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- Book www.youtube.com/watch?v=ept8hwPQQNg
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqoYmx_L-XsTHwww.scholastic.com/content/dam/teachers/blogs/mary-blow/migrated-files/annotating_the_text_-_student_notes.pdf
If you misplace your prompt sheet, you may access this link and answer the questions - www.dailyteachingtools.com/reader-response-questions.html
RACE FORMAT - 024ccps.ss10.sharpschool.com/common/pages/UserFile.aspx?fileId=818022
If you lose your argumentative essay graphic organizer - here is a link for one www.plainlocal.org/userfiles/448/Argument%20graphic%20organizer%20(1)%20(1).pdf
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Fourth Marking Period
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5/17/19
https://careerwise.minnstate.edu/careers/clusterSurvey Please complete the survey and in your journal write down three to five careers you would like to pursue
Please find the HW listed for the entire week. So, you can work at your own pace. Just make sure it is completed
Due Monday 20th - Complete the survey listed above and complete Page 63 - Complete Career Alphabet
Due by Tuesday 21st --Page 64 and 65 - Worksheet # 15 - Career Research
Due by Wednesday 22nd - Worksheet 22 - Where are the Jobs? Page 73 and 74
Due by Thursday 23rd - Worksheet # 28 - Do I have the Skills?
Due by Friday 24th - Worksheet # 29 and 30th
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5/0/19 - Please take the interest survey on the website below and either print your results or bring in written information on what career cluster you got.
https://www.careeronestop.org/Toolkit/Careers/interest-assessment.aspx
5/2/18
9) Please complete the "Seasons" or "Friendship" theme poem that you worked on in class. Review your work against the rubric. The rubric is also posted in pupilpath
It is due on May 7th and is a project grade
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4/8/19
Complete "An Ancient Question" due 4/11
4/5/19
8 A) Define desegregation
Read the following poems from "Brown Girl Dreaming"
Inner Circle - “Greenville, South Carolina” (pp. 30-31)
Outer Circle
And answer the following questions
Who is the focus of this poem and what is his or her connection to the author/speaker?
What aspects of the Civil Rights movement/desegregation are the poem’s focus?
What are the focal character’s experiences with the Civil Rights movement and desegregation?
What specific words, details, and images help you understand that experience?
What perspectives on the Civil Rights movement does this character convey?
How are his or her experiences related to those perspectives? What might account for those perspectives?
8B) Please bring your idiom, a literal illustration of the idiom, and figurative meaning of the idiom to class. (Previous homework)
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3/29
7) Complete reading "Excerpt from The Importance of Winning" and "The Thirst for First is the Worst" and answer the short constructed responses and essay question
Please remember to use the RACE format and cite two pieces of evidence
In your essay - make sure you cite evidence from both the articles and write at least five paragraphs
3/28
6) Complete "No Phone for Two Days" packet
- due tomorrow
3/27/19
5) Complete "Twilight" poem and multiple choice
3/26/19
4) Complete the handout "The Longest Dance"
3/25/19
3) Complete "The Frost" poem on ReadWorks by signing into Google Classroom3/22/19
PLEASE make sure you are all caught up with the previous homeworks - posted on google classroom and character trait similes - posted below
B) Find the meaning of the idiom you were assigned
3/21/19
4) Directions: Think of a topic for your simile poem. The poem can be about you or about another topic, such as a pet, favorite season, or sport. Write the topic on the line below. Then in each of the seven boxes write one physical or character trait describing the topic (for example, long legs, curly hair, or brown eyes).
Simile Poem Topic
Trait 1:
Trait 2
Trait 3
Trait 4
Trait 5
Trait 6
Trait 7
Create similes for the traits you listed above for e.g.eyes as brown as chocolate
If you feel you are struggling then you may choose only four of the traits to develop into similes.
http://www.saidwhat.co.uk/spoon/similes.php - This page contains a list of similes in alphabetical order.
https://www.poetry4kids.com/ - you may refer to how poets use similes in their poems for help.
Please submit the sheet to me by Friday morning
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3/20/19
3) Complete "Spring" on ReadWorks, due on 3/22/19
3/18/19
2) Please complete ReadWorks homework on google classroom - "First Ladies" due tomorrow
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3/15/19
Complete "Wonder Drug" worksheet and "Roving Reporter" worksheet
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THIRD MARKING PERIOD
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3/11/19
Published short stories due .
Please submit in a folder
1) Brainstorming sheet
2) First draft
3) Second draft
4) Peer Conferencing Sheet
5) Published short stories
If you have completed the work on google classroom, then you do not need to worry about submitting in a folder. But please make sure all five things are submitted on google classroom
3/8/19
Please bring your second drafts of your short story to class. You will be peer conferencing in class.
If you need to refer to the dialogue ppt - here is a link - www.hasd.us/cms/lib/PA09000086/Centricity/Domain/330/dialogue.pptx
I will review the rules in class on Monday and then you can peer conference with your friends.
But do remember - every time a new character speaks - you start the dialogue on a new line
Additionally, those who did not submit their multiple choice answer sheet, please bring it in on Monday
3/6/19 -DUE 3/8/19
Short story revisions – second draft – show not tell at least in three places
Excerpt from Interference Powder
3/5/19
- Please complete the Move Over, Spider-Man—Here’s Spider-Goat!"multiple choice questions
- Brainstorming sheet and first draft of the short story
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3/1/19 _ HW posted on Google Classroom
Please complete the brainstorming sheet if you have not done so
Also, complete the "Monkeyman" - finding theme sheet - it was due today - this is only for those students who did not submit it in class today
Have uploaded the 2017 state test - complete the first two articles for Monday (multiple choice)
Students who want to complete extra credit - complete ReadWorks - Civil Rights on a City Bus
2/27/19
Please join google classroom - Classcode is nfzcvl
2/25/19
IF any of you have lost the short story packet - it is uploaded on top of this page
www.youtube.com/watch?v=W81P3ohYmsc ( " Monkeyman" Story Read Aloud)
Please answer the following questions for the story -
1. What do Uncle Duke and Fee say about the narrator?
2. What do we learn from the narrator himself about how he feels about his Harlem community, and what he wants for his future?
