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1 Week Beginning 1/16/17 Subject Art Grade Level 3, 4/5, 6/7 Start Underground Railroad quilt map. Make sure you have scissors, glue stick, color pencils, and a pencil sharpener. Parents: If you did not receive the with video attachment for your student s Frontier State project, please send me your address. Attached is 2 pages with details about the Underground Railroad since #5 card only very briefly mentioned this time in history.

2 The Underground Railroad was the network used by enslaved black Americans to obtain their freedom in the 30 years before the Civil War ( ). The railroad used many routes from states in the South, which supported slavery, to free states in the North and Canada. Sometimes, routes of the Underground Railroad were organized by abolitionists, people who opposed slavery. More often, the network was a series of small, individual actions to help fugitive slaves. Using the terminology of the railroad, those who went south to find slaves seeking freedom were called pilots. Those who guided slaves to safety and freedom were conductors. The slaves were passengers. People s homes or businesses, where fugitive passengers and conductors could safely hide, were stations. Stations were added or removed from the Underground Railroad as ownership of the house changed. If a new owner supported slavery, or if the site was discovered to be a station, passengers and conductors were forced to find a new station. Establishing stations was done quietly, by word-of-mouth. Very few people kept records about this secret activity, to protect homeowners and the fugitives who needed help. If caught, fugitive slaves would be forced to return to slavery. People caught aiding escaped slaves faced arrest and jail. This applied to people living in states that supported slavery as well as those living in free states. The Underground Railroad was undoubtedly one of the most significant forms of activism in our nation's history. It was broad in its reach, encompassing the United States and beyond, and profound in its meaning for a nation entwined in the sale of human life. Yet, that history, by its very secretive nature, is a difficult one to reveal. Western Pennsylvania was a major thoroughfare for enslaved peoples seeking freedom. They followed routes that were carved by nature in rivers, streams and mountains, traveling mostly on foot, with an occasional ride in hidden compartments of wagons and other forms of transportation. Their numbers are not certain as formal records were not kept and few informal ones remain. Some documents written by those who assisted sometimes referred to as the "conductors" in this underground process have survived giving some indication of what those traveling on the railroad endured. Some publications written by, or for, those who managed to survive to secure their freedom, also exist. Free people of African decent who lived in the area were also affected by the Fugitive slave laws, fleeing their homes as they faced the possibility of becoming enslaved. Still others became the voice of social change and self-empowerment for all Blacks of the era and beyond. The history is At the John Heinz History Center- Slavery to Freedom exhibit: Touch-screen interactive activities that allows visitors to explore Pittsburgh-area safe houses along the Underground Railroad. Original fiber art quilt, The Guiding Light by quilter Ruth Ward.

3 Week Beginning Jan. 9, 2017 Subject History Grade Level _6-7 Review Week 15 Reading Outlines. Review Civil War battles and highlights. Review Week 15 Reading Comprehension Sheet. Introduce Geography/ Canada Map. Complete Week 15 Reading Comprehension Sheet. Review Geography booklet map of Canada. Read Book 7 Reconstructing America Chapter 13 (Rails Across the Country) and Chapter 14 (Taking the Train). Complete Week 16 Reading Outline on Chapter 13, Rails Across the Country. Read Book 7 Reconstructing America Chapter 13 (Rails Across the Country) and Chapter 14 (Taking the Train). Review Geography booklet map of Canada. Parents: Please have your student read Card 15 before class on as well as complete the Reading Outline. We are in Book 7 this week. As usual prepare Reading Outline for and complete Reading Comprehension Sheet for.

4 Week Beginning 1/9/17 Subject Latin-LA II Grade Level 6/7 Chapter 13 Vocabulary & Derivatives Perfect Passive p.114 P.114 Ex.2 P.114 Begin Ex.3 Review HW Perfect Passive Review Pompeii Review P.115 Ex.4* # Make flashcards for Chapter 13 new and review vocabulary or write them in a vocabulary notebook. - P.114 Finish Ex.3 - P.115 Ex.4* #1-5 (finish any parts of 6-10 if needed) - Derivative Detective p.104 Translate as many of these as possible. Bring to class for answers. Study for Chapter 13 vocabulary quiz on. Parents: *on separate piece of paper

5 Week Beginning _Jan. 9, 2017 Subject Literature Grade Level 6/7 Partner quick check ch 1-10 Word of the Week Character list Go over vocab and analysis HW Introduce Chapter Questions assignment Vocab and Analysis for Ch 1-10 The Wheel on the School Begin reading ch The Wheel on the School Write down 2 questions (and answers) from your assigned chapter. The questions should show your knowledge of the chapter. Complete Ch The Wheel on the School Parents: Students are to complete their reading of The Wheel on the School this week. In lieu of a final test for this book, students will complete a quiz made up of questions that the students themselves thought up and discussed. This quiz will be given as a homework assignment next week.

