SUMMER HOME PRACTICE AND LEARNING for Grades 9-12 Scholars Directions: The following packet of activities is provided as practice. Refreshing your memory of the concepts learned and keeping your mind engaged will help you hit the ground running upon returning to the classroom in the Fall. If you do a little each day, it will keep the concepts fresh in your mind. We look forward to seeing you back in class! Weekly Activity Overview ____ Read a book of your choice for 30 minutes every day ____ Complete 30 minutes of Reading/Writing from activities in the Reading/Writing Menu …..page 2 ____ Complete 20 minutes of Mathia or Math activities every day ….. page 10 and Appendix A and B ….. page 26 and 31 ____ Complete one weekly Science activity from the Science Menu ….. page 12 _____ Complete one weekly Social Studies activity from the Social Studies Menu ….. page 14 _____ Do something active every day from the Activity/Health menu ….. page 19 _____ Complete one weekly Fine Art activity from the Fine Art Menu ….. page 21 _____ Complete one weekly College and Career Readiness Activity …page 23 and Appendix C, D, E, F ….. page 37 - 44 _____ Complete one weekly Social Emotional Learning activity …..page 24 Here is a suggested schedule for times: 9-12 Weekly Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Schedule 30 min 30 min 30 min 30 min 30 min Literacy Reading/Writing Reading/Writing Reading/Writing Reading/Writing Reading/Writing Physical 20 min Activity 20min Activity 20 min Activity 20 min Activity 20 min Activity Activity Menu Menu Menu Menu Menu 30 min MATHia or 20-30 min MATHia 20-30 min MATHia 20-30 min MATHia 20-30 min MATHia Math Activities or Activities or Activities or Activities or Activities 30 min Social 30 min Social Content 30 min Science 30 min Science 30 min Fine Arts Studies Studies • Daily – 30 Minutes of Independent Reading Also Do • Weekly – Social-Emotional Learning Activity (choose from menu) • Weekly – College and Career Readiness Activity (choose from menu) 1 English Language Arts - 30 min DAILY Directions: Each day, practice 30 minutes - choose a reading/writing activity from the menu. Online resources for reading books and articles are listed below the menu. Some articles have also been included in this packet. Keep your written responses together on notebook paper or in a reading journal. Think of the menu like BINGO and try to get a total blackout! Other ways to get BINGO are – around the square (16 boxes), inside square (9 boxes), X (9 boxes). You can repeat menu items if you have some favorites! Standards Addressed: RL.1 & RI.1 Cite evidence from text RL.2 & RI.l Determine theme or central RL.3 & RI.3 story elements and idea idea interactions W.1 Write arguments W.2 Write informational text L.4 Determine meaning of unknown words and phrases Read a book of your Read one of the Read 20 minutes out Read 20 minutes in Read 20 minutes in a choice 20 min. and attached articles and loud to your pet from a your favorite reading book of your choice. create an Instagram respond to the prompt. reading of your choice. spot. Write about how Create a bookmark with profile for your favorite Write a tweet your pet your location impacts images that represent character that would say in response your reading the theme of the book. incorporates main to the reading. experience. aspects of their character. Read an online article Use Flipgrid or another Read one of the online Read 20 min in a book Read one of the online from one of the recording app to record articles. Write down 3-5 of your choice and or attached articles. websites below. Write a yourself reading aloud unknown vocabulary create a comic strip for Write down a claim the Claim about the article for 20 minutes. Share words. Predict what the section you read author makes and why with two pieces of the video with a family they mean from context today. Try using the you support or disagree Evidence. member. clues then look them up comic creator below. using evidence from the text. Set up a time to meet Read 20 min. in a book Read outside for 20 Read an online article Read a book of your virtually with a friend. of your choice. Create a minutes. When done, from one of the choice for 20 min. Write Each of you read 20 poem about the main design a new book websites below. Write a a review either min. in the book of your character. Try using the cover for the book you summary paragraph of recommending or not choice ahead of time. magnetic poetry link are reading. the article and share it recommending the Discuss what you read. below. with a family member. book. Use evidence. Read 20 min. in the Read one of the online Pick one of the Writing Read 20 minutes in a Read 20 minutes in a book of your choice. articles. Make a one- in the Margin strategies book of your choice. book of your choice. How would you change pager that details the to use with one of the Write about how the Create a collage of this part of the book to main idea, support with attached articles and story might different if items the main make it more dynamic? 