3. Based on these details, what conclusions can we draw about what kind of person the narrator is?
4. What does the author tell us about what Monkeyman does?
5. Based on these details, what conclusions can we draw about Monkeyman as a person?
6. What do we learn about other things the Tigros are doing in the neighborhood?
7. How does this support what we already know about the Tigros? What other conclusions can we draw about them as people?
Also, start brainstorming for your story. If you need to look at the picture prompts - am uploading the word file above - you can click on Posttest - and the task, rubric, pictures and plot graphic organizer will come up.
2/13/19
Holiday Homework
due February 25, 2019
ELA - Pages 40 to 53 in Ready books - 612 – must see RACE format and process of elimination for multiple choice
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2/8/19
Write a letter from Roger to Ms. Jones, when Roger is now an adult and he is explaining what that night meant to him.
Prewriting: Picture what Roger is like and what he has done with his life in the past twenty years. Then, brainstorm how did Mrs Jones' actions impact Roger? (Be realistic and creative). Circle three or four that seem the most important, and build your letter around them.
One post it - on what Sarny/NighJohn says or does, we will complete the chart on Monday
2/7/19
Complete answering the questions for "Thank You, Ma'm" and come prepared to class - please make sure you cite evidence from the text.
Inner Circle questions
1. What do you know about Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones from her name and from what she says?
2. Why does Roger say he tried to steal Luella Jones’ pocketbook?
3. Is this the real reason? (inference, not in text)
4. Why does Luella Jones not lecture the boy about stealing?
5. Why did Luella not have Roger work for his dinner? (inference, not in text)
6. Why did she not invite him to come back to see her? (inference, not in text)
7. Why did she take Roger home and give him the money? (inference, not in text)
8. Is Luella Jones a person of integrity? Has she always been?
Outer Circle Questions
9. Why does Roger wash his face instead of running away? (inference, not in text)
10. Why does Roger sit “on the far side of the room where he thought she could easily see him”?
11. Why did Roger not steal her pocketbook when he was in her apartment and she had gone behind the screen to cook? (inference, not in text)
12. What does Langston Hughes mean when he writes, “He did not trust the woman not to trust him”? How does this relate to integrity?
13. Does Roger change in the course of his encounter with Luella Jones? (inference, not in text)
2/1/19 NightJohn project is due 2/8/19
For NightJohn project - complete anyone. If you need some ideas on how to complete the project, here are some websites you can refer to. Please cite them as a source on your project.
Book Jacket template - www.thebookdesigner.com/2010/12/free-book-jacket-layout-template-for-diy-self-publishers/
Friendly Letter format www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/student-interactives/letter-generator-30005.html
www.bcsdschools.net/site/handlers/filedownload.ashx?moduleinstanceid=24942&dataid=23878&FileName=FriendlyLetterFormat.pdf
PLAY FORMAT
Play Title
by
Author
CHARACTERS
(List in order of importance; include a brief description of each.)
Character #1
Character #2
Character #3
SETTING
(Describe)
TIME
ACT I
SCENE 1
[Describe scene action within brackets.]
CHARACTER#1 (Insert Name) Dialogue
CHARACTER#2 (Insert Name) Dialogue
CHARACTER#3 (Insert Name) Dialogue
2/1/19
Answer the following reflection questions for NightJohn, they are due on Monday 2/4/19
Would you have helped others like Harriet Tubman and Nightjohn if you had escaped to freedom? Why or why not?
Why does John say that they have to learn to read and write? What are your thoughts/opinions on this? (58)
What was the author’s purpose behind this book? What did they want to accomplish? Give support.
Do you think the history of slavery is an important topic to know about? Give your reasons.
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1/30/19
Answer the following questions about Dr. Martin Luther King, Mahatma Gandhi and Nelson Mandela
Gandhi www.youtube.com/watch?v=ept8hwPQQNg
Nelson Mandela www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqoYmx_L-Xs
Dr. Martin Luther King www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ank52Zi_S0
How did these men become famous?
What did they want to change?
How controversial or dangerous was their message?
How did they manage to make people listen to their message?
Did they suffer for their beliefs? If so, how?
What effect did they have on the world?
Using this information, write a paragraph explaining what
Nightjohn has in common with these three statesmen.
3 Write a second paragraph explaining how he is different.
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1/29/19
Nightjohn Pupil Resource Sheet 9
Pearson Education 2006
Task
Write Mammy’s testimony. You could tell her story in a number of ways. Choose one from the following three suggestions:
First person narrative
Here you write in Mammy’s voice, as if you are Mammy. She is morecautious than Sarny and likely to be more controlled in her speech, especially if talking to a white man. You can include her thoughts and feelings, as well as descriptions of her life. You could begin like this:
When we lived on that plantation the work was real hard. Went
out before sunrise into the cotton fields and came back late.
Sometimes it be dark…
Organise your paragraphs so that you deal separately with work, food, breeding, punishments, reading, money, power, freedom and anything else you wish to include. Remember: take care with the punctuation of short or incomplete sentences.
Third person narrative
Here you write as if you are there describing everything that is going on. This gives you the opportunity to vary your style so that Mammy’s speech, written in the first person, can be contrasted with your narrative voice.
You could begin like this:
Mammy nervously wiped the perspiration from her forehead. Although she shifted uneasily in front of the white man, her voice came out strong and clear.
‘When we lived on that plantation the work was real hard,’ she began.
Remember: describe Mammy’s looks, gestures and feelings in between her dialogue.
Play script
Here you include the interviewer’s questions. It may appear the easiest option, but you need to get into the characters of two people. The interviewer will be a legal, educated man. He will listen and interrupt or build on what Mammy says, not simply repeat a list of questions.
