What’s your favorite YouTube channel?

This is an open book test, you are allowed to find the text evidence using the pdf. This is NOT a timed test, so please take your time.

Follow the steps below:
Click on the following https://global-zone50.renaissance-go.com/welcomeportal/742566
Enter your user name and password, select login, select STAR READING and once you select on the assessment you can START.
When you are done, turn in assignment, so that you can get a grade. It is important that you try your best, because it will be counted as a test grade. You do need to complete the test by the end of the day.

If you do not know your user name and password, please email me immediately.

Where were you born?

When you analyze a story, you try to find a meaning for the story. You make a claim about the story's meaning, and provide evidence from the story itself to support your analysis. You look for a reasonable way of understanding the story.

Your assignment today is to analyze "The Return" to make connections that are not directly stated in the text. Open the Google Form to answer the TWO questions about the short story.

What’s your favorite sport to play?

Follow the Nearpod to read the short story "The Return." You may also listen to story being read aloud using the green link provided. Your assignment is to answer the three questions at the end of the Nearpod.

If you could invite four famous people to dinner, who would you invite?

In this assignment you will be a creator and you will be creating your own myth: a creation myth. It’s your turn to describe how the world came into existence. You can create our world in any way you like, but try to remember some of the traditional elements of a creation myth. Will there be good and evil? Will there be action? Will it be “real,” or outrageous?
Some ideas for you if you are really stuck:
• how cats got their tails
• how the sun came into being
• why the moon disappears once a month
• why giraffes have long necks
• why there is dew on the grass in the summer
• why dogs bark instead of chirp
• why penguins can't fly
• why trees grow vertically instead of horizontally
• why people have language and animals do not

Open the Cavna slideshow for more information. Your FINAL is due on Friday 1/15/2021. (I do not want a rough draft)

EXTRA CREDIT ALERT: You will receive 10 extra points if you create an illustration that represents part of your myth. Your illustration must be colored.

What’s the most overrated TV show?

If you had to change your name, what would you change it to?

Would you rather have a pet dinosaur or a pet dragon?

Follow the link to complete your Flocabulary assignment

Follow the Nearpod to answer comprehension questions on the selected excerpt from the graphic novel.

What’s your favorite ice cream flavor?

This part of the text is a setup to what is to come. You must first understand the "times" before we read the next short story.

Assignment: Read and answer the questions about the historical context. There are 4 open ended questions about the reading.

If you could choose any car to drive for a year, what would it be?

If someone handed you $10 million, what is the first thing you would buy?

Watch the YouTube commercial attached and analyze how the creator incorporated the "hero's journey." Your assignment is to map out the hero's journey as explained in the commercial. Is it the woman's journey or the jeep's journey or something totally different. I want to know how you would map out this journey. This is your opinion, so with that said you will only fail if submit a blank document.

Additional Assistance: You can list out the steps on a Google Document OR you can use the Google Document attached. You DO NOT have to use all 12 steps.

Would you rather be invisible or super strong?

Use the Google Document to list out the steps of the hero's journey of a character of your choice. Please be sure to:
1. Add the name of the book/movie and character to the worksheet
2. Use all 12 steps

Additional assistance: You can view/study examples of "Moana" and "Cinderella" as plotted on the hero's journey.

After watching the video clip and viewing the PPT, list 3 movies or books that you have read that follow the "hero's journey."

If you could trade lives for a day with anyone, who would it ?

What city would you like to explore ?

Read PDF or listen (green link) to the Mentor text found in your text book on pg 476. After reading the mentor text complete the Google document on vocabulary, summary and thought question.

The semester exam was administered on Tuesday Dec 15 from 10:35 am - 12:15 pm. If you were not present for the live session, please email me to make arrangements to take it at a different time.

If you see your lunch number listed, please email me immediately because you are missing one or more assignments. Check off that you have read this question and looked for your lunch number.

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Follow the link to complete your Flocabulary assignment

Read the selection located on the Google Form to best make revisions and edits.

Use the text option to add a comma/s to the sentences.

Open the worksheet to identify the correct usage in each sentence.

If you missed this test please submit your answers on this link and I will grade it manually.

Analyze the timeline taken from the Unit 3 exam, and answer the two questions on the Google Document.

Read the attached selection from the Unit 3 Exam, and complete the Google document. Unit 3 Exam will be on Friday Dec 4.

Follow the link to complete your Flocabulary assignment

Follow the link to complete your Flocabulary assignment

1. Each student will select two Christmas items and two figurative language cards from the worksheet below.
2. Once you have selected pairs, you can create two different sentence combining your Christmas item and figurative language element.
3. When your sentences are complete, you can create a drawing representative of your Christmas item and figurative language element.

I have added two examples along with the worksheet.

Complete the worksheet below. Read the lyrics of the song, then identify the figurative language device used. Lastly identify a song of your choice and identify 1-2 figurative language devices.

Show what you know, by completing the figurative language worksheet. This is a review, therefore I want to know what you remember from previous lessons on figurative language.

Complete the survey in all honesty. I do read them and take your answers into consideration. Have a great weekend !

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Once you start the test you must complete it on DMAC. DO not open DMAC unless you are ready to key in all your answers. I would suggest you take the test, write your answers on a piece of paper, then transfer them over to DMAC. E-mail me with any questions or concerns. Plan for an HOUR to take this test.
DMAC Student ID: (6 digit lunch #) you have to add a 0 before your lunch number

DMAC TEST ID: 1343866

This is the text that will be used for the Six Weeks Exam. Use this time to review the poem and answer the questions on the Google Slide. You can annotate the selection, highlight important details or even print it out.

