Per. 4 English 11/12-Period 4 Assignments

Read the article and the linked challenges for each day.
Pick one to do each day until your last day of class.
Keep log of each day on a google doc, write down the challenge you chose, and what you thought/felt after completing the daily challenge.

Read both articles. Which piece of advice resonates with you and why? Make a copy of the google doc to write your response.

Take a moment and think of what advice, encouragement, words of wisdom, and/or caution you wished you would've known then. Craft a letter to yourself reflecting upon what you have learned...Your chance to act as a time-traveling mentor. 


friends
school
family
work
social life 
loss
health
choices
gratitude
things you've learned
difficult times and obstacles

Read at least one of the articles, in addition to the Washington Post article we read in class. 

Tell me what you think about what happened.  Do you think something should be done in response to past wrongs in history?  What we should do as a society to make it right?

Writing prompt questions:
What happened in Tulsa in 1921? What did the Tulsa Race Riot Commission 2001 report uncover? In what ways were the city police dept., the county sheriff's office, and the State National Guard responsible for the massacre? Why is important that it is called a massacre and not a riot? Why is an official acknowledgment of responsibility and payment of reparations so important?

Choose one of the following questions and answer in essay form. If you choose to answer more, you will earn more points up to 100 pts. You will need to make a copy of the doc for yourself.


Night Essential Questions:
Why is it important to step in when you witness an act of oppression or injustice? 
How do groups of people become seen as an “other?
At what points did people in Europe have opportunities to stand up for the Jews?
Is it possible to be an innocent bystander when witnessing an act of oppression or dehumanization?
Could the holocaust happen again?
What is the "world's" responsibility in matters of inhumane treatment of others?
Why is it essential for Wiesel’s story to be told? 
What effect does a firsthand account of this atrocity have on its readers?
 What is the world’s responsibility when genocide occurs?

Read, do quiz and do prompt.

start time, end time, all in-person or hybrid, 60 minutes or 90 minutes, "A" day - 3 periods/ "B" day - 3 periods or all periods in one day- 4 with tutoring/study hall/online or 5 periods

After completing the Newsela on the same subject, read the attached two articles. Write an essay answering the questions in the 2 parts below. You will need to do this on a google doc. 


Part 1-

Note the differences and the similarities. 
Which article of the 3 was most detailed and thorough?
Which was the easiest to understand?
Was there any obvious bias in any of the articles or were the articles fairly neutral? 
If there was a bias or a slant towards one side, what was it?

Part 2-

Share your thoughts on the case. 
How would you have dealt with the incident? 
Was the cheerleader’s speech something that the school needed to address? 
What limits should there be on STUDENT speech? 
Should students and adults be subjected to the same limitations- why or why not?

 Watch the video first. 


In the short, the son describes the work his father did and how his feelings toward his father’s work changed.

This assignment may require a conversation with an adult in your life.

1) What are some of the different jobs that the adults in your life have done? Which was the best? Which was the worst?
2) What was their very first job?
3) What did they want or dream of doing when they were younger?
4) Are they doing that job now? If so, what did they have to do to prepare/train for it? If not, what happened? Did they change their mind or were there obstacles?
5) What stood out to you or surprised you about your adult, their life, and their work?
6) Any takeaways or life lessons that you can apply to yourself... explain.

Read Newsela, do quiz, and complete the prompt.

After hearing chapters 1 and 2, fill out and submit the following form.

1) The opening scene shows sheep and then commuters...what is the filmmaker trying to say by using that metaphor?
2) What does the President/Head of the factory do all day?
3) Describe the type of work the main character did in the factory. What was his day like?


Watch the first 6 (six) minutes.

Share your thoughts on the story. Does it bring to your mind any memories? Any regrets?
In what ways are you alike and unlike Jack? Does the mother's story give you any insight into the struggles that people endure that cause them to leave their homes and seek a new place to live?

