Period 6 Classroom (2024-2025) English 6 Assignments

Please fill this out for me today.

Use the rough drafts of the poems you created the other day and turn them into Canva posters.  See the video below if you are new to Canva.

Attach your Canva link to your poems here

See instructions for how to attach a Canva link-For credit, I must be able to open the link

See the attached video to add audio to your poems (optional)

There are four student examples for you to see below

We will be sharing our poems in class next week, so be prepared.

Schedule a conference with me if you'd like to revise your narrative.  You will need to bring your rubric to the conference.
You may schedule a conference for before or after school or during Flex.

Once you have revised your narrative, place your revision here

Read or listen to audio
take notes
take pics of notes
upload pics here

If you were absent on the day of the seminar or came unprepared, complete this replacement assignment.

You will write a poem that shows the contrast between Ling at the beginning of the novel (as a “little flower”) and at the end of the novel (as an “angry tiger”). You will choose words/phrases from specific chapters that clearly show the change in her character and then arrange them into two side-by-side poems.
Step 1. Choose chapters from the novel that represent Ling as a “little flower” and an “angry tiger.” 

Step 2. Choose a chapter from the novel and search for sensory details and figurative language that give the feeling of Ling as both a “little flower” and an “angry tiger.” 

Step 3. Rearrange the sections of text that you chose to create two compare/contrast poems.  (Mr. Waste)

Read or listen to audio

Take notes
Take pics of notes
Upload notes here 

Read or listen to audio
Take notes
Take pics of notes
Upload notes here

Read or listen to Ch. 14
Write notes
Take pics of notes
Upload them here

Read or listen to chapter
Take notes
Take pics of notes
upload pics here by due date and time

Start a new Google Doc
Have your full and proper heading

You will have one class period to write and proofread a CCERS about the character Ling. 

Your CCERS should be about how Ling is like a little flower in Part 1 of the novel (pages 5 - 100)

You need two pieces of evidence quoted from the text to support your thinking. 

Follow the format we reviewed: 

Thesis Statement: Must have the book title and the author’s first and last name. Make your overall claim. 

Claim 1: How will you prove the umbrella claim/thesis statement.
Context 1: Background information for evidence 1
Evidence 1: Frame quote properly 
Reasoning 1: How and why your evidence supports your thesis statement
Summary 1: Restate your claim 1

Claim 2: Introduce the next claim using a transitional phrase 
Context 2: Background information for evidence 2
Evidence 2: Frame quote properly 
Reasoning 2: How and why your evidence supports your thesis statement
Summary: Restate your umbrella claim/thesis statement and both mini-claims

Read or listen to the audio
Take notes
Take pics of your notes
Upload them here

Follow the instructions
You will use this guide on Friday when writing your CCERS

Read or listen to the audio
Take notes
Take pics of notes
Upload notes here

Read or listen to audio
take observation notes
take pics of notes
upload notes here

Read or listen
Take observation notes
Take pics of notes
upload pics here

Read or listen to Ch. 6 "Will Butterflies Land on Me?" pg. 66
Write observation notes on post-its
Take pics
Upload them here

Read or listen to audio
Take Observation Notes
Post the pics here

Using your own words, create a book talk about the book you are reading or one you recently finished. This must be a book you have NOT used for a project this year or any other.

Requirements:

A discussion on plot, characters, conflict, author's style, why you recommend it, or why you don't.

Show the cover of the book and introduce the author and genre

A discussion on the theme using a Theme Statement and a cited quote from the book that demonstrates the theme.

Use the mandatory planning guide, which is posted in Google Classroom, to formulate your presentation. 



Minimum Time length:

1.5 minutes

Please note that copying and pasting from the internet or the back cover of the book will result in a zero.

This must be a creation of your words and ideas.

