Good morning 7th graders,
I hope you had a marvelous Monday! If you’re having a rocky start to this week, take a moment to watch the latest episode of Some Good News – having something to smile about can’t hurt. If you’re having a great day – hooray! Try and spread some of that hope and joy to the people around you.
You have four tasks for your Literature/ LA To Do List:
- Daily journal entry (5 – 15 minutes)
- Daily reading (20 – 35 minutes)
- Tangerine reading and discussion questions (15 – 20 minutes)
- Study for HYPNOS quiz tomorrow (3 – 5 minutes)
Let’s get started!
- Daily journal entry (5 – 15 minutes)
- Choose your own prompt or use the one below.
- Prompt
- We often find what we are looking for – a lost shoe, a missing stone on a ring, a fun-filled adventure – the list goes on. The same is true for our personal perspectives – if we feel worried / excited / anxious / hopeful / frustrated / calm / etc., we often find more evidence in the world to keep that feeling going, for better or for worse. That doesn’t mean you are stuck feeling bad, it just means you have to work to shift your perspective. So, that’s what we are going to do today.
- For today’s prompt, I want you to take some time and identify at least five things in the world that give you hope. This could be anything – plants, news, people, messages, landscapes, literature, religion. Be specific and clear. You don’t have to stop at five, so if you have more keep recording!
- Daily reading (20 – 35 minutes)
- Read for 15 – 30 minutes from your free reading book, article, magazine, newspaper, etc.
- Reflect on your reading and complete your daily entry in your reading log
- Pay particular attention to the Evidence column – change the type of evidence you use every day (no evidence repeats in a week) AND show the thought you put into your work
- Contact me with any questions!
- Tangerine reading and discussion questions (15 – 20 minutes)
- Your Part 3 Discussion questions are due on Thursday, May 7th.
- Contact me with any questions.
- Study for HYPNOS quiz tomorrow (3 – 5 minutes)
- Test yourself with a homemade quiz
- Contact me with questions
That’s all for today. Contact me with any questions or concerns, or if you want to share where you find hope!