Quarter 2 Week 4 Bellwork / Homework

Day 1

Bellwork 1:

Imagine that Santa Claus is real and that he could bring you anything in the world. What would you have him bring you? Why would you want this item? What would you use it for? Explain.

Bellwork 2:

What would you rather be able to do, become invisible or fly? What would you do with your super-power? Where would you go? How would it benefit you?

Homework

Imagine you are trapped on an island. What three things would you want with you? Why? Explain.

Day 2

Bellwork 1:

Imagine you could invent your own soda pop. What color would it be? What would it be called? What would it taste like? What famous person would endorse it? Why? What would the label look like? Explain.

Bellwork 2:

How have computers improved our lives? What would life be like without computers? Explain.

Homework:

Imagine you have been asked to write a direct a movie. What type of movie would it be (comedy, drama, action, romance, documentary)? Who would be in it? Why? Explain.

Day 3

Bellwork 1:  

Imagine that you had a time machine. Would you rather go to the past or the future? If you chose the future, why did you choose this? If you chose the past, Why did you choose this? Explain.

Bellwork 2:

If you could have any animal as a pet, what animal would you have? What would you do with this animal? What would you name it? What would you feed it? Where would it sleep? Explain.

Homework:

What is your favorite thing about school? What is your least favorite thing? Why? Explain.

Day 4

Bellwork 1:

If you had to live in another country besides the United States, what country would you live in? Why would you live there? What would the weather be like? What language would people speak? Describe this country,

Bellwork 2:

Imagine you could invite any guest speaker in the world to Shaw. Who would you invite? Why would you invite them? What would they talk about? Would it have a positive impact on students? Explain.

Homework:

On November 29, 1972, Atari released Pong, the first commercially successful video game. How have video games changed over the years? Do you enjoy playing video games? If so, why? If not, why not? Explain

Day 5

Bellwork 1:

On November 30, 1982, Michael Jackson released the album Thriller, the highest selling album of all time. What do you think the best album of all time is? Who released this album? What do you like about it? Explain.

Bellwork 2:

What would be worse, being deaf or blind? If you were deaf, what types of things would you be unable to do? Why? If you were blind, what types of things would you be unable to do? Why? Explain.

Homework:

If you could have any car in the world, what type of car would you have? Why would you choose this car? What color would it be on the outside? What color would the interior be?