ELA 6 Daily Agenda
Please take out your planner and independent reading book.
S.U.R.F (Silent, Uninterrupted Reading Fun)
Wednesday, 5/1/24
Chapter 17 EdPuzzle in Canvas
Tuesday, 4/30/24
Kahoot! Test Prep
Chapter 16: We Take a Zebra to Vegas (2nd half)
4-29 Setting Map (in Canvas)
Go back to the beginning and chart Percy's journey starting at the MET in New York City.
Describe the events that happen along the way on our hero's journey. Add an image for each.
Use the table of contents to help you
Ch. #, Ch. title, main event, image
You will be adding to it each day until the end of the novel.😃
If you were absent yesterday or today, listen to Chapter 16 so you don't fall behind.
Monday, 4/29/24
Kahoot! Test Prep
Chapter 16: We Take a Zebra to Vegas (first half)
4-29 Setting Map (in Canvas)
Go back to the beginning and chart Percy's journey starting at the MET in New York City.
Describe the events that happen along the way on our hero's journey. Add an image for each.
You will be adding to it each day until the end of the novel.😃
Friday, 4/26/24
Part 2 Chapter 15: A God Buys Us Cheeseburgers (EdPuzzle in Canvas)
4-22 Create a Graphic
Wednesday, 4/24/24
Chapter 14: I Become a Known Fugitive (EdPuzzle in Canvas)
4-22 Create a Graphic
When you're finished, I'll print it and you can add the illustration.
Tuesday, 4/23/24
Read chapter 13
4-22 Create a Graphic
Monday, 4/22/24
Chapter 12: We Get Advice From a Poodle (EdPuzzle in Canvas)
4-22 Create a Graphic for Chapter 11 We Visit a Garden Gnome Emporium.
Create a Graphic (model).pdfCreate a Graphic
Friday, 4/19/24
Chapter 11: We Visit the Garden Gnome Emporium (EdPuzzle in Canvas)
Today is the last day of grading period P4. Make sure you have completed and submitted all of your assignments.
Thursday, 4/18/24
Test Prep Jeopardy!
Chapter 10: I Ruin a Perfectly Good Bus
4-9 Keeping Track of the Characters (complete and submit to Canvas)
Wednesday, 4/17/24
Test Prep Jeopardy!
Chapter 10: I Ruin a Perfectly Good Bus
(first half) to "...typical centaur" top of page 156 in the hard copy; and page 162 in the online text.
Complete 4-9 Keeping Track of the Characters (including the constructed response at the bottom.
Tuesday, 4/16/24
Chapter 9: I Am Offered a Quest (EdPuzzle in Canvas)
Add to 4-9 Keeping Track of the Characters
Monday, 4/15/24
Ctrl f - That night after dinner (to find the second half of the chapter if you want to read it on your own.
Finish reading Chapter 8: We Play Capture a Flag
Add to 4-9 Keeping Track of the Characters
TLT Ch. 8 2nd half.mp4If you're at home today, listen and follow along to the second half of chapter 8.
Friday, 4/12/24
Test Practice: Eureka! Summarize the Central Idea (in Canvas)
Chapter 8 We Capture a Flag - first half
Add to 4-9 Keeping Track of the Characters.
Thursday, 4/11/24
Chapter 7: My Dinner Goes Up in Smoke
Chapter 7 EP (in Canvas)
Add to 4-9 Keeping Track of the Characters.
Wednesday, 4/10/24
Chapter 6: I Become Supreme Lord of the Bathroom (2nd half)
Continue working on 4-25 Keeping Track of the Characters (in Canvas). You will do an initial character study for some of the characters that appear in the next two chapters.
If you are at home today, listen and follow along to the second part of Chapter 6.
Tuesday, 4/9/24
Test Prep Jeopardy
Chapter 6: I Become Supreme Lord of the Bathroom (1st half)
Begin 4-9 Keeping Track of the Characters (in Canvas). You will do an initial character study for some of the characters that appear in the next two chapters.
Ancient Greek Mythology connection: Chiron, the wisest of all centaurs, was the teacher of the Greek heroes Jason, Hercules, Asklepios, and Achilles. Chiron was well versed in medicine, music, prophecy, and hunting, having been raised and educated by Apollo and his sister, Artemis. Chiron was the son of the god Cronus and the sea nymph Philyra.
Monday, 4/8/24
First half Chapter 5: I Play Pinochle With a Horse
Read to, "Sir," I repeated..." If you are home Ctrl f: gladiator fighting in the online text.
