January 25, 2016

New DI!   This week we are focusing in informational texts.

Activity 1 is Teacher Led:    https://www.newsela.com/articles/soft-socialskills/id/13855/  

Activity 2 is Vocabulary: Use the current vocabulary words from our Macbeth Tracker to write a short story. 300 words required! Use googledocs and send it to delicata10ela@gmail.comwhen complete.

Activity 3 is Writing about the text:  -  Rage-C Paragraph: Explanatory

First read this text:  https://www.newsela.com/articles/teens-exercise/id/13432/   (read on 1070)

Write one body paragraph (always RAGE-C form!) of an argumentative essay answering the following question:

Should schools eliminate gym class or keep it?

I will specifically be looking at your elaboration.  So be sure to explain how the evidence you found in the article connects to your claim.   Write it to me in a Googledoc and email it to me at delicata10ela@gmail.com.

Activity 4 is Grammar: No Red Ink - Grammar

Subject Verb Agreement - Part 2 (Identifying Collective Nouns and Collective Nouns)

www.noredink.com

QUIZ for 5th and 7th

Homework 1/4 and 1/5

Read the CONTEMPORARY version of the following:

Act 1, Scene 1:   http://nfs.sparknotes.com/macbeth/page_2.html

Act 1, Scene 2:  http://nfs.sparknotes.com/macbeth/page_4.html

Hello Everyone!

Welcome back and happy 2016 to each and every one of you.



Below are your DI assignments for the week of January 4th:

Teacher Led:  Ms. Delicata will give you the worksheet!  :)

Activity 2: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ad40wXUwNWXD0nbgW4YnWzBY2CS9P_Cvc6F8OtJ5Ekg/edit?usp=sharing

Email your finished product to delicata10ela@gmail.com

Activity 3: Read this Article -  https://www.newsela.com/articles/lebron-activism/id/13932/

Then, answer the following question in an argumentative paragraph, using evidence from this article.
Open a GoogleDoc and type your answer.

Should activists try to force celebrities to get involved in their causes?  Why or why not?

 When you are finished, you can email it to delicata10ela@gmail.com

Activity 4:  https://www.noredink.com   on Subject / Verb Agreement

Rhetoric Project Instructions

Review and Instructions for the Rhetoric Project can be found in this powerpoint.  Click the link!

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1oYWwlpg54FdpLejB_2TKOewIrg1fx1CnL9yA7A9n0vY/edit?usp=sharing

FYI:  Here are the directions for the "letter to self" after you read "Teens who expect to die young…"

 Write a letter to your future self at 25 years old holding yourself accountable to your dreams.  Your letter must include a vision for what you want your life to be like at 25.  Where will you be living?  What will you be doing as a career?  What will you have already accomplished?  What do you hope to accomplish in the next 10 years between 25 and 35.  

Independent Reading Assignment 1

Click here to complete your first independent reading assignment:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1Vg8IgFoyQrn_OdOxxPN8iCviQEao9A3_LeWILkh4n3g/viewform