4th Hour English - 2020-21-Tuesday/Thursday 9:00 - 10:25 a.m. Assignments

Based on the film, answer the following questions.

Write 3 things you learned from the film. 
Write 2 things you found interesting from the film.
Write 1 question you still have regarding social media.

Use your Debate Organizer to help you fill out your Debate Blocking assignment. Make sure any direct quotes get put in quotations. For example, "Here is my quote in quotations."


Below is an explanation linked that I made to better help you with expectations of the assignment.

As we read each of the following articles, make sure to take notes on this organizer. It will help you greatly on your Debate Blocking set up on Wednesday. Make sure any direct quotes get put in quotations. For example, "Here are my quote in quotations."

Do at least 3 pros and 3 cons for each of the articles.

Answer the following questions based on your assigned group number.

Answer the following questions based on your assigned group number.

Use your Debate Organizer to help you fill out your Debate Blocking assignment. Make sure any direct quotes get put in quotations. For example, "Here is my quote in quotations."

As we read each of the following articles, make sure to take notes on this organizer. It will help you greatly on your Debate set up on Wednesday. Make sure any direct quotes get put in quotations. For example, "Here is my quote in quotations."

Is there a connection between violent video games and desensitization to violence hence leading to more aggression?
Take a side and explain your thoughts. 

Pro - There are connections between those who play violent video games and having higher levels of aggression.
Con - There is not a connection between those who play violent video games and having higher levels of aggression.

There should NOT be "I think" but make it as a statement of fact. I know you think this.

In your groups, watch the following commercials and figure out the claim of the commercial, the intended audience (who it is marketed toward) and whether ethos, pathos, or logos was the dominant rhetorical device and provide reasoning from the commercials. 


For homework, insert a commercial you want to analyze (the link) on the last section of the assignment. The commercial should be appropriate for school.

Try to convince Ms. Tomilenko why you shouldn't have homework anymore using ethos, pathos, and logos. Use at least 4 COMPLETE sentences.

Tips for the assignment below! 

You NEED a claim such as "Students should not be given homework for numerous reasons."

How to add Ethos: 
• Explain why you are an “expert” on your topic (“as a student myself,) 
• Use quotes from experts 
• Talk about what is fair or not and why

How to add Pathos: 
• Use personal stories that show emotion (tell it like a little story) 
• “Imagine…” situations where the reader has to put themselves into someone else’s shoes.

How to add Logos: 
• Facts 
• Statistics (numbers, percentages)

*Don't forget to cite the website you found this information on

While viewing the film, students are expected to compare/Contrast the following people and events for the novel and the film version of the Giver. 

Tips: 
Do a split screen where half your screen is The Giver being streamed via Google Meet and the other half being The Giver Viewing Guide. 
If that is too overwhelming, they can simply take notes on key difference or notes on the film as a whole but then they don't know exactly what is being asked to focus on.

Please fill out the following survey honestly. Write in COMPLETE sentences.

Please complete the following exit ticket after the seminar. Answer the questions with as much detail as you can in COMPLETE sentences. Remember to be honest when you rate yourself on criteria based on 1 (not being prepared/needs work) or a 5. If you give yourself all 5s and you didn't do the preparation or participate, that is not you being honest. 


After you complete this, please come back to this assignment on Google Classroom and press "Mark as Done".

We will be holding our second Socratic Seminar in class Thursday/Friday April 8th/9th depending on if you had English W/F OR T/TH.

A Socratic Seminar is a student directed discussion. This means that I will NOT be participating. This seminar will be your final culminating task for The Giver. It will be worth 15 points for preparation for the discussion (below), 20 points for participation during the actual discussion, and 5 final points for completing the Post-Socratic Seminar Reflection Exit Slip.

This means that if you do not participate in the discussion on Wednesday/Thursday, you would only receive 50% at most if you did the preparation and chose not to participate. On top of this, your class discussion would be quite boring without participation.

Before we discuss each section, you will be doing a pre-reading assignment. Pre-reading responses should be at least 8 sentences. They must be checked for spelling errors and be written in complete sentences. They may be longer if you want to expand.

These pre-reading assignments will be due at the end of the unit, but can be checked randomly for participation credit and to keep students on track.