Presenting:
You may present in the traditional style, which is to present to the class using note cards, or you may present your booktalk via a trailer you make that fulfills all the requirements.
All rubrics are posted here. The rubric will be doubled.
48 Product Points

F.5 & G.2
Smart score of 90 or 30 minutes of continuous practice per skill

Read or listen to chapter 3
Take observation notes
Take pictures of notes
Post them here

*There will be a check for understanding on Mon/Tues-read carefully
You can find the audio and the ebook under Materials

Listen to audio in class
Take observation notes
Post them here

We will listen to chapters 1 & 2 in class
While listening, take observation notes
Take pictures of your notes
Upload them here

Draw or create a cover for your Personal Narrative Story
Have the artwork directly relate to your topic
Include your full and proper MLA Heading 

Must include:
Heading
Story Title
Artwork representing your topic

Sizing: 8 1/2 by 11

You may use Canva, but you will be responsible for printing your artwork
I am not able to print out artwork

You must turn in the physical copy of your cover, along with the printed version of your Final Draft of the Personal Narrative, on the day it's due

Print out your final draft
Print out your cover
Attach cover to Final Draft
Hand in during the class period
*If you do not own a printer, send me an email by Tuesday, and I can print it out for you
*You are responsible for the cover-I am not able to print out your cover

Use this handout to flesh out your story from beginning, middle, and end.

Follow the instruction on the attached task sheet
Start a new Google Doc and attach it here

Adverbs & Adjectives
90 Smart Score or 30 minutes of continuous practice

Adding in Humor

In your Flashdraft, add in humor
See slides for more details and directions

Smart Score of 90 or 30 minutes of continuous practice per skill

II.1 
90 Smart Score or 30 minutes of continuous practice

Use the Dialogue Rules PDF to complete this handout

GG.1
GG.2
90 Smart Score or 30 minutes of continuous practice per skill

See directions on Task Sheet

Start a new Google Doc
Write your full MLA Heading on the left
Attach your document here

There is a grading sheet below

This pink packet was passed out in class

Fill out the packet
Take pictures of each page
Upload them here

Amplify Library Link to The Chocolate Collection:

https://ereader.learning.amplify.com/#/reader/8055307d-aace-4cbc-a524-196aadad4398

If the link does not work, you can find The Chocolate Collection by logging in to Amplify through Clever.  Go to the top of the page and click the box on the top left. Scroll down to Tools, and click on Library.  Finally, click on the Chocolate Collection and Continue Reading.  All of the articles are here for you to use.

Papers for the final draft were passed out in class.
Use this paper for the final draft of your Apology Poem.
You may:
Write neatly directly on the paper or,
Type out your Apology Poem and neatly glue it or tape it to the paper handed out in class, or
Use a piece of paper with a border of your own as long as it is 8 1/2 by 11 paper

Must have a picture representing your topic
Must be colored with colored pencils or watercolor pencils

Double-check spelling, grammar, and punctuation
Double-check that you have followed all directions

Product Points

HH.1 & HH.2 

Smart score of 90 or 30 minutes of continuous practice per skill

Create a new Google Doc
Write your full heading on the left side

Write a response to this film covering character development, themes, animation effects, and any other observations you may have.
Discuss the music and what role it plays in the film.

This is a formal writing assignment, so write in 3rd person.

3/4 of a page minimum-double spaced

Use the Task Sheet as your guide to Draft your poem

Open a new Google Doc
Include your full MLA Heading on the left
Give your poem a Title
Draft Apology Poem 
The minimum requirement is 4 stanzas
Attach here

Once you are done, pick up the special paper for your Final Draft

Fill out the handouts
Take pics of your work (All pages)
Upload pics here

Smart Score of 90 or 30 minutes of continuous practice for each skill

Card 3
Circles 1, 2,and 3

Finish Sub Unit 2 Lesson One.
Finish Cards 4, 5 6, 7, and Solo


Make sure to complete each part of the lesson.  Go through the numbered circles on each card.

Reread
observe with notes
Fill out the Examination handout
take pics of observation notes and Examination
Upload pics here

We are working in Sub Unit 2, Lesson #1

In card 4, reread the article, "Is it Fair to Eat Chocolate" and answer the three questions about this article.

Use full sentences and your best grammar, punctuation, and spelling.

Remember to hit save once you are done.

Make flashcards for the following root words:
ject/jet  = to cast, throw
cept      = to take hold, seize
ceipt/ceit/ceiv = to take, hold seize

hosp = host
onym = name
host = guest

You will need to know the definitions and examples of the root words 

Upload your flashcards here -Two pics capturing all six cards with root words on one side and definitions on the other

Product Grade
12 quiz
5 flashcards

Reread poem
make observation notes on the handout
fill out the Examination handout
Take pics of observation notes and Examination
Upload pics here
2 pics in total are required

Please collect the handout in class.

