Food Label Assignment

Posted on September 7, 2014 by felicia.kucharski
Compare two different food labels-

1. Cut out food labels from two different types of food and attach them to a piece of paper.

2. Label them on the paper (Diagram fashion- see power point below for a refresher) and then compare the foods in a one-paragraph write up on the back. Which food is healthier? Why? Which one would be the better choice for you personally? Why? Etc.

Due Thursday, September 18th


Food Label




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Schoology Codes

Posted on September 5, 2014 by felicia.kucharski

ELA: DBDHD-Q5R9B

Health I: JTK6S-NC7BW

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Spelling 1

Posted on September 4, 2014 by felicia.kucharski

 

  1. alligator
  2. junior
  3. incubator
  4. murmur
  5. reflector
  6. ancestors
  7. glacier
  8. investor
  9. particular
  10. anchor
  11. angular
  12. gladiator
  13. linear
  14. perpendicular
  15. tweezers

Honors

16. conqueror
17. impostor
18. moderator
19. professor
20. vinegar

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Literature Circle Discussion 2 (Wednesday 9/3) Make-up work.

Posted on September 4, 2014 by felicia.kucharski
If you missed literature circle discussion 2 this is what you must do in order to make-up for the points missed:

1-Finish the role that you had for that day. (This should already be done.)

2-Write a 2 page (1 page front and back hand-written, or 1 page typed) essay responding to this prompt:

       In Chapter 6 Karim’s father is humiliated at a checkpoint by an Israeli soldier. First, describe how he was humiliated, and then discuss how this event impacts Karim. Finally, discuss how something like this would impact you.

3- Staple your role for discussion 2 to the back of your essay and turn in.



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Health I Journals 1-5

Posted on August 25, 2014 by felicia.kucharski
HJ1- How healthy are you? Why?

HJ2- List 5 things you do on a regular basis to be healthy.

HJ3- List 2 strengths and 2 weaknesses of your diet.

HJ4- What have you learned about your fruit/veggie intake? Where/how could you improve in this area? Examples.

HJ5- Why do you think portion sizes have changed so dramatically? How do your portion sizes compare to the average American’s?
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ELA Journals 1-5

Posted on August 21, 2014 by felicia.kucharski
1- Write about the funnest or most memorable summer moment.

2- Describe a conflict (or hardship) you’ve experienced.

3- Make your own lists of “10 things I want to do (or be)” and “10 things I DON’T want to do (or be).”

4- Discuss a place/hobby/etc that is just “yours.”

5- React to the novel, A Little Piece of Ground, thus far. Do you like it? Dislike? Why?
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Little Piece of Ground-Vocab 1

Posted on August 21, 2014 by felicia.kucharski
  1. Reproachfully- Disapproving. Expressing disapproval or blame.
  1. Massacre- The vicious killing of large numbers of people or animals.
  1. Outmaneuver- Outsmart, outfox; to get the better of.
  1. Refugee– Somebody who seeks or takes refuge in a foreign country, especially to avoid war or persecution.
  1. Surreptitious- Trying to avoid being noticed. Done in a concealed or underhand way to escape notice, especially disapproval.
  1. Tangible- Able to be touched. Actual; capable of being given a physical existence.
  1. Indelibly- Impossible to remove or alter, rub out or wash out. Unforgettable; impossible to remove from the mind or memory
  1. Incredulously– Unwilling to believe. Showing disbelief.

 9. Aghast- Horrified. Overcome with shock and dismay.

10. Unabated – Without any reduction in intensity or strength.

        Exercises:
        1- Guessinitions/Definitions
        2- Paraphrased definitions
        3. Sentences
        4. Pictures

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Click here for Health I Disclosure

Posted on August 10, 2014 by felicia.kucharski
Here is the disclosure for Health I. Please read over it and print the last page to be signed (by parent and student) and turned in no later then Friday, Aug. 22 2014.

8th grade 2014-15 health disclosure
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Supply Lists:

Posted on May 29, 2014 by felicia.kucharski
For ELA**Health**Creative Writing**Journalism 1:

Writing Instruments (pencil only)

3 ring binder (with paper in it, college ruled. Please no spiral notebooks)

Designated Pocket folder (3 hole punched to have in binder designated for that class. For those who have me for more than one course, please have a folder for each class.)

Thumb drive 

Student Planner to track assignments (supplied by the school)

Textbook: (supplied by the school)

Free read book to bring to class every day 


Any of the following would be awesome: Lysol wipes, Kleenex, paper, pencils, hand sanitizer, dry erase markers, extra composition notebooks.

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Body Systems Unit Vocabulary

Posted on May 23, 2014 by felicia.kucharski

 

  1. Immunization- vaccines given to prevent certain diseases
  2. Interdependence- a state in which there are mutual, shared or reciprocal needs.
  3. Lymphocytes- a type of white blood cell.
  4. Macrophage- a type of white blood cell.
  5. Metabolism- a chemical process in the body constantly taking place that uses and releases energy.
  6. Chromosomes- 46 thread-like structures that contain genes and DNA.
  7. Neuron- a nerve cell.

 

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