EdPuzzle Second half Chapter 5: I Play Pinochle With a Horse
Add to 3-25 Stranger Things - ch. 5 (in Canvas) and submit.
Read the first half of Chapter 5 and do the EdPuzzle for the second half.
Add to Stranger Things.
Greek mythology: How did Theseus kill the minotaur?
Thursday, 3/28/24
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
Chapter 4: My Mother Teaches Me Bullfighting
Add to 3-25 Stranger Things - Ch. 4
How did Percy kill the minotaur? How did Theseus kill the minotaur?
Wednesday, 3/27/24
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
Chapter 3: Grover Unexpectedly Loses His Pants
3-25 Stranger Things - Ch. 3 (in Canvas)
Prompt is already on your copy of 4-17 Stranger Things: Describe Percy's Dream. Based on Greek mythology, what do you think it means? (open The Lightning Thief (click on the title to open the pdf and do the shortcut - control +f to search “dream”).
Percy's dream
Percy's Dream: Based on what you know about Greek mythology, what do you think it means?
Tuesday, 3/26/24
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
Read Chapter 2, "Three Old Ladies Knit the Socks of Death" -pg. 16
Chapter 2 EdPuzzle(in Canvas). If you are absent, please complete the EdPuzzle at home so you do not fall behind.
Add to 3-25 Stranger Things - Ch. 2 (in Canvas).
Google: Ancient Greek Mythology Fates
Who were the three Fates?
Clotho (nicknamed “the Spinner”) spun the thread of life and represents the present; Lachesis (“the Allotter”) measured each thread and represents the future; Atropos (“the Unturning”) cut the thread and represents the past (Morford et al. 132).
Monday, 3/25/24
Read Chapter 1, "I Accidentally Vaporize My Pre-Algebra Teacher."
3-25 Stranger Things - Ch. 1 (in Canvas)
After reading Chapter 1, identify the "strange thing" that happened and how it relates to Greek mythology.
3-25 Stranger Things 1-5If you are absent today, please read Chapter 1.
Friday, 3/22/24
The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
Building Background knowledge
Now that you've learned who the Olympians were, learn about the others.
3-22 Titans, Demigods, Mythical Creatures (in Canvas)
You can use the website linked on the assignment or you can google - Ancient Greek mythology (and the name).
*3-22 Titans, Demigods, Mythical Creatures
Thursday, 3/21/24
The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
Building Background knowledge
BrainPop: Greek Gods (access through Clever)
Watch the movie. Movie transcript
Take the quiz.
Do the challenge activity.
Do the worksheet.
Complete and submit The Gods of Olympus
Wednesday, 3/20/24
Please make sure you have completed and submitted 3-13 Problem/Solution
The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
Building Background knowledge
Who were the Olympians?
3-20 The Gods of Olympus (in Canvas)
Quizlet: Greek Gods and Goddesses - Practice and make an all matching test. Paste your 100% score on 3-20
Do research and fill out the chart, 3-20 The Gods of Olympus (in Canvas).
Tuesday, 3/19/24
FAST Reading Assessment
Log in through Clever
If you finish early, work to complete:
3-13 Problem/Solution Explanatory Essay
EdPuzzle: The Olympians (in Canvas)
Monday, 3/18/24
The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
Building Background Knowledge
EdPuzzle: The Olympians (in Canvas)
The Problem with Plastic
Plastic trash has become a big problem, but there are solutions.
3-15 Problem/Solution Essay (in Canvas). Make sure your essay is edited and color-coded before submitting it.
Wed. & Thurs., 3/13-1/24
Writing Explanatory Texts
Use the annotations you did for both articles to explain the problems of plastic trash and possible solutions.
3-13 Problems and Solutions (in Canvas)
Extra:
In a slide deck (share with dladeby@sandi.net) or short video, explain what the Great Pacific Garbage Patch is, why it’s challenging to remove, and some ways scientists are working to solve the problem.
Problems
Sea animals accidentally eat microplastic and have no room for real food.
We use 300 pounds of plastic products each year.
It can pile up in landfills where it can leak harmful chemicals into the ground.
Sea creatures can choke or suffocate on plastic trash (plastic bags, six-pack rings)
Much of the plastic we use is single-use.
algae grow on microplastic
9,000,000 tons of plastic ends up in the oceans
700 marine species have been harmed by plastic.
Microplastic is difficult to get rid of.
Solutions
Devices can be created to detect plastic in the oceans.
