Follow the instructions on your chosen task card.  Choose the medium that works best for your assigned task; some tasks work better with a physical piece of paper, while for others it might be better to use a Google Doc or Google Slides.   
If you use a physical piece of paper, mark this assignment done when you turn the paper in.  If you use a Doc or Slides, just attach it to this assignment.  If you use Pixton (or any other online tool), be sure to add a link to your finished work here.

Use the attached Quizlet set to review and prepare for your final test.

You received handouts for both of these tasks in class today. 

When you have completed both of these pages, please mark this assignment as done and turn in the completed work on Tuesday, May 31.

You received handouts for both of these tasks in class.  As the instructions on the List Poem page indicate, you are welcome to write your poem on the back of the handout.  But if you want to submit your finished poem in a Google Doc, feel free to attach it to this assignment. 

When you have completed both the Key Concepts and List Poem tasks, please mark this assignment as done.

Complete the  pre-reading tasks on the worksheet you received in class before you read Stamped, Section 4, Part 1.
Read Section 5, Part 1 (chapters 21-40) and complete the as-you-read tasks on the 2-sided Reading Roadmap worksheet.
Mark this assignment as done when you have read section 5, part 1, completed both of the worksheets, and turned them in.

Complete the  pre-reading tasks on the worksheet you received in class before you read Stamped, Section 4, Part 1.
Read Section 4, Part 2 (chapters 18-20) and complete the as-you-read tasks on the 2-sided Reading Roadmap worksheet.
Mark this assignment as done when you have read section 4, part 2, completed both of the worksheets, and turned them in.

1.  Choose one of the historical figures from Chapters 15-17 and use Pixton to re-create that person as a super hero/super villain or a mixture of both.   Here’s a list of historical figures to choose among:
W.E.B. DuBois
Booker T. Washington
Frederick Douglass
Ida B. Wells-Barnett
Franz Boas
Jack Johnson
Edgar Rice Burroughs 
Woodrow Wilson
D.W. Griffiths 
2.  Decide what type of super power(s) this historical figure would have based on your reading of chapters 15-17.  Feel free to do a little more research on this person if you need to in order to truly understand the person's character and social context.  
3.  Make a Pixton comic containing 1 or more frames of this historical figure as a super hero/villian or mixture of both.  
4.  The person you choose can be represented in a social/interpersonal situation where the superpower(s) are used, or this figure may simply introduce themselves and explain the superpower(s) they possess. 
5.  The comic should be supported by what you have read in chapters 15-17 and/or other research you have done to find out more about the person.
6.  When you are finished with your super powers comic on Pixton, click the Share icon to generate a link.  Copy the link and add it to this assignment using +Add or create>Link>Paste, and click the turn-in button.

Complete the  pre-reading tasks on the worksheet you received in class before you read Stamped, Section 4, Part 1.
Read Section 4, Part 1 (chapters 15-17) and complete the as-you-read tasks on the 2-sided Reading Roadmap worksheet.
Mark this assignment as done when you have read section 4, part 1, completed both of the worksheets, and turned them in.

Use the join code link provided below.
When you are logged in, follow the instructions to make your avatar.  Make your avatar look somewhat like you so that your teachers can easily tell who you are.

Option A:  Make a slide show of edited and revised pattern poetry drafted during class and/or homework. Add one of your favorite poems by a well-known poet.
    Option B:  On good writing paper, write out one of the (revised, edited) pattern poems you wrote and pick a favorite poem by any well-known poet and use watercolors to illustrate it.  This will take two pieces of paper.

Complete the  pre-reading tasks on the worksheet you received in class before you read Stamped, Section 3.
Read Section 3 (chapters 11-14) and complete the as-you-read tasks on the 2-sided Reading Roadmap worksheet.
Mark this assignment as done when you have read section 3, completed both of the worksheets, and turned them in.

You had much of today's class session to work on this assignment.  If you did not finish it during class, please do so as homework.
When you have finished the entire worksheet, mark this assignment done.

Complete the four types of pattern poems distributed in class on Monday.  We will be working with them in class next Monday, 5/9.

Complete the Cause & Effect and Found Poetry worksheets handed out in class today.
Mark this assignment complete when you have both of them done.

Read through the ProCon.org essays on this topic (linked below) to help you respond to the first section of the "Chapters 5-8: Racism in the U.S. Government" worksheet.
When you have finished the entire worksheet, mark this assignment done.

UPDATE (Tuesday afternoon, 5/3/22):  You will get Wednesday's class time to continue working on this assignment.  The due date has been changed to Thursday, but if you get it done by the end of Wednesday's class, you are welcome to turn it in then.

Complete the Section 2 pre-reading tasks listed on the worksheet.
Read Section 2 (chapters 5-10) and complete the as-you-read tasks on the 2-sided worksheet.
Mark this assignment as done when you have read section 2, completed both of the worksheets, and turned them in.

Complete the discussion recap distributed in class today (Thursday).
It will be collected during class time on Monday.

You received a copy of the two-sided video analysis worksheet related to Malala Yousafzai's 2013 speech to the United Nations after watching the video in class.  If you need to watch any or all of the video again in order to complete the worksheet, please use either one of the links below.  (Both links are for the same speech, so you don't need to watch both of them.  Just try either one of them, and if you have any trouble running the video, watch it using the other link.)
When you have completed the worksheet and turned it in, please mark this assignment done.

You received a copy of the book Stamped:  Racism, Antiracism, and You and a pre-reading and introduction worksheet in class today.
Finish reading the introduction and complete both sides of the worksheet if you weren't able to complete these tasks during class.
Mark this assignment as done when you have read the introduction, completed both sides of the worksheet, and turned it in.

Complete the Section 1 pre-reading tasks listed on the front of the worksheet.
Read Section 1 (chapters 1-4) and complete the as-you-read tasks on the back of the worksheet.
Mark this assignment as done when you have read section 1, completed both sides of the worksheet, and turned it in.

Use your printed copy of the text of Malala Yousafzai's speech to the UN in July 2013 to complete the attached graphic organizer.
Each section of the organizer contains a text box inside of which you should type the applicable information.

After you read through the text of Malala Yousafzai's speech to the United Nations in July 2013, take the Google Form comprehension quiz attached to this assignment.