You could begin like this:
Interviewer: Mammy… I believe that is the name you answer to?
Mammy: Yes sir, that be my name.
Interviewer: Mammy, can you tell the people here present what it was like when you worked on Clel Waller’s plantation?
Mammy: The work was real hard sir…
1/25/19
4) Slave biographies due 1/31
a) NightJohn Test - 2/4/19 - Open book
Inner Circle read and prepare for these questions (mark post -its or page no's so you can refer to evidence when discussing these questions)
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
Why did Sarny make the word everywhere?
. What’s her excuse to Waller when he saw her writing the word? What does Waller do to her? Where does she run?
. Why does he punish mammy? What does he do to her?
. Why does John come forward? Should he have?
. What’s the punishment for reading and writing? What does Waller do to Nightjohn?
. How would this chapter be different if it was from Delie (mammy’s point of view
Outer Circle read and prepare to discuss the following questions (mark post -its or page no's so you can refer to evidence when discussing these questions)
2. What does John do the second night? Does this surprise you? What does this tell you about him? Is that a good decision?
. Mammy says he was “always going” and that he was “born to leave.” What does she mean by this? Do you agree or disagree? Why?
. What can you infer about John and Delie’s relationship? 6. He tells he’ll be back? Do you believe him?
Chapter 7
What happened to Nightjohn after he left?
. Where did John take Sarny? . Who else was there?
What book did John have? 5. Why did Sarny cry?
1/23/19
3) Inner Circle - read and prepare for these questions
Perseverance is determination in doing something despite difficulty or delay in achieving success
Pages 13-29
How do Sarny and John show PERSEVERANCE and support our answers with text evidence.
How and why Waller brings John into the farm the way he does and support our answers with text evidence.
Describe who Sarny is and what her life is like. How does this show that she has PERSEVERANCE?
OUTER CIRCLE - Read and prepare for the following questions
Pages 29-41
29-31
Describe the slaves' living arrangements. How are they treated on the plantation?
32-38
What does Sarny trade with NightJohn?
What WISDOM does NightJohn share with Sarny about reading and evaluate whether this is still true today.
Wisdom is knowledge that is gained by having many experiences in life
1/22/19
2) Answer the following questions using the RACE format
a) Sum up in one sentence the differences between the slaves and their owners with regard to freedom, power and money.
b). Why do people think Sarny’s dumb? What do you think? (14, 15, 18)
c) Pick 3 adjectives to describe Sarny from what we’ve read so far. Go back through the first chapter and find a sentence to quote and prove each one. Write your answers in complete sentences. ( For example: I think Ed is mean, because on page 36 the author says, “Ed pushed Steve to the ground.” This shows that Ed picks on other people, which proves he’s mean.)
1/18/19
1) Complete reading "NightJohn" over the long weekend. COme to class prepared for class discussion
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SECOND MARKING PERIOD
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1/11/19
11) Task: Choose a topic from the list below and write an argumentative essay that explains whether you agree or disagree and why? Use evidence from both the articles to support your argument.
Topics:
Should GMO Information be Posted on Food Labels?
Should School Day/School Year be Extended?
Does Hurricane Harvey Signal Climate Change?
In your essay please be sure to:
Graphic Organizer, First draft, Second draft, peer conferencing form, published copy of the essay
Due 1/15
Late work will lose five points everyday
No late work accepted after 1/17
1/8/19
10) Revise your essay using synonyms or words with positive connotations to convince your reader to accept your argument.
1/7/19
9) In the second draft - make sure you have transition words for each paragraph and some in the essay to make the flow of the essay better.
Bring both first and second draft to class.
1/4/19
9) Please complete the second draft of your essay at home. Make sure you skip lines and indent. In your second draft make the changes suggested by your peers.
Follow the following format
FORMAT
Paragraph 1:
The Introduction: Introduce your topic or a use a hook. Include a counter-claim and then provide a thesis statement (Claim/Perspective)
· Provide a road map for the reader - that is Reason 1 · Reason 2 · (All reasons that will support your claim)
Paragraph 2: Reason #1 · Topic sentence for Reason 1 · Use details or evidence that support/prove the topic sentence · Concluding sentence that repeats Reason 1 Paragraph
Paragraph 3: 3: Reason #2 · Topic sentence for Reason 2 · Use details or evidence that support/prove the topic sentence · Concluding sentence that repeats Reason 2
Paragraph 4: Counter Claim and Rebuttal
Paragraph 5: Conclusion - State your reasons 1,2 and 3 and then conclude by reiterating your claim using different words.
Refer to your graphic organizers - they use the same format mentioned above
1/3/19
8) Choose any one topic -
Write an introduction and bring it to class. Make sure you skip lines and indent. We will complete the first draft in class tomorrow.
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1/2/18
7) Read every night and write a reading response using the RACE format. On Monday 1/7/19 - submit three reading responses
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12/17/18
6) For next week, that is from 12/17 to 12/21, I am excusing children from completing reading responses.
Holiday Homework packets were handed out - READY New York CCLS book - complete pages 21 to 31. For short responses must use RACCE format
And they have an essay to complete
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12/13/18
5) Questions on ELA exam
What does the acronym RACE stand for? Explain each of the components of RACE, and then discuss why we use this acronym to respond to short response questions
What is argumentative writing? Explain the purpose of argumentative writing and why a topic must be debatable in order to discuss it with your audience?
Scenario – write a claim, three reasons andcounterclaim
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12/11/18
4) Read and respond using RACE format
B) Complete Pros and Cons sheet for "Should Companies post GMO information on Food Labels?"
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12/7/18
3) DUE on Monday - Write five reading responses on lose leaf, use RACCE format, sample posted on weebly - and bring them to class (graded as project grade)
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12/6/18
Complete the graphic organizer for "Does Harvey Signal a Climate Change?"
