Ms. Fox CORE Cohort A-msfoxcore Assignments

This is your weekly spelling lesson. It's due Friday night - we will have a quiz on the words on Friday.

Please read the instructions carefully and address every question completely.

This assignment is lengthy, so you have the entire week to complete it. It is due Friday night at 9 PM.

This is your daily writing journal.
1) There is one prompt for you to answer each day
2) The journal will be posted on Monday mornings
3) The journal will be due Friday night at 9:00 PM
4) Please read the comments I made on last week's journal and use them to make this week's writing stronger.

Each entry is worth 10 points, so if you're missing one entry, you'll get marked down 10 points.

By Friday, you need to do 100 minutes of iReady:

-50 minutes of math
-50 minutes of reading

I will be grading this by checking iReady and seeing if you've completed your 100 minutes.
If you have, you'll earn full credit. If you haven't finished your minutes, you will not receive full credit.

Here is a video showing you how to get onto iReady.

1) Open the notes
2) Update them individually during class
3) Review them the night before the quiz

Fold your paper into 7 pieces
Label the top “7 Components of Civilization
For each section, you will
Write the component of civilization
Do a small drawing as an example
Explain how Sumerians used that component of civilization

1) Open up the Google Document
2) Click the blue link at the top to visit the website: Goosebumps - the Science of Fear
3) Use the website to answer the questions on the Google Doc.

1) Open the attached Google Document
2) Respond to the prompt: If you could overcome a fear with exposure therapy, what fear would you overcome, and why? What steps would you take to overcome the fear?
3) This paragraph will be due tonight at 9 pm

This is your daily writing journal.
1) There is one prompt for you to answer each day
2) The journal will be posted on Monday mornings
3) The journal will be due Friday night at 9:00 PM
4) Please read the comments I made on last week's journal and use them to make this week's writing stronger.

Each entry is worth 10 points, so if you're missing one entry, you'll get marked down 10 points.

This is your weekly spelling lesson. It's due Friday night - we will have a quiz on the words on Friday.

Please read the instructions carefully and address every question completely.

This assignment is lengthy, so you have the entire week to complete it. It is due Friday night at 9 PM.

By Friday, you need to do 100 minutes of iReady:

-50 minutes of math
-50 minutes of reading

I will be grading this by checking iReady and seeing if you've completed your 100 minutes.
If you have, you'll earn full credit. If you haven't finished your minutes, you will not receive full credit.

Here is a video showing you how to get onto iReady.

This is your fifth spelling test.

Please open the Google Form and answer each of the questions to the best of your ability.
You can work on the test for as long as you need.
Please do not Google the answers - I will be watching as you test from Classwize.

Open up the paragraph and respond to the prompt:
Describe a time stress stopped you from doing your best. How did you overcome the stress to succeed?

1) Open your notes
2) Fill them out as we read and discuss the section as a group
3) They will be due the day we finish the lesson and take a quiz.

1) Fold your poster in half, and then in half again, so you have four equal squares.
2) Title your cartoon: Problems in the City-States
3) In each square, you will draw a cartoon of a problem faced by Sumerians: Food shortage, uncontrolled water supply, irrigation and attacks.

1) Open the Google Document
2) Write about a fear or phobia you have
3) Try and be thorough and descriptive.

This is due tonight at 9:00 pm

REVIEW SPELLING - this assignment asks you to review all the words we've learning how to spell so far. There are 50 words to practice

Please read the instructions carefully and address every question completely.

This assignment is lengthy, so you have the entire week to complete it. It is due Friday night at 9 PM.

By Friday, you need to do 100 minutes of iReady:

-50 minutes of math
-50 minutes of reading

I will be grading this by checking iReady and seeing if you've completed your 100 minutes.
If you have, you'll earn full credit. If you haven't finished your minutes, you will not receive full credit.

Here is a video showing you how to get onto iReady.

This is your daily writing journal.
1) There is one prompt for you to answer each day
2) The journal will be posted on Monday mornings
3) The journal will be due Friday night at 9:00 PM
4) Please read the comments I made on last week's journal and use them to make this week's writing stronger.

Each entry is worth 10 points, so if you're missing one entry, you'll get marked down 10 points.

This is your forth spelling test.

Please open the Google Form and answer each of the questions to the best of your ability.
You can work on the test for as long as you need.
Please do not Google the answers - I will be watching as you test from Classwize.

