Welcome back! I hope everyone enjoyed their week off! If you missed the video update I posted on Google Classroom updating you on what is going on, please check it out now!
This week we are starting The Giver. We are mostly working on iLearn from this point on, with a few assignments posted on Google Classroom (all information will be posted here on my blog or iLearn from this point on).
iLearn Assignments:
- Go to iLearn & review the checklist created for the next two weeks “April 13th-April 24th Assignments” (you will have a checklist every week to help you manage your time)
- Take The Giver Anticipation Guide Survey
- Preview The Giver book by posting to the Week 1 Discussion by 3:00 pm Friday, April 17th. It is important that you
- Return to the Week 1 discussion to reply to one other student by 3:00 pm Wednesday, April 22nd. This needs to be thoughtful and extend on what the person said or pose a thoughtful question. (Not just “I agree.” or “Why do you think that?”)
- Read Chapters 1-5 of The Giver – if you don’t have the book or your copy hasn’t arrived yet, I have posted reading options on iLearn under “The Giver Resources”
- Complete The Giver Chapter 1-5 questions (on Google Classroom). These are due by Friday, April 24th @ 11am (before our Google Hangout).
- Family Fun Friday – post what’s cooking by Friday, April 17th @ 3:00 pm (found on Google Classroom)
All assignments are due by 3:00 pm Friday or it will be considered a late assignment.
One-Pager Information
- Submit One-Pager #5 & 6 on Google Classroom – follow the instructions in the assignment posting. This is due by April 24th because they were originally due at the end of March and were handed out in January. I will not accept by email, please upload it to the Google Classroom assignment so I can give you feedback using the rubric. If you turned your One-Pager into the pink bin before March 13th – I have them and will grade them at home!
- Continue reading your novel for One-Pager #7 (can NOT be The Giver) – This will be due June 1st.
Read Theory
We will continue to use Read Theory in the way we normally would for the remainder of the school year. You must pass 5 Read Theory quizzes each week through June 5th. That means you should be using April 13th as your start date and June 5th as your end date to check how many quizzes you have passed. If you have passed 5 quizzes each week, then on June 5th, the amount of quizzes you will have needed to pass for full credit will be 40.
I know some of you are behind on Read Theory for the year and need to make up quizzes for late work. I am going to give you the next eight weeks to work on making up those late assignments and improve your grade for the end of the year. For those of you who fall into this category, if you use September 23rd as your start date and June 5th as your end date and the amount of quizzes you have passed is 185, I will go back and give you full credit for all of your missing Read Theory from the year. This will not go back and change the grades on your report cards but it will help improve your year-long average at the end of the year. You must have both components to receive full credit for the entire school year. If you do not have late Read Theory, don’t worry, this will not apply to you. Should you decide to make these up, it is your responsibility to email me that you have 185 passed Read Theory from September 23rd-June 5th
IXL
You will be assigned one IXL skills to complete weekly.
This week is E# 2 Literary Devices, next week is J #1.
All IXL are due by 3:00 pm on Friday of the week assigned.
Google Hangout Opportunity
We have a Google Hangout on Friday, April 17th. Every THURSDAY (starting the week of April 20th), I will be hosting a Google Hangout opportunity for every class to discuss the chapter questions assigned that week. Your assigned reading and chapter questions should be completed prior to this Hangout for the discussion to be meaningful and beneficial for all. Information on this has been posted on iLearn and Google Classroom.
Book Fair
- Book Fair going on this week and next (online only)
- April 16th-April 29th
You can access it by clicking this link -> https://www.scholastic.com/bf/bryantmiddleschool2?fbclid=IwAR3QPKtznq4dMtgfHP8CSKgELPbd8xAWhEe51urOiSMWvSYw3U5k6sB6zCE
Need a “Good Fit” book for One-Pager #7?
The Bryant Media Center has posted many resources on how to get books online for free. You can read more about them here: https://iblog.dearbornschools.org/bryantmc/
and here: Resources for Books
Finally, we miss you all and wanted to let you know we are thinking of you and here for you, always. Check out the video from Bryant Staff to our Eagle community!