Buck - Reading - 7th Period Assignments

1.  What was the CONFLICT (problem) of the story?
2.  What was the RESOLUTION (how did the the problem get fixed by the end of the story)?
3.  What was a possible THEME of the story?
4.  Where and when was the story SET?

ALL INSTRUCTIONS FOR TODAY ARE BELOW - READ CAREFULLY!
Part 1 - Watch "Snappsy the Alligator" with the class (link below for those absent -OR- if you need a refresher)
Part 2 - Complete the "Fill-In-the-Plot" Jamboard (you can do this with a partner or alone - just be sure to PUT YOUR NAME!)

Be sure to answer ALL questions to get full credit - each one is worth 25 points!

FIRST, watch the video summary of Shakespeare's "Romeo & Juliet".


ONCE YOU'VE WATCHED THE WHOLE THING, you will write a brief summary of the story IN YOUR OWN WORDS (see Doc below).

1.  What was the CONFLICT (problem) of the story?
2.  What was the RESOLUTION (how did the the problem get fixed by the end of the story)?
3.  What was a possible THEME of the story?
4.  Where and when was the story SET?

ALL INSTRUCTIONS FOR TODAY ARE BELOW - READ CAREFULLY!

Part 1 - Complete the "Plot Mini-Lesson Quizizz" WITH THE CLASS (the link below is ONLY for those that are absent from class!!!!)
Part 2 - Watch the parody "Romeow & Drooliet" with the class (link below for those absent -OR- if you need a refresher)
Part 3 - Complete the "Fill-In-the-Plot" Jamboard (you can do this with a partner or alone - just be sure to PUT YOUR NAME!)

Today, you will complete a One-Pager on The Amazing Maurice & His Educated Rodents!


Be sure to take your time, follow the directions* (below), and most importantly - be creative!


*I've included a template for if you wish to have an idea of where things "should" go.

Be sure to read the instructions thoroughly as this will be your LAST MAJOR GRADE for the semester AND can make up for your lowest other Major Grades!

Today, you will read chapters 10 & 11 of The Amazing Maurice ...


Once finished, you will complete the Chapters 10 & 11 assignment below.




***I have included the slideshow with ALL the chapters with audio if you'd like the story read to you!!***

List every MAJOR event you recall from The Amazing Maurice & His Educated Rodents ...


and go!

Today, you will read chapters 8 & 9 of The Amazing Maurice ...


Once finished, you will complete the Chapters 8 & 9 assignment below.




***I have included the slideshow with ALL the chapters with audio if you'd like the story read to you!!***

You will answer ALL the questions on the handout!


In order to get full credit, you MUST answer every question!

Be sure to answer using COMPLETE sentences!

After reading EACH chapter, you will complete the questions on the Jamboard below.


(You should be answering two questions on 2 slides of the Jamboard - so 4 questions total!)

You will answer ALL the questions on the Jamboard!


In order to get full credit, you MUST answer every question!

Explain your answer using TEXTUAL EVIDENCE to support your conclusion!

Take a picture of ALL of your Thesis Statements!

Either click the link below, or follow the following directions:



1.Ask participants to open - joinmyquiz.com
2.And enter this code - 4796 8009

You will read the STAAR passage, then answer the questions.


Only after finishing ALL the questions should you do the Quizizz!!!!

Tell me everything you know about the Salem Witch Trials - both what you learned in class as well as before/after.

Historical Analysis: Salem Witch Trials

Be sure to answer ALL the questions using COMPLETE sentences!

AFTER reading, you will create the Tabletop Tweet assignment below!


This is based on BOTH chapters, so be sure to focus on the main events only!

AFTER reading chapter 1 of The Amazing Maurice & His Educated Rodents as a class, you will answer the Chapters 2 & 3 Analysis Questions.


Be sure to answer ALL questions and use COMPLETE SENTENCES!

You will use the Quick Summary template below to write a brief summary of the MAIN EVENTS of chapter 1!


Be sure to fill out EVERY sentence stem!

AFTER reading chapter 1 of The Amazing Maurice & His Educated Rodents as a class, you will answer the Chapter 1 Analysis Questions.


Be sure to answer ALL questions and use COMPLETE SENTENCES!

