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DISTANCE LEARNING GRADE UPDATE: Per district policy, students who complete distance learning will have the opportunity to raise their grade one letter grade. Completion means doing what the directions state. When an assignment is scored there will be a “T” in the Distance Learning Category on IC, which means students have earned credit for completing that assignment. Grades bumps will occur at the end of the semester.
Assignments 7-17 are listed below. Phases 2-3
Phase 2
Science Fiction Assignment #7 (B-Day) April 27 or (A-Day) April 28
Because we will not be returning to school, the Science Fiction Short Story will no longer be due. It is not fair to continue it because we cannot go to the library to do research or write with our partners.
If you choose to write the story, I am down to reading it and giving feedback.
As always, this assignment is not mandatory and is due the following class period (April 30). All assignments will go into Distance Learning Category which is worth 0%.
Because you are in Science Fiction, I would like you to find any article dealing with new discoveries (it doesn’t have to be about Covid-19), new inventions, new technologies, etc. Read the article and write down 10 facts you learned from the article and one “What if.”
Directions:
- Number each fact you learned writing in grammatically, complete sentences.
- Come up with one “What if” statement like you are thinking about writing a science fiction short story from the article.
Below are some, but not all websites you can use to search for science articles:
https://breakthroughprize.org/
Science Fiction Assignment #8 April 29/30
Science Fiction
Assignment 5 for April 29 and due May 1. Or for April 30 and due May 4
As always, this assignment is not mandatory and is due the following class period. Value to be determined.
Chose one only.
- Create a current Resume to use to apply to jobs.
- This can be for your use.
- Create a Resume for a fictional character of your choice. (Novel or Movie)
- For example, create a resume for Winston Smith or Katniss Everdeen.
Daily Reading: 30 mins
Book of Choice
DISTANCE LEARNING GRADE UPDATE: Per district policy, students who complete distance learning will have the opportunity to raise their grade one letter grade. Completion means doing what the directions state. When an assignment is scored there will be a “T” in the Distance Learning Category on IC, which means students have earned credit for completing that assignment. Grades bumps will occur at the end of the semester.
Assignment #9: (B-Day) May 1 (due May 4) or (A-Day) May 4 (due May 6)
As always, this assignment is not mandatory and is due the following class period (April 30). Value to be determined.
-Article of the Week http://www.kellygallagher.org/article-of-the-week
Read the article and write down 10 facts you learned from the article.
Directions:
- Read an article of your choice.
- Do not answer the questions.
- Number each fact you learned writing in grammatically, complete sentences.
- Do Not start each sentence with “I learned….”
Start with this sentence:
From the article “write title name” written by (author’s name), the most important fact…
Other sentence beginnings
One interesting fact…
The article mentioned…
I enjoyed learning…
As of right now…
Finally, …
DISTANCE LEARNING GRADE UPDATE: Per district policy, students who complete distance learning will have the opportunity to raise their grade one letter grade. Completion means doing what the directions state. When an assignment is scored there will be a “T” in the Distance Learning Category on IC, which means students have earned credit for completing that assignment. Grades bumps will occur at the end of the semester.
Assignment #10 B-Day May 5 (due May 7) A-Day May 4 (due May 6)
Find one article from the Daily Reading or find an article of your choice from any appropriate article, for example Mechanical Science, News Week, Focus, etc.
Daily Reading:
-Article of the Week http://www.kellygallagher.org/article-of-the-week
-Writing: Respond to article through poetry with links to news articles you are responding to or a copy of the article.
Have fun with it.
Assignment #11 Thursday, May 7 (due May 11) or Friday, May 8 (Due May 12)
Daily Reading/Writing Idea: Find and watch a TED talk on a subject that interests you.
Answer the following questions about the TED talk in a paragraph or two.
What is the name of the TED Talk and who is the speaker? Why did you choose this TED Talk? Was the talk effective? What made it effective? What was the speaker’s main point? How did they build and support that point? Did the speaker use cause and effect structure/problem solution?
Phase 3
Assignment #12 due today. Monday, B-Day May 11/A-Day Tuesday, May 12
Label the Assignment 12 in the subject line.
