READING
Reading Assignments for the week of Week of May 18-22
Reading- Mrs. Lochner jlochner@pcsdk12.org
May 18-21
Interim Assessment Unit 6: “Moving to America” and “A Fateful Journey”
Your last assignment for this quarter is to complete a 5 paragraph essay. You will use both the time allocated for reading and writing to write the essay.
I will continue to Zoom with you at 10:30 to support the writing of the essay.
10:30 - 11:30 Daily
Join Zoom Meeting
https://zoom.us/j/443761379?pwd=V3BHUjFaMjQvaDQrNHhOaHpnUVludz09
Meeting ID: 443 761 379
Password: 243422
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Reading Assignments for the week of Week of May 11-15
Reading- Mrs. Lochner jlochner@pcsdk12.org
Join Zoom Meeting: We will continue to complete our assignments together.
https://zoom.us/j/443761379?pwd=V3BHUjFaMjQvaDQrNHhOaHpnUVludz09
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Monday, May 11
Vocabulary: Chapter 21
Study
Test on Friday, May 15
https://quizlet.com/506799354/chapter-21-flash-cards/?new
Interim Assessment Unit 6: “Moving to America” and “A Fateful Journey”
Read “Moving to America” and “A Fateful Journey”
Answer Questions 1-5
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Tuesday, May 12
Vocabulary:Chapter 21
Study
Test on Friday, May 15
https://quizlet.com/506799354/chapter-21-flash-cards/?new
Interim Assessment Unit 6: “Moving to America” and “A Fateful Journey”
Answer the following question by 1) restating the question, 2) including the answer, and 3) supporting the answer with evidence from the text 4) along with an explanation.
Describe how the story of Uncle Pyotr in “A Fateful Journey” differs from the historical account of immigrants in “Moving to America.” Use details from both passages to support your answer. Include transitional phrases and correct textual citations. (Reading Google Classroom)
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Wednesday, May 13
Vocabulary: Chapter 21
Study
Test on Friday, May 15
https://quizlet.com/506799354/chapter-21-flash-cards/?new
Interim Assessment Unit 6: “Moving to America” and “A Fateful Journey”
Answer the following question by 1) restating the question, 2) including the answer, and 3) supporting the answer with evidence from the text 4) along with an explanation. (Reading Google Classroom)
Read this sentence from “A Fateful Journey.”
Maryana knew that all of her family’s troubles would soon be over.
Explain how this sentence differs from the historical account of immigrants in “Moving to America.” Use details from both passages to support your answer. Include a transitional phrase and a correct textual citation.
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Thursday, May 14
Vocabulary: Chapter 21
Study
Test on Friday, May 15
https://quizlet.com/506799354/chapter-21-flash-cards/?new
Interim Assessment Unit 6: “Moving to America” and “A Fateful Journey”
Answer the following question: Compare how both authors described the importance of steamship tickets to immigrants. Use details from both “Moving to America” and “A Fateful Journey” to support your answer.
This response should include three claims, three pieces of textual evidence to support your claims, and three explanations/commentary. Include transitional phrases and correct textual citations. (Reading Google Classroom)
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Friday, May 15
Vocabulary: Chapter 21
Test - Google Classroom (Reading)
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Reading Assignments for the week of Week of May 4-8
Reading- Mrs. Lochner jlochner@pcsdk12.org
Join Zoom Meeting: We will continue to complete our assignments together.
https://zoom.us/j/443761379?pwd=V3BHUjFaMjQvaDQrNHhOaHpnUVludz09
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Monday, May 4
Vocabulary: Day of Disaster
Study the vocabulary set; test on Friday, May 8
Located in Quizlet.com
jackie_lochner
Informational Text: Narrative Nonfiction
Watch the video. (15 minutes)
https://scope.scholastic.com/pages/archives/video-archive.html (scroll down to the bottom of the page.)
Preview vocabulary. (10 minutes)
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Tuesday, May 5
Vocabulary: Day of Disaster
Study the vocabulary set; test on Friday, May 8
Located in Quizlet.com
jackie_lochner
Informational Text: Narrative Nonfiction
Read/Listen “Day of Disaster” A 14-year-old boy. A dangerous coal mine. And a horrific accident that would change America forever.
https://scope.scholastic.com/etc/classroom-magazines/reader.html?id=50-110119
Answer the following question by 1) restating the question, 2) including the answer, and 3) supporting the answer with evidence from the text 4) along with an explanation.
How would you describe the mood of the introduction? How does author Kristin Lewis create this mood? (Reading Google Classroom)
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Wednesday, May 6
Vocabulary: Day of Disaster
Study the vocabulary set; test on Friday, May 8
Located in Quizlet.com
jackie_lochner
Informational Text: Narrative Nonfiction
Reread or Scan “Day of Disaster”
https://scope.scholastic.com/etc/classroom-magazines/reader.html?id=50-110119
Answer the following question by 1) restating the question, 2) including the answer, and 3) supporting the answer with evidence from the text 4) along with an explanation.