1. How does Jack's mom entertain and soothe him?
2. What is his mom's magic?
3. What changes do you notice when Jack's family moves into a new neighborhood and he begins a new school?
4. How does Jack respond?
5. How does his response and his father's affect his mother?
6. What difficulties does his mother have as a newly immigrated person?


We stopped at "And I want some real toys."

Share what you feel comfortable to share...

Must read, respond thoroughly to the writing prompt, do/redo the quizzes...


5 equals 1/2 a credit; 10 equals a full credit; 15 equals a credit and 1/2; 20 equals 2 credits.

How do you feel generally about police and the idea of law enforcement? Why do we have police? What is their purpose? Have you had any interactions with police? These can be positive, neutral, or negative interactions. Share an experience or a memory.

Attached below: Background video on "The Troubles",  Story (read aloud w/ text), Questions, and Google Doc for answers


Watch the history video first.
Listen to the story
Answer the questions and identify the theme.

Read, answer prompt, do quiz...

Who are you? How have you changed over time? Over this last year? Where are you going? What are you taking with you? What are you leaving behind? Where do you hope to end up? How do you want to be in the world? What sort of impact or difference do you hope to make? Tell your story.

We will watch the first 3 (hopefully together), then you may answer the prompt.

Read the articles. Reflect upon the three prompts on the google doc. You may answer fully in paragraph form one, two or all three of the questions. 10 points for each well explained response.

*May earn up to 60 if you develop your thoughts into a comprehensive multiparagraph essay*

Watch the videos, read article, identify what you can do to be a change agent, and write a reflection on what you learned on the Google doc.

Video shared on Monday 3/15 (and Tuesday 3/16 for per. 2 and 4)

Watch and be able to discuss/write about the difference between the three ways of holding people accountable for harmful behavior, actions, and words.

What classes? What hours? What would the campus look like? What resources would be on campus? What kind of assistance would staff give? ( types of supports, spaces, clubs, opportunities...?)

Read, do the quiz, and do the writing prompt. Check out news video just added.

* One of the students in our class said that the writing prompt wasn't visible in his newsela...I added the prompt below. You will need to make a copy of it , answer prompt, and then submit your copy to Google Classroom. :-(

Read and watch the NBC article/ video. Look over the site for trials in Oakland. Who can participate? Who can't? How do you volunteer if you want to do so? Answer these questions on the provided google doc. ( 30 pts.)
Do the attached Newsela- write and quiz. (20 pts.)

Read article and summarize what you learned from it.

Watch and read. Then summarize your learnings and thoughts.

Take a minute to reflect. Really think about the changes and the things that used to be. Be sure to answer all four parts of the question for full credit.

Read. Respond to the prompt. Take the quiz.

Watch

Complete the text set and earn English Credit. Need to choose and complete 10 of 16 to earn the full English credit.

Watch videos, read and do the Newsela article, and share a brief summary of what you have learned about Two Spirit people.

Read the articles. Watch the Videos. Summarize the situation of tribal membership, Native people and those of African ancestry. How is Tribal membership determined? What are the benefits of membership? What part does/did the US government play in the increased tension between groups?

Read the attached blog. Reflect on what the author shares. He states 3 things he learned and asks a question..."What did your parents teach you about other races and racism?" Think about what you were taught about people who are from cultures different from your own.

Compare how you were taught about native people as a kid to these misconceptions explained in video. What have you learned?

See the announcement in the stream. The more you do, the more points you can earn. Make sure that you write it in your own words... no cut and pasting of others' work.

Looking for a little extra credit... Research into aspects of the Lunar New Year. Share what you learn. I shared a few links, but there are so many more. Explore!

What was interesting? Surprising?
Do you know anyone who celebrates the Lunar New Year? What are some of their/your traditions? How are the traditions different depending on if people are Vietnamese, Korean, Chinese? Do all Asian cultures celebrate the Lunar New Year? At the same time?

What are some of the traditional foods eaten and the significance, meaning, or reason of each food during this holiday?