2) Read the first page of "Should GMO Information be Put on Food Labels" and answer the first three questions.
12/4/18
Write a thesis statement for "Does Harvey Signal a Climate Change?"
12/3/18
Read the Harvey - climate change article and annotate it. Come in with two higher level thinking questions
NEXT WEEK - five reading responses due - will count towards projects and assessments grade
Read and respond to one question every night using the RACCE format
11/30/18
4) Due Monday 12/3/18 - Five reading responses using RACCE format
b) Read the Harvey - Climate Change article - annotate it and prepare two higher level thinking questions for class discussion
c) Complete the graphic organizer and bring it to class - I will collect it.
11/26/18
3) Read for 30 mins and write a response using the RACE format - five responses due on 12/3/18
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11/23/18
1) Ready book pages 32 to 39 - please annotate, use process of elimination
2) Make sure you read for 30 mins every night and respond to any one question using the RACE format. Five reading responses due every Monday.
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11/16/18
22) Read the article/essay and answer the following questions
a) What is the author's opinion?
b) What reasons does he/she give to support his/her own opinion
c) What is the rebuttal in the article?
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11/8/18
21) Complete "The Eyes Have It" sheet
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11/5/18
20) HW posted below for 11/2 - Complete and submit it on Wednesday
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11/2/18
19) Partner essay due Wednesday - first draft and published copy with the graphic organizer (All sheets submitted in writing folder)
Reflection sheet questions - due with the essay
Q) What did we cover in the first unit (ELA) from September to November 2018
2) What I think I do well in reading or writing?
3) One area that I am struggling in and need more assistance - in reading and writing
Complete the handout sheet
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10/29/18
18) Revise your first draft - look to include at least five transition words in your essay You can look up this website
for transitional words -
www.smart-words.org/linking-words/transition-words.html
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10/26/18
17) Coach book pages 90-101 - all due by Monday
First draft of essay if not completed in class - Please make sure to complete the first draft and bring it to class
Also, bring a different colored pen - like green or purple to class. (We will use it for revisions)
10/23/18
16) Write an introduction for your essay using the ideas from the body paragraphs. You may do it on loose leaf or your graphic organizer
10/22/18
15) Complete question no. 2 and 3 from Partners using RACE format.
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10/19/18
14) Read Chapter 20-23 pages 111-129
B) Read Chapters 24 - 27 pages 130-151
Q) While she hangs out behind the school, John-John teases Maleeka again about her "midnight" skin color? Why does she respond with a smile? What is she learning about herself and her image?
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10/18/18
13) Chapters 17-19 - Due Monday
Ms. Saunders tells Maleeka, "Good writers get close to their characters" (p 97). Is this happening to Maleeka? How is her fictional character Akeelma helping Maleeka deal with real situations in her life?
b) Why is Ms. Saunders harder on Maleeka that the other girls she discovers in the bathroom? Should Ms. Saunders treat Maleeka that way? Should Maleeka blame Ms. Saunders for detention?
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10/17/18
12) Read pages 75-90 and answer the following question
Maleeka says, "Teachers don't do nothing but cause you grief..." (p 84) Why does she feel this way? Is she being fair to Tai?
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10/16/18
11) Read pages 54 to 74 chap - 11 -13 and answer the following questions using the R.A.C.C.E format - due 10/17/18
1) How would you describe Charlese's behavior in the lunchroom? How does Maleeka respond? Can you find evidence that Maleeka is changing her relationship with Charlese?
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10/15/18
10) Complete the character, conflict and resolution chart
Define the following vocabulary words
ricochet
solitary
amazon
concoction
blotch
bonus
evaluate
chronicle
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10/12/18 -due Monday
9) Answer the following questions from "The Skin I'm In" using the R.A.C.E format
Read Chap 4-6 and answer the following question How does Ms. Saunders answer, "What's my face say"? Why does Ms. Saunders raise the question?
Read Chapter 7-10, pp 33-53
And answer the following question using the RACE format (cite two details, please)
Why doesn't Maleeka attend the same school as Sweets? What does Maleeka mean by the comment, "I guess Sweet's attitude paid off"
10/11/18
8) Please read the following article on George Washington Carver (uploaded above) and answer the question using RACE format. Make sure you have two pieces of evidence/details from the text
Question - How do George Washington Carver’s ideas affect our lives today?
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10/10/18
7) Skin I'm In Link - static1.squarespace.com/static/56094782e4b0d365d1cb8815/t/56cdb4499f72669d299f2492/1456321615781/The+Skin+I%27m+in+-+Sharon+Flake.pdf
Read "The Skin I'm In" Chapters 1-3, pages 1-15 Answer the following question using R.A.C(2) E format
In the first paragraph of the book Maleeka describes Ms. Saunders as " a freak like me." (p. 1) Why? What does this tell you about how Maleeka views herself?
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10/04/18
6) Annotate "The White House" article and answer the questions behind the article
10/01/18
5) Drama worksheet
b) Take notes in your journal from the annotating text - link posted above (Remember you do not have to copy it word to word - just outline
So e.g.
1) Summarize and highlight details
2) Infer and highlight details
3) Connect title to the text
9/24/18
4) Coach Book pages 102-113 - Main Idea and Summarizing - due on Monday 10/1/18
9/19/18
3) Work on collecting pictures for your literacy collage. You will get time on Friday in class, to work on the project and then complete it at home over the weekend.
It will be due on Monday. September 24th, 2018
9/13/18
2) Read pages 6 and 7 - Chapter 1, Section 1 in your Social Studies text book and ask two to three questions.
