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Week One Work:
Chapters 1-3 of The Giver (questions provided in class; vocabulary below)
Want to Escape the Modern World? Nine 'Utopias' that Really Exist (Huffington Post article; look this up on Google)
Look up the definition of utopia. Which one of the communities in this article fits most with the definition? Why? Provide two pieces of textual evidence (quotes) from the article to support your answer. (Answer should be at least 4 sentences total.)
Which utopian community would you be most interested in visiting or living in? Why? (Answer should be at least two sentences.)
Which utopian community would you be least interested in visiting? Why? (Answer should be at least two sentences.)
What do many of these communities have in common? Provide two pieces of textual evidence (quotes) from the article to support your answer. (Answer should be at least four sentences total.)
The Amish Lifestyle https://www.visitelkhartcounty.com/plan/area-info/the-amish-lifestyle/
Conclusion: The Amish community believes in _______________.
• Textual evidence (direct quote):___________________________.
• Textual evidence (direct quote):___________________________.
Conclusion: The Amish community believes in _______________.
• Textual evidence (direct quote):___________________________.
• Textual evidence (direct quote):___________________________.
Conclusion: The Amish community believes in _______________.
• Textual evidence (direct quote):___________________________.
• Textual evidence (direct quote):___________________________.
HOMEWORK - Achieve 3000 and Independent Reading
A) Independent Reading of Novel at Home - Weekly reading logs are due every Friday. They will not be accepted late unless the student has an IEP or 504 that specifies extended time. If a students are absent on Friday, they can turn it in when they return on Monday.
B) Achieve 3000 -ALL CLASSES - 2 articles per week with a score of 75% or higher. Achieve 3000 Login Information: Go to Student Software on DCPS and log in through Clever.
Mrs. Bowler
6th Grade Language Arts 2020
greenei@duvalschools.org
6th Grade Language Arts 2020
greenei@duvalschools.org
Week One Work:
Chapters 1-3 of The Giver (questions provided in class; vocabulary below)
CHAPTER 1
1.Intrigued
2.Distraught
3.Apprehensive
4.Wheedle
5.Nurturer
6.Disposition
7.Supplementary
8.Sympathetically
9.Capacity
10.Prominent
11.Transgression
12.Murmured
13.Beckoning
1.Intrigued
2.Distraught
3.Apprehensive
4.Wheedle
5.Nurturer
6.Disposition
7.Supplementary
8.Sympathetically
9.Capacity
10.Prominent
11.Transgression
12.Murmured
13.Beckoning
Want to Escape the Modern World? Nine 'Utopias' that Really Exist (Huffington Post article; look this up on Google)
Look up the definition of utopia. Which one of the communities in this article fits most with the definition? Why? Provide two pieces of textual evidence (quotes) from the article to support your answer. (Answer should be at least 4 sentences total.)
Which utopian community would you be most interested in visiting or living in? Why? (Answer should be at least two sentences.)
Which utopian community would you be least interested in visiting? Why? (Answer should be at least two sentences.)
What do many of these communities have in common? Provide two pieces of textual evidence (quotes) from the article to support your answer. (Answer should be at least four sentences total.)
The Amish Lifestyle https://www.visitelkhartcounty.com/plan/area-info/the-amish-lifestyle/
Conclusion: The Amish community believes in _______________.
• Textual evidence (direct quote):___________________________.
• Textual evidence (direct quote):___________________________.
Conclusion: The Amish community believes in _______________.
• Textual evidence (direct quote):___________________________.
• Textual evidence (direct quote):___________________________.
Conclusion: The Amish community believes in _______________.
• Textual evidence (direct quote):___________________________.
• Textual evidence (direct quote):___________________________.
HOMEWORK - Achieve 3000 and Independent Reading
A) Independent Reading of Novel at Home - Weekly reading logs are due every Friday. They will not be accepted late unless the student has an IEP or 504 that specifies extended time. If a students are absent on Friday, they can turn it in when they return on Monday.
B) Achieve 3000 -ALL CLASSES - 2 articles per week with a score of 75% or higher. Achieve 3000 Login Information: Go to Student Software on DCPS and log in through Clever.
Ingrid Bowler
6th Grade Language Arts
Duncan Fletcher Middle School
greenei@duvalschools.org
6th Grade Language Arts
Duncan Fletcher Middle School
greenei@duvalschools.org
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