7th and 8th Grade: Week of January 5-9

Howdy,
I hope you had a relaxing and enjoyable winter break. The last day of 1st semester is Friday, January 16. We are almost halfway through our school year already! Anyway, I have some exciting plans. We will be finishing up the sound unit this coming week. Each student will create a wind or string instrument in class and present the instrument to the class on Friday, January 9. The quality of the instrument and presentation will be the final grade for this unit. The homework and DUE dates are as follows:

Tuesday, January 6: Research the variety of stringed instruments (such as the violin) to determine the number of strings commonly used. Identify at least 5 string instruments and the number of strings and submit the information in bar graph form.

Friday, January 9: In one paragraph describe what the world would be like with no sound. What would be different? What would be the same? How does sound affect your life?

Have a great week,
-Mr. Pfiester