6/12/16
Please bring your own snacks and drink for tomorrow!
6/7/16
1. Two paragraph response (6 sentences in each paragraph) to the following prompt from the article read in class: Do you think we have a responsibility to help solve the problem of water access in other parts of the world? What could you say to someone who thinks otherwise?
6/1/16
Room 233
1. 10 annotations, quiz, and writing prompt for the Zika article read in class.
Room 239
1. 10 annotations, quiz, and writing prompt for the Zika Baby in Honduras.
Room 243
1.10 annotations, quiz, and writing prompt for the Zika article read in class.
2. Study for vocabulary quiz
5/31/16
Room 233 and Room 243
1. Hatchet chapter 4 questions with page numbers: 1. Why was the secret so upsetting to Brian? 2. What problem did Brian face with the rising of the sun?How did the problem get solved? 3. Why did Brian have good luck? 4. What are some of the differences between nature sounds and city sounds as mentioned in the text? 5. If you had to rename this chapter, what would you rename it to and why? 6. How is the wilderness so important in this story? 7. Why does Brian fall asleep so much in this chapter? 8. Describe when the literary device of flashback is being used in this chapter?
Room 233
2. Study for vocabulary quiz tomorrow
Room 239
1. Attempt a Rough Draft of a cinquain poem in your writing composition book: A 5 line poem
Line 1 - Noun naming the subject
Line 2 - Two adjectives describing the subject
Line 3 - Three verbs describing the subject's actions
Line 4 - Four words giving the writer's opinion of the subject
Line 5 - One noun giving another name for the subject.
5/27/16
Room 239 Only
1. Read Maze Runner chapter 4-7 and answer the following questions in your notebook: 1. Draw The Glade 2. What is so unusual about the doors in the Glade? 3. What could a maze symbolize? 4. How is Thomas holding himself together throughout these three chapters? How does he feel emotionally and physically? 5. Describe Gally's physical appearance as compared to his character traits. 6. What happens to Thomas on page 34? What does he realize? 7. Where does Newt take Thomas? 8. Draw a Griever on a separate piece of paper. 9. What unusual event occurs at the end of Chapter 7?
2. Finish summary
3. Study for vocabulary quiz
5/26/16
Room 233 & Room 239
1. Finish essay (6 paragraphs due tomorrow) either written or a printed copy.
5/24/16
1. Study Notes
2. Finish figurative language worksheet
3. Continue working on writing
5/23/16
Room 233 & Room 239
1. Work on paragraph #4
Room 243
1. 2 questions and personal connection to poem given in class.
5/20/16
MAP Practice Tests (Use the following links for practice) You may need to copy and paste the links
http://www.prepdog.org/6th-grade.htm
http://lumoslearning.com/llwp/resources/common-core-parcc-practice-tests-and-sample-questions.html_
http://ll.southfieldchristian.org/home/map-test-practice
https://www.engageny.org/resource/new-york-state-common-core-sample-questions
Room 239
1. Complete Vocabulary chart in your 5 subject notebook for the following words (word, synonym, antonym, and sentence): adjust, predicament, stagger, bizarre, disorienting, dominance, bombard, overwhelm, grasp, intact.
Room 233 & Room 243
1. Complete Vocabulary chart in your 5 subject notebook for the following words (word, synonym, antonym, and sentence): grimace, tenderness, horizon, rigid, tundra, embarrassing, legal, turbulence, extension, lurch, spasm, vague.
5/19/16
Room 239
1. Read Ch. 1-3 of The Maze Runner
2. Answer the following questions in your notebook: 1. Who is our narrator? 2. What happened to him? Where is he? 3. How is he feeling throughout this ordeal? 4. What do you think klunk means? What about shank? Slopper?Shuck?Keeper? Greenbean? 5. Why does he think of them as captors? What does that imply about his situation? 6. What are your first impressions of this new place our narrator has found himself? 7. What is a beetle blade? Are they strange? 8. Who or what do you think "they" could be discussed on page 14? 9. Describe Chuck. 10. What do you think the Grievers are like? Why? 11. Name at least two more ideas from the novel (such as Grievers) that are new to you and make predictions as to what they could mean.
3. Poem questions and personal connection.
Room 233
1. Reread ch.1 of Hatchet
2. Answer the following questions in your notebook: 1. Why was Brian traveling in a bushplane? pg? 2. Explain why Brian was having an especially difficult time accepting his parents' divorce. pg? 3. Why did Brian's mother give him a hatchet? 4. For what reason is Brian "stricken with a white flash of horror?" 5. Who is the narrator of this story? 6. What big idea is starting to emerge? 7. "He wanted to make his mind freeze again." In this sentence, freeze means? 8. What is the main idea of chapter 1?
3. Poem questions and personal connection.
Room 243
1. Read ch.1 of Hatchet
2. Answer the following questions in your notebook: 1. Why was Brian traveling in a bushplane? pg? 2. Explain why Brian was having an especially difficult time accepting his parents' divorce. pg? 3. Why did Brian's mother give him a hatchet? 4. For what reason is Brian "stricken with a white flash of horror?" 5. Who is the narrator of this story? 6. What big idea is starting to emerge? 7. "He wanted to make his mind freeze again." In this sentence, freeze means? 8. What is the main idea of chapter 1?
5/18/16
Room 239 & Room 233
1. Read chapter 1 & 2
5/17/16
Room 233 & Room 239
Everything must be written in your writing composition book
1. Rewrite paragraph 1 & 2 with corrections from previous peer edit.
2. Write a rough draft of paragraph 3
5/13/16
1. Project due on Monday
5/12/16
1. Study for Test
2. Continue working on your project (due Monday)
5/11/16
Room 233 & Room 239
1. Work on paragraph #2
2. Continue working on your project
Room 243
1. Continue working on your project
5/10/16
Room 239
1. Introduction Paragraph
Room 233
1. Finish convince me page
2. Introduction Paragraph
Room 243
1. Continue working on your project
5/9/16
Room 233 & Room 239
Both completed in your writing composition book
1. Graphic Organizer
2. Convince me worksheet
Choose one topic: Are unions beneficial? Should High School football be allowed/or banned? Should High School students be forced to learn a foreign language?
5/5/16
Room 243
1. Read ch. 19
2. Complete Journal Entries (must be typed and shared with me through google docs)
Room 233 & Room 239
1. Complete Journal Entries (must be typed and shared with me through google docs)
Journal Entries
Journal Entry must be a minimum of 10 sentences.
It must include 3 experiences that are written with detail.
Be mindful about punctuation, spelling, and grammar.
JOURNAL ENTRY 1
Bud experiences the Great Depression throughout the book. He stands in bread lines, stays at a Hooverville, rides the rails, and doesn’t know where he will sleep at night. Use the information that you learned from your Great Depression Webquest as a resource. Focus on what the time was like – the hardships and how peoples' lives changed. This journal entry is very broad, so try to stay focused on connecting the times of the Great Depression and how it effected your day. Your entry should describe many aspects of the Great Depression. Be sure to address things like:
JOURNAL ENTRY #2 You finally find your “father”, but learn that he is a miserable old man that wants nothing to do with you. Your father is a member of a Jazz band that is very popular during this time. Research Jazz music during the time of the Great Depression. Be sure to think about why people created and listened to Jazz. Your journal entry should describe your experience watching one of your father’s jazz shows. Be sure to address:
5/4/16
Room 243
Answer the following questions about labor unions (based on your research).
1. What questions do you have about labor unions?
2. After your research, what have you learned about labor unions? (cite evidence)
3. What are you opinions and feelings on labor unions?
4. Write your thesis state about labor unions.
5. List supporting details for thesis statement.
6. What is the opposing side going to say about your thesis statement?
7. List your counter-arguments. These are the things you will say reinforce your claims and your argument.
Room 233 & Room 239
1. Read chapter 19
5/3/16
Room 233 & Room 239
1. Final Copy of vocabulary story on loose leaf
2. Finish pamphlet
Room 243
1. Rough draft of vocabulary story
2. Finish pamphlet
4/29/16
1. Read ch. 17 & 18
2. Answer the following questions citing evidence with page numbers.
1. Do you feel that the band members are prejudice against white people ? Provide proof from the text to support your claim.
2. Why do you think Bud wants to show Herman E. Calloway the rocks his mother gave him?
3. Describe two emotions that Bud feels when he learns that Herman E. Calloway is his grandfather. Explain why Bud has these two feelings.
4. According to Bud, what were the band members favorite things to do?
5. What was the answer to why there was always one white person in the band?
6. What news did Bud receive when he was packing up? How did he react to the news?
7. What finally convinced Mr. Calloway that Bud might be his relative?
4/28/16
1. Study for vocabulary and definition quiz
4/27/16
1. Read Ch. 17
2. The following vocabulary words in your 5-subject notebook (definition, sentence, synonym, and antonym): crumble, copacetic, absolutely, definitely, disappeared, pulse, schedule, improved.
4/26/16
Room 233 & Room 239
1. Final draft of Ode poem due to me via google doc sharing ([email protected])
2. Newsela dinosaur article: 10 annotations, quiz, and writing prompt
Room 243
1. Final draft of Ode due to me via google doc sharing ([email protected])
2. The following 7 vocabulary words in the expand vocabulary section of your 5 subject notebook (definition and sentence only): scamp, contaminated, conked, prodigy, pleaded, severe, and sympathy.
4/25/16
Room 233&Room 239
1. Rough draft and graphic organizer of your Ode Poem
2. The following 7 vocabulary words in the expand vocabulary section of your 5 subject notebook (definition and sentence only): scamp, contaminated, conked, prodigy, pleaded, severe, and sympathy.
Room 243
1. Rough draft and graphic organizer of your Ode Poem
4/15/16
1. Read ch. 15 & 16 "Bud, Not Buddy"
2. Visit Tesla for extra credit (Oak Brook Center or any other Tesla dealership). Be prepared to ask the salesman questions related to our Newsela article and other questions you may have.
4/14/16
1. 10 annotations, quiz, and writing prompt for waste water article Newsela
4/12/16
1. 10 annotations (not including the "green" highlighting), quiz, and writing prompt 6 sentence minimum for Tesla article on Newsela.
4/11/16
Complete Journal Entry #2 (a minimum of 10 sentences)
4/7/16
1. Read chapter 14
2. Complete worksheet page 23 literary elements with text support and page numbers.
4/6/16
1. Read chapter 13 in "Bud, Not Buddy"
2. Complete worksheet page 22 ONLY "Dicey Descriptions"
4/5/15
1. Context clues worksheet
4/4/16
1. Bud, Not Buddy Vocabulary in the expand vocabulary section of your 5-subject notebook.
Definition, synonym, and antonym for each of the following words: custard, ignorant, puny, definitely, paltry, knickers, reputation, accidentally, ashamed, slew, flimsy, confidential, loathsome, bout, dignity
3/31/16
1. Why does Bud pay close attention to the way Mr. Lewis drives a car?
2. According to Bud’s rule number 29, what should you do when you wake up but aren’t sure where you are?
3. Why does Bud think it’s different to lie to a kid than to lie to an adult? Can you relate to his reasoning? Explain
4. What is the difference between a Pullman porter and a redcap?
5. Give two examples of ways that Mr. Lewis teases Bud and his family.
Chapter 12 Comprehension Questions
1. Why does Mr. Lewis send a telegram to Herman E. Calloway?
2. Why does Bud count to ten as the policeman talks to Mr. Lewis?
3. In your own words, explain what a Labor Union is.
4. Why does Mr. Lewis want Bud to put the box under the seat before the policeman comes over to the car?
5. How do you think Bud feels when he realizes that Herman E. Calloway is very old? Provide evidence from the text to support your answer.
