6th Grade
Lesson 8 - Perimeter. Remember, when you are finding perimeter, you are finding the distance around the outside edge of the shape. Be sure to add ALL the sides and don't forget your labels!
7th Grade
Spelling - Unit 2. First two pages.
Writing - We are going to be writing a five paragraph essay and started discussing the topic. "What makes me, me?" There is no homework.
Literature - Writing a fantasy. On page 10 of your textbook is an explanation about what to write. Remember, you are going to make up a character that is granted three wishes. Will your character use them well or not? Will he or she use them all up? Don't forget to make up a character to grant the wishes! Just write a rough draft of the story. Get the basic idea down. What the three wishes are, who the characters are, and the consequences of each of the wishes. You will have more time to edit and make the story better, so don't worry about rewriting or polishing the story tonight. Just get your ideas down on paper.
Math - Today, the class began to multiply integers. This is a much easier rule! It is as follows:
When multiplying integers: If the signs are the same, the answer is positive.
If the signs are different, it's negative.
It's that simple! It doesn't matter which number is bigger.
Examples: (-2)(-3) = (+6) (-2)(+3) = (-6) (+2)(-3) = (-6) (+2)(+3) = (+6)
Also, if you are multiplying several numbers together, if there are an ODD number of negative signs, the answer is negative. For example: (-2)(-3)(+4)(-1) will be negative because there are 3 negative signs. You would just multiply 2 x 3 x 4 x 1 = 24 and since it's supposed to be negative, your answer is -24. That's it! The assignment is Lesson 1-5 #2-60 evens.
8th Grade
Today we reviewed Greatest Common Factor and Least Common Multiple from Lessons 1-3 and 1-4. Please scroll back to the blog posts where I explained these if you still need help!
Lesson 1-3 #3-29 ODDS.
Lesson 1-4 #3-19 ODDS.
Don't forget, GCF is the biggest number that will go into them. It will always be one of the numbers or something LESS. What do they have IN COMMON?
For LCM, you are finding the first number that they both go into. This is different. It will either be one of the numbers or something GREATER.
See you tomorrow!
Mrs. Swickey
