World Literature-Period 6 Assignments

This was our first ever attendance question... thought is was appropriate to end the year with! As attendance for today, answer the question above. You do not need to explain (but of course you can if you wish!). I am so so proud of each of you!!!!!!

As a tool to build and grow a sense of classroom community, you will take the next few weeks to curate a playlist of music that captures the struggles and strangeness if your senior year in high school. You will meet regularly with your home group and share music that moves you or heals you or makes you remember something that needs remembering. You will add your selections to the table below. 


Have ONE STUDENT from each group MAKE A COPY of the document and then SHARE it with all group members. Then start working!! I can't wait to see/listen to the completed playlists!

Select ANY of your THREE drafts that you would enjoy working on. Share that draft with at least two peers. Review their feedback and examine a mentor text. Start revising. Compose a revision memo. Submit your work via this assignment.

Use the attached assignment to record your grade narrative. Talk to me. Don't worry about perfection! Be honest and genuine while discussing your successes and mistakes over the course of the semester.

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Use the link below to complete the Poetry Podcast project!!

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Use the link below to access the project. Complete today's task by WEDNESDAY!!

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My example:

An open window./A trial. Will Justice fly/in? Or escape us?

Use the link below to access the project. Complete today's task. Submit your Anchor screen shot to this assignment by the end of the day!!

Use the link below to access the project. Complete today's task. Submit your completed work to this assignment!!

Use the link below to access the project. Complete today's task. Submit your completed work to this assignment!!

As attendance for today, answer the question above. You do not need to explain (but of course you can if you wish!).

Use the link below to access the project. Complete today's task. Submit your completed work to this assignment!!

Use the instructions linked below to complete your draft. It must be a NEW piece! YOU CAN WRITE ANYTHING as long as it has a beginning, middle and end. Don't forget your writer's memo!

MAYBE: You may want to consider using your recent Jump Journal reflections to develop a longer piece for this draft.

BUT YOU CAN WRITE ANYTHING THAT YOU ARE MOVED TO WRITE. JUST KNOW YOUR WHY!!

Use the link below to access the project. Complete today's task. Submit your completed work to this assignment!!

As attendance for today, answer the question above. You do not need to explain (but of course you can if you wish!).

Look back on your thinking notes for "Thing Fall Apart". Compare that text to the text we are currently reading. Think about whether they explore similar theses, issues or heartbeats. You must reply to at least one classmate as well.

Use your group's google slides to document today's small group discussion. Then ONE person from your group needs to add ONE of your group's Big Ideas/Patterns as a class comment on this assignment. You may log off once you've posted!

Read AT LEAST TWO of the following texts. I encourage you to read them all. Use the texts to inform your response to the question above. You must reply to at least one classmate as well.

As attendance for today, answer the question above. You do not need to explain (but of course you can if you wish!).

Use the instructions linked below to complete your draft. It must be a NEW piece! YOU CAN WRITE ANYTHING as long as it has a beginning, middle and end. Don't forget your writer's memo!

MAYBE: You may want to consider using your recent Jump Journal reflections to develop a longer piece for this draft.

BUT YOU CAN WRITE ANYTHING THAT YOU ARE MOVED TO WRITE. JUST KNOW YOUR WHY!!

Use your group's google slides to document today's small group discussion. Then ONE person from your group needs to add ONE of your group's Big Ideas/Patterns as a class comment on this assignment. Hopefully we will have time to talk about them as a class.

As attendance for today, answer the question above. You do not need to explain (but of course you can if you wish!).

Metacognition is the act of thinking about how one thinks. It is an important part of the learning cycle. Use the attached form to provide some feedback on how you feel you are doing so far this semester.

Use your group's google slides to document today's small group discussion. Then ONE person from your group needs to add ONE of your group's Big Ideas/Patterns as a class comment on this assignment. Hopefully we will have time to talk about them as a class.

As attendance for today, answer the question above. You do not need to explain (but of course you can if you wish!).

