English 10 and English 10 Honors--Thursday, 4/30/2020-Wednesday, 5/6/2020

Between today and next Wednesday, please view the "The Alchemist Introduction Video Series" that I put together. The videos are attached in Google Classroom and will guide you through...

• actively/purposefully reading the "INTRODUCTION" and "PROLOGUE" sections of Paulo Coelho's The Alchemist.
• crafting a quick write about one of the five choices provided.

I recommend that you also...

• revisit last week's agenda and catch up as needed.
• consider reading your free reading book for at least 15 minutes.
• consider completing at least 15 minutes of Membean training.

PLEASE REMEMBER THAT YOUR LEARNING VIA GOOGLE CLASSROOM IS ASYNCHRONOUS, AND YOU SHOULD NOT SPEND MUCH MORE THAN 1.5 HOURS ON ENGLISH ASSIGNMENTS EACH WEEK (UNLESS YOU WANT TO :) ).

English 10 Honors--Thursday, 4/23/2020-Wednesday, 4/29/2020

The only new task posted today is to FINISH actively/purposefully reading Lord of the Flies and continue engaging in the "discussion" via Flipgrid. (I have renamed the assignment/Flipgrid "LotF 'Discussion'--CH. 8-The End" and added a shared Google Doc to the assignment if you are uncomfortable recording yourself.) Otherwise, please make sure that you have done the following since our Google Classroom opened in March:

• Logged in to Membean and completed at least 45 minutes of training
• Contributed to at least one of the teambuilding Flipgrids (or shared Google Docs if you are uncomfortable recording yourself)
• I have added a shared Google Doc to the assignment titled "Flipgrid for 4/16-4/29".

Please email me this week at jmartin2@livoniacsd.org if you...

• would like me to share some enrichment opportunities with you. For example, perhaps you are interested in reading about other teens' experiences during this time and want to write creatively about your own experiences? If so, I have some information that I can share!
• are not caught up in English class. In your email, give me a sense of what is going on in your life right now so that the school district can provide the help needed. It might be as simple as needing clearer directions--I can help with that via a phone call, video, etc.--or something much more complex. By the beginning of next week, teachers will be calling home for any students who are not engaging in our Google Classrooms and sharing with administration what we find out. Again, the school district is just trying to be helpful so that all of our students can move forward! :)

English 10--4/23/2020-4/29/2020

No new assignments are being posted today. Instead, between today and next Wednesday, please make sure that you have done the following since our Google Classroom opened in March:

• Logged in to Membean and completed at least 45 minutes of training
• Completed and turned in the assignment titled "One-Paragraph Response About Author's Purpose"
• If you have already turned in this writing piece, please attend to the comments that I have provided in order to make your writing piece even better!
• If you have not yet turned in this writing piece, please note that I have posted in Google Classroom a read-aloud of "The Three Questions" as another story option about which you could write.
• Contributed to at least one of the Flipgrids (or shared Google Docs if you are uncomfortable recording yourself)
• I have added a shared Google Doc to the assignment titled "Flipgrid for 4/16-4/29".

Please email me this week at jmartin2@livoniacsd.org if you...

• would like me to share some enrichment opportunities with you. For example, perhaps you are interested in reading about other teens' experiences during this time and want to write creatively about your own experiences? If so, I have some information that I can share!
• are not caught up in English class. In your email, give me a sense of what is going on in your life right now so that the school district can provide the help needed. It might be as simple as needing clearer directions--I can help with that via a phone call, video, etc.--or something much more complex. By the beginning of next week, teachers will be calling home for any students who are not engaging in our Google Classrooms and sharing with administration what we find out. Again, the school district is just trying to be helpful so that all of our students can move forward! :)

