ELA 7 (Period 1) Assignments
- Instructor
- Mr. Bruce Luu
- Term
- 2017-2018 School Year
- Department
- Language Arts
- Description
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Past Assignments
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Students will be completing a research essay on a social issue. Students will be choosing a topic from the list provided and researching causes and solutions for their topic this week. Attached is a list of topics for students to choose from and an outline for students to complete by Monday 4/16
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In your notebook:
The Outsiders as a call to action.
The Outsiders ends with its own opening sentence, as Ponyboy begins to write his assignment for English class, and it becomes clear that the story the reader has just finished is the assignment itself. In Chapter 12, Ponyboy states:
"There should be some help, someone should tell them before it was too late. Someone should tell their side of the story, and maybe people would understand then and wouldn't be so quick to judge a boy by the amount of hair oil he wore."
Ponyboy’s call to action is the theme he wrote- the book itself. Explain how you believe his message might help others who read The Outsiders. *Think about: what happens to the characters and how the lessons learned may help kids today.
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Attached is the directions and rubric for our Outsiders Project. In order to be placed in a group, you must have a finish draft which does not include the drawing. Drafts are due Thursday for Periods 1 and 3 and Friday for Period 2.
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Read Chapter 8 and answer the following questions.
1) “We needed Johnny as much as he needed the gang? And for the same reason.” What do you think Pony means, and what is the reason?
2) If Darry did not have Soda and Pony, why would he be a Soc?
3) What does Cherry mean when she says Bob “just wasn’t anyone”?
*Be sure to provide evidence (quotes) and explain how they support you answer.
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Chapter 7 Questions
1) Why would being crippled be worse for Johnny than someone else?
2) What was Bob’s real problem according to Randy? (pgs. 102-103)
3) Why did Ponyboy think it was better to see the Socs as “just guys” on page 118? What do you think he means by this?
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Chapter 6 Questions:
1) What does Ponyboy realize about his relationship with Darry? What was Darry afraid of, according to Ponboy?
2) "I had taken the long way around, but I was finally home. To stay." (Hinton 99)
Explain the significance of this quote and what Ponyboy means with "the long way around"? Is this typical of teenagers? Adults?
READ CHAPTER 7
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Chapter 5 Questions
1) Why does Ponyboy have a problem with Johnny’s idea of disguising themselves?
2) Why does Johnny think Dally is a hero? Do you think Dally is a hero based on what he did?
3) Who’s the spy for the Greasers? Does this surprise you? Why or why not?
Be sure to support your answer with evidence from text (quote) and explain and elaborate how your evidence support your answer.
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After reading Chapter 3 of The Outsiders, answer the following questions in your notebook. Be sure to provide textual evidence (quote with citation) and explain and elaborate how your evidence support your answer.
1) What more do Ponyboy and Cherry say about how the Socs are similar and different from the Greasers?
2) What is important about the sunset in the story? What does it symbolize?
3) Why is Darry so upset about Ponyboy comming in late? Do you agree with him?
4) Why would Johnny rather have his "old man" hitting him instead of ignoring him?
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1) Re-read Chapter 1. Yes! Re-read chapter 1. We are studying, not just reading, this piece of literature.
2) Character: Copy down a sentence in quotation marks (note the author's last name and page number) for each member of the Greasers that either describes their personality or appearance.
3) Conflict: Find one sentence that describes a difference between the Greasers and the Socs; copy down the sentence in quotation marks (and cite) and explain in your own words what it means.
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Students are to annotate the article "As an Actor My Response to Racism is Create, Create, Create"
Annotation Guide:
-Circle unknown words
-Ask questions
-Talk to the text/coment
-Connect to yourself, society, the world
-Highlight or underline important ideas
Address the prompt in your notebook:
What is the main idea of the article? Use at least two details from the article to support your response. Be sure to elaborate or explain how your details enhances the main idea.
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Students should have completed their introduction this week for their theme essay. They are to complete their body paragraphs by Monday. They should have a minimum of two body paragraphs but aim for three. Each body paragraph needs to be supported by a quote. We will be working on conclusion and revising and editing their essay next week. The essay will be due the last week of school before leave for winter break.
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Students are to write a draft of their introductory paragraph for their final essay. This can be done in their notebook or on a separate sheet of paper. Attached is the handout given to students outlining their essay.
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Plot Conflict Handout - If you do not have the handout, you can answer the following questions on a separate sheet of paper.
Conflict: Meg vs. IT
1) Details of the Conflict:
2) At what point in the book was this conflict resolved?
3) What events led to the resolution?
4) Describe how the conflict between Meg and IT was resolved.
5) Based on the resolution of the above conflict, what is the theme or author's message to the reader?
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Answer the following questions in your notebook for Chapter 12:
1) Why is Meg the only person that can go to Camazotz and rescue Charles Wallace?
2) How did Meg resolve her conflict with her father?
3) What does Meg have that "IT" does not?
Be sure to cite evidence from the text to support your answer and be sure to explain and elaborate.
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Students are to read Chapter 10 & 11 and answer the following questions in their notebook.
1) Was Mr. Murray's decision to tesser a good decision? Explain.
2) What does the coldness mentioned frequently in the story symbolize?
3) Why has Meg not been able to control her anger?
4) Why do the Beasts find it difficult to communicate with humans?
