Math
pg. 352-353 #A-H + Reflecting

Language
Novel Study: Animal Farm
1. 5 vocab wprds per chapter
2. Assignment Questions
3. Character List - approx. 16
- describe significance in history
- describe how they relate in Russian History
4. 2 major character studies (1 pg. each)
5. Novel Study test

Chapter 1
1. Describe in the first scene how Orwell makes the situations and character seem realistic. Use examples.
2. Decsibe fully, Major's advice he is giving to the animals and why.


**REMINDERS**
RUBE GOLDBERG ON TUESDAY
GEOGRAPHY CULMINATING TASK DUE TUESDAY
WAR AND PEACE ACTIVITIES DUE MONDAY

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Jamie:

UPDATE: RUBE GOLDBERG WILL NOW BE DUE ON MONDAY!

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MATH
- Mid-Chapter Review
- Math Quiz Tomorrow

GEOGRAPHY
Culminating Task Due Monday (pg. 110-111)

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Posted by: Melissa :)

Religion
Questions:
1. How did Jesus respond to the suffering of the person(people)?
2. How would the person(people)answer the question "Can suffering be meaningful?"
3. How did healing affect the person's(people) relationshio with God? with others?

Stories:
Luke 5.12-16 - Jesus cleanes a leper
Luke 5.17-26 - Jesus heals a paralytic
Luke 6.17-19 - Jesus teaches and heals many
Luke 7.1-10 - Jesus heals a Centurion's servant
Luke 7.11-17 - Jesus raises the widow's son at Nain
Luke 8.26-39 - Jesus heals the Gerasene demoniac
Luke 8.40-56 - A girl restored to life and a woman healed
Luke 9.37-43 - Jesus heals a boy with a demon
Luke 13.10-17 - Jesus heals a crippled woman
Luke 14.1-6 - Jesus heals the man with dropsy
Luke 18.35-43 - Jesus heals a blind beggar near Jericho

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Jamie:

LANGUAGE

Example: Statement of Issue
Positive - Canada's armed forces should depend on volunteers
Negative - Canada's armed forces should not always depend on volunteers

*A logical valid argument for each of the points of view both positive and negative is the assignment
*Each logical argument needs 3 statements
1. Value premise
2. Factual premise
3. Conclusion - Therefore Canada's armed forces should always depend on volunteers

Points of View
1. Economics
2. Prudentials
3. Health or Safety
4. Aesthetic
5. Moral

These assignments follow some format as Activity 25 and 26

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ALL THIS IS DUE MONDAY. T^T

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MATH

p.346-347 #9-14, 16-18


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**REMINDERS**
- religion art due end of next week
- WAR + PEACE PROJECTS DUE MONDAY!!!!!! *screams*

melissa :)

MATH
pg. 343 #9-15

GEOGRAPHY
pg. 107 #1-4
pg. 108-109 #1, 7, 8-10

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Jamie:

war and peace project's due on monday! stop procrastinating or you'll get a big, fat zero! :O

new entries

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SCIENCE

make a list of non-mechanical systems. explain how these systems solve a problem or meet a need

how are mechanical and non-mechanical systems the same?

what makes a non-mechanical system different from a mechanical system?

MATH

p.338-341 ALL QUESTIONS :(

LANGUAGE

Activity 25-27



new entry :)

Religion
Respond to the following:
1. Who are you becoming?
- in your own eyes
- in God's eyes
- in your friends' eyes
2. Who would you like to become?
3. Write a promise to God and to yourself about how you will treasure the gift of your sexuality.

Geography
- point form notes on pg. 97-99
- pg. 105 #1-2

**REMINDERS**
- War + Peace Project due Monday!!!
- Rube Goldberg Machine :)

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Jamie:
added new entry in dictionary! :)
have another one, but i don't remember T_T
brian, help me out here.

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LANGUAGE

Activity 23 (XXIII)

FRENCH

pratique orale on 'en'
A, positive form
B + C, positive and negative forms

MATH

Chapter review

*Updated 'Mr. Edmonds' dictionary! New words at top.*

Math
pg. 276 #4-10

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GEOGRAPHY-due friday

read p.90-96
p.92 #1-2
p. 96 #1-4

LANGUAGE-due friday

Activity XXIII

Math
pg. 270- 271 #8, 9 (a,c,e), 10 (a,c,e), 12, 15-20
**Contect tomorrow

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RELIGION

test tomorrow-need to know:
-10 commandments (you should already know them)
-what sin is
-conditions for a deed to be a sin
-process of reconciliation
-celebration of reconciliation
-everything related to the 5th commandment
-Nancy B case

GEOGRAPHY

test thursday-need to know:
-chapter 3+4
-definition and terms
-some of the questions we've done will be in the test

MATH

p.266-267 #6, 9, 11-17

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if you want to do well, you must speak in the language of 'Mr.Edmonds' in our class! here is the entire constantly updated language of 'Mr. Edmonds' ->

Geography
pg. 84-85 #1-5, 8
Test on Thurs.

