SchoolNet Codes
Week of May 25 XU5LA9FY
You may have your score reset ONCE by completing the following steps:
Email sherry_hughes@pender.k12.nc.us
In the subject line type: SchoolNet Reset Week of ##### for Last Name, First Name Period #
For example: SchoolNet Reset Week of March 23 for Hughes, Tops Period 7
I will only reset the score once DURING the school week. I do not check my email on the weekends or at night.
Every day when you arrive, do the following:
Secure your assigned Chromebook and Log in.
This should be done BEFORE the bell, and you should be actively working when it sounds.
Complete 10+ minutes of Membean. Your Membean accuracy average must be 50% or better for the week.
If you do not have 45 minutes for the week or your accuracy is below 50%, you will be required to take a Quiz on Monday. Your scores will then be averaged. (% minutes, accuracy for week, quiz grade)
Have today's writing prompt displayed on your desk.
Have your reading book displayed on your desk.
If you finish early, you may work on Membean, our current class assignment, any missing assignments you need to submit, or read.
Monday
NO SCHOOL ENJOY
Tuesday
Complete the open note/open book test in Google Forms sent to your email address.
Your first submission is your only grade.
Crime Stories and Evidence Packets due TODAY - Reply to email.
"Unbroken" questions due today.
Crossword due today.
"Unbroken: A Year in the Life of a Girl with Cancer"
Step-by-Step
Find the main idea and supporting details.
Identify the author's purpose.
Analyze the text structure to follow the author's ideas.
Use graphic features to find information.
Use context clues to understand meaning.
Identify the author's point of view or bias.
Summarize the text.
Make inferences about what the author HASN'T said.
Questions
What is the central idea of the passage?
What textual evidence can you provide to support your central idea answer?
Using context clues, explain the meaning of the word excruciating in the section "Triumph at Last."
What phrase helps the reader to under stand the meaning of the word excruciating?
In the section "Runaway Cells" what figurative language device does the author use? What does it mean?
Find and explain the metaphor on page five.
On page 6, the author notes that Lauren loved buffalo chicken sandwiches. Why might the author have included this detail, and what idea does this support?
After chemotherapy, Lauren wore a mask when she went outside, and she could not eat fresh fruits and vegetables or drink tap water. Explain why.
Complete tomorrow's writing prompt today or tonight.
Work on your 45 minute goal for Membean.
Read 30 minutes.
Wednesday
Writing Prompt: What diseases are you interested in finding out more about? Do a quick search and give me a paragraph on your topic.
"Unbroken: A Year in the Life of a Girl with Cancer"
Step-by-Step
Find the main idea and supporting details.
Identify the author's purpose.
Analyze the text structure to follow the author's ideas.
Use graphic features to find information.
Use context clues to understand meaning.
Identify the author's point of view or bias.
Summarize the text.
Make inferences about what the author HASN'T said.
Questions
What is the central idea of the passage?
What textual evidence can you provide to support your central idea answer?
Using context clues, explain the meaning of the word excruciating in the section "Triumph at Last."
What phrase helps the reader to under stand the meaning of the word excruciating?
In the section "Runaway Cells" what figurative language device does the author use? What does it mean?
Find and explain the metaphor on page five.
On page 6, the author notes that Lauren loved buffalo chicken sandwiches. Why might the author have included this detail, and what idea does this support?
After chemotherapy, Lauren wore a mask when she went outside, and she could not eat fresh fruits and vegetables or drink tap water. Explain why.
Extend: Create a feature story about a person battling a disease of interest to you. (See your writing prompt!) This person can be real or fictional, but the story should read like narrative nonfiction. Include sidebars, pictures, information, etc. similar to the story we read.
Complete tomorrow's writing prompt today or tonight.
Work on your 45 minute goal for Membean.
Read 30 minutes.
BEGIN TO THINK ABOUT THE PUPPET POETRY SLAM!
Thursday
Writing prompt...Diffuse the text "The Beast of Loch Ness."
Yes, it is in the Notes/Handouts section!
"The Beast of Loch Ness"
(A copy of this article can be found in the Notes/Handouts section of my web pages.)
Find the main idea and supporting details.
Identify the author's purpose.
Analyze the text structure to follow the author's ideas.
Use graphic features to find information.
Use context clues to understand meaning.
Identify the author's point of view or bias.
Summarize the text.
Answer the questions contained in the Loch Ness Monster Quiz and Questions file in the Notes/Handouts section.
EXTEND: Research your own natural phenomena. (Bigfoot, Yeti, etc.) Write a news story that incorporates the features of the creature with an eyewitness statement. Create an article with photos, drawings, graphs, diagrams, etc. You decide what to include. You decide how to arrange it on the paper.
Complete tomorrow's writing prompt today or tonight.
Work on your 45 minute goal for Membean.
Read 30 minutes.
Friday
Be sure to respond to my email. You need to cut and paste copies of your disease article and creature article into the email reply.
Puppet Poetry Slam!!!!
You will create your own poem, and a puppet or puppets to read the poem during a class presentation!
What's required:
A home made puppet
A poem that contains
At least eight lines (It can have more.)
Two poetic devices (It can have more.)
An identifiable theme
We will present MONDAY!!!!!
Complete tomorrow's writing prompt today or tonight.
Work on your 45 minute goal for Membean.
Read 30 minutes.