3/30/16
1. Read chapter 11 "Bud Not Buddy"
2. Complete handout on chapter 11
3/29/16
1. Read Chapter 10 "Bud Not Buddy"
3/28/16
1. Complete 10 annotations, quiz and writing prompt for the assigned Newsela article.
3/24/16
1. Final draft of Presidential Requirements due Monday on looseleaf (Final Draft is for Room 233 & Room 239 ONLY).
2. Read "Bud Not Buddy" Ch. 9 p. 88-95
3. Answer the following ch.9 questions in the comprehension section of your 5-subject notebook: 1. Why does Bud decide to walk to Grand Rapids? 2. Describe the math problem Bud completed to find out how many hours it would take to walk to Grand Rapids? What was his answer? 3. Why do you think the librarian was so nice to Bud? What nice things did she do for him? 4. Why does Bud think ideas are like seeds/trees? 5. How does the idea that Herman E. Calloway is Bud's father blossom? 6. Why does Bud like Civil War books? 7. Why does Bud think his mother never got around to telling him who is father was?
3/23/16
1. Study for tomorrow's ch. 4-8 quiz on Bud Not Buddy
3/22/16
Room 239 & Room 233
1. Chapter 8 worksheet questions with page numbers
2. Finish vocabulary suitcase narrative story
Room 243
1. Chapter 8 worksheet questions with page numbers
3/21/16
Room 239 & Room 233
1. Finish reading chapter 8 as well as the questions for ch. 4-8 from Friday.
2. Finish 5 paragraph presidential essay rough draft.
Room 243
1. Finish reading chapter 8 as well as the questions for ch. 4-8 from Friday.
2. Finish Suitcase vocabulary narrative.
3/18/16
1. All unfinished classwork is homework
2. Answer the following questions for chapter 6 and 7 due on Monday: Chapter 6 & Chapter 7 Questions
3/17/16
1. Read Chapter 6 and 7 in "Bud Not Buddy" due tomorrow
3/16/16
Room 239 & Room 233
1. Finish your pamphlet
Room 243
1. Continue working on your pamphlet
3/15/16
1. Continue working on your pamphlet project (Description under the Classwork tab)
3/14/16
1. Finish Newsela: annotations, quiz, and writing prompt
2. Read Chapter 5 p. 36-44
3. Answer chapter 5 questions: 1. How does Bud feel about "being on the lam?" 2. Why does Bud go to the library? Be specific 3. What does Bud think about the way his mother looks in the picture? 4. Why does Bud carry a blanket? 5. How did Bud's mother feel about the name Buddy?
3/11/16
1. Read Chapter 4
2. Synonym, Antonym, Definition, and Sentence for each of the following words: deserved, revenge, torturing, commenced, crouched, tussling, vermin, luxurious, ingratitude, provoked, plagues (Expand Vocabulary section of your 5 subject notebook)
3/10/16
Room 239 & Room 233
1. Study Ch. 1-3 for tomorrow's quiz
2. Finish your Prediction Chart
3. 1 paragraph minimum Diary entry from Bud's perspective on loose leaf
Room 243
1. Study Ch. 1-3 for tomorrow's quiz
2. Finish your Prediction Chart
3/9/16
1. Finish Attribute webs for family, hunger, depression, and determination
2. Read Chapter 3 p. 21-30
3. Answer the following questions: 1. How does Bud feel about being locked in the shed? 2. Why does Bud put a rag over the fish heads? 3. Why does Bud attack the hornet nest? 4. How does Bud's friend earn the nickname "Bugs" ? 5. Who is Bud angry at after his escape from the Amos family shed?
3/8/16
1. Read chapter 1 & 2 in Bud not buddy
2. Answer the following 8 questions citing evidence with a page number: 1. Do you think Bud and Jerry truly feel "cheerful, helpful, and grateful to be going to foster homes? Why or why not? 2. Why do you think that Bud's eyes don't cry anymore? 3. Why does Bud think six is a tough age? 4. Why does Bud think the man in the flyer is his father? 5. How does Todd get Bud into trouble with Mrs. Amos? 6. How do you think Bud feels about Todd lying? 7. Why don't Mrs. Amos let Bud take his suitcase with him into the shed? 8. Why does Bud have to bite his tongue when he gets into the shed?
3/4/16
Watch the first 15 minutes of the following video link and answer the following questions in the comprehension section of your 5 subject notebook.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TpfY8kh5lUw&feature=related
1) What caused the Great Depression?
2) Name 3 things people were waiting in line for.
3) A subsistence level is the bare minimum of basic needs that a family requires to survive. What percentage of American families were living below this level?
Answers found in 5:36-6:11
4) Describe the houses that some families lived in.
5) What were the homeless called?
6) What were these families and homeless people looking for?
Answers found in 10:21 – 11:00
7) What did children do if they wanted to play a game like baseball? Why?
Answers found in 11:20 to 12:30
8) What happened to the narrator’s father’s job? How does he describe people’s clothig
9) Instead of buying food, what did the children in this particular story do? Why?
10) Extra Credit: Before the State and Federal governments provided assistance, who was providing relief to American
3/3/16
1. Research 25 facts on The Great Depression. The facts should be written in the comprehension section of your 5 subject notebook.
3/2/16
1. Finish Newsela group work: annotations, quiz, and writing prompt
3/1/16
1. Study Vocabulary for tomorrow's quiz
2/29/16
1. Finish vocabulary work: Definition, synonym, and a sentence for each word.
2/26/16
1. Read newsela article, "Deal with danger: Californians trade beautiful view for crumbling cliffs"
2. 10 annotations
3. quiz
4. Writing prompt (at least six sentences)
2/25/16
1. Reread "The Raven"
2. Answer the reading comprehension questions
Also only for Room 239 complete all three assignments
3. Write Paragraph #2 and #3 for Presidential Essay
2/24/16
1. Reread Edgar Allan Poe's "A Tell-Tale Heart" with annotations
2. Answer the 10 questions for the story with page numbers
2/23/16
1. Finish presidential candidate speech
2/22/16
1. Read Newsela article "Strong Opinions on English-Only Laws."
2. 10 annotations
3. Quiz associated with the article (4 questions)
4. Correct graphic organizer for Presidential Requirement writing
2/18/16
1. Sentence Pattern Worksheet (given on Wednesday)
2. Comparing two texts worksheet (The Tempest book and Prospero's Storm play)
2/16/16
1. Read Newsela article "Opinion: Should colleges rethink quest for superkids?"
2. 10 annotations
3. Take the Quiz
4. Writing: 5-6 sentence short summary including two key details.
2/11/16
1. Continue to work on RSG Newspaper project due on February 16, 2016
2. Read RSG Epilogue p. 265-272
3. Answer questions (#1-11) 1. According to Ji-Li, how was she brainwashed? 2. When Chairman Mao died in 1976, what did the people of China finally realize about the Cultural Revolution? 3. After Ji-Li's father was finally released, what job was he assigned? 4. In what year was Ji-Li's father finally cleared of wrongdoing? 5. How did this ruling change his life? 6. Where does the Jian family live now? 7. Why did the "re-education" of Chinese youth out in the countryside fail to produce Chairman Mao's goals? 8. When did Ji-Li move to America? 9. Why was she willing to move to America and start all over at the bottom of society? 10. Where didJi-Li attend college? 11. What was amazing to her about our American society?
2/8/15
1. Continue to work on Red Scarf Girl/Cultural Revolution Newspaper Project.
2/4/16
1. Continue to work on Red Scarf Girl/Cultural Revolution Newspaper Project.
2. Read RSG "The incriminating letter" p. 244-259
3. Answer the following questions in your 5 subject notebook: 1. What was in the letter Ji-Li's mother had written to the Municipal Party Committee? 2. Why was this letter so dangerous? 3. What did the foreman from the theatre use as an excuse to search the Jiang house again? 4. Where was the incriminating letter hidden? 5. Which family member goes to warn Uncle Tian about the discovery of the letter and the danger he is in when he reports to work? 6. How had Ji-Li's mother's status changed as a result of the letter and the raid on the apartment? 7. What is left in the Jiang apartment after the raid?
2/2/16
1. Continue to work on Red Scarf Girl/Cultural Revolution Newspaper Project.
2/1/16
1. Read RSG p. 230-243 "The Rice Harvest"
2. Answer the following questions in your 5 subject notebook: 1. What did Chang Hong's office at the Red Guard headquarters look like? 2. Why did Chang Hong want to meet with Ji-Li in her office? 3. Why had Ji-Li requested a different work location for the summer? 4. What was the "double rush" for farmers in the countryside? 5. What was the work-day like in the country? 6. How did Ji-Li injure herself in the rice field? 7. Why did Ji-Li cry in front of Bai Shan? 8. Why is Ji-Li returning to Shanghai?
1/29/16
Room 233 and Room 239
1. Read RSG p. 218-229
2. Answer the following questions in your 5 subject notebook: 1. What narration part did Ji-Li perform in the class education exhibit? 2. Why did the scene foreman from the theatre appear at Ji-Li's school and ask to speak to her? 3. What threat did he make about Ji-Li's family? 4. How did Ji-Li feel after she left this meeting? Why? 5. Why did Bai Shan stop her outside the door of the exhibition hall the next day? 6. What did Chairman Jin tell Ji-Li when she entered the building to perform her part of the exhibit?
3. Finish Acrostic poem
4. Finish writing final draft
Room 243
1. Read RSG p. 218-229
2. Answer the following questions in your 5 subject notebook: 1. What narration part did Ji-Li perform in the class education exhibit? 2. Why did the scene foreman from the theatre appear at Ji-Li's school and ask to speak to her? 3. What threat did he make about Ji-Li's family? 4. How did Ji-Li feel after she left this meeting? Why? 5. Why did Bai Shan stop her outside the door of the exhibition hall the next day? 6. What did Chairman Jin tell Ji-Li when she entered the building to perform her part of the exhibit?
3. Finish Acrostic poem
1/28/16
Room 233 and Room 239
1. First 3 paragraphs of final draft on loose leaf
2. Read RSG p. 206-217 and answer the following questions in your 5 subject notebook: 1. What did Uncle Zhu do that caused trouble for the Jiang family? 2. When Ji-LI's father finally came home, what did he do? 3. What did the article on the front page of the Workers' Revolt paper disclose about the Jiang family? 4. Ji-Li went into the police station to ask about what? 5. Why did Ji-Li run out of the station when the policeman left to get papers to fill out? 6. Song Po Po continued to do what? 7. What self-realization did Ji-Li experience as a result of hard times and the kindness of others?
Room 243
1. Read RSG p. 206-217 and answer the following questions in your 5 subject notebook: 1. What did Uncle Zhu do that caused trouble for the Jiang family? 2. When Ji-LI's father finally came home, what did he do? 3. What did the article on the front page of the Workers' Revolt paper disclose about the Jiang family? 4. Ji-Li went into the police station to ask about what? 5. Why did Ji-Li run out of the station when the policeman left to get papers to fill out? 6. Song Po Po continued to do what? 7. What self-realization did Ji-Li experience as a result of hard times and the kindness of others?
1/26/16
1/25/16
Room 233
1. After you complete the character assigned to your group, please choose two other characters to complete the biographical information, major action and important quote (with page numbers).
Room 243
1. After you complete the character assigned to your group, please complete the character information (biographical information, major action and important quote with page numbers) for Yin Lan Lan and Uncle Fan.
Room 239
1. Please choose three characters to complete the biographical information, major action and important quote (with page numbers).
1/22/16
1. Create your own narrative story titled, "Forgiving People Can Be Hard." Use these questions as a guide for your writing: Have you ever had a hard time forgiving someone? Have you ever wanted revenge? Have you ever been so upset, you did not speak of your feelings? This story should be at least 3/4 of a page in length. After writing your story, you are then to write one paragraph (on the same loose leaf paper) on how the topic of forgiveness relates to the character Prospero in "The Tempest."
1/21/16
Room 239
Read RSG p. 173-190 and answer the following questions your class developed.
Read RSG p. 173-190 and answer the following questions (remember to create 3 additional questions)
1. Uncle Fan, a close friend of Ji-Li's father from the theatre, arrived at the Jiang apartment late one night. Why did he come to see them?
