June 1-June 5
English 3 Digital Learning Activities
Day One
Title: I Hear America Singing
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Google Classroom Instructions: Watch the brief biography of Walt Whitman and think about how his life experiences shaped his style as a writer, journalist and poet. Complete a close reading of Walt Whitman’s poem I Hear America Singing. As you read, try to determine Whitman’s theme or message for writing the piece and if the poem’s theme is still applicable today, during our current times and circumstances. Also as you read, please pay special attention to the details in each line. Think about how the details in one line relate to details in the lines that follow and, thereby, create the meaning of the poem. Complete instructions and tasks can be found in the Google Slide presentation.
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Google Slide Deck: I Hear America Singing
Guided Reading: I Hear America Singing Activity
Day Two
Title: A Noiseless Patient Spider
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Google Classroom Instructions: Watch a 200 year celebration of Walt Whitman’s birth and life. Read Walt Whitman’s poem A Noiseless Patient Spider. As you read, try to determine Whitman’s theme or message for writing this particular piece. Think about the theme of this piece in comparison to I Hear America Singing. What is Whitman trying to say about each individual or creature’s role in society or the world? As you read, please pay special attention to the details in each line. Think about how the details in one line relate to details in the lines that follow and, thereby, create the meaning of the poem.Complete instructions and tasks can be found in the Google Slide presentation.
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Links to Assignments:
Google Slide Deck: A Noiseless Patient Spider
Guided Reading: A Noiseless Patient Spider Activity
Day Three
Title: The Yuckiest Food in the Amazon
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Google Classroom Instructions: Read “The Yuckiest Food in the Amazon” and complete a graphic organizer and a constructed response that answers the question: What is the author’s purpose in writing this article?* Cite text evidence to show how she supports her ideas in your response. Complete instructions and tasks can be found in the Google Slide presentation.
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Google Slide Deck: The Yuckiest Food in the Amazon
Analysis: The Yuckiest Food Author’s Purpose
Day Four
Title: Emily Dickinson
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Google Classroom Instructions: Watch the brief biography of Emily Dickinson and think about how his life experiences shaped his style as a poet. Complete a close reading of Dickinson’s poems The Soul Selects Her Own Society, Because I Could Not Stop for Death, Much Madness is Divinest Sense, and Tell the Truth but Tell it Slant. As you read, try to determine Dickinson’s themes or messages for writing the piece and if the poem’s theme is still applicable today, during our current times and circumstances. Also as you read, please pay special attention to the details in each line. Think about how the details in one line relate to details in the lines that follow and, thereby, create the meaning of the poem. Complete instructions and tasks can be found in the Google Slide presentation.
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Links to Assignments:
Google Slide Deck: Emily Dickinson
Guided Reading: Emily Dickinson: Selected Poems