You should have received a printed copy of a worksheet that explains how to write a vocabulary quick poem using the word speculate.
Now that you have completed a draft of your poem focused on the book, Monster, please revise and edit it so that it shows a deep understanding of the book.
Publish your revised, edited poem here.  You may put your final poem in a Google Doc, or if you want to include other visual elements such as word art, images, or a page border, you may use Google Slides to submit your poem.

Access the test via the attached Google Form.
There are 11 multiple choice questions and 2 open-ended questions.  For the multiple-choice items, choose the best answer from the choices given.  For the open-ended questions, respond in one or two well-written paragraphs.
Mark this assignment as done when you have submitted your finished quiz.

If you were in class today, you watched the TED Talk and received a reflection worksheet.
Complete the worksheet thoughtfully, using full sentences to respond to each prompt.
If you need to watch any part of the video again, it is attached to this assignment.
If you were not in class today, the reflection worksheet (a pdf) is also attached to this assignment.  If you use that file, you can either print it out and complete it, or you can use Kami to complete it.

Please complete the Monster Part VII discussion recap handout you received in class today.  
It is due Tuesday at the beginning of class.

Please complete the Monster Part VI discussion recap handout you received in class today.  
It is due Monday at the beginning of class.
If you have already turned it in, just mark this assignment done.

Please read Monster, part VI, pp. 201-237 and be ready to discuss it in class tomorrow.

Please complete the Monster Part V discussion recap handout you received in class today.  
It is due Thursday at the beginning of class.
If you have already turned it in, just mark this assignment done.

Look over the prompts on the March writing bingo card you received in class.
Select one prompt from the column, row, or diagonal you chose and copy the prompt onto the top of a Google Doc.  Then, write a response to it.  Your response should be between 1/2 and 1 full page in length.  This does not include any images you need to include in the document.
Once you have written a draft of your response, revise and edit it so that it is your best writing.
If there is any work you must do by hand, be sure to submit it to Ms. Hulsman or Ms. Stein by the due date.
Highlight or put an X through the prompt you used on your writing bingo card.  Then, submit this assignment/mark it as done.
📌 If you are absent, the March writing bingo card is posted in the Resources and Reference Documents topic in this Google Classroom.

🤔  From the March reading bingo card, choose a reading bingo option that you think fits Monster
📖 Open the attached Google Doc and complete your response.  Be sure to fill in every box correctly and check the details of your response choice before submitting the assignment. (Reminder:  Check the Reading Bingo Instructions and Examples document for all of the requirements.)  For example: Are two poems required?
✅  When you are sure your assignment has been completed correctly, turn it in.
📌 If you are absent, the March reading and writing bingo cards are posted in the Resources and Reference Documents topic in this Google Classroom.

Complete the part 4 discussion recap handout distributed in class today.
Prior to class tomorrow, read pages 161-200.

You received this handout in class either yesterday or today (Thursday, 3/24 or Friday, 3/25).   If you were not able to complete and submit it before the end of the day today, please complete it this weekend and turn it in on Monday, March 28.  You will not have more time in class on Monday to complete it.

You received a copy of the questions if you were in class today (Wednesday).  Please respond to each question thoughtfully and completely.  You will have the first 7-10 minutes of Thursday's class to complete/review/discuss your answers to these questions at the beginning of Thursday's class.

This assignment was technically due in class today (Thursday, 3/24), but you are welcome to turn it in on Friday if you need a bit more time.

Access the test via the Google Form linked to this assignment.
When you have answered all of the test questions to the best of your ability, submit the form and mark this assignment as done.

🤔  From the March reading bingo card, choose a reading bingo option that you think fits your independent reading book
📖 Open the attached Google Doc and complete your response.  Be sure to fill in every box correctly and check the details of your response choice before submitting the assignment. (Reminder:  Check the Reading Bingo Instructions and Examples document for all of the requirements.)  For example: Are two poems required?
✅  When you are sure your assignment has been completed correctly, turn it in.
📌 If you are absent, the March reading and writing bingo cards are posted in the Resources and Reference Documents topic in this Google Classroom.

Look over the prompts on the March writing bingo card you received in class.
Select one prompt from the column, row, or diagonal you chose and copy the prompt onto the top of a Google Doc.  Then, write a response to it.  Your response should be between 1/2 and 1 full page in length.  This does not include any images you need to include in the document.
Once you have written a draft of your response, revise and edit it so that it is your best writing.
If there is any work you must do by hand, be sure to submit it to Ms. Hulsman or Ms. Stein by the due date.
Highlight or put an X through the prompt you used on your writing bingo card.  Then, submit this assignment/mark it as done.
📌 If you are absent, the March writing bingo card is posted in the Resources and Reference Documents topic in this Google Classroom.

Please complete the attached Google Form quiz without using your copy of "The Lottery" or any other resources related to this short story.
When you have completed and submitted the quiz, mark this assignment done.

Publish two words you have collected on the bright pink bookmark you received last week.
You may use any style of publishing, but you must publish each of your two words in different styles (e.g., if you publish one word in the synonym/antonym style, you must publish the other word in any other publishing style such as Mr. Stick, Symbolic Representation, Sausage Sentence, Phone App, etc.).
Turn in your completed publishing page and bookmark no later than Monday, 3/7/22.

Access the test via the attached Google Form linked below.
The last question on the test refers to the short film version of "The Tell-Tale Heart" which you viewed earlier.  If you would find it helpful, you may watch the video again before answering the last question.  The video is linked below; if you choose to re-watch it, please use earbuds/headphones.
Mark this assignment done when you have answered all of the questions and submitted the form.

Today in class, you completed a comparison worksheet on the short story, "The Tell-Tale Heart" vs. a short film version.  If you need to watch the film again, or if you were not in class today, you can use the attached video link to watch it on your own.


If you have already watched the video and completed the comparison worksheet, you can just mark this assignment done.

Using the outline worksheet you have already completed, write a well-organized paragraph in response to the following prompt:  Is the narrator in "The Tell-Tale Heart" insane?
Write your paragraph in the attached Google Doc.
Be sure to include all of the required elements from your outline in your paragraph.  (Check the list of required elements in the attached rubric.)
Strive to use a variety of sentence structures (simple, complex, compound) and vivid word choices in your writing.
Review your paragraph and correct any errors in punctuation, capitalization, spelling, and grammar before you submit it.