Use your group's google slides to document today's small group discussion. Then ONE person from your group needs to add THREE of your group's TQEs as a public comment on this assignment. Hopefully we will have time to talk about them as a class.

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Read the attached Author's Note by Julia Alvarez. After reading it, write at least ONE question that you hope is answered in the book.

Use the instructions linked below to complete your draft. YOU CAN WRITE ANYTHING as long as it has a beginning, middle and end. Don't forget your writer's memo!

MAYBE: You may want to consider using your recent Jump Journal reflections to develop a longer piece for this draft.

BUT YOU CAN WRITE ANYTHING THAT YOU ARE MOVED TO WRITE. JUST KNOW YOUR WHY!!

Use the Week 5 links in the document to complete the read and respond to a story of your choice. We will meet on ZOOM on FRIDAY (we have a four day week this week) to discuss the stories with more depth.

We will review the instructions in class. Then you will use the appropriate slides to document your group discussion today. Remember to expand on your thinking.

As attendance for today, answer the question above. You do not need to explain (but of course you can if you wish!).

Use the Week 4 links in the document to complete the read and respond to a story of your choice. We will meet on ZOOM on THURSDAY (we have a four day week this week) to discuss the stories with more depth.

We will review the instructions in class. Then you will use a page in the jamboard to document your group discussion today. Remember to expand on your thinking.

As attendance for today, answer the question above. You do not need to explain (but of course you can if you wish!).

Use the Week 3 links in the document to complete the read and respond to a story of your choice. We will meet on ZOOM on WEDNESDAY (we have a four day week this week) to discuss the stories with more depth.

Use the jamboard to document your group discussion today. Remember to expand on your thinking.

As attendance for today, answer the question above. You do not need to explain (but of course you can if you wish!).

Use the Week 2 links in the document to read and respond to a story of your choice. We will meet on ZOOM on Friday to discuss the stories with more depth.

Use the slides to facilitate your group discussion today. Remember use the speaker notes section to expand on your thinking.

As attendance for today, answer the question above. You do not need to explain (but of course you can if you wish!).

Click the link and log in. Read the story and complete the work.

Decide on the purpose of your revision. Select ANY of your THREE drafts that you would enjoy working on. Type the piece into a google doc. Share that draft with at least two peers. Review their feedback and examine a mentor text. Start revising. Compose a revision memo. Submit your work via this assignment.

Use the Q&A document to ask any questions you might have! I will be on the doc to answer in real time.

As attendance for today, answer the question above. You do not need to explain (but of course you can if you wish!).

Watch Amanda Gorman read her poem "The Hill We Climb". Then "discuss" the poem using the jamboard. The link includes the text of the poem for you to use.

Then you will create a piece of occasional art (either visual or poetic) that "documents and reflects upon particular occasions, events both public and private, grand and less grand." You get to choose the occasion. Think about events (public or private) that had an impact on you.

Upload your poem or an image of your art to this assignment.

As attendance for today, answer the question above. You do not need to explain (but of course you can if you wish!).

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Open the instructions and follow them!

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Use the attached document to begin the metacognitive process of reflecting on your learning and collecting evidence of that learning. You will complete the narrative assignment by creating a FlipGrid video discussing your learning over the course of the semester.

Use the attached assignment to record your grade narrative. Talk to me. Don't worry about perfection! Be honest and genuine while discussing your successes and mistakes over the course of the semester.

Happy Slam Day everyone!! I am so excited to celebrate our work, our stories and our truth!!

I NEED THIS! WE NEED THIS!!

So today we will start in our home groups... ONE person from each group should be the "tech" person. That person will share their screen & play the group's videos from flipgrid.

ANOTHER person should be the "recorder" for the group and open the attached document. Write down the group feedback in the document. Then turn it in!! It needs to be turned in by 11:45 AM! That will give us enough time to watch the videos that each group chooses!

ENJOY THIS!!

Use the link to record your performance! Can't wait to sit up and watch!

Complete the work outlined below in your Readers Notebook. Upload an image of your completed ticket!

To "revise" means to "see again". That's what I want you to think about in this next writing phase. Use the exercises attached to look again at your draft and discover ways to improve it.