Reading Assignment: (You must read this today)
https://www.tweentribune.com/article/teen/teen-finds-meaning-1950s-popularity-guide/
Writing Assignment: Choose one of the following
In the above article, “Teen finds meaning in 1950s popularity guide,” the author discusses how a teen used a 1950’s guide to popularity to fit in during middle and high school.
- Write your own guide to next year’s class, what tips would you suggest? What helped you have a great year? What would you suggest next year’s class avoid?
OR
- Write a poem that shows how to be successful in 12 Grade. For fun, try Poetry Generator.
https://thinkzone.wlonk.com/PoemGen/PoemGen.htm
Assignment 13 Due today Wednesday, May 13 (B-Day) and Thursday, May 14 (A-Day)
Daily Reading: 30 mins. of your choice.
Label "Assignment 13" on the assignment.
Daily Writing: Book of Choice 1-2 Pages
Describe something you have read this year that reminds you of an important person in your life. Use specific examples from the text you are referring. Why does the text remind you of the person? What words, phrases, images in the text make you think of the person? Again, be specific.
Assignment 14: (B-Day) Friday, May 15 and (A-Day) Monday, May 18
Read the following article for your daily reading:
https://www.verywellmind.com/color-psychology-2795824
Writing: 1-2 Pages of grade level writing
Write one to two pages on the following topic keeping it at grade level writing:
The article above discusses how colors can affect our mood and the effect colors have on our minds and bodies. If you were to use paints to paint a picture of this year (2020), what colors would you choose. Describe the picture and explain each of the color choices. Cite lines from the article to help support your explanations. (When you cite, make sure to use quotation marks around the evidence cited.)
When you turn in the writing, please make sure “Assignment 14” is at the top of the page.
Assignment 15: (B-Day) Tuesday, May 19 and (A-Day) Wednesday, May 20
Reading assignment the following article for your daily reading:
https://www.theplayerstribune.com/en-us/articles/mohamed-bamba-college-announcement
Writing: 1-2 Pages of grade level writing
In “Ready to Rock,” Mohamed Bamba talks about a popular strategy used to prioritize tasks for making his college decision. Using his piece as a model, write a piece that explains who and what has helped you be successful this year. Who and what are your big rocks, stones and pebbles and sand and why?
When you turn in the writing, please make sure “Assignment 15” is at the top of the page.
Assignment 16: (A-Day) Friday, May 22 and (B-Day) Thursday, May 21
Read 30 minutes of your choice
Writing: 1-2 Pages of grade level writing
Write one to two pages on the following topic keeping it at grade level writing:
Determination helps us work through challenges and set goals. Think about all the reading you have done this year or any movie or TV show. Describe a character who has exhibited determination even in difficult situations.
When you turn in the writing, please make sure “Assignment 16” is at the top of the page.
Optional Assignment 17: B-Day Wednesday, May 27 and A-Day Friday, May 29
Writing or something else…
Look back at the pieces you have completed during the last several weeks. Create a cohesive piece that reflects your year. What books, articles, friendships, hardships, and memories were important? Think about the pieces you have created to weave them together.
Create something that reflects this year.
You can write an essay, a poem, a list, a play, etc.
You can draw a picture, paint, take a picture, etc.
This is your creation, your reflection.
Hello and welcome to Distance Learning
Each day of class you will be assigned two things: Two or more pages of writing and at least 30 minutes of reading.
- Daily Writing: 2 Pages -either hard copy journal and bring to school April 16 (A-day) or 17 (B-day) or submitted via email at dhellen@washoeschools.net
- Read 30 minutes from a Book of your choice or choose an Article of the Day from Daily Reading: Article of the Week http://www.kellygallagher.org/article-of-the-week
Guidelines for Daily Writing and Reading
Daily Writing: Write two pages (or more) a day in either a writer’s notebook or write electronically and submit to me via email. If you write in a writer’s notebook, submit the journals when you return.
Either way, document the date you wrote and the time it took.
Daily Reading:
- Read at least 30 minutes of any book of your choice. Something you enjoy. After reading, write 2 Pages or more on what you read.
- Article of the Day: Printout the article, annotate, and answer the questions at the bottom of the page of the article.
If you submit electronically, write your name and date on both the subject line and on the paper you send.
Missing assignments will not count against your grade.
The following assignments are not meant to cause you any distress. They are intended to keep your mind engaged and your writing skills intact.