1) Get a piece of paper
2) Fold it into four sections
3) Label the top of the poster: Farmers
4) Label each section: Permanent shelters, Stable Food supply, Establishing Communities, Developing New Jobs
5) Draw a square in each section and illustrate it
6) Answer the following question: Why was this development important to farmers?

Open the notes and complete them by filling in the blanks and answering the questions.

The TCI textbook can help you do the notes - we are in Lesson 3: From Hunters and Gatherers to Farmers

The notes will be due the day we have a quiz. They will always be worth 30 points, graded on how completely you answered the questions.

1) Open the Quiz on Google Forms
2 )Answer the questions to the best of your ability
3) DO NOT CHEAT by searching answers

This is your daily writing journal.
1) There is one prompt for you to answer each day
2) The journal will be posted on Monday mornings
3) The journal will be due Friday night at 9:00 PM
4) Please read the comments I made on last week's journal and use them to make this week's writing stronger.

Each entry is worth 10 points, so if you're missing one entry, you'll get marked down 10 points.

On Wednesday, you need to do 100 minutes of iReady:

-50 minutes of math
-50 minutes of reading

I will be grading this by checking iReady and seeing if you've completed your 100 minutes.
If you have, you'll earn full credit. If you haven't finished your minutes, you will not receive full credit.

Here is a video showing you how to get onto iReady.

Please read the instructions carefully and address every question completely.

This assignment is lengthy, so you have the entire week to complete it. It is due Saturday night at 9 PM. I gave you an extra day because of the holiday.

The video is here to remind you in case you forgot how to fill it out.

This is your third spelling test.

Please open the Google Form and answer each of the questions to the best of your ability.
You can work on the test for as long as you need.
Please do not Google the answers - I will be watching as you test from Classwize.

If your parents don't want to sign up through email, or don't have an email address, you can share this spread sheet with them and they can choose a time by typing your name on any of the unfilled, white squares.

Please have your parents/guardians choose a good conference time by Wednesday at 1 pm.

If they do not choose a time before Wednesday, I will be calling home to give them a time for the conference.

Open the notes and complete them by filling in the blanks and answering the questions.

The TCI textbook can help you do the notes - we are in Lesson 2: Early Hominins.

The notes will be due the day we have a quiz. They will always be worth 30 points, graded on how completely you answered the questions.

YOU MUST ATTACH A PHOTO IN ORDER TO RECEIVE CREDIT

Directions: You are going to make a one-pager that capabilities of the four types of hominins (early man). Remember, the types of hominins are: homo habilis, homo erectus, homo neanderthalensis, and homo sapiens. Use page 14-21, Early Hominins, on TCI to help you complete this assignment.

YOU MUST ATTACH A PHOTO IN ORDER TO RECEIVE CREDIT

1) Open the Google Form
2) Take the assessment by choosing the best option
3) Submit when finished
4) Work on Spelling homework, Daily Journals or iReady

NOTE: Please no Googling or searching answers - I will be looking at your screens. If you do use Google to search answers, this will result in an automatic 0 on the quiz.

Please read the instructions carefully and address every question completely.

This assignment is lengthy, so you have the entire week to complete it. It is due Saturday night at 9 PM. I gave you an extra day because of the holiday.

The video is here to remind you in case you forgot how to fill it out.

This is your daily writing journal.
1) There is one prompt for you to answer each day
2) The journal will be posted on Monday mornings
3) The journal will be due Friday night at 9:00 PM
4) Please read the comments I made on last week's journal and use them to make this week's writing stronger.

Each entry is worth 10 points, so if you're missing one entry, you'll get marked down 10 points.

YOU MUST SUBMIT A PHOTO OF YOUR POSTER TO RECEIVE CREDIT

1) Get a piece of paper and a pen or pencil, and something to color with
2) Fold your paper into three sections
3) Title Section 1 Archaeologists
4) Title Section 2 Historians
5) Title Section 3 Geologists
6) In each section, you will:
- Draw a picture of that detective
- Write a definition of what they study/do
- Write two questions that are specific to each social scientist

YOU MUST SUBMIT A PHOTO OF YOUR POSTER TO RECEIVE CREDIT

Hi everyone. I have attached a form for you to fill out with your parent contact information.

