3rd & 8th Period Assignments

You will create a GOOGLE SLIDES for this weeks vocabulary words. On your slide you MUST have the Vocabulary Word, Synonyms (1), Antonyms (1), Definition, and the vocabulary word used in a sentence.
Illuminate
Fascinate
Unrestrainedly
Agonizing
Fortitude
Endure
Horizon
Angular
Focus
Portrait

Pg. 477-478

Rewrite paragraphs 28-33 of the story as the boatman himself. From his point of view, first person (I, me), beginning from the words "My heart was torn apart."
Use dialogue.
If you get stuck reread the last paragraphs aloud, as if you are telling the story as the boatman, using the pronoun, "I".

Write a brief essay (3-4 PARAGRAPHS) in which you describe and analyze one of the major characters in The Prince and the Pauper.
Chose either Edward(Prince), Tom Canty, Miles Hendon, or John Canty for your Character study.
Think about the character's traits, and describe how the playwright develops the character throughout the play.
use evidence from both the dialogue and stage directions in the play to support your analysis.
use prepositions and prepositional phrases correctly.

You will create a GOOGLE SLIDES for this weeks vocabulary words. On your slide you MUST have the Vocabulary Word, Synonyms (2), Antonyms (2), Definition, and the vocabulary word used in a sentence.
Dictate
Exempt
Regulate
Veer
Hesitate
Collapse
Scurry
Shoulder
Reluctance
Reassure

You will create a GOOGLE SLIDES for this weeks vocabulary words. On your slide you MUST have the Vocabulary Word, Synonyms (2), Antonyms (2), Definition, and the vocabulary word used in a sentence.
Interplanetary
Constantly
Microphone
Embrace
Eavesdrop
Foil
Predator
Stake
Intercept
Exotic

You will create a GOOGLE SLIDES for this weeks vocabulary words. On your slide you MUST have the Vocabulary Word, Synonyms (2), Antonyms (2), Definition, and the vocabulary word used in a sentence.
Generate
Humiliation
Murky
Rivulet
Cascade
Precipice

Sensitive
Anxiety
Injury
Displease

You will create a GOOGLE SLIDES for this weeks vocabulary words. On your slide you MUST have the Vocabulary Word, Synonyms (2), Antonyms (2), Definition, and the vocabulary word used in a sentence.
Solution
Responsibility 
Stammer
Fume
Activate 
Turbulence
Trigger
Immaturity
Essential
Amplify

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Should the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) have asked Malala or any student, to report on news under dangerous conditions, such as those faced by Pakistani schoolchildren?

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RESEARCH AND DISCUSS PG. 319 : Google Slides
TRACKING SOURCES
Author(s) name
Article title
Source or publisher
Name of site
Publication date
How have cell phones changed since they were first invented? With your group, briefly discuss how cell phones have changed since you—or your parents or grandparents—first began using them. Then, research developments and advancements in cell phone technology.
GROUP WORK CHECKLIST
Listen actively.
Ask specific questions.
Respond respectfully.
Consider group members’ suggestions.
Take notes about important points.
1. Develop Questions What would you like to know about the history of cell phones? As a group, brainstorm questions you would like to research. Then, decide who in your group is going to research which questions.
2. Gather Information As you research, make sure your sources are reliable and credible. Take notes from two or more sources, paraphrasing and summarizing key information to avoid plagiarism (the unauthorized use of someone else’s words), and keep track of your sources. Use the checklist in the margin to help you identify information to include for each source. Cite those sources, following the format your teacher prefers.
3. Share What You Learn As a group, discuss your research. Listen closely to what others say, ask questions to request and clarify information, and build on the ideas of others as you examine the history of cell phones. Use your research notes to back up your ideas with text evidence.
4. Prepare a Presentation Use the information you gathered with your group to create an informational presentation that describes major events in the history of the cell phone. Consider using a sequence chart like the one below to help you organize important events in the development of the cell phone.
5. Practice and Share Your Presentation Decide who in your group will be responsible for sharing the different parts of your presentation with the class. Make sure all members participate. Practice your presentation and identify areas that need improvement. Finally, deliver your presentation to the class. As you present, make sure to make eye contact with the class, speak at a comfortable rate, enunciate clearly, and use natural gestures.

Explain the Steps for Telling a Joke Discuss with a small group(2-3 people) what you know about how to deliver a silly joke to someone much younger than you.
Select a joke that is appropriate for a younger audience. Remember to consider suggestions from all group members.
Outline the steps, in google slides, for telling the joke successfully to a younger audience. Include how you say the joke, what facial expressions and gestures to use, what tone of voice to use, when to pause, and how often to make eye contact.
Deliver your joke to the class, following the steps in your outline. After you tell the joke, explain the steps in your outline.
You will pick a group 3-4 people and create a google slide together. When one group member creates the google slide they will need to share it with the other group members. Each slide will be a step.

Write a brief, formal letter or email to Jacqueline Woodson. Describe a meaningful connection you found between your life and an aspect or event from her memoir.
*Include the DATE and the NAME of the person your letter is for.
* Write the body of your letter, describing the connection.
*What aspects or events in the selection moved you or brought meaning to your life? (Provide details about your life that will help Woodson understand the connection.)
*Remember to sign at the end of the letter. (You may change the font to make it look like a signature.)

Last week, we completed reading "Into the Lifeboat" from Violet Jessop point of View. Violet Jessop wrote about her experience on the Titanic. For this assignment you will write a Friendly Letter.

Directions: Write a letter to a friend describing a crowded or disorganized situation that you've seen or experienced recently. It could have been from a sports event that you may have attended, maybe a situation in the cafeteria, on the bus, or any place that you can think about.

*To Format your letter please follow these next instructions.
-- Use the letter conventions, such as a date at the top, a greeting, and a closing, that are APPROPRIATE for writing a letter to a friend.
-- Write in the informal, familiar tone you would use with a friend.
-- Help the reader imagine what it was like to be at the scene by using vivid descriptions to create mental images.
-- When writing make sure you go back and revise where comma should be used correctly OR if you have commas make sure they are being used correctly.

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Take a position, pro OR con, about owning the exotic animal you researched. Then, write a formal letter to a government official( Miss Serrano Corporation), supporting your decision.
*Use appropriate vocabulary and a formal tone in your letter.
*Clearly state your argument's claim in the opening paragraph.
*In the next paragraph, provide reasons and evidence that support your claim.
*In your final paragraph, state your conclusion about owning the exotic animal.

When writing a letter be sure to begin the letter with;
Dear Miss Serrano Corporation,

Then you will write the letter and to say goodbye you will end the letter.
Sincerely,
___(YOUR NAME)___________________

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Your username and password is the same as logging in for AR testing.

In class we watched a video called, "Wired for Fear".
Your assignment is to watch the video again and answer ONLY: Pg. 44 #1-4

On Google Docs

The ONLY line you do not fill out is:
My telephone number is....