DUE TUESDAY
By 11:59 p.m. on Tuesday, May 5th, please complete the following:
- After reading “Declaration of the Rights of the Child” (this is in SpringBoard on page 194, or you can use the PDF here; this text begins on page 86 of the PDF), create a discussion post in Schoology (instructions here). Your classmates will read and respond to this later!
- To complete this, log in to Schoology, go to our course, select the folder titled “Rhetorical Analysis,” then click on “‘Declaration of the Rights of the Child’ - Discussion.” Follow the instructions for submitting your work.
By 11:59 p.m. on Thursday, May 7th, please complete the following:
- Respond to two of your classmates’ discussion posts in Schoology (instructions here).
- To do this, log in to Schoology, go to our course, select the folder titled “Rhetorical Analysis,” then click on “‘Declaration of the Rights of the Child’ - Discussion.” Read through your classmates’ postings, then pick two to construct responses to. Check the assignment sheet above for details on how to craft your responses.
- Complete the Article Analysis graphic organizer for the articles (instructions here) as your guided reading task this week.
- To do this, log in to Schoology, go to our course, select the folder titled “Rhetorical Analysis,” then click on “Article Analysis - Guided Reading Task.” Follow the instructions for submitting your work.
Links to This Week’s Resources
“Declaration of the Rights of the Child” Discussion Post Assignment here
Article Analysis Guided Reading Task Assignment here
“Declaration of the Rights of the Child” (PDF here; this text begins on page 194 of the PDF)
Article Analysis Graphic Organizer (linked here)
Article 1: “What's Lost in the Rush to Online Learning” by David M. Perry
Article 2: “Opinion: Can COVID-19 Cure Our Education System?” by Janhvi Kanoria
This Week’s Suggested Pacing
Monday (5/4)
- Preview this week’s discussion activity here to guide your reading.
- Read “Declaration of the Rights of the Child,” a proclamation issued by the United Nations in 1959. You can access this text in your SpringBoard book (if you have it) on page 194, or you can use the PDF here; this text begins on page 86 of the PDF.
- Finish your reading as needed from yesterday, and create a post in the discussion thread in Schoology (assignment here). This is due tonight by 11:59 p.m.!
- Familiarize yourself with the guided reading task for this week, which can be found here. Work through the first few steps on the assignment sheet.
- Respond to two classmate’s discussion posts. Remember to follow the instructions here. (You will need to respond to two classmates’ posts total.) Both of your responses are due Thursday by 11:59 p.m.
- Continue to work through the steps on your guided reading task (assignment here), due Thursday by 11:59 p.m.
- Complete your work on this week’s guided reading task, which can be found here, and post to Schoology. Be sure to proofread and edit your work.
- Make sure you’ve responded to two peers’ discussion posts (instructions here), due today.
- Take some time to get caught up as needed; no new work assigned or due today! Check in with your teacher as needed, and feel free to check the blog and begin next week’s work.