May 13

Collecting Pictures

Hi! I hope you are all doing well. I am collecting pictures of you for a special project. What I need is 1- baby/younger picture of you, and 1- current school/personal picturePLEASE, NO PICTURES WITH FRIENDS OR FAMILY MEMBERS... these pictures need to be just of you. Send me a picture of your picture, or a scanned copy through email ASAP. Thank you!

May 11

READING 5/11-5/17

Complete three videos and comprehension questions for chapters 9, 10, & 11. Send me the answers to these comprehension questions by 5/17 on google docs. DON’T FORGET TO UPDATE YOUR STUDY GUIDE WITH THE ANSWERS FROM THE CHAPTERS AS WELL!!

Bud Not Buddy Chapter 9 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XaslzeQUs78&list=PLahimd4bK_QYLgYp9hU188h0-VwfkB5O_&index=10

Reading Comprehension Questions

1. What genre of books did Bud’s mother like?

2. What was the real reason Bud liked Civil War books?

3. Why did Bugs think ideas were like seeds?

Bud Not Buddy Chapter 10 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cK4r1T-C6ms&list=PLahimd4bK_QYLgYp9hU188h0-VwfkB5O_&index=11

Reading Comprehension Questions

1. What were the sounds Bud heard in the country?

2. How did the stranger convince Bud to come out of hiding?

3. What crazy thing did Bud do at the end of the chapter?

Bud Not Buddy Chapter 11 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mf3Z3xiUIMM&list=PLahimd4bK_QYLgYp9hU188h0-VwfkB5O_&index=12

Reading Comprehension Questions

1. Why do you think Bud wanted to look at the man’s teeth?

2. What did the man say about Herman E. Calloway?

3. Why did Bud eat his apple really slowly?

4. Name the new characters introduced in chapter 11.

May 10

WRITING 5/10-5/17

Your FINAL copy of your biography is due this week.

HELP STRUCTURING YOUR BODY PARAGRAPHS FOR YOUR PAPER: Required Information Paragraph 1 – Early Life -Birthplace -Date of Birth -Parents’ names and occupation -Family – siblings, aunts, uncles, or cousins -Education -Important Events -Career -Personal Life Paragraph 2 Presidency -Political Life -Years in Office -Political Party -Vice President -Important Events -Famous People of the Time -Picture as the President Paragraph 3 – Later Years -Place of Residence -Place of Library -Activities -Date -Remembered for…

Completed Biography:  Worth 30 points.  

     1.  The paper has correct spelling, capitalization, and grammar
     2.  The student’s name, number and date are on the paper in the top right-hand corner
     3.  An opening HOOK sentence that explains why the person is so famous
     4.  A proper closing statement that gives value to your person’s life and accomplishments
     5.  Flow of your writing and paper are important
     6.  At least three paragraphs that compile your president’s early life, professional time in government and as president, and finally their live after presidency. Include birth, death, spouse, and children if applicable     7. Type should be Arial or Times New Roman Fonts.  Size of font should be size 12.

You will also need to use your typed 25 facts to present to me, your president. You may do this in a few different ways – You may create a Tiktok, google slide or PPT presentation that has AUDIO accompanied with it, or present to me via BIG BLUE BUTTON. I will need to visually see and hear your presentation for your grade. This will be due next week. If you need to present it live to me, we will schedule a time for you to do that this week. You MUST let me know how you are planning to present by 5/13

Speeches/Presentations:  30 points
     1.  Your printed you 25 important facts on note cards or use a copy of your paper for your speech that you work to MEMORIZE
     2.  Dress up professionally for your speech.
     3.  Volume of speech should be loud enough to hear in our virtual meeting, or loud enough to be recorded on your chosen format.

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May 10

SOCIAL STUDIES 5/10-5/17

THIS IS THE SAME ASSIGNMENT FROM LAST WEEK:

You will be creating a Time line of the American Revolution on google slides, google doc, or PPT. Your knowledge and notes from the past few weeks will REALLY help you to do this. If you have been doing your weekly assignments, this assignment won’t take you long. If you skipped the work, this will take you AWHILE to do. You have two weeks. DO NOT PUT THIS OFF. You must include ALL OF the following events found here: https://www.ducksters.com/history/revolutionarywartimeline.php  You will need to write a 1-paragraph summary for each of the 17 items (IN YOUR OWN WORDS) and accompany it with a picture you find on google images. Be sure to find and include a CORRECT picture. Also, you MUST include your dates on this google doc as it is still a TIMELINE. You will be numbering your items instead of placing them along a horizontal line.

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May 10

SCIENCE 5/10-5/17

The Sources of Ocean Plastics Pollution:

1. Read the following article (below) and take notes on the 6 most shocking things you learned (this is a longer read). https://student.societyforscience.org/article/swirling-seas-plastic-trash

2. Define the words: responsibility, conscious.

3.  Use the following source to identify the main source of plastics in the ocean: http://www.scbwmi.org/PDFs/Miriam-Gordon_Marine-Pollution-Sources-and-Impacts.pdf

4. Now write a paragraph describing the sources of ocean plastics. Include the following information: Who is responsible for this? Analyze your responsibility in this pollution. What does your conscious tell you about this? How do you feel about single use plastics (use it once and throw it away) like straws? Who is, or should be, responsible for cleaning it up? What are 5 of the most shocking things you read in the article?

ALL QUESTIONS THIS WEEK CAN BE TURNED IN ON A SINGLE GOOGLE DOC NUMBERED OFF 1-4

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May 10

MATH 5/11-5/17

It is best for you to complete ZEARN first. Watch the videos as they come up – this will help you understand better. Review the links for each of the four lessons you have this week. Watch the videos and complete your workbook HOMEWORK pages. Pictures of your math book are due to me by 5/17.

Lesson 15

Lesson 16

Lesson 17

Lesson 18

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May 10

NEXT VIRTUAL MEETING 5/12

Tuesday, 5/12 at 3pm. We will be meeting on Big Blue Button again. You won’t be able to join the meeting until 3pm (FYI).

Reminder – to access, be sure to be logged into your Dearborn school account. Go to student portal, and click iLearn. THERE IS NO ENROLLMENT CODE NEEDED! Scroll down and you will see Mrs. Sobh’s Remote Learning Course as an option. Once you click into the class, Big Blue Button is a tab (you will see it right away) click in and join ALLOWING microphone. It’s the option on the left…do NOT select LISTEN. You will be asked to leave and rejoin.

Remain muted until asked to unmute. Have your pencil, math books, and virtual meeting notebook DATED to 5/12. We will be taking notes in class. I’m asking that you be done with Zearn M6L15 before we meet.

We will be going over L15 homework as well as L16. We will also be discussing work due this week.

See you all then, Mrs. Sobh

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May 6

Watch the following video to know how to maneuver Big Blue Button. Our meeting will be Friday at 3pm! Can’t wait to see you all!

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