//www.amundsenhs.org/apps/classes/942719/assignments/ Class Name: English II Period 7 2019-2020 Instructor(s): Verdean Triplett en-us SchoolSitePro //www.amundsenhs.org/homeworkItem5823832 //www.amundsenhs.org/apps/classes/942719/assignments/ This week, we are asking you to write a story in just 6 words. You can make it autobiographical about your remote learning experience or about your life in general. You can make it a commentary on society, or you can make it a fictional story. It's up to you. Please submit your story here. I will also create a Padlet so that you can share your story with your peers and so that you can read all of the stories that your classmates write. Have fun!

Below is an article that explains 6 words stories and provides some examples for you. I have also provided two links so that you can read more about this project.





From: "Can You Tell Your Life Story In Exactly Six Words?"
February 3, 2010 12:00 PM ET
Heard on Talk of the Nation--NPR

Once asked to write a full story in six words, legend has it that novelist Ernest Hemingway responded: "For Sale: baby shoes, never worn."

In this spirit, Smith Magazine invited writers "famous and obscure" to distill their own life stories into exactly six words. It All Changed in an Instant is the fourth collection of very, very brief life stories from Smith. The tiny memoirs are sometimes sad, often funny — and always concise.

It All Changed in an Instant is full of well-known names — from activist Gloria Steinem ("Life is one big editorial meeting"), to author Frank McCourt ("The miserable childhood leads to royalties"), to actress Molly Ringwald ("Acting is not all I am").

Larry Smith, founding editor of Smith, and Rachel Fershleiser, Smith's memoir editor, talk to NPR's Rebecca Roberts about the fun and the challenge of capturing real-life stories in six little words.

Smith's six-word memoir? "Now I obsessively count the words." And Fershleiser's: "Bookstore to book tour in seconds."

Can you write your autobiography in one sentence? Share your six-word memoir.

Other examples: https://www.sixwordmemoirs.com/ http://www.smithmag.net/sixwordbook/about/

Alzheimer's: meeting new people every day.
Phil Skversky

Met wife at her bachelorette party.
Eddie Matz

Family portrait: everyone smiles but me.
Ian Baaske

I picked passion. Now I'm poor.
Kathleen E. Whitlock

Normal person becomes psychotic on Twitter.
Robin Slick

Yale at 16, downhill from there.
Anita Kawatra

At least I never voted Republican.
Tony Kushner

So would you believe me anyway?
James Frey
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Remember that on Fridays, we will give you the choice to either participate in a Free Reading exercise or a Creative Writing exercise as an independent, enrichment opportunity.

If you would like to write about something that is not on this list of prompts, you obviously may do so. The topic is your choice this week.

1. Free Reading: Read anything of your choice. Read anything that interests you. Just read!!! Our primary objective is to get you to enjoy reading so that you do it more. So, find a novel, a memoir, a graphic novel, a biography, a magazine, an online article about anything that interests you, and read for 30 minutes. After you do this, post your reflection of your reading here. The reflection should be at least a paragraph. (CPS Virtual Library is available to all of you if you are looking for a new book. I have attached directions for accessing it). The Critical Thinking Rubric is also attached.

2. Creative Writing: Attached are 365 Creative Writing Prompts. Find one that resonates with you, and WRITE. Turn on some music, and let your creative spirit soar. Find the right prompt for you. Post your creative writing response here. The Creativity Rubric is attached.

We love reading these each week. We hope to hear from more of you this week!
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Please respond to any/all of the following prompts: (Please offer an elaborate and thoughtful response for a good grade).

Reflect on your experience in today's Google Meet. Tell us what you enjoyed about it (or did not enjoy), and/or tell us how it made you feel to hear from others and from your teachers. Tell us why you chose to not participate in the discussion. What did you like/dislike about the texts this week? Why? How was this week of remote learning for you? Explain. What questions do you have about the texts or about English class right now? Reflect on your organizational skills during this week. What were your challenges/successes? ATL means Approaches to Learning--how are your ATLs different during remote learning than they are in the school environment? Reflect on how your emotions are impacting your learning this week.
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1. What is the dominant emotion that you are experiencing right now? Explain.
2. What question do you believe is the most important question to ask each other (citizens) today? Explain.
3. In your opinion, what is immediately needed to help heal our nation and its citizens? Explain.
4. How do you plan to contribute to fostering change in America? Explain.
5. How do you think we can begin to end systemic racism in our society?
6. What is one way that schools and educators can contribute to stopping/ending racism? Explain.
7. How does this moment in time compare to/connect to another moment in your life? Explain.
8. Decide your own writing prompt today, and respond to it.
9. Explain something that gives you hope today.
10. Who do you find to be inspiring today? Explain.
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There will be other opportunities this week to read other texts related to our nation's most recent events, and there will be more opportunity to reflect and react in writing and discussion. If this is too upsetting, you are not at all expected to engage.

