8STAAR1-1 Assignments

Read the following quotation. 


"Think of all the beauty that’s still left in and
around you and be happy."
 —from The Diary of Anne Frank
by Anne Frank 


Even in difficult circumstances, some people focus on the positive aspects of life.
Think carefully about this statement.


 Write an essay stating your opinion on whether a person can choose to be happy.


 Be sure to —
 • state your position clearly
 • use appropriate organization
 • provide specific support for your argument
 • choose your words carefully
 • edit your writing for grammar, mechanics, and spelling

5 sentences answer, 3 sentence response to classmate.

Watch video then answer class discussion question.

Read passage on Commonlit.  
Answer the question, use 2 evidences, 2 explanations, conclusion.
respond to one classmate 3 sentences.

answer and answer a classmate.

please answer this question using complete sentences.

Please provide complete sentences.  Use compound and complex sentence structures.

Discuss you thoughts ( formal answer in Google docs) on this topic:
Confusion is an important paort of growth. Why do people resist it? How do you feel when you are confused?

Check with me for missing assignments. Write a paragraph that describes what you did in the snow last week. Use notebook paper.

Attach your This I believe writing

CHALLENGE: Watch President Biden’s inaugural address and answer the following: (text at whitehouse.gov/inaugural-address)

1.Tone is the attitude a speaker takes: What tone did Joe Biden take in his inauguration speech on Wednesday, Jan. 20? What was the tone of the address? (optimistic, hopeful, enthusiastic, solemn, inspiring, negative, complaining? …)
2.How long was President Biden’s speech?
3.What was the main focus of Biden’s speech?
4.What inspired you the most about Biden’s address? Explain your answer. (If it did not inspire you at all, why not?)

Watch this video: https://www.studentnewsdaily.com/daily-news-article/president-trumps-farewell-address/?utm_source=mailpoet&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2021-01-20-daily-news-article_inauguration
Answer the questions.

Acellus lessons antonyms, synonyms, imagery

Follow directions on paper.

Read the article, The Power of Like, in your Commonlit account, then write a summary.

Add to your Google Slides

DIscussed summary and added the handout to a google slide

Please click the link to go to this assignment.

Carving Mt Rushmore attachment and Acellus.

Go to Learningfarm.com and login using google. You will see assignments for reading writing and math. Start the first 3 assignments for Reading.

We are working on prefix lessons in Acellus. Stop at lesson 19 -ism prefixes.
Also we are working on sources today using the attached lesson. Read notes at Think Like a Historian

Watch the video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yA5Qpt1JRE4
Click on Google slide attachment, read instructions, and choose one slide

Blackout Poetry
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nt5nguT3hEM&feature=emb_logo

watch the video for steps on how to do Blackout Poetry. I will give you a copy of a literature page for you to use. YOu will need a pencil to circle the words that you will use. Make sure your poem relates to Veterans. ONce you have the words that you will keep, create a picture in the unused words.

Make sure you have finished the Prereading and Actively Learn lesson before starting this assignment.

Read article or watch video:
https://www.va.gov/opa/vetsday/vetdayhistory.asp
http://www.studentnewsdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/History-of-Veterans-Day.mp4?_=2
Do the attached assignment.

Attach your google slides here. The prior attachments Nov 4 are connected to a question which does not allow you to attach assignments.

Login to Acellus and click on your staar class. You have a pretest and lessons What makes reading difficult? and Different types of texts.

Today is a fun Escape Room activity. Use the link to get started.
this is a video for they story.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-Cy92uLAjyDStnS3h7L7-efpm9Nu6Gjl/view?usp=sharing

Read and answer questions. Think about the essential question for this week: Does the supernatural exist?
https://read.activelylearn.com/#student/reader/2391915/notes

Read 3 resources about sleep found on this link. Take notes about sleep and record your sources. You will be writing an explanatory essay on Essaypop.
Daily grades will be notes and bellringers. Final copy will be a test grade.

Please click the link to go to this assignment.

Please click the link to go to this assignment.