9/7/18
1) In Getting the Facts book - complete unit 1 and 2. - pages 7-10
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqoYmx_L-XsTHwww.scholastic.com/content/dam/teachers/blogs/mary-blow/migrated-files/annotating_the_text_-_student_notes.pdf
If you misplace your prompt sheet, you may access this link and answer the questions - www.dailyteachingtools.com/reader-response-questions.html
RACE FORMAT - 024ccps.ss10.sharpschool.com/common/pages/UserFile.aspx?fileId=818022
If you lose your argumentative essay graphic organizer - here is a link for one www.plainlocal.org/userfiles/448/Argument%20graphic%20organizer%20(1)%20(1).pdf
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Fourth Marking Period
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5/17/19
https://careerwise.minnstate.edu/careers/clusterSurvey Please complete the survey and in your journal write down three to five careers you would like to pursue
Please find the HW listed for the entire week. So, you can work at your own pace. Just make sure it is completed
Due Monday 20th - Complete the survey listed above and complete Page 63 - Complete Career Alphabet
Due by Tuesday 21st --Page 64 and 65 - Worksheet # 15 - Career Research
Due by Wednesday 22nd - Worksheet 22 - Where are the Jobs? Page 73 and 74
Due by Thursday 23rd - Worksheet # 28 - Do I have the Skills?
Due by Friday 24th - Worksheet # 29 and 30th
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5/0/19 - Please take the interest survey on the website below and either print your results or bring in written information on what career cluster you got.
https://www.careeronestop.org/Toolkit/Careers/interest-assessment.aspx
5/2/18
9) Please complete the "Seasons" or "Friendship" theme poem that you worked on in class. Review your work against the rubric. The rubric is also posted in pupilpath
It is due on May 7th and is a project grade
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4/8/19
Complete "An Ancient Question" due 4/11
4/5/19
8 A) Define desegregation
Read the following poems from "Brown Girl Dreaming"
Inner Circle - “Greenville, South Carolina” (pp. 30-31)
Outer Circle
- “South Carolina at War” (pp. 72-73)
And answer the following questions
Who is the focus of this poem and what is his or her connection to the author/speaker?
What aspects of the Civil Rights movement/desegregation are the poem’s focus?
What are the focal character’s experiences with the Civil Rights movement and desegregation?
What specific words, details, and images help you understand that experience?
What perspectives on the Civil Rights movement does this character convey?
How are his or her experiences related to those perspectives? What might account for those perspectives?
8B) Please bring your idiom, a literal illustration of the idiom, and figurative meaning of the idiom to class. (Previous homework)
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3/29
7) Complete reading "Excerpt from The Importance of Winning" and "The Thirst for First is the Worst" and answer the short constructed responses and essay question
Please remember to use the RACE format and cite two pieces of evidence
In your essay - make sure you cite evidence from both the articles and write at least five paragraphs
3/28
6) Complete "No Phone for Two Days" packet
- due tomorrow
3/27/19
5) Complete "Twilight" poem and multiple choice
3/26/19
4) Complete the handout "The Longest Dance"
3/25/19
3) Complete "The Frost" poem on ReadWorks by signing into Google Classroom3/22/19
PLEASE make sure you are all caught up with the previous homeworks - posted on google classroom and character trait similes - posted below
B) Find the meaning of the idiom you were assigned
3/21/19
4) Directions: Think of a topic for your simile poem. The poem can be about you or about another topic, such as a pet, favorite season, or sport. Write the topic on the line below. Then in each of the seven boxes write one physical or character trait describing the topic (for example, long legs, curly hair, or brown eyes).
Simile Poem Topic
Trait 1:
Trait 2
Trait 3
Trait 4
Trait 5
Trait 6
Trait 7
Create similes for the traits you listed above for e.g.eyes as brown as chocolate
If you feel you are struggling then you may choose only four of the traits to develop into similes.
http://www.saidwhat.co.uk/spoon/similes.php - This page contains a list of similes in alphabetical order.
https://www.poetry4kids.com/ - you may refer to how poets use similes in their poems for help.
Please submit the sheet to me by Friday morning
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3/20/19
3) Complete "Spring" on ReadWorks, due on 3/22/19
3/18/19
2) Please complete ReadWorks homework on google classroom - "First Ladies" due tomorrow
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3/15/19
Complete "Wonder Drug" worksheet and "Roving Reporter" worksheet
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THIRD MARKING PERIOD
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3/11/19
Published short stories due .
Please submit in a folder
1) Brainstorming sheet
2) First draft
3) Second draft
4) Peer Conferencing Sheet
5) Published short stories
If you have completed the work on google classroom, then you do not need to worry about submitting in a folder. But please make sure all five things are submitted on google classroom
3/8/19
Please bring your second drafts of your short story to class. You will be peer conferencing in class.
If you need to refer to the dialogue ppt - here is a link - www.hasd.us/cms/lib/PA09000086/Centricity/Domain/330/dialogue.pptx
I will review the rules in class on Monday and then you can peer conference with your friends.
But do remember - every time a new character speaks - you start the dialogue on a new line
Additionally, those who did not submit their multiple choice answer sheet, please bring it in on Monday
3/6/19 -DUE 3/8/19
Short story revisions – second draft – show not tell at least in three places
Excerpt from Interference Powder
3/5/19
- Please complete the Move Over, Spider-Man—Here’s Spider-Goat!"multiple choice questions
- Brainstorming sheet and first draft of the short story
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3/1/19 _ HW posted on Google Classroom
Please complete the brainstorming sheet if you have not done so
Also, complete the "Monkeyman" - finding theme sheet - it was due today - this is only for those students who did not submit it in class today
Have uploaded the 2017 state test - complete the first two articles for Monday (multiple choice)
Students who want to complete extra credit - complete ReadWorks - Civil Rights on a City Bus
2/27/19
Please join google classroom - Classcode is nfzcvl
2/25/19
IF any of you have lost the short story packet - it is uploaded on top of this page
www.youtube.com/watch?v=W81P3ohYmsc ( " Monkeyman" Story Read Aloud)
Please answer the following questions for the story -
1. What do Uncle Duke and Fee say about the narrator?
2. What do we learn from the narrator himself about how he feels about his Harlem community, and what he wants for his future?