Poetry Links:

https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/42889/hope-is-the-thing-with-feathers-314

https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/48989/caged-bird

Other Links:

Though the Today Show is a talk show (and news show), I thought I would share some positive stories during this time:

https://www.today.com/news/george-floyd-protests-15-moments-peaceful-protesting-t182806

Others:

https://www.npr.org/2020/06/01/866872700/former-president-obama-let-s-not-excuse-violence-or-participate-in-it

Video version of Nobel Acceptance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5r98tT0j1a0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I47Y6VHc3Ms

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arYjPsqlk4I






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Remember that on Fridays, we will give you the choice to either participate in a Free Reading exercise or a Creative Writing exercise as an independent, enrichment opportunity.


*********If you choose Creative Writing this week, I was thinking that it may be fun to try to create a meme that expresses your thoughts/feelings about your individual, remote learning experience (this week or in summary). Have some fun with it! Only 2 people did this last week--hopefully more of you will this time.

1. Free Reading: Read anything of your choice. Read anything that interests you. Just read!!! Our primary objective is to get you to enjoy reading so that you do it more. So, find a novel, a memoir, a graphic novel, a biography, a magazine, an online article about anything that interests you, and read for 30 minutes. After you do this, post your reflection of your reading here. The reflection should be at least a paragraph. (CPS Virtual Library is available to all of you if you are looking for a new book. I have attached directions for accessing it). The Critical Thinking Rubric is also attached.

2. Creative Writing: Attached are 365 Creative Writing Prompts. Find one that resonates with you, and WRITE. Turn on some music, and let your creative spirit soar. Find the right prompt for you. Post your creative writing response here. The Creativity Rubric is attached.

We love reading these each week. We hope to hear from more of you this week!
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Reflect on your experience in today's Google Meet. Tell us what you enjoyed about it and/or tell us about what you would like to add to these Meets in the last couple of weeks. What did you like/dislike about the text this week? Why? How was this week of remote learning for you? Explain. What questions do you have about the text or about English class right now? Reflect on your organizational skills during this week. What were your challenges/successes? ATL means Approaches to Learning--how are your ATLs different during remote learning than they are in the school environment?
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1. How do you feel when you look at nature or spend time in nature? Do you think it positively affects your mood? Why or why not?
2. In the context of the text, what do people gain when they interact with the natural world? Cite evidence from this text, your own experience, and other literature, art, or history in your answer.
3. In the context of the text, how can we achieve happiness? Do you think the Kaplans’ keys to happiness apply to young people as much as older people? Why or why not?


You guys are doing such a wonderful job. We love reading all of your work. For those of you with Fs and Ds still, you are so close! Finish strong! We are here to help support you!
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Attached is this week's text. For today, please make two, analytical annotations.

Dig deep. Make some Content: Personal Connections. Don't forget the rubric.

Looking forward to hearing your analysis.
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Remember that on Fridays, we will give you the choice to either participate in a Free Reading exercise or a Creative Writing exercise as an independent, enrichment opportunity.


********If you choose Creative Writing this week, I was thinking that it may be fun to try to create a meme that expresses your thoughts/feelings about your individual, remote learning experience. Have some fun with it!

1. Free Reading: Read anything of your choice. Read anything that interests you. Just read!!! Our primary objective is to get you to enjoy reading so that you do it more. So, find a novel, a memoir, a graphic novel, a biography, a magazine, an online article about anything that interests you, and read for 30 minutes. After you do this, post your reflection of your reading here. The reflection should be at least a paragraph. (CPS Virtual Library is available to all of you if you are looking for a new book. I have attached directions for accessing it). The Critical Thinking Rubric is also attached.

2. Creative Writing: Attached are 365 Creative Writing Prompts. Find one that resonates with you, and WRITE. Turn on some music, and let your creative spirit soar. Find the right prompt for you. Post your creative writing response here. The Creativity Rubric is attached.

We love reading these each week. We hope to hear from more of you this week!

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