Predict the Weather

http://www.edheads.org/activities/weather/frame_loader.htm

At this site you will click on predict the weather, then follow the directions to predict the weather. It starts off a little slow, but I think it will really help you understand what meteorologist do. Remember you must leave a comment that lets me know that you actually went through the whole game. Try out the report the weather game as well.

Final Spelling Word From Mockingbird

1. quelling
2. sentimentality
3. entailment
4. sojourn
5. tyranny
6. scuppernongs
7. shambles
8. malevolent
9. morbid
10. indigenous
11. devoid
12. confronted
13. propelled
14. tedious
15. formidable
16. fidgeting
17. inflection
18. elusive
19. adjoining
20. erosion

Code Orange

Your new book will be Code Orange, by Caroline Cooney. It is an exciting mystery I know you will enjoy. It can be picked up at Empire, Boarders or at amazon.com. One more place you can try is the following site: http://www.deepdiscount.com/viewproduct.htm?productId=8888917&extid=df_googlebase&ci_src=14110944&ci_sku=RHCPM573260

I will expect everyone to have the book by next Monday. Don't forget your final Mockingbird test will be this Friday. It will mostly be essay questions, so you may want to study the two sites I put on here for Mockingbird.

Weather Challenge

This is the site for weather. I want you to play the game, then comment what you thought about it, and give your score. You get 20 points just for doing this.

http://www.theweatherchannelkids.com/flash/games/severe-weather-challenge/

Bill of Rights

http://bensguide.gpo.gov/9-12/citizenship/rights.html

This is the site where you will find the bill of rights.

Spelling List

I am sorry guys, but I plan to have your words as a review this week from words we have done in either my class, or Mrs. Bias' class for all of Mockingbird. Mrs. Short will let you know what to do.

Spelling Test Mon. Feb. 23 My Class

commotion


reassured


inconveniences


subtle


earnestness


evasion


testified


escapade


infantile


circumstantial


revived


reconsider


possessions


revival


ignorance

Weather

I want you to go to this site. You will see a map with glowing yellow-orange areas. Follow the directions to find out really amazing information. Once you have clicked on all the "hot spots" you will click on the comments section and write a paragraph on what you learned from each hot spot. You must have at least 4 paragraphs explaining what you learned from each hot spot. You are not required to write your responses in the comments section. You may write your responses on a piece of paper and turn it in to me. This assignment is worth 40 points. Points will be taken for not writing information in your own words, for not given enough information, for not having a complete paragraph. Please do your best.

Thank you.

http://www.theweatherchannelkids.com/flash/games/climate-code/

Mardi Gras Skate

Where: 137 7th ave Roll-A-Rama

When Sunday Feb. 22 from 2-5pm

Cost: $1.00 admittance, 1.00 skate rental

Why: To help others in Huntington by trading canned food for beads.

questions: mardigras4family@yahoo.com

Mrs. Bias' Class Words

Mrs. Bias' Class Test Feb. 17th

1. evidence

2. circumstances

3. subtlety

4. discreet

5. perpetrated

6. contraband

7. relenting

8. tranquil

9. impassive

10. scuppernongs, (ch. 22)

Mockingbird Notes

Here is the site I really did not want you to use, however I feel that it is hard for some of you to understand, or remember what read a few days ago. Here is the issue, if you choose only to read the information from this site it will not fully prepare you for the test, quizzes or conversations, therefore it is very important that you read the chapter. This site is mainly for you to review only.http://www.cliffsnotes.com/WileyCDA/LitNote/To-Kill-a-Mockingbird.id-143.html
Posted by Marsha at Friday, February 06, 2009

Black History

Here are some sites to direct you to information for your essay and your presentation for Black History Month. You may need your parents to help you navigate throughout the sites.

http://www.factmonster.com/spot/afroambios.html Really helpful

http://www.history.com/minisites/blackhistory

http://www.archives.gov/research/alic/reference/black-history.html

http://search.eb.com/blackhistory/browse?browseId=252385 This site has audio and video.

http://www.factmonster.com/spot/afroambios.html

My Student's Words Test Fri. Feb. 6

affluent
murmured
perplexing
resentful
meddle
postponement
azaleas
beckoned
bittersweet
inflection
bootlegger
grieving
inquisitive
premise
interval

Mrs. Bias' Spelling Test Feb. 9

1. ecclesiastical of the church, the organization of the church, or the clergy.
2. privy a toilet; esp., an outhouse.
3. acquiescence the act of acquiescing; agreement or consent without protest
4. aggregation a group or mass of distinct things or individuals.
5. fey strange or unusual in any of certain ways, as, variously, eccentric, whimsical, visionary, elfin, shy, otherworldly.
6. solicitor in the U.S., a lawyer serving as official law officer for a city, department, etc.
7. champertous having to do with champerty, an act by which a person not concerned in a lawsuit makes a bargain with one of the litigants to help maintain the costs of the suit in return for a share of any proceeds: illegal in most U.S. states.
8. johnson grass a forage and pasture grass, widespread in the Southern U.S., often as a weed.
9. inflection- changing the pitch of one’s voice
10. affluent-abundant

Civil Rights

Use the following link. http://pbskids.org/wayback/civilrights/index.html

On this site you will read an interview. I want you to select at least 5 questions from the interview, and write on paper, or my comments your reaction, (thoughts or feeling you had). Next look at the pictures, choose one photo to respond to on my blog, or on your paper. You may respond on the site, but remember I can't see your response unless you write it down and turn it in, or comment on my page. Lastly go through game space, and brain power. You may not get the answers correct, but the important part is to read about important people that fought for civil rights.

Questions: Answer these questions on your paper, or in my comments.

1.Were civil rights for only some citizens? Why, or why not?

2. Who were 3 people you learned about through this site? Name the person and what they did.

3. How do civil right effect your life?

This assignment is worth 50 points so do your best.