We can reusable containers made out of glass or metal.
Refill reusable containers with product.
Laws banning plastic bags and straws
Several campaigns against single-use plastic
Delivering items in reusable containers
High-tech robots help clean plastic from the ocean
Tuesday, 3/12/24
Reading Informational Texts
Close Reading/Annotate the text
Underline problems with plastic trash (label them "p")
select three problems that you think are the worst
Underline possible solutions (label them "s")
Select three solutions that you think are the best.
Monday, 3/11/24
Essential questions: What is throwaway culture? What is the cost of convenience? How can environmental problems be solved?
Read the paired text.
Complete the close reading section and synthesis.
Thursday, 3/7/24
Essential questions: What is throwaway culture? What is the cost of convenience? How can environmental problems be solved?
3-7 Drowning in Plastic HyperDoc (in Canvas)
Solve the riddle: What is snarfblatt?
5 Things to Know About Plastic EdPuzzle
Preview and review article vocabulary
Quizlet: vocabulary Paste your 100% score to your 2-14 Drowning in Plastic HyperDoc
Complete the vocabulary section (blue) on 3-7 Drowning in Plastic
Thursday, 2/29/24
The Giver by Lois Lowry
2-28 I Am Poem - Jonas (in Canvas)
Once you have finished your I Am poem, I will print it out for you and you will illustrate it. You can do one big illustration or illustrate details from your poem.
Wednesday, 2/28/24
The Giver by Lois Lowry
2-28 I Am Poem - Jonas (in Canvas)
If you're absent please listen to Chapters 22 and 23 and complete 2-27 Final Thoughts.
Monday, 2/26/24
The Giver by Lois Lowry
Chapter 21
2-26 Make a prediction (in Canvas)
Friday, 2/23/24
The Giver by Lois Lowry
Chapter 20
Please listen and follow along to Chapter 19 if you are at home today so you don't fall behind.
Tuesday, 2/20/24
The Giver by Lois Lowry
Chapter 18 EdPuzzle in Canvas.
What do you think the Giver meant when he said, "I'm glad you're a good swimmer, Jonas. But stay away from the river."?
Thursday, 2/15/24
The Giver by Lois Lowry
Read Chapter 17
Continue working on your "Unique" Mini-Poster.
If you are at home today, please read and follow along to Chapter 17.
Friday, 2/9/24
The Giver by Lois Lowry
Read Chapter 14
Elephants grieve their dead.
Thursday, 2/8/24
Independent reading if you are all caught up. If you have not completed 2-6 Jonas's First Memory, do that now.
Kahoot! Figurative Language
The Giver by Lois Lowry
What do you think the next memory Jonas will receive be?
Chapter 13 EdPuzzle (in Canvas)
Wednesday, 2/7/24
The Giver by Lois Lowry
Read Chapter 12
Have you completed and submitted the following assignments?
Chapter 11 EdPuzzle in Canvas
2-6 Jonas's First Memory (in Canvas)
2-5 Chapter 9 Thinking (in Canvas)
2-1 Chapter 7 Thinking (in Canvas)
1-30 ch. 5 Thinking
EdPuzzle 1-30 Chapter 5
If you are absent today, please follow along and read Chapter 12.
Tuesday, 2/6/24
The Giver by Lois Lowry
Read Chapter 10
Chapter 11 EdPuzzle in Canvas
What is Sameness and how does it benefit Jonas's community?
2-6 Jonas's First Memory (in Canvas)
How is Jonas beginning to feel alone and apart?
Monday, 2/5/24
The Giver by Lois Lowry
Read Chapter 9
In what ways does Jonas begin to experience loneliness in Chapter 9? [RL 7.3]
2-5 Chapter 9 Thinking (in Canvas)
If you are home today, please listen to Chapter 9.
Friday, 2/2/24
The Giver by Lois Lowry
Chapter 8
Thursday, 2/1/24
The Giver by Lois Lowry
Read Chapter 7
2-1 Chapter 7 Thinking (in Canvas)
2-1 Ch.7 ThinkingA copy of 2-1 Ch. 7 Thinking is in Canvas.
Wednesday, 1/31/24
The Giver by Lois Lowry
Chapter 6
Complete and submit 1-30 ch. 5 Thinking
Have you completed and submitted the following assignments?
Complete and submit 1-30 ch. 5 Thinking
EdPuzzle: Chapter 5
Complete and submit 1-24 Community to Canvas.
