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English THINGS FALL APART Chapter 11 Part 1 Mr. McCloskey

Feb 25 (Edited Feb 25) http://marul.ffst.hr/~bwillems/fymob/things.pdf Pages 95-103 1. Summarize Ekwefi's story from start to finish. What do you think the message of the story is? 2. How do you think this story could have a greater meaning within the life of Okonkwo? 3. Why does Ezinma's story get interrupted? How does Okonkwo react to this? 4. Cheilo tells Ezinma "A baby on it's mother's back does not know that the way is long". What could this mean? Hypothesize what could happen.

Vocabulary Unit 7 1) Synonyms and Antonyms 2) Sentences Mr. McCloskey

Write email(s) with 1) Synonyms and antonyms https://quizlet.com/1440692/vocabulary-workshop-level-d-unit-7-flash-cards/ 2) Use each in a sentence

English Finish research presentation McCloskey

Matthew McCloskey Feb 21 (Edited Feb 25) [5 points] 1 Title Slide [10 points] 1 Slide detailing the geography of the country (include pictures. Describe the variety of landscapes and natural beauty of your country). [15 points] 1 slide detailing how the country was founded (Who were they colonized by? How did they break free of colonization?) [15 points] 1 slide detailing the ethnic groups of country (you also have to list what languages are spoken and what religions they practice) [10 points each] 3 slides that describe famous people from that nation. (what was their upbringing like? What are their most notable achievements? How have they changed their country?) [10 points] 1 slide that details what the current state of that country is. (What are their problems? Are there wars? Political unrest? Human rights issues? Explain). [10 points] slide detailing the nations flag. What does it look like? What to the colors/symbols represent? Why did the government choose this design?

Spanish 1) Gustar and Similar Verbs; 2) Fashion Magazine 4 seasons 3) QUIZLET game Ms. Castillo

1) Take snapshots and email https://www.proprofs.com/quiz-school/story.php?title=verbs-like-gustar 2) Create a fashion magazine for all 4 seasons of the year 3) Quizlet game https://quizlet.com/166044/match

Bio HW: Begin Typing Lab Report on Bacteria Lab 100 points Ms. Suarez

Feb 27 Hi, Over the weekend you will only do the sections highlighted in the attachment below. Technically you should have already done this since it was your last homework. THIS IS NOT HARD IF YOU DID THE LAST HOMEWORK. Otherwise, read below. Please do the following: **Please create a google docs **change the name from "untitled" to "your first name___Bacteria Lab Report" (ex: mine would be Julissa_Bacteria Lab Report) **attach this document to google classroom. If you want to edit it, you have to click "unsubmit" **Add the title "Bacterial Growth Lab" in big and bold font **add any picture from the internet of bacteria **add your name, date, class/per/day UNDER the picture. Center it using the center align button **type the word materials in bold font and underline it **type bullet list of all he materials we used **type the word procedure in bold font and underline it **type the steps we did for this lab (STEP 1: gather materia...

Bio HW: Type out your List of Materials and Procedures Ms. Suarez

Due Feb 28 Your homework last night was to write out your procedure, meaning your steps, for the bacteria lab. Tonight you will type up the list of Materials (with bullet points) and you will type up the Procedure (with STEP1:, STEP2:, etc). Please submit this on google classroom. This is the beginning of your first lab report.

Bio Due Today Classwork: Research Bacteria vs. Human Cells Ms. Suarez

Due Today Classwork: Research Bacteria vs. Human Cells in class today we researched how do human cells divide and how do bacteria cells divide. All you had to do was research and write 3 sentences on the differences between the two. Read link below https://sciencing.com/difference-plant-animal-cell-division-5843738.html

English Due today Chapter 10 of TFA 100 points Matthew McCloskey

http://marul.ffst.hr/~bwillems/fymob/things.pdf 1. What is the "egwugwu"? What is it being used for in this chapter? 2. On page 88, how is the word "esoteric" being used? Attempt to define it. 3. What is Okonkwo's role in this scene? To you, what does this say about the legitimacy of the Egwugwu? 4. Describe the case of Odukwe and Uzowulu. What is the conflict? 5. Describe how the conflict of Uzowulu and Odukwe is settled. How could this maybe be an example of foreshadowing?