TYPE YOUR FINAL DRAFT into a document.

After the text of your poem, compose a Revision Memo that answers the following questions:
1) Which revision ideas from the attached document were you working on? How did these ideas help you with revision? Be specific.
2) What is your classic poem and how did the classic poem help you with revision?
3) Do a final proofread to catch errors.

As attendance for today, answer the question above. You do not need to explain (but of course you can if you wish!).

Reflect on the "why" of Part Three of Things Fall Apart. Use it to inform your response to the question above. You must reply to at least one classmate as well.

Use your group's google slides to document today's small group discussion. The AGENDA is on the first slide. Follow it! I will be sending timing reminders throughout the meeting. I may also visit your groups periodically. I will do so with my camera off and muted. I am NOT there to facilitate discussion. I am there to observe the quality of your discussions.

Reflect on the "why" of Part Two of Things Fall Apart. Use it to inform your response to the question above. You must reply to at least one classmate as well.

As attendance for today, answer the question above. You do not need to explain (but of course you can if you wish!).

Illustrate your claimed poem. Be as detailed as you can. Use color when the poem calls for it. The more detailed your illustration is, the better your foundation for memorization will be. Complete the illustration on a new page in your readers notebook. No need to upload anything. Just remember that everything you do is evidence of your progress towards the learning objectives.

Use your group's google slides to document today's small group discussion. The AGENDA is on the first slide. Follow it! I will be sending timing reminders throughout the meeting. I may also visit your groups periodically. I will do so with my camera off and muted. I am NOT there to facilitate discussion. I am there to observe the quality of your discussions.

Reflect on the "why" of Part One of Things Fall Apart. Use it to inform your response to the question above. You must reply to at least one classmate as well.

As attendance for today, answer the question above. You do not need to explain (but of course you can if you wish!).

Use your group's google slides to document today's small group discussion. The AGENDA is on the first slide. Follow it! I will be sending timing reminders throughout the meeting. I may also visit your groups periodically. I will do so with my camera off and muted. I am NOT there to facilitate discussion. I am there to observe the quality of your discussions.

Open the Tone Map Info document that you used to create your POL tone map. Turn to your POL tone map in your notebook. Reviewing these documents will help you to prepare your TONE MAP for your GetLit Poem. Hopefully you have your poem printed and you can glue it down in your Readers Notebook to complete yours. If you do not have the poem printed, you will have to hand write it in it's original form in order to complete the tone map.

As attendance for today, answer the question above. You do not need to explain (but of course you can if you wish!).

Use your group's google slides to document today's small group discussion. The AGENDA is on the first slide. Follow it! I will be sending timing reminders throughout the meeting. I may also visit your groups periodically. I will do so with my camera off and muted. I am NOT there to facilitate discussion. I am there to observe the quality of your discussions.

Use these handouts to complete your letter guide.

As attendance for today, answer the question above. You do not need to explain (but of course you can if you wish!).

Use the instructions linked below to complete your second draft. YOU CAN WRITE ANYTHING as long as it NEW and has a beginning, middle and end. Don't forget your writer's memo!

MAYBE: You may want to consider returning to an idea we talked about at the very beginning of the year. What is you why? I am attaching a youtube clip that you could use as a starting point for this draft.

BUT - REMEMBER, YOU CAN WRITE ANYTHING THAT YOU ARE MOVED TO WRITE. JUST KNOW YOUR WHY!!

Use your group's google slides to document today's small group discussion. The AGENDA is on the first slide. Follow it! I will be sending timing reminders throughout the meeting. I may also visit your groups periodically. I will do so with my camera off and muted. I am NOT there to facilitate discussion. I am there to observe the quality of your discussions.

Read the attached New York Times article. It is the 2013 obituary of Chinua Achebe, who wrote out text Things Fall Apart. Use it to inform your response to the question above. You must reply to at least one classmate as well.

As attendance for today, answer the question above. You do not need to explain (but of course you can if you wish!).