See the attached Video on Ethos, Logos, and Pathos for your review.

Select one video, either "Hero" or "Pixar" for the inquiry. 

Take a picture of your handout and upload it here. Keep this handout and bring it to class on Thursday/Friday. We will go over it.

Be thorough in your responses-Use full sentences with proper spelling, grammar, and punctuation.
One-word responses are not accepted.

Upload pics of observation notes and your filled-out Examination handout for this poem

Complete packet and upload pictures here

Packets were passed out in class.
If you were absent, come by to pick one up

90 Smart Score or 30 minutes of continuous practice of each skill

Complete packet and upload pictures here

Packets were passed out in class.
If you were absent, come by to pick one up

Read poems
Observe poems with notes
Examine poems on handouts given in class
Take pictures of both your observation notes and the filled-out Examination handout
Upolad them here

After filling out the handout, please take pictures and upload them here

Take pictures of your observation notes and the Examination handout. 

This handout was passed out in class.  If you were absent, please come by and pick one up.

F1
F3
F4
90 Smart Score or 30 minutes of continuous practice for each skill

Bring to class a printed out copy of your selection of a school-appropriate song or poem to examine

It must be grade level

If you do not own a printer, attach your selection here and send me a note

Links to websites to find your selection:

https://poets.org/?scrlybrkr=064525fd

https://www.azlyrics.com/

Fill out the handout passed out in class.

Here is a copy of what we started working on in class.

Bring the handout to class on Monday.

Also, take pictures of your work and upload them here

1) Read both articles. 
2) Choose one of the two topics that you feel strongly about.
3)  Create a document for this assignment in Google Classroom.
4)  Write a one-paragraph (6 sentences at a minimum) CCERS argument that includes: 
clear claim that states your side of the argument (1 sentence/1 point)
context about the subject (1 sentence/2 point)
a single piece of text evidence including a direct quote with lead-in and citation  (1 sentence/3 point)
your reasoning about how the evidence supports your claim  (2-3 sentence/3 point)
a summary sentence that restates your claim (1 sentence/1 point)
Your paragraph should be 6 sentences at a minimum using correct capitalization and punctuation.
10 points

90 smart score or 30 minutes of continuous practice for each skill

This packet was passed out in class.  If you were absent, please come by to pick one up.

Fill out the packet
Take pics of your work and upload the pics here

You may use this template, or you can make your own or use Canva.


If you use this template, you may change anything you want including the background and the font.

Use this guide to plan out what you want to say.
This would be the next step after reading the book.

This year, in class, you will present a Booktalk to the class. This talk will inform the class about your most recently finished book in an engaging way.
You have the option of turning your Booktalk into a trailer.  The trailer portion is extra credit.

We will present the week we get back from the holiday break.

For this assignment, you will write up a response to this short film.
Some ideas to consider are:
Empathy-Who shows it and how?
What is the message the filmmaker is trying to convey? How do you know?
What are your observations on the animation of this film?
Who shows growth in this film? How so?
What does food represent in this short film?  How so?


Write your full heading on a new Google Doc-attach it here
Double-space your response
Indent paragraphs

* Response must be at least 3/4 of a page

Copy over your final draft
Revise and edit based on your feedback
Highlight all changes in yellow

See the student examples below

We will read the article in class.
After we read the article fill out the document that is embedded in the assignment

Using Google Docs or another method such as Scribber-see link below, create a works cited page for your additional research, your article, any images, audio, and videos.
Attach it here and to your slide show once its complete

Select three articles you were not assigned

Read them
Come up with three open-ended questions for each article

90smart score or 30 minutes of continuous practice per skill

You have the option to revise your character essay.

Copy your final draft and attach it here
Take out all highlights
Edit and revise based on your feedback
Highlight all changes in yellow

If there are hyperlinks to other articles, you may read those as well to help with your summary

You may use bullet points
You will need at least three bullet points in each section

90 smart score or 30 minutes of continuous practice

Smart Score of 90 or 30 minutes of continuous practice per skill

Study Roots Packets #3 & #4 for the quiz this Thursday/Friday

You will need to know the root word, the definition, and an example word for the root

A strong technique to help you study is to make note cards.
One side will have the root and the other will have the definition. 

