{"id":1674,"date":"2020-04-20T08:28:00","date_gmt":"2020-04-20T12:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/lesseln\/?p=1674"},"modified":"2020-04-20T08:28:05","modified_gmt":"2020-04-20T12:28:05","slug":"work-for-week-of-april-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/lesseln\/2020\/04\/20\/work-for-week-of-april-20\/","title":{"rendered":"Work for Week of April 20"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>ELA Distance Learning for Week of April 20<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Keeping in Touch:<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You should have been invited to join your advisory teachers \u201cRemind\u201d group. Let me know if you need the link.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All assignments and directions will be posted on Monday morning on the blog and Google Classroom(no more emails).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We will be using Google Meet. Directions and expectations are on GoogleClassroom. <strong>Be sure to read before the meeting.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;Monday @ 12:30&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Topic: Distance Learning<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp; Thursday @ 12:30&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Topic: Discussion Essential Questions&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have questions, after reading all the directions, please email one of us directly. We often don\u2019t see your comments on google-classroom until we are checking work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Overview:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong>This week we will begin our Unit on \u201c Identity\u201d.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>&nbsp;Essential Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>What influences a person\u2019s identity?<\/li><li>How do&nbsp; circumstances impact a person\u2019s decisions\/actions?<\/li><li>How do socioeconomic ( money, class, ethnicity) differences create barriers between people?<\/li><li>In a culture where we are bombarded with other people trying to define us, how do we make decisions for ourselves?<\/li><li>Who am I now? Who do I want to become?<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Article of the Week:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>This week\u2019s article, a memoir,&nbsp; <strong>\u201c I Escaped a Violent Gang\u201d<\/strong> is posted on Google-Classroom with directions to read, annotate, and complete the 4 Square Graphic Organizer by Friday<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Optional Movie(s) of the Week:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><\/strong><strong>Freedom Writers ( available on NetFlix or Amazon Prime)-<\/strong> Find out more about how Ms. Gruwell and her students, including Ana,came to write their memoirs of their experiences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>IXL&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>&nbsp;We have assigned to you from 8th grade the following:<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Vocabulary: Q6<\/strong>&nbsp; \u201c<em>Words with- ful\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Vocabulary: Q7 <\/strong>\u201c<em>Words with -less\u201d<\/em><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;The<strong> goal is 80%<\/strong> or higher for mastery by Friday. Please note going on for 45 minutes and finishing 3 questions or 5 minutes and finishing 92 questions doesn\u2019t earn credit, as one is just letting the time run and the other is random guessing and neither meet 80% mastery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Kahoot Challenge:&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201d I Escaped a Violent Gang\u201d. See Google Classroom for details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Congratulations to last week\u2019s Top 5&nbsp; Parts of Plot Winners: Ava, Abek, Andrew, Nassim, and Hassan S.!!!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SSR+<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Read<\/strong> daily. We suggest 30 minutes a day. You can make daily annotations on a sticky note or notebook paper. See the bookmark posted on Google Classroom under SSR+ weekly Reflections<\/li><li>At the end of the week (Friday -up until Sunday at 6 pm) write a<strong> SSR+ Weekly Reflection<\/strong> on Google-Classroom.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Note : If you do not have your novel at home, or you are expecting to finish it soon, you may use any online platform available to you for access to books (see list below).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can also order books through <strong>Scholastic Bryant&nbsp; Book Fair April16-29th <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/bookfairs.scholastic.com\/bookfairs\/cptoolkit\/homepage.do?method=homepage&amp;url=bryantmiddleschool2\">https:\/\/bookfairs.scholastic.com\/bookfairs\/cptoolkit\/homepage.do?method=homepage&amp;url=bryantmiddleschool2<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mrs. Harrison,<\/strong> your school librarian, is getting ready to assembl<strong>e book care packages.<\/strong> If you are need of books please email her a<strong>t harrisc1@dearbornschools.org&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Be sure to give her your full name and school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Resources for Books<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;Don\u2019t have your novel at home, or running out of books to read?