EdPuzzle: Chapter 2 (in Canvas)
1-24 Quote (discussion in Canvas
Okay to Forget (discussion in Canvas)
We will add to group thinking tomorrow.
If you are absent today, please do read and follow along to Chapter 6 so you don't fall behind.
Tuesday, 1/30/24
The Giver by Lois Lowry
Chapter 5 Edpuzzle
1-30 Chapter 5 Thinking (in Canvas)
Monday, 1/29/24
If you did not finish 1-24 Community. Do that now.
Chapter 4
Group Thinking (Begin after Chapter 4)
One person in the group makes a copy and shares it with the other group members and with me (dladeby@sandi.net). Each group member bookmarks the document so you can easily access it.
Friday, 1/26/24
The Giver by Lois Lowry
Chapter 3 EdPuzzle
1-24 Community (in Canvas)
Use what we learned from chapters 1-3. What rules do the community members have to follow? What ceremonies did we learn about in Chapter 2? What was family life like? What do we know about release?
When you're finished charting, write a paragraph describing Jonas's community.
Thursday, 1/25/24
The Giver by Lois Lowry
Discussion: Okay to Forget? (Make sure you have made your initial post and replied to two.)
Chapter 2 EdPuzzle (in Canvas)
1-24 Community (in Canvas)
Wednesday, 1/24/24
The Giver by Lois Lowry
Read Chapter 1
What feelings do you have about Jonas's community so far?
1-24 Community (in Canvas)
Listen and follow along to Chapter 1 if you were absent today.
Tuesday, 1/23/24
Please take out your planner and independent reading book.
The Giver by Lois Lowry
“We can forget pain... And it is comfortable to do so. But I also wonder...is it safe to do that, to forget?” - Lois Lowry
Edit and revise constructed response 1-23 Pre-Reading thinking. Read for punctuation and grammar (tools - check grammar and spelling).
Participate in online discussion (in Canvas).
In order to receive credit for your responses, they need to be at least two sentences long. Make sure you use appropriate accountable talk. (I agree with you when you said...because....; I can see where you are coming from, but...)
Monday, 1/22/24
The Giver by Lois Lowry
Value Statements
Respond to the value statements in the bar below. Be prepared to share your thinking.
1- 22 Pre-Reading Thinking (in Canvas)
“We can forget pain... And it is comfortable to do so. But I also wonder...is it safe to do that, to forget?” - Lois Lowry
Tuesday, 1/23/24
Please take out your planner and independent reading book.
The Giver by Lois Lowry
“We can forget pain... And it is comfortable to do so. But I also wonder...is it safe to do that, to forget?” - Lois Lowry
Edit and revise constructed response 1-22 Pre-Reading thinking. Read for punctuation and grammar (tools - check grammar and spelling).
Tomorrow you will participate in an online discussion.
In order to receive credit for your responses, they need to be at least two sentences long. Make sure you use appropriate accountable talk. (I agree with you when you said...because....; I can see where you are coming from, but...)
Friday, 1/12/24
Writing a Narrative
Once you have completed, edited, and color-coded your narrative you can begin working on your illustrated plot line.
Wednesday & Thursday, 1/11/24
Writing a Narrative
2 pages double space (minimum) -indent paragraphs don't skip lines
Once you have finished writing your narrative, you will begin the editing process. Read your story to yourself. If you have earbuds, you can have Read Write read it to you.
Does everything make sense? Can you add or change anything? Go to “tools” and check spelling and punctuation.
Color-Code your narrative:
Write a sufficient introduction (blue)
Identify the inciting incident (the conflict is introduced) - one event (gold) FIND THIS FIRST.
Several events in the rising action (orange)
Identify the climax of the story - one event (red) FIND THIS SECOND.
Falling action (purple)
Resolution (green) - Does it conclude effectively?
Monday-Tuesday, 1/8-9/24
Writing a Narrative
1-8 Narrative Draft (in your Canvas)
Open 1-4 Protagonist Interview. You should have identified a specific conflict that will drive your short story.
Begin drafting your narrative. Will your story be in first person or third person? Once you decide, stick with that perspective.
Think about your opening sentence(s). As you write make sure to balance narration with dialogue. Use, "Thank You, Ma'am" by Langston Hughes as a guide to help you punctuate dialogue.
Friday, 1/5/24
Planning and Writing a Narrative
1-4 Protagonist Interview (in Canvas)
Add as many details as you can to the interview. This will help you visualize the protagonist of your story and their point of view.