Product Points

Copy your Theme Essay
paste it here
Finish essay
Edit for spelling, punctuation, and grammar
Revise for clarity and flow
Check for all required elements

All other tabs must be closed

Fill this out completely

You will use this document when writing your essay in class on Wednesday

This assignment does not qualify for late work.  It must be completed on time as it will be needed for the in-class essay.

Start a new Google Doc for this theme essay.


30 points Product

Rubric attached below

This is not homework over the break.  You may finish it the day we get back.

Share Canva Link with me and attach the link here.

Please collect the handout in class.

See the attached Video on Ethos, Logos, and Pathos.

Select one video, either "Why Videos go Viral" or "How Playing an Instrument Benefits your Brain" for the inquiry. 

Take a picture of your handout and upload it here. Keep this handout and bring it to class on Monday after break. We will go over it.

This packet was passed out in class.

Finish the packet
Take pictures of each page
Upload the pics here

90 Smart Score or 30 minutes of continuous practice

In your groups, fill out this form together,
Each person must turn in his/her/their own form

Open your Character Essay Final Draft
Read the feedback left in the document 
Answer the questions on this form

90 smart score or 30 minutes of continuous practice for each skill

Start a new Google Doc
Write your full heading
Write a response to this film focussing on character development and change
Speak also on a possible theme statement and reference the film to show evidence of this idea
What might we learn from this film? How so?
Write about any other significant observations

-Do not give a plot summary

Requirement- 3/4 of a page double-spaced

Make a copy of your essay and paste it into a new Google Doc and attach it here

Edit your essay by looking at spelling, grammar, and punctuation
Check for your full heading
double spacing of essay
Times New Roman 12' or Ariel 12' Font
that it contains four paragraphs (Intro, Body 1, body 2, Conclusion)
paragraphs need to be intended

check it against the rubric 
Does it have a full thesis
make sure it contains mini-claims
context, lead-ins, and evidence from the text with a proper citation
reasoning that analyzes the significance of what is taking place and who is affected

Once you are sure it has been revised to your best abilities, color code it using the template below.   Make sure to use light highlighters so I can read your work.  If I cannot read it, I cannot grade it.

90 smart scores or 30 minutes of continuous practice for each skill

Class time was given for this assignment.

This quiz covers packets 1 & 2.

This Thursday/Friday you will have your first Roots quiz.

Use your packets 1 and 2 to study for the roots quiz.

You will need to write in your answer on the quiz.

90 smart score or 30 minutes of continuous practice

Using the information provided in this video, write a hook for your short story.

Remember to stay in 3rd person. 

Start a new Google Doc and write your hook
Attach it here

Using your worksheet, craft a CER for the Ghastly Ghost.


After completing the reading and note-taking, you must determine who the ghastly ghost is. 
Write a long single-body paragraph that includes the following:

C = your claim. Who is the ghastly ghost? (1 complete statement in 3rd person)

E = Evidence. You must discuss all the evidence against the suspect you think is the ghost and evidence explaining why it can’t be the other  four suspects (five to 10 sentences)

R =Reasoning. This ties it all together. What is the evidence telling you? (three to five sentences)

* Cite (Ghastly Ghost)

Fill this out before your group discussion on the story.
Discuss Norms, then fill out this form.

Complete the handout passed out in class.

The link below is only to remind you what the handout looks like.

Create a new Google Doc
Copy over the Intro paragraph and body one
Write body two and the conclusion
attach it here

The entire class period is dedicated to this assignment.

Start a new Google Doc
Put the full heading on the left
Write the intro paragraph (Worked on this together in class)
-This introduces the Title of the story and the author
-This also contains the claim

Body One-
Topic sentence for umbrella claim and trait 1
Evidence with a lead-in and citation
Reasoning-Opinion on how evidence proves claim
Written in 3rd person

Listen to the song in class
make a claim (Your opinion written as a statement in 3rd person)
Find evidence from the text
Frame it correctly with a lead-in and citation (last name and line)
In reasoning, analyze how the evidence proves the claim using your opinion written in 3rd person

Remember-
Not to regurgitate what the quote says
refer to the quote or evidence as such
write in any POV other than 3rd

Do-
Use your best grammar, spelling, and punctuation

This packet was passed out in class on 10-21/22

Once you have completed the packet, take pictures of each page and upload here.

