3.  Read the short bio about Susan O'Halloran and the two short stories from "A White Girl Looks at Race." Then answer the questions that accompany the story. **You had to get these from me on Friday!!

 

Movie Questions

1. Explain the plot of the movie in at least five sentences.
2. Label an internal struggle (a struggle that takes place within a character’s mid that deals with a strong negative emotion or a decision that needs to be made) and an external struggle ( a struggle between a character and an outside force – argument, nature, society, technology). How are the conflicts resolved?
3. Describe the main character(s) in at least 2 sentences each.
4. What were the filmmakers trying to tell us (theme)? Were they successful? Explain your answer.
5. What is the setting of the movie (Consider historical period, season, time of day, geographical place, urban, and rural setting) and how does it influence the plot? Does the social, economic, political, or religious environment affect the lives of the characters?
6. Select an action performed by one of the characters in the film and explain why the character took that action. What motivated him or her?

 

1.  Read and complete ALL of the questions in the Close Reader for "The Prisoner Who Wore Glasses" pages 29 - 36.

1.  Complete Elements of Fiction Notes packet up to # 4 using the PowerPoint below. 

(If you were absent, come see me to get the packet!).

1.  Read the Maya Lin Newsela article, complete the multiple choice questions, and then write the objective summary using the instructions I gave you (this is for anyone who didn't do the Vaping article to replace the zero!).

If you were absent you need to complete the notes for the Civil Rights Movement video."History of the Civil Rights Movement" by watchmojo.com

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=URxwe6LPvkM

1.  Complete questions 3A, 3B, 4, and 5 and identify textual evidence for "Understanding the Global Oceans."

1.  Reading Logs are due - Make sure you fill in every box (read at home for 15 - 20 minutes a night and fill in your log to get caught up!). 

1.  Read the article on vaping and answer the questions (You all received it unless you were absent on Friday - if you email me, I can send it to you).

2.  Following the instructions I gave you, write a summary for the article (the author is Education Week).

Extra Credit assignment:  

1.  Get a colored notecard from me (big or small) .

2.  In the middle write a paragraph (you decide on the length). Topics:

3. Create a border around the notecard of decorations that represent you, your culture, America, etc. 

1.  Complete the Argument Analysis handout to prepare for the essay portion of the Test on "A Quilt of a Country." 

 

Period 2, 4, and 6 on Tuesday

 

Period 1 and 5 on Wednesday

1.  Go to my.hrw.com

2.  Click on Student Resources

3.  Click on Level Up Tutorials

4.  On the right, click on Explore the tutorials

5.  Click on the left three line tab

6.  Click on Analyzing Informational Texts

7.  On the right, click on Elements of an Argument

8.  Start the Tutorial (15 slides)

9. Then complete the Practice.

1.  Complete "Love and Romance" Catch Annotations and Multiple Choice Questions.

2.  Complete "Would You Rather" in your English composition notebook.

3.  Complete Soccer Player Article assignment.

Please bring your flag completed by Friday. Also bring your Who Am I? Poem handout