AFTER watching the Discworld Intro video, you will answer the following questions:


1.  What is the Discworld (be specific)?
2.  What makes it unique?


Be sure to answer using COMPLETE SENTENCES!

Tell me everything you know about informational texts using COMPLETE sentences.

This assignment is due 10/29/2021. Click the attached link to access the assignment; on the CommonLit login page, click Log In With Google.

Be sure to upload pictures of your Tabletop Tweet!

Today, we will read "The Masque of the Red Death" as a class.


Be sure to upload pictures of your summaries!

Tell me everything you know about the "Black Death" using COMPLETE sentences.

This assignment is due 10/22/2021. Click the attached link to access the assignment; on the CommonLit login page, click Log In With Google.

This assignment is due 10/25/2021. Click the attached link to access the assignment; on the CommonLit login page, click Log In With Google.

Please take a picture of your current Reading Log, then submit it to the assignment.


This WILL BE a grade :)

Click the attached link to access the assignment; on the CommonLit login page, click Log In With Google.

Click the attached link to access the assignment; on the CommonLit login page, click Log In With Google.

WHILE WATCHING the video, you will answer the questions.


Those IN CLASS* will upload a picture of their answers.


*If working from home, you will complete the document below :)

After reading BOTH texts, you will complete the Venn Diagram below to compare and contrast the texts' similarities and differences.

Be sure to:
1.  Complete ALL sections of the Venn Diagram!
2.  Go back to the texts!
3.  Focus on key events/details 
4.  Keep your similarities and differences rigorous - NOT “this had a different title”, “it’s different”, etc.
5.  Think:  what really connects these texts?



Once finished, you will upload a picture of your completed Venn Diagram!

Today, you will create a One-Pager based on YOUR CHOICE of "The Raven" OR "The Tell-Tale Heart".


Be sure to follow the directions on the form below!

Today, we will read Edgar Allan Poe's "The Tell-Tale Heart" and then create a Soji Poem!

(Directions and examples are on the Doc below!)

Today, we will read Edgar Allan Poe's "The Raven" and then create a Soji Poem!

(Directions and examples are on the Doc below!)

After watching the video, answer the following:
When was Poe born?
Where does the Allan name come from?
List three (3) interesting facts about Poe:
Who did Poe marry, and why is this important?
Where and when was “The Raven” first published?
Why is Poe’s death mysterious?
What was strange about his obituary?
Draw Conclusions:  Based on your new knowledge of Poe, what factors of his life made him so talented at writing horror stories?


(You can either do this via private comment -or- by filling out the answers on the doc below.)

Please take a picture of your current Reading Log, then submit it to the assignment.


This WILL BE a grade :)

Today we will watch the Twilight Zone episode of the teleplay "The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street" as a class.


After viewing, you will complete the Analysis Questions (attachment below).

This assignment is due 10/06/2021. Click the attached link to access the assignment; on the CommonLit login page, click Log In With Google.

After watching the video, answer the following:

1.  Why is the bystander effect complicated?
2.  What should you do if you're in a large group and need assistance?
3.  What happens when you have at least one person called out/designated to help?
4.  How does adding more people to a group affect the response to action?
5.  What does this tell you about human nature?
6.  How do you think the bystander effect is addressed in training first responders (EMT's, firefighters, cops) and others that are expected to act no matter what?

You will LOOK THESE UP, then give the definitions:


1. Bystander Effect
2. Anonymity
3. Staged
4. Staggering
5. Disservice
6. Portrayal
7. Inaction

After watching the video, answer the following:


1.  When did The Twilight Zone first air?
2.  What was the show about?
3.  Why was the show *different* for the time?
4.  What was the purpose of the show?

Today we will read the teleplay "The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street" as a class.


After reading, you will complete the Analysis Questions (attachment below).

You will LOOK THESE UP, then give the definitions:


1. Teleplay
2. Stage Directions
3. Assent
4. Antagonize 
5. Contort
6. Converge
7. Incriminate
8. Revelation

After watching the video, answer the following:


1.  What was the experiment?
2.  How did the newcomers react to the "herd" behavior?
3.  What is this phenomenon called?
4.  What is the purpose of this behavioral trait?

Please take a picture of your current Reading Log, then submit it to the assignment.


