May 25-May 29
English 1 Digital Learning Activities
Day One
Title: Critical Vocabulary
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Google Classroom Instructions: Today you will practice using visual imagery in order to connect with the theme, “Heroes and Quests”. Using guided thought questions, you will watch an informational video about a courageous, record-breaking woman. You will preview and expand critical vocabulary and practice using imagery with a word study chart. You will review the Concept Web strategy to reinforce key word meaning in preparation for reading an excerpt from the travel narrative, “The Cruelest Journey: 600 Miles to Timbuktu” by Kira Salak. Complete instructions and tasks can be found in the Google Slide presentation.
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Google Slide Deck: Critical Vocabulary
Graphic Organizer: Circle Diagram
Day Two
Title: Cruelest Journey - Theme/Central Idea
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Google Classroom Instructions: Today you will take a gallery walk and reflect on what you know about travel adventures. You will watch a video about a courageous female globetrotter. You will review the key vocabulary and characteristics of a travel narrative in preparation for reading an excerpt from the text, “The Cruelest Journey: 600 Miles to Timbuktu” by Kira Salak. You will close read the selection and answer guiding questions, citing evidence in order to determine the author’s purpose and central idea of the text. Complete instructions and tasks can be found in the Google Slide presentation.
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Google Slide Deck: Cruelest Journey - Theme/Central Idea
Guided Reaing: Cruelest Journey Guiding Questions
Day Three
Title: Cruelest Journey -Central Idea/Cite Evidence
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Google Classroom Instructions: Today you will analyze an image. You will watch a National Geographic video. You will review the key vocabulary and characteristics of a travel narrative in preparation for reading the memoir “The Cruelest Journey: 600 Miles to Timbuktu” by Kira Salak. You will close read the selection and answer guiding questions, citing evidence in order to determine the themes, author’s purpose, and central idea of the text. Complete nstructions and tasks can be found in the Google Slide presentation.
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Links to Assignments:
Google Slide Deck: Cruelest Journey -Central Idea/Cite Evidence
Guided Reading: Cruelest Journey Questions Part 2
Day Four
Title: The Cruelest Journey: Analyzing Ideas & Events
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Google Classroom Instructions: Using this week’s text, The Cruelest Journey: 600 Miles to Timbuktu, you will analyze the author’s use of narrative techniques: Mood,Pacing, and Dialogue. Complete instructions and tasks can be found in the Google Slide presentation.
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Links to Assignments:
Google Slide Deck: The Cruelest Journey: Analyzing Ideas & Events
Graphic Organizer: Analyzing the Ideas & Events