English Language Arts V of VIII-EES85_60 (Period 6) 2023 1 Assignments

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Text Analysis on Babylon System in Google Classroom

Text Analysis on Babylon System

Complete the text analysis using the ELA Regents template for part 3.


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Text Analysis on Babylon System in Google Classroom

Text Analysis on Babylon System

Complete the text analysis using the ELA Regents template for part 3.


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Multiple Choice Test on Marley's Babylon System in Google Classroom

Multiple Choice Test on Marley's Babylon System

Directions: Annotate the questions
[like we learned in class -/+10 pts] and highlight the final answer for each
question [-/+90 pts].

Test will only be distributed in class.

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Multiple Choice Test on Marley's Babylon System in Google Classroom

Multiple Choice Test on Marley's Babylon System

Directions: Annotate the questions
[like we learned in class -/+10 pts] and highlight the final answer for each
question [-/+90 pts].

Test will only be distributed in class.

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Lines 23-30 
Write: Based on these lines, what is the speaker’s message behind this poem? What is the central idea of the piece?
 in Google Classroom

Lines 23-30 Write: Based on these lines, what is the speaker’s message behind this poem? What is the central idea of the piece?

Use a quote to support your answer and make sure to interpret the quote.

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Based off of Marley's Revolution: How does this poem speak of or hint at social inequality? What solutions does it offer to the problem? in Google Classroom

Based off of Marley's Revolution: How does this poem speak of or hint at social inequality? What solutions does it offer to the problem?

Discuss this question with a partner. Compare your answers. Post your partner’s name and  your answer to the question.

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Based off of Marley's Revolution: How does this poem speak of or hint at social inequality? What solutions does it offer to the problem? in Google Classroom

Based off of Marley's Revolution: How does this poem speak of or hint at social inequality? What solutions does it offer to the problem?

Discuss this question with a partner. Compare your answers. Post your partner’s name and  your answer to the question.

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Argument Essay Checklist for Peer-Editing in Google Classroom

Argument Essay Checklist for Peer-Editing

Use this checklist to Check your own argument as well as check a partner's paper this Wednesday.

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Argument Essay 1: Social Justice Essay in Google Classroom

Argument Essay 1: Social Justice Essay

Load your Social Justice Essay by creating a google doc or cut and pasting on the google doc provided.

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Launch:  Annotate and answer the multiple choice questions  in Google Classroom

Launch: Annotate and answer the multiple choice questions

Document the answers on the google doc

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Launch:  Annotate and answer the multiple choice questions  in Google Classroom

Launch: Annotate and answer the multiple choice questions

Document the answers on the google doc

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Launch:  Annotate and answer the multiple choice questions  in Google Classroom

Launch: Annotate and answer the multiple choice questions

Follow the directions on the handout.

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Draft Argument Body Paragraph in Google Classroom

Draft Argument Body Paragraph

write a body paragraph for your social justice argument paper following the outline from class. 
Your draft body paragraph must have:
 Restate your claim from introduction paragraph (topic sentence)
·       Use a transition word:  “First”, “To start off”, “secondly”, “In addition”, “Moreover”
·       Cite the evidence with text numbers
·       Explain the evidence and how it supports the your claim- use questions and sentences to connect it to the reason
·       Cite another piece of evidence from same or other text  that supports your claim
·       Explain the evidence as it relates to your claim and the topic.

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Reading Comprehension Multiple Choice #1 in Google Classroom

Reading Comprehension Multiple Choice #1

Post your answers from the Launch

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Draft introduction for your social justice argument essay.  in Google Classroom

Draft introduction for your social justice argument essay.

Post your draft introduction in the google doc provided.

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Report on a Partner's Argument and what s/he understands about social inequality.  in Google Classroom

Report on a Partner's Argument and what s/he understands about social inequality.

Complete this digital form after completing interview and handout on a partner.

