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100
Identify a theme in "Just Like Home" and a theme in "Life Doesn't Frighten Me". Write an essay that explains how the theme of the story is shown through through the speaker.
P: Essay
S: Identify the theme in two texts
D: How the theme is shown through the character and the speaker
100
The passages for "Ida B" and "Moon Over Manifest" both include events that did not happen exactly how the narrators expected them to happen. Write an essay describing how each narrator's point of view influences how these events are described. Be sure to use details from both stories.
P: Essay
S: Describe
D: how each narrator's points of view influences how the events were described.
100
You have read the passage from "Boy's Life" and "Emancipation: A Life Fable". Write an essay that identifies a similar theme in each text and compares and contrasts the approaches each text uses to develop this theme. Be sure to support your response with evidence from both texts.
P: Essay
S: Compare and Contrast
D: How the author develops the theme
100
P: essay
S: Identify and Analyze
D: How the theme was developed
100
In the passages from Confetti Girl and Tortilla Sun, the narrators have points of view different from their parents. Write an essay analyzing how these difference in perspectives create tension in both stories.
P: essay
S: Analyze
D: How the different perspectives create tension
200
You have read a passage from "The Wild Horses of Assateague Island", Wild Ponies of Chincoteague", and "In Thunder and Rain". Think about the illustrations from the passages and how they help the reader learn more about the ponies. Write an essay explaining what can be learned from the illustrations about the lives of the ponies described in the passages.
200
You have read three articles about penguin rescue efforts after an oil spill. Write an essay explaining the similarities and differences in each author's point of view about penguin rescue efforts after an oil spill.
P: Essay
S: Compare and Contrast
D: Author's Point of View (non-fiction)
200
You have read three texts that claim that the role of zoos is to protect animals. Write an essay that compares and contrasts the evidence each source uses to support this claim.
P: Essay
S: Compares and Contrasts
D: The Evidence
200
You have learned about electricity by reading "Energy Story", "Short Circuit", and "Conducting solutions". In an essay, analyze how each source uses explanations, examples and/or descriptions to help accomplish it's purpose. Support your response with evidence from each source.
P: Essay
S: Analyze
D: How each source uses explanations, examples, or descriptions
200
You have read three passages about studies involving the behavior of elephants: Write an essay analyzing each author's purpose in describing the studies of elephant behavior, and compare the information about the behavior of elephants each author presents in the passages.
P: Essay
S: Analyze/Compare
D: Author's Purpose/the information about the behavior of elephants
300
In "Those Wacky Shoes" a girl has to outsmart a pair of shoes. Think about the details the author uses to create the characters, settings, and events.
Imagine that you, like the girl in the story, find a pair of wacky shoes that won't come off. Write a story about how you find the pair of wacky shoes and what happens to you when you are wearing them. Use what you have learned about wacky shoes when writing your story.
P: Story
S: Write original
D: How you find the wacky shoes and what happens.
300
You have read a passage from " The Growin of Paul Bunyan." Think about how the story would be different if it were told from Johnny's perspective. Write the story from the perspective of Johnny.
P: Story
S: Write
D: Johnny's perspective and how the story would be different
300
In the passage from "Magic Elizabeth" the author creates a vivid setting and two distinct characters, Mrs. Chipley and Sally. Think about the details the author uses to establish the setting and the characters. Write an original story about what happens when Sally arrives at Aunt Sarah's house. In you story, be sure to use what you have learned about the setting and the character's as you tell what happens next.
P: Story
S: Write original
D: What happens when Sally go to Aunt Sarah's using knowledge about the setting and characters
300
At the end of the passage, Howie tells Kevin that he is not making a good case. Write an original story that describes what Kevin does next to try and change Howie's mind about paying for Cromwell's training.
P: Story
S: Write continuing
D: What Kevin does next to change Howie's mind
300
Write a continuation of the story of Bahauddin Shah using details from the passage. Describe what you think might happen after Bahauddin Shah climbs out of the Salt Caverns. What obstacles might he face, and what actions might he take to overcome them?
P: Continuation of a story
S: Write
D: What happens after the Salt Caverns with obstacles and overcoming them.