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Read to meet your AR Goal!

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Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry Ch. 4 Literary Analysis Questions

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  1. Finish reading and annotating ROTCHMC Ch. 4
  2. Study Ch. 4 Vocabulary 

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  1. Read up to the phrase "the distance between them fading" (pg. 88 in Ms. Mahoney's book)
  2. Study Ch. 4 Vocab

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  1. Finish ROTHMC Ch. 3 Literary Analysis Questions
  2. Study for Quiz on Friday!

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  1. Read up to the phrase "through the dark forrest towards home" (pg. 56 in Ms. Mahoney's book)
  2. Study Ch. 2 + 3 vocabulary!

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  1. Complete ROTHMC Ch. 2 Lit Analysis Questions
  2. Study Ch. 2 + 3 Vocabulary 

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  1. Finish Assessment Practice: Using Precise Words packet - Section One ONLY!
  2. Study for your Ch. 1 Quiz tomorrow!
    1. Study Ch. 1 Vocabulary on Quizlet 
    2. Review Ch. 1 Lit Analysis Questions

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Read and annotate Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry up to the phrase "pal of my hand." (pg. 17 in Ms. Mahoney's book)

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  1. Fill out title page
  2. Finish essay
  3. Print 2 copies of essay and title page

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Sign Optimist Club Essay Contest permission form in Family Envelope 

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Finish the first body paragraph of your Optimist Club Essay

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Author Biography: Mildred D. Taylor worksheet
  1. Part A - complete in your notebook
  2. Part B - on a Google Doc 

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  1. Read and annotate "African-American Life During the South in the 1930's" article
  2. You DO NOT NEED to do parts A and B of this handout!

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Finish your characterization web for Blanca Flor and for Don Ricardo. Remember, you need two adjectives and an example for each adjective. 

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Optimist Club Essay Paragraph
 
Answer the Optimist Club Essay prompt on Google Classroom in a paragraph. This is our starting point! 

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  1. Complete questions A - H (pg. 149 - 153) on a Google Doc

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  1. Using the assignment entitled "New Year's Resolutions" on Google Classroom, complete each chart. You should have 2 personal resolutions and 2 academic resolutions for a total of 4
  2. Using the "One Word of 2020" worksheet, color and design your "one word" of 2020. Remember, it is a word that will symbolize your attitude for this year and it will be hung on our prayer bulletin board! 

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  1. Finish reading and annotating the "Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kwanza" article
  2. Complete the questions on Google Classroom

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Write a Newspaper Article about "The King of Mazy May"
 
Pretend you are a news reporter near Mazy May Creek and write a newspaper article about Walt's achievement. Describe the main events of the story, explain's Walt's motivation for doing what he did, and tell which of his strongest qualities led to the conflict's successful resolution. 
 
Be sure to answer the following questions in your article:
  • WHO (Who was involved?)
  • WHAT (What was the conflict?)
  • WHEN (When did the events take place?)
  • WHERE (Where did the events take place?)
  • WHY (Why did the events of the story take place?)
  • HOW (How did everything happen?)
Include quotations from Walt, his father, and Loren Hall. Use vivid language. 
 
Feel free to be creative! 

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  1. Review questions E - Q
  2. pg. 133, #6 & 7 on a Google Doc (2 - 3 sentences each)

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  1. Record vocab on pg. 121 in your notebook
  2. Finish reading "The King of Mazy May"
  3. Finish questions E - Q on a Google Doc 

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Answer "Eleven - Sylvia TDQ" on a Google Doc 

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Finish "Eleven" TDQ (posted on Google Classroom)

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In two paragraphs, respond to the following prompt.
 
What is your idea of a memorable birthday? Based on your own experiences or just on your imagination, describe your idea of the best, worst, most unusual, or funniest birthday. Use sensory details to describe the birthday celebration!
 

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Read to Reach Your AR Goal! 

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Rachel's Diary Entry
 
On a Google Doc, write a diary entry that is at least 3/4 of a page. Your entry should be double spaced, 12 pt, in any (readable!) font. 
 
Imagine you are Rachel after the events in Sandra Cisneros' story Eleven. Write a diary entry about how you feel when you return home from school. Use clues in the story to infer how Rachel may feel about the day. Be sure to capture Rachel's qualities and voice in your diary entry. 