What is your animal? I was born in the year of the Rabbit. Find out your year and the characteristics of your animal. Does the description fit you? In what ways? Find out your family members' animals. Do the descriptions fit them? Explain.

Question to answer AFTER in class reading of Ch. 30.
You may share a memory of each for more points.

If you were the author, how would you have ended the story? What is another way it could've gone?

Answer this AFTER we finish reading Chap. 30.

Write a little about the ingredients of your "family" (doesn't have to be blood/ biological).
From the video...
Butter - Aunt ( hard, firm, go with the flow...)
Salt- Uncle (couldn't take too much of him, no good/ helped folks see what was sweet)
Flour- Cousins ( Can be anything, better when working with us)
Egg- Grandmama (binding agent, bringing everything together to make something

Create 5 Lists like Junior did of things, people... that bring you joy.
Do at least the list of people (include their relation, role, or connection to you) and then 4 other lists...

Name a recipe or a special food that someone in your family makes that feeds your heart... brings up good memories, tastes like love, family, home. Is it a secret family recipe or is it able to be shared? Is written or memory?

Grandma Spirit taught Junior about tolerance and forgiveness. Daddy in this short taught his children several lessons.

What have you learned from an elder or a parent?

Share something you were taught as you’ve grown up OR discuss one of the lessons shared from the book or the short. Identify the lesson and its connection to your life.

Like Junior, many of us have experienced a loss. Sometimes the person lost has died; sometimes they have left and are not part of our lives any longer; sometimes they have disappeared into disease or dementia.

Share a memory of someone you have lost or is no longer part of your life. Describe them and share some of your feelings/memories/thoughts about them.

Share the song that gives you energy, pumps you up, makes you happy...

Try to capture one of your experiences in real life or do total fiction in 6 words or less.

Please specify which three refer to the way OTHERS would describe you and which three are part of a self-description. Try to give as full and deep of a picture as you can using only six adjectives/descriptive phrases.

Explain what you tried/attempted. How did you feel? What did you learn?

Please do as you did Part 1. This should be an easier copy to read. If you haven't done Part 1 yet...you may do it here- all tweets for all chapters on one page.

Junior, the protagonist of our book, has just created a twitter account to document and share his experiences, thoughts, and ideas with the world.

For every chapter in The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, create a tweet (of NO MORE than 140 characters) depicting what happened in that “chapter” of Junior’s life.

Log into Newsela through the link below. Read article. Please complete quiz and writing prompt.

Write it out! Free write...stream of consciousness. Please share your thoughts about what happened in Washington DC on Wednesday as Congress was attempting to count and affirm the Electoral College votes. If you have other things on your mind, you may share those as well.

I chose to write a reflection on my birthday and the nature of and my relationship with Time. You can chose the subject of your reflection. Speak from the heart. Go deeper. Be thoughtful and reflective. This will be a snapshot of who you are at this moment.

Find an object in your home (similar in spirit to the kitchen table). It can be something ordinary, unique, or have a special memory or history connected to it. Bring it alive in an original poem or short story or write a personal reflection about it. If you want to add original art or a photo of it, that would make it even richer and more interesting. Create and upload a google doc of your work.

Create a google doc and choose ONE of the topics below and write. Try for a detailed 2 paragraph write. Be descriptive and make it come alive by tapping into your emotions and creativity.

Tell of a time that you were let down, forgotten, or lonely.
Tell of a time you surprised yourself or your family.
Explain what characteristics you want in a life partner or friend.

You need to read from pg. 67 - pg. 88 before we return from break.
Complete the Twitter entries as you go. Stop at the beginning of Chapter 12 on the Tweets.

Find the line or couple of lines that most resonate with you and explain a little why.

Share a few of the ways that you or your family use or have used a kitchen/dining table

Not all of us have a grandparent(s) with whom we have a relationship or see regularly. Junior in PTI is lucky to have a special connection with his grandmother.

Tell us a little about one of your grandparents or an elder who is or has been important in your life. (You may not have personally known the grandparent(s), but the stories and memories shared by your family have impacted you.)

