9/11

HW due Thursday:

***A reminder that our field study was cancelled last night due to the new farm that Mudbone Grown Unity Farm is establishing out in Corbett (where we were planning to visit) still is working on finalizing their space and is not 100% safe and ready to host students. We will go out there in the spring. Sorry for the late notice, I only just learned myself last night.***

1. Quote I Stand For - Come to class with a quote (it could be from you, a family member, someone that you consider to be a role model, a book or movie, or anything else) that represents something you value or stand for. These quotes will live on our wall, along with all the other quotes from past students.

2. Bring choice silent reading material to class for our Thursday reading time. A reminder that we will be starting our "Just Right Choice Fiction" reading unit next week. Be thinking about what "Just Right" fiction book that you have never read before might be a good fit for you.

Here is a list of great books for you to consider if you don't know where to start:
Books Middle Schoolers Should Read

9/10

HW due Wednesday:

1. Finish the Important Moments in My Reading History worksheet we spent time working on this morning and afternoon.

2. If you didn't finish and turn in your Making Sense of Life writing activity today, it is due tomorrow morning.

***A reminder that we are going to the Belmont Library tomorrow. You are welcome to check out books there after our visit with Juliet if you have a library card. You can also set one up while at the library with permission from an adult in your life and if you know your address.

9/9

HW due Tuesday:
1. Have choice reading material in class for silent reading

2. We spent Friday afternoon and this morning discussing and working on our Moda Center Field Study Assignment. Many of you finished or came close to finishing in class today. This is due tomorrow. If you are typing your responses digitally and need help printing it, you should send it to me at mjansa@pps.net before 8:30 AM tomorrow. A reminder to use the Field Study Assignment Rubric (and examples on the 2nd page) as your guide while working on this assignment.

3. Spend 9 minutes continuing your work from class this afternoon on the Making Sense of Life writing activity. I do not expect you to finish this, but do want you to extend this work for 9 minutes outside of class today. We will finish these tomorrow. Feel free to use any of the current event links below for extra support.

Making Sense of Life - Rubric and Example

Making Sense of Life - Current Event Links

NewsELA

https://newsela.com/

Summer 2019 News Quiz

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/28/learning/summer-2019-news-quiz-june-1-aug-28.html

Protests Converge in Portland

https://www.wweek.com/news/2019/08/17/proud-boys-wander-lost-through-portland-as-police-allow-wild-goose-chase-by-antifascists/

Fifa World Cup 2019

https://www.theguardian.com/football/womens-world-cup-2019

Starbucks to Eliminate Plastic Straws by 2020

https://www.npr.org/2018/07/09/627220348/starbucks-goodbye-plastic-straws

https://teenkidsnews.com/

9/6

Weekend Homework --- READ DAILY FOR 20-30 MINUTES!!!!!!!

See you all Monday morning!

9/5

HW due Friday:

1. Complete the Moda Center Fountain Field Study ASSIGNMENT Questions (we will save the Essential Question for tomorrow in class... A reminder that the assignment questions are graded for completion. The ESSENTIAL question, which we will save for tomorrow when we will work on it in class, is what is graded with a rubric where more evidence, detail, and effort is expected). Tonight's homework should take anywhere between 5-20 minutes. 

9/4

HW due Thursday:

1. Field Study - Moda Center Fountain

a. Come prepared with a lunch (from home or the cafeteria in the morning), water bottle, clothes that can get wet if you choose to go in the fountain (and maybe a towel of some sort if you think you might get super wet), and a positive attitude.

b. Complete the Field Study - Pre Trip Homework (a reminder that this only graded for completion. You can put as much or as little effort into this. You can do it by hand or on a computer. The idea is to simply reinforce field study expectations and to get ourselves in the habit of daily homework, except for weekends)

c. Have choice silent reading material with you in class tomorrow morning (and every Thursday)

d. Extra Credit --- write a description of the Moda Center Fountain based off this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLiWNGihBtI

9/3

HW due Wednesday: 

Perspective Card
...Create a 1/2 of paper with the word Perspective on it from your perspective. Meaning, write that word however you want on the card. The only requirement is that the word Perspective is somewhere on the card. You can do whatever; write, draw, paint, use technology, or anything else so long as the word is on the paper.

For Example:



HW due Thursday: 

Field study to Moda Center Fountain... We currently have no adults volunteered to help us out on this trip. We need at least one to be able to go. Can anyone in your family join us? Sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090f44afa82fa0fd0-michaels5