Homework Summary - Tuesday 12/16 - Friday 12/19

No homework this week

Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

-Mr. LaFrossia

Homework Summary - Monday 12/15

Grade 6:
Religion -
No homework
Check Edmodo for the Word of the Day!

Social Studies -
No homework

Grade 7:
Religion -
How can reading the infancy narratives strengthen your faith?

Social Studies -
No homework

Grade 8:
Religion -
No homework (extra credit due on Wednesday)

Social Studies -
No homework

Homework Summary - Friday 12/12

Grade 6:
Religion -
Complete in-class work (filename GR6ReligionReview121214)
Study for Chapter 9 quiz (Tuesday)

Social Studies -
No homework

Grade 7:
Religion -
No homework

Social Studies -
No homework (exam today)

Grade 8:
Religion -
No homework (Ms Barone)

Social Studies -
No homework (Ms. Barone)

Homework Summary - Thursday 12/11

Grade 6:
Religion - no homework (Christmas practice)

Social Studies - (Christmas practice)

Grade 7:
Religion -

Social Studies -
Complete review classwork
Study for quiz (tomorrow)

Spelling - Unit 10
1. Definitions
2. Spelling
3. Essay

Essay - What career would you like to pursue when your schooling is completed? Write a summary of your career plans. Tell why you have chosen that career and why it is an appropriate career for you. Use five spelling words.

Grade 8:
Religion - no homework (Christmas practice)

Social Studies - (Christmas practice)

GR8 Religion Test - Chapter 8 - Extra Credit Work

Respond to the following:

Explain why the Council at Chalcedon is considered the greatest of the first four ecumenical councils.

Choose two people who lived during the fourth and fifth centuries, who had a positive impact on the Church. Describe their contributions.

NOTE: Each answer will award you an extra five (5) points to your test. The work must be submitted either by Google Docs (GR8ReligionExtraCredit121014) or typed. Work is due on Wednesday.

Homework Summary - Wednesday 12/10

Grade 6:
Religion - no homework (Christmas practice)

Social Studies - no homework (Christmas practice)

Grade 7:
Religion -
What promises do people today need to make to future generations?

Social Studies - no homework (Christmas practice)

Grade 8:
Religion - exam today

Social Studies -
filename: GR8SocialHW121014
Write a short paragraph in which you use these key terms: black codes, override, impeach

GR7 Religion Classwork - 121014

1. "After my death I will let fall a shower of roses."

2. "The English will have no more power over you."

3. "We choose to go to the moon... And it will be done before the end of this decade."

4. "I promise to bring back gold, spices, and silks from the Far East, to spread Christianity, and to lead an expedition to China."

Answers:
A. Saint Therese of Lisieux
B. Christoper Columbus
C. Saint Joan of Arc
D. John F. Kennedy

Homework Summary - Tuesday 12/9

Grade 6:
Religion -
1. Who guided the Israelites to the promised land?
2. When were the Israelites sucessful?
Social Studies -

Grade 7:
Religion - no homework (exam today)

Social Studies - no homework (art class)

Grade 8:
Religion - no homework (exam today)

Social Studies - no homework

Homework Summary - Thursday 12/4

Grade 6:
Religion - no homework

Social Studies - no homework

Grade 7:
Religion - Study for exam (Tuesday)

Social Studies - no homework

Grade 8:
Religion - Study for exam (Tuesday)

Social Studies - no homework

Homework Summary - Wednesday 12/3

Grade 6:
Religion -
Filename GR6ReligionHW120314
Why did God give his people the law?
What do we celebrate at every Mass?

Social Studies -
Filename GR6SocialHW120314
Write a paragraph describing what you might see on a walk through Meroe.

Grade 7:
Religion -
File name GR7ReligionHW120314
Write 3 things you found out, 2 interesting things, and 1 question you still have

Social Studies -
Filename GR7SocialHW120314
Based on the lesson reading, Religious Freedom, summarize the major events that lead to the pilgrims journey to the Americas.

Two page essay on the Mayflower Compact.
1. Who is writing the compact?
2. Why did the Pilgrims decide to go on this voyage?
3. What action are the Pilgrims taking in this document?
4. What is the reason they taking this action?
5. What will they do after this?
6. When did they all agree on this compact?
7. In two sentences, provide a summary of the Mayflower Compact.

Grade 8:
Religion - Study for exam (Tuesday)

Social Studies - no homework

Homework Summary - Tuesday 12/2

Grade 6:
Religion -
Filename GR6ReligionHW120214
Define Mount Sinai, miracle, manna and use each in a separate sentence.

Social Studies -
Filename GR6SocialHW120214
Why was the work of northern Nubian craft workers and architects influenced by ancient Egypt after 2000 B.C.?

Grade 7:
Religion - no homework (Art class)

Social Studies - no homework (did not finish lesson)

Grade 8:
Religion -
Filename GR8ReligionHW120214
What are some ways that the Church today communicates the truth to your generation?

Social Studies -
Filename GR8SocialHW120214
Write 3 things you found out, 2 interesting things, and 1 question you still have.

Homework Summary - Monday 12/1

Grade 6:

Religion -
Filename GR6ReligionHW120114
When the Israelites were in the wilderness, how did God show his faithfulness?
What did the Israelites learn from their experiences in the wilderness?

Social Studies -
Workbook page 28

Grade 7:

Religion -
Filename GR7ReligionHW120114
Write 3 things you found out, 2 interesting things, and 1 question you still have

Social Studies -
Filename GR7SocialHW120114
Write 3 things you found out, 2 interesting things, and 1 question you still have

Grade 8:

Religion -
Filename GR8ReligionHW120114
Write 3 things you found out, 2 interesting things, and 1 question you still have.

Social Studies -
Filename GR8SocialHW120114
Write 3 things you found out, 2 interesting things, and 1 question you still have.