7staar4-2 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

Watch video then answer class discussion question.

5 sentences answer, 3 sentence response to classmate.

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

Think about CL article, video, and Mr. Happy Man.  How are these pieces related? Explain your answer to what is happiness.  Respond to one person using 3 sentences.

Read your Commonlit article .
Do the assessment questions with the article.
Answer this question in Google Docs and attach here.


Do you agree with the results of this study? Why or why not? In your opinion and in the context of this article, does money buy happiness? Cite evidence from this text, your own experience, and other literature, art, or history in your answer.

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?

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.

Follow directions on paper.

Add to summary google slides

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

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.

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.

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
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-Cy92uLAjyDStnS3h7L7-efpm9Nu6Gjl/view

Please click the link to go to this assignment.

Read and answer questions. Think about the essential question for this week: Does the supernatural exist?

Use the link below to read 3 sources. Answer the questions.
Use Essaypop to write your essay. Daily grades of bellringers and notes. Essay is a test grade.
MOnday: read sources, take notes, and answer two questions on the link below.
Tuesday: Use notes to start rough draft in essaypop. Remove the POP in Introduction and Conclusion paragraph.
Wednesday: Cont. rough draft/make sure you used evidence from sources.
Thursday: Revise/edit
Friday: final copy is exported from essaypop and attached to Google Classroom assignment. Turn in notes too.

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.
https://www.commonlit.org/en/students/student_diagnostics/5424688

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.

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.

join essaypop.com
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: DHEbHY

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

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.

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.

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/LVvZeHdJuG9EaQW4A

We will read this assignment, answering questions within the assignment, and determine what is the Author's Purpose: Persuade, Inform, Entertain

"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/3gF8mdv8jzYHxUjh8

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

https://forms.gle/sDuHDWCnm491W5H17

https://forms.gle/bzRnhY9Gx5kE44HDA

https://forms.gle/hwhtuLqtKj86rjEP9

Answer all questions for this activity.

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, click on the Google form to answer the questions. Please complete by 3:00 pm for attendance.