2. What had the Red Guard forced him to falsely confess?
3. Why did Uncle Fan confess to something he had not done?
4. What terrible event happened on Chinese New Year?
5. This particular Chinese New Year was another personal milestone for Ji-Li. What was special about this day?
6. What happened to Ji-Li's mother when she was ordered to come in to work and meet with officials of the Communist Party at her office?
7. What was the ruling of the party officials during this meeting?
8. Why was Ji-Li sent by her family to The Children's Art Theatre?
9. Describe what Ji-Li saw when the official at the theatre (former scene shop foreman) took her windows to see her father.
10. How did the Communist official explain the activity Ji-Li's father was forced to perform?
11. What did this evil Communist Party official want Ji-Li to do?
Room 233
Read RSG p. 173-190 and answer the following questions developed in class.
1/20/16
1. Read Newsela article, "Parents angry over school's use of isolation room to calm down students."
2. 10 annotations
3. Quiz
1/19/16
1. Timeline with a minimum of 6 events
2. Write a diary entry from the perspective of one of the fictional characters from The Tempest (3/4 page long)
1/15/16
Room 233 and Room 239
1. Finish your rough draft communism essay. All 6 paragraphs must be complete.
2. Complete worksheet on Shakespearean quotes.
Room 243
1. Complete worksheet on Shakespearean quotes.
1/12/16
1. Read RSG Chapter "Fate." p. 140-155
2. Answer questions in complete sentences citing page numbers. 1. How did Shan-Shan behave when he saw his mother collapse on the street and unable to stand? 2. What happened to Du Hai's mother when Xu A-san returned to Xinjiang? 3. How was Xiao-Cheng's father treated by the Red Guard? 4. What was An Yi's mother forced to do by authorities? 5. How did Ji-Li and An Yi try to foretell the future?
1/11/16
Room 239
1. Work on paragraph #2 and complete graphic organizer with evidence
Room 233 & Room 243
1. Complete graphic organizer with evidence
1/8/16
1. Write a 1 page narrative story on loose leaf, correctly using at least 8 of the 10 vocabulary words: detrimental, submissively, chortled, fervor, insidious, flabbergasted, affront, propagating, sodden, pandemonium
2. Return signed progress report
1/7/16
1. Study for tomorrow RSG test
1/6/16
Room 239 & Room 233
1. Read Newsela article, "In a Modern China, not much room for traditional kites."
2. Close read with 10 annotations
3. After reading the article take the quiz
Room 243 Only
1. Definition and one sentence for each of the following words: detrimental, submissively, chortled, fervor, insidious, flabbergasted, affront, propagating, sodden, pandemonium
1/5/16
Room 239 & Room 233
1. Graphic Organizer and Introduction paragraph in writing composition book: Could socialism or communism ever work?
Room 243 Only
1. Read Newsela article, "In a Modern China, not much room for traditional kites."
2. Close read with 10 annotations
3. After reading the article take the quiz
1/4/16
1. Inference Project on Old Lady Rong: Draw, color, and label 10 items that Old Lady Rong might have had in her apartment that would have been considered as a four old.
2. On the back, explain how those items relate to Old Lady Rong and why those things might have been in her apartment (minimum of 6 sentences).
12/18/15
1. Read RSG p. 80-117. Chapters: The sound of drums and gongs and The Propaganda Wall.
2. Answer the following questions in your 5 subject notebook in complete sentences and referencing page numbers for evidence. 1. Why did the Jiang family finally release Song Po Po from her job of housekeeper with the family? 2. Why was shopping for food so difficult for Ji-Li? 3. Why were the four trunks so special to the Jiang family? 4. What did the Jiang family do with the silk clothing of their ancestors? 5. What were the Morning Repentance and Evening Report at the Propaganda Wall? 6. Old Qian defied the Red Guard over a bicycle. What did the Red Guard do? 7. Describe An Yi's grandmother. 8. How and why did An Yi's grandmother die? 9. Why was suicide a crime in China according to Chairman Mao? 10. How was the funeral different for a person who committed suicide?
12/15/15
1. Finish Vocabulary Story
2. Read p. 52-79 and answer RSG chapter questions: 1. Why did Ji-Li stay home from school? 2. The Red Guards were made up of which groups? 3. Which group made up the Red Successors? 4. Why was Ji-Li not elected one of the ten Red Successors from her class at school? 5. What wonderful news did Teacher Ga give Ji-Li? 6. How were the school placements decided? 7. What did the reassignment mean for Ji-Li and her friend?
12/14/15
1. ReRead and annotate both newsela articles (10 annotations each)
2. Complete/Correct the quiz for each article
3. Respond to both writing prompts
12/11/15
1. If you were not in class today, please go on to newsela.com/join/#/P6QVE6 and create a newsela account. If you were in class, simply go on to newsela.com. Once you've logged in, along the top click on the binder tab, click on assignments, scroll to the bottom to see the two articles assigned.
2. Read and annotate both articles
3. Complete the quiz for each article
4. Respond to 1 of the 2 writing prompts (or both for extra credit)
12/10/15
1. Finish propaganda poster.
2. Close read with symbols,"Trump shakes off critics who blasted idea to block Muslims from U.S."
3. Answer the 4 questions on the back of the article.
4. Respond to this question on loose leaf: How does this article relate to something else you've read? Explain. Your response should be at least 1 paragraph.
12/8/15
1. Finish Chapter 3 questions (#1-8) in 5 subject notebook. 1. What is da-zi-bao? 2. Define the following words: Proletariat and Revisionist. 3. Why does Ji-Li find writing a da-zi-bao so difficult to do? 4. Why were teachers considered revisionists and dangerously damaging to Chinese youths? 5. Why was Ji-Li assigned to go with the group that would challenge Jiang Xi-Wen? 6. What had Jiang Xi-Wen done to gain attention from the students? 7. Du Hai and Yin Lan-Ian wrote a da-zi-bao about Ji-Li. What was the accusation made against her? 8. An Yi, her close friend, confesses that some da-zi-bao were written against her mother. What did the students write about her mother?
2. Study for spelling and definition quiz on vocabulary from our novel the Red Scarf Girl: tantalizing, exemplary, contemplate, oppression, pernicious, gizzards, clamor, auspicious, exploitation, ruthlessly
12/4/15
1.Read Red Scarf Girl p. 26-37
2. Answer questions (#7-12) in the comprehension section of your 5 subject notebook with page numbers. 7. What did Ji-Li explain to her grandmother about superstition concerning dates? 8. What was the symbolism of the Red Scarves the children wore? 9. Who were the student inspectors on the street? 10. What did the student inspectors do to the handsomely dressed young man they found getting off the public bus? 11. What did Du Hai explain about respect for others? 12. Why does Du Hai say that Jiang Ji-Li is a capitalist?
3. Vocabulary: Definition and one sentence for each word. Write this in the expand vocabulary section: tantalizing, exemplary, contemplate, oppression, pernicious, gizzards, clamor, auspicious, exploitation, and ruthlessly.
12/3/15
Room 233 & 239& 243
1. Read pages 19-25 in Red Scarf Girl (part of the Chapter titled, "Destroy the Four Olds!")
2. Answer the following questions in the comprehension section of your 5 subject notebook with page numbers.
1.How has the Jiangs' brownstone neighborhood changed in the last several years? 2. What did the children have to do at Grandpa Hong's bookstall in order to read more books for money? 3. What are Chairman Mao's "Four Olds?" 4. Why were the signs on old shops being destroyed? 5. The children notice a photographer's store front called the Good Fortune Photo Studio. To what did they suggest the name be changed to, as a gesture of support for the Four Olds Movement? 6. What is meant by the term an auspicious date?
12/2/15
1. Reread Prologue and The Liberation Army Dancer (p.1-18)
Answer the following questions in the comprehension section of your 5 subject notebook with page numbers.
1. What does the name Ji-li mean in Chinese language? 2. What does the emblem of the Chinese Young Pioneers? 3. How old was Ji-Li when the Cultural Revolution started in China? 4. What special skill is Ji-Li tested on at her school? 5. For what was Comrade Li from the Central Liberation Army Arts Academy recruiting students to audition? 6. Why doesn't Ji-Li's father want her to audition? 7. How does Ji-Li react to her father's request that she not audition? 8. Describe Ji-Li's father's appearance, background, and character. 9. Describe Ji-Li's mother's background and current job. 10. Describe Ji-Li's grandmother's background and title of respect. 11. List Ji-Li's siblings (brother and sister) and describe them a. b. 12. Who was Song Po-Po? 13. What did Song Po-Po explain to the children about their living circumstances in Shanghai? 14. How does Ji-Lli's apartment home compare to the homes of many of her classmates? 15. The family had interesting friends that visited Ji-Li's father's "Jiang Salon." Why were they special people? 16. How does Ji-Li's behavior change after the disappointment over the audition?
12/1/15
Room 239 and Room 233
1. Write a full page narrative story in your writing composition book about a past experience that has influenced you to be the person you are today.
Room 243
1. Read p. 1-10 of Red Scarf Girl
2. Half a page summary on looseleaf.
11/23/15
1. Finish Prezi Presentations due Monday, November 30.
11/20/15
1. Read Chapter 29 and 30 Prisoner B-3087
2. Answer Questions for chapter 29 &30
11/19/15
1. Prisoner B-3087 Chapter 27 & 28 Vocabulary: clomping, devoured, faltered, suburbs, summoned, unsanitary, overlords, sidled, mistook, revolutionaries, toxic, and Gentile.
Find the definition and write 1 complete sentence for each word.
11/17/15
1. Read Prisoner Chapter 27 and 28
11/12/15
1. Common Core Language analogy worksheet
2. Reader's Journey p. 154-157
11/10/15
Read chapter 24 and answer questions in complete sentences in your 5 subject notebook.
1. What did the prisoners die of on the train to Bergen-Belsen?
2. How many concentration camps has Yanek been at? in how many years?
3. Why was Yanek given a week without work and with better food? What was the result of eating better food?
4. What were some of the kapos before they became guards of the camps?
5. Why did Yanek get punched in the face?
6. Describe Bergen-Belsen concentration camp. Use text evidence.
7. Why did the Nazis make the prisoners race?
8. Why did the commandant remove 75 prisoners?
9. What did Yanek do to get away from Moonface?
10. Why did the prisoners call the guard Moonface?
11/9/15
Room 233 and 239
1. Read chapter 22 and 23 in Prisoner B-3087
2. Final copy of Persuasive writing due tomorrow on loose leaf
3. Field trip permission slip and money due tomorrow
Room 243
1. Read chapter 22 and 23 in Prisoner B-3087
11/6/15
1. Read chapter 20 and 21 in Prisoner B-3087
11/5/15
1. 2 connections each with text evidence in your five subject notebook: text-to-text, text-to-self, text-to-world
11/4/15
1. Close read and annotate processed meat article. Make notes in the margin.
11/3/15
1. Read chapter 18 & 19
2. Answer questions in complete sentences in your 5 subject notebook.
Chapter 18
11/2/15
1. Read chapter 16 & 17 from Prisoner B-3087
10/29/15
Room 239
1. Final draft of confederate flag writing due Monday in writing composition book.
Room 233
1. Finish article vocabulary
2. Final draft of confederate flag writing due Monday in writing composition book.
Room 243
1. 2-3 Discussion Questions from the article for presentation
2. Article summary for presentation
10/27/15
Room 239 & 233
1. What was Yanek's new job?
2. What was strange and cruel about his new job?
3. What literary element is the following? "We were the ball, to be kicked around for their sport."
4. What literary element is the following? "Like schoolyard bullies, they wanted to provoke us, and then they would beat us as punishment."
5. Explain Yanek's plan.
6. As a result of the prisoner fighting back, what did the guards do to many of the other prisoners? Explain. Also, why did Yanek change his mind?