Be sure to put the draft handout of your interview in your Argumentative Essay folder

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Report on a Partner's Argument and what s/he understands about social inequality.  in Google Classroom

Report on a Partner's Argument and what s/he understands about social inequality.

Complete this digital form after completing interview and handout on a partner.

Be sure to put the draft handout of your interview in your Argumentative Essay folder

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Launch: What have we been studying these past 3 months?  in Google Classroom

Launch: What have we been studying these past 3 months?

Answer the question in two sentences

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Launch: What have we been studying these past 3 months?  in Google Classroom

Launch: What have we been studying these past 3 months?

Answer the question in two sentences

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Extended writing paragraph based on President Obama's speech on police Brutality. in Google Classroom

Extended writing paragraph based on President Obama's speech on police Brutality.

In an extended paragraph of 6-8 sentences
(not including quotes), you will explain the message or central idea of
President Obama’s speech and outline 3 quotes from the speech that he gives as
solutions to the problem of police brutality and racial profiling.

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Extended writing paragraph based on President Obama's speech on police Brutality. in Google Classroom

Extended writing paragraph based on President Obama's speech on police Brutality.

In an extended paragraph of 6-8 sentences
(not including quotes), you will explain the message or central idea of
President Obama’s speech and outline 3 quotes from the speech that he gives as
solutions to the problem of police brutality and racial profiling.

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Survey in Google Classroom

Survey

Please complete this brief survey.

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What is the central idea of President Obama's speech on Police Brutality?   in Google Classroom

What is the central idea of President Obama's speech on Police Brutality?

In complete sentences (2) explain what the central idea of Obama's speech.

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How can imagery be used to support the claims in your protest posters in Google Classroom

How can imagery be used to support the claims in your protest posters

Choose one of the slides to analyze and explain how the image used supports the claim of the poster. Answer all of the questions on the slide that you choose.

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How can imagery be used to support the claims in your protest posters in Google Classroom

How can imagery be used to support the claims in your protest posters

Choose one of the slides to analyze and explain how the image used supports the claim of the poster. Answer all of the questions on the slide that you choose.

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Partner Share out in Google Classroom

Partner Share out

Slide 17

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Partner Share out in Google Classroom

Partner Share out

Slide 17

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Partner work: Get a partner to review your claim homework and complete the partner slide for you in Google Classroom

Partner work: Get a partner to review your claim homework and complete the partner slide for you

Slide 17 in the Protest Poster Project Slides
Partner Review of your claim: 
Who is your partner? 
What is a strong graphic image that your partner choose? If not help him/her choose one from Google Image
What is his or her claim? (write claim here) 
Report in your own words what your partner says is important about the claim?

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Partner work: Get a partner to review your claim homework and complete the partner slide for you in Google Classroom

Partner work: Get a partner to review your claim homework and complete the partner slide for you

Slide 17 in the Protest Poster Project Slides
Partner Review of your claim: 
Who is your partner? 
What is a strong graphic image that your partner choose? If not help him/her choose one from Google Image
What is his or her claim? (write claim here) 
Report in your own words what your partner says is important about the claim?

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Launch: After watching President Obama’s speech on social equality in America, which of the 4 social issues outlined,  Prison reform
Gender equality and women’s rights, Migrants Rights 
or LGBT Equality, 
Do you think he referred to the most?

Which of these four social issues is your claim addressing? Why is it important to advocate for them?  in Google Classroom

Launch: After watching President Obama’s speech on social equality in America, which of the 4 social issues outlined, Prison reform Gender equality and women’s rights, Migrants Rights or LGBT Equality, Do you think he referred to the most? Which of these four social issues is your claim addressing? Why is it important to advocate for them?

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Is this a strong claim? Home Work in Google Classroom

Is this a strong claim? Home Work

Complete assignment by posting your answers (your claim and
justifying why it's strong) on the slide.

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Is this a strong claim? Home Work in Google Classroom

Is this a strong claim? Home Work

Complete assignment by posting your answers (your claim and
justifying why it's strong) on the slide.

