For FID Days for ELA, students need to go to schoology to view and access assignments.
Past Due now are the annotations and analysis of the nonfictional text, "Justin Lebo" by Phillip Hoose. Students needed to analyze the sequential/chronological order text structure's impact. Students had two days and the first part of a 3rd day to explore this text and text structure before turning it in for credit. If your student was absent or needs to access this assignment he or she can via our Team website or schoology under the Non-fiction folder. If your students' grade reflects a zero in for a grade (come Tuesday) please remind your student to turn this assignment in for credit and that it was due Feb. 21. Thank you!
Justin Lebo Nonfiction Sequential Chronological Order GO.docx
Due today, (Feb. 26): Students needed to read and annotated the text, Escape from Alcatraz by Deborah Hopkinson, Scholastic Scope Issue Dec 2017/Jan 2018. Students were required to annotate the text using helpful reading strategies such as asking questions, using visuals, making connections and predictions, and summarizing to name a few. Vocab is essential in annotating text. Brief research is needed, the class looked AL Capone, Alcatraz Mythbusters, the prohibition and such. Annotations are valuable to help increase student reading comprehension of a text from one's short-term memory to one's long-term memory. In addition, students needed analyze and to fill out the graphic organizer for the Cause/Effect order's impact on the text. This assignment is worth 15 points. Three points are for the annotations, either you have effective ones or zero for lacking notes. Students can redo this assignment, adding the additional annotations needed and resubmit it for full credit. The teacher modeled reading, annotating, and analyzing the text for cause/effect order text structure's impact for two class periods. If a zero reflects his or her grade in power school, please remind your student to turn in the following assignment for credit. Thank you!
Cause and Effect Escape From Alcatraz Text.docx
Cause and Effect Escape From Alcatraz Text.docx
Due Feb. 27: Students needed to read and annotate the text, Nate "Tiny" Archibald, by Bill Littefield. Students were required to annotate the text using helpful reading strategies such as asking questions, using visuals, making connections and predictions, and summarizing to name a few. Vocab is essential in annotating text. Brief research is needed looking up the Knicks, the percentage of how many can actually do make it into the NBA, why the Royals were called the Kansas-City Omahas, and such. Annotations are valuable to help increase student reading comprehension of a text from one's short-term memory to one's long-term memory. In addition, students needed analyze and to fill out the graphic organizer for the Problem/Solution order's impact on the text. This assignment is worth 15 points. Three points are for the annotations, either you have effective ones or zero for lacking notes. Students can redo this assignment, adding the additional annotations needed and resubmit it for full credit. The teacher modeled reading, annotating, and analyzing the text for problem/solution order text structure's impact for two class periods. If a zero reflects his or her grade in power school, please remind your student to turn in the following assignment for credit. Thank you!
Problem Solution GO Nate Archibald 2020.docx
Nate Tiny Archibald Text.pdf
Feb. 27 & 28 Students needed to read and annotate the text, The Flaming Sky, by Lauren Tarshis. Students were required to annotate the text using helpful reading strategies such as asking questions, using visuals, making connections and predictions, and summarizing to name a few. Vocab is essential in annotating text. Brief research is needed looking up the additional information of both WWI and WWII, the Titanic, how many Zeppelins are left today, and such. Annotations are valuable to help increase student reading comprehension of a text from one's short-term memory to one's long-term memory. In addition, students needed analyze and to fill out the graphic organizer for the Question/Answer order's impact on the text. This assignment is worth 15 points. Three points are for the annotations, either you have effective ones or zero for lacking notes. Students can redo this assignment, adding the additional annotations needed and resubmit it for full credit. The teacher modeled reading, annotating, and analyzing the text for question/answer order text structure's impact for two class periods. If a zero reflects his or her grade in power school, please remind your student to turn in the following assignment for credit. Thank you!
Question and Answer GO 2020.docx
Mar 2 & 3: Students needed to read and annotated the text, "Should You Go Trash-Free at Lunch? by Mackenzie Carre Scope Scholastic Issue March 2019, "Should the School Week Be Shorter? by Dylan Fields and Bethany Jones Scope Scholastic Issue February 2019, and "Which One Would You Eat?" Scope Scholastic March 2018. Students were required to annotate the text using helpful reading strategies such as asking questions, using visuals, making connections and predictions, and summarizing to name a few. Vocab is essential in annotating text. Brief research is needed looking up landfills in PA, the vocab word myriad, the amount of trash that accumulates daily per person, and such. Annotations are valuable to help increase student reading comprehension of a text from one's short-term memory to one's long-term memory. In addition, students needed analyze and to fill out the graphic organizer for the Compare/Contrast order's impact on the text. This assignment is worth 23 points. Three points are for the annotations, either you have effective ones or zero for lacking notes. Students can redo this assignment, adding the additional annotations needed and resubmit it for full credit. The teacher modeled reading, annotating, and analyzing the text for question/answer order text structure's impact for two class periods. If a zero reflects his or her grade in power school, please remind your student to turn in the following assignment for credit. Thank you!
Compare Contrast GO 2020.docx
Coming next: Persuasive Unit. Students will need to consider a hot topic to research and to produce a persuasive essay using the 5 Steps of the writing process. Feel free to discuss a possible topic with your child, such as the issue of gun control, the death penalty, should schools have later start times, and so forth.
