Author: Dana Hedke-Kronk

ASSIGNMENT DUE 6/7:

1. Watch the following mockumentarys: 

•  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLgh9h2ePYw
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSD21zp89zM

2. Read the following articles:

• http://greenliving.lovetoknow.com/Advantages_of_Plastic_Grocery_Bags
• http://www.debate.org/opinions/should-plastic-bags-be-banned-from-grocery-stores

3. What do you think about what you just watched and read? Write me a response on google docs and send it to me by 6/7.

FINAL ASSIGNMENT DUE 6/10:

What Can You Do? – Your Action Plan/Ad Campaign:

See an example of a video commercial at the following link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=koETnR0NgLY 

Create an ad campaign promoting the responsible use of plastics.  You can choose to create this ad using the following formats:

– A song

– A video

– A PowerPoint or Prezi

– A poem

– A work of art

– A tiktok

BE CREATIVE! BRING AWARENESS TO THIS ISSUE IN A FUN WAY! SUBMIT TO ME BY 6/10

Our Big Blue Button class meeting will be Wednesday this week at 4pm. Students will be presenting their President projects during this time.

PREVIEW FOR NEXT WEEK’S WORK SCHEDULE: June 1-June 7. This schedule includes DUE DATES for your FINAL assignments the LAST WEEK OF SCHOOL. ZEARN SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY JUNE 8th*

Pay attention to the scheduled Virtual Class meeting times, MEETINGS IN JUNE ARE ON WEDENSDAY AT 4pm

Below is the document that has every link and question set for Bud Not Buddy.

To our wonderful Lowrey families, and especially the ones of the CREW. Blessings to you all during this time. Please know that the school schedule for next week will be scaled back so that you can spend much of your time enjoying each other. Next week’s schedule is attached below as a preview. Please pace yourself accordingly.

Suggested Work Schedule for 5/25-5/29

This week you are thinking about possible solutions to the plastic problem –

 Eplore some proposed solutions by reading through the two links below:  Write a short synopsis for each solution (a short small summary for each option below), describing the basic idea for the solution, the benefits and the disadvantages of each and include a pictures for each one. Can you think of a way to reuse plastics? You need to write the two short paragraphs explaining the two links below.

EMAIL your response to me by 5/24

– Plastics to oil: http://www.plastic2oil.com/site/home

– Ocean clean up array: http://inhabitat.com/19-year-old-student-develops-ocean-cleanup-array-that-could-remove-7250000-tons-of-plastic-from-the-worlds-oceans/

Social Studies this week is located on GOOGLE CLASSROOM. There are two assignments there for your to review and respond to. If you have questions, reach out VIA Remind.

You have FIVE lessons to get through this week.

You must complete ZEARN and be on M6L24 by SUNDAY 5/24

ALL EXIT SLIPS ARE ON GOOGLE CLASSROOM. Exit tickets AND HOMEWORK pages in SUCCEED must be submitted to me by 5/24

ADDTIONAL helper videos can be found on YouTube if needed.

Be sure to update your BUD NOT BUDDY STUDY GUIDE.

ANSWER THE FOLLOWING COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS ON A GOOGLE DOC AND SEND TO ME BY 5/24

Bud Not Buddy Chapter 12 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjoKKYVklpY&list=PLahimd4bK_QYLgYp9hU188h0-VwfkB5O_&index=13

Reading Comprehension Questions

1. What did Bud think about Lefty when the police pulled them over?

2. What was in the box Lefty had under the seat?

3. What is a sit down strike?

4. Why did Bud want to talk to his father by himself?

5. What did Herman say that made Bud sure he was his father?

Bud Not Buddy Chapter 13 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7ZJ_xMnTNE&list=PLahimd4bK_QYLgYp9hU188h0-VwfkB5O_&index=14

Reading Comprehension Questions

1. Why didn’t Bud want to tell the men he’d been living in an orphanage?

2. Which one of the band members was Bud’s favorite?

3. Why did everyone in the car get quiet?

Bud Not Buddy Chapter 14 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DG5Te_S9SX8&list=PLahimd4bK_QYLgYp9hU188h0-VwfkB5O_&index=15

Reading Comprehension Questions

1. Why does the table say NBC?

2. Who is Miss Thomas?

3. Why did Bud think he was making a bad first impression on the band?

4. What did Miss Thomas do to comfort Bud?

1. This week you will be finalizing your BIOGRAPHY presentation of your 25 facts. You must complete your videotaping of your presentation/audio PowerPoint or Google Slide presentation, etc. by 5/24. If you are presenting in class, you will be presenting on 5/27. REMINDER – you must dress up to present.

2. You will begin your poetry unit this week. Review the following video and take notes in your notebook.

Next, review the following documents to write your first poem. You will type it out and send it to me.

REMINDER – OUR MEETINGS ARE LOCATED IN THE DOCUMENT AND DO NOT CHANGE. MONDAY meeting is at 3pm. WEDNESDAY meeting is at 4pm.

OFFICE HOURS are this THURSDAY from 1:30-2pm

Weekly IXL tasks are in the schedule as well