*Please do NOT change the font color. Keep it black as it is easiest to read.

In order to be marked present for class today, you must do the following:
1. Click the following link below and watch the video.
2. After the video, answer the multiple choice and short answer questions.

In order to be marked PRESENT for today's class session, you need to complete the following assignment below. Follow the directions below. Do NOT use the internet and plagiarize. You should be able to answer the 4 questions without outside sources beyond The Giver and the video.

One form of censorship in America happens every day when books are challenged and/or banned.

Directions:
Watch this video with Lois Lowry as she discusses 'The Giver', and think about why it might be a challenged or banned book.
After, answer the following questions in COMPLETE sentences.

Directions: Take a photo or screenshot of a page number in The Giver PDF and paste it on the spot on the document.

You should have at least TWO different types of codes on your book snap.

Don’t forget to change your background color to match the tone/mood/feeling that your passage evokes. You do this by right clicking on the white background and then click Background.

Share your ideas using codes, images, and/or bitmojis.
CTRL C= Copy
CTRL V=Paste

Please read pages 105 - 107. This should take maybe 5 - 10 minutes at most. Make sure to take notes if you are not good at remembering parts of what you read. There will be a reading assignment to make sure you actually read.

Directions:
After reading “Harrison Bergeron”, write a paragraph comparing and contrasting how the societies and characters of “Harrison Bergeron” are similar and different to the society and characters in “The Giver”. Your response should be at least eight sentences and include at least two similarities and two differences.

You should be introducing Kurt Vonnegut’s short story “Harrison Bergeron” and Lois Lowry's novel, "The Giver" at the beginning of your paragraph.

Use the class created Venn Diagram to help you with ideas. Make sure to explain the similarities and differences by providing examples from the short story and from the novel. You should have at least one piece of evidence from each text.

Please read pages 85 - 87. This should take maybe 5 - 10 minutes at most. Make sure to take notes if you are not good at remembering parts of what you read. There will be a reading assignment to make sure you actually read.

Please read pages 56 - 58. This should take maybe 5-10 minutes at most. Make sure to take notes if you are not good at remembering parts of what you read. There will be a reading assignment to make sure you actually read.

Please read pages 23 - 25. This should take maybe 5-10 minutes at most. Make sure to take notes if you are not good at remembering parts of what you read. There will be a reading assignment to make sure you actually read.

Today during the short 20 minutes, students were asked to fill out the following form on the escape room.
We also read part of Chapter 1 in The Giver.
You can find The Giver by going to English Google Classroom - Classwork and then Resources. It is at the top. I have also linked it below.
There will be a short survey on Monday to see who did their reading from pages 7-10.

I will upload the rubric for this assignment sometime this weekend.

In complete sentences, follow the directions below. Doing this proves you were present today for "class". If you do not do this rose and thorn check-in, you will be marked absent.

Due to Care Package Distribution, there will be no Google Meet classes for Ms. Tomilenko on Friday the 29th.

I also decided to not do any new content or real assignment today as your personal narratives are due today by 3:00 p.m. and wanted you to focus your attention there.

Share a rose of the week (any positive thing that made you feel grateful, happy, etc.) and a thorn (a challenge or negative aspect). Your rose and thorn can be school OR non-school related

Examples -

School Related:
Rose: I was told by my teacher that I was an awesome helper this week.
Thorn: My internet hasn't been working that well this week.

Non-School Related:
Rose: I found time to create digital prints this week.
Thorn: There was no time to go for a walk today.

Sentence Stems:
One positive from this week was _________.
One negative from this week was _________.

Due to the 8th Grade Care Package distribution being today and tomorrow, today there will be no live Google Meet class, but instead you will be expected to complete this anticipation guide assignment.

Below is a video I made explaining the assignment. Please watch the video before sending questions.

*Once you have finished this assignment, you have the rest of the class time to finish your personal narratives which are due Friday, January 29th by 3:00 p.m.

Directions:
1.In the “scale” column, rate each statement based on your own personal beliefs and opinions. Do this by scrolling over the number you believe fits you best for that statement and bolding that number.
2. Then, in at least one complete statement, explain why you believe what you do.