Due today Finished Research Presentation Mr. McCloskey

[5 points] 1 Title Slide [10 points] 1 Slide detailing the geography of the country (include pictures. Describe the variety of landscapes and natural beauty of your country). [15 points] 1 slide detailing how the country was founded (Who were they colonized by? How did they break free of colonization?) [15 points] 1 slide detailing the ethnic groups of country (you also have to list what languages are spoken and what religions they practice) [10 points each] 3 slides that describe famous people from that nation. (what was their upbringing like? What are their most notable achievements? How have they changed their country?) [10 points] 1 slide that details what the current state of that country is. (What are their problems? Are there wars? Political unrest? Human rights issues? Explain). [10 points] slide detailing the nations flag. What does it look like? What to the colors/symbols represent? Why did the government choose this design?

Bio Due Today Write a procedure Ms Suarez

Feb 21 Hey guys, Your homework is to write a Procedure, which is a step by step list of the things you did, for the bacteria lab today. Please start with step 1: gather materials, step 2:...... Etc. Make anywhere between 8-10 steps. Be very specific. Have a good weekend Ps: make sure you use these words Forceps Petri dish Streaking method Sterile cotton swab Masking tape Agar

Bio Culturing Bacteria Worksheet Suarez

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5 pages Notes: https://courses.lumenlearning.com/boundless-microbiology/chapter/culturing-bacteria/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4284306/ Favorable conditions: Nonselective culture media Good temperature  Methods http://www2.nau.edu/~fpm/bio205/Sp-10/Chapter-03.pdf https://milnepublishing.geneseo.edu/suny-microbiology-lab/chapter/bacteriological-culture-methods/ https://www.khanacademy.org/test-prep/mcat/cells/prokaryotes-bacteria/v/bacterial-characteristics-gram-staining https://www.theactivetimes.com/home/dirtiest-places-school https://www.nsf.org/consumer-resources/studies-surveys-infographics/germ-studies/germiest-places-schools Growing Bacteria Petri dish 3 min Growing Bacteria Sick Science (2 min) Sci Guys 5 min Ingredients: Gelatin Beef Bullion Sugar https://www.stevespanglerscience.com/lab/experiments/growing-bacteria/ Surfaces with most bacteria https://abcnews.go.com/Health/ColdandFluNews/story?id=572...

Bio Mitosis Cell Cycle Worksheet Suarez

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5 pages Notes: Cell division occurs in a series of stages and phases https://sciencespot.net/Media/mitosisnotes.pdf Pase 1 Interphase, 2: Prophase, 3: Metaphase Phase 4: Anaphase, 5: Telophase 6: Cytokinesis A=Interphase, B=Prophase D=Anaphase E=Telophase Part 2: 1.D , 2.B,3.E, 4.E, 5.A,  6.C, 7.B, 8.D,  E. 9, E.10, E.11, e.12,  a.13, e.14, a.15 Part 3.  E.16, E.17, A.18, F.19,  g.20,  21. a, b, c, d ;  F.22;  E.23; j.24; c.25, b.26, c.27 1 cell division is important Mitosis is  important  as a form of reproduction in single-celled organisms, like the amoeba. Mitosis regulates  cell  growth, development, and repair in multicellular organisms. 2 growth, development, repair The process of  mitosis  generates new  cells  that are genetically identical to each other.  Mitosis  helps  organisms grow  in size and  repair  damaged t...