Why are the details about the Industrial Revolution in the section “Transforming America” important to the story? (Reading Google Classroom)
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Thursday, May 7
Vocabulary: Day of Disaster
Study the vocabulary set; test on Friday, May 8
Located in Quizlet.com
jackie_lochner
Informational Text: Narrative Nonfiction
Reread or Scan “Day of Disaster”
https://scope.scholastic.com/etc/classroom-magazines/reader.html?id=50-110119
Answer the following question by 1) restating the question, 2) including the answer, and 3) supporting the answer with evidence from the text 4) along with an explanation.
How does the information in the section “Scorching Heat” contribute to the article? (Reading Google Classroom)
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Friday, May 8
Vocabulary: Day of Disaster
Test - Google Classroom (Reading)
Informational Text: Narrative Nonfiction
Complete any missing assignments from “Day of Disaster”
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Reading Assignments for the week of Week of April 27-May 1
Reading- Mrs. Lochner jlochner@pcsdk12.org
Join Zoom Meeting: We will continue to complete our assignments together.
https://zoom.us/j/443761379?pwd=V3BHUjFaMjQvaDQrNHhOaHpnUVludz09
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Monday, April 27
Vocabulary: Story Elements/Plot Chart
Study the vocabulary set; test on Friday, May 1
Located in Quizlet.com
jackie_lochner
Literary Text - Class Novel
Read chapter 16: “The Haircut”
Complete the Literary Element: Author’s Purpose Activity(Google Classroom Reading)
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Tuesday, April 28
Vocabulary: Story Elements/Plot Chart
Study the vocabulary set; test on Friday, May 1
Located in Quizlet.com
jackie_lochner
Literary Text - Class Novel
Read chapter 17: “Mother Gets Her Own Way”
Complete the Literary Element: Theme Activity (Google Classroom Reading)
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Wednesday, April 29
Vocabulary: Story Elements/Plot Chart
Study the vocabulary set; test on Friday, May 1
Located in Quizlet.com
jackie_lochner
Literary Text - Class Novel
Read chapter 18: “Thinking Up the Final Adventure”
Complete the Literary Element: Mood Activity (Google Classroom Reading)
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Thursday, April 30
Vocabulary: Story Elements/Plot Chart
Study the vocabulary set; test on Friday, May 1
Located in Quizlet.com
jackie_lochner
Literary Text - Class Novel
Read chapter 19: “What Happened the Next Day”
Complete the Literary Device: Symbolism Activity (Google Classroom Reading)
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Friday, May 1
Vocabulary: Story Elements/Plot Chart
Test - located in Reading Google Classroom
Literary Text - Class Novel
Read chapter 20: “The Last Chapter”
Complete the AR Test; your parent/guardian has been provided with the Monitor Password
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Reading Assignments for the week of Week of April 20-24
Reading- Mrs. Lochner jlochner@pcsdk12.org
Join Zoom Meeting: We will continue to complete our assignments together.
https://zoom.us/j/443761379?pwd=V3BHUjFaMjQvaDQrNHhOaHpnUVludz09
Monday, April 20
Vocabulary: Grammar Terms - Green Study Guide
Study the vocabulary set; test on Friday, April 24
Located in Quizlet.com
jackie_lochner
Literary Text - Class Novel
Read chapter 11: “The Fury”
Complete the Vocabulary Activity (Google Classroom Reading)
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Tuesday, April 21
Vocabulary: Grammar Terms - Green Study Guide
Study the vocabulary set; test on Friday, April 24
Located in Quizlet.com
jackie_lochner
Literary Text - Class Novel
Read chapter 12: “Shmuel Think of an Answer to Bruno’s Question”
Complete the Characterization Quick Check (Google Classroom Reading)
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Wednesday, April 22
Vocabulary: Grammar Terms - Green Study Guide
Study the vocabulary set; test on Friday, April 24
Located in Quizlet.com
jackie_lochner
Literary Text - Class Novel
Read chapter 13: “The Bottle of Wine”
Complete the Literary Elements-Characterization Chart (Google Classroom Reading)
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Thursday, April 23
Vocabulary: Grammar Terms - Green Study Guide
Study the vocabulary set; test on Friday, April 24
Located in Quizlet.com
jackie_lochner
Literary Text - Class Novel
Read chapter 14: “Bruno Tells a Perfectly Reasonable Lie”
Complete the Comprehension Check (Google Classroom Writing)
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Friday, April 24
Vocabulary: Grammar Terms - Green Study Guide
Test - located in Reading Google Classroom
Literary Text - Class Novel
Read chapter 15: “Something He Shouldn’t Have Done”
Complete the Comprehension Check (Google Classroom Reading)
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Reading Assignments for the week of Week of April 13-17
Reading- Mrs. Lochner jlochner@pcsdk12.org
Monday, April 13
Vocabulary: The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
Study the vocabulary set; test on Friday, April 17 (10 minutes)
Located in Quizlet.com
jackie_lochner
Literary Text - Class Novel