This will be a WEEKLY grade :)

Skill: Support with Evidence (Conforming Pros/Cons)

1. Tragedy (the genre)
2. Thwart (1)
3.  Endanger (1)
4.  Hovered (1)
5.  Scorch (2)
6.  Fledgling (3)
7.  Flailed (4)

Please take a picture of your current Reading Log, then submit it to the assignment.

This assignment is due 09/27/2021. Click the attached link to access the assignment; on the CommonLit login page, click Log In With Google.

Please take a picture of your current Reading Log, then submit it to the assignment.


This will be a WEEKLY grade :)

You have two (2) options:
choose one of the texts from class such as "The Mouse", "The Story of an Hour", etc.  -  THIS WILL BE DONE ON PAPER
Go to CommonLit.org, and find a text you'd like - THIS WILL BE DONE ON THE COMPUTER USING THE LINK BELOW!


Please upload a picture of your Black-Out Poem (or turn it in if done online).

After you finish analyzing the poems, you will upload pictures of  your summaries/questions/symbols!

This assignment is due 09/20/2021. Click the attached link to access the assignment; on the CommonLit login page, click Log In With Google.

Please take a picture of your current Reading Log, then submit it to the assignment.


This will be a WEEKLY grade :)

After you finish analyzing "The Mouse," you will complete the Tabletop Tweet assignment.  


Once completed, you will upload pictures of BOTH your summaries/questions/predictions and your Tabletop Tweet!

Please take a picture of your current Reading Log, then submit it to the assignment.


This will be a WEEKLY grade :)

What has happened so far in the story?

Be sure to:

Try to include as many details as possible
Is your prediction the same or different?

This assignment is due 09/07/2021. Click the attached link to access the assignment; on the CommonLit login page, click Log In With Google.

Group 1:
1. Confines (1) 4.  Lax (1)
2. Discord (1) 5.  Inmates (1)
3. Discomposure (1) 6.  Obliged (1)


Group 2:
1. Circulation (2) 4. Corridor (2)  
2. Scrutiny (2) 5.  Semi Privacy (2)
3. Terminus (2) 6.  Poignant (2)


Group 3:
1. Furtive (2 & 16) 4.  Abject (2)
2. Endeavor (2) 5.  Strenuous (2)
3. Vagrant (2) 6.  Goaded (2)


Group 4:
1. Crimsoning (2) 4.  Tweed (2)
2. Beetroot (2) 5.  Dismantled (2)
3. Extricate (2) 6.  Muffled (2)


Group 5:
1. Queried (2) 4.  Myriad (16)
2. Tropics (8 & 9) 5.  Abasement (16)
3. Ventured (10) 6.  Disheveled (18)

Do your research!

Today, you will take your Pre-Test!  This is JUST to assess what you know RIGHT NOW, so that at the end of the year, hopefully we shall see some growth!

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That being said, Eduphoria is new this year.  We no longer have DMAC.
 

Click the LINK BELOW - you must use the link for it to work properly!


Username - Your 6-digit lunch number
Password  - (same one you use to login to your Chromebook)

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I've included PDF's of the test.  You DO NOT have to read on the Chromebook, but you can if you wish.

This assignment is due 08/31/2021. Click the attached link to access the assignment; on the CommonLit login page, click Log In With Google.

Click the attached link to access the assignment; on the CommonLit login page, click Log In With Google.

Click the attached link to access the assignment; on the CommonLit login page, click Log In With Google.

AFTER READING BOTH STORIES, you will compare and contrast them by answering the above questions.

Be sure to answer using COMPLETE sentences!

This assignment is due 08/25/2021.

Click the attached link to access the assignment; on the CommonLit login page, click Log In With Google.

You will answer the above questions by looking up the answers. 


Be sure to answer all FOUR!!

Write your suspected definitions, then hit "Turn In".

Today, YOU will choose what you read!  After reading, you will create a summary of your article/story.  The point here is to try and convince someone else to read the text you chose!


We will use Newsela, so be sure to click the link below to access the site.


I've also added the Summary slides, in case you want to look at them during your assignment!

You will be assigned ONE section.


You will then read that section, write a brief summary, and share your summary with the class.

Be sure to answer using at least 2-3 COMPLETE sentences!