Room 243
1. Close read with your group's article.
10/26/15
1. Read Prisoner B-3087 chapter 14 & 15
10/23/15
1. Reader's Journey p. 55-58
10/22/15
Room 239
1. Finish the 9 questions from the video
2. Fix introduction paragraph
Room 233
1. Fix introduction paragraph
Room 243
1. Finish the 9 questions from the video
10/21/15
1. Read chapter 11 and 12
2. Answer the questions in complete sentences in your 5 subject notebook: Chapter 11: 1. What did Uncle Moshe buy with some of the money? 2. What did Uncle Moshe do with the rest of the money? 3. Explain a Muselmann. List 5 details. 4. What literary element is the following: Muselmann are zombies. 5. What did Uncle Moshe buy for Yanek on p. 83? 6. List some of the reasons Yanek was upset that his uncle was killed.
Chapter 12: 1. Explain how Yanek is able to get out of working now. 2. Who did Yanek tell about his secret floor board? 3. What literary element is the following: "We had been worked so hard and fed so little all our bodies wanted to do was hibernate like bears." 4. What did Goeth bring with him to search the barracks? 5. What literary element is the following: "The tight little crawl space under the floorboards suddenly felt like a coffin." 6. Explain why Yanek decided to never under the floor boards again.
10/20/15
Room 239
1. Read ch. 10
2. Answer the questions developed by your class in your 5 subject notebook and in complete sentences.
Room 233
1. Read ch. 10
2. Answer the questions developed by your class in your 5 subject notebook and in complete sentences.
Room 243
1. Read ch. 10
2. Answer the following questions in your 5 subject notebook and in complete sentences: 1. What did Goeth do from the rooftops? 2. What was Yanek's new job? 3. After a man on Yanek's work detail was killed for moving too slowly. Uncle Moshe traded his daily rations to a Kapo to get him assigned to a new job. Where was the new job and what did he have to do? 4. How has Krakow changed from how it was before when Yanek's family first lived in the ghetto? Compare and Contrast 5. On page 76, use your context clues to determine what "putrid" means. 6. What did Yanek find in Mr. Tatarka's flat? 7. What did Yanek find in his father's coat? 8. What else did Yanek find in the ghetto? 9. How many people had Goeth killed that day?
10/19/15
Room 233, 239, 243
Answer Chapter 9 questions in your 5 subject notebook. Answer each question in complete sentences and cite evidence.
1. Why was Yanek told he was taken?
2. Why were Yanek's hands bleeding?
3. What did Yanek and the other prisoners give to the Nazi's and why?
4. What were the prisoners given to wear?
5. Explain a "kapo."
6. What would the kapo do to the prisoners if they didn't do what he said?
7. What did the prisoners wear to show that they were Jews?
8. What did the RED armbands symbolize?
Green?
Black?
Purple?
Pink?
9. All of the triangles had a letter inside of them. What did each mean?
P=
T=
J=
10. What familiar face did Yanek see in the camp?
11. What did Yanek have for dinner his first night in the camp?
12. What advice did Uncle Moshe give Yanek?
13. Who is Amon Goeth?
14. What two literary elements are present: "The two dogs were calm as pets one moment." "In the next instant they became rabid killers."
15. What is one thing that was shocking in this chapter?
10/15/15
1. Study for Prisoner test: Chapters 1-7 with vocabulary
10/14/15
Room 239 & Room 233 & Room 243
1. Read chapter 7 and answer questions in complete sentences and provide the page number where the answer may be found. 1. What did the Nazis do to the people in the hospital? 2. What literary element is "shunk-shunk" as used on p. 51? 3. Based on your context clues, what does the term liquidated mean on p. 51? 4. What literary element is "They would get rid of us like many old pairs of shoes."? 5. How many Jews were taken away to die?
Room 233 & Room 239
2. Work on hook and rough draft
10/13/15
Room 233 & Room 239
1. Finish rough draft of confederate flag.
10/8/15
Room 239 & Room 233
1. Finish the graphic organizer with a hook in your writing composition book.
2. Read Images of hate:Nazi and Confederate flags in defeat faced different fate.
Room 243
1. Read Images of hate:Nazi and Confederate flags in defeat faced different fate.
10/7/15
1. Read chapter 5: Prisoner B-3087
2. Write each question and answer questions from chapter 5 in complete sentences also provide the page number where the answer is found in your 5 subject notebook: 1. Where did the Nazis take the Jews away to? 2. What did the Nazis demand of Yanek's family? 3. What did Yanek's family end up giving the Nazis? 4. What hyperbole is used on page 31? 5. What use of onomatopoeia is used on page 31? 6. How many flats and families were evacuated? 7. What were people doing to the Immerglick's belongings? 8. Where have Yanek's family decided to live and why?
10/5/15
1. Correct Anne Frank Vocabulary Quiz with parent signature for extra points.
2. Answer Prisoner B-3087 ch.4 questions on a separate sheet of paper: 1. Where did Yanek sleep now? 2. Explain in 5 or more sentences where Yanek's father took him during the night.
10/2/15
1. Read chapter 3: Prisoner B-3087
2. Answer chapter 3 questions in 5 subject notebook: 1. What is the name of Yanek's neighborhood? 2. How many ways into Yanek's town was there once they were "walled in" to the Jewish Ghetto? 3. What is the new rule made by the Germans? 4. How old is Yanek at the end of ch.3? 5. Why do you think Yanek begins to doubt his father? Explain
10/1/15
1. Study Anne Frank-The Girl Who Lived Forever vocabulary -spelling and definition
2. Finish studyladder.com for those who did not complete at least 1 task.
9/30/15
1. Log onto studyladder.com
2. Complete first activity: Outback Discovery
9/28/15
1. Finish Video Discussion questions.
2. 5 statements from the director of the film in your own words on a separate sheet of paper (Will you wear it 30 times? Break the cycle, Spread your fashion, Detox your wardrobe, and Join the fashion revolution).
9/24/15
Room 233& Room 243
1. Finish questions (#1-5) from the film
2. 5 new facts/or things you learned from watching the film today.
Room 239
1. Finish questions (#1-8) from the film
2. 5 new facts/or things you learned from watching the film today.
9/23/15
*Return documentary film permission slip
Room 239 & Room 233
1. Write two paragraphs (one for shirts and one for shoes in-class activity) in response to the following questions in the writing composition book: Which country was most prevalent? Were certain items mainly made in one place? If so, why might that be?
Room 243
1. Clothes observation activity. On a separate sheet of paper; choose an item of clothing, create a tally mark chart of the countries were your clothes were made.
9/22/15
Room 233
1. Comparing and contrasting two texts worksheet. Use "Why are your clothes so cheap?" and "Nonprofit founder named World Food Prize Winner."
Room 243
1. Read "Nonprofit founder named World Food Prize Winner."
9/21/15
Room 239
1. Comparing and contrasting two texts worksheet. Use "Why are your clothes so cheap?" and "Nonprofit founder named World Food Prize Winner."
Room 233
1. Read "Nonprofit founder named World Food Prize Winner."
9/18/15
Room 239
1. http://scope.scholastic.com/video-archive
Video discussion questions: (In 5 subject notebook) 1. What is the mood of the video during the section about the Tazreen factory and Rana Plaza building disasters? Consider the narration, music, and visuals. 2. Footage of garment workers is shown alongside footage of American shoppers. What is the likely intended effect of doing this? 3. Narrator Kristin Lewis says that "we have the power to do something" about the problems facings garment workers around the world. How does the video support this? 4. One central idea of the video is that our cheap clothes have a "high human cost." Describe this cost in your own words, using examples from the video.
2. Close Read with annotation and symbols "Why are your clothes so cheap?"
3. Write 5 interesting facts from the article on a separate sheet of paper.
Room 233 & Room 243
1. Close Read with annotation and symbols "Why are your clothes so cheap?"
2. Write 5 interesting facts from the article on a separate sheet of paper.
9/17/15
Room 239 & Room 233
1. 3 to 4 paragraphs about "what is a fair wage for garment workers?" in the writing composition notebook
Room 243
1. Video discussion questions: (In 5 subject notebook) 1. What is the mood of the video during the section about the Tazreen factory and Rana Plaza building disasters? Consider the narration, music, and visuals. 2. Footage of garment workers is shown alongside footage of American shoppers. What is the likely intended effect of doing this? 3. Narrator Kristin Lewis says that "we have the power to do something" about the problems facings garment workers around the world. How does the video support this? 4. One central idea of the video is that our cheap clothes have a "high human cost." Describe this cost in your own words, using examples from the video.
9/16/15
1. Read Scholastic News Article "Why are your clothes so cheap? p.4-10
2. In your 5 subject notebook (last section for expand vocabulary), define the vocabulary words within the article
9/15/15
1. Room 239 only: 2 true statements and 1 false statement about yourself and describe how you would be able to prove your statements.
9/14/15
1. Reread (2nd read) of Tribal Article continue with close reading symbols
2. Study for Quiz on this article
9/11/15
Cultural Activity Questions
1. Is it possible for someone to belong to several cultural groups? Give some examples.
2. Do you have to be born into a cultural group to understand the culture? Explain.
3. How is cultural identity taught to people (e.g., family celebrations)?
4. Is cultural identity “fixed”? If change is possible, what might cause a change?
5. Are there instances when a discussion on culture or cultural heritage might be difficult for a person? Explain (e.g., being adopted).
9/10/15
Room 239
1. Complete culture card both sides
2. Return Emergency form and Family Income form
3. $20 Agenda fee
Room 233 & Room 243
1. Read Cultural Tribes Article
2. Half a page summary
9/9/15
1. Read Cultural Tribes Article
2. Half a page summary
9/8/15
1. Write a full page about your favorite book
-Half a page summary
-Half a page text to self connection
2. Bring Sixth grade news letter signed
3. $20 agenda fee
4. 5 subject notebook
Please bring your own snacks and drink for tomorrow!
6/7/16
1. Two paragraph response (6 sentences in each paragraph) to the following prompt from the article read in class: Do you think we have a responsibility to help solve the problem of water access in other parts of the world? What could you say to someone who thinks otherwise?
6/1/16
Room 233
1. 10 annotations, quiz, and writing prompt for the Zika article read in class.
Room 239
1. 10 annotations, quiz, and writing prompt for the Zika Baby in Honduras.
Room 243
1.10 annotations, quiz, and writing prompt for the Zika article read in class.
2. Study for vocabulary quiz
5/31/16
Room 233 and Room 243
1. Hatchet chapter 4 questions with page numbers: 1. Why was the secret so upsetting to Brian? 2. What problem did Brian face with the rising of the sun?How did the problem get solved? 3. Why did Brian have good luck? 4. What are some of the differences between nature sounds and city sounds as mentioned in the text? 5. If you had to rename this chapter, what would you rename it to and why? 6. How is the wilderness so important in this story? 7. Why does Brian fall asleep so much in this chapter? 8. Describe when the literary device of flashback is being used in this chapter?
Room 233
2. Study for vocabulary quiz tomorrow
Room 239
1. Attempt a Rough Draft of a cinquain poem in your writing composition book: A 5 line poem
Line 1 - Noun naming the subject
Line 2 - Two adjectives describing the subject
Line 3 - Three verbs describing the subject's actions
Line 4 - Four words giving the writer's opinion of the subject
Line 5 - One noun giving another name for the subject.
5/27/16
Room 239 Only
1. Read Maze Runner chapter 4-7 and answer the following questions in your notebook: 1. Draw The Glade 2. What is so unusual about the doors in the Glade? 3. What could a maze symbolize? 4. How is Thomas holding himself together throughout these three chapters? How does he feel emotionally and physically? 5. Describe Gally's physical appearance as compared to his character traits. 6. What happens to Thomas on page 34? What does he realize? 7. Where does Newt take Thomas? 8. Draw a Griever on a separate piece of paper. 9. What unusual event occurs at the end of Chapter 7?
2. Finish summary
3. Study for vocabulary quiz
5/26/16
Room 233 & Room 239
1. Finish essay (6 paragraphs due tomorrow) either written or a printed copy.
5/24/16
1. Study Notes
2. Finish figurative language worksheet
3. Continue working on writing
5/23/16
Room 233 & Room 239
1. Work on paragraph #4
Room 243
1. 2 questions and personal connection to poem given in class.
