Language Arts - Assignments
Literature Circles Final Project - "One Pager" - (In-class)(DUE 6/5)
Students will: Construct a "One Pager" final theme project. The final project will include a completed plot map of your lit book, a complete thematic statement finder with 5 pieces of evidence and reasoning, and use the provided "One Pager Planner" to help brainstorm images and composition for the final project.
Students will: Construct a "One Pager" final theme project. The final project will include a completed plot map of your lit book, a complete thematic statement finder with 5 pieces of evidence and reasoning, and use the provided "One Pager Planner" to help brainstorm images and composition for the final project.
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Should We Eat More Bugs?? - (In-class)(DUE 4/9)
Students will: Practice their argumentative writing skills by examining an icky but sensible idea. Are insects the next viable food source? Use the provide sources below to gather information for the pros and cons of this creepy crawly culinary delights!
Students will: Practice their argumentative writing skills by examining an icky but sensible idea. Are insects the next viable food source? Use the provide sources below to gather information for the pros and cons of this creepy crawly culinary delights!
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Bud, Not Buddy - Theme Paper! - (In-class)
Students will: Reflect back on our novel Bud, Not Buddy to determine a theme the book teaches us. Each step of the writing process has a specific due date. Students will have lots of work time in class, mentored examples, and organizers for each step of the paper.
Students will: Reflect back on our novel Bud, Not Buddy to determine a theme the book teaches us. Each step of the writing process has a specific due date. Students will have lots of work time in class, mentored examples, and organizers for each step of the paper.
- Thematic Statement and Evidence Gathering - (DUE 3/8)
- Intro - (DUE 3/13)
- Body Paragraphs - (DUE 3/20)
- Conclusion - (DUE 3/21 or 3/22)
- Edit Checklist and Final Paper - (DUE 3/23)
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MY Rules to Live By - (In-class)(DUE 3/5)
Students will: Look back at the three sets of rules we've examined throughout the novel (Bud's, Jobs's, and "If"). Now it's your turn to create your own set of rules to help guide you. What matters to you? How do you want to live your life? What sort of ideas or philosophies help you make decisions? How do you want to treat others and treat yourself? These can be rules that you are already living or rules for the future based on what’s happening right now. Make sure that you have some sort of justification for why you created this rule.
Students will: Look back at the three sets of rules we've examined throughout the novel (Bud's, Jobs's, and "If"). Now it's your turn to create your own set of rules to help guide you. What matters to you? How do you want to live your life? What sort of ideas or philosophies help you make decisions? How do you want to treat others and treat yourself? These can be rules that you are already living or rules for the future based on what’s happening right now. Make sure that you have some sort of justification for why you created this rule.
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Write Your Own Blues Song/Poem!! Students will: - (In-class)(DUE 2/27)
Create their very own blues song or blues poem after examining the relationship between musical lyrics and poetry. Make sure to include at least 3 examples of figurative language. There is a format provided for the blues song but you are allowed to explore the provided links below and make it your own! Look back at our examples of poetry, "If" and "The Weary Blues", as well as your assigned song for inspiration as well!
*How to write a blues song
*Blues Lyrics Examples
Create their very own blues song or blues poem after examining the relationship between musical lyrics and poetry. Make sure to include at least 3 examples of figurative language. There is a format provided for the blues song but you are allowed to explore the provided links below and make it your own! Look back at our examples of poetry, "If" and "The Weary Blues", as well as your assigned song for inspiration as well!
*How to write a blues song
*Blues Lyrics Examples
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