3. Based on these details, what conclusions can we draw about what kind of person the narrator is?
4. What does the author tell us about what Monkeyman does?
5. Based on these details, what conclusions can we draw about Monkeyman as a person?
6. What do we learn about other things the Tigros are doing in the neighborhood?
7. How does this support what we already know about the Tigros? What other conclusions can we draw about them as people?
Also, start brainstorming for your story. If you need to look at the picture prompts - am uploading the word file above - you can click on Posttest - and the task, rubric, pictures and plot graphic organizer will come up.
2/13/19
Holiday Homework
due February 25, 2019
ELA - Pages 40 to 53 in Ready books - 612 – must see RACE format and process of elimination for multiple choice
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2/8/19
Write a letter from Roger to Ms. Jones, when Roger is now an adult and he is explaining what that night meant to him.
Prewriting: Picture what Roger is like and what he has done with his life in the past twenty years. Then, brainstorm how did Mrs Jones' actions impact Roger? (Be realistic and creative). Circle three or four that seem the most important, and build your letter around them.
One post it - on what Sarny/NighJohn says or does, we will complete the chart on Monday
2/7/19
Complete answering the questions for "Thank You, Ma'm" and come prepared to class - please make sure you cite evidence from the text.
Inner Circle questions
1. What do you know about Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones from her name and from what she says?
2. Why does Roger say he tried to steal Luella Jones’ pocketbook?
3. Is this the real reason? (inference, not in text)
4. Why does Luella Jones not lecture the boy about stealing?
5. Why did Luella not have Roger work for his dinner? (inference, not in text)
6. Why did she not invite him to come back to see her? (inference, not in text)
7. Why did she take Roger home and give him the money? (inference, not in text)
8. Is Luella Jones a person of integrity? Has she always been?
Outer Circle Questions
9. Why does Roger wash his face instead of running away? (inference, not in text)
10. Why does Roger sit “on the far side of the room where he thought she could easily see him”?
11. Why did Roger not steal her pocketbook when he was in her apartment and she had gone behind the screen to cook? (inference, not in text)
12. What does Langston Hughes mean when he writes, “He did not trust the woman not to trust him”? How does this relate to integrity?
13. Does Roger change in the course of his encounter with Luella Jones? (inference, not in text)
2/1/19 NightJohn project is due 2/8/19
For NightJohn project - complete anyone. If you need some ideas on how to complete the project, here are some websites you can refer to. Please cite them as a source on your project.
Book Jacket template - www.thebookdesigner.com/2010/12/free-book-jacket-layout-template-for-diy-self-publishers/
Friendly Letter format www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/student-interactives/letter-generator-30005.html
www.bcsdschools.net/site/handlers/filedownload.ashx?moduleinstanceid=24942&dataid=23878&FileName=FriendlyLetterFormat.pdf
PLAY FORMAT
Play Title
by
Author
CHARACTERS
(List in order of importance; include a brief description of each.)
Character #1
Character #2
Character #3
SETTING
(Describe)
TIME
ACT I
SCENE 1
[Describe scene action within brackets.]
CHARACTER#1 (Insert Name) Dialogue
CHARACTER#2 (Insert Name) Dialogue
CHARACTER#3 (Insert Name) Dialogue
2/1/19
Answer the following reflection questions for NightJohn, they are due on Monday 2/4/19
Would you have helped others like Harriet Tubman and Nightjohn if you had escaped to freedom? Why or why not?
Why does John say that they have to learn to read and write? What are your thoughts/opinions on this? (58)
What was the author’s purpose behind this book? What did they want to accomplish? Give support.
Do you think the history of slavery is an important topic to know about? Give your reasons.
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1/30/19
Answer the following questions about Dr. Martin Luther King, Mahatma Gandhi and Nelson Mandela
Gandhi www.youtube.com/watch?v=ept8hwPQQNg
Nelson Mandela www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqoYmx_L-Xs
Dr. Martin Luther King www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ank52Zi_S0
How did these men become famous?
What did they want to change?
How controversial or dangerous was their message?
How did they manage to make people listen to their message?
Did they suffer for their beliefs? If so, how?
What effect did they have on the world?
Using this information, write a paragraph explaining what
Nightjohn has in common with these three statesmen.
3 Write a second paragraph explaining how he is different.
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1/29/19
Nightjohn Pupil Resource Sheet 9
Pearson Education 2006
Task
Write Mammy’s testimony. You could tell her story in a number of ways. Choose one from the following three suggestions:
First person narrative
Here you write in Mammy’s voice, as if you are Mammy. She is morecautious than Sarny and likely to be more controlled in her speech, especially if talking to a white man. You can include her thoughts and feelings, as well as descriptions of her life. You could begin like this:
When we lived on that plantation the work was real hard. Went
out before sunrise into the cotton fields and came back late.
Sometimes it be dark…
Organise your paragraphs so that you deal separately with work, food, breeding, punishments, reading, money, power, freedom and anything else you wish to include. Remember: take care with the punctuation of short or incomplete sentences.
Third person narrative
Here you write as if you are there describing everything that is going on. This gives you the opportunity to vary your style so that Mammy’s speech, written in the first person, can be contrasted with your narrative voice.
You could begin like this:
Mammy nervously wiped the perspiration from her forehead. Although she shifted uneasily in front of the white man, her voice came out strong and clear.
‘When we lived on that plantation the work was real hard,’ she began.
Remember: describe Mammy’s looks, gestures and feelings in between her dialogue.
Play script
Here you include the interviewer’s questions. It may appear the easiest option, but you need to get into the characters of two people. The interviewer will be a legal, educated man. He will listen and interrupt or build on what Mammy says, not simply repeat a list of questions.
You could begin like this:
Interviewer: Mammy… I believe that is the name you answer to?
Mammy: Yes sir, that be my name.