Since we are trying to find ways to amuse ourselves inside during the pandemic, please share a couple of the shows or movies you watched over break that you would suggest to us.

Read pg. 67-88 and do twitter entries through Chap. 11 to pg. 81.

Junior, the protagonist of our book, has just created a twitter account to document and share his experiences, thoughts, and ideas with the world.

For every chapter in The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, create a tweet (of NO MORE than 140 characters) depicting what happened in that “chapter” of Junior’s life.

What is your favorite holiday and why?
Be as descriptive as possible in 140 characters or less.
Start your response with your first and last name. Keep it short and tight. Change ink color as you add to the group Doc.

Read writing prompts. Choose one of them to do. Read article, highlighting and annotating as you go. Make sure to do the reading quiz as well.

Do both quiz and writing prompt.

Tell about a time when you ( like Junior) felt like a fish out of water or a stranger on an alien planet.
 A short paragraph with emotion and details... if you can write how it was similar or different from Junior's experience.

Share your thoughts, questions, frustrations about the election and how it is going. Predict how you think it will turn out and how the next few months will be. Any highlights? Any low points?

Answer while you read...

Read and answer the following as you go

Choose one of the topics related to the chapter "Hope Against Hope" and write about a personal experience/connection to the events in Junior's life.

Watch the debate, fill out the attached form, and submit it to Gclassroom. You can watch the debate on ABC, CBS, CNN, CSPAN, PBS, BBC World, NoticiasTelemundo, Fox, and MSNBC. You can find it streamed on You Tube as well. Check out the Media Bias Chart before picking your news station. Find a media source that is in the upper center part of the chart.

In order to receive extra credit, you must be thoughtful and thorough. You can earn up to 30 points (in one class only). The extra credit for this debate is due on Monday the 12th.

Read carefully and do both activities. Submit/turn in to Gclassroom

Answer in Complete Sentences. May use your notes.

Read the next three chunks of the book, PTI. Answer in complete sentences the attached ?'s.

Use this Google Doc to take notes for the quiz on Tuesday. You can also add notes from the Newselas to help you.

Read and do both activities. Submit/turn in to Gclass.

Sign in with Google, preview prompt and quiz, read article carefully and complete both activities.

Describe your best friend in middle school. Who were they? How did you meet? What did you do together? What did you like/value/respect about them? Why did you consider them to be your closest friend? Are you still close today?

Click on the PBS link provided to view the 5 ?'s to keep in mind while watching.
1) How will Trump handle being on the defensive? He is the current president running on his record. If he or his administration is questioned/challenged, how does he respond?
2) How does Biden respond?
3) Who will the voters see on stage? Trump described Biden as Socialist, Biden described Trump as a racist... How do YOU describe the two candidates after watching the debate?
4) How will Biden handle false statements said by Trump?
5) How will Democracy fare? In other words, which candidate do you think will be better/healthier for our nation? Why?

Sign into Newsela using google. click on activities button first to see what you will need to do after reading. Read Article carefully, note any words with which you are unfamiliar, do the writing prompt, and take the quiz. You may retake the quiz if you want to improve (or if I believe you can do better).

1) Please make a copy of Lesson 1. 2) Answer the Into questions. 3) Read Chap. One. 3) Answer the guided reading questions.

Think about things that make you "you". Fill out. Be ready to share with classmates on Friday.

Open the pdf and write your answers in each space. Read through the examples and possible answers to get started. We will be working with this in class on Friday.

Using your completed Social and Personal Identity Wheels, answer the attached questions. Be thoughtful and use complete sentences.

In your breakout groups , find the best resources and links you can to help us answer these questions. Add them to the shared google doc with your names next to the shared material.

Rough Draft due Thursday 9/3 12:00 pm
Final Draft due Tuesday, 9/8 12:00 pm

Make a copy and then answer the following questions in complete sentences- except when it asks for you to "LIST". Please make a copy and then answer.

If you joined our class late or didn't share your name story during the class, please review directions and answer the prompts.