5/20/16
MAP Practice Tests (Use the following links for practice) You may need to copy and paste the links
http://www.prepdog.org/6th-grade.htm
http://lumoslearning.com/llwp/resources/common-core-parcc-practice-tests-and-sample-questions.html_
http://ll.southfieldchristian.org/home/map-test-practice
https://www.engageny.org/resource/new-york-state-common-core-sample-questions
Room 239
1. Complete Vocabulary chart in your 5 subject notebook for the following words (word, synonym, antonym, and sentence): adjust, predicament, stagger, bizarre, disorienting, dominance, bombard, overwhelm, grasp, intact.
Room 233 & Room 243
1. Complete Vocabulary chart in your 5 subject notebook for the following words (word, synonym, antonym, and sentence): grimace, tenderness, horizon, rigid, tundra, embarrassing, legal, turbulence, extension, lurch, spasm, vague.
5/19/16
Room 239
1. Read Ch. 1-3 of The Maze Runner
2. Answer the following questions in your notebook: 1. Who is our narrator? 2. What happened to him? Where is he? 3. How is he feeling throughout this ordeal? 4. What do you think klunk means? What about shank? Slopper?Shuck?Keeper? Greenbean? 5. Why does he think of them as captors? What does that imply about his situation? 6. What are your first impressions of this new place our narrator has found himself? 7. What is a beetle blade? Are they strange? 8. Who or what do you think "they" could be discussed on page 14? 9. Describe Chuck. 10. What do you think the Grievers are like? Why? 11. Name at least two more ideas from the novel (such as Grievers) that are new to you and make predictions as to what they could mean.
3. Poem questions and personal connection.
Room 233
1. Reread ch.1 of Hatchet
2. Answer the following questions in your notebook: 1. Why was Brian traveling in a bushplane? pg? 2. Explain why Brian was having an especially difficult time accepting his parents' divorce. pg? 3. Why did Brian's mother give him a hatchet? 4. For what reason is Brian "stricken with a white flash of horror?" 5. Who is the narrator of this story? 6. What big idea is starting to emerge? 7. "He wanted to make his mind freeze again." In this sentence, freeze means? 8. What is the main idea of chapter 1?
3. Poem questions and personal connection.
Room 243
1. Read ch.1 of Hatchet
2. Answer the following questions in your notebook: 1. Why was Brian traveling in a bushplane? pg? 2. Explain why Brian was having an especially difficult time accepting his parents' divorce. pg? 3. Why did Brian's mother give him a hatchet? 4. For what reason is Brian "stricken with a white flash of horror?" 5. Who is the narrator of this story? 6. What big idea is starting to emerge? 7. "He wanted to make his mind freeze again." In this sentence, freeze means? 8. What is the main idea of chapter 1?
5/18/16
Room 239 & Room 233
1. Read chapter 1 & 2
5/17/16
Room 233 & Room 239
Everything must be written in your writing composition book
1. Rewrite paragraph 1 & 2 with corrections from previous peer edit.
2. Write a rough draft of paragraph 3
5/13/16
1. Project due on Monday
5/12/16
1. Study for Test
2. Continue working on your project (due Monday)
5/11/16
Room 233 & Room 239
1. Work on paragraph #2
2. Continue working on your project
Room 243
1. Continue working on your project
5/10/16
Room 239
1. Introduction Paragraph
Room 233
1. Finish convince me page
2. Introduction Paragraph
Room 243
1. Continue working on your project
5/9/16
Room 233 & Room 239
Both completed in your writing composition book
1. Graphic Organizer
2. Convince me worksheet
Choose one topic: Are unions beneficial? Should High School football be allowed/or banned? Should High School students be forced to learn a foreign language?
5/5/16
Room 243
1. Read ch. 19
2. Complete Journal Entries (must be typed and shared with me through google docs)
Room 233 & Room 239
1. Complete Journal Entries (must be typed and shared with me through google docs)
Journal Entries
Journal Entry must be a minimum of 10 sentences.
It must include 3 experiences that are written with detail.
Be mindful about punctuation, spelling, and grammar.
JOURNAL ENTRY 1
Bud experiences the Great Depression throughout the book. He stands in bread lines, stays at a Hooverville, rides the rails, and doesn’t know where he will sleep at night. Use the information that you learned from your Great Depression Webquest as a resource. Focus on what the time was like – the hardships and how peoples' lives changed. This journal entry is very broad, so try to stay focused on connecting the times of the Great Depression and how it effected your day. Your entry should describe many aspects of the Great Depression. Be sure to address things like:
- Where you slept the night before.
- What your plans are for the day.
- What you had to eat.
- What you saw today in your adventures.
JOURNAL ENTRY #2 You finally find your “father”, but learn that he is a miserable old man that wants nothing to do with you. Your father is a member of a Jazz band that is very popular during this time. Research Jazz music during the time of the Great Depression. Be sure to think about why people created and listened to Jazz. Your journal entry should describe your experience watching one of your father’s jazz shows. Be sure to address:
- How does the music make you feel?
- How do you feel about your father’s reaction to you?
- What instruments were played?
- What sounds/rhythm/beats do you hear?
- Why is jazz music so important during this time?
- How this makes you feel?
- How you dealt with it?
- What you hope to come in the future?
5/4/16
Room 243
Answer the following questions about labor unions (based on your research).
1. What questions do you have about labor unions?
2. After your research, what have you learned about labor unions? (cite evidence)
3. What are you opinions and feelings on labor unions?
4. Write your thesis state about labor unions.
5. List supporting details for thesis statement.
6. What is the opposing side going to say about your thesis statement?
7. List your counter-arguments. These are the things you will say reinforce your claims and your argument.
Room 233 & Room 239
1. Read chapter 19
5/3/16
Room 233 & Room 239
1. Final Copy of vocabulary story on loose leaf
2. Finish pamphlet
Room 243
1. Rough draft of vocabulary story
2. Finish pamphlet
4/29/16
1. Read ch. 17 & 18
2. Answer the following questions citing evidence with page numbers.
1. Do you feel that the band members are prejudice against white people ? Provide proof from the text to support your claim.
2. Why do you think Bud wants to show Herman E. Calloway the rocks his mother gave him?
3. Describe two emotions that Bud feels when he learns that Herman E. Calloway is his grandfather. Explain why Bud has these two feelings.
4. According to Bud, what were the band members favorite things to do?
5. What was the answer to why there was always one white person in the band?
6. What news did Bud receive when he was packing up? How did he react to the news?
7. What finally convinced Mr. Calloway that Bud might be his relative?
4/28/16
1. Study for vocabulary and definition quiz
4/27/16
1. Read Ch. 17
2. The following vocabulary words in your 5-subject notebook (definition, sentence, synonym, and antonym): crumble, copacetic, absolutely, definitely, disappeared, pulse, schedule, improved.
4/26/16
Room 233 & Room 239
1. Final draft of Ode poem due to me via google doc sharing ([email protected])
2. Newsela dinosaur article: 10 annotations, quiz, and writing prompt
Room 243
1. Final draft of Ode due to me via google doc sharing ([email protected])
2. The following 7 vocabulary words in the expand vocabulary section of your 5 subject notebook (definition and sentence only): scamp, contaminated, conked, prodigy, pleaded, severe, and sympathy.
4/25/16
Room 233&Room 239
1. Rough draft and graphic organizer of your Ode Poem
2. The following 7 vocabulary words in the expand vocabulary section of your 5 subject notebook (definition and sentence only): scamp, contaminated, conked, prodigy, pleaded, severe, and sympathy.
Room 243
1. Rough draft and graphic organizer of your Ode Poem
4/15/16
1. Read ch. 15 & 16 "Bud, Not Buddy"
2. Visit Tesla for extra credit (Oak Brook Center or any other Tesla dealership). Be prepared to ask the salesman questions related to our Newsela article and other questions you may have.
4/14/16
1. 10 annotations, quiz, and writing prompt for waste water article Newsela
4/12/16
1. 10 annotations (not including the "green" highlighting), quiz, and writing prompt 6 sentence minimum for Tesla article on Newsela.
4/11/16
Complete Journal Entry #2 (a minimum of 10 sentences)
- You finally find your “father”, but learn that he is a miserable old man that wants nothing to do with you. Your father is a member of a Jazz band that is very popular during this time. Research Jazz music during the time of the Great Depression. Be sure to think about why people created and listened to Jazz. Your journal entry should describe your experience watching one of your father’s jazz shows. Be sure to address:
- How does the music make you feel?
- How do you feel about your father’s reaction to you?
- What instruments were played?
- What sounds/rhythm/beats do you hear?
- Why is jazz music so important during this time?
4/7/16
1. Read chapter 14
2. Complete worksheet page 23 literary elements with text support and page numbers.
4/6/16
1. Read chapter 13 in "Bud, Not Buddy"
2. Complete worksheet page 22 ONLY "Dicey Descriptions"
4/5/15
1. Context clues worksheet
4/4/16
1. Bud, Not Buddy Vocabulary in the expand vocabulary section of your 5-subject notebook.
Definition, synonym, and antonym for each of the following words: custard, ignorant, puny, definitely, paltry, knickers, reputation, accidentally, ashamed, slew, flimsy, confidential, loathsome, bout, dignity
3/31/16
- Read chapter 11 and 12 (reread 11)
- Answer the following questions in your 5 subject notebook with page numbers
1. Why does Bud pay close attention to the way Mr. Lewis drives a car?
2. According to Bud’s rule number 29, what should you do when you wake up but aren’t sure where you are?
3. Why does Bud think it’s different to lie to a kid than to lie to an adult? Can you relate to his reasoning? Explain
4. What is the difference between a Pullman porter and a redcap?
5. Give two examples of ways that Mr. Lewis teases Bud and his family.
Chapter 12 Comprehension Questions
1. Why does Mr. Lewis send a telegram to Herman E. Calloway?
2. Why does Bud count to ten as the policeman talks to Mr. Lewis?
3. In your own words, explain what a Labor Union is.
4. Why does Mr. Lewis want Bud to put the box under the seat before the policeman comes over to the car?
5. How do you think Bud feels when he realizes that Herman E. Calloway is very old? Provide evidence from the text to support your answer.
3/30/16
1. Read chapter 11 "Bud Not Buddy"
2. Complete handout on chapter 11
3/29/16
1. Read Chapter 10 "Bud Not Buddy"
3/28/16
1. Complete 10 annotations, quiz and writing prompt for the assigned Newsela article.
3/24/16
1. Final draft of Presidential Requirements due Monday on looseleaf (Final Draft is for Room 233 & Room 239 ONLY).
2. Read "Bud Not Buddy" Ch. 9 p. 88-95
3. Answer the following ch.9 questions in the comprehension section of your 5-subject notebook: 1. Why does Bud decide to walk to Grand Rapids? 2. Describe the math problem Bud completed to find out how many hours it would take to walk to Grand Rapids? What was his answer? 3. Why do you think the librarian was so nice to Bud? What nice things did she do for him? 4. Why does Bud think ideas are like seeds/trees? 5. How does the idea that Herman E. Calloway is Bud's father blossom? 6. Why does Bud like Civil War books? 7. Why does Bud think his mother never got around to telling him who is father was?
3/23/16
1. Study for tomorrow's ch. 4-8 quiz on Bud Not Buddy
3/22/16
Room 239 & Room 233
1. Chapter 8 worksheet questions with page numbers
2. Finish vocabulary suitcase narrative story
Room 243
1. Chapter 8 worksheet questions with page numbers
3/21/16
Room 239 & Room 233
1. Finish reading chapter 8 as well as the questions for ch. 4-8 from Friday.
2. Finish 5 paragraph presidential essay rough draft.
Room 243
1. Finish reading chapter 8 as well as the questions for ch. 4-8 from Friday.
2. Finish Suitcase vocabulary narrative.
3/18/16
1. All unfinished classwork is homework
2. Answer the following questions for chapter 6 and 7 due on Monday: Chapter 6 & Chapter 7 Questions
- What do you think Bud’s mother meant when she told him, “When one door closes, don’t worry, because another door opens?”