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  1. Short paragraph describing what kind of character Bud is 
  2. pg. 109, #2 - 4 (on a Google Doc)

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Finish the outline of pgs. 100 - 101 of your textbook on Google Classroom

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Create a story map in your notebook for one of your exciting Yosemite experiences!

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*UPDATE*
Typed Final Draft of Short Narrative 
due FRIDAY

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Unit One Test
Mon 10/21 and Tues 10/22

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  1. Finish the rough draft of your Fictional Narrative
  2. Review your rough draft using the Narrative Checklist on Google Classroom

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  1. Finish Sensory Details Paragraph (8 sentences)
    1. Use your notes from today to help you!
    2. You need at least one of each type of sensory detail 
  2. Finish rough draft
    1. We will have some time to finish the Narrative Checklist in class, but we will be busy reviewing, too!

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Continue working on rough draft - try to finish another page or get to your climax/resolution!

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  1. Bring SSR book to class for reading 
  2. Complete plot map for your short fictional narrative 

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Complete your Main Character Chart on Google Classroom

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  1. Complete the Setting Chart for your fictional narrative 

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  1. Finish to-do list from Friday (I Want My Hat Back story and questions)

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  1. Finish notes on "What a Character" 
  2. pg. 77 (#1 - 6)
    1. Just write the letter!
    2. On a separate sheet of paper 

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Finish taking notes on "Wartime Mistakes, Peacetime Apologies" (pg. 66 - 71) in your notebook using the notecards and our note-taking method

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  1. Read "Wartime Mistakes, Peacetime Apologies" (pg. 66)
  2. pg. 72 #1 - 7 (on a separate sheet of paper)

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  • Write "Concha" paragraph for Compare/Contrast Essay

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  1. Write the paragraph about for "The Southpaw" using the instructions on Google Classroom

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  1. Finish "Concha" Summary Chart (on Google Classroom)
  2. pg. 62 "Writing Skills Focus" (on a Google Doc)
    1. Write a brief paragraph explaining whether you think the events and setting in "Concha" are realistic. Give examples that support your opinion.

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  1. Answer "The Southpaw" Literary Analysis Questions on Google Classroom
  2. Read "Concha" (pg. 58 - 61)

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  1. Study for your Lit Terms quiz
  2. pg. 51 - record new vocab
  3. record chart on pg. 51 in Lit NB
  4. Read "The Southpaw" 
  5. pg. 57 (#1 - 4)

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Finish "The Bracelet - Literary Analysis Questions" on Google Classroom. 
 
Try your best! We will review the answers in class on Thursday!

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Vocabulary Quiz on Vocab up to pg. 15

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  • "All Summer in a Day" pg. 35 (#6 - 10) on a Google Doc
    • Please use complete sentences!
  • Read "The Bracelet" (pg. 40 - 48)

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Textbook pg. 23, #1 - 4 on a Google Doc

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Textbook pg. 13, #2 - 4 on a Google Doc to submit over Google Classroom

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Finish Esperanza Rising first person narrative and peer editing packet

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Lit Terms & Definitions
  • Using pg. 4 - 5 in your textbook, record the definitions for your Lit Terms (found on Google Classroom)

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Esperanza Rising - Point of View Rough Draft 
 
Using the directions posted on Google Classroom, write a rough draft of your first-person scene from Esperanza Rising. Your rough draft should be between 1 and 1.5 pages (double spaced). 

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Tissue Book Box Project 
 
*UPDATE - DUE DATE IS NOW 9/5*
 
Using the directions and the rubric posted on your Google Classroom page, complete the Tissue Book Box project. Remember, this project should be about your non-Esperanza summer reading!

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Point of View Short Story
 
In class, you were assigned the number 1 or the number 3. If you were a 1, you are writing the story in first person. If you were a 3, you are writing the story in 3rd person. 
 
In one paragraph (6 - 10 sentences) or more, tell this story:
 
There is a student sitting in class. The student falls asleep while the teacher is talking. The student wakes up and is in trouble.
 
Make sure you use what you know about writing - descriptive details, vivid verbs, grammar, spelling, punctuation - show me what you got!

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Cover Textbook 
 
You may use a book sock, paper bag, or any other method of protecting your textbook. 

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  • Bring summer reading book(s) to class
  •  Bring any art supplies (colored pencils, markers, crayons, etc.)