6 Week Beginning January 9, 2017 Subject General Science _ Grade Level _6/7 _ Module 8: Uniformitarianism and Catastrophism --discussion of catastrophism and the geological record Module 8: Uniformitarianism and Catastrophism --Finish discussion on Module 8 --Go over *Study Guide if time permits Module 8: Uniformitarianism and Catastrophism --do the *study guide p (remember to put the heading on your paper and check your work with a different color!) Module 8: Uniformitarianism and Catastrophism --Do the summary p (remember to put the heading on your paper and check your work with a different color!) --Study for quiz on Module 8 --Here is a link to flashcards if want extra practice: Module 8: Uniformitarianism and Catastrophism --Take the quiz on Module 8. (It will be ed home night or morning) --Print the Module 9 outline Notes to Parents: --Anything marked with * will be checked for completeness either in class or collected to be checked for accuracy for a grade --Please print out the quiz from the that will be sent either January 11 th or 12 th. Students may not use any outside sources while taking the quiz. When they have completed the quiz, staple it and, place it in an envelope and sign your name across the seal. Your signature lets me know that the quiz was properly monitored and helps everyone avoid any temptations and maintain a high level of integrity. Engrade Notes: --Module 9 outline will be posted on the calendar on January 13 th.

7 Week Beginning Jan 9, 2017 Subject Lost Tools of Writing Grade Level 6/7 History Project Canon 1 Invention Identifying credible sources on the internet Shurley Grammar Chapter 16 Sentences Bring hard copy of resources to class for discussion. Highlight or take notes on information from your resources that pertains to your issue. Shurley Chapter 16 Sentences Find 2 resources on your topic Read carefully DON T CHOOSE A THESIS YET. DON T COMPLETE ANI CHART YET. Shurley Jingles Chapter 16 Dailygrams Find 3 resources on your topic Read carefully Highlight information that pertains to Your issue. DON T CHOOSE A THESIS YET. DON T COMPLETE AN ANI CHART YET. Shurley Jingles Chapter 16 Dailygrams

8 Week Beginning January 9, 2016 Subject Saxon 6/5 Grade Level 4-7 Cover Lessons 64 and 65 Cover Lesson 66 Complete Lesson 64 and start Lesson 65 Lesson Practices and Mixed Practices. Please check your answers. Complete Lessons 65 and 66 Lesson Practices and Mixed Practices. Please check your answers. Complete Test 12 following the testing protocol, and turn it in during class on. Note: You are skipping Test 11 because the midterm took the place of Test 11. Key Words: Place value

9 Week Beginning January 9, 2017 Subject SaxonMath 7/6 Grade Level Grammar Turn in Test 11. Introduce Lesson 66 Multiplying Mixed Numbers. Introduce Lesson 67 Using Prime Factorization to Reduce Fractions. Introduce Lesson 68 Dividing Mixed Numbers. Introduce Lesson 69 Lengths of Segments * Complementary and Supplementary Angles. Answer any questions regarding homework. Parents: Take Test 12. Complete Mixed Practice problems from Lessons 66 (odd only) and 67 (all). Complete Mixed Practice problems from Lessons 68 (odd only) and 69 (all).

10 Week Beginning January 9, 2017 Subject Pre-algebra_ Grade Level Dialectic_ Go over the homework and learn lessons 5.6 Go over the homework and learn lessons 5.7 and 5.8. Complete exercise 5.6 problem # s-1,3,7, 11, 13, 17, 25-33(odd only), 39, 41, 45-67(odd only). Complete exercise 5.7 problem # s-1, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 19, 21, 23, 25-43(odd only). Complete exercise 5.8 problem # s-1,2,3,4, and 19-47(odd only). I know there are two even numbers assigned. I will give you the answers in class Notes to Parents:

11 Week Beginning Jan 9, 2017 Subject Alg I 5.3 Multiplying Polynomials 5.4 Special Products p. 355 # 1-37 odd, p. 361 #1-29 odd, 31-36, odd p. 395 # all Notes to Parents: Probably the most common mistake in all of algebra is addressed in 5.4 The square of a sum does not equal the sum of the squares. (a + b) 2 a 2 + b 2 Memorize these patterns: (a + b) 2 = a 2 + 2ab + b 2 and (a -b) 2 = a 2-2ab + b 2 ( x + 3 ) 2 = x 2 + 2(x)(3) = x 2 + 6x + 9 \ these are called perfect square trinomials ( x - 5 ) 2 = x 2 + 2(x)(-5) = x 2-10x + 25 /

Diagnostic Test. Middle School Mathematics

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