For now, practice social distancing like the champion!
April 1 (B-Day) and April 2 (A-Day)
- Email me with your name and period in the subject line: dhellen@washoeschools.net
- Read 30 minutes from a book of your choice.
- 2-3 pages of writing on the topic below, but it is your choice on the genre.
You are encouraged to capture your thoughts, questions, comments, and concerns about the events that are unfolding. You can capture this history—your history—family and friends’ events, any way you would like.
Below are some suggestions for this daily writing, but you do not need to follow them. You are encouraged to generate your own thinking. Some possibilities for daily writing:
- Capture in words how this virus has disrupted your school year—including sporting events, concerts, assemblies, dances.
- Discuss how your daily life has been disrupted.
- Share the effect it has had on your friends and family.
- As we go into more social isolation, you might write reviews of movies, television shows, podcasts, video games.
I encourage you to create writing that will be of interest to you in re-reading years from now as you chronicle your thinking during these uncertain days/weeks.
April 3 (B-Day) and April 6 (A-Day)
Daily Reading: Article of the Week http://www.kellygallagher.org/article-of-the-week
- Email me with your name and period in the subject line: dhellen@washoeschools.net
- Choose one of the articles of the week.
- Printout the article if possible and follow the annotating directions at the top of the page. If not, download the article and follow the directions at the top of the page.
- Writing Assignment: Answers the questions at the bottom of the article.
April 7 (B-Day) and April 8 (A-Day)
- Email me with your name and period in the subject line: dhellen@washoeschools.net
- Read 30 minutes from a book of your choice.
- 2-3 pages of writing on the topic below, but it is your choice on the genre.
You are encouraged to capture your thoughts, questions, comments, and concerns about the events that are unfolding. You can capture this history—your history—family and friends’ events, any way you would like.
Below are some suggestions for this daily writing, but you do not need to follow them. You are encouraged to generate your own thinking. Some possibilities for daily writing:
- Capture in words how this virus has disrupted your school year—including sporting events, concerts, assemblies, dances.
- Discuss how your daily life has been disrupted.
- Share the effect it has had on your friends and family.
- As we go into more social isolation, you might write reviews of movies, television shows, podcasts, video games.
I encourage you to create writing that will be of interest to you in re-reading years from now as you chronicle your thinking during these uncertain days/weeks.
April 9 (B-Day) and April 10 (A-Day)
Daily Reading: Article of the Week http://www.kellygallagher.org/article-of-the-week
- Email me with your name and period in the subject line: dhellen@washoeschools.net
- Choose one of the articles of the week.
- Printout the article if possible and follow the annotating directions at the top of the page. If not, download the article and follow the directions at the top of the page.
- Writing Assignment: Answers the questions at the bottom of the article.
April 13 (B-Day) and April 14 (A-day)
- Email me with your name and period in the subject line: dhellen@washoeschools.net
- Read 30 minutes from a book of your choice.
- 2-3 pages of writing on the topic below, but it is your choice on the genre.
You are encouraged to capture your thoughts, questions, comments, and concerns about the events that are unfolding. You can capture this history—your history—family and friends’ events, any way you would like.
Below are some suggestions for this daily writing, but you do not need to follow them. You are encouraged to generate your own thinking. Some possibilities for daily writing:
- Capture in words how this virus has disrupted your school year—including sporting events, concerts, assemblies, dances.
- Discuss how your daily life has been disrupted.
- Share the effect it has had on your friends and family.
- As we go into more social isolation, you might write reviews of movies, television shows, podcasts, video games.
I encourage you to create writing that will be of interest to you in re-reading years from now as you chronicle your thinking during these uncertain days/weeks.
April 15
- Email me with your name and period in the subject line: dhellen@washoeschools.net
Watch a movie, listen to a podcast, listen to a Ted-talk, and write a review.
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Science Fiction is the combination of science and the writing of fiction. Of course, you should be thinking, “I could have said that” in your sarcastic moan.
It seems like a simplistic answer, but there is more to it than that. Just look at Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein (1818). Shelley read in a newspaper about a dead frog’s heart beating after an electrical impulse penetrated it and then thought, “What would happen if a dead human heart gets electricity through it?” And “WaLa” a science fiction story.