Today in class, I went over the five general reasons/categories of evidence that the narrator of "The Tell-Tale Heart" is insane.  They are:
The narrator hears things that aren't there.
The narrator is obsessed with the old man's eye.
The narrator takes sick pleasure in stalking the old man.
The narrator takes sick pleasure in killing and dismembering the old man.
The narrator is paranoid that others know/will find out what he did.
You then received the organization worksheet on which one category/reason and two short quotes from the "Insane Argument" worksheet you completed earlier this week are already filled in.


Your job is to pick two other reasons/categories you believe are the strongest that the narrator is insane.  Fill in each of the two reasons in Category #2 and Category #3. 
Then, write two quotes from the prewriting worksheet into the boxes underneath each of the categories that support each category.
Once you have completed the organization worksheet, mark this assignment as done.
This is due on Monday, February 28.

Publish two words from your brown bookmark.  You may publish no more than one word in the synonym/antonym style.  (You do not have to use the synonym antonym style at all, in fact.)
You may publish the remaining word(s) in any other style.
Turn in your vocabulary publishing page and your brown bookmark no later than Monday, February 28.

Finish this worksheet that was started in class today.  Come to class Thursday with the completed worksheet.

Open the attached Google Form.
Read each short passage carefully, and then choose the word that best describes the narrator's tone.  If there are any words you don't know among the answer choices, look them up before choosing your answer.
Mark this assignment done when you have submitted the form.

You should already have completed one February writing bingo assignment.  Look over the remaining prompts on the February writing bingo card you received in class.
Select one prompt from the column, row, or diagonal you chose and copy the prompt onto the top of a Google Doc.  Then, write a response to it.  Your response should be between 1/2 and 1 full page in length.  This does not include any images you need to include in the document.
Once you have written a draft of your response, revise and edit it so that it is your best writing.
If there is any work you must do by hand, be sure to submit it to Ms. Hulsman or Ms. Stein by the due date.
Highlight or put an X through the prompt you used on your writing bingo card.  Then, submit this assignment/mark it as done.
📌 If you are absent, the February writing bingo card is posted in the Resources and Reference Documents topic in this Google Classroom.

You received a copy of this packet today in class and started reading/working on the comprehension guide with your small group.
Continue reading and working on the comprehension guide on your own.  Complete as much as you can independently today.
You will be given the first ten minutes of class time tomorrow to tie up any loose ends on this before we do a couple of follow-up assignments related to it.

Click the link below to take a comprehension quiz on "The Tell-Tale Heart."
When you have answered all of the questions, submit the form and mark this assignment as done.

📝 Follow the instructions for the Role you chose from the directions and rubric distributed in class.  
📌 You will have class time today and tomorrow to complete this assignment.  If you finish early, choose a second option to complete.  Be sure to check your work against the rubric. 
📝 💻 You may either attach a Google document or slide deck to this assignment or complete it on paper.

Open the Google Form linked below to take the test.
There are 13 multiple choice questions.  Select the best answer among the given answer choices.
Your response to question #14 should be in the form of a well-written 8th grade paragraph with adequate supporting detail and correct spelling, grammar, punctuation, and capitalization.
For question #15, you will need to watch the embedded movie clip.  Use earbuds!  Your response to question #15 should be in the form of a well-written 8th grade paragraph with adequate supporting detail and correct spelling, grammar, punctuation, and capitalization.
When you have responded to every item on the test, click the submit button and mark this assignment as done.

Look over the prompts on the February writing bingo card you received in class.
Select one prompt from the column, row, or diagonal you chose and copy the prompt onto the top of a Google Doc.  Then, write a response to it.  Your response should be between 1/2 and 1 full page in length.  This does not include any images you need to include in the document.
Once you have written a draft of your response, revise and edit it so that it is your best writing.
If there is any work you must do by hand, be sure to submit it to Ms. Hulsman or Ms. Stein by the due date.
Highlight or put an X through the prompt you used on your writing bingo card.  Then, submit this assignment/mark it as done.
📌 If you are absent, the February writing bingo card is posted in the Resources and Reference Documents topic in this Google Classroom.

🤔  From the February reading bingo card, choose a reading bingo option that you think fits Flowers for Algernon.
📖 Open the attached Google Doc and complete your response.  Be sure to fill in every box correctly and check the details of your response choice before submitting the assignment. (Reminder:  Check the Reading Bingo Instructions and Examples document for all of the requirements.)  For example: Are two poems required?
✅  When you are sure your assignment has been completed correctly, turn it in.
📌 If you are absent, the February reading and writing bingo cards are posted in the Resources and Reference Documents topic in this Google Classroom.

🎬 Watch the video linked below of Wilfred Gordon McDonald Partridge (If you are absent).
💻 Open the attached Google Doc and read through all the directions and complete the assignment.

If you are learning in class today, you received a copy of this worksheet and will complete it in writing.  When you are finished, mark this assignment as done.
If you are learning from home today, please open the attached worksheet, read the instructions at the top, and complete the worksheet in any of the following ways:
Use Kami to complete and submit the assignment
Open a Google Doc or Slide, recreate the tables, and fill in the necessary information
Print out the document, complete it in writing, take a photo of your completed worksheet, and attach the photo to this assignment.

If you are learning in class today, you received a copy of this worksheet and will complete it in writing.  When you are finished, mark this assignment as done.
If you are learning from home today, please open the attached worksheet, read the instructions at the top, and complete the worksheet in any of the following ways:
Use Kami to complete and submit the assignment
Open a Google Doc or Slide, recreate the tables, and fill in the necessary information
Print out the document, complete it in writing, take a photo of your completed worksheet, and attach the photo to this assignment.