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Why do protestors march? in Google Classroom

Why do protestors march?

Base your answer on the brief video: https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/smithsonian-museums-collecting-white-house-protest-signs-preserve/story?id=71185029

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Take apart a poster to better understand how to make ours. in Google Classroom

Take apart a poster to better understand how to make ours.

Post your answers directly on the slide

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Is this a strong Claim?  in Google Classroom

Is this a strong Claim?

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Take apart a poster to better understand how to make ours. in Google Classroom

Take apart a poster to better understand how to make ours.

Post your answers directly on the slide

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Is this a strong Claim?  in Google Classroom

Is this a strong Claim?

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Launch: Use the poster to complete your See/Think/Wonder handout in Google Classroom

Launch: Use the poster to complete your See/Think/Wonder handout

Fill out the handout by saying 3 things you see, 2 things the image makes you think of, 1 thing the image makes you wonder about it

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Launch: Use the poster to complete your See/Think/Wonder handout in Google Classroom

Launch: Use the poster to complete your See/Think/Wonder handout

Fill out the handout by saying 3 things you see, 2 things the image makes you think of, 1 thing the image makes you wonder about it

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Protest Poster Project: Research and Developing images and claims  in Google Classroom

Protest Poster Project: Research and Developing images and claims

Complete each slide to start developing your ideas for our upcoming class project. 
Each slide is worth 15% of the final grade of the overall project.

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Exit Ticket in Google Classroom

Exit Ticket

Share out with a partner the image that you choose with a partner. Answer any two of these questions. Make sure to document your partner's name in your name in your answer!


Who is your partner? What is a strong graphic image that your partner choose?


What stands out about his/her image?

Can you put his/her claim or slogan into your own words?

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Protest Poster Project: Research and Developing images and claims  in Google Classroom

Protest Poster Project: Research and Developing images and claims

Complete each slide to start developing your ideas for our upcoming class project. 
Each slide is worth 15% of the final grade of the overall project.

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Exit Ticket in Google Classroom

Exit Ticket

Share out with a partner the image that you choose with a partner. Answer any two of these questions. Make sure to document your partner's name in your name in your answer!


Who is your partner? What is a strong graphic image that your partner choose?


What stands out about his/her image?

Can you put his/her claim or slogan into your own words?

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Choose one below to complete your See/Think/Wonder handout in Google Classroom

Choose one below to complete your See/Think/Wonder handout

Post 3 things you see in the picture you choose, 2 things that the picture makes you think about, 1 question based on what you see in the picture. Put the letter of the picture you chose in the Title bar that says SEE/THINK/WONDER.

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Choose one below to complete your See/Think/Wonder handout in Google Classroom

Choose one below to complete your See/Think/Wonder handout

Post 3 things you see in the picture you choose, 2 things that the picture makes you think about, 1 question based on what you see in the picture. Put the letter of the picture you chose in the Title bar that says SEE/THINK/WONDER.

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Brain storm the social issue for your protest poster.  in Google Classroom

Brain storm the social issue for your protest poster.

What is a possible slogan or claim that you would protest around?

What evidence do you have about how important this social issue is to you and the larger society?

What are 2 reasons why this social issue should be addressed by the larger society?

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Exit Ticket: 
Did the protest sign you choose make a strong argument or claim?
What is the claim or argument made in your poster?
 in Google Classroom

Exit Ticket: Did the protest sign you choose make a strong argument or claim? What is the claim or argument made in your poster?

Based off the image from the protest that you choose in A, B, C, D.
In your response, please indicate the picture you are referring to.

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Exit Ticket: 
Did the protest sign you choose make a strong argument or claim?
What is the claim or argument made in your poster?
 in Google Classroom

Exit Ticket: Did the protest sign you choose make a strong argument or claim? What is the claim or argument made in your poster?

Based off the image from the protest that you choose in A, B, C, D.
In your response, please indicate the picture you are referring to.

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LAUNCH: What does it mean to PROTEST? 
Why do people do it?  in Google Classroom

LAUNCH: What does it mean to PROTEST? Why do people do it?