Remember to reference the material, "Personal Narrative - Leads" to help you understand how to make these examples better.

Fill out the following brainstorm sheet with 10 ideas for your personal narrative.

We will be holding our first Socratic Seminar in class Wednesday/Thursday December 16th/17th depending on if you have English M/W OR T/TH.

A Socratic Seminar is a student directed discussion. This means that I will NOT be participating. This seminar will be your final culminating task for The House on Mango Street. It will be worth 15 points for preparation for the discussion (below) and 10 points for participation during the actual discussion.

This means that if you do not participate in the discussion on Wednesday/Thursday, you would only receive 60% at most if you did the preparation and chose not to participate. On top of this, your class discussion would be quite boring without participation.

We will be addressing different subjects and literary devices for each set of vignettes. Before we discuss each section, you will be doing a pre-reading assignment. Pre-reading responses should be at 8 sentences. They must be checked for spelling errors and be written in complete sentences. They may be longer if you want to expand. We will be coming back to some of your pre-reading assignments later in the unit for our creative writing projects.

Use this digital notebook for writing your pre-reading assignments which need to be done BEFORE we read our thematic units for The House on Mango Street.

These pre-reading assignments will be due at the end of the unit, but can be checked randomly for participation credit and to keep students on track.

*Please do NOT change the font color. Keep it black as it is easiest to read.

Because Mango Street is a community, everyone is connected, like many colored squares on a giant quilt. They touch each other in both positive and negative ways. They are stitched together into their neighborhood.

You’ll each create one square of the quilt, and after I grade them, I’ll find a way to connect all of your patches together to create our class quilt.

1. Choose a character from the novel that you felt was key to helping Esperanza become who she was (Ex: Alicia, Sally (opposite of what she wants in a friend) etc. OR you can do yours on Esperanza herself.
2. Find a quote that that connects to the character and relates to the topic you chose.

Topics to choose from:
Identity, Gender, Language, Names, Dreams, Friendship.

5. Insert an image that connects to your quote or draw a photo.
6. On the back of each square, use the following sentence stems to explain your reasoning and analysis of the quote.

I chose to find an image that represented ________. I chose to make the border color ________ because ________.

This vignette is important because I think it shows ________. It also shows how ________. On top of this, ________.

Once you have finished your number/part of the slide, make sure to click "Mark as Done" here so I know to grade it.

Refer back to our HOMS Vocabulary from 11/2 and 11/4 and Fish Cheeks on Common Lit to answer the following questions.

Based on our two readings of the story as a class, reread the short story for a third time. This time, make sure to annotate based on the instructions on CommonLit. This assignment should be done IN CommonLit not Google Classroom. This is just a reminder post.

*Once you finish the assignment on CommonLit, simply click "Mark as Done" here so it is not listed as a "missing" assignment.

Share a rose of the week (any positive thing that made you feel grateful, happy, etc.) and a thorn (a challenge or negative aspect). Your rose and thorn can be school OR non-school related

Examples -

School Related:
Rose: I was told by my teacher that I was an awesome helper this week.
Thorn: My internet hasn't been working that well this week.

Non-School Related:
Rose: I found time to create digital prints this week.
Thorn: There was no time to go for a walk today.

Sentence Stems:
One positive from this week was _________.
One negative from this week was _________.

1.In the “scale” column, rate each statement based on your own personal beliefs and opinions. Do this by scrolling over the number you believe fits you best for that statement and bolding that number.
2. Then, in at least one complete statement, explain why you believe what you do.

1. Go to Quizlet.
2. Go to 4th hour.
3. Click on Notice and Note Signposts.
4. Click Gravity.
5. Select the default settings of "All" - Select "Medium" - Select "Answer with Definition"
6. Your goal is to get to at least 10,000 points.
7. Once you finish, upload a screenshot or photo of your score to this assignment.

Based on our two readings of the story as a class, reread the short story for a third time. This time, make sure to annotate based on the instructions on CommonLit. This assignment should be done IN CommonLit not Google Classroom. This is just a reminder post.

*Once you finish the assignment on CommonLit, simply click "Mark as Done" here so it is not listed as a "missing" assignment.