Read chapter 6: “The Overpaid Maid”
Complete the Comprehension Check (Google Classroom Reading)
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Tuesday, April 14
Vocabulary: The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
Study the vocabulary set; test on Friday, April 17
Located in Quizlet.com
jackie_lochner
Literary Text - Class Novel
Read chapter 7: “How Mother Took Credit for Something That She Hadn’t Done”
Complete the Characterization Activity (Google Classroom Reading)
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Wednesday, April 15
Vocabulary: The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
Study the vocabulary set; test on Friday, April 17
Located in Quizlet.com
Jackie_lochner
Literary Text - Class Novel
Read chapter 8: “Why Grandmother Stormed Out”
Complete the Vocabulary Activity (Google Classroom Reading)
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Thursday, April 16
Vocabulary: The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
Study the vocabulary set; test on Friday, April 17
Located in Quizlet.com
Jackie_lochner
Literary Text - Class Novel
Read chapter 9: “Bruno Remembers That He Used to Enjoy Exploration”
Complete the Conflict Resolution Activity (Google Classroom Reading)
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Friday, April 16
Vocabulary: The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
Test - located in Reading Google Classroom
Literary Text - Class Novel
Read chapter 10: “That Dot That Became a Speck That Became a Blob That Became a Figure That Became a Boy”
Complete the Comprehension Check (Google Classroom Reading)
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Reading Assignments for the week of Week of April 6-10
Reading- Mrs. Lochner jlochner@pcsdk12.org
Vocabulary: Poetry
Study the Poetry Set I on Quizlet.com
Vocabulary Test: Friday, April 10
The in class novel is The Boy in the Striped Pajamas.
Watch https://www.teachertube.com/videos/the-boy-in-the-striped-pajamas-189313?isFlash=0
before you begin reading the novel.
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas/PDF Link
Audio Links on YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKwtZgvBM54WsDpIxmU2k498q87BK1HxQ
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEJEFQWz8RUEAH1xr1gV_s99GFKoPaens
Monday: April 6
Read chapter 1: “Bruno Makes a Discovery”
Complete the Comprehension Check (Google Classroom Reading)
Tuesday: April 7
Read chapter 2: “The New House”
Complete the Vocabulary Activity (Google Classroom Reading)
Wednesday: April 8
Read chapter 3: “The Hopeless Case”
Complete the Comprehension Check (Google Classroom Reading)
Thursday: April 9
Read chapter 4: “What They Saw Through the Window”
Complete the Comprehension Check (Google Classroom Reading)
Friday: April 10
Read chapter 5: “Out Of Bounds At All Times And No Exceptions”
Complete the Comprehension Check (Google Classroom Reading)
READING
Reading Assignments for the week of March 30 - April 3
Reading- Mrs. Lochner jlochner@pcsdk12.org
Reading
Vocabulary: (Poetry)
Complete the poetry terms assignment in Google Classroom.
Study poetry vocabulary (Quizlet.com); the test will be on April 10.
The in class novel is The Boy in the Striped Pajamas which is set during World War II. The students will be reading informational text articles, watching video segments, and reading personal accounts of the events that took place during World War II in order to provide background knowledge which will ensure the understanding of the class novel.
Monday - Tuesday:
The class code for Commonlit.org is R585K4.
Read the “Introduction to the Holocaust” and answer the multiple choice questions and submit the assignment.
Answer the following question: According to the text, what was the relationship during the Holocaust between prejudice against Jews and oppression (cruel treatment) of them. This answer should be a paragraph written response.
When adding your explanations/commentary, explain the impact of prejudice and oppression in relation to the Jews. Cite evidence from the text in your paragraph response. The question is posted in Google Classroom.
Watch the following video clips of Holocaust survivors.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3TYsR3oDZU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8H_alCdY8c
Wednesday - Thursday:
Watch the following video clip. The images and historical information in this video will provide you with background information to successfully read and understand the article titled “Auschwitz” and our in class novel The Boy in the Striped Pajamas.
https://www.teachertube.com/videos/auschwitz-concentration-camp-history-holocaust-his
Read the informational text, “Auschwitz,” and answer the multiple choice questions and submit the assignment.
Answer the following question: How did the objectives of Auschwitz I differ from Auschwitz III? This answer should be a paragraph written response. Cite evidence from the article to support your answer. The question is posted in Google Classroom.
Friday:
Watch the following video clip.
https://www.teachertube.com/videos/elie-wiesel-lit-project-167434
Read Elie Wiesel's Nobel Acceptance Speech and answer the multiple choice questions that accompany the text and submit your answers.