French
Finish pg. 70 in cahier

Language
War and Peace Activity #21

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for people who need to redo science thing... here's a website, you might need to look around, but this is the general area ;)

http://www.canadian-universities.net/Universities/Programs/Mechanical_Engineering-Ontario.html

from the brownie

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Jamie:

SCIENCE

bring spool, variety of metal washers, and an unsharpened pencil

do science chapter review, except for #9

Language
- War and Peace Activity #20
**Mr. Edmonds will check Activities 12-20 tomorrow.

Geography
- pg. 81 #1-3
- pg. 83 #1-3
- Define/describe bold terms in chapter (include downsizing and outsourcing)

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Yay! =D
No more speeches~! Isn't everyone happy?

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SCIENCE

-read p.151
-answer p.151 #1-3

-go to sciencesource.ca
-find the chapter 5 resources
-go to the "canadian mechanical programs" link
-write a 5 sentence synposis of 3 different programs

Math

pg. 259-260 #4-10


Science

pg. 147 - B31

pg. 150 #2, 4, 5, 7


**REMINDERS**

- Speeches on Tuesday

- War and Peace Project - Apr. 26

- Religion Unit Test - Apr. 9

- Geography Test (Chapt. 3 + 4) on the week of April 12th

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HAVE A GOOD LONG WEEKEND PEOPLES~!!!! =]

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REMINDER:
Speech Presentations Tuesday!!!
Have it memorized or you will lose THE GAME!!!

e.d.m.o.n.d.s. .class.

For Mr. Edmonds' Grade 8 Pace class :)

The language of Mr Edmonds

>The other end of the spectrum - the opposite
>Ponder - consider
>Run by you - to inform you
>So be it - let it be so, I accept it as it is
>Dressed to the nines - dressed well
>Ahead of the game - caught up in homework
>Grab the bull by the horns - deal directly with the problem
>Park yourselves - sit down
>I want to be inundated with outstanding work - i want to be flooded/overwhelmed with late work
>How old are we? - be mature
>Do whatever your heart desires - do whatever you want
>That's what we're shooting for - that's what we're aiming for
>Outstanding work - late work
>It's your baby - it's your responsibility
>Blurb - a comment
>Don't get bogged down by the books - don't focus too much on the book
>Time is of the essence - time is important/the matter is urgent
>Black and white cowboy hats - the bad guys and the good guys
>Working my tail off - working my butt off
> Went walking - went missing
> Come hither! - come here!
>Inhale - eat
> Bringing up the rear - to move along behind everyone else; to be at the end of the line
> Bogged down – stuck; prevented from making progress
> Holding the apple cart up – holding everything up
> Play your cards right - managing your resources efficiently
> Break a leg - to wish success
> Bodies - people
> Last day - last time
> Next day - next time
> 'Til the cows come home - to no end
> Pull up your socks - get your act together
> Prerogative - your choice
> Switch gears - switch activities
> Left, right, and centre - everywhere
> Touch base - have a discrussion
> Keep on truckin' - keep moving
> Rule of thumb - general rule
> Muchly - really, very
> Get the wheels started - to get started
> Item # - something he wants to tel you, in order of priority
> Who belongs to...? - who does this belong to?
> BLAH blah BLAH blah BLAH - less important information
> ...and I stress the word 'quietly'... - does this need an explanation?
> Kettle of fish - situation
> Grandliose ideas- big ideas
> That's the way the cookie crumbled - that's life
> Missing in action - missing
> I know it's not a week's notification - he'll give a test
> Happy camper - somebody in a good mood
> Quandary - predicament
> Heads up - warning, notice
> Method of madness - plan
> Full meal deal - entire package
> The day is out - the day is over
> Can of worms - issue
> Part and parcel - bits and pieces making up a whole
> Wise words of wisdom - wise words of wisdom
> Walk and talk, my class! - self-explanatory

Credits go to Brian for collecting this stuff.

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