Thank you Ma'am We read the short story, “Thank you, Ma’am” by Langston Hughes. This story shows the consequences a young thief faces after attempting to steal a strong, yet compassionate, victim’s purse. Rather than punish the young thief, Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones empathizes with him and takes him into her home for a hot meal. She teaches him a valuable life lesson.
I chose to draw the scene in the story where the boy attemps to grab Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones pursebut the strap snaps and he falls backward.
You are the Author
Throughout the novel, the chapters were only labelled with a number. I took on the role of being the author and I came up with chapter titles that I thought described the events of that chapter. I then summarized the chapter with 3 points of information.
We wrote an EXPLORE reading response after reading the first 5 chapters of the novel. Our response was 6 paragraphs each focusing on a different area. (Ex- Example, P-Purpose, L- Language and Key Lines, O-Organizational Features, R – Relate, E- Evaluate)
I received a mark of /35. (Explain what you did well and/or what you can do better next time)
There are many quotable passages in the novel. We had to identify important quotes and explain why they were significant. After reading chapter 7 we wrote a quiz where we had to respond critically to certain passages. After the quizzes were marked, we then had to go back to our quiz and make corrections to our answers.
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ELA Enrichment - Independent Studies
Quick Writes
Language Arts
Word of the Day
TASK: Each day we were given a word and its definition. We then had to write the word in a sentence that showed we understood the meaning of the word.
INTENT: The purpose for learning a new word each day is to enrich our vocabulary in our own writing and expand our knowledge of the English language.
CRITERIA: We were expected to:
We read the short story, “Thank you, Ma’am” by Langston Hughes. This story shows the consequences a young thief faces after attempting to steal a strong, yet compassionate, victim’s purse. Rather than punish the young thief, Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones empathizes with him and takes him into her home for a hot meal. She teaches him a valuable life lesson.
I chose to draw the scene in the story where the boy attemps to grab Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones pursebut the strap snaps and he falls backward.
Throughout the novel, the chapters were only labelled with a number. I took on the role of being the author and I came up with chapter titles that I thought described the events of that chapter. I then summarized the chapter with 3 points of information.
We wrote an EXPLORE reading response after reading the first 5 chapters of the novel. Our response was 6 paragraphs each focusing on a different area. (Ex- Example, P-Purpose, L- Language and Key Lines, O-Organizational Features, R – Relate, E- Evaluate)
I received a mark of /35. (Explain what you did well and/or what you can do better next time)
- Chapter 7 Quotable Passage Quiz
There are many quotable passages in the novel. We had to identify important quotes and explain why they were significant. After reading chapter 7 we wrote a quiz where we had to respond critically to certain passages. After the quizzes were marked, we then had to go back to our quiz and make corrections to our answers.- Child Labour Essay
TASK: After completing our novel study, I then had to use my knowledge of Iqbal to write an essay on child labourINTENT:
- To make my reader aware of the issue of child labour
- To inform my reader about the oppression that children like Iqbal face
- To empower/encourage my reader to take action in support of children’s rights
CRITERIA: We were evaluated based on:Social Studies
Cornell Notes Ancient Egyptian Gods and Goddesses
Cartouche
- King Tut Link
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/pharaohs/digging.htmlAncient Greece - Social Roles - Group Work - Soldiers in Ancient Greece (Taylor, Nikka & Danika)
Ancient Egypt - Social Roles - Group Work - Food in Ancient Egypt (Taylor, Romiel, Josh, Janessa, Serena)
Science
Math
Integers
My Integer PostVolume
Surface Area
Pythagoras
My pythagoras postPercent
My percent postProportional Reasoning
My proportional reasoning postManga High
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