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LAUNCH: What does it mean to PROTEST? 
Why do people do it?  in Google Classroom

LAUNCH: What does it mean to PROTEST? Why do people do it?

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Annotation of Letter from a Birmingham Jail by Dr. Martin Luther King in Google Classroom

Annotation of Letter from a Birmingham Jail by Dr. Martin Luther King

Using your independent reading doc of the Letter From Birmingham Jail from October 2 for this test. 
Upload the work you have already done. If you cannot find your work, look in Google Docs or Drive. 
Annotate the text by underlining the claim, highlighting the evidence in GREEN and any vocabulary words highlight in YELLOW. 
Put the claim from EACH paragraph into your own words in A COMMENT BUBBLE. Put the definitions for the vocabulary that you identified from each paragraph that you annotate in a separate COMMENT BUBBLE.
For every 5 paragraphs you should annotate 2-4 paragraphs looking for the claim that Dr. King is making and evidence to support his claim. (6 paragraphs min [65-70%], 8-10 paragraphs max [85-100%]
Identify and define 3 vocabulary words for each paragraph you annotate.

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Annotation of Letter from a Birmingham Jail by Dr. Martin Luther King in Google Classroom

Annotation of Letter from a Birmingham Jail by Dr. Martin Luther King

Using your independent reading doc of the Letter From Birmingham Jail from October 2 for this test. 
Upload the work you have already done. If you cannot find your work, look in Google Docs or Drive. 
Annotate the text by underlining the claim, highlighting the evidence in GREEN and any vocabulary words highlight in YELLOW. 
Put the claim from EACH paragraph into your own words in A COMMENT BUBBLE. Put the definitions for the vocabulary that you identified from each paragraph that you annotate in a separate COMMENT BUBBLE.
For every 5 paragraphs you should annotate 2-4 paragraphs looking for the claim that Dr. King is making and evidence to support his claim. (6 paragraphs min [65-70%], 8-10 paragraphs max [85-100%]
Identify and define 3 vocabulary words for each paragraph you annotate.

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Identify the claim and the evidence for the claim from paragraph 8 of Dr. King’s Letter: in Google Classroom

Identify the claim and the evidence for the claim from paragraph 8 of Dr. King’s Letter:

Write the claim and two (2) pieces of evidence from the paragraph.

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Identify the claim and evidence found your sections of the "Letter From Birmingham Jail" by Dr. King in Google Classroom

Identify the claim and evidence found your sections of the "Letter From Birmingham Jail" by Dr. King

Directions: The passage below is part one of "Letter from Birmingham Jail" by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. As you read,underline how King presents claims, put the claim in your own words in a comment bubble and any evidence to establish a problem should be highlighted in green . Identify any unknown vocabulary words by highlighting them in yellow  and document the definitions on the Google doc below. 


You choose which of the three (3) sections you want to work on: A, B, C.

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Identify the claim and evidence found your sections of the "Letter From Birmingham Jail" by Dr. King in Google Classroom

Identify the claim and evidence found your sections of the "Letter From Birmingham Jail" by Dr. King

Directions: The passage below is part one of "Letter from Birmingham Jail" by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. As you read,underline how King presents claims, put the claim in your own words in a comment bubble and any evidence to establish a problem should be highlighted in green . Identify any unknown vocabulary words by highlighting them in yellow  and document the definitions on the Google doc below. 


You choose which of the three (3) sections you want to work on: A, B, C.

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Launch: Why might an individual fight for a cause that does not impact them directly?  in Google Classroom

Launch: Why might an individual fight for a cause that does not impact them directly?

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What can you infer about how the larger society in Alabama felt towards African Americans by the way they treated these children protestors? 

If you were a child protesting during that time, how would you respond to the police violence?  in Google Classroom

What can you infer about how the larger society in Alabama felt towards African Americans by the way they treated these children protestors? If you were a child protesting during that time, how would you respond to the police violence?

