Tuesday, April 28, 2020

Assignment #5 Why are people of color being affected the hardest by Covid 19 ??? (a minimum of 2 Paragraphs writing prompt)



Why are people of color getting hit the hardest by covid 19? 




What are the factors that are contributing to our compromised immune systems. Think outside the box. 


Think in regards to our pbl.

Thursday, April 23, 2020

Assignment #4: What is the Tuskegee Experiment?

The link to the article: https://www.rethinkingschools.org/articles/medical-apartheid

Discussion Questions
Make SURE you use RACE

What is the Tuskegee experiment? Who did it affect? Why were those people experimented on?
Where did it take place? Why isn't this included in our history books? (answer this in the comment section)






Tuesday, April 21, 2020

Assignment #3 Expository Writing: What Am I Good At.

What are you really good at? Perhaps you can sink a free throw every time.
Maybe you can identify birds by their songs, or make a very delicious
homemade pizza.
Think of a particular skill you have and could teach others.
Then write an essay describing the process you use to accomplish this
special feat.
Provide enough detail so your reader can learn how to do the same thing.



Minimum of 3 Paragraphs

Videos to watch Prince EA Covid 19 and How to Make a mask video




Wednesday, April 15, 2020

Assignment #2 Inferences multiple choice

Chose the best answer demonstrating inference and explain why.

1. Although sheepherding is an older and more beloved occupation, shepherds never caught the attention of American filmmakers the way cowboys did.
(A)  There have been more American films about cowboys than about shepherds.
(B)  Films about shepherds were popular before films about cowboys.
(C)  Cowboys are generally younger than shepherds.

2. As an architect, Thomas Jefferson preferred the Roman style, as seen in the buildings of the University of Virginia, to the English style favored by Charles Bullfinch.
 (A)  The architecture of the University of Virginia was influenced by the Roman style.
(B)  Jefferson preferred to build in the English style of architecture.
 (C)  Bullfinch was an English architect.

3. Even spiders that do not build webs from silk use it for a variety of purposes, such as constructing egg sacs and nursery tents.
 (A) Silk is used by all spiders.
(B)  Spiders that build webs don’t build egg sacs or nursery tents.
 (C)   All spiders build webs.

4. There is more quartz in the world than any one kind of feldspar, but the feldspars as a group are five times more common than quartz.
  (A)  The most common type of feldspar is as plentiful as quartz.
 (B)  Quartz is less common than the feldspars.
(C)  One type of quartz is five times more plentiful than feldspar.

5. Illegible handwriting does not indicate weakness of character, as even a quick glance at the penmanship of George Washington, Franklin D. Roosevelt, or John Kennedy reveals.
 (A) A person’s handwriting reveals a lot about that person.
 (B)   Washington, Roosevelt, and Kennedy all had handwriting that was difficult to read.
(C)  The author believes that Washington, Roosevelt, and Kennedy all had weak characters.

Monday, April 13, 2020

Assignment #1 (Narrative Writing)

Welcome back your assignment today is to write a 3 paragraph explanatory essay explaining the things you miss about life pre-quarantine. Remember the word pre means before, so what do you miss the most about your life before the COVID-19?? 


Example:
       Before we were forced to be quarantined life was so simple. I'd get every morning and chose what to wear. Unfortunately I don't have the luxury to do that anymore. It's been about one month and there's a number of reasons why I miss from my old life. The first thing I miss is.........

WRITE YOUR RESPONSES IN THE COMMENT SECTION: INCLUDE YOUR NAME FOR EXAMPLE:

MUKTAR M. 


Assignment #6 Root Words Prefixes and Suffixes (Creative Writing)

Students will be able to: Create a short story using 5 Prefixes and 5 Suffixes. Your story must flow and be a minimum of 2 paragraphs. PLAN...

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