Interviewer: Mammy, can you tell the people here present what it was like when you worked on Clel Waller’s plantation?
Mammy: The work was real hard sir…
1/25/19
4) Slave biographies due 1/31
a) NightJohn Test - 2/4/19 - Open book
Inner Circle read and prepare for these questions (mark post -its or page no's so you can refer to evidence when discussing these questions)
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
Why did Sarny make the word everywhere?
. What’s her excuse to Waller when he saw her writing the word? What does Waller do to her? Where does she run?
. Why does he punish mammy? What does he do to her?
. Why does John come forward? Should he have?
. What’s the punishment for reading and writing? What does Waller do to Nightjohn?
. How would this chapter be different if it was from Delie (mammy’s point of view
Outer Circle read and prepare to discuss the following questions (mark post -its or page no's so you can refer to evidence when discussing these questions)
2. What does John do the second night? Does this surprise you? What does this tell you about him? Is that a good decision?
. Mammy says he was “always going” and that he was “born to leave.” What does she mean by this? Do you agree or disagree? Why?
. What can you infer about John and Delie’s relationship? 6. He tells he’ll be back? Do you believe him?
Chapter 7
What happened to Nightjohn after he left?
. Where did John take Sarny? . Who else was there?
What book did John have? 5. Why did Sarny cry?
1/23/19
3) Inner Circle - read and prepare for these questions
Perseverance is determination in doing something despite difficulty or delay in achieving success
Pages 13-29
How do Sarny and John show PERSEVERANCE and support our answers with text evidence.
How and why Waller brings John into the farm the way he does and support our answers with text evidence.
Describe who Sarny is and what her life is like. How does this show that she has PERSEVERANCE?
OUTER CIRCLE - Read and prepare for the following questions
Pages 29-41
29-31
Describe the slaves' living arrangements. How are they treated on the plantation?
32-38
What does Sarny trade with NightJohn?
What WISDOM does NightJohn share with Sarny about reading and evaluate whether this is still true today.
Wisdom is knowledge that is gained by having many experiences in life
1/22/19
2) Answer the following questions using the RACE format
a) Sum up in one sentence the differences between the slaves and their owners with regard to freedom, power and money.
b). Why do people think Sarny’s dumb? What do you think? (14, 15, 18)
c) Pick 3 adjectives to describe Sarny from what we’ve read so far. Go back through the first chapter and find a sentence to quote and prove each one. Write your answers in complete sentences. ( For example: I think Ed is mean, because on page 36 the author says, “Ed pushed Steve to the ground.” This shows that Ed picks on other people, which proves he’s mean.)
1/18/19
1) Complete reading "NightJohn" over the long weekend. COme to class prepared for class discussion
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SECOND MARKING PERIOD
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1/11/19
11) Task: Choose a topic from the list below and write an argumentative essay that explains whether you agree or disagree and why? Use evidence from both the articles to support your argument.
Topics:
Should GMO Information be Posted on Food Labels?
Should School Day/School Year be Extended?
Does Hurricane Harvey Signal Climate Change?
In your essay please be sure to:
- Include facts, reasons, and evidence from both the articles to support your argument.
- Use varied and effective sentence structure and vocabulary.
- Organize your ideas effectively and coherently in your writing, including an introduction and conclusion
- Include a counter claim
- Follow the conventions of standard English, including capitalization, punctuation and spelling
Graphic Organizer, First draft, Second draft, peer conferencing form, published copy of the essay
Due 1/15
Late work will lose five points everyday
No late work accepted after 1/17
1/8/19
10) Revise your essay using synonyms or words with positive connotations to convince your reader to accept your argument.
1/7/19
9) In the second draft - make sure you have transition words for each paragraph and some in the essay to make the flow of the essay better.
Bring both first and second draft to class.
1/4/19
9) Please complete the second draft of your essay at home. Make sure you skip lines and indent. In your second draft make the changes suggested by your peers.
Follow the following format
FORMAT
Paragraph 1:
The Introduction: Introduce your topic or a use a hook. Include a counter-claim and then provide a thesis statement (Claim/Perspective)
· Provide a road map for the reader - that is Reason 1 · Reason 2 · (All reasons that will support your claim)
Paragraph 2: Reason #1 · Topic sentence for Reason 1 · Use details or evidence that support/prove the topic sentence · Concluding sentence that repeats Reason 1 Paragraph
Paragraph 3: 3: Reason #2 · Topic sentence for Reason 2 · Use details or evidence that support/prove the topic sentence · Concluding sentence that repeats Reason 2
Paragraph 4: Counter Claim and Rebuttal
Paragraph 5: Conclusion - State your reasons 1,2 and 3 and then conclude by reiterating your claim using different words.
Refer to your graphic organizers - they use the same format mentioned above
1/3/19
8) Choose any one topic -
- Should Schools Have Extended Learning Time?
- Should GMO Information be on our Food Labels?
- Does Hurricane Harvey Signal Climate Change?
Write an introduction and bring it to class. Make sure you skip lines and indent. We will complete the first draft in class tomorrow.
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1/2/18
7) Read every night and write a reading response using the RACE format. On Monday 1/7/19 - submit three reading responses
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12/17/18
6) For next week, that is from 12/17 to 12/21, I am excusing children from completing reading responses.
Holiday Homework packets were handed out - READY New York CCLS book - complete pages 21 to 31. For short responses must use RACCE format
And they have an essay to complete
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12/13/18
5) Questions on ELA exam
What does the acronym RACE stand for? Explain each of the components of RACE, and then discuss why we use this acronym to respond to short response questions
What is argumentative writing? Explain the purpose of argumentative writing and why a topic must be debatable in order to discuss it with your audience?
Scenario – write a claim, three reasons andcounterclaim
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12/11/18
4) Read and respond using RACE format
B) Complete Pros and Cons sheet for "Should Companies post GMO information on Food Labels?"