Read through the excerpts from "Flowers for Algernon," Chapter 3 of the Book of Genesis, and the five lines from John MIlton's "Paradise Lost."  ("Paradise Lost" is, in part, the story of Satan after he was banished to Hell, when he  tempted Adam and Eve and caused them to lose their close relationship with God and to be cast out of the Garden of Eden.)
After reading the excerpts, open a Google Doc and respond to the prompt near the top of the worksheet:  Discuss the connections between the biblical allusion, the experiment, and Charlie's ultimate fate.
Another way this prompt could be written is this:  What do the excerpts from Genesis and Milton's "Paradise Lost" have in common with the experiment and what ultimately happened to Charlie?  Support your response with specific events and the actions of specific characters in the story, and be sure to address how Charlie was chosen for the experiment as well as how other characters treated him both before and after the surgery.

If you are learning in school today, you received a copy of this worksheet and completed it in writing.  Once you have finished, mark this assignment as done.
If you are learning at home today, you will find a pdf of this worksheet attached.  You may complete it via any of the following means:
Use Kami to complete and submit the assignment
Open a Google Doc or Slide, recreate the tables, and fill in the necessary information
Print out the document, complete it in writing, take a photo of your completed worksheet, and attach the photo to this assignment.

If you were in class and have already finished and turned in the vocabulary bookmark and publishing that was assigned today, you can mark this assignment as done.
If you have not yet finished and turned in today's assignment, please do so and turn it in next Monday or Tuesday.  When you have done that, mark this done.

Click the link to take this quiz via Google Form when you are finished reading the last half of "Flowers for Algernon." 
When you have completed and submitted the quiz, mark this assignment as done.

Click the link to take this quiz via Google Form when you are finished reading part 1 of "Flowers for Algernon" (through the end of the April 30 entry).
When you have completed and submitted the quiz, mark this assignment as done.

If you are in class today, please answer the question when directed to do so.

If you are learning at home today, please answer the question after you read the informational article about the human brain but before you start the other reading assignment that is posted for today.

Look over the prompts on the January writing bingo card you received in class.
Select one prompt from the column, row, or diagonal you chose and copy the prompt onto the top of a Google Doc.  Then, write a response to it.  Your response should be between 1/2 and 1 full page in length.  This does not include any images you need to include in the document.
Once you have written a draft of your response, revise and edit it so that it is your best writing.
If there is any work you must do by hand, be sure to submit it to Ms. Hulsman or Ms. Stein by the due date.
Highlight or put an X through the prompt you used on your writing bingo card.  Then, submit this assignment/mark it as done.
📌 If you are absent, the January writing bingo card is posted in the Resources and Reference Documents topic in this Google Classroom.

📚Have your copy of The Pearl handy
💻 Open the attached Google Form and complete the final quiz.  Please use the book to help you complete the test and find text evidence for the essay question.

Use the attached link to access this set.  Play to review and prepare for the test tomorrow.
When you feel you are very familiar with this set, mark this assignment as done.

Watch the linked video to find out how a world champion speaker takes command of the stage when speaking publicly!

📚Read chapter 6
💻 Open the attached Google document and complete the questions
✅ When you have finished the assignment turn it in.

Look over the prompts on the January writing bingo card you received in class.
Select one prompt from the column, row, or diagonal you chose and copy the prompt onto the top of a Google Doc.  Then, write a response to it.  Your response should be between 1/2 and 1 full page in length.  This does not include any images you need to include in the document.
Once you have written a draft of your response, revise and edit it so that it is your best writing.
If there is any work you must do by hand, be sure to submit it to Ms. Hulsman or Ms. Stein by the due date.
Highlight or put an X through the prompt you used on your writing bingo card.  Then, submit this assignment/mark it as done.
📌 If you are absent, the January writing bingo card is posted in the Resources and Reference Documents topic in this Google Classroom.

If you are learning at home, please show your speech script draft and the attached Review and Feedback form to a family member and complete the feedback form as you go over and discuss the script with your family member.   
If you are in class, you will be given the name of a classmate to share your speech draft with, and you will also have another one of your classmates share his/her speech with you.  Once your classmate has shared her/his speech script with you, read through it and respond to the prompts about it on the attached peer review form.
After you have finished the peer review, share it with the student whose script you reviewed.

💻 If you are absent today or need to review this option, open the attached slide deck and go through how to publish one of your vocabulary words with a Verb Acrostic Poem. 
There is also a page of directions and the rubric attached for you to print and put in your binder.
You will be required to publish at least one of your words on Friday using this option.

Read through the attached document, "The Wrap Up:  Finishing Strong in Public Speaking," which recaps the information presented in class on how to write a great conclusion to an informational speech.
In the space provided on the document, draft a conclusion according to one of the strategies presented.
If you aren't satisfied with your first attempt, revise and edit or try another one until you are happy with the result.

Open a new Google Doc and write a draft of your speech.  Make sure your document is attached to this assignment.Your speech should be between 1.5 and 3 minutes long.
Start with a hook, add information about your research topic (possibly including answers to questions you wrote on the Planning Your Research Project Presentation Worksheet), and wrap it up with a strong finish.
Your draft will be reviewed by one of your classmates, who will give you feedback on it.

📚Read chapter 5
💻 Open the attached Google Slide and complete the questions
✅ When you have finished the assignment turn it in.

🤔  From the January reading bingo card, choose a reading bingo option that you think fits chapters 1-4 of The Pearl.
💻  Open the attached Google Doc and complete your response.  Be sure to fill in every box correctly and check the details of your response choice before submitting the assignment. (Reminder:  Check the Reading Bingo Instructions and Examples document for all of the requirements.)  For example: Are two poems required?
✅  When you are sure your assignment has been completed correctly, turn it in.
📌 If you are absent, the January reading bingo card is posted in the Resources and Reference Documents topic in this Google Classroom.

📝 After reading Chapter 4, complete the Crossword Puzzle distributed in class today.
📌 If you are absent today, a PDF of the crossword puzzle has been attached to this assignment.  You may print it out at home, complete it, and attach a photo of the completed assignment, or you may complete it using Kami.
✅ When you are finished, mark the assignment as done.

📚Read Chapter 4 in preparation for class on Monday.

Open the attached Chapter 3 Questions document and discuss possible responses with your table group.
As you discuss, type in a few notes to help you remember the ideas you discussed.  
Later, when you have a little more time, revise what you typed so that your answers are clear and understandable.
When you have responded to all the questions, mark this assignment done.

