HW

Good morning,

That was a nail-biting Hunger Games. I'm glad the game makers let everyone live.

Your homework for tonight:

Option one:

1. Find the area of the arena:

2.  How did Katniss know that she was surrounded by salt water?

Option two:
In a well-developed paragraph, answer the following question.  What can we do to change social inequality? (What did Katniss do?)

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,

Congratulations Hector! We are proud of you!

Your homework for tonight:

Option one:

1. What is the main idea?

2. How do you find the main idea?

Option two:

Read the following excerpt from "A Eulogy for Martin Luther King"

Martin Luther King dedicated his life to love and to justice for his fellow human beings, and he died because of that effort. In this difficult day, in this difficult time for the United States, it is perhaps well to ask what kind of a nation we are and what direction we want to move in. For those of you who are black—considering the evidence there evidently is that there were white people who were responsible—you can be filled with bitterness, with hatred, and a desire for revenge. We can move in that direction as a country, in great polarization—black people amongst black, white people amongst white, filled with hatred toward one another. a Or we can make an effort, as Martin Luther King did, to understand and to comprehend, and to replace that violence, that stain of bloodshed that has spread across our land, with an effort to understand with compassion and love. For those of you who are black and are tempted to be filled with hatred and distrust at the injustice of such an act, against all white people, I can only say that I feel in my own heart the same kind of feeling. I had a member of my family killed, but he was killed by a white man. But we have to make an effort in the United States, we have to make an effort to understand, to go beyond these rather difficult times.

What is the main idea of that passage?

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,

The days and hours are going really quickly and I appreciate you guys being patient and flexible.  It is an important work and life skill to cultivate. 

Not everything is going to go how you planned it. Be flexible, it will make you a happier person.

Your homework for tonight:

Option one:

1.  What is the perimeter?

2.  Find the perimeter of the following polygon.

Option two:
If Katniss and Peeta are in an arena that is a square and the area of the square is 100 square miles, Find the perimeter of the same arena. (Draw a picture and label the sides)

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.  There is no school on Monday in remembrance of Memorial day.  

See you on Tuesday,

Ms. Betsy

HW

Good morning,

Great job this morning.  Hector, you make a very convincing Snow.

Your homework for tonight:

Option one:

1.  What is an antonym?

2. Who is going back to the arena?

Option two:
In a well-developed paragraph, answer the following question. Which kind of context clue is more difficult to use? Why?

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

Hello students,

Marcus and I had a blast visiting another school today. 

We learned a lot about how other sites work and what kind of jobs they do.

Your homework for tonight:

Option one:
1.  Find the area of the rectangle:

2. Find the area of the triangle:

Option two:

In a well-developed paragraph, answer the following prompt. Describe the relationship between the area of a triangle and the area of a rectangle.

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 am ecstatic to learn with you, which means I'm very happy happy.

Your homework for tonight:

Option one:

1. What is a context clue?

2. In the following sentence, use context clues to define "bicep"

Andrew worked out his biceps, which refers to a muscle group in his arms.  



Option two:
In  well-developed paragraph, answer the following question. How do you use context clues to figure out the definition of unfamiliar words?

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 Friday!

Here is a list of fun things to do on the weekend:

1. Go to the garden in Central Park

2. Make a sandwich and have a picnic

3. Listen to new music

4.  Call a friend and talk about your week

5. Write a poem about your crush

6.  Read a book

7.  Learn how to cook something new

8.  Work out

9.  Visit relatives

Your homework for tonight:

Option one:

1.  What is the formula for the area of a triangle?

2.  Find the area of a triangle with the length of 8 cm and the height of 5 cm

Option two:

Find the following areas:

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,

Thank you for all of your hard work this morning.

Your homework for tonight:

Option one:

1. What kinds of opportunities do the very rich and powerful get that other people do not?

2. What is social inequality?

Option two:
In a well-developed paragraph, answer the following question.  How does the party at the Capitol demonstrate social inequality?

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 did a great job this morning!

Your homework for tonight:

Option one:

1. What is poverty?

2. What is social inequality?

Option two:

In a well-developed paragraph, answer the following prompt. Compare and contrast poverty and social inequality.

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 a dystopia?

2.  Does Katniss accept Peeta's marriage proposal?

Option two:
In a well-developed paragraph, answer the following question. If Peeta wanted to marry Katniss, why is he upset about the proposal?

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 wish all of you mothers' a very happy mother's day.  They did a great job!

Your homework for tonight:

Option one:

1. What is a comma?

2. What did Peeta promise Rue's family?

Option two:

In a well-developed paragraph, answer the following question. Why was a simple gesture so dangerous to President Snow?

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,

Every morning I get to spend with you is a morning well spent.

Your homework for tonight:

Option one:

1. What is a polygon?

2. What is the formula for the area of a rectangle?

Option two:

If Katniss and Peeta were in an arena that was 300 ft lengthwise, and 200 ft in width, what is the area of the arena?

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,

Because we worked so hard on commas, we can finally take a breath.

(Extra credit for anyone who can tell me which group of words is the dependent clause and which one is the independent clause, and WHY.  (Extra extra credit for anyone who can tell me the difference in a song in the style of "Independent Women"))

Your homework for tonight:

Option one:

1. What is a dependent clause?

2. Give an example of a dependent clause marker.

Option two:
In a well-developed paragraph, answer the following question. Compare and contrast independent clauses and dependent clauses. (Remember, compare and contrast means discuss the similarities and differences.)

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, everyone feels jealousy and everyone feels envy.  The important thing is to recognize those feelings.

Your homework for tonight:

Option one:

1. What is ENVY?

2. Why is Peeta feel jealous?

Option two:
In a well-developed paragraph, answer the following question.  Do you think the Peeta is justified in feeling jealous?  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,

I need a comma in my day>

Your homework for tonight:

Option one:

1.  What is comma?

2. What does Katniss have to do to stay alive?

Option two:
In a well-developed paragraph, answer the following question.  Why does Katniss feel like she has to marry Peeta to stay alive?

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,

Hector made an impressively icy President Snow.  I'm sorry to have messed up so many of Katniss' lines - but we are all human and we all make mistakes.

Your homework for tonight:

1. Give an example of a proper noun

2.  What does President Snow ask Katniss to do?

Option two:

1. Rewrite the following sentence using the correct capitalization.

why does president snow want katniss to convince the districts that she loves peeta?


2.  Answer the question, (in a well-developed paragraph)

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, open honest communication is the best. 

Your homework for tonight:

Option one:

1. What letters do you capitalize in a sentence?

2. Who wrote Dr. Martin Luther King's eulogy?

Option two:
Rewrite the following sentence using the correct capitalization.

katniss and peeta won the hunger games and will eat lucky charms at the capitol. president snow will eat cornflakes.

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,

Thanks to Daquan for reminding me to post the homework today.

A new book is always an interesting and beautiful start to a day.

Your homework for tonight:

Option one:

1. Who is the protagonist of Catching Fire?

2. What is a trilogy?

Option two:
In a well-developed paragraph, answer the following question. How does Katniss feel about the Hunger Games?  How do you know? (Use direct evidence from the text)

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