Posted: May 4, 2020
GRADE 6J LANGUAGE ARTS
Home Learning Plan
Mon. May 4th – Fri. May 10th
1. Read 20 minutes silently everyday
2. Read and respond to this week’s Common Lit assignments (one fiction, one non-fiction). “Funeral” (short story memoir) & “Diary of a Teenage Refugee” (informational text).
3. Writing Activity: Journal the alphabet with words or phrases (ie: A=April winds blow cold against my cheeks, B=, C=, D=ducks float in the river, playing the day). Take notes on your surroundings in nature to guide you in doing this activity. Write words you see, hear, smell or think. (this can be done over a few days but keep it connected to nature and those things you see, hear, smell, feel)
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.
Quickwrites | |
Monday | Think about the following quote and what it means and then write how the idea applies to your life, “Everybody is a genius. But, if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will spend its whole life believing that it is stupid.” – Einstein |
Tuesday | Write a story using these 5 words: apple, train, elephant, paper, banjo |
Wednesday | Imagine what would happen if someone shrunk you down to be only 1″ tall. How would your life change? |
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Friday | Archeologists have uncovered ancient flutes carved from bird bones and mammoth ivory, showing that music has been with us for a very long time. Even so, what is music for? It doesn’t provide food or shelter. It doesn’t cure disease or solve problems. What does music do? Write an essay that tells what music does for human beings and argues for its value in our lives. |