💻  Open the attached Google Doc containing a form for a new vocabulary quick poem.  Your task is to write a poem in the format shown for Kino, Juana, and the Scorpion based upon the first three chapters of The Pearl. 
📌 Be sure to read the teacher examples on the second page.  These are not about characters, but they should give you some examples for writing about the characters.
💥 When you have written the drafts of your poems, either using the form (click open with Google Doc, then you can type on it.  Also delete the lines as you type) or on paper, you can then begin a new Google Doc or add a 3rd page to the attached document and type your final copies for grading.

You worked on publishing two vocabulary words in class today (Friday, 1/7).  If you have already turned in your bookmark and publishing page, you may mark this assignment as done.  If you were not in class today, please do the following:
Publish two of your vocabulary words from the vocabulary bookmark you have used over the past week.
Turn in the publishing page and the bookmark together.  Make sure your name is on both items.

You have listened to a short presentation on writing the introduction to your speech on your research topic.
Now open the attached document and review the ideas from the speech by reading the first page.
Then, practice writing the three parts of an intro--hook, focus in/clarify, and thesis statement--about your slide deck.
Mark this assignment done when you are finished.

Look over the prompts on the January writing bingo card you received in class.
Select one prompt from the column, row, or diagonal you chose and copy the prompt onto the top of a Google Doc.  Then, write a response to it.  Your response should be between 1/2 and 1 full page in length.  This does not include any images you need to include in the document.
Once you have written a draft of your response, revise and edit it so that it is your best writing.
If there is any work you must do by hand, be sure to submit it to Ms. Hulsman or Ms. Stein by the due date.
Highlight or put an X through the prompt you used on your writing bingo card.  Then, submit this assignment/mark it as done.
📌 If you are absent, the January writing bingo card is posted in the Resources and Reference Documents topic in this Google Classroom.

In the near future, you will be presenting the research topic slide deck you created in Technology class before the holidays.  To do this, you will write a script and practice a speaking presentation to explain and highlight information in your slide deck.  The first step in writing your script is to answer some basic questions about your research topic and your interest in it. 
Open the attached worksheet, and answer each of the questions as indicated.
Mark this assignment as done when you are finished with it.

𝖃 Open 8th-grade language arts IXL skill D.2 and complete it to 90+ points.
✅   When you have reached 90+ points, mark the assignment as done.

📚 Read Chapter 2 of The Pearl
      Open the attached Google Doc and complete the assignment.
      Read Chapter 3

💻 Open the attached Google Doc and carefully read the directions and complete the brainstorming list and paragraph.

📚 Read Chapter 1 of The Pearl.
💻 Open the attached Google Doc and complete the nine questions included.  Be sure to answer each question in complete sentences and provide text evidence when needed.

Read through the first three slides in the attached December 10 workspace slide deck.
Choose either Option A or Option B and respond to it as instructed on slide #2 and as explained in class. 
Whichever writing option you choose to respond to, be sure to use strong voice, compelling word choice, transitions, and appropriate grammar and mechanics!

🤔  From the December reading bingo card, choose another reading bingo option that fits your book and also lines up with the previous December reading bingo response you did last week.
💻  Open the attached Google Doc and complete your response.  Be sure to fill in every box correctly and check the details of your response choice before submitting the assignment. (Reminder:  Check the Reading Bingo Instructions and Examples document for all of the requirements.)  For example: Are two poems required?
👓 Revise and edit your response.
 ✅ When you are sure your assignment has been completed correctly, turn it in.

💻  📝 Read each of the articles linked below and complete the form distributed in class today.
📌  Note - You will receive time on Wednesday to work on this activity also.  If you don't finish it in class on Wednesday, it will become homework and is due on Thursday.

Today in class you wrote a draft of your Vocabulary Quick Poem for the word:  dichotomy
Revise and edit your draft.
Create a Google Doc in this assignment and type the revised and edited version of your poem. 
Click the turn in button when you have finished.

Read through the first three slides in the attached December 8 workspace slide deck.
Choose either Option A or Option B and respond to it as explained in class. 
Note:  If you choose the brownie recipe magazine article, you may NOT simply copy and paste a magazine article that you find online!!  You may use an image and a recipe you find from online articles (be sure to credit them correctly to avoid being accused of plagiarism!), but you have to write a short article describing the many wonderful things there are about brownies, or you have to explain the history of brownie day, or  . . . ?  Be creative!!
Whichever writing option you choose to respond to, be sure to use strong voice, compelling word choice, transitions, and appropriate grammar and mechanics!

Complete the public speaking post-assessment distributed in class today
If you are absent, you can open the attached document and either print it out and complete it or complete it online.
When you have turned in the paper copy on Tuesday, mark the assignment as done.

Complete the "I Say/We Say" activity distributed in class today.
When you have turned in the form after the small group discussion, mark this assignment as done.
If you are absent, you can complete the "I Say" section.

𝖃 Open 8th-grade language arts IXL skill E.1 and complete it to 90+ points.
✅   When you have reached 90+ points, mark the assignment as done.

🎬  Open the attached video and watch it
📝   As you watch the video complete the guided notes about the lesson.  This will be distributed in class.
📌  If you are absent, the guided notes are attached below.  You may either print them out at home and complete them, or complete them online and submit them with the assignment.

Look over the prompts on the December writing bingo card you received in class at the beginning of the month.
Select one prompt from the column, row, or diagonal you chose and copy the prompt onto the top of a Google Doc.  Then, write a response to it.  Your response should be between 1/2 and 1 full page in length.  This does not include any images you need to include in the document.
Once you have written a draft of your response, revise and edit it so that it is your best writing.
If there is any work you must do by hand, be sure to submit it to Ms. Hulsman or Ms. Stein by the due date.
Highlight or put an X through the prompt you used on your writing bingo card.  Then, submit this assignment/mark it as done.

𝖃 Open 8th-grade language arts IXL skill D.1 and complete it to 90+ points.
✅   When you have reached 90+ points, mark the assignment as done.

Read through the first three slides in the attached December 1 workspace slide deck.
Choose either Option A or Option B and respond to it on the specified slides. 
Be sure to use strong voice, compelling word choice, transitions, and appropriate grammar and mechanics!

