Good afternoon ELL 1/2 Social Studies!

https://newsela.com/read/mars-gets-first-visitor/id/47675/

1. What is this visitor to Mars?
2. When was the last time people landed something on Mars?
3. What is a Marsquake?
4. What kind of problems could happen as this machine lands on Mars?
5. Why do you think they decided to send this visitor to Mars?
6. Do you think people could ever live on Mars?

https://newsela.com/read/ralph-breaks-the-internet-whitewashing/id/47543/

1. Why are people angry at the new Wreck-it Ralph movie?
2. (OPINION) Is this a good reason to feel angry? Why or why not? (3+ sentences)
3. What is "whitewashing"?
4. (OPINION) Why do you think Hollywood has chosen to "whitewash" many characters in their movies? (3+ sentences)

ELL 1/2 Social Studies

https://newsela.com/read/lib-history-pumpkin-pie/id/47504/

1. Pumpkin pie isn't actually made mostly of pumpkins. What is it mostly made of?
2. How do people eat pie differently than people from the middle ages?
3. Why did people start eating pie crust?
4. What ingredients were rare and expensive in the middle ages?
5. Who wrote the first American cookbook?
6. Which holidays do we eat pumpkin pie?

English 9 Spectrum

Paragraph 1: Introduction

S1: Hook, or Topic sentence – TAG?

S2:  TAG? Premise 1

S3: Premise 2

S4: Premise 3

S5: THESIS STATEMENT

Paragraph 2: Premise 1

Expand on premise 1. Quote as early as possible, then explain it throughout. Paraphrases are ok in g9.

Paragraph 3: Premise 2

Expand on premise 2. Quote as early as possible, then explain it throughout. Paraphrases are ok in g9.

Paragraph 4: Premise 3

Expand on premise 3. Quote as early as possible, then explain it throughout. Paraphrases are ok in g9.

Paragraph 5: Conclusion

S1: THESIS STATEMENT

S2: Premise 3

S3: Premise 2

S4: Premise 1

S5: Concluding statement:

What have we learned about people in general by reading this essay? (thematic)

How has our understanding of THE TEXT changed as a result of reading this essay? (topical)

Good afternoon ELL! Today we'll be reflecting on our rubrics. Some of you have done this before for other rubrics. Here we go:

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Level 1-2

Complete a self-reflection by copying the sentence starters below into the comments section of the summative rubric for term 1.  Look at your rubric for information you need to complete these sentences.

1.     My strongest area of language is (Speaking and Listening, Reading, or Writing) …

2.     The area of language that I most need to improve is …

3.     In Speaking and Listening my strongest skill is …. And one skill that needs improvement is….

4.     In the Reading area my strongest skill is…. And one skill that needs improvement is…..

5.     In the Writing area my strongest skill is…. And one skill that needs improvement is…..

6.     Next term I need to work on 1…2... 3...

7.     There are 3 things (strategies) I can do to improve my language skills and they are:

8.     Attending class regularly, as well as being on time are important. Please rate your attendance and being on time. (1= Need improvement, 2= Satisfactory, 3= Good).  Explain why you gave yourself that score.

9.     Class participation and effort are also important.  Please rate yourself at class participation and effort. (1= Need improvement, 2= Satisfactory, 3= Good).  Why did you choose this score?

Another beautiful, but rainy day. Here we go!

https://newsela.com/read/comic-book-creator-stan-lee-dies/id/47461/

1. Who was Stan Lee?
2. How did he make his comic books interesting? (3+ sentences)
3. Stan Lee made characters that were not perfect. Please give 3 examples.
4. Stan Lee was sad at the beginning of his job. What did he do to become happy?
5. What superheroes from DC Comics did Stan Lee help make?

Good morning ELL class!

Here's the article we'll read this time:
https://newsela.com/read/florida-college-zombie-expert/id/47092/

This article is more difficult. Please read carefully.

1. Can you be convicted of a crime if you aren't conscious?
2. What is diminished capacity? Why is this important for crime?
3. Why does Smaw want to teach a class about zombies?
4. In 1997, what did a sleepwalker do?
5. What are Chinese zombie movies about?

Hey ELL 1/2 Social Studies! Good afternoon!

https://newsela.com/read/little-free-libraries/id/46885/

1.     What is a little free library?

2.     Why do you think people make little free libraries?

3.     Who started these little free libraries?

4.     What is special about how people make little free libraries?

5.     Who is Linda Carrier-Metz and what did she do?

6.     Are there any problems with little free libraries? Should we have more of them in the community? What are your thoughts?