Bio Mitosis Definitions and Video Ms. Suarez

Youtube 8 minute video Hw: Mitosis Definitions Feb 20 Hi, Please define: Chromosome Sister chromatids Spindle fibers Cytokinesis Interphase

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Spanish: Me Gusta (google slide) worksheet Me gusta, likes and dislikes Castillo

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Created Feb 19Feb 19 Hi students! This is the work for Feb.20,2020.DO THIS IN ORDER! All of these assignments WILL be graded so PLEASE TAKE THIS SERIOUSLY! 1.Finish the project "Me gusta" and "No me gusta" Remember I made a google slide presentation sample. 2.- Work on this worksheet Me gusta (read and follow direction on the page) 3.- Work on likes and dislikes (read and follow direction on the page) 4.-BE MATURE AND BEHAVE WELL Slides Worksheet Likes and dislikes Page 2 End

World Civ reforming the Industrial World Ms. Romero

World Civ reforming the Industrial World Ms. Romero 1. What were Adam Smith’s three natural laws of economics? 2. What kind of Society did early Socialist want? 3. Why did co-workers join together in unions? 4. What were the main problems faced by the unions during the 1800s and how did they overcome them? 5. Why do you think that Marx’s “dictatorship of the proletariat” did not happen? 6. Why did the labor reform movement spread to other areas of life?

English Lit Chapter 9 of TFA McCloskey

http://marul.ffst.hr/~bwillems/fymob/things.pdf Chapter 9 Feb 18 1. Describe the relationship between Ezinma and Ekwefi. 2. What is an "Ogbanje" and why is Ezinma one of them? 3. What is an iyi-uwa? What do you make of them finding Ezinma's? Was she truly possessed or is this just coincidence? 4. What is happening with Ezinma now? Why is it so frightening to Ekwefi? 5. Are Okonkwo's behaviors/actions surprising at all to you in this chapter? Why or why not? Use a quote to support your answer.

English Research Project African Nations 5 paragraphs McCloskey

Feb 18 (Edited Feb 18) For Slide Shows: 10 Slides: [5 points] 1 Title Slide [10 points] 1 Slide detailing the geography of the country (include pictures. Describe the variety of landscapes and natural beauty of your country). [15 points] 1 slide detailing how the country was founded (Who were they colonized by? How did they break free of colonization?) [15 points] 1 slide detailing the ethnic groups of country (you also have to list what languages are spoken and what religions they practice) [10 points each] 3 slides that describe famous people from that nation. (what was their upbringing like? What are their most notable achievements? How have they changed their country?) [10 points] 1 slide that details what the current state of that country is. (What are their problems? Are there wars? Political unrest? Human rights issues? Explain). [10 points] slide detailing the nations flag. What does it look like? What to the colors/symbols represent? Why did the government choose this de...

Unit 7 Vocabulary Definitions McCloskey

Feb 18 Take down each definition and part of speech for each vocabulary word:  https://quizlet.com/1440692/vocabulary-workshop-level-d-unit-7-flash-cards/

English Comparing Once We were Kings to TFA McCloskey

Feb 14 1. Why was Muhammad Ali so popular when he arrived in Africa? 2. What personality traits do Okonkwo and Ali have in common? 3. As a fighter, how are Okonkwo and Ali totally different? 4. Why do you think Foreman was so disliked among the African people? 5. Why was this event so important to Zaire, and to the continent of Africa as a whole?

World Civ Due Tomorrow Did the Industrial Revolution have a positive or negative effect on the World? Ms. Romero

Did the Industrial Revolution have a positive or negative effect on the World? Due Saturday Reforming the Industrial World

Spanish 1) tener Quize and 2) 5 sentences Ser Estar Tener 3) Menu 4) Meal Quiz 5) Gusta Ms. Castillo

