Assignments

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27 Eleven Choice Board 11:59 PM	28 Role-Playing and Discovery / The Life and Adventures of Nat Love 11:59 PM What makes a MEMORY last? 11:59 PM	29 What are the two types of narrative nonfiction? Explain the difference between the two. (Hint: use your notes!) 11:59 PM	30 What are some ways an author uses DESCRIPTIVE LANGUAGE? Please explain. 11:59 PM	1	2 Thursday 10/1 BASELINE WRITING Grade 6 Room 206 11:59 PM Role-Playing / Nat Love FULL TEXT and QUESTIONS 3 PM	3
4	5	6 Role-Playing / Nat Love Quiz 11:59 PM	7	8 What's in a name? 11:59 PM House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros: 2 stories 11:59 PM	9 Monday October 5th TEXT ANALYSIS 11:59 PM	10
11 Name Story (House on Mango Street) Writing Assignment 11:59 PM	12	13 What if your whole WORLD changed? 11:59 PM	14 What details describe the story? Where does the story take place? 11:59 PM All Summer in a Day by Ray Bradbury 11:59 PM	15	16	17
18	19 1. The boy slowly opens his bedroom door so it doesn’t squeak. He tiptoes down the stairs. 11:45 AM	20 He reaches for his hat, scarf, and gloves. 11:59 PM	21 In which part of the plot diagram do we learn about the setting? What is the setting of "All Summer in a Day"? 11:59 PM	22 All Summer in a Day Reading Check 11:59 PM What is the PLOT of All Summer in a Day? Be sure to use the plot diagram to explain in complete sentences. 11:59 PM	23 Plot Mountain for All Summer in a Day 11:59 PM	24
25 STUDENT COPY PLOT MOUNTAIN for All Summer in a Day 11:59 PM	26 What is the part of the plot diagram the FUELS the story? (Hint: it is the conflict that pushes the story forward) 11:59 PM	27 Bethany Hamilton is a surfer who lost her arm when she was 13. One month later, she was back on her surfboard. She was determined to overcome her disability. Two years later she won first place in the Explore Women's Division Championship. What type of conflict is this? Please refer back to your notes on conflict. 11:59 PM	28 Melissa is super excited about going to a movie with her friends on Saturday night. However, when she asks her mom if she can go, her mom says, "Sorry Melissa, you're not going to be able to go." "Why not?" protests Melissa. "Well, your report card says that you have a 'C' in Science. That's not acceptable. You need to stay home and study." What type of conflict is this? Use your notes to help you. 11:59 PM	29 It's almost as if Bridget was born with a football in her hand. She's a natural player with the heart of a true athlete. Her goal is to play in the NFL someday. However, first she needs to convince her school's football team to let her play with them. What type of conflict is this? Use your notes to help you. 11:59 PM	30 Carlos has always wanted to go to Duke University. However, every member of his family has attended the University of Michigan. Carlos can't decide whether to follow in his family's footsteps or follow his own dreams of attending Duke. What type of conflict is this? Use your notes to help you. 11:59 PM PLOT DIAGRAM FOR MOVIE SHORTS 11:59 PM	31