C Period--English 8 Assignments

Please open the Directions and read through carefully! You may use the One Pager Digital Book Report Template or create your own.

Please attach your Google Doc and turn in to me. Remember I am grading for conventions--spelling, grammar, punctuation and capitalization!

Follow along slide by slide to listen to the poem, watch an analysis of the poem, and read through it stanza by stanza with a written analysis. At the end you will complete a Google Form quiz! If you are confused WATCH MY WEEKLY VIDEO! I walk you through it. 😉

This is a basic review intended to help you edit/proofread your letter in history class. You must include all parts of a letter and use proper conventions (punctuation, grammar, spelling, etc.)

Watch the video and pay special attention to the five parts of a letter. Where do you need to capitalize? Where do you need to add commas? After you watch the video, write me a short letter (body should be one paragraph, or about 5 sentences) about your favorite holiday. P.S. THE HEADING IS THE SAME AS THE DATE

1️⃣ FIRST, read “from Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad” pg. 504 - 508

2️⃣ SECOND, using your story, answer the questions on your note taking sheet below. Follow all instructions on your note taking sheet.

☝ FIRST, watch the video below, “The Breathtaking Courage of Harriet Tubman.” Many of you saw the movie, Harriet, last February. This little video will refresh your memory before we begin our story!

✌ SECOND, read “from Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad” pg. 498-503 only (this is Part 1. You will finish reading the text next week for Part 2.)

🤟THIRD, using your story, answer the questions on your note taking sheet below. Follow all instructions on your note taking sheet.

Follow the directions on the Google Form! Focus on capitalization and commas.

Follow the directions on the Google Form! Focus on commas.

☝- Read the story, "Civil War Journal" using the PDF below.

For this assignment I wanted you to use your Collections Close Reader, but unfortunately the link did not work.  I found a PDF of the same story, HOWEVER (do you see my comma there?😋 ) the numbered lines are a bit different and information will not be in exactly the same places.  I tried to update your google doc, but since I already assigned it, it will not let me change it.  So, please don't worry if you cannot find the answers in the lines I indicated on the assignment.  The information is in the story NEAR those lines, so you can still read through and find the information.  Sorry for the confusion--distance learning is fun, distance learning is fun, distance learning is...

✌- Take notes using the note taking doc below ⬇⬇⬇. READ THE DIRECTIONS.

Watch the T.E.D. talk, Grand Slam Poetry Champion.

Take notes using this T.E.D. Talks Note Taking Sheet (make a copy first!). We’ll be discussing it on Wednesday during our Google MeetUp.

If you are not able to connect to the MeetUp, record yourself on your phone and tell me about your T.E.D. Talk. Directions are on the note taking sheet. Videos or audio should be 1-2 minutes. Text me your video or audio. (661) 464-7247

Be sure to ADD the document and MARK AS DONE in Google Classroom, in the upper right corner.

Choose ONE TOPIC to write about on Monday and ANOTHER TOPIC to write about one Wednesday. Please create a new document for the week entitled: The Covid Chronicles: Week 3.

Don’t forget the proper format including name, period, date, entry title and your entry. Look back at your other entries for help.

Be sure to ADD your doc and MARK AS DONE in Google Classroom, in the upper right corner!

Read the poems and vote for your favorite “New School” or “Old School" Poet by Tuesday night.

Bracket 2 contenders: Robert Frost vs. Tupac Shakur.

Don't forget:
⭐Vote for your favorite using the link in the PDF
⭐MARK AS DONE or TURNED IN in Google Classroom

This week you will be writing two more entries. You may write them during your English block on Mondays and Wednesdays and when you have extra time (like all day Friday!). Open a new doc and choose two different topics for the week. See my example below. :)

PLEASE SUBMIT BY YOUR DOCUMENT THROUGH GOOGLE CLASSROOM BY FRIDAY! :)

Please visit the link and watch the video (6:36) on poetry.
To log in:
Username: your email address
Password: Plainsmen1!

****update**** I added an mp4 of the Discovery video if you have trouble logging in.

Take notes on your note taking sheet (be sure to make your own copy first!). You should be able to take at least 10 notes! If you cannot take notes digitally, then you may write them on paper, take a picture and submit.

PLEASE SUBMIT ALL YOUR WORK THROUGH GOOGLE CLASSROOM. YOU MAY ATTACH WORK AND "TURN IN" OR SIMPLY, "MARK AS DONE". It helps me find your work easier :)

1. Read through the Marchil Madness Tournament Directions. This will introduce you to the assignment. We will begin the assignment this week with our First Round, and continue after spring break with our Second Round.

2. Then read your TWO poems (Round 1:: Bracket C). At the bottom of the page is the link to the Google Form to cast your vote for the poem you think is the best!

Results will be shared Friday!

1. Marigolds: Figurative Language practice sheet. You will be identifying what types of figurative language the author used in the excerpts (pieces) taken from the text. If you are confused, you may use the Figurative Language Review picture OR log into Discovery Education to watch short videos explaining similes, metaphors, personification, allusion, etc.
Discovery Education Log In--
User Name: your email
Password: Plainsmen1!

2. Choose another prompt from your Covid Chronicles Choice Menu. Continue using the SAME DOCUMENT you already started. I have added an example below for you to look at. I loved reading your entries. Keep em' comin!

Please "Turn In" your assignments. It helps me keep track. <3

BOTH OF THESE ASSIGNMENTS ARE DUE WEDNESDAY:

1. Read the story, "Marigolds." You may read it silently (page 213 in Collections book), or follow along with the YouTube version. Pay attention to words you don't know and use Context Clues to try and figure them out. Jump onto Cambridge Dictionary (link below) to look up confusing words. (You will have another assignment for "Marigolds" on Wednesday.)

2. "Covid Chronicles": Choose one topic from the choice menu to write about. You are living during an amazing time in history! Let's write about it! Remember to Make a Copy of the Example Covid Chronicles Living History Diary before you start writing. Make it your own! Change the font, add pictures, get creative!

Some of you received the paper copy of the performance task, but some of you will need the digital copy below. Either one can be used to complete your argumentative essay. I prefer that essays are typed into Google docs, however I will accept handwritten essays if you do not have access to a computer. You may write the essay and take a picture of each page and email me.

Mrs. Stauch created a video walking you through the directions and prompt to help you understand your assignment. You may watch the video as many times as you need.

Please begin as soon as you read this. :) It will be due on MONDAY, March 23 at 10:30am.