I need this information so I can reach out to your parents via email and schedule a Parent Teacher conference with them.

This form is worth 15 points, so please be sure to do it (easy extra credit!)

On Wednesday, you need to do 100 minutes of iReady:

-50 minutes of math
-50 minutes of reading

I will be grading this by checking iReady and seeing if you've completed your 100 minutes.
If you have, you'll earn full credit. If you haven't finished your minutes, you will not receive full credit.

Here is a video showing you how to get onto iReady.

This is your second spelling test.

Please open the Google Form and answer each of the questions to the best of your ability.
You can work on the test for as long as you need.
Please do not Google the answers - I will be watching as you test from Classwize.

Open up the attached Google Document.
Answer the questions about the story The Jumping Tree.
Be sure to response in full sentences and include evidence from the text to support your answers.

Answer the prompt by following the paragraph format we discussed in class.
Type one or more sentence in each box corresponding to Topic Sentence, Example 1, etc.

You will design a poster for your chosen theme from Section 1 of TCI.
You poster must have:

1) Your chosen theme as a title
2) A description of your theme in YOUR OWN WORDS
3) A concrete example of the theme that you know of
4) A symbol or illustration to show what the theme means

We will be sharing them in class next Tuesday (9/8)

Please attach a photo of your poster to this assignment and submit it. The video below shows how to add a photo to Google Classroom.

Step 1) Watch the video on how to log into TCI (the website we'll use for Social Studies). You should be able to go to Clever, click TCI, then hit Log In with Google

Step 2) Complete your introduction in TCI, requires you to read the first section of this lesson, and complete the preview section under 'Themes of the World" lesson/introduction.

Step 3) Complete the other sections of the first assignment

The introduction only is due by Thursday. The entire lesson is due next week on Thursday.

In your HRW eBook, read pg. 7-12 of the Ravine.
When you're finished, take the quiz.

Please read the instructions carefully and address every question completely.

This assignment is lengthy, so you have the entire week to complete it. It is due Friday night at 9 PM.

The video is here to remind you in case you forgot how to fill it out.

This is your daily writing journal.
1) There is one prompt for you to answer each day
2) The journal will be posted on Monday mornings
3) The journal will be due Friday night at 9:00 PM
4) Please read the comments I made on last week's journal and use them to make this week's writing stronger.

Each entry is worth 10 points, so if you're missing one entry, you'll get marked down 10 points.

Open the Google Form and answer the spelling questions to the best of your ability.

You need to complete the Spelling Quiz within the time limit.

Please sign the three pages of your tracker and fill out your first week (8/24-8/28) with assignments that are due and meetings you need to attend.
You and your parent need to read and sign:
1) Bolsa Knolls Middle School Handbook
2) Homework Contract
3) "I understand"/"Yo entiendo"

You need to upload 4 pictures - One photo for each signed page, and one photo of your completed week, filled with assignments and meeting.

Open the form and use HRW to answer the questions

This is your daily writing journal.
1) There is one prompt for you to answer each day
2) The journal will be posted on Monday mornings
3) The journal will be due Friday night at 9:00 PM

PLEASE WATCH THE VIDEO BEFORE ATTEMPTING THE ASSIGNMENT

Please read the instructions carefully and address every question completely.

This assignment is lengthy, so you have the entire week to complete it. It is due Friday night at 9 PM.

WATCH THE INSTRUCTION VIDEO BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO COMPLETE THE ASSIGNMENT.

Open the document below to type your story from the perspective of a piece of toast.

Remember to:
- Use first person (I, me, my)
- Add lots of details and adjectives
- Please include a beginning, middle and end
- Have fun and be creative!
- You finished product should be at least 2 paragraphs (10 sentences)

Please open up the link to complete the survey about how you learn best.

Once you've finished the survey, fill out the Google Doc and answer the questions about your learning style.

Open the Google Doc attached below and type your "About Me" into the Google Doc.

Some things to include:
-Your name
-Where you live
-Your age
-Who is in your family
-Your favorite foods
-Your favorite hobbies and activities
-Anything about yourself you want me to know :)

Your paragraph needs to be 5 sentences long or longer.

This is a spelling assignment for you to work on once you've finished your iReady diagnostic - try your best and have fun!

Please read the instructions carefully and address every question completely.

