Homework: December 16-18

This week students are finishing their Shakespeare projects as well as their Outsider skits.

For the next three days I would like students to continue to work on their speeches and practice public speaking in front of friends and family members.

How can you help:  Ask questions about your child's day, ask them about their teachers and their favorite things.

My goal is to have the students ready to talk in front of their classmates.

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Questions for discussion:

Would you rather fly or be invisible?  Why?
If you could be any animal what would you be?  Why?
What is one thing you want to get better at?
What do you want to be or do when you get older?
If you won 1 million dollars what would you do with it?

Homework: December 15

Congratulations to Manhattan School for Creative Debating for their win! 

For Homework:  Continue working on your speeches.  Presentations will start next week. 


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Homework: December 14

Good Morning Everyone!

I hope everyone had a safe and restful weekend.

As we approach the holiday seasons let's remember to be kind and caring.

For Homework: 

With someone from home, discuss what makes a good public speaker?  What helps to make someone interesting.

Make a list of the qualities and characteristics of a good speaker.

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Homework: December 10

Hello Everyone!

For Homework: Read the section of text below.  Use your own experiences and the reading to answer the question that follows.

Mr. Raymond is a white man who chose to marry a black woman and have "mixed" children. He pretends to be a drunk so that the townspeople will have a way to more comfortably explain his behavior and life choices.

"When I come to town, […] if I weave a little and drink out of this sack, folks can say Dolphus Raymond's in the clutches of whiskey—that's why he won't change his ways. He can't help himself, that's why he lives the way he does.”

Level 1: Why does Ms. Raymond pretend to be drunk?  What is he trying to hide/make an excuse for? (Think about historical context)

Level 2: Why are Mr. Raymond's life choices considered a problem? 

Level 3: What are Mr. Raymond's life choices ?

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Homework: December 9

Hello Everyone!

I hope everyone is having a great beginning of the week.

For Homework:  Read the following quote.  Use the readings and your own experiences to answer the questions that follow.

"As you grow older, you’ll see white men cheat black men every day of your life, but let me tell you something and don’t you forget it—whenever a white man does that to a black man, no matter who he is, how rich he is, or how fine a family he comes from, that white man is trash”  

Level 1:  What does Atticus mean by this quote?  How does it relate to the relationships we have seen in the Outsiders? 

Level 2: Why does Atticus want Jem and Scout to not forget this piece of advice? 

Level 3:  What does Atticus mean when he says that the "white man is trash?"

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Homework: December 7

For Homework:

Read the following quote.  Use your own experiences and class discussions to answer the following questions.

“You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view … until you climb into his skin and walk around in it”

Level 1: 

What does Atticus mean? Give one example. How can we do this in our everyday lives?

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Level 2: 

1. What does Atticus mean?

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2. How can we do this in our everyday lives?

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Level 3: 

What does Atticus mean?

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Homework: December 3

Hello Everyone!

I hope you are having a wonderful day. 

For Homework: All Levels

1. Would you want to live in the 1930's?  Why or why not?
2. Who is telling the story?  How do you know?

Homework: December 2

Hello everyone!

Today we began looking at the 1930's (the setting for To Kill A Mockingbird).

For Homework: Discuss the following topics with someone at home.

1.) What are the Jim Crow Laws?
2.) Why did people follow them?
3.) Who did they Jim Crow Laws help/hurt (if anyone)?

For video we saw in class: Jim Crow Law

Homework: Dec 1

Welcome to December!!!
 Today we are starting To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee

For Homework: All Levels Answer the following questions.  You can use the internet to look up the information.

1.) When and where was Harper Lee Born?

2.) How many books has she written?

3.) Who are the main characters of To Kill A Mockingbird? 

 Level 2 and 3:  What do you notice about the author of The Outsiders (S.E. Hinton) and the author of To Kill A Mockingbird?  *How are they the same?