Work on “Confused words.”

https://www.texasgateway.org/resource/analyze-point-view-literary-textsfiction
use this link to review POV.
Read Arachne's web and answer questions and context clues.
We are on Advisory schedule today.

We are doing Commonlit Pre Assessment Benchmark.

Essaypop does not allow me to see your essay. SO, WHEN YOU ARE FINISHED, click on the EYE at top. This will allow you to see your essay and CLICK EXPORT TO GOOGLE. This sends you to your Google docs. From there you can attach your essay to this assignment.

We will use this week to write an essay. Use your essay notes from assignment today to help you. Final copy is due Thursday. No bellringer today. Use essaypop for your essay.

copy and attach your graphic organizer from yesterday's assignment, essay for a test.
https://kami.app/9RicMO0vyGc1

Answer the question posted in GC.
Commonlit: Read The Moustache and We Wear the Mask passages and answer the questions.
Essaypop assignment: A True Friend

short answer..please post your answer and then respond to 2 others.

we will watch this video:
https://www.911memorial.org/learn/students-and-teachers/anniversary-schools-webinar/2020-anniversary-schools-webinar
and then reflect about the event and POV. Write a poem at least 10 lines. Follow the attachment.

9/11 poem is due today.
bellringer
Join Essaypop-group/class. Do not do the assignment.
Create a new google slide and drop in expository planning page from GC.

Let's get you on-boarded.
Follow these steps:

Step 1 - Join essaypop - https://app.essaypop.com
Step 2 - Select “student”.
Step 3 - Sign in with Google (your school account is best).
Step 4 - In essaypop, click the "join" tab.
Then click on the blue "group" box.

Enter this code: APL78a

You only have to do this once.
Soon, we’ll start working with essaypop.

This week we are studying gerunds with the bellringers. Here is a video that will explain gerunds.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGS3NcmAZnw
We are also continuing POV and here is a video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ol7grqZrI5g
Complete your 9/11 poem and turn in on last week's assignment.

Quilgo team is your test. If you can't find it, check your spam.

Open a new google slide and title it Refugee by Alan Gratz. Make a google slide for each character in REfugee. Research these points: For Josef’s story: Adolf Hitler, Kristallnacht, Dachau, bar mitzvah, minyan, yarmulke, tallisim, Führer For Isabel’s story: Batista, Fidel Castro, el norte, clave, mañana For Mahmoud’s story: Bashar al-Assad, Aleppo, Daesh, Mecca, hijab, EU (European Union). Give a brief description and add a photo if possible.
Below is an example. Please do not use this link as your assignment. It is viewable for everyone and allows everyone to edit (making a mess!). Please note due date is Wednesday. Don't work on it over the weekend.

https://forms.gle/A6YpZUjBL5yQuA7x5

read passage and answer the question. Create a google doc to attach to assignment.

We will read and answer questions within the assignment. Also, you will determine the Author's Purpose.

"Just 'cause I said it, it don't mean that I meant it" lyrics from Adele, Rumor Has It. How do these lyrics relate to trust and words? Have you heard of the term empty words? What's your opinion ?
Respond in complete sentences(notice plural).

https://forms.gle/zMPwwM49LUEoC5S1A

ONLINE- answer this question after you do today's assignment.
F2F-answer after bellringer.

https://forms.gle/Gi2uT9zsX4XnuuvP6

https://forms.gle/67bwkUFnX5BheQiD6

https://forms.gle/hwhtuLqtKj86rjEP9

F2F and ONLINE: Answer all questions for this activity, This or That.

ONLINE ONLY:
https://www.noredink.com/join/wide-bug-17
Use the link above to create a new account in NoRedInk.com

Read syllabus and return with last page completed. You can write on the last page using ipad.

Read the syllabus and answer the google form.

Face to Face (will be known as F2F) students: Look at the Get to Know Mrs. Miller Google Slide. Click on items in the slide to learn about Mrs. Miller. After completing the slide, we will play a Kahoot game. Do not do the Google form!!

Online students: You will review the Get to Know Mrs. Miller Google slide. When you have completed the slide, then click on the Google Form to answer the questions. Please complete by 3:00 pm for attendance.