- Describe how Bud’s pretend momma and daddy treat him.
- How do the people in line feel about the rich, white family in the picture that hangs over the mission building?
- How do you think Bud feels as he watches his pretend family walk away without him.
- How is the smell in the library unlike the air anywhere else?
- According to Bud, what does the phrase, “Haven’t you heard?” usually means?
- How do you think Bud feels when he hears that Ms. Hill has moved away? Why do you think he feels this way?
3/17/16
1. Read Chapter 6 and 7 in "Bud Not Buddy" due tomorrow
3/16/16
Room 239 & Room 233
1. Finish your pamphlet
Room 243
1. Continue working on your pamphlet
3/15/16
1. Continue working on your pamphlet project (Description under the Classwork tab)
3/14/16
1. Finish Newsela: annotations, quiz, and writing prompt
2. Read Chapter 5 p. 36-44
3. Answer chapter 5 questions: 1. How does Bud feel about "being on the lam?" 2. Why does Bud go to the library? Be specific 3. What does Bud think about the way his mother looks in the picture? 4. Why does Bud carry a blanket? 5. How did Bud's mother feel about the name Buddy?
3/11/16
1. Read Chapter 4
2. Synonym, Antonym, Definition, and Sentence for each of the following words: deserved, revenge, torturing, commenced, crouched, tussling, vermin, luxurious, ingratitude, provoked, plagues (Expand Vocabulary section of your 5 subject notebook)
3/10/16
Room 239 & Room 233
1. Study Ch. 1-3 for tomorrow's quiz
2. Finish your Prediction Chart
3. 1 paragraph minimum Diary entry from Bud's perspective on loose leaf
Room 243
1. Study Ch. 1-3 for tomorrow's quiz
2. Finish your Prediction Chart
3/9/16
1. Finish Attribute webs for family, hunger, depression, and determination
2. Read Chapter 3 p. 21-30
3. Answer the following questions: 1. How does Bud feel about being locked in the shed? 2. Why does Bud put a rag over the fish heads? 3. Why does Bud attack the hornet nest? 4. How does Bud's friend earn the nickname "Bugs" ? 5. Who is Bud angry at after his escape from the Amos family shed?
3/8/16
1. Read chapter 1 & 2 in Bud not buddy
2. Answer the following 8 questions citing evidence with a page number: 1. Do you think Bud and Jerry truly feel "cheerful, helpful, and grateful to be going to foster homes? Why or why not? 2. Why do you think that Bud's eyes don't cry anymore? 3. Why does Bud think six is a tough age? 4. Why does Bud think the man in the flyer is his father? 5. How does Todd get Bud into trouble with Mrs. Amos? 6. How do you think Bud feels about Todd lying? 7. Why don't Mrs. Amos let Bud take his suitcase with him into the shed? 8. Why does Bud have to bite his tongue when he gets into the shed?
3/4/16
Watch the first 15 minutes of the following video link and answer the following questions in the comprehension section of your 5 subject notebook.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TpfY8kh5lUw&feature=related
1) What caused the Great Depression?
2) Name 3 things people were waiting in line for.
3) A subsistence level is the bare minimum of basic needs that a family requires to survive. What percentage of American families were living below this level?
Answers found in 5:36-6:11
4) Describe the houses that some families lived in.
5) What were the homeless called?
6) What were these families and homeless people looking for?
Answers found in 10:21 – 11:00
7) What did children do if they wanted to play a game like baseball? Why?
Answers found in 11:20 to 12:30
8) What happened to the narrator’s father’s job? How does he describe people’s clothig
9) Instead of buying food, what did the children in this particular story do? Why?
10) Extra Credit: Before the State and Federal governments provided assistance, who was providing relief to American
3/3/16
1. Research 25 facts on The Great Depression. The facts should be written in the comprehension section of your 5 subject notebook.
3/2/16
1. Finish Newsela group work: annotations, quiz, and writing prompt
3/1/16
1. Study Vocabulary for tomorrow's quiz
2/29/16
1. Finish vocabulary work: Definition, synonym, and a sentence for each word.
2/26/16
1. Read newsela article, "Deal with danger: Californians trade beautiful view for crumbling cliffs"
2. 10 annotations
3. quiz
4. Writing prompt (at least six sentences)
2/25/16
1. Reread "The Raven"
2. Answer the reading comprehension questions
Also only for Room 239 complete all three assignments
3. Write Paragraph #2 and #3 for Presidential Essay
2/24/16
1. Reread Edgar Allan Poe's "A Tell-Tale Heart" with annotations
2. Answer the 10 questions for the story with page numbers
2/23/16
1. Finish presidential candidate speech
2/22/16
1. Read Newsela article "Strong Opinions on English-Only Laws."
2. 10 annotations
3. Quiz associated with the article (4 questions)
4. Correct graphic organizer for Presidential Requirement writing
2/18/16
1. Sentence Pattern Worksheet (given on Wednesday)
2. Comparing two texts worksheet (The Tempest book and Prospero's Storm play)
2/16/16
1. Read Newsela article "Opinion: Should colleges rethink quest for superkids?"
2. 10 annotations
3. Take the Quiz
4. Writing: 5-6 sentence short summary including two key details.
2/11/16
1. Continue to work on RSG Newspaper project due on February 16, 2016
2. Read RSG Epilogue p. 265-272
3. Answer questions (#1-11) 1. According to Ji-Li, how was she brainwashed? 2. When Chairman Mao died in 1976, what did the people of China finally realize about the Cultural Revolution? 3. After Ji-Li's father was finally released, what job was he assigned? 4. In what year was Ji-Li's father finally cleared of wrongdoing? 5. How did this ruling change his life? 6. Where does the Jian family live now? 7. Why did the "re-education" of Chinese youth out in the countryside fail to produce Chairman Mao's goals? 8. When did Ji-Li move to America? 9. Why was she willing to move to America and start all over at the bottom of society? 10. Where didJi-Li attend college? 11. What was amazing to her about our American society?
2/8/15
1. Continue to work on Red Scarf Girl/Cultural Revolution Newspaper Project.
2/4/16
1. Continue to work on Red Scarf Girl/Cultural Revolution Newspaper Project.
2. Read RSG "The incriminating letter" p. 244-259
3. Answer the following questions in your 5 subject notebook: 1. What was in the letter Ji-Li's mother had written to the Municipal Party Committee? 2. Why was this letter so dangerous? 3. What did the foreman from the theatre use as an excuse to search the Jiang house again? 4. Where was the incriminating letter hidden? 5. Which family member goes to warn Uncle Tian about the discovery of the letter and the danger he is in when he reports to work? 6. How had Ji-Li's mother's status changed as a result of the letter and the raid on the apartment? 7. What is left in the Jiang apartment after the raid?
2/2/16
1. Continue to work on Red Scarf Girl/Cultural Revolution Newspaper Project.
2/1/16
1. Read RSG p. 230-243 "The Rice Harvest"
2. Answer the following questions in your 5 subject notebook: 1. What did Chang Hong's office at the Red Guard headquarters look like? 2. Why did Chang Hong want to meet with Ji-Li in her office? 3. Why had Ji-Li requested a different work location for the summer? 4. What was the "double rush" for farmers in the countryside? 5. What was the work-day like in the country? 6. How did Ji-Li injure herself in the rice field? 7. Why did Ji-Li cry in front of Bai Shan? 8. Why is Ji-Li returning to Shanghai?
1/29/16
Room 233 and Room 239
1. Read RSG p. 218-229
2. Answer the following questions in your 5 subject notebook: 1. What narration part did Ji-Li perform in the class education exhibit? 2. Why did the scene foreman from the theatre appear at Ji-Li's school and ask to speak to her? 3. What threat did he make about Ji-Li's family? 4. How did Ji-Li feel after she left this meeting? Why? 5. Why did Bai Shan stop her outside the door of the exhibition hall the next day? 6. What did Chairman Jin tell Ji-Li when she entered the building to perform her part of the exhibit?
3. Finish Acrostic poem
4. Finish writing final draft
Room 243
1. Read RSG p. 218-229
2. Answer the following questions in your 5 subject notebook: 1. What narration part did Ji-Li perform in the class education exhibit? 2. Why did the scene foreman from the theatre appear at Ji-Li's school and ask to speak to her? 3. What threat did he make about Ji-Li's family? 4. How did Ji-Li feel after she left this meeting? Why? 5. Why did Bai Shan stop her outside the door of the exhibition hall the next day? 6. What did Chairman Jin tell Ji-Li when she entered the building to perform her part of the exhibit?
3. Finish Acrostic poem
1/28/16
Room 233 and Room 239
1. First 3 paragraphs of final draft on loose leaf
2. Read RSG p. 206-217 and answer the following questions in your 5 subject notebook: 1. What did Uncle Zhu do that caused trouble for the Jiang family? 2. When Ji-LI's father finally came home, what did he do? 3. What did the article on the front page of the Workers' Revolt paper disclose about the Jiang family? 4. Ji-Li went into the police station to ask about what? 5. Why did Ji-Li run out of the station when the policeman left to get papers to fill out? 6. Song Po Po continued to do what? 7. What self-realization did Ji-Li experience as a result of hard times and the kindness of others?
Room 243
1. Read RSG p. 206-217 and answer the following questions in your 5 subject notebook: 1. What did Uncle Zhu do that caused trouble for the Jiang family? 2. When Ji-LI's father finally came home, what did he do? 3. What did the article on the front page of the Workers' Revolt paper disclose about the Jiang family? 4. Ji-Li went into the police station to ask about what? 5. Why did Ji-Li run out of the station when the policeman left to get papers to fill out? 6. Song Po Po continued to do what? 7. What self-realization did Ji-Li experience as a result of hard times and the kindness of others?
1/26/16
- Make sure to complete the character information assigned in class (only the characters assigned-not all)
- Read the next chapter “An Educable Child” p. 191-205
- Answer the following questions in your 5 subject notebook: 1. What did Ji-Li teach herself to do by reading books of instruction? Why did she do this? 2. What was the purpose of the Class Education Exhibit Ji-Li was nominated to help design and produce for the Communist Party Birthday Celebration on July 1? 3. Why was Ji-Li selected for this important assignment? 4. Teacher Zhang said to Ji-Li. “We cannot choose our families or our class status, but we can choose…. (fill in the rest of this quote and explains what you think this means) 5. Chang Hong seemed to dislike one member of the Communist Party Birthday project committee. Whom did she dislike and why?
1/25/16
Room 233
1. After you complete the character assigned to your group, please choose two other characters to complete the biographical information, major action and important quote (with page numbers).
Room 243
1. After you complete the character assigned to your group, please complete the character information (biographical information, major action and important quote with page numbers) for Yin Lan Lan and Uncle Fan.
Room 239
1. Please choose three characters to complete the biographical information, major action and important quote (with page numbers).
1/22/16
1. Create your own narrative story titled, "Forgiving People Can Be Hard." Use these questions as a guide for your writing: Have you ever had a hard time forgiving someone? Have you ever wanted revenge? Have you ever been so upset, you did not speak of your feelings? This story should be at least 3/4 of a page in length. After writing your story, you are then to write one paragraph (on the same loose leaf paper) on how the topic of forgiveness relates to the character Prospero in "The Tempest."
1/21/16
Room 239
Read RSG p. 173-190 and answer the following questions your class developed.
- How would you feel if you saw Uncle Fan bruised up?
- Why was Ji-Li suddenly so angry?
- What was everyone doing before Uncle Fan came?
- Why do you think Uncle Fan did not worry about psychological pressure?
- Do you think that Uncle Fan will still be named publicly, if he confesses first?
- Why was Ji-Li crying under the quilt?
- Why didn’t Uncle Tian mention Ji-Li’s name?
- What is a kiosk?
- Why were only a few people in the mood to celebrate Chinese New Year?
- If your birthday was on a special holiday, how would you feel?