🎬  Open the attached video and watch it
📝   As you watch the video complete the guided notes about the lesson.  This will be distributed in class.
📌  If you are absent, the guided notes are attached below.  You may either print them out at home and complete them, or complete them online and submit them with the assignment.

🤔  From the December reading bingo card, choose a reading bingo option that fits your book.
💻  Open the attached Google Doc and complete your response.  Be sure to fill in every box correctly and check the details of your response choice before submitting the assignment. (Reminder:  Check the Reading Bingo Instructions and Examples document for all of the requirements.)  For example: Are two poems required?
✅  When you are sure your assignment has been completed correctly, turn it in.

𝖃 Open 8th-grade language arts IXL skill F.1 and complete it to 90+ points.
✅   When you have reached 90+ points, mark the assignment as done.

 🎬  Open the attached videos and watch them
📝   As you watch the video complete the guided notes about the lesson.  This will be distributed in class.
📌  If you are absent, the guided notes are attached below.  You may either print them out at home and complete them, or complete them online and submit them with the assignment.

You received a vocabulary publishing page today (Friday, 11/19) in class today.  If you have already turned in that assignment, you may mark this assignment as done.  But many of you did not finish and turn in your work before the end of the day, so here is a reminder to complete the work this weekend and turn it in by next Tuesday, 11/23:
Publishing two of your vocabulary words from the vocabulary bookmark you have used over the past week.
One of your words must be published in the Imper-Inter-Exclam style.  The other word can be published in any of the styles you have learned so far:  Mrs. Stick, Antonyms/Synonyms, Personify a Word, Vocabulary Haiku, Sausage Sentence, Phone App, or another Imper-Inter-Exclam.
Turn in the publishing page and the bookmark together.  Make sure your name is on both items.

Use the link provided to access this assignment on Edpuzzle.  
Pay careful attention to the video as there are 15 questions you must answer about the information it presents.
Remember that if you need to, you can re-watch specific segments of the video in order to answer questions correctly.

🤔  From the November reading bingo card, choose a reading bingo option that fits your book and is in the same row, column, or diagonal as your first and second response.
💻  Open the attached Google Doc and complete your response.  Be sure to fill in every box correctly and check the details of your response choice before submitting the assignment. (Reminder:  Check the Reading Bingo Instructions and Examples document for all of the requirements.)  For example: Are two poems required?
✅  When you are sure your assignment has been completed correctly, turn it in.

Today in class you were shown some examples and given the directions for completing your one-pager.  
In case you leave the directions at school, and you need to work on the assignment at home, they are attached below.
Check your assignment against the rubric prior to submitting it.
When you have completed the assignment and submitted it to Ms. Hulsman or Ms. Stein, mark the assignment as done.

Look over the prompts on the November writing bingo card you received in class at the beginning of the month.
Select one prompt from the column, row, or diagonal you chose and copy the prompt onto the top of a Google Doc.  Then, write a response to it.  Your response should be between 1/2 and 1 full page in length.  This does not include any images you need to include in the document.
Once you have written a draft of your response, revise and edit it so that it is your best writing.
If there is any work you must do by hand, be sure to submit it to Ms. Hulsman or Ms. Stein by the due date.
Highlight or put an X through the prompt you used on your writing bingo card.  Then, submit this assignment/mark it as done.

You received a two-sided reading response handout in class today.
Work on one or two sections of this handout each day so that all sections are completed by Tuesday, 11/16.
When you have turned in the completed handout, mark this assignment done.

You received a vocabulary publishing page today (Wednesday11/10) in class.  If you have already turned in that assignment, you may mark this assignment as done.  But many of you did not finish and turn in your work before the end of the day, so here is a reminder to complete the work this weekend and turn it in by Friday, 11/12:
Publishing two of your vocabulary words from the vocabulary bookmark you have used over the past week.
Each word must be published in a different style you have learned so far:  Mrs. Stick, Antonyms/Synonyms, Personify a Word, Vocabulary Haiku, Sausage Sentence, or Phone App.
Turn in the publishing page and the bookmark together.  Make sure your name is on both items.

🤔  From the November reading bingo card, choose a reading bingo option that fits your book and is in the same row, column, or diagonal as your first response.
💻  Open the attached Google Doc and complete your response.  Be sure to fill in every box correctly and check the details of your response choice before submitting the assignment. (Reminder:  Check the Reading Bingo Instructions and Examples document for all of the requirements.)  For example: Are two poems required?
✅  When you are sure your assignment has been completed correctly, turn it in.

Look over the prompts on the November writing bingo card you received in class last week.
Select one prompt from the column, row, or diagonal you chose and copy the prompt onto the top of a Google Doc.  Then, write a response to it.  Your response should be between 1/2 and 1 full page in length.  This does not include any images you need to include in the document.
Once you have written a draft of your response, revise and edit it so that it is your best writing.
If there is any work you must do by hand, be sure to submit it to Ms. Hulsman or Ms. Stein by the due date.
Highlight or put an X through the prompt you used on your writing bingo card.  Then, submit this assignment/mark it as done.

Today in class you wrote a draft of your Vocabulary Quick Poem for the word:  Affinity
Create a Google Doc in this assignment and type the revised and edited version of your poem.

You received a two-sided reading response handout in class today.
Work on one or two sections of this handout each day so that all sections are completed by Tuesday, 11/9.
When you have turned in the completed handout, mark this assignment done.

You received a vocabulary publishing page today (Friday, 11/5) in class today.  If you have already turned in that assignment, you may mark this assignment as done.  But many of you did not finish and turn in your work before the end of the day, so here is a reminder to complete the work this weekend and turn it in by next Tuesday, 11/9:
Publishing two of your vocabulary words from the astrobright pink vocabulary bookmark you have used over the past week.
One of your words must be published in the phone app style.  The other word can be published in any of the styles you have learned so far:  Mrs. Stick, Antonyms/Synonyms, Personify a Word, Vocabulary Haiku, Sausage Sentence, or another Phone App.
Turn in the publishing page and the astrobright pink bookmark together.  Make sure your name is on both items.

