Homework and Notes from 10/9/14

Homework:

Math:

Finish Integers Review Worksheet
Working with Negatives in Words/Adding, Subtracting Integers
Pick any 10 questions to finish! Highlighted
*Classwork

English:

Complete #1-6 Shackleton page 318-323

1. Write a brief summary of the main events in this excerpt before you answer the following questions. For help on writing a summary, see page 219.

2. What does the nickname "Boss" reveal about how Shackleton's men felt about him?

3. Why does one of the men on Elephant Island say, "We knew you'd come back," to Shackleton?

4. How does this excerpt support the interviewer's statement in "Tending Sir Ernest's Legacy" that the journey was "nothing short of miraculous"?

5. What caused Shackleton to choose a crew of give men to set out for South Georgia?

6. In what way does the excerpt add to your understanding of Shackleton and his men's experiences?

Notes:


Don't forget we are off on Monday October 13th, 2014 for Columbus Day.



Picture Day at West Hempstead is on October 29th, 2014.



Tomorrow on Friday 10/10/14, we are following a Tuesday schedule so there will be no Clubs or Pizza ordered tomorrow!



In English we read an excerpt from Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World by Jennifer Armstrong.  In August 1914, Ernest Shackleton and 27 men sailed from England in an attempt to become the first team of explorers to cross Antarctica from one side to the other. Five months later and still 100 miles from land, their ship, Endurance, became trapped in ice. The expedition survived another five months camping on ice floes, followed by a perilous journey through stormy seas to remote and unvisited Elephant Island. In a dramatic climax to this amazing survival story, Shackleton and five others navigated 800 miles of treacherous open ocean in a 20-foot boat to fetch a rescue ship.



In Current Events we read the article Hong Kong's Student Lead "Umbrella Revolution" Gains Steam. The city of Hong Kong is known for many things - Its thriving economy, reputation in the financial markets, unique currency and most importantly, its ability to remain detached from all politics. However all that changed on September 28th, 2014, when tens of thousands of residents took to the streets calling for "true democracy", marking the start of what is being called the "Umbrella Revolution" thanks to the images of protestors using the parasols to shield themselves against the police pepper spray.



In Science we learned about why Pluto is no longer considered a planet. Pluto is less than half the size of any other planet. It is very different from the other gas giants, the nearest planets to it. The first four planets (Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars) are rocky planets with solid surfaces. The next four planets are gas giants. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune are huge planets with small rocky, metal cores surrounded by huge balls of gas. These four planets do not have a solid surface. Saturn is the second-largest planet. Uranus is the third-largest. Neptune is the fourth-largest planet. Then comes little Pluto. It is about one-sixth the size of Earth and about 1/100 the size of Jupiter. It is made of rock and ice. Pluto is like a comet, not a gas giant.