- How does Ji-Li feel that her birthday is celebrated on Chinese New Year?
- How do you think Uncle Tian feels that one of his closet colleagues is at a political studies class?
- What was Ji-Li’s dad doing in those days Ji-Li hadn’t seen him?
- Why was the theater dark and scary?
- Why was Ji-Li’s mom tired?
- What did Ji-Li bring to her father from work?
- What does “calculating expression,” on p. 188 mean?
- What would you have chosen “a clean break” or “not come to a good end”?
Read RSG p. 173-190 and answer the following questions (remember to create 3 additional questions)
1. Uncle Fan, a close friend of Ji-Li's father from the theatre, arrived at the Jiang apartment late one night. Why did he come to see them?
2. What had the Red Guard forced him to falsely confess?
3. Why did Uncle Fan confess to something he had not done?
4. What terrible event happened on Chinese New Year?
5. This particular Chinese New Year was another personal milestone for Ji-Li. What was special about this day?
6. What happened to Ji-Li's mother when she was ordered to come in to work and meet with officials of the Communist Party at her office?
7. What was the ruling of the party officials during this meeting?
8. Why was Ji-Li sent by her family to The Children's Art Theatre?
9. Describe what Ji-Li saw when the official at the theatre (former scene shop foreman) took her windows to see her father.
10. How did the Communist official explain the activity Ji-Li's father was forced to perform?
11. What did this evil Communist Party official want Ji-Li to do?
Room 233
Read RSG p. 173-190 and answer the following questions developed in class.
- Why do you think Ji-Li’s Grandma told Ji-Li and her siblings not to tell anyone about the current events with Uncle Fan?
- Why did Uncle Fan get beat up?
- How do you think Ji-Yun and Ji-Yong felt when they saw Uncle Fan all beat up?
- Why was Ji-Li’s dad locked up?
- Why was Ji-Li expecting bruises on her father?
- Why do you think Ji-Li’s mom didn’t tell her why her dad was locked up?
- Why didn’t Ji-Li’s family want the neighbors to hear their conversation?
- What do you think Uncle Tian was going to say before he cut himself off? Why?
- Why was Grandma praying for her son?
- What is wrong with Ji-Li’s mother and what do you think is happening to her?
- Why do you think they don’t let Ji-Li see her dad?
- What are 3 reasons why Ji-Li likes to visit her dad?
- Why was Ji-Li crying?
- Why was Ji-Li scared?
- What do you think Ji-Li will do follow her parents or follow Chairman Mao?
1/20/16
1. Read Newsela article, "Parents angry over school's use of isolation room to calm down students."
2. 10 annotations
3. Quiz
1/19/16
1. Timeline with a minimum of 6 events
2. Write a diary entry from the perspective of one of the fictional characters from The Tempest (3/4 page long)
1/15/16
Room 233 and Room 239
1. Finish your rough draft communism essay. All 6 paragraphs must be complete.
2. Complete worksheet on Shakespearean quotes.
Room 243
1. Complete worksheet on Shakespearean quotes.
1/12/16
1. Read RSG Chapter "Fate." p. 140-155
2. Answer questions in complete sentences citing page numbers. 1. How did Shan-Shan behave when he saw his mother collapse on the street and unable to stand? 2. What happened to Du Hai's mother when Xu A-san returned to Xinjiang? 3. How was Xiao-Cheng's father treated by the Red Guard? 4. What was An Yi's mother forced to do by authorities? 5. How did Ji-Li and An Yi try to foretell the future?
1/11/16
Room 239
1. Work on paragraph #2 and complete graphic organizer with evidence
Room 233 & Room 243
1. Complete graphic organizer with evidence
1/8/16
1. Write a 1 page narrative story on loose leaf, correctly using at least 8 of the 10 vocabulary words: detrimental, submissively, chortled, fervor, insidious, flabbergasted, affront, propagating, sodden, pandemonium
2. Return signed progress report
1/7/16
1. Study for tomorrow RSG test
1/6/16
Room 239 & Room 233
1. Read Newsela article, "In a Modern China, not much room for traditional kites."
2. Close read with 10 annotations
3. After reading the article take the quiz
Room 243 Only
1. Definition and one sentence for each of the following words: detrimental, submissively, chortled, fervor, insidious, flabbergasted, affront, propagating, sodden, pandemonium
1/5/16
Room 239 & Room 233
1. Graphic Organizer and Introduction paragraph in writing composition book: Could socialism or communism ever work?
Room 243 Only
1. Read Newsela article, "In a Modern China, not much room for traditional kites."
2. Close read with 10 annotations
3. After reading the article take the quiz
1/4/16
1. Inference Project on Old Lady Rong: Draw, color, and label 10 items that Old Lady Rong might have had in her apartment that would have been considered as a four old.
2. On the back, explain how those items relate to Old Lady Rong and why those things might have been in her apartment (minimum of 6 sentences).
12/18/15
1. Read RSG p. 80-117. Chapters: The sound of drums and gongs and The Propaganda Wall.
2. Answer the following questions in your 5 subject notebook in complete sentences and referencing page numbers for evidence. 1. Why did the Jiang family finally release Song Po Po from her job of housekeeper with the family? 2. Why was shopping for food so difficult for Ji-Li? 3. Why were the four trunks so special to the Jiang family? 4. What did the Jiang family do with the silk clothing of their ancestors? 5. What were the Morning Repentance and Evening Report at the Propaganda Wall? 6. Old Qian defied the Red Guard over a bicycle. What did the Red Guard do? 7. Describe An Yi's grandmother. 8. How and why did An Yi's grandmother die? 9. Why was suicide a crime in China according to Chairman Mao? 10. How was the funeral different for a person who committed suicide?
12/15/15
1. Finish Vocabulary Story
2. Read p. 52-79 and answer RSG chapter questions: 1. Why did Ji-Li stay home from school? 2. The Red Guards were made up of which groups? 3. Which group made up the Red Successors? 4. Why was Ji-Li not elected one of the ten Red Successors from her class at school? 5. What wonderful news did Teacher Ga give Ji-Li? 6. How were the school placements decided? 7. What did the reassignment mean for Ji-Li and her friend?
12/14/15
1. ReRead and annotate both newsela articles (10 annotations each)
2. Complete/Correct the quiz for each article
3. Respond to both writing prompts
12/11/15
1. If you were not in class today, please go on to newsela.com/join/#/P6QVE6 and create a newsela account. If you were in class, simply go on to newsela.com. Once you've logged in, along the top click on the binder tab, click on assignments, scroll to the bottom to see the two articles assigned.
2. Read and annotate both articles
3. Complete the quiz for each article
4. Respond to 1 of the 2 writing prompts (or both for extra credit)
12/10/15
1. Finish propaganda poster.
2. Close read with symbols,"Trump shakes off critics who blasted idea to block Muslims from U.S."
3. Answer the 4 questions on the back of the article.
4. Respond to this question on loose leaf: How does this article relate to something else you've read? Explain. Your response should be at least 1 paragraph.
12/8/15
1. Finish Chapter 3 questions (#1-8) in 5 subject notebook. 1. What is da-zi-bao? 2. Define the following words: Proletariat and Revisionist. 3. Why does Ji-Li find writing a da-zi-bao so difficult to do? 4. Why were teachers considered revisionists and dangerously damaging to Chinese youths? 5. Why was Ji-Li assigned to go with the group that would challenge Jiang Xi-Wen? 6. What had Jiang Xi-Wen done to gain attention from the students? 7. Du Hai and Yin Lan-Ian wrote a da-zi-bao about Ji-Li. What was the accusation made against her? 8. An Yi, her close friend, confesses that some da-zi-bao were written against her mother. What did the students write about her mother?
2. Study for spelling and definition quiz on vocabulary from our novel the Red Scarf Girl: tantalizing, exemplary, contemplate, oppression, pernicious, gizzards, clamor, auspicious, exploitation, ruthlessly
12/4/15
1.Read Red Scarf Girl p. 26-37
2. Answer questions (#7-12) in the comprehension section of your 5 subject notebook with page numbers. 7. What did Ji-Li explain to her grandmother about superstition concerning dates? 8. What was the symbolism of the Red Scarves the children wore? 9. Who were the student inspectors on the street? 10. What did the student inspectors do to the handsomely dressed young man they found getting off the public bus? 11. What did Du Hai explain about respect for others? 12. Why does Du Hai say that Jiang Ji-Li is a capitalist?
3. Vocabulary: Definition and one sentence for each word. Write this in the expand vocabulary section: tantalizing, exemplary, contemplate, oppression, pernicious, gizzards, clamor, auspicious, exploitation, and ruthlessly.
12/3/15
Room 233 & 239& 243
1. Read pages 19-25 in Red Scarf Girl (part of the Chapter titled, "Destroy the Four Olds!")
2. Answer the following questions in the comprehension section of your 5 subject notebook with page numbers.
1.How has the Jiangs' brownstone neighborhood changed in the last several years? 2. What did the children have to do at Grandpa Hong's bookstall in order to read more books for money? 3. What are Chairman Mao's "Four Olds?" 4. Why were the signs on old shops being destroyed? 5. The children notice a photographer's store front called the Good Fortune Photo Studio. To what did they suggest the name be changed to, as a gesture of support for the Four Olds Movement? 6. What is meant by the term an auspicious date?
12/2/15
1. Reread Prologue and The Liberation Army Dancer (p.1-18)
Answer the following questions in the comprehension section of your 5 subject notebook with page numbers.
1. What does the name Ji-li mean in Chinese language? 2. What does the emblem of the Chinese Young Pioneers? 3. How old was Ji-Li when the Cultural Revolution started in China? 4. What special skill is Ji-Li tested on at her school? 5. For what was Comrade Li from the Central Liberation Army Arts Academy recruiting students to audition? 6. Why doesn't Ji-Li's father want her to audition? 7. How does Ji-Li react to her father's request that she not audition? 8. Describe Ji-Li's father's appearance, background, and character. 9. Describe Ji-Li's mother's background and current job. 10. Describe Ji-Li's grandmother's background and title of respect. 11. List Ji-Li's siblings (brother and sister) and describe them a. b. 12. Who was Song Po-Po? 13. What did Song Po-Po explain to the children about their living circumstances in Shanghai? 14. How does Ji-Lli's apartment home compare to the homes of many of her classmates? 15. The family had interesting friends that visited Ji-Li's father's "Jiang Salon." Why were they special people? 16. How does Ji-Li's behavior change after the disappointment over the audition?
12/1/15
Room 239 and Room 233
1. Write a full page narrative story in your writing composition book about a past experience that has influenced you to be the person you are today.
Room 243
1. Read p. 1-10 of Red Scarf Girl
2. Half a page summary on looseleaf.
11/23/15
1. Finish Prezi Presentations due Monday, November 30.
11/20/15
1. Read Chapter 29 and 30 Prisoner B-3087
2. Answer Questions for chapter 29 &30
11/19/15
1. Prisoner B-3087 Chapter 27 & 28 Vocabulary: clomping, devoured, faltered, suburbs, summoned, unsanitary, overlords, sidled, mistook, revolutionaries, toxic, and Gentile.
Find the definition and write 1 complete sentence for each word.
11/17/15
1. Read Prisoner Chapter 27 and 28
11/12/15
1. Common Core Language analogy worksheet
2. Reader's Journey p. 154-157
11/10/15
Read chapter 24 and answer questions in complete sentences in your 5 subject notebook.