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Quiz https://www.123teachme.com/spanish_sentence_quiz/category/present_tener_1 Click on [English] to see full sentence to translate SER- estar- tener 100 points Alexandra Castillo Feb 6 Write 5 sentences for Ser, Estar, Tener using the subjects pronouns paste pictures and turn it in by Google Classroom Spanish Menu (On Google Slides) Meal Quiz ME GUSTA /NO ME GUSTA ( likes and dislikes)   Feb 17 Students will write two sentences using me gusta y no me gusta, they have to use singular nouns, plural nouns, and all the subject pronouns. For example: Me gusta el pan No me gustan los tomates

Bio Hw: Research an African American Scientist Suarez

Good afternoon beautiful people, My apologies for the late posting, but as we discussed on Friday your homework is to research a black scientist. Please write a little bit about the life of the scientist; include  where they were born and raised,  discuss what struggles they faced ,  what they discovered,  how they discovered it, and i nclude if anybody tried to get in their way of discovering that thing  ( especially because they were black).  The scientist can be from the past or currently alive.  Hope you enjoyed your weekend

Bio Classwork: video notes on science of skin color Suarez

Classwork: video notes on science of skin color https://ed.ted.com/lessons/ the-science-of-skin-color- angela-koine-flynn#watch

Vocabulary Unit 6 McCloskey

Name . Period . Section 1: Parts of Speech Select the correct part of speech (Noun=Person/place/thing/idea, Verb=Action, Adjective=Description, Adverb=description in action). 1. Atone A. Noun B. Verb C. Adjective D. Adverb   2. Impoverished A. Noun B. Verb C. Adjective D. Adverb   3. Incessant A. Noun B. Verb C. Adjective D. Adverb   4. Supplant A. Noun B. Verb C. Adjective D. Adverb   5. Sardonic A. Noun B. Verb C. Adjective D. Adverb   6. Taunt A. Noun B. Verb C. Adjective D. Adverb Section 2: Definitions   7. Occurring or published after death A. Incessant B. Impoverished C. Posthumous D. Intricate   8. Easy to understand; clear, rational or sane A. Lucid B. Paramount C. Superfluous D. Incessant   9. Constant; occurring over and over again. A. Intricate B. Incorrigible C. Superfluous D. Incessant   10. To take the place of; to supersede; A. Supplant B. Aton...

Things Falll APart Chapters 7 and 8 Mr. McCloskey

http://marul.ffst.hr/~bwillems/fymob/things.pdf Chapter 7 1. How has Ikemefuna impacted Nwoye's development? 2. How has Okonkwo effected his son's development? Identify one positive way and one negative way. 3. Based on how its used on page 55 and 56, what do you think the word "harmatten" means? 4. Discuss the fate of Ikemefuna. What do you think is happening in the outside world to have caused such a decision? 5. How do you think what happened to Ikemefuna will impact Nwoye in the future? 8 1. Recap: What did Okonkwo do last chapter? How is this affecting him? 2. Explain the direct connection that Okonkwo makes between makes between masculinity and violence. How is this damaging? Use a quote to support your answer. 3. How does the same connection in Question #2 persist in the dispute between Okonkwo and Obierika? How do we know? 4. How does this same idea come out AGAIN in regards to the old couple that has died (page 68). How does Okonkwo judg...

Video and Countries in Africa Research and Continuing Mr. McCloskey

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Video The Danger of a SIngle Story 1. What is the population of your country? Where does it rank among other African nations? 2. List at least 3 famous people that are from your chosen country. What were each of them known for? 3. When was the country established? 4. What are the specific ethnic groups within your country? (example: the "Ibo" is an ethnic group of Nigeria) 5. List one culturally specific detail of your country. Find something that is unique! Look up food, music, art, architecture, anything you can find that uniquely belongs to that country. CONTINUING RESEARCH Continuing Research on African Nations. In this assignment, you'll be finding images of your nation. With images, be able to answer the following: 1. What is your nation's biggest city? Find an image. 2. What is the landscape of your nation like? Are there deserts? Jungles? Mountains? Find 2 images of your nation's landscape. 3. Yesterday you found 3 famous peop...