Thursday, 1/4/24
Planning and Writing a Narrative
Explore possible story ideas and begin planning your narrative. Think about what type of story you will write (genre), where it will take place (setting), and who the protagonist (main character) of your story will be.
1-4 Protagonist Interview (in Canvas)
Possible genre and setting:
What type of story will you write: fantasy, science fiction, scary, dystopian, realistic, etc?
Where will your story take place: at school, in a forbidden forest, in a castle, at home, in a haunted house, etc.?
Wednesday, 1/3/23
Winter FAST Reading Assessment
Take your time and do your best 🙂
Log in through Clever
Monday, 12/12/13
Finish up 12-11 Letter to Max
Illustrate an envelope to go along with your letter.
Draw symbols that represent some of the feats that Freak the Mighty accomplished and the importance of their friendship.
Friday, 12/11/13
Read Chapters 23,24, and 25
12-11 Letter to Kevin (in Canvas)
Thursday, 12/7/23
Read Chapters 21 and 22
Kevin says, “Remembering is just an invention of the mind.” What does this mean?
Wednesday, 12/6/23
Read Chapters 19 and 20
12-6 Chapter 20 Thinking (in Canvas)
Monday, 12/4/23
Read Chapters 16
EdPuzzle Chapter 17
12-4 Chapter 17 comprehension (in Canvas)
Chapter 17
Friday, 12/1/23
Read Chapters 14 and 15
Analyze the way the author ends the chapter. What does the author do to create suspense?
If you're absent today read and follow along to Chapters 14 and 15.
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Thursday, 11/30/23
Do you think Maxwell is really learning disabled or do you think that some of the different events in his life have caused him to have challenges with his learning?
Read Chapter 12
EdPuzzle: Chapter 13
11-30 Chapter 13 Discussion (in Canvas)
If you are at home today, read and follow along to Chapter 12 and do the EdPuzzle for Chapter 13. Answer the discussion question in Canvas (11-30)
Chapter 12
Wednesday, 11/28/23
What predictions did you make yesterday?
Read Chapters 11
Tuesday, 11/28/23
Freak the Mighty by Rodman Philbrick
Read Chapters 9 and 10
11-28 Make a prediction
Based on what happened in Chapter 10, Make a prediction about what may happen in the future of the story. Include include details about the quest Max and Kevin went on; what they found; Tony D’s part, and What Kevin and Max plan on doing with the purse they found.
Monday, 11/27/23
Freak the Mighty by Rodman Philbrick
Review Chapters 5 and 6
Read Chapters 7 and 8
Complete and submit:
11-16 Beginning Character Study (in Canvas)
Thursday, 11/16/23
Independent reading - 15 minutes
Freak the Mighty by Rodman Philbrick
EdPuzzle: Chapters 5 and 6 (in Canvas)
11-16 Beginning Character Study (in Canvas)
Make sure to complete and submit the following assignments to earn free time tomorrow:
11-15 Chapters 3 & 4 Comprehension and Literary Analysis (in Canvas)
11-16 Beginning Character Study (in Canvas)
Wednesday, 11/15/23
Freak the Mighty by Rodman Philbrick
EdPuzzle: Chapters 3 and 4 (in Canvas)
11-15 Chapters 3 & 4 Comprehension and Literary Analysis (in Canvas)
Tuesday, 11/14/23
Freak the Mighty by Rodman Philbrick
Read chapters 1 and 2
Complete and submit 11-13 Anticipation Guide
Work to finish your bookmark and summary
Monday, 11/13/23
Freak the Mighty by Rodman Philbrick
11-13 Anticipation Guide - slides 1 and 2 (in Canvas)
Thursday, 11/9/23
Independent Reading (Everybody) - 15 minutes
Have you completed and submitted the following?
Bookmark summary (in Canvas). You can choose to work on the drawing or wait until Monday.
11-1 Argument Essay
10-24 Cornell Notes (in Canvas)
10-17 Character Study Victor Frankenstein
MONDAY-Wednesday, 11/6-8/23
Complete, edit, and submit 11-1 Argument Essay if you haven't already done so.
Summary and Bookmark for your independent reading book.
11-6 Independent Reading Book Summary
Write a summary of the last independent reading book you completed. Once your summary is written, make a bookmark to go along with it. Your bookmark should include the title and author of the book and an illustration of your favorite scene.
Wednesday, 11/1/23
Analyzing Argument
Issue: Will AI change our lives for the better?
