II (disregard the activities listed at the end of each lesson).

• Remember to be studying for the year-end (end of school year) states test. You will have to fill in a blank map of the United States with the name of each state, the name of its capital and the postal abbreviation – all spelled and capitalized correctly.

• In Maps of America the Beautiful, complete:  Lesson 108 on Map 3 and Lesson 110 on Map 2.

• Define the following:

• troupe
• prosperity
• recreational
• consequence
• circulation
• topographical
• dignitary
• contract
• optimism

• In We The People, read page 133-138.

• Answer the following questions in your Lesson Review workbook:
• Lesson 106, numbers 1, 4 and 5  (p. 57 in Lesson Review)
• Lesson 107, numbers 1-3 (p. 57)

• Lesson 109, numbers 2 and 3 (p.58)
• Lesson 110, number 1 (p.59)

7th and 8th graders:  Write a three to five paragraph speech about a subject or social cause/platform that is important to you. Introduce the cause and its problems.  Remember, it can be of world, national or community concern.  Talk about what can be done to correct these problems. Organize your thoughts logically and use clear language. Give reasons for your ideas and examples that support them.  Practice reading your speech out loud to your family and be prepared to give your speech in class. If you have difficulty with this assignment, you may ask your parents for assistance, or email me at 5hoods1416@bellsouth.net.