Look at the historical clip showing the Birmingham Alabama Children’s Crusade. Base your answer on the video

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How do you think the children who lived through this hostile time felt about what was going on? 

Would you march with them today?  in Google Classroom

How do you think the children who lived through this hostile time felt about what was going on? Would you march with them today?

Directions: Watch the brief video and answer the question

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The Social Contract Unit Opener  in Google Classroom

The Social Contract Unit Opener

This lesson will introduce you to the ideas, texts, and skills we will explore throughout the unit.

Complete the individual sections and wait for a partner to discuss and share out your answers.

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The Social Contract Unit Opener  in Google Classroom

The Social Contract Unit Opener

This lesson will introduce you to the ideas, texts, and skills we will explore throughout the unit.

Complete the individual sections and wait for a partner to discuss and share out your answers.

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Based off of the video, What was going on in America that led to MLK’s protests and eventual arrest?  in Google Classroom

Based off of the video, What was going on in America that led to MLK’s protests and eventual arrest?

If you are late to class and didn't get to watch the video,
Interpret the quote by MLK

“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere”

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Based off of the video, What was going on in America that led to MLK’s protests and eventual arrest?  in Google Classroom

Based off of the video, What was going on in America that led to MLK’s protests and eventual arrest?

If you are late to class and didn't get to watch the video,
Interpret the quote by MLK

“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere”

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Based off the video, what do you think caused Mrrtin Luther King Jr. to write this speech? in Google Classroom

Based off the video, what do you think caused Mrrtin Luther King Jr. to write this speech?

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Frayer Visual Vocabulary in Google Classroom

Frayer Visual Vocabulary

We are going to take the vocabulary from our handouts to make a visual vocabulary list using the Frayer model. 

The Frayer Model is a graphic organizer for building student vocabulary. This technique requires students to define target vocabulary and apply their knowledge by generating examples and non-examples, giving characteristics, and/or drawing a picture to illustrate the meaning of the word.

You must use 5 out of the 10 terms from our unit vocabulary list.

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Four Block Independent Reading Mondays in Google Classroom

Four Block Independent Reading Mondays

Write a reading response using your copy of the 'Reading Response- Mind the Motivation'. Use the step instructions below and in the handout to complete your work.

Step Instructions:
Step 1: Fill in the header (Name, Date, Title, Author, & Reading Response Category)

Step 2: Read independently for 15-30 minutes  (Minimum read up to paragraph 5, Maximum read up to paragraph 8)
Do not ANNOTATE THE TEXT, Just Read it and write the response.Step 3: Write a reading response responding to the reading response category above ‘Mind the Motivation' 

Step 4: Response must include (USE TEACHER EXAMPLE ON PAGE 2 FOR EXEMPLARY RESPONSE)
Full Response to 'Mind the Motivation' prompt above
A short Summary of what was read
An original idea
At least one piece of cited evidence
At least 5 sentences
Step 5: Check off the checklist as you complete each element

Step 6: Revise your response

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Frayer Visual Vocabulary in Google Classroom

Frayer Visual Vocabulary

We are going to take the vocabulary from our handouts to make a visual vocabulary list using the Frayer model. 

The Frayer Model is a graphic organizer for building student vocabulary. This technique requires students to define target vocabulary and apply their knowledge by generating examples and non-examples, giving characteristics, and/or drawing a picture to illustrate the meaning of the word.

You must use 5 out of the 10 terms from our unit vocabulary list.

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Four Block Independent Reading Mondays in Google Classroom

Four Block Independent Reading Mondays

Write a reading response using your copy of the 'Reading Response- Mind the Motivation'. Use the step instructions below and in the handout to complete your work.