Complete and submit 10-30 Defending My Claim
11-1 Argument Essay (in Canvas)
Add your Introduction and conclusion.
Edit your essay
Use Read&Write to read for punctuation. Check for proper capitalization. Is your essay color-code (including your introduction and conclusion?
Tuesday, 10/31/23
Analyzing Argument
Issue: Will AI change our lives for the better?
10-26 Both Sides of the Issue
What are the arguments?
10-30 Defending My Claim (in Canvas)
Counterargument and Rebuttal
Monday, 10/30/23
Analyzing Argument
Issue: Will AI change our lives for the better?
10-26 Both Sides of the Issue
What are the arguments?
10-30 Defending My Claim (in Canvas)
Friday, 10/27/23
Have you submitted and completed and submitted the following assignments?
- 10-26 Both Sides of the Issue
- 10-24 Cornell Notes (in Canvas)
- 10-19 Synthesis: Frankenstein & AI
- 10-17 Character Study (in Canvas)
Thursday, 10/26/23
Issue: Will AI change our lives for the better?
Complete and submit 10-24 Cornell Notes (in Canvas)
10-26 Both Sides of the Issue
Begin charting both sides of the issue. (your Copy is in Canvas.)
Wednesday, 10/25/23
Question: What are the benefits of AI? What are the drawbacks?
AI Made Four of These. Can You Guess Which Ones? (article in Junior Scholastic)
Read the article. Choose your level. If you want, you can listen to the article read to you and follow along.
Log in as a student
class code: ladebyB21
Read the article again for a close read and fill out the Cornell notes.
Continue working on 10-24 Cornell Notes (in Canvas)
Tuesday, 10/24/23
Question: What are the benefits of AI? What are the drawbacks?
AI Made Four of These. Can You Guess Which Ones? (article in Junior Scholastic)
Read the article. Choose your level. If you want, you can listen to the article read to you and follow along.
Log in as a student
class code: ladebyB21
Read the article again for a close read and fill out the Cornell notes.
10-24 Cornell Notes (in Canvas)
Monday, 10/23/23
Question: What are the benefits of AI? What are the drawbacks?
AI Made Four of These. Can You Guess Which Ones? (article in Junior Scholastic)
Log in as a student
class code: ladebyB21
10-23 AI Pre-Reading - slides 1-4 (In Canvas)
Friday, 10/20/23
Have you completed and submitted the following assignments?
- 10-19 Synthesis: Frankenstein & AI
- 10-17 Character Study (in Canvas)
BrainPop: Frankenstein
Watch the movie
Do the review quiz
Do the challenge activity
Do the worksheet
Thursday, 10/19/23
Essential questions: Why is it important to be loved? What does it mean to be a responsible scientist? What limits, if any, should we put on technological advancement?
Read, "This Robot Wants to Help You"
10-19 Synthesis: Frankenstein & AI
Wednesday, 10/18/23
Essential questions: Why is it important to be loved? What does it mean to be a responsible scientist? What limits, if any, should we put on technological advancement?
10-17 Character Study (in Canvas)
Use Frankenstein (in Scope) - Log in as a student ladebyB21
Tuesday, 10/17/23
Essential questions: Why is it important to be loved? What does it mean to be a responsible scientist? What limits, if any, should we put on technological advancement?
10-17 Character Study (in Canvas)
MOnday, 10/16/23
Frankenstein
Essential questions: Why is it important to be loved? What does it mean to be a responsible scientist? What limits, if any, should we put on technological advancement?
Frankenstein (in Scope) - Log in as a student ladebyB21
Friday, 10/13/23
Frankenstein
Essential questions: Why is it important to be loved? What does it mean to be a responsible scientist? What limits, if any, should we put on technological advancement?
BrainPop: Frankenstein
Watch the movie
Do the review quiz
Do the challenge activity
Do the worksheet
Titan Prometheus
In Greek mythology, Prometheus is one of the Titans, the supreme trickster, and a god of fire. In common belief, he developed into a master craftsman, and in this connection, he was associated with fire and the creation of mortals. His intellectual side was emphasized by the apparent meaning of his name, Forethinker.
Thursday, 10/12/23
Frankenstein
Essential questions: Why is it important to be loved? What does it mean to be a responsible scientist? What limits, if any, should we put on technological advancement?
