May 4-May 8
English 2 Digital Learning Activities
Day One
Title: Central Idea
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Google Classroom Instructions: Using what you have learned about the central idea of a text, read the story, The Sports Gene by David Epstein. Identify and explain the central idea and relevant supporting details. Use information from the text to support your ideas. Complete instructions and tasks can be found in the Google Slide presentation.
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Links to Assignments:
Google Slide Deck: Central Idea
Vocabulary: The Sports Gene Vocab
Graphic Organizer: The Sports Gene Determining the Central Idea
Day Two
Title: Evidence, Inference & Conclusions
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Google Classroom Instructions: Using what you have learned about the central idea of a text, read the story, The Sports Gene by David Epstein and use textual evidence to make inferences connected to the text. Complete instructions and tasks can be found in the Google Slide presentation.
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Links to Assignments:
Google Slide Deck: Evidence, Inference & Conclusions
Graphic Organizer: Conclusion & Inference Graphic Organizer
Day Three
Title: Central Idea
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Google Classroom Instructions: Using what you have learned about determining the central idea of a text, read the story, Kobe by Derek Jeter and identify the central idea of the text citing textual evidence. Complete instructions and tasks can be found in the Google Slide presentation.
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Links to Assignments:
Google Slide Deck: Central Idea
Vocabulary: Kobe Vocab Day 3
Graphic Organizer: Determining Central Idea
Day Four
Title: Evidence, Inference & Conclusion
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Google Classroom Instructions: Using what you have learned about the central idea of a text, read the story, Kobe by Derek Jeter. Cite textual evidence and make an inference and draw conclusions using the graphic organizer. Use information from the text to support your ideas. Complete instructions and tasks can be found in the Google Slide presentation.
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Links to Assignments:
Google Slide Deck: Evidence, Inference & Conclusion
Notetaking: My Cornell Notes
Graphic Organizer: Kobe Inference & Conclusion
Day Five
Title: Analyzing a Claim
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Google Classroom Instructions: Using what you have learned about writing a constructed response, write a response to the prompt analyzing the author’s claim in the story, The Sports Gene, and support the claim with evidence from the text. Complete instructions and tasks can be found in the Google Slide presentation.
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Links to Assignments:
Google Slide Deck: Analyzing a Claim
Skills Practice: Types of Claims
Graphic Organizer: Contrasting Two Characters
Writing Assignment: The Sports Gene Analyzing a Claim