English 10 Honors--4/16/2020-4/22/2020

• Thursday
• Set a timer for 15-20 minutes and actively/purposefully read Lord of the Flies, picking back up at the beginning of CHAPTER EIGHT (unless you have already read past this section of the book).
• Optional: Engage in free reading AND/OR Membean training.
• Friday
• Set a timer for 15-20 minutes and continue actively/purposefully reading Lord of the Flies.
• Optional: Engage in free reading AND/OR Membean training.
• Monday
• Set a timer for 15-20 minutes and finish actively/purposefully reading Lord of the Flies through the end of CHAPTER NINE.
• Optional: Engage in free reading AND/OR Membean training.
• Tuesday
• Engage with our third Flipgrid topic so as to "discuss" the Lord of the Flies reading.
• Optional: Engage in free reading AND/OR Membean training.
• Wednesday
• Engage again with our third Flipgrid topic so as to continue "discussing" the Lord of the Flies reading.
• Consider engaging with our fourth Flipgrid topic about the past seven days in which you...
• share what you have been up to and/or some good news.
• share an update about your free reading experience (if you got some free reading in, of course!).  For example, you might update us on what is happening plot-wise or point out something that your author does purposefully (e.g., uses a particularly compelling simile, includes a symbol as motif, etc.). 
• Can you drop some Membean words in your video?!
• Optional: Engage in free reading AND/OR Membean training.

English 10--4/16/2020-4/22/2020

• Thursday
• Set a timer for 20-25 minutes and read your free reading book OR  
• Set a timer for 20-25 minutes and read the first half-ish of Jack Finney's short story "Contents of the Dead Man's Pockets" OR
• View the first three videos of Mr. Martin reading Finney's short story aloud.
• As you read/listen, look for evidence that helps you respond to the following questions:
• What is something that the author does purposefully?  If you are struggling to come up with something on your own, consider selecting an item from the list below:
• (S)he alludes to an historical event, a famous story, etc.
• (S)he appeals to multiple senses in order to create imagery.
• (S)he creates suspense.
• (S)he characterizes a character a certain way.
• (S)he implements irony (dramatic, situational, and/or verbal).
• (S)he uses simile and/or metaphor.
• (S)he uses symbolism.
• (S)he writes from a particular point of view (e.g., first-person).
• What evidence supports your claim?
• Optional: Log in and complete some Membean training.
• Friday
• Set a timer for 20-25 minutes and read your free reading book OR  
• Set a timer for 20-25 minutes and read the the rest of Jack Finney's short story "Contents of the Dead Man's Pockets" OR
• View the final two videos of Mr. Martin reading Finney's short story aloud.
• As you read/listen, continue looking for evidence that helps you respond to the following questions:
• What is something that the author does purposefully?  If you are struggling to come up with something on your own, consider selecting an item from the list below:
• (S)he alludes to an historical event, a famous story, etc.
• (S)he appeals to multiple senses in order to create imagery.
• (S)he creates suspense.
• (S)he characterizes a character a certain way.
• (S)he implements irony (dramatic, situational, and/or verbal).
• (S)he uses simile and/or metaphor.
• (S)he uses symbolism.
• (S)he writes from a particular point of view (e.g., first-person).
• What evidence supports your claim?
• Optional: Log in and complete some Membean training.
• Monday
• Read Mr. Martin's sample one-paragraph response, which is included as part of the "One-Paragraph Response About Author's Purpose" posted as an "Assignment".
• Keeping in mind that "a paragraph's a paragraph's a paragraph", outline (and begin writing?) your one-paragraph response to the following questions:
• What is something that the author does purposefully?  If you are struggling to come up with something on your own, consider selecting an item from the list below:
• (S)he alludes to an historical event, a famous story, etc.
• (S)he appeals to multiple senses in order to create imagery.
• (S)he creates suspense.
• (S)he characterizes a character a certain way.
• (S)he implements irony (dramatic, situational, and/or verbal).
• (S)he uses simile and/or metaphor.
• (S)he uses symbolism.
• (S)he writes from a particular point of view (e.g., first-person).
• What evidence supports your claim?
• Optional: Log in and complete some Membean training.
• Tuesday
• Consider rereading Mr. Martin's sample one-paragraph response.
• Finish writing your one-paragraph response.  Then, consider submitting it in Google Classroom.  Do not forget to click the "Turn in" button! :)
• Optional: Log in and complete some Membean training.
• Wednesday
• Consider participating in your class block's Flipgrid about the past seven days in which you...
• share what you have been up to and/or some good news.
• share a little bit about your reading and writing experience.  For example, you might update us on what is happening plot-wise in your free reading book or summarize what you wrote about in your one-paragraph response. 
• Can you drop some Membean words in your video?!
• Optional: Log in and complete some Membean training.