HW

Good morning,

What an exciting and loud fire drill we had this morning!

Your homework for tonight:

Option one:

1.  Why were Japanese Americans interned?

2. Do you feel Japanese internment during WW2 was justified?

Option two:
In a well-developed paragraph, answer the following question. Compare and contrast the concentration camps to the internment camps.

PARENTS/ GUARDIANS: If you have any questions or comments please feel free to comment on the bottom of this page. I will reply as soon as possible. I look forward to your comments

See you tomorrow,

Ms. Betsy

HW

Good morning,

Welcome back to school!  I missed you guys this past week.

Your homework for tonight:

Option one:

1.  What is radiation sickness?

2.  What are some of the symptoms of radiation sickness?

Option two:
In a well-developed paragraph, answer the following question.  Describe the symptoms of the radiation sickness.

PARENTS/ GUARDIANS: If you have any questions or comments please feel free to comment on the bottom of this page. I will reply as soon as possible. I look forward to your comments

See you tomorrow,

Ms. Betsy

HW

Good morning,


You guys rock!!!

Your homework for tonight:


Option one: Complete the problems in the green oblong circles
1.

Option two:  Complete # 1-9

Enjoy this cool tune!

PARENTS/ GUARDIANS: If you have any questions or comments please feel free to comment on the bottom of this page. I will reply as soon as possible. I look forward to your comments

See you tomorrow,

Ms. Betsy

HW

Good morning,

Remember - sometimes, things will not go as planned.  It is important that you are flexible and patient when this happens.

Your homework for tonight:

Option one:
1.  What is exponential form?

2.  Evaluate

Option two:
In a well-developed paragraph, answer the following question.  In the days after the blast, what surprised you the most?

PARENTS/ GUARDIANS: If you have any questions or comments please feel free to comment on the bottom of this page. I will reply as soon as possible. I look forward to your comments

See you tomorrow,

Ms. Betsy

HW

Good morning,

Happy Valentine's Day!

Your homework for tonight:

Option one:
1.  What was one reason that Harry Truman decided to drop the Atomic Bomb?

2.  Did Japan surrender after the Atomic Bomb was dropped?

Option two:
In a well-developed paragraph, answer the following question.  Do you think we could have ended the war without using the bomb?

PARENTS/ GUARDIANS: If you have any questions or comments please feel free to comment on the bottom of this page. I will reply as soon as possible. I look forward to your comments

See you tomorrow,

Ms. Betsy

HW

Good morning,

Thank you for working so hard this morning.

Your homework for tonight:

Option one:
1.  What is a metaphor?

2.  Describe the burns of the victims in Hiroshima.

Option two:
In a well-developed paragraph, answer the following question.  Why do you think that authors use metaphors?

PARENTS/ GUARDIANS: If you have any questions or comments please feel free to comment on the bottom of this page. I will reply as soon as possible. I look forward to your comments

See you tomorrow,

Ms. Betsy

HW

Good morning,

I missed you guys yesterday!

Your homework for today:

Option one:
1.  Describe the people that Mr. Tanimoto saw.

2.  How hot was "Little Boy"?

Option two:
In a well-developed paragraph, answer the following question. Describe the atomic bomb.

PARENTS/ GUARDIANS: If you have any questions or comments please feel free to comment on the bottom of this page. I will reply as soon as possible. I look forward to your comments

See you on Monday,

Ms. Betsy

HW

Good morning,

Remember to work hard and be kind today.

Your homework for tonight is:

Option 1: Answer the following questions.

…after the explosion,… Mr.Tanimoto, … attached himself …to an old lady who was walking along in a daze.

1   1. What did Mr. Tanimoto do after the explosion?

(an old lady)...supporting a small boy … on her back …and crying, “I’m hurt! I’m hurt! I’m hurt!” 

    2.  What was the old lady doing and saying? 

      Option 2:

Immediately after the explosion,… Mr.Tanimoto, … attached himself …to an old lady who was walking along in a daze...supporting a small boy of three or four on her back …and crying, “I’m hurt! I’m hurt! I’m hurt!” Mr. Tanimoto transferred the child to his own back and led the woman by the hand….He took the woman to a grammar school not far away …At the school, he was much surprised to see glass all over the floor and fifty or sixty injured people already waiting to be treated.

1.        What did Mr. Tanimoto do after the explosion? 

2.        What was the old lady doing and saying? 

3.        How did Mr. Tanimoto help the woman? 

4.        Where did he take her? 

5.        What surprised him?

PARENTS/ GUARDIANS: If you have any questions or comments please feel free to comment on the bottom of this page. I will reply as soon as possible. I look forward to your comments

See you tomorrow,

Ms. Betsy

HW

Good morning,

Thank you for being patient and working so hard this morning.  Remember, don't work so hard writing the information in your notebooks.  It's more important to learn the information.

Your homework for tonight:

Option one:
1. What is a pacifist?

2. Why did Einstein change his mind about war and violence?

Option two:
In a well-developed paragraph answer the following question.  Discuss the influence that Einstein had on creating the atomic bomb.

PARENTS/ GUARDIANS: If you have any questions or comments please feel free to comment on the bottom of this page. I will reply as soon as possible. I look forward to your comments

See you on Thursday,

Ms. Betsy

HW

Good morning,

You did a great job!

Your homework for tonight:

Option one:
1.  What did Martin Luther King fight for?

2.  Who refused to give up her seat in the bus?

Option two:
In a well-developed paragraph, answer the following question. If Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was alive today, do you think he would be proud of our society?  Why or why not?

PARENTS/ GUARDIANS: If you have any questions or comments please feel free to comment on the bottom of this page. I will reply as soon as possible. I look forward to your comments

See you tomorrow,

Ms. Betsy

HW

Good morning,

Welcome to our glorious Friday!

Your homework for tonight:

Option one:

1. Write this in standard form

Option two:

Rewrite the following problems:

1. Three to the fourth power

2. Seven to the eighth power

3. Five cubed

4. Twenty-five squared

PARENTS/ GUARDIANS: If you have any questions or comments please feel free to comment on the bottom of this page. I will reply as soon as possible. I look forward to your comments

See you tomorrow,

Ms. Betsy

HW

Good morning,

Great job this morning!

Your homework for tonight:

Option one:

1.  What is characterization?

2.  What did Mr. Tanimoto see when the bomb dropped?

Option two:
In a well-developed paragraph, answer the following question.  Think of your favorite character.  Describe this character.

PARENTS/ GUARDIANS: If you have any questions or comments please feel free to comment on the bottom of this page. I will reply as soon as possible. I look forward to your comments

See you tomorrow,

Ms. Betsy

HW

Good morning,

A new book is always good for the soul!  To re-visit a book we've already read is even better!

Your homework for tonight:

Option one:

1.  Tell me two things about the author of Hiroshima.

2. What was the name of the military base that Japan attacked in 1941?

Option two:
In a well-developed paragraph, answer the following question.  Why did the USA join the war?  Do you think it was the right thing to do? Why or why not?

PARENTS/ GUARDIANS: If you have any questions or comments please feel free to comment on the bottom of this page. I will reply as soon as possible. I look forward to your comments

See you tomorrow,

Ms. Betsy