Anticipatory Guide: Respond to each statement whether you agree or disagree
Vocabulary
10-12 Frankenstein Vocabulary (in Canvas)
Abomination something that causes great horror or disgust
Benevolent well meaning and kindly
Entrepreneur A person who starts up and takes on the risk of a business
ghastly horrible; frightful
muster gather or bring together
rack: to cause pain
Sallow: Of a sickly, pale-yellowish complexion
shun to keep away from
Anticipatory Guide
Wednesday, 10/11/23
Catch-Up Day & iParty Schedule
Tuesday, 10/10/23
Boy of the Painted Cave by Justin Denzel
Ilustrate your Final Thoughts
Did you complete and submit the following assignments:
Reply to two in the discussion
10-5 Final Thoughts
9-29 Interview With Tao (including the prediction)
9-25 Mini-Poster
Monday, 10/9/23
Boy of the Painted Cave by Justin Denzel
AN3—Explain how a character develops in response to a conflict in a narrative text
Thursday, 10/5/23
AN3—Explain how a character develops in response to a conflict in a narrative text
Boy of the Painted Cave by Justin Denzel
10-5 Final Thoughts (in Canvas)
If you finish early, edit and color-code your constructed response.
Claim (topic sentence)
Reasons/arguments
Text evidence (examples from the story)
Explanation (how the text evidence relates to your reason/argument.
Concluding sentence.
Constructed response checklist:
Does your claim turn the prompt question into a statement?
Did you include arguments/reasons to support your claim?
Did you include text evidence (examples from the story)?
Did you include reasoning/commentary explaining how the text evidence relates to the claim?
Did you include a concluding sentence (restate claim)?
Tuesday, 10/3/23
Boy of the Painted Cave by Justin Denzel
What predictions did you make yesterday?
Read Chapter 16
Add to 9-29 Interview with Tao (ch. 16)b
Monday, 10/2/23
Boy of the Painted Cave by Justin Denzel
Read Chapter 15
Make a prediction: Based on what we just read what do you think will happen to Tao in the future of the story? 100-word minimum. Add your prediction to 9-29 Interview with Tao after your question and answer for Chapter 15
Thursday, 9/28/23
Read chapter 14
The tension in the story is increasing as it approaches the climax. What prediction can you make about what will happen in the future?
9-29 Interview with Tao
Write to interview questions for Tao and answer them in Tao's voice.
If you are absent today, please read and follow along to Chapter 13
Wednesday, 9/27/23
Boy of the Painted Cave by Justin Denzel
Chapter 13
Complete and submit 9-25 Mini-Poster (in Canvas)
Complete and submit 9-25 Mini-Poster (in Canvas)
Tuesday, 9/26/23
Boy of the Painted Cave by Justin Denzel
Monday, 9/25/23
Boy of the Painted Cave by Justin Denzel
Read chapter 11
Your mini-poster must include:
Two quotes (one from chapter 9) and why they are important to the story.
Two open-ended questions + your answers to them.
A cluster about Tao
An I believe statement (100 word minimum)
Four images that represent at least 4 events in the novel.
You can add a background image if you’d like
If you are absent today listen and follow along to ch. 11.
Friday, 9/22/23
Boy of the Painted Cave by Justin Denzel
Chapter 10
Listen and follow along to Chapter 10.
Have you completed and submitted the following assignments?
9-21 Tao's Goals and Obstacles (in Canvas)
9-18 Tao's Open Mind (in Canvas)
9-13 Tao's Father (in Canvas)
Thursday, 9/21/23
Boy of the Painted Cave by Justin Denzel
Chapter 9
9-21 Tao's Goals and Obstacles (in Canvas)
Wednesday, 9/20/23
Boy of the Painted Cave by Justin Denzel
Add the following prompt to the bottom of 9-18 Tao's Open Mind:
Graybeard visited Tao's cave. He told him it was okay to make drawings but to erase them each time. He also showed Tao some of his "magic." Based on what now know, make a prediction about what you think will happen in the future of the novel (100 word-minimum).
Tuesday, 9/19/23
Boy of the Painted Cave by Justin Denzel
Read chapter 8
9-18 Tao's Open Mind (in Canvas)
6 images and explanation for "meets criteria" - 3/B
7-8 images and explanation for "exceeds criteria" -4/ A
Copy and paste Kala for Tao's Open Mind.
Monday, 9/18/23
Boy of the Painted Cave by Justin Denzel
Read chapter 7
9-18 Tao's Open Mind (in Canvas)
Library
Renew your book or check out a new book if you have finished your current book. Whenever you get a new book, fill out the reading inventory for your period.
