Current Unit: The Giver Novel Study
Students will be able to demonstrate their ability to document an experience written in first person by targeting a specific audience and purpose, utilizing a specific organization, completing the writing process, integrating technology and incorporating academic and domain specific vocabulary.
Current Unit Resources and Handouts:
Literature Circle Packet - Regular English
Building Background Knowledge: The Giver
To complete the "Thematic Research" assignment, download and complete the worksheet below:
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The Giver Frayer Model Vocabulary
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Theme Resources and Assignments
Future
View the 2050 PowerPoint to gain an understanding of one person's predictions on what the future of our world will look like in the year 2050. Keep in mind, these predictions are based on one person's research regarding the current trends of our world today. The understanding is that if we continue on the path we are on currently, we are looking at this kind of world by the year 2050.
ASSIGNMENT: Read the Scope Article below regarding 12 future predictions. Download and complete the worksheet at the bottom of the article:
Worksheet for the above Future article. To download, click HERE
Memory
Watch the quick YouTube video on memory and complete the short quiz at the right to check your comprehension of the video.
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Quiz:
1. Our “Memory Network” is made up of _________ part(s) of our brain. A)1 B)Some C)Many 2. The process for retrieving a memory is A)Retrieving – Consolidation – Encoding B)Encoding – Consolidation – Retrieving C)Consolidation – Retrieving - Encoding 3. If you can’t remember a person’s name, you have a bad memory. A)True B)False 4. What is 1 way we can improve our memory? Answer the following questions to learn more about how your memory works:
1. Which experiment were you able to remember the most words? What about the list of words made remembering them easier? 2. Why do you think you remembered fewer words in list 2 than in list 1? 3. What purpose did counting serve when you were taking the 3rd experiment? How can you relate this to the classroom? |
Colorblindness
Watch the quick YouTube video on colorblindness and complete the short quiz at the right to check your comprehension of the video.
Colorblindness Test Click on the link below to take an online colorblindness test. NOTE: As stated in the YouTube video above, little confidence can be placed in internet colorblindness tests and their accuracy. Colorblindness Test Link |
Quiz:
1. Color blindness is more common in _______ A)Men B)Women C)Men and women equally 2. Rods help us see mostly ___________ and cones help us see ________. 3. The most common form of color blindness is caused when one of the cones doesn’t develop properly (mutated) and is called A)Blue-Green Colorblindness B)Red-Green Colorblindness C)Blue-Red Colorblindness 4. Colorblindness is a spectrum of an inability to see color that ranges from seeing completely in black and white to seeing MORE colors than normal. A)True B)False 5. What is one way the video explains that you can still lose your ability to see color? |