2-3 quotes from the respond to the prompt. you could change the character would love. Rewrite one page with text. setting. your changes. Read one of the online Read 20 min. in the Read one of the online Read one of the online Read 20 min. in the articles out loud to a book of your choice. If or attached articles. or attached articles. book of your choice. family member. Discuss your main character What is one Write down the central Write a short script, if you agree with the was a super hero/villan cause/effect idea and 2 supporting changing the dialogue author or not and why. who would they be? relationship you notice? details and two counter between two Write your response. arguments. characters. 2 Helpful ELA Sites – If you have technology available, the following websites provide online books and reading/writing practice: Reading King County Library Summer Reading: https://kcls.org/summer/ Summer reading information video: https://w3.kcls.org/srp/KCLS%202020%20Summer%20Reading%20Program.mp4 Online novels: https://digilibraries.com/category/juvenile-fiction Scholastic online articles: https://classroommagazines.scholastic.com/support/learnathome.html Tween Tribune online articles: https://www.tweentribune.com/ Writing: Magnetic Poetry: http://play.magneticpoetry.com/poem/Original/kit/ Create your own comic: https://www.makebeliefscomix.com/ High school prompts: https://www.journalbuddies.com/writing-worksheets-printables/high-school/ Attached Articles and AVID Support Writing in the Margins: 6 Strategies at a Glance Visualize Summarize Visualize what the author is saying and draw an Briefly summarize paragraphs or sections of a text. illustration in the margin. Visualizing what authors say Summarizing is a good way to keep track of essential will help you clarify complex concepts and ideas. information while gaining control of lengthier passages. When visualizing, ask: Summaries will: • What does this look like? • state what the paragraph is about • How can I draw this concept/idea? • describe what the author is doing • What visual and/or symbol best represents this idea? • account for key terms and/or ideas Clarify Connect Clarify complex ideas presented in the text. Readers Make connections within the reading to your own life clarify ideas through a process of analysis, synthesis, and to the world. Making connections will improve your and evaluation. Pausing to clarify ideas will increase comprehension of the text. your understanding of the ideas in the text. While reading, you might ask: In order to clarify information, you might: • How does this relate to me? • define key terms • How does this idea relate to other ideas in the text? reread sections of the text • • How does this relate to the world? • analyze or connect ideas in the text • paraphrase or summarize ideas Respond Question Respond to ideas in the text as you read. Your responses Question both the ideas in the text and your own can be personal or analytical in nature. Thoughtful understanding of the text. Asking good questions while responses will increase engagement and comprehension. reading will help you become a more critical reader. Readers will often respond to: While reading, you might ask: • interesting ideas • What is the author saying here? • emotional arguments • What is the author doing? • provocative statements • What do I understand so far? • author’s claims • What is the purpose of this section? • facts, data, and other support • What do I agree/disagree with? 3 Article 1: Building Self Confidence By ThoughtCo.com, adapted by Newsela staff on 07.20.18 Directions: What empowers you to be your best self- mentally, academically and socially? (i.e. a supportive friend, goals for the future.) Describe 5 things and explain how each empowers you. Read this text about self confidence to explore more ideas Challenge- create an Empowering Playlist. List 3-5 songs that inspire and empower you in some way. For each song think about how the specific lyrics or musical elements give you power. Give your list a creative title and share it with a friend to empower them! How many times have you hesitated or kept quiet when you knew the answer to a question? Then how did it feel when somebody else answered with the right answer and received praise? It's not unusual for teens to avoid answering questions in front of others because they're too shy or too afraid of being wrong.