&nbsp; Try some of these online platforms available to you for access to books, or use some of our favorite, cheap online book sites. If you have a Dearborn or Dearborn Heights library card you may get ebooks from them as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>FREE online reading sources:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/rivetedlit.com\/?s=full+reads\">https:\/\/rivetedlit.com\/?s=full+reads<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-amazon-kindle wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-amazon\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" type=\"text\/html\" width=\"700\" height=\"550\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen style=\"max-width:100%\" src=\"https:\/\/read.amazon.com\/kp\/card?preview=inline&#038;linkCode=kpd&#038;ref_=k4w_oembed_ooRgMo5mZYhZKY&#038;asin=3511261011&#038;tag=kpembed-20\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stories.audible.com\/start-listen\">https:\/\/stories.audible.com\/start-listen<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>More free reading resources from your school librarian, Mrs. Harrison:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>For a free ID and PW to connect to Open eBooks, email Mrs. Harrison at harrisc@dearbornschools.org<\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/read.gov\/books\/\">Classic Books (Library of Congress)&nbsp;<\/a><\/li><li>F<a href=\"https:\/\/www.freebooksy.com\/read\/genre\/young-adult\/\">ree Booksy<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/dearbornlibrary.org\/wordpress\/books-movies-more\/emedia\/\">Dearborn Public Libraries (if you have a library card)&nbsp;<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/manybooks.net\/\">Many Books<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/openlibrary.org\/\">Open Library<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gutenberg.org\/\">Project Gutenberg<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/newyork\/blog\/you-can-now-download-over-300-000-books-from-the-nypl-for-free-071216?fbclid=IwAR32p_hWyedXeG-CLUGVa-fslXoM5ChazHuUiERLtZUqDGRWeClPd3LqSqo\">New York Public Library <\/a><strong>Sources for Purchase:<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Thriftbooks-an affordable site for NEW and used books<\/strong>-spend $10 and get free shipping. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thriftbooks.com\/\">https:\/\/www.thriftbooks.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Scholastic<\/strong>&#8211; for new books. Support the Bryant Book Fair by using the following link by the end of April. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scholastic.com\/bf\/bryantmiddleschool2?fbclid=IwAR3QPKtznq4dMtgfHP8CSKgELPbd8xAWhEe51urOiSMWvSYw3U5k6sB6zCE\">https:\/\/www.scholastic.com\/bf\/bryantmiddleschool2?fbclid=IwAR3QPKtznq4dMtgfHP8CSKgELPbd8xAWhEe51urOiSMWvSYw3U5k6sB6zCE<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;Bored Give These a Try<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Bored&#8230; Give these a try:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Start or continue a <strong>journal<\/strong> about what life is like for you in this time period. It can help your mind as well as perhaps serve as a primary source to others one-day. Wouldn\u2019t that be cool to know a future generation might read yours just like you have read past generations.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" start=\"2\"><li>A former student, Bailey, who attended Bryant just like you, has put together a <strong>nightly \u201c History Bedtime Story\u201d<\/strong> where she shares a story of some history from Detroit on Facebook. Don\u2019t let the title scare you off. The stories are quirky, little known facts about Detroit. Give it a try.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;On top of being an engineer at GM (I believe), she runs a tour company and club called Detroit History Tours and The Detroit History Club. I thought it would be cool for you to hear from someone,who once sat in the same classrooms as you. Let me know. If you enjoy it, look for her other nightly stories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.detroithistorytours.com\/video-bedtime-stories-1\">https:\/\/www.detroithistorytours.com\/video-bedtime-stories-1<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" start=\"3\"><li>Try&nbsp; a podcast: Here are a few that sounded cool to me. I\u2019ve never listened to one, but I\u2019m going to give it a try. I\u2019m thinking it\u2019s like listening to those radio shows from the old days\u2026 like \u201c The Hitchhiker\u201d was a part of a weekly radio show. If you have any suggestions, email me.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The Radio Adventures of Eleanor Amplified is fiction story about a reporter going out after \u201cThe Big Story\u201d<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/podcasts\/483123262\/eleanor-amplified\">https:\/\/www.npr.org\/podcasts\/483123262\/eleanor-amplified<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Flyest Fable with Morgan Givens is a fiction story about Antoine, who is bullied, and a magical book takes him to another world. Reminds me of&nbsp; <strong>The Lion and the Witch and the Wardrobe<\/strong> and the cupboard.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.morgangivens.com\/flyest-fables\">https:\/\/www.morgangivens.com\/flyest-fables<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The Allusionist explores the oddities of the English Language. Might be a fun way to understand our language.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theallusionist.org\/\">https:\/\/www.theallusionist.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ELA Distance Learning for Week of April 20 Keeping in Touch:&nbsp; You should have been invited to join your advisory teachers \u201cRemind\u201d group. Let me know if you need the link. All assignments and directions will be posted on Monday morning on the blog and Google Classroom(no more emails). 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