This assignment is lengthy, so you have the entire week to complete it. It is due Friday night at 9 PM.

WATCH THE INSTRUCTION VIDEO BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO COMPLETE THE ASSIGNMENT.

Please open the document attached to this assignment and complete the fill in the blank portions and written portions.

This is a review of things you learned during 5th grade English. If anything is confusing to you, please comment below with your questions.

You will receive one short review per day for the whole week. Make sure to finish it the same day it is assigned for full credit.

These exercises are only meant to be a quick review, so it shouldn't take you longer than 30 minutes to complete.

Please open the document attached to this assignment and complete the fill in the blank portions and written portions.

This is a review of things you learned during 5th grade English. If anything is confusing to you, please comment below with your questions.

You will receive one short review per day for the whole week. Make sure to finish it the same day it is assigned for full credit.

These exercises are only meant to be a quick review, so it shouldn't take you longer than 30 minutes to complete.

Please open the document attached to this assignment and complete the fill in the blank portions and written portions.

This is a review of things you learned during 5th grade English. If anything is confusing to you, please comment below with your questions.

You will receive one short review per day for the whole week. Make sure to finish it the same day it is assigned for full credit.

These exercises are only meant to be a quick review, so it shouldn't take you longer than 30 minutes to complete.

Please open the document attached to this assignment and complete the fill in the blank portions and written portions.

This is a review of things you learned during 5th grade English. If anything is confusing to you, please comment below with your questions.

You will receive one short review per day for the whole week. Make sure to finish it the same day it is assigned for full credit.

These exercises are only meant to be a quick review, so it shouldn't take you longer than 30 minutes to complete.

Please open the document attached to this assignment and complete the fill in the blank portions and written portions.

This is a review of things you learned during 5th grade English. If anything is confusing to you, please comment below with your questions.

You will receive one short review per day for the whole week. Make sure to finish it the same day it is assigned for full credit.

These exercises are only meant to be a quick review, so it shouldn't take you longer than 30 minutes to complete.

Please open the document attached to this assignment and complete the fill in the blank portions and written portions.

This is a review of things you learned during 5th grade English. If anything is confusing to you, please comment below with your questions.

You will receive one short review per day for the whole week. Make sure to finish it the same day it is assigned for full credit.

These exercises are only meant to be a quick review, so it shouldn't take you longer than 30 minutes to complete.

Please open the document attached to this assignment and complete the fill in the blank portions and written portions.

This is a review of things you learned during 5th grade English. If anything is confusing to you, please comment below with your questions.

You will receive one short review per day for the whole week. Make sure to finish it the same day it is assigned for full credit.

These exercises are only meant to be a quick review, so it shouldn't take you longer than 30 minutes to complete.

Please open the document attached to this assignment and complete the fill in the blank portions and written portions.

This is a review of things you learned during 5th grade English. If anything is confusing to you, please comment below with your questions.

You will receive one short review per day for the whole week. Make sure to finish it the same day it is assigned for full credit.

These exercises are only meant to be a quick review, so it shouldn't take you longer than 30 minutes to complete.

Please open the document attached to this assignment and complete the fill in the blank portions and written portions.

This is a review of things you learned during 5th grade English. If anything is confusing to you, please comment below with your questions.

You will receive one short review per day for the whole week. Make sure to finish it the same day it is assigned for full credit.

These exercises are only meant to be a quick review, so it shouldn't take you longer than 30 minutes to complete.

Please open the document attached to this assignment and complete the fill in the blank portions and written portions.

This is a review of things you learned during 5th grade English. If anything is confusing to you, please comment below with your questions.

You will receive one short review per day for the whole week. Make sure to finish it the same day it is assigned for full credit.

These exercises are only meant to be a quick review, so it shouldn't take you longer than 30 minutes to complete.

You will post into the feed of our Google Classroom three things about yourself. Two of those things will be true, and one will be a lie. Your classmates and myself will try and guess which one is a lie by commenting on your post. Here's my example:

Two truths and a lie about Ms. Fox
1) I speak Arabic
2) I have a motorcycle
3) I am vegan (I don't eat meat or dairy).

Here is our first assignment!

We're going to make personal hexagons. Below I've posted a video with instructions for you to watch before you begin.
You will fill in the hexagons with information about yourself, and I will post all the finished hexagons for you to see and get to know your classmates.