Use the attached document to learn a little about the poem/poet you've claimed.

You MUST select a poem from the Classic Slam Anthology. No one can select the same poem. If someone chooses the poem you choose, you must pick a different poem. Trust in SYNCHRONICITY... say YES to the poem that calls to you! YOUR POEM IS IN THERE!!

As attendance for today, answer the question above. You do not need to explain (but of course you can if you wish!).

Use the instructions linked below to complete your second draft. YOU CAN WRITE ANYTHING as long as it NEW and has a beginning, middle and end. Don't forget your writer's memo!

MAYBE: You may want to consider returning to a piece we explored at the beginning of the year - the poem "Flying Kites" by Quincy Troupe. You've already written a journal entry in response to this poem. You could use that response as a starting point for this draft.

BUT - REMEMBER, YOU CAN WRITE ANYTHING THAT YOU ARE MOVED TO WRITE. JUST KNOW YOUR WHY!!

Hi everyone! Please take some time to watch our Poetry Out Loud performances. Comment on the THREE performances that stand out to you as specially effective. Then transfer the names of those students to the google form attached to this assignment.

Use the Critical Lens Cards to learn a little about the additional lens theories. You will use a FRAME to take notes on each lens. Use the example attached as a template. This work should be done in your READERS NOTEBOOK! Please upload an image of your completed notes to this assignment!

You will use these notes to discuss the lenses in more depth on Thursday.

As attendance for today, answer the question above. You do not need to explain (but of course you can if you wish!).

In your journal, respond the painting attached to this assignment.

It's caption reads: February 23, 2017: Law-enforcement officers point their weapons at two water protectors praying near the Sacred Fire of the main resistance camp of the Dakota Access Pipeline protests. Both men were arrested, along with the photographer, shortly after this image was taken. (Tracie Williams)

Free write in your journal and include what you witness, what sticks out to you. Then, think about WHY. Why does that thing pop out at you first?

Then read the attached information about the "Reader Response" critical reading lens. It is the shaded one. This is ONE of FIVE lens theories we will explore over the course of the year. Today you will try to wrap your head around the other FOUR . Now - go to the next assignment called "Critical Reading Lenses - An Overview".

Use the Flipgrid link below to access the Poetry Out Loud topic on our class Flipgrid page. Recording and submitting your recitation video should be pretty self explanatory from there.

I am also linking to the Poetry Out Loud video playlist so you can watch some examples. Have fun watching a few of them to get an idea of what your video can look like.

I am also linking to the first round performance of the eventual national Poetry Out Loud winner, Eden Getahun, from Sacremento. It was recorded in March before the pandemic. She went on to win Poetry Out Loud 2020. You can find her video submission in the YouTube playlist.

Metacognition is the act of thinking about how one thinks. It is an important part of the learning cycle. Use the attached form to provide some feedback on how you feel you are doing so far this semester.

As attendance for today, answer the question above. You do not need to explain (but of course you can if you wish!).

Use the instructions linked below to complete your draft. YOU CAN WRITE ANYTHING as long as it has a beginning, middle and end. Don't forget your writer's memo!

MAYBE: You may want to consider using your "framed item" to develop a longer narrative for this draft. You can use the link to see some background and examples. I think this would be a cool experience especially in this time of physical distance.

BUT YOU CAN WRITE ANYTHING THAT YOU ARE MOVED TO WRITE. JUST KNOW YOUR WHY!!

1) We will be listening to "Jenney Kissed Me". Use the document that is attached. You will each have your own copy to turn in.

2) As we listen to the poem, complete the TONE MAP by adding tone words (from your TONE CHART) that describe the tone of each section listed. Pay attention to SHIFTS in tone. They can happen quickly. Once you feel like you've accurately described all the tones in the poem, submit your TONE MAP.

3) Then open the Tone Map Info document. This will help you with preparing your own TONE MAP for your own poem! Hopefully you have your poem printed and you can glue it down to complete yours. If you do not have the poem printed, you will have to hand write it in it's original form in order to complete the tone map. Your TONE MAP should be on the RIGHT of your TONE CHART.