Share a rose of the week (any positive thing that made you feel grateful, happy, etc.) and a thorn (a challenge or negative aspect). Your rose and thorn can be school OR non-school related

Examples -

School Related:
Rose: I was told by my teacher that I was an awesome helper this week.
Thorn: My internet hasn't been working that well this week.

Non-School Related:
Rose: I found time to create digital prints this week.
Thorn: There was no time to go for a walk today.

Sentence Stems:
One positive from this week was _________.
One negative from this week was _________.

Based on our lesson on 9/22, reread the short story for a third time. This time, make sure to annotate based on the instructions on CommonLit. This assignment should be done IN CommonLit not Google Classroom. This is just a reminder post.

*Once you finish the assignment on CommonLit, simply click "Mark as Done" here so it is not listed as a "missing" assignment.

1. Pick a friend that you know well enough to base this assignment on. This person does NOT have to be a student at Strong. If you can't think of one, base it on a sibling or guardian.
2. Fill out each of the following boxes based on that person. For boxes one and two, there are dark gray text boxes, all you have to do is double click on the box and then you will be able to type.
3. For boxes three and four, you are welcome to add text boxes if you want to and just type the information or you can be creative and add images for the four things they like and four things they dislike.
4. The last step is to add your friend's name in the middle of the assignment where it already says "Friend Name".
5. Have fun and be creative!

Based on our lesson on 9/15, reread the short story for a third time. This time, make sure to annotate based on the instructions on CommonLit. This assignment should be done IN CommonLit not Google Classroom. This is just a reminder post.

*Once you finish the assignment on CommonLit, simply click "Mark as Done" here so it is not listed as a "missing" assignment.

Based on our lesson on 9/17, reread the short story for a third time. This time, make sure to annotate based on the instructions on CommonLit. This assignment should be done IN CommonLit not Google Classroom. This is just a reminder post.

*Once you finish the assignment on CommonLit, simply click "Mark as Done" here so it is not listed as a "missing" assignment.

Share a rose of the week (any positive thing that made you feel grateful, happy, etc.) and a thorn (a challenge or negative aspect). Your rose and thorn can be school OR non-school related

Examples -

School Related:
Rose: I was told by my teacher that I was an awesome helper this week.
Thorn: My internet hasn't been working that well this week.

Non-School Related:
Rose: I found time to create digital prints this week.
Thorn: There was no time to go for a walk today.

Sentence Stems:
One positive from this week was _________.
One negative from this week was _________.

1. Create your assignment by clicking "Create" and then click "Doc" and it should automatically create a blank Google Doc for you.
2. Brainstorm objects in, around, or outside of your house that might be like you in more than one way.
3. Pick one object and write about it and its connections to you.
4. Your paragraph should be at least 8 sentences.
5. Your assignment should be in Times New Roman and 12 point font.
6. Make sure to proofread and use capitalization when necessary.
7. Check for spelling errors. If a word has a red squiggle underneath, this is there for a reason. Right click and see if the word is correctly spelled that you were trying to spell.
8. Read your paragraph out loud to yourself. Does it make sense? Is it repeating too much?
9. Revise your paragraph to make it your best work.
10. If you can, try to take a picture or find a similar picture to said object and include it on the document for a visual component.

*Refer to my example linked below if you need more direction.

1. Create your assignment by clicking "Add or Create" and then "Doc". It should automatically create a blank Google Doc for you.
2. FIRST, break down the components of your SMART goal using the following format:

S -
M -
A -
R -
T -

3. NEXT, using the components above, write your growth-mindset goal below on your Google Doc.
4. Remember to write in complete sentences.
5. Check for spelling, capitalization, and punctuation errors.

Share a rose of the week (any positive thing that made you feel grateful, happy, etc.) and a thorn (a challenge or negative aspect). Your rose and thorn can be school OR non-school related.

Examples -

School Related:
Rose: I was told by my teacher that I was an awesome helper this week.
Thorn: My internet hasn't been working that well this week.

Non-School Related:
Rose: I found time to create digital prints this week.
Thorn: There was no time to go for a walk today.

Sentence Stems:
One positive from this week was _________.
One negative from this week was _________.