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Social Studies Thursday February 28, 2019

2/28/2019

Mrs. Victor:
6th Grade: No social studies homework. Study and practice ELA skills

Mr. Bruning:
7th Grade: To allow adequate prep time for the NYSCC ELA Mock Assessments, students will be assigned no new homework until Friday. Students will have until Friday, March 1, to submit the Black History Month project related to Michelle Obama’s “Let’s Move” healthy eating initiative (handout). A handout was previously provided in class for the Michelle Obama project. Details of the assignment are also available on the school website, rivertonmiddleschool.com on a past social studies homework post.

Social Studies Wednesday February 27, 2019

2/27/2019

Mrs. Victor:
6th Grade: No social studies homework. Study and practice ELA skills

Mr. Bruning:
7th Grade: To allow adequate prep time for the NYSCC ELA Mock Assessments, students will be assigned no new homework until Friday. Students will have until Friday, March 1, to submit the Black History Month project related to Michelle Obama’s “Let’s Move” healthy eating initiative (handout). A handout was previously provided in class for the Michelle Obama project. Details of the assignment are also available on the school website, rivertonmiddleschool.com on a past social studies homework post.

Social Studies Tuesday February 26, 2019

2/26/2019

Mrs. Victor:
6th Grade:
No social studies HW
Study / Review ELA skills

Mr. Bruning:
7th Grade: To allow adequate prep time for the NYSCC ELA Mock Assessments, students will be assigned no new homework until Friday. Students will have until Friday, March 1, to submit the Black History Month project related to Michelle Obama’s “Let’s Move” healthy eating initiative (handout). A handout was previously provided in class for the Michelle Obama project. Details of the assignment are also available on the school website, rivertonmiddleschool.com on a past social studies homework post.

Mr. Dayan:
8th Grade:
Brandeis/Caltech/Johns Hopkins:

Read, and annotate documents 1-5 (Negative Effects of Industrialization.)
Complete Graphic Organizer. Provide two pieces of evidence for each document.

Social Studies Monday February 25, 2019

2/25/2019

Mrs. Victor:
6th Grade:
UVA - Complete package - 21st Century Skills: Outlining
MIT, UChi, and UCLA - No Homework

Mr. Bruning:
7th Grade: To allow adequate prep time for the NYSCC ELA Mock Assessments, students will be assigned no new homework until Friday. Students will have until Friday, March 1, to submit the Black History Month project related to Michelle Obama’s “Let’s Move” healthy eating initiative (handout). A handout was previously provided in class for the Michelle Obama project. Details of the assignment are also available on the school website, rivertonmiddleschool.com on a past social studies homework post.

Mr. Dayan:
8th Grade:
Brandeis/Caltech/Johns Hopkins:
Imagine that you came up with an idea for a new kind of product. You build a few samples yourself, prototypes, and sell them to people you know. Soon, people want to buy more of your product. However, before you are able to build them, the neighborhood starts selling copies of the product you invented.

How do you feel?
How can you solve the problem?

Social Studies Thursday February 14, 2019

2/14/2019

Mrs. Victor:
6th Grade:
UVA - complete research project on Influential Women of the Eastern Hemisphere Due Friday, February 15, 2019
MIT and UChi - complete project on Black History Due Friday, February 15 2019
UCLA - No homework
Note: No social studies homework over the break

Mr. Bruning:
7th Grade: Let's Move assignment due Friday February 15.

lets_move.pdf
File Size:	243 kb
File Type:	pdf

Social Studies Wednesday February 13, 2019

2/13/2019

Mrs. Victor:
6th Grade:
UVA - complete research project on Influential Women of the Eastern Hemisphere Due Friday, February 15, 2019
MIT and UChi - complete project on Black History Due Friday, February 15 2019
UCLA - Study for Lesson 1 Quiz : Rise of Greek Civilization

Mr. Bruning:
7th Grade: Let's Move assignment due Friday February 15.

lets_move.pdf
File Size:	243 kb
File Type:	pdf

Social Studies Tuesday February 12, 2019

2/12/2019

Mr. Bruning:
7th Grade: Let's Move assignment due Friday February 15.

lets_move.pdf
File Size:	243 kb
File Type:	pdf

Social Studies Monday February 11, 2019

2/11/2019

Mr. Bruning:
7th Grade: Let's Move assignment due Friday February 15.

lets_move.pdf
File Size:	243 kb
File Type:	pdf

Social Studies Friday February 9, 2019

2/8/2019

Mrs. Victor:
6th Grade:
UVA - Begin project on Influential Women of Eastern Hemisphere. See attachment.
MIT and UChi - Begin project on Black History. See attachment.
UCLA - No Homework

influential_women_of_the_eastern_hemisphere.pdf
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File Type:	pdf

black_history_month_project.pdf
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File Type:	pdf

Mr. Bruning:
7th Grade:
-Imagine you are King George III of Britain and the year is 1775.-Delegates from the Second Continental Congress have sent their "Olive Branch Petition" assuring King George III that the 13 colonies want peace with Britain if he can guarantee their rights will be protected.

Task: Write a 7-10 sentence response from King George III to the colonists regarding their Olive Branch Petition.

**This assignment is due Monday, February 11

Social Studies Wednesday February 6, 2019

2/6/2019

Mr. Bruning:
7th Grade: Narrative Homework

bruning_narrative_assignment.pdf
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File Type:	pdf