Please submit an image/PDF of your TONE CHART & TONE MAP by SUNDAY!!

FIRST - go to the link to POETRY OUT LOUD - Listen to Poems. Listen to:
1) The Power of Poetry (just listen)
2) Conveying Emotion, with excerpts from Hamlet. You may want to listen to this one a few times.

SECOND - google TONE IN LITERATURE and spend a few minutes reminding yourself what it is.

THIRD - Use the link below to access the list of TONE WORDS. You DO NOT need to know all 319 words. That'd be CRAZY!! But I do want you to have a working list of tone adjectives to use throughout the year.

So, using the list, focus on words that you already knew the definition for.

Prepare a left page that has a matching right in your READERS NOTEBOOK. Create a modified 4 Square like the one I've attached. This will be your TONE CHART. Categorize the words you are already familiar with. You do not need to add definitions, just the words themselves. Try to have at least 10 words in each category.

Then, go back through and add at least least 2 NEW words in each category. This is something you can do periodically to learn new ways to describe tone.

As attendance for today, answer the question above. You do not need to explain (but of course you can if you wish!).

Use the attached document to learn a little about the poem/poet you've selected.

Use these handouts to complete your letter guide.

Illustrate your selected poem. Be as detailed as you can. Use color when the poem calls for it. The more detailed your illustration is, the better your foundation for memorization will be. Complete the illustration on a new page in your readers notebook. No need to upload anything. Just remember that everything you do is evidence of your progress towards the learning objectives.

As attendance for today, answer the question above. You do not need to explain (but of course you can if you wish!).

You MUST select a poem through the Poetry Out Loud website. No one can select the same poem If someone chooses the poem you choose, you must pick a different poem. But there over 800 poems on the site, so there are plenty to choose from!

As attendance for today, answer the question above. You do not need to explain (but of course you can if you wish!).

Review the list of class norms. Write them out on the next page of your journal and sign the bottom of that page. Then submit an image as evidence.

As attendance for today, answer the question above. You do not need to explain (but of course you can if you wish!).

1) Click on "Today's Plan". Follow the agenda using the materials attached below.

Use these documents to complete the work for today.

Look at today's plan attached below. Use it to complete the work for today.

We will zoom on Friday!!

As attendance for today, answer the question above. You do not need to explain (but of course you can if you wish!).

Use these documents to complete the work for today.

As attendance for today, answer the question above. You do not need to explain (but of course you can if you wish!).

JUMP JOURNAL: Use this starter as a jumping off point - "My name is/is not a good fit for my personality because..."

NEXT: Listen to the THREE poems linked below. Choose ONE poem to work with and jot down THREE questions that you would ask the poet. We will use these questions for small group discussion on Thursday.

FINISH: Complete the "Exit Ticket".

We will zoom on Friday!!

We will use these documents during class today. The form is for homework.

Open our class Curation Project. Take some time to look at each other's slides. When you notice a connection with a classmate, make a comment explaining the connection. Start each comment with "You are like me because...". Let's see all the ways we intersect and align!

START: Read "Two Names, Two Worlds" by high school student Jonathan Rodriguez. Think about the three questions at the bottom of the document. (Answering these questions on paper is optional.)

NEXT: On a piece of paper (or better yet in the Journal section of your notebook) answer the following questions - 1) What are some of the worlds you move between? 2) In what ways is it easy to move between them? 3) In what ways is it challenging? 4) What are some of the strategies you have developed to help you overcome those challenges?

THEN: On a piece of paper (or better yet in the Writers section of your notebook) write your OWN identity poem modeled on "Two Names, Two Worlds". You do not need to use the template provided, but you can if you need a structure to work with.

FINISH: Submit your poem through this assignment anyway you'd like. You can type right into the shared google doc and submit it that way, you can upload your own google doc, you can take a picture of your poem in your notebook and upload the image, you can create a video of you reading the poem out loud and upload that. Do whatever works for you.

I'm excited to read what you write! :)

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Open the instructions and follow them!