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12/7/18
3) DUE on Monday - Write five reading responses on lose leaf, use RACCE format, sample posted on weebly - and bring them to class (graded as project grade)
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12/6/18
Complete the graphic organizer for "Does Harvey Signal a Climate Change?"
2) Read the first page of "Should GMO Information be Put on Food Labels" and answer the first three questions.
12/4/18
Write a thesis statement for "Does Harvey Signal a Climate Change?"
12/3/18
Read the Harvey - climate change article and annotate it. Come in with two higher level thinking questions
NEXT WEEK - five reading responses due - will count towards projects and assessments grade
Read and respond to one question every night using the RACCE format
11/30/18
4) Due Monday 12/3/18 - Five reading responses using RACCE format
b) Read the Harvey - Climate Change article - annotate it and prepare two higher level thinking questions for class discussion
c) Complete the graphic organizer and bring it to class - I will collect it.
11/26/18
3) Read for 30 mins and write a response using the RACE format - five responses due on 12/3/18
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11/23/18
1) Ready book pages 32 to 39 - please annotate, use process of elimination
2) Make sure you read for 30 mins every night and respond to any one question using the RACE format. Five reading responses due every Monday.
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11/16/18
22) Read the article/essay and answer the following questions
a) What is the author's opinion?
b) What reasons does he/she give to support his/her own opinion
c) What is the rebuttal in the article?
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11/8/18
21) Complete "The Eyes Have It" sheet
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11/5/18
20) HW posted below for 11/2 - Complete and submit it on Wednesday
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11/2/18
19) Partner essay due Wednesday - first draft and published copy with the graphic organizer (All sheets submitted in writing folder)
Reflection sheet questions - due with the essay
Q) What did we cover in the first unit (ELA) from September to November 2018
2) What I think I do well in reading or writing?
3) One area that I am struggling in and need more assistance - in reading and writing
Complete the handout sheet
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10/29/18
18) Revise your first draft - look to include at least five transition words in your essay You can look up this website
for transitional words -
www.smart-words.org/linking-words/transition-words.html
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10/26/18
17) Coach book pages 90-101 - all due by Monday
First draft of essay if not completed in class - Please make sure to complete the first draft and bring it to class
Also, bring a different colored pen - like green or purple to class. (We will use it for revisions)
10/23/18
16) Write an introduction for your essay using the ideas from the body paragraphs. You may do it on loose leaf or your graphic organizer
10/22/18
15) Complete question no. 2 and 3 from Partners using RACE format.
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10/19/18
14) Read Chapter 20-23 pages 111-129
B) Read Chapters 24 - 27 pages 130-151
Q) While she hangs out behind the school, John-John teases Maleeka again about her "midnight" skin color? Why does she respond with a smile? What is she learning about herself and her image?
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10/18/18
13) Chapters 17-19 - Due Monday
Ms. Saunders tells Maleeka, "Good writers get close to their characters" (p 97). Is this happening to Maleeka? How is her fictional character Akeelma helping Maleeka deal with real situations in her life?
b) Why is Ms. Saunders harder on Maleeka that the other girls she discovers in the bathroom? Should Ms. Saunders treat Maleeka that way? Should Maleeka blame Ms. Saunders for detention?
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10/17/18
12) Read pages 75-90 and answer the following question
Maleeka says, "Teachers don't do nothing but cause you grief..." (p 84) Why does she feel this way? Is she being fair to Tai?
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10/16/18
11) Read pages 54 to 74 chap - 11 -13 and answer the following questions using the R.A.C.C.E format - due 10/17/18
1) How would you describe Charlese's behavior in the lunchroom? How does Maleeka respond? Can you find evidence that Maleeka is changing her relationship with Charlese?
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10/15/18
10) Complete the character, conflict and resolution chart
Define the following vocabulary words
ricochet
solitary
amazon
concoction
blotch
bonus
evaluate
chronicle
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10/12/18 -due Monday
9) Answer the following questions from "The Skin I'm In" using the R.A.C.E format
Read Chap 4-6 and answer the following question How does Ms. Saunders answer, "What's my face say"? Why does Ms. Saunders raise the question?
Read Chapter 7-10, pp 33-53
And answer the following question using the RACE format (cite two details, please)
Why doesn't Maleeka attend the same school as Sweets? What does Maleeka mean by the comment, "I guess Sweet's attitude paid off"
10/11/18
8) Please read the following article on George Washington Carver (uploaded above) and answer the question using RACE format. Make sure you have two pieces of evidence/details from the text
Question - How do George Washington Carver’s ideas affect our lives today?
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10/10/18
7) Skin I'm In Link - static1.squarespace.com/static/56094782e4b0d365d1cb8815/t/56cdb4499f72669d299f2492/1456321615781/The+Skin+I%27m+in+-+Sharon+Flake.pdf
Read "The Skin I'm In" Chapters 1-3, pages 1-15 Answer the following question using R.A.C(2) E format
In the first paragraph of the book Maleeka describes Ms. Saunders as " a freak like me." (p. 1) Why? What does this tell you about how Maleeka views herself?
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10/04/18
6) Annotate "The White House" article and answer the questions behind the article
10/01/18
5) Drama worksheet
b) Take notes in your journal from the annotating text - link posted above (Remember you do not have to copy it word to word - just outline
So e.g.
1) Summarize and highlight details
2) Infer and highlight details
3) Connect title to the text
9/24/18
4) Coach Book pages 102-113 - Main Idea and Summarizing - due on Monday 10/1/18
9/19/18
3) Work on collecting pictures for your literacy collage. You will get time on Friday in class, to work on the project and then complete it at home over the weekend.
It will be due on Monday. September 24th, 2018
9/13/18
2) Read pages 6 and 7 - Chapter 1, Section 1 in your Social Studies text book and ask two to three questions.
9/7/18
1) In Getting the Facts book - complete unit 1 and 2. - pages 7-10
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