In this class, we will read several short science fiction stories, a couple novels, and watch some science fiction t.v. series (the original Star Trek, Sliders, Quantum Leap) and some science fiction movies. As we do, the important thing to ask is what is the writer trying to tell the audience.
History of Science Fiction? While some historians throw in many beginnings, the first real English novel was written by Francis Godwin’s, The Man in the Moone (1638). But he didn’t use any known science.
Yet, the genre of Science Fiction was not coined until 1926 and then it was coined by Hugo Gernsback, the founder of the Pulp magazine “Amazing Stories.”
Science Fiction boasts some of the best writers in history: Edgar Allen Poe, Isaac Asimov, George Orwell, H.G. Wells, Ray Bradbury, Gene Roddenberry, Jules Verne, Mark Twain, and on and on!
Students will. . .
- Read the following short stories: “They are Made of Meat,” “Who Shall Dwell,” “The Survivor,” “X Marks the Pedwalk,” “The Crawlers,” “The Pill,” and others.
- Read some or all of the following novels: 1984 or Handmaid’s Tale, Brave New World, Anthem, Martian Chronicles.
- Learn, understand, and utilize the different uses of the following literary terms: protagonist, antagonist, allusion, conflict, irony in all forms, Point of View, characterization, figure of speech, slap stick, pun, satire, exaggeration, understatement, poetic justice, genre, and flashback.
- Recognize and demonstrate in writing all elements of a short story: exposition, rising action, climax, resolution.
- Interpret and analyze the themes in Science Fiction literature, including the cultural fears demonstrated science fiction.
- Write a multiple paragraph essay on the themes of Science Fiction literature, poetry and movies.
- Study correct punctuation, capitalization, parts of speech, etc.
- Write a creative piece of science fiction that incorporates research, dialogue, grammar and the use of the literary terms above within their story.
- Discuss, analyze and interpret mood, tone, and setting in a piece of literature.
- Expand and study specific Science and Science Fiction vocabulary along with SAT and ACT vocabulary.
- Examine diction, connotation, and denotation an author employs in his/her writing.
- Research, write, and verbally present a project.
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VOCABULARY
List 1
- delineate: to describe accurately
- nefarious: extreme wickedness
- vernacular: everyday speech; slang
- brawn: muscular strength
- tout: to publicly brag
- enhanced: to intensify; improve
- efface: to erase: to rub out
- glutton: someone who consumes too much food or drink
- hinder (ance): to slow or impede the progress of
- hiatus: a break or vacation
List 2
- querulous: grumbling: grumpy
- engender: to create, to cause
- obliterate: to destroy completely
- copious: abundant, plentiful
- obscure: dark, unknown; hard to understand
- extol: to praise highly
- quell: to calm, pacify
- artisan: a person who is skilled with h/her hands
- kindle: to start a fire: ignite; arouse
- pugnacious: eager to fight
List 3
- discordant: lacking harmony or agreement
- expedite: to speed up the progress of
- amorous: feeling loving, especially in a sexual sense
- decorous: proper, in good taste
- idyllic: naturally peaceful
- juxtapose: to place side by side
- incandescent: brilliant; giving off heat or light
- exasperate: to annoy thoroughly
- corroborate: to confirm; to back up with evidence
- volatile: highly unstable; explosive
List 4
- histrionic: overly dramatic
- sage: a wise man; to be wise through experience and reflection
- assail: to attack with words or force
- vacuous: lacking ideas or intelligence
- deride: to ridicule
- scrutinize: to examine very carefully
- distend: to swell; to extend
- fecund: fertile; productive
- didactic: intended to teach; morally instructive
- benevolent: generous, kind
List 5
- bucolic: charmingly rural
- pretentious: making ridiculous claims
- gullible: easily deceived
- convivial: fond of partying
- discrete: unconnected; separate; distinct
- discreet: sneaky, unnoticeable
- fabricate: to lie
- gesticulate: to make gestures, especially when speaking
- laud: to praise; to applaud
- belabor: to go over repeatedly or to an absurd extend
List 6
- reiterate: to say again; to repeat
- conflagration: a huge fire; inferno
- induce: to cause to happen
- soporific: causing sleep, very boring
- anarchy: lawlessness; an absence of government or control
- strident: shrill; high-pitched
- nonchalant: not showing any concern or worry
- malleable: easy to shape or bend
- ludicrous: absurd: ridiculous
- abridge: to shorten or condense
List 7
- lethargy: sluggish; laziness
- recondite: hard to understand; over ones head
- conspicuous: standing out; obvious
