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Narrative Writing
~Go to the Story Corps page and watch some videos and listen to some audio. ~Write your own story. You can write a script and record audio in Seesaw. You can make a video with your phone or something else. You can write a regular old story on Paper or Google Docs. You can make a mini graphic novel. You choose |
Physical Education
Basketball, running, walking a dog, this great workout, search Youtube for "basic Tai Chi," or whatever you choose!
Basketball, running, walking a dog, this great workout, search Youtube for "basic Tai Chi," or whatever you choose!
Reading
Please have your child read at least 30 minutes a day.
Sometimes, this can also be a good educational video that your family watches. Check out the Common Sense Media site below for ideas.
Have your child discuss what they read with you if there is time. Click here for ideas on what to discuss with your child.
Then, they can tell me about what they read in a Seesaw video, audio, or note and I will respond and give feedback!
Please have your child read at least 30 minutes a day.
Sometimes, this can also be a good educational video that your family watches. Check out the Common Sense Media site below for ideas.
Have your child discuss what they read with you if there is time. Click here for ideas on what to discuss with your child.
Then, they can tell me about what they read in a Seesaw video, audio, or note and I will respond and give feedback!
other ideas
Logic
Learning how to think better is certainly useful. Here are two ways to go about it.
Logic puzzles likes these help your brain with reasoning skills:
https://blog.agradeahead.com/post/25-free-online-logic-puzzles-kids/
A second idea is to learn to identify logical fallacies: times people think, or want to look like, they are being logical when they are not. There are some on our class site, though I am not yet done building the page, http://www.wearetough.org/logic.html as well on our Youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6kbUHVTZrynLJ4oF3posGA/. Also, if you just search the name of a fallacy on Youtube or Google, you can come up with many examples. A nice activity is to have someone tell you something that they think is true, and then use each logical fallacy to try and prove them wrong. Another surprisingly easy activity is to look for examples of the fallacies in songs and movies.
Electronics and Media
We are using these sites to learn about managing all the increased access and choices that we, and students, sometimes have with the State's Stay at Home Order:
https://humanetech.com/parents-students/
https://www.commonsense.org/education/digital-citizenship
Art
Go to wearetough.org: art and students can work on many lessons they have already done in class. They can also go to wearetough.org: start: dismissal to see FREE art lessons that most of them already know how to use as they wait for busses at the end of the school day.
Learning how to think better is certainly useful. Here are two ways to go about it.
Logic puzzles likes these help your brain with reasoning skills:
https://blog.agradeahead.com/post/25-free-online-logic-puzzles-kids/
A second idea is to learn to identify logical fallacies: times people think, or want to look like, they are being logical when they are not. There are some on our class site, though I am not yet done building the page, http://www.wearetough.org/logic.html as well on our Youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6kbUHVTZrynLJ4oF3posGA/. Also, if you just search the name of a fallacy on Youtube or Google, you can come up with many examples. A nice activity is to have someone tell you something that they think is true, and then use each logical fallacy to try and prove them wrong. Another surprisingly easy activity is to look for examples of the fallacies in songs and movies.
Electronics and Media
We are using these sites to learn about managing all the increased access and choices that we, and students, sometimes have with the State's Stay at Home Order:
https://humanetech.com/parents-students/
https://www.commonsense.org/education/digital-citizenship
Art
Go to wearetough.org: art and students can work on many lessons they have already done in class. They can also go to wearetough.org: start: dismissal to see FREE art lessons that most of them already know how to use as they wait for busses at the end of the school day.
1. Look at and completely read the sample site for The Circuit.
2. Look at and completely read the sample site for The Circuit.
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Homepage
Site Title Subtitle with Book Title and Author ____________________________________ Subpage: Summary Title (Summary) Text (Copy & Paste) One Image |
Subpage: Lessons
Title (Theme) Text (Copy & Paste) One Image ____________________________________ Subpage: Theme Title (Summary) Text (Copy & Paste) One Image |
3. Add an image of your poster below your site title on your homepage.
4. STOP!!!!!!!!!!!!! Leave your site alone. No changing things, fonts, backgrounds, etc. Check your site off with me.
5. If you site is checked off with me, you may add:
-Add a Links Page
Link to Amazon Listing
Link to Good Reads Listing
Link to the Portland Public Library Listing
Link to Common Sense Media Listing
-Change Fonts and Sizes
6. You have now earned (limited) Freedom.
-Add a Links Page
Link to Amazon Listing
Link to Good Reads Listing
Link to the Portland Public Library Listing
Link to Common Sense Media Listing
-Change Fonts and Sizes
6. You have now earned (limited) Freedom.
You are going to write a small moment for an image in first and third person point of view.
There are two examples below. Notice how the narrator uses thoughts, descriptions, emotions, and dialogue.
First Person
It seems crazy to me that this is my normal way to get to school. At least I only have to do it once a week, and staying at school all weeks is kinda fun; I get to hang out with my friends in the evening. "Dude! Your shoe just hit me in the face." "Oh, sorry! I forgot to double knot it." "No worries. Sorry you lost your shoe." Third Person Amazingly, climbing the ladder up the cliff feels normal to these students. As Miguel climbs up, his shoe suddenly falls off and smacks Francisco below him in the face. "Oh, sorry! I forgot to double knot it," said Miguel. "No worries!" said Francisco. The two then bravely continued up the ladder. |
First Person
"What? Is this for real?" I thought to myself. Who will ever believe this? I know - I will tell Mateo. That dude will trust me. And imagine the tricks, fun, and experiments that we can do with a flying dog. Third Person "What? Is this for real?" Thought Shabaz. He thought feeding his dog helium from a balloon would make its voice higher.... but now it seems that he has a flying dog. After discussing things with his friend Mateo, they started making plans. There was a lot that one could do with a flying pet. |
1. Get the image that you chose last week from the front table.
Take out your reading journal.
Glue the image into your reading journal.
2. Write a small moment in first person point of view.
It could have:
description
thoughts
dialogue
3. Now, rewrite your small moment in third person point of view.
It must have:
description
thoughts
dialogue
4. Leave your journal open. Put it on top of your writing journal (which should also be open!) so I can read them both after school.
Close your computer.
Read.
Take out your reading journal.
Glue the image into your reading journal.
2. Write a small moment in first person point of view.
It could have:
description
thoughts
dialogue
3. Now, rewrite your small moment in third person point of view.
It must have:
description
thoughts
dialogue
4. Leave your journal open. Put it on top of your writing journal (which should also be open!) so I can read them both after school.
Close your computer.
Read.