ASSIGNMENT: Read the poem and answer the questions on the Google Slides.

This is the text that will be used for the Six Weeks Exam. Use this time to review the selection and answer the questions on the Google Slide. You can annotate the selection, highlight important details or even print it out.

ASSIGNMENT: Read the selection and answer the questions on the Google Slides.

Follow the link to complete your Flocabulary assignment

Reread Senor Noboa in order to participate in the class questions for the day. REMINDER: This is an advanced class, therefore I expect your work to be turned in using COMPLETE sentences and minimal to no spelling/punctuation errors. Please check your work before you turn it it. Today's skill is using "citing" to answer the questions. Two questions ask you to site from the text, so you are explaining where you found your answer (what paragraph and what did it say.)

After reviewing the slideshow, practice identifying irony using the Google Form.

Follow the link to complete your Flocabulary assignment

Follow the Nearpod to read or listen to the short story. Answer the questions at the end of the story to show your comprehension.

After reading the prompt, attach your work to this assignment.

In reference to the project we just completed, please answer the 3 questions on the Google Form. Be honest about your work, and the unit.

Upload your final project here. If you are having trouble uploading your content please send me a comment or email.

Give me an update of how your project is coming along. Use the Google Form.

Please complete the form by 11:59pm to let me know what project you will be working on.

Now that you have been through a full six weeks of an ADV course and know what the course work will consist of, you are being asked to sign an Advanced Class agreement. Please read over the agreement with your parent/guardian by Friday 10-23-2020. The agreement must be signed by you and your parent by 10-23-2020. Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.

Identify an injustice you think is taking place today. Write an essay explaining what is wrong and how you think it can be changed. I have added a graphic organizer you may choose to use it or not. Your essay must be four paragraphs to receive full credit, and you will have two whole days to complete the task.

Log in to your computers, go to the following link https://global-zone50.renaissance-go.com/welcomeportal/74256, enter your user name and password, select login, for the READING ASSESSMENT select the STAR READING and once you select on the assessment you can START. Once you are done, turn in assignment, so that you can get a grade. It is important that you try your best, because it will be counted as a test grade. You do need to complete the test by the end of the day.

Create three timelines comparing the lives of John Lewis, Martin Luther King, Jr., and a third person who was active in the civil rights movement. You must use either Google Doc, Google, Sheets, or Microsoft Word. I added two timelines as examples to start off with. You are going to create three timelines: John Lewis, Martin Luther King, Jr. and one of your choice. You must have at least 8 life events on each timeline.

Follow the Nearpod to complete all questions.

Use the MLK's speech to show your comprehension of the selection.

Open the Nearpod to reread MLK's speech. After you have reread the speech, answer the questions at the end of the Nearpod.

Read (PDF) or listen (green realize link) to "I Have a Dream." After you have read or listened to the speech complete the Flipgrid AND 2 question Google Form.

(If you have a book, it is on pg. 165.)

Open the Nearpod to listen to the PBS News Segment. After watching the video, complete all 4 open ended questions at the end of the Nearpod.

Read (Mentor PDF link) or listen (Green Realize link) to the mentor text. Once you have finished reading please complete the Google document Part A,B, and C. Email if you have any questions.

(If you have a book, it is on pg. 154-155)

Please complete the survey and type done in the comment box.

Please follow the directions on the attached document. You will have 2 days to complete this assignment. It will be due on Oct. 8.

Reread the passage to now check for comprehension. Answer the questions at the end of the slideshow on a Google doc or Word doc. (attach file when submitting work)

Click on the link below to read about Sherpa life in Nepal. There are 2 question for you to answer at the end for the slideshow. Create your own Google document or Word document to attach to this assignment.

Attach your final project to this assignment page.

Please attach a draft of your working project. You may also turn in pictures of your unfinished work and/or brainstorming notes.

Answer each question carefully. After you submit your test, you won't be able to change your answers.

Monday-Thursday
Read or listen to the story. (If you would like to read to please click the "Realize" assignment. If you are going to read on your own your can click the "PDF" assignment.) As you read, complete the questions on the Google doc.

Thursday- Complete the Plot diagram of the Most Dangerous Game

You all have worked extremely hard these past two weeks. Happy Friday !

Today's assignment is to complete the Google Form.

Read or listen to "Through the Tunnel." After reading complete the vocabulary worksheet attached. I have also attached the PDF of the text as a back up plan to online version not working.

1. Follow the link to complete your Flocabulary assignment.

2. After you have completed the Flocabulary, take the text from the week "Through the Tunnel" and complete the plot diagram. I have included the PDF of the story or you can go back and listen to it from your online textbook on Monday's assignment.

3. I have also attached at YouTube click for clarification of a plot diagram.

After reading "Through the Tunnel" answer the following comprehension questions. You can reread the PDF attached or log on to Monday's assignment to listen to the text.

Complete the Build Insight section of the textbook. You must complete RESPONSE and COMPREHENSION only (1-3).

**** If you are not able to view the online textbook for any reason, I have attached a PDF of the reading and questions.

Remember you have all week to turn in your final draft. A rough draft is due Thursday.

Directions to get started...

Create & edit your own locker or cubby
Be unique and have fun!

You only have to complete the Word Network and Summary section.

REMINDER: you can use a dictionary to look up the words.

Complete all sections and submit. Assignment is due TODAY.

Complete all sections of the worksheet. Due TODAY

Flipgrid is a video creation program that we will be using throughout the year. To get to know the app, record a video to introduce yourself and something that you are looking forward to this year.