9th - 12th ELA
| 9th ELA Week 6 | ||
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Student Instructions
Students will log in to CommonLit, join your teacher’s “At Home Learning” class, and then complete the assigned tasks. If you are enrolled in more than one class on CommonLit, be sure to look for the assignments in the “At Home Learning” class. You must be in the class for your work to save and your score to be sent to your teacher. Learning Opportunity Objective Read and comprehend complex literary and informational texts independently and proficiently. Comments All of the Learning Opportunities for this week will be completed through the CommonLit platform. Directions: Students will log in to CommonLit, join your teacher’s “At Home Learning” class, and then complete the assigned tasks. Email your teacher if you have trouble logging in. Class Codes: Frost- NN8E9R Geer-VN569Z Harris-D3RDYR Hicks- GWB5BY Staten- EYNRW8 Vigus- 34RDJQ |
File Submission (if applicable)
Parent Instructions
Student Instructions
Students will log in to CommonLit, join your teacher’s “At Home Learning” class, and then complete the assigned tasks. If you are enrolled in more than one class on CommonLit, be sure to look for the assignments in the “At Home Learning” class. You must be in the class for your work to save and your score to be sent to your teacher. Learning Opportunity Objective Read and comprehend complex literary and informational texts independently and proficiently. Comments All of the Learning Opportunities for this week will be completed through the CommonLit platform. Directions: Students will log in to CommonLit, join your teacher’s “At Home Learning” class, and then complete the assigned tasks. Email your teacher if you have trouble logging in. Class Codes: Frost- NN8E9R Geer-VN569Z Harris-D3RDYR Hicks- GWB5BY Staten- EYNRW8 Vigus- 34RDJQ |
File Submission (if applicable)
Parent Instructions
Student Instructions
Students will log in to CommonLit, join your teacher’s “At Home Learning” class, and then complete the assigned tasks. If you are enrolled in more than one class on CommonLit, be sure to look for the assignments in the “At Home Learning” class. You must be in the class for your work to save and your score to be sent to your teacher. Learning Opportunity Objective Read and comprehend complex literary and informational texts independently and proficiently. Comments All of the Learning Opportunities for this week will be completed through the CommonLit platform. Directions: Students will log in to CommonLit, join your teacher’s “At Home Learning” class, and then complete the assigned tasks. Email your teacher if you have trouble logging in. Class Codes: Frost- NN8E9R Geer-VN569Z Harris-D3RDYR Hicks- GWB5BY Staten- EYNRW8 Vigus- 34RDJQ |
| 10th ELA Week 6 | ||
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Log in to Commonlit via Clever. You will be reading, annotating and answering guided questions about the article entitled ' The Life of Julius Caesar" Student Instructions Log in to Commonlit via Clever. You will be reading, annotating and answering guided questions about the article entitled ' The Life of Julius Caesar" Learning Opportunity Objective TLW Analyze what a text says explicitly and draw inferences; cite the strongest, most compelling textual evidence to support conclusions. Comments
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Students are to complete the Vocabulary Assignment. There are five different activities for eleven new vocabulary words that review using context clues, fill-in-the-blank sentences, fill-in-the-blank scenarios, matching the vocabulary words to the definitions, and application of the Vocabulary words. When students have completed all five activities, they are to email the entire pdf to their English teacher. Student Instructions Open the attached PDF document. Complete the five different activities for the eleven new vocabulary words that review using context clues, fill-in-the-blank sentences, fill-in-the-blank scenarios, matching the vocabulary words to the definitions, and application of the Vocabulary words. Read the directions for each activity carefully, and complete as instructed. When you are finished, email the entire completed pdf to your English teacher. Learning Opportunity Objective 9-10 9-10.L.VAU.6 Demonstrate independence in building vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important to comprehension or expression. Comments
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Storyboardthat via Clever. https://shakespeare.folger.edu/shakespeares-works/julius-caesar/
Parent Instructions
Help your child decide what are the six major events that happened in Julius Caesar. They might like to write down their ideas as they recall for you the major events in the play that they read in class. Once they have made a selection and completed the task, allow them to share their comic with you and discuss why they chose those particular events to include in their comic strip. Student Instructions Access StoryboardThat from your Clever page on your student laptop. You will use the site to create a 6 panel digital comic strip to show the six Major Events in Julius Caesar that you read in your English 10 class this year. Consider the six important/major things that happened in the play, then create a comic in which the 6 major events are included in chronological order. When you are finished, share your comic with someone at home. Learning Opportunity Objective Make strategic use of digital media and visual displays to enhance understanding of specific content. Comments In case you need to reference the play in order to choose your six events, to spell the characters' names and/or to be sure that the chronological order is correct, a pdf copy and a website URL are included. |
| 11th ELA Week 6 | ||
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Performance Matters and CommonLit
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Go to Clever and sign into Performance Matters. Take the test labeled: 11ELAMinorActivity2 and submit test. Learning Opportunity Objective Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing. Comments
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Performance Matters and CommonLit
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Go to Clever and sign into Performance Matters. Take the test labeled: 11ELAMinorActivity3 and submit test. Learning Opportunity Objective Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing. Comments
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CommonLit
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You need to go to 1) Clever, 2) log in and sign into 3) Common Lit, 4) It may ask you for a password-you will make up your own and confirm it. There is ONE assignment assigned by your teacher regarding The Great Gatsby. You have to answer the guided reading questions AND also MUST answer the questions at the end. If you do not, you will not get a grade for those who have opted in. Learning Opportunity Objective Read closely to determine what a text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence when writing or speaking to support conclusions drawn from the text. Determine central themes and summarize supporting details and analyze events. Comments