Step Instructions:
Step 1: Fill in the header (Name, Date, Title, Author, & Reading Response Category)

Step 2: Read independently for 15-30 minutes  (Minimum read up to paragraph 5, Maximum read up to paragraph 8)
Do not ANNOTATE THE TEXT, Just Read it and write the response.Step 3: Write a reading response responding to the reading response category above ‘Mind the Motivation' 

Step 4: Response must include (USE TEACHER EXAMPLE ON PAGE 2 FOR EXEMPLARY RESPONSE)
Full Response to 'Mind the Motivation' prompt above
A short Summary of what was read
An original idea
At least one piece of cited evidence
At least 5 sentences
Step 5: Check off the checklist as you complete each element

Step 6: Revise your response

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Journals 1-5 in Google Classroom

Journals 1-5

Journals are periodically assigned  as a warm up/Launch activity during the first 8-10 minutes of class. GET TO CLASS ON TIME and GET your journal points. To be completed in your classroom notebooks. Journal Topics: 
1: Welcome back Reflection: How can your teacher help you this semester do better? 
2. After reading the class contract, what are three things you agree with and two things that you do not agree with? 
3. Based off of the information from the video, what type of learning style do you have? Come up with two (2) examples to support your learning style.
4.How can we develop our own emotional intelligence to be successful this year? What are two (2) rules that you would build in to our class to make it open. (S.E.L. lesson).

Reflection Journal: How did the group work go for you? What is 1 positive things that you learned about someone from your group? What is 1 thing about group work that you did not like? How can we make group work better and more efficient?

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Journals 1-5 in Google Classroom

Journals 1-5

Journals are periodically assigned  as a warm up/Launch activity during the first 8-10 minutes of class. GET TO CLASS ON TIME and GET your journal points. To be completed in your classroom notebooks. Journal Topics: 
1: Welcome back Reflection: How can your teacher help you this semester do better? 
2. After reading the class contract, what are three things you agree with and two things that you do not agree with? 
3. Based off of the information from the video, what type of learning style do you have? Come up with two (2) examples to support your learning style.
4.How can we develop our own emotional intelligence to be successful this year? What are two (2) rules that you would build in to our class to make it open. (S.E.L. lesson).

Reflection Journal: How did the group work go for you? What is 1 positive things that you learned about someone from your group? What is 1 thing about group work that you did not like? How can we make group work better and more efficient?

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Reading Comprehension Base line Multiple Choice in Google Classroom

Reading Comprehension Base line Multiple Choice

January 2023 Regents Part 1 (pages 2-5)

Annotate the text and answer the multiple choice questions 1-10 on scantron provided by Mr. Haydn

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Reading Comprehension Base line Multiple Choice in Google Classroom

Reading Comprehension Base line Multiple Choice

January 2023 Regents Part 1 (pages 2-5)

Annotate the text and answer the multiple choice questions 1-10 on scantron provided by Mr. Haydn

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Writing Baseline Assessment Fall 2023-24 in Google Classroom

Writing Baseline Assessment Fall 2023-24

Objective: students
will be able to respond to a prompt and develop their ideas using personal
details or anecdotes to support claims.


CommonLit: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RII47QrdF7qXP68L9O1PNoEgYszagowcvGK-h3QA3C0/edit


 

Direction: Respond to the prompt by writing a full-length
essay. You may use a separate piece of paper to plan your response. This
assessment will take 2 class periods: 90
mins.

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Writing Baseline Assessment Fall 2023-24 in Google Classroom

Writing Baseline Assessment Fall 2023-24

Objective: students
will be able to respond to a prompt and develop their ideas using personal
details or anecdotes to support claims.


CommonLit: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RII47QrdF7qXP68L9O1PNoEgYszagowcvGK-h3QA3C0/edit


 

Direction: Respond to the prompt by writing a full-length
essay. You may use a separate piece of paper to plan your response. This
assessment will take 2 class periods: 90
mins.

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Parent/Student Contract  in Google Classroom

Parent/Student Contract

Have your contracts signed by your parent or guardian by Tuesday, 19-September.

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Parent/Student Contract  in Google Classroom

Parent/Student Contract

Have your contracts signed by your parent or guardian by Tuesday, 19-September.