Compare and Contrast Assignment:
After our reading of The Cay you will be reading another book that has been paired with Theodore Taylor's novel, as they are different and they also both share some ideas in common.Here are a few videos to give you an overview of the books we will be looking at and comparing to The Cay. If you have earbuds check these videos out.
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Through My Eyes, by Ruby Bridges
In November 1960, all of America watched as a tiny six-year-old black girl, surrounded by federal marshals, walked through a mob of screaming segregationists and into her school. An icon of the civil rights movement, Ruby Bridges chronicles each dramatic step of this pivotal event in history through her own words. |
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We’ve Got a Job, by Cynthia Levinson
We’ve Got a Job tells the little-known story of the 4,000 black elementary-, middle-, and high school students who voluntarily went to jail in Birmingham, Alalama, between May 2 and May 11, 1963. Fulfilling Mahatma Gandhi s and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. s precept to fill the jails, they succeeded where adults had failed in desegregating one of the most racially violent cities in America. Focusing on four of the original participants who have participated in extensive interviews, We ve Got a Job recounts the astonishing events before, during, and after the Children s March. |
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Notes to take as you read your alternative book:
Here is a sheet to help you prepare for the next step. This completed form will be used for the next assignment.
Use this form to take notes as you read your chosen book:
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Use this form to take notes as you read your chosen book:
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The link below will take you to a google doc with a graphic organizer to keep track of these comparisons (similarities) and contrasts (differences).
docs.google.com/a/beachwoodschools.org/document/d/1iUMTcGSbHya4-oiGSLxi16woBZy1Lxra7VUVJFYaegk/edit?usp=sharing
The rubric for this compare / contrast assignment is:
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Newspaper Article assignment:
The middle school newspaper - 'Beachwords' - needs your help!
We want you to write an article and contribute to your school paper.
Go to the following google doc with the directions.
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We want you to write an article and contribute to your school paper.
Go to the following google doc with the directions.
docs.google.com/a/beachwoodschools.org/document/d/1y_gsHqIq9VLrekkhozwo4
Z5RoArrEp2kmSYhDp802VU/edit?usp=sharing
You will be working on this in class on Friday and it will be
due next Wednesday, October 11th.
A model of what your article should look like is on the link below:
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due next Wednesday, October 11th.
A model of what your article should look like is on the link below:
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R.A.E. (Reading Analysis Essay) - Summary:
Parts to complete your essay: ***
*** Overview of prompt- essay about how 'Summary reveals theme': You will be writing an essay about your Independent Reading Choice book.
First you will need to read and understand the prompt for this assignment:
First you will need to read and understand the prompt for this assignment:
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*** Basic Directions for any RAE essay:
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*** RAE essay form to fill out:
This is the form you will need to fill out as you complete the essay. Go through each step and follow the directions given.
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*** Genre Definitions:
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*** Graphic Organizer: As a first step with your R.A.E. (Reading Analysis Essay) you should have filled this in and shown it Mrs. G.
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HB8Mr9F1O4AlKheUk/edit?usp=sharing
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*** Rubric:
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Rainbow Fish Models:
Check out this model of what a completed summary essay should look like....
Rainbow Fish Models:
Check out this model of what a completed summary essay should look like....
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As we read the book Rainbow Fish you saw this sample completed graphic organizer... so you could see what it should look like, using 'Somebody-Wanted-But-So-Then.' Check out this model so you can see how to complete your graphic organizer.
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"I HAVE A DREAM" - speech by Martin Luther King
You will be listening to this speech and reading the text at least 3 times.
We are looking for the central idea (theme).
We also will be tying it to the terms we discussed in class:
Stereotype
Prejudice
Discrimination
Segregation
The link to listen to his speech:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vDWWy4CMhE
We are looking for the central idea (theme).
We also will be tying it to the terms we discussed in class:
Stereotype
Prejudice
Discrimination
Segregation
The link to listen to his speech:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vDWWy4CMhE
'Grammarly':
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Newsela Reading Response Assignment:
You will go onto your Newslea online newspaper and pick out an article that interests you. You may have to read through a few to pick one you want to respond to.
After reading the chosen article use the graphic organizer below to make a R.A.C. E. response paragraph. The R.A.C.E.response rubric will be used in grading your paragraph.
You have a choice of 2 different prompts...
1) What is the main (central) idea of the article?
or
2) Why should a middle school student read this article.
Type your paragraph under you graphic organizer. Print out both and turn them into the homework drop off.
Link to the R.A.C.E. graphic organizer below:
docs.google.com/a/beachwoodschools.org/document/d/1E4VZt4
khtWdCtUlb9YTA-uczPb1HLWXYpe6ptIsxU24/edit?usp=sharing
After reading the chosen article use the graphic organizer below to make a R.A.C. E. response paragraph. The R.A.C.E.response rubric will be used in grading your paragraph.
You have a choice of 2 different prompts...
1) What is the main (central) idea of the article?
or
2) Why should a middle school student read this article.
Type your paragraph under you graphic organizer. Print out both and turn them into the homework drop off.
Link to the R.A.C.E. graphic organizer below:
docs.google.com/a/beachwoodschools.org/document/d/1E4VZt4
khtWdCtUlb9YTA-uczPb1HLWXYpe6ptIsxU24/edit?usp=sharing
R.A.C.E.
We will spend some class time this week going over the R.A.C.E. strategy as a tool for how to construct a written response. We will be using this strategy throughout the year.
Restate
Answer
Cite
Elaborate & Explain
Restate
Answer
Cite
Elaborate & Explain
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| race_model.pdf |
| race_rubric2-2.docx |
| race.pptx |
3 box inference / race graphic organizer for Noise:
docs.google.com/a/beachwoodschools.org/document/d/1KvnusPQ5Mzcs2SGVfpI9jXcfYMrNZyCwo3LypqW-kDg/edit?usp=sharing
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Types of Writing:
The outline below lays out the different genres in writing.
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We will be looking at inferences in our reading, using many tools and strategies.
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Goldilocks:
Here is a video on Goldilocks:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdgD2NS-VAw
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdgD2NS-VAw
Inferencing:
Here is a chart to create that will help in the process as you make inferences when you read.
> After watching the Goldilocks fill out this 3 box chart as you answer a question from the story.
> Don't forget to make a copy first & rename it to make it your own, with your name and class period.
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> After watching the Goldilocks fill out this 3 box chart as you answer a question from the story.
> Don't forget to make a copy first & rename it to make it your own, with your name and class period.
docs.google.com/a/beachwoodschools.org/document/d/13W9B04ZLlVuzb5--Za4zGpJ2rZm0gfl9HPBtY18anGA/edit?usp=sharing