Instead of taking a boring quiz on run-on sentences, you will prove your understanding of a run-on sentence and how to fix it by creating an informational storyboard. You can be as creative as you want with your storyboard; you could depict a rap, a play, a comic strip, a presentation, or anything else your mind dreams up! You will be graded on the following criteria (See rubric below):

Storyboard explains the difference between a run-on sentence and a complete sentence.
Run-on sentence: Two complete thoughts smushed together without proper punctuation
Complete sentence: A complete thought separated from another complete thought by a comma + conjunction, semicolon, or period
Storyboard explains how to fix a run-on sentence: comma + conjunction, semicolon, and period. The storyboard contains clear and neat drawings and textStoryboard is made with care, thoughtfulness, and creativity (Used with permission by Mr. Waste)

Go through each slide and create a lead-in per the directions on the slide.

Product

Make Notes
Take pictures of each page of notes
Upload pictures here

In this assignment:

Click on the link of the Word document  and click open with Google Docs (At the top)
Copy the URL link to the copy you just made 
Go to Add and Create in the assignment
Link the document to the assignment

Let me know which type of project you will be doing

Smart Score of 90 for each skill or 30 minutes of continuous practice for each skill

Start a new Google Doc
Put the full heading on the left with the due date
Write up an analysis for "Inside Out" covering the same topics discussed in the previous analysis such as:
Protagonist/Antagonist, conflicts, theme, character change and development
Make sure to introduce the story and the author
It needs to be two paragraphs
Double spaced
12' Font Times New Roman or Ariel

Remember-You have the Plot Mountain and Tcharts to help you write this analysis.

Complete this practice in class after we go over the slides.

Log in through Clever

Go through each activity

You will be assigned a group
Your objective is to read a short story as a group and make a poster for this book
See the attached task sheet for instructions
And a planning doc to plan out your poster
Each student needs to fill out the attached planning Doc
This is an assignment that will be done in class only

Complete each section
Take a picture of each completed page
upload it here

Now that we have read the short stories, it is time for you to let me know which story you are interested in writing about as part of our Literary Essay unit. You will be ranking the five stories 1-5 with 1 being the story you are most interested in and 5 being the story you are least interested in.

While I will not guarantee that you will have your first or second (or even third choice), I will consider your thoughts before assigning the story you will work on over the next month.

I will NOT be assigning groups based on your friends--it will be based on my assessment of your writing so far.

Showing serious interest based on the story's content, connection to the story, or understanding of the material based on the previous Google Forms will influence my decisions.

The final question asks you to make your case for why I should give you your first choice--impress me, and it might just happen.


-Used with permission by Mr. Waste

Start a new Google Doc
Put the full heading on the left with the due date
Write up an analysis for "The Party" covering the same topics discussed in the previous analysis
Make sure to introduce the story and the author
It needs to be two paragraphs
Double spaced
12' Font Times New Roman or Ariel

Required smart score of 90 or 30 minutes of continuous practice for full credit when turned in by the due date and time

Take notes on each page of the story handed out in class
Take pictures of these notes
Upload all pics here

We will work on one side of this in class as practice.


On the back, write a theme statement for "The Party"

Take a picture of your work and upload it here.

Read through the packet again that I handed out in class on your own 
Fill out the packet
Bring it to class on Wednesday fully completed
*In order to receive full credit, the packet must be filled in completely

In order to retake this test, you must:

Make flashcards
Take pictures of them 
Upload them here
Study
Get a Flex Pass to retake the Test

We will go over this in class
Go through each slide and follow the directions

Each blank slide must be filled in for full credit

Smart score of 90 or 30 minutes of continuous practice

V5

Read the story
Make observation notes on each page
Take pictures of all notes
Upload pictures here by the due date and time for full credit

Fill out the hard copy practice handout I gave you in class using the purple traits list
It is double-sided
Make sure you quote the text in your response "........"
Take pictures of your paper on both sides
Upload the pics here