- archaic: ancient; outdated
- imminent: just about to happen
- predator: one that preys or destroys
- coalesce: to fuse or unite
- exalt: to glorify
- exult: to celebrate
- extraneous: irrelevant; unnecessary
List 8
- incantation: a chant
- assuage : to relieve; to soothe
- insuperable: incapable of being overcome or solved
- assiduous: hardworking, busy
- indulgent: lenient; yielding to desire
- avarice: greed; excessive desire for riches
- squander: to waste
- penurious: stingy, relating to great poverty
- debunk: to prove wrong
- eccentric: unconventional; a little kooky
List 9 (vv5)
- desiccate: to dry out
- diverse: different various
- loquacious: to talk too much
- maudlin: wallowing in self pity
- farcical: absurd; ludicrous
- vibrant: lively and full of vitality
- virulent: extremely poisonous or full of hate
- contemptuous: expressing disdain; showing lack of respect
- enigma: a mystery
- labyrinth: a maze or something like a maze
List 10 (VV5)
- assertion: an emphatic statement
- lucid: clear, easy to understand
- repudiate: to reject; to disown; to renounce
- superficial: relating to the surface; shallow
- primordial: formed long ago; primitive
- mellifluous: sweetly flowing
- provincial: limited in outlook; narrow
- contrite: admitting or feeling guilt
- incessant: unceasing
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List 1:
- Alien a nonhuman being from somewhere other than earth.
- Galaxy any number of large scale aggregates of stars, gas and dust.
- Hyperspace fictional kind of space where the usual constraints on speed do not apply.
- Invasion Paranoia fear of the unknown, symbolized by invading force such as aliens
- Light Speed- 187,000per/sec
- Light Year- distance one travels using light speed for one year.
- Mutant any being whose genes differ from its ancestors.
- Symbiosis the mutual dependency of species on each other.
- Teleportation the ability to move objects from one place to another at a long distance
- Universe All existing things including earth, meteorites, and galaxies
List 2
Near Future Any future that’s not more than a generation or so awayColonization Involves a small settlement which flourishes or not
3Clone An individual breed from another individual by growing a parental cell into a duplicateHive Mind A being that is not a single body but the totality of a groupFar Future Near the end of time when all resources are spent
Cyborg A partly artificial human or a partly human robot
Cryonics The preservation of bodies by super cooling at the punt of death
Android Robot built to look like a human
Time Paradox An impossible situation created by traveling back though time.
Robot A machine, usually mobile, generally controlled by a built in AI
List 3
Parallel Worlds: Worlds existing simultaneously, separated from each other by some sort of a barrier.
Black Hole: a region of space of such gravity that not even light can escape it which is why it appears black. (In SF black holes can be weapons, navigation hazards, or gateways like a wormhole.
Worm Hole: a route from one part of the galaxy to another through a black hole
Dystopia: A negative model of an ideal societyUtopia: a perfect society.
Telekinesis: The ability to move objects from one place to another at a distance using the mind
Telepathy: the ability to read minds.
Psi Power: various kinds of paranormal senses or abilities (X-Men)
Precognition: Ability to foresee the future.
Terraforming: Tinkering with another planet to make it habitable for human life.
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ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY
1. The heading with your name and class information appears on the first page only. Subsequent pages contain a header with your surname and the page number.
2. Give the annotated bibliography a title that identifies the common topic(s) that all the sources share. Note that you do not need to nor should you label this "Annotated Bibliography" since it's obvious from looking at the page that it is, in fact, an annotated bibliography.
3. Sources appear in alphabetical order by author surname or title. Note well that each entry begins with an MLA-style works cited citation. Check the format information above for more details.
4. Annotations vary in length depending on the complexity of the source; however, annotations of even the longest sources are brief, as in the Bradford example. Check the content information above for more details about what to include in your annotations.
5. Note the "inverse paragraph" format: The first line of each entry is flush left while subsequent lines are indented 1 to 1.5 inches. The right margin is not justified. The entire document is double spaced from the title to the last line.
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