1. What did the prisoners die of on the train to Bergen-Belsen?
2. How many concentration camps has Yanek been at? in how many years?
3. Why was Yanek given a week without work and with better food? What was the result of eating better food?
4. What were some of the kapos before they became guards of the camps?
5. Why did Yanek get punched in the face?
6. Describe Bergen-Belsen concentration camp. Use text evidence.
7. Why did the Nazis make the prisoners race?
8. Why did the commandant remove 75 prisoners?
9. What did Yanek do to get away from Moonface?
10. Why did the prisoners call the guard Moonface?
11/9/15
Room 233 and 239
1. Read chapter 22 and 23 in Prisoner B-3087
2. Final copy of Persuasive writing due tomorrow on loose leaf
3. Field trip permission slip and money due tomorrow
Room 243
1. Read chapter 22 and 23 in Prisoner B-3087
11/6/15
1. Read chapter 20 and 21 in Prisoner B-3087
11/5/15
1. 2 connections each with text evidence in your five subject notebook: text-to-text, text-to-self, text-to-world
11/4/15
1. Close read and annotate processed meat article. Make notes in the margin.
11/3/15
1. Read chapter 18 & 19
2. Answer questions in complete sentences in your 5 subject notebook.
Chapter 18
- What did Yanek use to clean up with?
- What names did the prisoners give to the new sections of the camp?
- Why did Yanek want to be at the end of the line when getting food?
- How long did the prisoners have to go to the “washroom?” What happened if they took too long?
- What happened to the prisoners who tried to escape?
- Why do you think Yanek had the dream about Amon Goeth and why was his arm burning?
- What is the setting of chapter 19?
- How did Yanek get to the new camp?
- How old did Yanek say he looked and why?
- What simile does Yanek use to describe the way they must have looked to the new prisoners?
- Why do you think Yanek wanted the couple to say that their son was 18 years old and had a trade?
- What lies did the Nazis tell the prisoners in this chapter?
- Why were the mothers singing? How often do they sing?
11/2/15
1. Read chapter 16 & 17 from Prisoner B-3087
10/29/15
Room 239
1. Final draft of confederate flag writing due Monday in writing composition book.
Room 233
1. Finish article vocabulary
2. Final draft of confederate flag writing due Monday in writing composition book.
Room 243
1. 2-3 Discussion Questions from the article for presentation
2. Article summary for presentation
10/27/15
Room 239 & 233
1. What was Yanek's new job?
2. What was strange and cruel about his new job?
3. What literary element is the following? "We were the ball, to be kicked around for their sport."
4. What literary element is the following? "Like schoolyard bullies, they wanted to provoke us, and then they would beat us as punishment."
5. Explain Yanek's plan.
6. As a result of the prisoner fighting back, what did the guards do to many of the other prisoners? Explain. Also, why did Yanek change his mind?
Room 243
1. Close read with your group's article.
10/26/15
1. Read Prisoner B-3087 chapter 14 & 15
10/23/15
1. Reader's Journey p. 55-58
10/22/15
Room 239
1. Finish the 9 questions from the video
2. Fix introduction paragraph
Room 233
1. Fix introduction paragraph
Room 243
1. Finish the 9 questions from the video
10/21/15
1. Read chapter 11 and 12
2. Answer the questions in complete sentences in your 5 subject notebook: Chapter 11: 1. What did Uncle Moshe buy with some of the money? 2. What did Uncle Moshe do with the rest of the money? 3. Explain a Muselmann. List 5 details. 4. What literary element is the following: Muselmann are zombies. 5. What did Uncle Moshe buy for Yanek on p. 83? 6. List some of the reasons Yanek was upset that his uncle was killed.
Chapter 12: 1. Explain how Yanek is able to get out of working now. 2. Who did Yanek tell about his secret floor board? 3. What literary element is the following: "We had been worked so hard and fed so little all our bodies wanted to do was hibernate like bears." 4. What did Goeth bring with him to search the barracks? 5. What literary element is the following: "The tight little crawl space under the floorboards suddenly felt like a coffin." 6. Explain why Yanek decided to never under the floor boards again.
10/20/15
Room 239
1. Read ch. 10
2. Answer the questions developed by your class in your 5 subject notebook and in complete sentences.
Room 233
1. Read ch. 10
2. Answer the questions developed by your class in your 5 subject notebook and in complete sentences.
Room 243
1. Read ch. 10
2. Answer the following questions in your 5 subject notebook and in complete sentences: 1. What did Goeth do from the rooftops? 2. What was Yanek's new job? 3. After a man on Yanek's work detail was killed for moving too slowly. Uncle Moshe traded his daily rations to a Kapo to get him assigned to a new job. Where was the new job and what did he have to do? 4. How has Krakow changed from how it was before when Yanek's family first lived in the ghetto? Compare and Contrast 5. On page 76, use your context clues to determine what "putrid" means. 6. What did Yanek find in Mr. Tatarka's flat? 7. What did Yanek find in his father's coat? 8. What else did Yanek find in the ghetto? 9. How many people had Goeth killed that day?
10/19/15
Room 233, 239, 243
Answer Chapter 9 questions in your 5 subject notebook. Answer each question in complete sentences and cite evidence.
1. Why was Yanek told he was taken?
2. Why were Yanek's hands bleeding?
3. What did Yanek and the other prisoners give to the Nazi's and why?
4. What were the prisoners given to wear?
5. Explain a "kapo."
6. What would the kapo do to the prisoners if they didn't do what he said?
7. What did the prisoners wear to show that they were Jews?
8. What did the RED armbands symbolize?
Green?
Black?
Purple?
Pink?
9. All of the triangles had a letter inside of them. What did each mean?
P=
T=
J=
10. What familiar face did Yanek see in the camp?
11. What did Yanek have for dinner his first night in the camp?
12. What advice did Uncle Moshe give Yanek?
13. Who is Amon Goeth?
14. What two literary elements are present: "The two dogs were calm as pets one moment." "In the next instant they became rabid killers."
15. What is one thing that was shocking in this chapter?
10/15/15
1. Study for Prisoner test: Chapters 1-7 with vocabulary
10/14/15
Room 239 & Room 233 & Room 243
1. Read chapter 7 and answer questions in complete sentences and provide the page number where the answer may be found. 1. What did the Nazis do to the people in the hospital? 2. What literary element is "shunk-shunk" as used on p. 51? 3. Based on your context clues, what does the term liquidated mean on p. 51? 4. What literary element is "They would get rid of us like many old pairs of shoes."? 5. How many Jews were taken away to die?
Room 233 & Room 239
2. Work on hook and rough draft
10/13/15
Room 233 & Room 239
1. Finish rough draft of confederate flag.
10/8/15
Room 239 & Room 233
1. Finish the graphic organizer with a hook in your writing composition book.
2. Read Images of hate:Nazi and Confederate flags in defeat faced different fate.
Room 243
1. Read Images of hate:Nazi and Confederate flags in defeat faced different fate.
10/7/15
1. Read chapter 5: Prisoner B-3087
2. Write each question and answer questions from chapter 5 in complete sentences also provide the page number where the answer is found in your 5 subject notebook: 1. Where did the Nazis take the Jews away to? 2. What did the Nazis demand of Yanek's family? 3. What did Yanek's family end up giving the Nazis? 4. What hyperbole is used on page 31? 5. What use of onomatopoeia is used on page 31? 6. How many flats and families were evacuated? 7. What were people doing to the Immerglick's belongings? 8. Where have Yanek's family decided to live and why?
10/5/15
1. Correct Anne Frank Vocabulary Quiz with parent signature for extra points.
2. Answer Prisoner B-3087 ch.4 questions on a separate sheet of paper: 1. Where did Yanek sleep now? 2. Explain in 5 or more sentences where Yanek's father took him during the night.
10/2/15
1. Read chapter 3: Prisoner B-3087
2. Answer chapter 3 questions in 5 subject notebook: 1. What is the name of Yanek's neighborhood? 2. How many ways into Yanek's town was there once they were "walled in" to the Jewish Ghetto? 3. What is the new rule made by the Germans? 4. How old is Yanek at the end of ch.3? 5. Why do you think Yanek begins to doubt his father? Explain
10/1/15
1. Study Anne Frank-The Girl Who Lived Forever vocabulary -spelling and definition
2. Finish studyladder.com for those who did not complete at least 1 task.
9/30/15
1. Log onto studyladder.com
2. Complete first activity: Outback Discovery
9/28/15
1. Finish Video Discussion questions.
2. 5 statements from the director of the film in your own words on a separate sheet of paper (Will you wear it 30 times? Break the cycle, Spread your fashion, Detox your wardrobe, and Join the fashion revolution).
9/24/15
Room 233& Room 243
1. Finish questions (#1-5) from the film
2. 5 new facts/or things you learned from watching the film today.
Room 239
1. Finish questions (#1-8) from the film
2. 5 new facts/or things you learned from watching the film today.
9/23/15
*Return documentary film permission slip
Room 239 & Room 233
1. Write two paragraphs (one for shirts and one for shoes in-class activity) in response to the following questions in the writing composition book: Which country was most prevalent? Were certain items mainly made in one place? If so, why might that be?
Room 243
1. Clothes observation activity. On a separate sheet of paper; choose an item of clothing, create a tally mark chart of the countries were your clothes were made.
9/22/15
Room 233
1. Comparing and contrasting two texts worksheet. Use "Why are your clothes so cheap?" and "Nonprofit founder named World Food Prize Winner."
Room 243
1. Read "Nonprofit founder named World Food Prize Winner."
9/21/15
Room 239
1. Comparing and contrasting two texts worksheet. Use "Why are your clothes so cheap?" and "Nonprofit founder named World Food Prize Winner."
Room 233
1. Read "Nonprofit founder named World Food Prize Winner."
9/18/15
Room 239
1. http://scope.scholastic.com/video-archive
Video discussion questions: (In 5 subject notebook) 1. What is the mood of the video during the section about the Tazreen factory and Rana Plaza building disasters? Consider the narration, music, and visuals. 2. Footage of garment workers is shown alongside footage of American shoppers. What is the likely intended effect of doing this? 3. Narrator Kristin Lewis says that "we have the power to do something" about the problems facings garment workers around the world. How does the video support this? 4. One central idea of the video is that our cheap clothes have a "high human cost." Describe this cost in your own words, using examples from the video.
2. Close Read with annotation and symbols "Why are your clothes so cheap?"
3. Write 5 interesting facts from the article on a separate sheet of paper.
Room 233 & Room 243
1. Close Read with annotation and symbols "Why are your clothes so cheap?"
2. Write 5 interesting facts from the article on a separate sheet of paper.
9/17/15
Room 239 & Room 233
1. 3 to 4 paragraphs about "what is a fair wage for garment workers?" in the writing composition notebook
Room 243
1. Video discussion questions: (In 5 subject notebook) 1. What is the mood of the video during the section about the Tazreen factory and Rana Plaza building disasters? Consider the narration, music, and visuals. 2. Footage of garment workers is shown alongside footage of American shoppers. What is the likely intended effect of doing this? 3. Narrator Kristin Lewis says that "we have the power to do something" about the problems facings garment workers around the world. How does the video support this? 4. One central idea of the video is that our cheap clothes have a "high human cost." Describe this cost in your own words, using examples from the video.
9/16/15
1. Read Scholastic News Article "Why are your clothes so cheap? p.4-10
2. In your 5 subject notebook (last section for expand vocabulary), define the vocabulary words within the article
9/15/15
1. Room 239 only: 2 true statements and 1 false statement about yourself and describe how you would be able to prove your statements.
9/14/15
1. Reread (2nd read) of Tribal Article continue with close reading symbols
2. Study for Quiz on this article
9/11/15
Cultural Activity Questions
1. Is it possible for someone to belong to several cultural groups? Give some examples.
2. Do you have to be born into a cultural group to understand the culture? Explain.
3. How is cultural identity taught to people (e.g., family celebrations)?
4. Is cultural identity “fixed”? If change is possible, what might cause a change?
5. Are there instances when a discussion on culture or cultural heritage might be difficult for a person? Explain (e.g., being adopted).
9/10/15
Room 239
1. Complete culture card both sides
2. Return Emergency form and Family Income form
3. $20 Agenda fee
Room 233 & Room 243
1. Read Cultural Tribes Article
2. Half a page summary
9/9/15
1. Read Cultural Tribes Article
2. Half a page summary
9/8/15
1. Write a full page about your favorite book
-Half a page summary
-Half a page text to self connection
2. Bring Sixth grade news letter signed
3. $20 agenda fee
4. 5 subject notebook