Friday, 9/15/23
Boy of the Painted Cave by Justin Denzel
Read Chapter 6
Tao does not want to lie but does not want to endanger Ram, so he says, “I hunt with no man,” which allows him to tell the truth without revealing his secret (62).
Have you completed the following assignments:
9-13 Tao's Father (in Canvas)
9-12 Chapter 3 Comprehension (pasted to the bottom of 9-11)
9-11 Chapter 2 Response Journal (in Canvas)
9-6 Reading Response Journal
Thursday, 9/14/23
Boy of the Painted Cave by Justin Denzel
AN3—Explain how a character develops in response to a conflict in a narrative text.
Chapter 5 EdPuzzle (in Canvas)
Edit, color-code, and submit constructed response 9-13 Tao's father
Read your constructed response for punctuation. Remember, we speak and write in sentences. Use the Read & Write tool to help you.
Make the claim blue (topic sentence)
Make any text evidence (examples from the story) green. One reason____________. An example is when
Make the commentary (explanation of how the text evidence relates to the claim) purple. This shows
Make any text evidence (examples from the story) green. Another reason _____________. In the story,
Make the commentary (explanation of how the text evidence relates to the claim) purple. This is why
Make your concluding sentence blue. For these reasons
Tuesday, 9/12/23
Boy of the Painted Cave by Justin Denzel
AL—Explain how a character develops in response to a conflict in a narrative text
Read chapter 3
9-12 Chapter 3 Comprehension
Chapter 2 Summary bullets:
Tao sees a flying squirrel and takes the acorns out of its nest; he makes a fire; and goes to sleep.
encounters the wolf-dog; pulls a splinter of a bone out of its jaw
Comes to the slough; knows it is taboo to enter; hears a sow (female pig) and her piglet; goes in and realizes that it is filled with food
he hears a loud wail/scream and thinks he's about to see an evil spirit.
9-12 Chapter 3 Comprehension:
Answer the following questions in complete sentences (Remember every sentence has a subject and predicate). Reflect the question in your answer.
Please change the color of your answers.
1. Who was sitting on the forest floor?
The eagle owl was sitting on the forest floor protecting its eggs.
2. Describe the way that Tao and the wolf worked together to take the eagle owl’s eggs.
3. How did the wolf-dog help Tao catch rabbits?
4. Why didn’t Tao want the wolf-dog to return to the clan with him?
5. What did Tao give Kala to eat?
6. Why was Volt angry with Tao?
7. What had Tao heard was inside the Big Cave?
8. Who in the clan chose the cave painters?
9. What did Tao want to be? Why did he think it would never happen?
10. What do you think will happen next (make a prediction)? Explain.
Copy and paste the questions to the bottom of 9-11.
Thursday, 9/7/23
Boy of the Painted Cave by Justin Denzel
Preview book: cover, map, author's note
Read Chapter 1
9-7 Chapter 1 - slides 1-4 (in Canvas)
Boy of the Painted Cave - setting map
Vocabulary:
taboo
banished
clan
Wednesday, 9/6/23
Friday, 9/1/23
Library
You can renew your book or check out a new book. If you are close to finishing the book you're currently reading, check out a second book.
Analyzing a Narrative: Alma (Pixar short)
Continue working on 8-31 Alma (Pixar short): Plot Analysis (in Canvas)
Please make sure you have submitted:
8-24 Reading Interest Survey (in Canvas)
Thursday, 8/31/23
Analyzing a Narrative: Alma (Pixar short)
8-31 Alma (Pixar short): Plot Analysis (in Canvas)
Monday, 8/28/23
FAST reading assessment
If you finish early, please take out your independent reading book. 📕
Friday, 8/25/23
Please take out your planner and independent reading book.
Complete and submit 8-24 Reading Interest Survey (in Canvas)
Illustrated Letter
Thursday, 8/24/23
library
Check out a reading book that is at your independent reading level. Remember if a book is too easy or too difficult it will be boring.
Help me help you! Please fill out this survey with as much detail as possible so I can get to know your reading habits (what you like and what you don’t like) better.
Wednesday, 8/23/23
Name Bingo
Mon.-Wed., 11/6-8/23
Complete, edit, and submit 11-1 Argument Essay if you haven't already done so.
Summary and Bookmark for your independent reading book.
11-6 Independent Reading Book Summary
Write a summary of the last independent reading book you completed. Once your summary is written, make a bookmark to go along with it. Your bookmark should include the title and author of the book and an illustration of your favorite scene.
