LANGUAGE ARTS – Gr.6

Mon. May 11th – Fri. May 15th

1.     Read 20 minutes silently everyday.

2.     Read and respond to this week’s Common Lit assignments (one fiction, one non-fiction). “The House Dog & the Wolf” (fable) & “The Wild Horses of Assateague” (informational text).

3.     Writing Activites x 2: Do the following ONLY after you finished both CommonLit readings this week. Please respond to these in a paragraph each and submit to me via email together

• a.      Watch this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ouvC-pZBKew  and then respond to the following writing assignment: This video, created by students, depicts Aesop’s fable through Claymation. Compare the video with the original story. How do the visual elements help underscore(bring out) the fable’s themes?
• b.     After reading “The Wild Horses of Assateague,” discuss in a paragraph the following: In the text, the author discusses how people leave the wild horses alone. Do you think that humans should be more involved with keeping the horses alive and healthy? Why or why not?

4.     Complete ANY 2 of the attached options for Quickwrites this week (I have one listed for every day and while you are free to do it every day for 5 minutes (go for longer if you wish…but don’t go past 15minutes), aim for 2.  Feel free to share these with me via email, Microsoft Teams or on our weekly call. I encourage you to share your writing with somebody at home too.