*Be sure to cite evidence from the text and explain and elaborate how your evidence support your answers.
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Read Chapter 9 of A Wrinkle in Time and answer the reading questions. You must cite evidence and explain or elaborate how your evidence supports your answer.
1) What did Meg mean when she said, "... like and equal are not the same thing at all"? (L'Engle 177)
2) How was the experience of tessering with Meg's father different from tessering with Mrs. Whatsit, Mrs. Who, and Mrs. Which?
3) How has Meg held off "IT" from taking over her mind?
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Comic Panels for Wrinkle in Time: The instructions are on the power point.
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Finish reading Chapter 7 of A Wrinkle in Time and answer the following 2 questions in your notebook.
1) What does the Central Central Intelligence building symbolize?
2) Why did Charles Wallace give his mind over to the Dark Thing?
Be sure to cite evidence and explain how your evidence support your anser.
READ CHAPTER 8
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Students will need to complete a draft of their character body bio. Choose from one of the 3 character Meg, Charles Wallace, and Calvin. You will not be placed into a group without first completing a draft of your body bio.
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Chapter 5 Reading Questions:
1) What is a "wrinkle"?
2) What is a tesseract?
3) "Really, Mrs. Which, you might have killed us!" (L'Engle 91) How did she almost kill them?
Be sure to provide evidence from the text (quotes with citations) and explain how you evidence support your answer.
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Finish reading Chapter 4 and answer the following questions in your notebook.
1) What does the planet Uriel symbolize?
2) Are Mrs. Whatsit, Mrs. Who, and Mrs. Which humans?
3) Why did Mrs. Whatsit tell the children to each take a flower?
Be sure to provide evidence (quote with citation) and explain or elaborate how they support your answer.
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Chapter 3 Questions
1) How does Calvin feel about his family?
2) What reasons do Mrs. Murray give Meg for doing so poorly in school?
3) Why is Calvin so enthusiastic being with the Murray family?
*Provide quotes and explain your answer
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Students are to finish reading Chapter 2 of A Wrinkle in Time and answer the following questions in their notebook. Be sure to provide evidence with citations and explain how your evidence supports your answer. Citations are the author's last name and page number of the quote in parentheses after the quote.
Chapter 2 Reading Questions
1) Is Meg's attitude the root of her problems like Mr. Jenkins told her?
2) How are Calvin and Charles Wallace alike?
3) "Faith is the sister of Justice." (L'Engle 43) What does Mrs. Who mean by this? Would you agree or disagree with her? Why or why not?
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Here is the link to the animated short that we saw in class.
In your notebook, I want you to identify the theme and explain how you were able to identify it based on the 4 strategies that were introduced in class. Be sure to explain and elaborate.
Identifying Theme:
a) Looking for changes in the main character
b) Watching for clear statements of theme
c) Examining the title
d) Looking at the conflict
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Read and Annotate "On Turning Ten"
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What is the theme of Billy Collin's "On Turning Ten"? Provide evidence and elaborate how your evidence supports the theme. Do you agree with the author? Explain.
Use RACE to answer the prompt.
R estate the question
A nswer all parts of the question
C ite evidence from the text
E xplain or elaborate
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Attached is the powerpoint on socratic seminars for review. We will be having a socratic seminar based on the the article "School Principal's Experiment Got some Kids to Turn Off their Phones."
Also attached are sentence frames that students will be using in their socratic seminar. You are to use the sentence frames, the article, and your analysis (writing prompt) of the article to prepare you for the socratic seminar in the next class.
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Annotate the article. Remember to use the annotation guide that we have been practicing in class.
Address the prompt using RACE strategy.
Restate the question
Answer all parts of the question
Cite evidence from the text
Explain or elaborate
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What is the main idea of the article? Pick a detail from this article and explain how it helps you understand the bigger ideas. Do you agree or disagree with the author? Explain.
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Annotate the short story and answer the prompt in your notebook,
Nicholas Was...
older than sin, and his beard could grow no whiter. He wanted to die.
The dwarfish natives of the Arctic caverns did not speak his language, but conversed in their own, twittering tongue, conducted incomprehensible rituals, when they were not actually working in the factories.
Once every year they forced him, sobbing and protesting, into Endless Night. During the journey he would stand near every child in the world, leave one of the dwarves' invisible gifts by its bedside. The children slept, frozen into time.
He envied Prometheus and Loki, Sisyphus and Judas. His punishment was harsher.
Ho.
Ho.
Ho.
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Identify the theme of "Nicholas Was..." Provide evidence to support your answer and explain how your details suggests the theme of the story. Do you agree or disagree with the theme? Why or why not?
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Reminder: Summer Reading Assessment is this Thurs/Friday. Be sure to bring your notes and book if applicable.
Read "The Bike" by Gary Soto and annotate the text using "CATCH" strategy.
Students are required to have one example of each annotation. Be sure to use the correct symbols to identify each annotation.
C= circle unknown words
A= Ask questions (?)
T= Talk to the text / comment (!)
C= Connect to yourself, society, the world (↵)
H= highlight important ideas
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Memorial Video Prompt:
The memorial is designed using imagery often associated with America, as well as symbols that come from nature. Name three symbols used in the memorial. Explain what each symbol means and how that object/thing has a greater meaning.