🤔  From the November reading bingo card, choose a reading bingo option that fits your book.
💻  Open the attached Google Doc and complete your response.  Be sure to fill in every box correctly and check the details of your response choice before submitting the assignment. (Reminder:  Check the Reading Bingo Instructions and Examples document for all of the requirements.)  For example: Are two poems required?
✅  When you are sure your assignment has been completed correctly, turn it in.

Look over the prompts on the November writing bingo card you received in class this week.
Select one prompt and copy the prompt onto the top of a Google Doc.  Then, write a response to it.  Your response should be between 1/2 and 1 full page in length.  This does not include any images you need to include in the document.
Once you have written a draft of your response, revise and edit it so that it is your best writing.
If there is any work you must do by hand, be sure to submit it to Ms. Hulsman or Ms. Stein by the due date.
Highlight or put an X through the prompt you used on your writing bingo card.  Then, submit this assignment/mark it as done.

On Wednesday, 10/27, you received a two-sided reading response handout for the Holocaust book you are reading.
This handout had 12 sections, and you should have been selecting 2 or 3 of them to write responses to each day.
The completed handout is due on Tuesday, 11/2.
When you have turned in your completed handout, mark this assignment as done.

Select a short (1-3 sentences) quote from section 1 of the Holocaust book you started reading last week.
There are two Jamboards attached to this assignment.  Open the Jamboard for your Holocaust book, click the sticky note tool, and type your quote on the sticky note. Move your sticky note as needed to avoid covering up your classmates' sticky notes.  (Ignore the other Jamboard; the students who are reading that book will work on that Jamboard.)
When directed to do so, meet with your classmates who are reading the same book and look over the Jamboard.  Do the quotes you and your classmates added to it give a fairly detailed "picture" of the first section of the book?  Discuss.
If you and your classmates decide something important is missing from the Jamboard, work together to find a few additional quotes to add to the Jamboard.
When your group has finished working on the Jamboard, mark this assignment as done.

🤔  From the October reading bingo card, choose a reading bingo option that fits your book and is in the same row, column, or diagonal.
💻  Open the attached Google Doc and complete your response.  Be sure to fill in every box correctly and check the details of your response choice before submitting the assignment. (Reminder:  Check the Reading Bingo Instructions and Examples document for all of the requirements.)  For example: Are two poems required?
✅  When you are sure your assignment has been completed correctly, turn it in.

Create an emotional-inspired or seasonal-inspired recipe according to the instructions presented in class.
Be sure to include both a list of ingredients (and their amounts) as well as complete and specific instructions for combining and cooking the ingredients.
Your instructions should include strong cooking-related verbs.
When you have finished drafting your recipe, revise and edit it to ensure you have spelled, capitalized, and punctuated correctly and that you have used correct grammar throughout.
Create a final version on paper using visuals such as a drawing and/or word art to make your written work extra interesting and attractive.
When you have finished your recipe, mark this assignment as done.  You do not need to attach a photo of your work; it will be collected in class.

Select any of the October Writer's Challenges in the row, column, or diagonal you chose and write a response to it.
Your response should be 1/2-1 full page.
Once you have drafted your response, be sure to revise and edit so that it is your best work.
If the instructions for your challenge indicate that you need to draw something, please take a photo of it and attach it to this assignment along with the written response or hand in your drawing separately and submit the written part in an attached Google Doc.

Publish two words from your blue vocabulary collector bookmark.
Choose any style of vocabulary publishing you have already been taught--Mr. Stick, Personify a Word, Antonyms/Synonyms, and/or Vocabulary Haiku.
You may publish both words in the same style or use a different style for each word.
Be sure to check the instructions and the rubric for each style you choose and check your work to make sure you are meeting the standards.
When you have finished your publishing, mark this assignment as done.
Your vocabulary publishing page and your blue bookmark will be collected in class on Tuesday, October 19.

Select any of the October Writer's Challenges in the row, column, or diagonal you chose and write a response to it.
Your response should be 1/2-1 full page.
Once you have drafted your response, be sure to revise and edit so that it is your best work.
If the instructions for your challenge indicate that you need to draw something, please take a photo of it and attach it to this assignment along with the written response or hand in your drawing separately and submit the written part in an attached Google Doc.

🤔  From the October reading bingo card, choose a reading bingo option that fits your book and is in the same row, column, or diagonal.
💻  Open the attached Google Doc and complete your response.  Be sure to fill in every box correctly and check the details of your response choice before submitting the assignment. (Reminder:  Check the Reading Bingo Instructions and Examples document for all of the requirements.)  For example: Are two poems required?
✅  When you are sure your assignment has been completed correctly, turn it in.

🤔  From the October reading bingo card, choose a reading bingo option that fits your book and is in the same row, column, or diagonal.
💻  Open the attached Google Doc and complete your response.  Be sure to fill in every box correctly and check the details of your response choice before submitting the assignment. (Reminder:  Check the Reading Bingo Instructions and Examples document for all of the requirements.)  For example: Are two poems required?
✅  When you are sure your assignment has been completed correctly, turn it in.

Earn 90+ points on all of the following three IXL Language Arts skills:
8.C.1 (Identify author's purpose) 
8.M.1 (Use personification) 
8.T.1 (Describe the difference between related words)
Whenever you answer incorrectly, read the feedback IXL provides.  It can help you avoid making similar mistakes as you continue working toward your goal.

Mark this assignment as done when you have earned the required number of points on all of these skills.  If you have extra time before your math class or at the end of the day, read and collect vocabulary words.

Earn 90+ points on all of the following three IXL Language Arts skills:
8.B.2 (Determine the themes of short stories) 
8.J.3 (Transitions with conjunctive adverbs) 
8.S.2 (Choose the antonym)
Whenever you answer incorrectly, read the feedback IXL provides.  It can help you avoid making similar mistakes as you continue working toward your goal.

Mark this assignment as done when you have earned the required number of points on all of these skills.  If you have extra time before your math class or at the end of the day, read and collect vocabulary words.