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| 12th ELA Week 6 | ||
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Have students read the selection and answer the assessment questions. Student Instructions Read the selection and answer the assessment questions. Learning Opportunity Objective 12.RI.RRTC.10 Read and comprehend a variety of literary nonfiction at the high end of text complexity band independently and proficiently. 11-12.RI.IKI.8 Evaluate how an author incorporates evidence and reasoning to support the argument and specific claims in a text. Comments
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Have students read the selection and answer the assessment questions. Student Instructions Read the selection and answer the assessment questions. Learning Opportunity Objective 12.RI.RRTC.10 Read and comprehend a variety of literary nonfiction at the high end of text complexity band independently and proficiently. 11-12.RI.IKI.8 Evaluate how an author incorporates evidence and reasoning to support the argument and specific claims in a text. Comments
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File Submission (if applicable)
Parent Instructions
Have students read the selection and answer the assessment questions. Student Instructions Read the selection and answer the assessment questions. Learning Opportunity Objective 12.RI.RRTC.10 Read and comprehend a variety of literary nonfiction at the high end of text complexity band independently and proficiently. 11-12.RI.IKI.8 Evaluate how an author incorporates evidence and reasoning to support the argument and specific claims in a text. Comments
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| Creative Writing Week 6 | ||
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Common Lit and Curve
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N/A
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Log on to Common Lit. Read the poem “To One Coming North” McKay. Respond to the discussion question below. In the poem, the speaker describes the impact that weather has on their mood. How important is the weather to you? How are your moods and experiences shaped by the weather? Are there any particular types of weather that evoke strong memories for you? This should not exceed 12 sentences and should be a clearly written piece of prose. Learning Opportunity Objective 11-12.W.TTP.3 Write narrative fiction or literary nonfiction to convey experiences and/or events using effective techniques, well-chosen details, and well-structured event sequences. Comments
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Common Lit and Curve
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N/A
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Construct a 5 sentence story about the weather impacting a character’s mood. Choose from the list of characters created earlier in Quarter 3 or create a new character. Learning Opportunity Objective 11-12.W.TTP.3 Write narrative fiction or literary nonfiction to convey experiences and/or events using effective techniques, well-chosen details, and well-structured event sequences. Comments
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Common Lit and Curve
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In the poem, the speaker describes the North fondly. What about the North makes the speaker happy? What is something special about where you live? How does it positively affect your mood? Construct a 13 line poem were the mood is a the focus of your poem. No rhyming is allowed. Learning Opportunity Objective 11-12.W.TTP.3 Write narrative fiction or literary nonfiction to convey experiences and/or events using effective techniques, well-chosen details, and well-structured event sequences. Comments
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| Advanced Creative Writing Week 6 | ||
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Common Lit and Curve
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Read Whitman wrote “Song of Myself.” Answer the discussion question below. Some people have considered this poem to be “egotistical.” Do you agree with this view? Why or why not? Learning Opportunity Objective 11-12.W.TTP.3 Write narrative fiction or literary nonfiction to convey experiences and/or events using effective techniques, well-chosen details, and well-structured event sequences. Comments
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Common Lit and Curve
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Think about the state of America at the time Whitman wrote “Song of Myself.” How do the themes of the poem relate to the times in which it was written? Are these themes still relevant today? Why or why not? Learning Opportunity Objective 11-12.W.TTP.3 Write narrative fiction or literary nonfiction to convey experiences and/or events using effective techniques, well-chosen details, and well-structured event sequences. Comments
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Common Lit and Curve
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Identity is said to be one of the major themes within the poem. What identities does the speaker reveal? What about identity is significant about the time in which the poem was written? Learning Opportunity Objective 11-12.W.TTP.3 Write narrative fiction or literary nonfiction to convey experiences and/or events using effective techniques, well-chosen details, and well-structured event sequences. Comments
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| ELA RTI Week 6 | ||
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Parent Instructions
Parents, please have your child read the attached grade recovery reading selection, answer the questions, and submit their responses to their teacher. Student Instructions Students, attached is an additional minor grade recovery reading passage. You may select up to 4 passages. Read the attached passage, answer the questions, and submit your responses to your teacher via email in a word document. Learning Opportunity Objective I can demonstrate that I understand different forms of sequence. Comments
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Please have your child read the attached passage, answer the questions, and submit their responses to their teacher. Student Instructions Students, attached you will find a reading passage with questions. This is an additional grade recovery task for you to choose from. Please read the passage, answer the questions, and submit your responses in a word document to your teacher via email. Learning Opportunity Objective I can demonstrate that I understand different kinds of sequence. Comments
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Please have your child read the attached passage, answer the questions and submit their responses to their teacher. Student Instructions
Students attached you will find a reading passage with questions. This is an additional grade recovery task for you to choose from. Please read the passage, answer the questions, and submit your responses in a word document. Learning Opportunity Objective I can demonstrate that I understand different kinds of sequence. Comments
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