6th Period ELA-6 Assignments
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Essay Template
Use the body paragraph formation worksheet to fill out the essay template. Remember to delete the lines and template when you finish using it.
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Body Paragraph Formation
Using the graphic organizer we will start to create our body paragraphs. Copy and paste your topic sentences in the correct box. Then find a quote to prove the topic sentence. In the topic sentence about yourself you should tell a story about your self.
4th period, just find the quotes.
4th period, just find the quotes.
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Quote Bank Deposits
Everyone must add one quote to the quote bank. Put your name next to your quote. For every additional quote you add you will receive 2 points of mastery of standards extra credit for up to 10 points.
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Circle Time Question 2: What are some of your plans for the summer?
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Circle Question 1: Would you rather never have homework again or get paid for doing your homework? Why?
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Circle Time Question 3: What is your thesis?
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Topic Sentences (Essay Outline)
Wait until you get feedback from me on your thesis.
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Thesis Formation
We will now work on creating a thesis for our essays. Use the template to help you structure your thesis. If you don't want to use it you don't have to. The thesis is only a sentence, but if it is good your essay will be good. If it is bad your essay will be... USE THE EVENTS SLIDESHOW AND YOUR VENN DIAGRAMS TO HELP YOU FORMULATE YOUR THESIS
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Venn Diagrams Between you and Nya/Salva
In Venn Diagrams you compare and contrast two things. In the outer circles you put things that are unique to the character. Where the two circles overlap you put things the two characters have in common. I want you to do two Venn Diagrams one between you and Nya and another between you and Salva. These Venn Diagrams will help you brainstorm topics for your essay.
To use these Venn Diagrams click on the circles then it will let you write text in the text boxes.
20 points mastery of standard
To use these Venn Diagrams click on the circles then it will let you write text in the text boxes.
20 points mastery of standard
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Circle Time Question 2: What is the first thing you will do once the shelter-in-place is over?
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Circle Time Question 3: What did you think of the novel "A Long Walk to Water?"
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Circle Time Question 1: Would you rather put a stop to war or end world hunger? Why or why not?
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Slides of events from A Long Walk to Water
I want you all to work together as a class to make a slide show of all the different events that happened in "A Long Walk to Water." I want you to add writing and images to the slides. You need at least 10 slides for the class to get a C. 15 slides w/ images will get everyone and A. Also do your best to put it in chronological order (put what happened first, first and what happened last, last). I can see who did what on the document so please participate to receive points.
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Circle Time Question 3: (Answer this once you finish "A Long Walk to Water") What did you think about the twist at the end of "A Long Walk to Water?"
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Circle Time Question 1: How was your spring break? Provide details
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Circle Time Question 2: The President and his followers want to reopen the country so people can get back to work. State Governors and public health experts believe it is too soon and that reopening the country can lead to the disease spreading. Do you think we should reopen the country or not? Why or why not?
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Video & Response
How does this video connect with A Long Walk to Water. What are some challenges that these refugees from Southern Sudan may have in migrating to America?
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Ch. 13 Summary and Images
I want you to write two summaries, one about Nya's section & one about Salva's section, and find two images, one for Nya's chapter & one for Salva's, that represent what happened in the chapter.
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Ch. 12 Summary and Images
I want you to write two summaries, one about Nya's section & one about Salva's section, and find two images, one for Nya's chapter & one for Salva's, that represent what happened in the chapter.
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Ch. 11 Summary and Images
I want you to write two summaries, one about Nya's section & one about Salva's section, and find two images, one for Nya's chapter & one for Salva's, that represent what happened in the chapter.
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Circle time Question 1: Would you rather have $1,000,000 now or $5,000 a week for the rest of your life? Why?
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Circle Time Question 2: When I told my students that school may shut down many of you'll were happy. Now entering our 3rd week away from school, would you rather be at school or sheltering-in-place? Why? or why not?
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Circle Time Question 3: They are building a well in Nya's village. How do you think this will effect Nya's life?
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Essay Ideas
I want you now to pick to topics you may be interested in writing your essay about. If you don't like any of the thesis I created please feel free to create your own or to change the ones I provided. Also going forward If you feel the need to change your thesis you can.
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Challenges & Survival Factors
Complete this as a class. Everyone has access to it.
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Chapter 10 of "A Long Walk to Water" & Word Chart
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Circle Time Question 3: In "A Long Walk to Water" Chapter 9 a women gives a little of her water to a man dying of dehydration. Her group members told her to stop. Why did she give water to the dying man? Would you have given water to him?
"One of the women in Salva's group pushed forward and knelt down. She opened her container of water. 'What are you doing? a man called. 'You cannot save them!" The women did not answer. When she looked up, Salva could see tears in her eyes. She shook her head, then poured a little water onto a cloth and began to wet the lips of one of the men on the sand."
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Chapter 9 of " A Long Walk to Water" & Word Chart
Read the chapter then fill out word chart
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Circle Time Question 1: Would you rather be without internet for a week, or without your phone?
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Chapter 8 of "A Long Walk to Water" & Word Chart
Read chapter 8 then do your best to figure out the definition of the words on your own. There will be a test on the chapters I assign for you to read.
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Shelter-in-place week 1 Discussion: The Bay Area is on a three week shelter-in-place to slow down the spread of the coronavirus. What are your plans for these three weeks? How is your family doing? What are your thoughts about what is happening? Are you scared? Reply to at least two of your classmates
Write at least a paragraph- 4-5 sentences, using the questions I provided. Also reply to at least two of your classmates responses. This will be a graded assignment for 50 points. We are not on vacation. I will be giving out a few assignments a week.