Watch this short film
Observe the characters, their motivations, and how they change
Open a new Google Doc
Title it Short Film Reflection "Lou"
Put the full heading on the left
Write a reflection about: What you observed, why you like or dislike this film, what a possible theme might be, or what the author is trying to help us see and understand
Include how each character changes
Include if you would recommend this film to others, and why?
Your response should be 3/4 to a full page double spaced-the spacing button looks like (See the attachment below)

Take notes on the hard copy I gave you in class
Take pictures of each page of notes
There are 5 pages in this story
Upload your notes here

Smart Score of 90 or 30 minutes of continuous practice per skill

V.1 & V.2 
Smart score of 90 or 30 minutes of continuous practice of each skill

"French Roast" by Fabrice O. Joubert

Heading on the left
Double spaced
3/4 of a page


Watch film
Write a response detailing:
Hook (Grab your reader's attention!)
one line summary
Who is the Protagonist?  What do they want? What or who stands in their way?
Who is the Antagonist?  What do they want? What or who stands in their way?
What is a possible theme for this film?
Speak on your opinion about the animation
Would you recommend this film?
Why or why not?
Who changes?  How?

Make your observation notes on the hard copy of the story that was handed out in class
Take pictures of your notes
Upload your notes here

Use this guide to analyze the events of the short story, "Your Move."

Log in through Clever first

Complete FF.1 & FF.2

Get a smart score of 90 or complete 30 minutes of continuous practice for each skill.

Read the story I handed out in class (Pink Copy)
Make observation Notes on each page
See the materials I handed out in class as your guide
Take pictures of each page of notes
Upload the pics here

*If you forgot how to upload pictures, please see the video under Beginning of the Year

RR.1
RR.2
Smart Score of 90 or 30 minutes of continuous practice in each skill

Start a new Google Doc
Attach it to this assignment (Watch the video if you are not sure how)
Name it MLA Heading
On the left-hand side, write the heading for today's date
Check to make sure every element has been included
Check to make sure you are using the proper font and size
Next, go into your Personal Narrative Pre-Assessment and make a copy
Edit the copy to have proper heading and formatting
Double-space it, and change the font to Times New Roman or Ariel 12', paragraph it
Add a creative title
Turn it in by attaching it to the Pre-Assessment assignment

Go to Clever, then IXL
See Learning
See Language Arts
See skills

90 Smart score

You will receive credit by earning the smart score of 90 per IXL topic or practicing continuously for 30 minutes on each skill. 
W.1
W.3

I’m eager to understand what you can do as writers of stories, so today, will you please write the best personal narrative, the best true story, that you can write? Make this be the story of one time in your life. You might focus on just a scene or two. You will only have this class period of 40 minutes to write this true story, so you will need to plan, draft, revise, and edit in one sitting. Write in a way that allows you to show off all you know about narrative writing.

In your writing, make sure you:

Write a beginning for your story.
Use transition words to tell what happened in order.
Elaborate to help readers picture your story.
Show what your story is really about.
Write an ending for your story.


***Please close all tabs and windows--you should only have the tab with the assignment open. You may use spelling and grammar tools in Google Docs but no other outside assistance***

Do your best work and have fun!

Ms. Antunes
(Modified from Mr. Wastes)

Watch this short film
Observe the characters, their motivations, and how they change
Open a new Google Doc
Title it Short Film Reflection "Kitbull"
Write a reflection about: What you observed, why you like or dislike this film, what a possible theme might be, or what the author is trying to help us see and understand
Include how each character changes
Include if you would recommend this film to others, and why?
Your response should be 3/4 to a full page double spaced-the spacing button looks like (See the attachment below)

Read article
Summarize the four points outlined in class which are:
History
Famous Gymnasts
Major Competitions
Benefits and Challenges

When you come to class, turn this in on the day it is due

We started this assignment in class.  Please see the attached task sheet with the example.

Attach a small picture to your Postcard

Follow the directions on each slide

I have also attached a different way to see the same material

*Complete the task on the last slide

You may not have finished this in class, and that is why I am posting it here. If you turned it in already, great!  If you are still working on it, make sure to turn it in by this Wednesday during our class period.

For this assignment, on one side of the page, you drew things that matter to you. On the other side, you wrote your best trait.

Please see the example below.