(IMPORTANT NOTE:  If you were not in class on Friday, 10/8, you didn't receive the new vocabulary handouts--the vocabulary haiku instructions/rubric, a new blank publishing page, and a new vocab. bookmark.  Please see Ms. Hulsman or Ms. Stein for these items when you return to class next week.  And be sure to ask for an extra couple of days to complete this assignment if you need it.)
Publish one of the words from your white vocabulary bookmark in the vocabulary haiku style.
Publish one more word from the same bookmark in the style of your choice--another haiku, a Mr. Stick, a personified word, or an antonym/synonym set.
Turn in your white bookmark and your publishing page on Tuesday, October 12.
Keep reading and collecting vocabulary words on your blue bookmark throughout the week.

Earn 90+ points on all of the following three IXL Language Arts skills:
8.B.1 (Match the quotations with their themes) 
8.J.2 (Organize information by main idea) 
8.S.1 (Choose the synonym)
Whenever you answer incorrectly, read the feedback IXL provides.  It can help you avoid making similar mistakes as you continue working toward your goal.

Mark this assignment as done when you have earned the required number of points on all of these skills.  If you have extra time before your math class or at the end of the day, read and collect vocabulary words.

Earn 90+ points on all of the following three IXL Language Arts skills:
8.A.1 (Determining the main idea of a passage) 
8.J.1 (Order topics from broadest to narrowest) 
8.R.1 (Use Greek and Latin roots as clues to the meaning of words)
Whenever you answer incorrectly, read the feedback IXL provides.  It can help you avoid making similar mistakes as you continue working toward your goal.

Mark this assignment as done when you have earned the required number of points on all of these skills.  If you have extra time before your math class or at the end of the day, read and collect vocabulary words.

Read the attached article during morning homeroom time
When you finish reading the article begin the writing prompt
When you return to the classroom in the afternoon, complete the writing prompt and the quiz questions.

Select any of the October Writer's Challenges except for the center square and write a response to it.
Your response should be 1/2-1 full page.
Once you have drafted your response, be sure to revise and edit so that it is your best work.
If the instructions for your challenge indicate that you need to draw something, please take a photo of it and attach it to this assignment along with the written response or hand in your drawing separately and submit the written part in an attached Google Doc.

Read the attached article during morning homeroom time
When you return to the classroom in the afternoon, complete the writing prompt on Newsela

Today you learned how to publish a vocabulary word in the "antonym/synonym" style.  Now it's your turn!  
On the vocabulary publishing sheet you received in class today, publish TWO of your vocabulary words from your lilac-colored vocabulary bookmark.  
One of your published words must be done in the antonym/synonym style, but you have a choice on the other one--it can be another set of synonyms/antonyms, or it could be done in the Mr. Stick or personify a word style.
Be sure to check your work against the instructions and rubrics you have received in class.  
Your vocabulary publishing page is due on Tuesday, October 5.
You also received a white-colored vocabulary bookmark in class today.  Remember to collect a few words each day from your independent reading so that you will be ready to do more vocabulary publishing at the end of next week!

🤔  From the October reading bingo card, choose a reading bingo option that fits your book.
💻  Open the attached Google Doc and complete your response.  Be sure to fill in every box correctly and check the details of your response choice before submitting the assignment. (Reminder:  Check the Reading Bingo Instructions and Examples document for all of the requirements.)  For example: Are two poems required?
✅  When you are sure your assignment has been completed correctly, turn it in.

Today you learned how to publish a vocabulary word in the "Personify a Word" style.  Now it's your turn!  
On the vocabulary publishing sheet you received last week, you published one Mr. Stick cartoon on one half of the page.  Now publish another word from your yellow vocab bookmark in the Personify a Word style.  
Be sure to check your work against the instructions and rubric you received in class.  
Your vocabulary publishing page is due on Tuesday, September 28.
You also received a lilac-colored vocabulary bookmark in class today.  Remember to collect a few words each day from your independent reading so that you will be ready to do more vocabulary publishing at the end of next week!

Watch the attached Edpuzzle and answer the questions as you do so.

A paper copy of the story will be distributed in class for your reference.

Today in class you received some instruction and a bunch of handouts on how to publish one of your collected vocabulary words in the Mr. Stick cartoon publishing style.  Now you need to publish just one of your vocabulary words from your bright orange vocabulary bookmark on the left half of your vocabulary publishing page.  (Next week, you will learn a new style of vocabulary publishing to complete the two-panel vocabulary publishing page you received today.)  
Please be ready to turn in your orange vocabulary bookmark and show your Mr. Stick cartoon in class next Wednesday, September 22.
You also received a new, yellow vocabulary bookmark today.  Please continue reading independently and collecting new words on the yellow bookmark.  You should have 15 words collected on the yellow bookmark by Thursday, September 23.

🤔  Choose a reading bingo option that fits your book.
💻  Open the attached Google Doc and complete your response.  Be sure to fill in every box correctly and check the details of your response choice before submitting the assignment. For example: Are two poems required?
✅  When you are sure your assignment has been completed correctly, turn it in.

Select another of the September Writer's Challenges you have not yet attempted and write a response to it.  Be sure your choice is in the same column, row, diagonal, or 4-corners.
Your response should be 1/2-1 full page.
Once you have drafted your response, be sure to revise and edit so that it is your best work.
If the instructions for your challenge indicate that you need to draw something, please take a photo of it and attach it to this assignment along with the written response or hand in your drawing separately and submit the written part in an attached Google Doc.

Select any of the September Writer's Challenges you have not yet attempted and write a response to it.
Your response should be 1/2-1 full page.
Once you have drafted your response, be sure to revise and edit so that it is your best work.
If the instructions for your challenge indicate that you need to draw something, please take a photo of it and attach it to this assignment along with the written response or hand in your drawing separately and submit the written part in an attached Google Doc.

Review the two sets of instructions and examples for reading responses attached below.
Think about some of the key characters and events in Wonder, then write a reading response of at least 1/2 page in one of the two styles you have examples of.
Once you have written a draft of your response, review it to make sure your writing will capture your reader's attention and that it is correct in terms of grammar, spelling, and punctuation.
Submit your completed work by the due date on this assignment.

Review the two sets of instructions and examples for reading responses attached below.
Think about some of the key characters and events in Refugee, then write a reading response of at least 1/2 page in one of the two styles you have examples of.
Once you have written a draft of your response, review it to make sure your writing will capture your reader's attention and that it is correct in terms of grammar, spelling, and punctuation.
Submit your completed work by the due date on this assignment.