Week of December 8-12th

Life Science
NGSS:LS 1 A & 1 B

Monday-Finish reading pages 63-67, notes
Hw:  ws

Tuesday-Edible cell pics, rubric, notes, vocab review
Hw: compare and contrast plant and animal cells

Wednesday-Review microscope parts/functions, Micro Data cards
Hw:  study microscope

Thursday-microscope quiz, Peardeck Cells-review
Hw: identify cells organelles

Friday-Cell quiz, edible cell review
Hw:  none

Edible Cell is due Thursday, Dec. 18th!

Language Arts
Analyze how particular elements of a story or drama interact (e.g., how setting shapes the characters or plot).

Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of rhymes and other repetitions of sounds (e.g., alliteration) on a specific verse or stanza of a poem or section of a story or drama.

By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, in the grades 6-8 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.