10th World Lit: Friday, March 20, 2020

Good morning! We made it through our first week of virtual learning! It's been a wild week, and once again, I want to say how impressed I am with everyone! I know the last thing we want to do on a Friday is work (especially Animal Crossing coming out today!), but today we're going to go over the instructions for the mini-research unit.



Research Mini-Project Directions:

Assignment for Today:

1. Download Project Template to record answers and keep track of sources
2. Research General Information about COVID-19:
1. What is a basic description of COVID-19? Where did it originate? Why is the official name COVID-19?
2. What are the symptoms of COVID-19? How does it spread? What populations are at risk?
3. How long is the incubation period? How long can COVID-19 survive on surfaces?
4. How can the spread of COVID-19 be prevented?
3. You must use at least 2 different sources from the list below to gather your information today.

Resources for Today's Questions:
Use at least 2 different sources today.

• You MUST use one of these sites:
• World Health Organization (WHO) Website
• Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Website
• Choose a 2nd source from the videos listed below (yes, some YouTube videos can be reliable!):
• Osmosis: COVID-19 (Coronavirus Disease 19) March Update - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, pathology
• Science Insider: What Coronavirus Symptoms Look Like, Day by Day
• Science Insider: How Long the COVID-19 Coronavirus Lasts on Everyday Surfaces
• Kurgesagt - In a Nutshell: The Coronavirus Explained & What You Should Do

What's Due Today?

• Work on the Research Project
• Check in with Ms. Egbert through email or Remind:
• How are you doing?
• Is there anything you're excited about?
• Send me a meme 

Please let me know if you have any trouble accessing any links or submitting your assignments. Remember that I am available via email (amanda.egbert@cobbk12.org) and through Remind. I promise that I will respond even though this is me right now 😅:

9th Grade Lit and Comp: Friday, March 20, 2020

Good morning! Again, I want to apologize for the technology problems that happened yesterday. Today, we'll continue our online discussion over Romeo and Juliet on Padlet!

Many of you have a copy of the graphic novel at home, but if you do not, here is a PDF of the play (read the "Modern Text" on the odd numbered pages).

Today's Assignment:

• If you didn't post your responses on your class's Padlet yesterday, go to yesterday's blog post and follow those instructions. After you do that, follow the instructions below.
• If you posted your responses on the Padlet yesterday, follow these instructions
1. Choose at least 5 responses written by your classmates on the Padlet and respond to them with 2-3 sentences.
• Need help trying to develop a response? You can use these sentences stems to guide your conversation.
• Here are the links to the Padlets again:
• 1st period
• 5th period

What's Due Today?

• Respond to at least 5 responses written by you classmates on the Padlet.

Please let me know if you have any trouble accessing any links or submitting your assignments. Remember that I am available via email (amanda.egbert@cobbk12.org) and through Remind.

Romeo and Juliet Meme of the Day:

10th World Lit: Thursday, March 19, 2020

Good morning, everyone! I just want to say again how impressed I am at how well everyone has been adjusting to this new adventure of virtual learning. Keep it up and remember to email me (amanda.egbert@cobbk12.org) or send me a Remind message if you need me or just want to say "hi!"

Today, we're not going to do anything new. I'm doing a bit of catch-up today, getting everything together for the beginning of the research mini-unit that we're going to start tomorrow.  Please respond to the poll below to help me zone in our focus for our new unit:



I advise you to also use today as a catch-up day. Look back at the posts from earlier this week and see where you are. What do you have left to do? Do you have questions? Take time today to assess what you need to do next - not just for this class but for all of your classes.

Okay, that's all I have for this post today. Instructions for the research mini-unit to come tomorrow. Be kind to yourself. :)

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— your best friend (@SortaBad) March 17, 2020

9th Grade Lit and Comp: Thursday, March 19, 2020

Good morning! Today and tomorrow, we will be having an online discussion over Romeo and Juliet! Instructions are in the video below.

Many of you have a copy of the graphic novel at home, but if you do not, here is a PDF of the play (read the "Modern Text" on the odd numbered pages).

Today's Assignment:

• Romeo and Juliet Socratic Seminar 
1. Choose 5 of the 10 questions to answer with a well-thought-out complete paragraphs (4-5 sentences for each question). You will be writing 5 paragraphs in total today. Include specific examples in your responses.
2. Type your paragraphs in Word/GoogleDocs/etc. Make sure you label each of the paragraphs with the right question number (you do not need to type the actual question)
3. Turn in your 5 paragraphs to turnitin.com
• 1st periodClass ID: 21766039
  Enrollment Key: egbert
• 5th periodClass ID: 21766071
  Enrollment Key: egbert
4. Post paragraphs to discussion Padlet under the questions you answered (instructions in video)
• 1st period
• 5th period

What's Due Today?

• Submit Socratic seminar paragraphs to turnitin.com
• Post your 5 paragraphs to the Padlet (links above - make sure you go to the right class period)

Please let me know if you have any trouble accessing any links or submitting your assignments. Remember that I am available via email (amanda.egbert@cobbk12.org) and through Remind.

Romeo and Juliet Meme of the Day:

10th Grade World Lit: Wednesday, March 18, 2020

Good morning! Thank you so much to everyone who submitted their Night Tests yesterday! I am also really excited to look through your TED Talk Tuesday responses and add some of those to my "to watch" list. :)

Today, before we start on our research mini-unit on different diseases, I think it's important to look at this moment in time and the pandemic that the world is currently facing. Let's talk about the details.




Assignment for Today:

• TED Talk Tuesday - DUE WEDNESDAY, March 18
1. Choose a TED Talk that interests you from the TED Talk website
2. Submit the TED Talk Tuesday Form
• Transition to the Research Mini-Unit on Infectious Diseases
1. Listen to Sawbones episode on Quarantine
• Transcript
• Thank you to Mr. Egbert for transcribing it for us!!
2. Read NewsELA Article: "Why everything is closing for coronavirus: It's called 'flattening the curve'"
3. Fill out the form

Want to learn more about coronavirus?
This is not required, but if you are interested in learning more about the coronavirus in more detail, here is the link to the Sawbones episode where Sydnee and Justin talk about it for the first time on their podcast in February. (To be clear: Please note that listening to this second podcast is optional, but listening to the one about quarantines and reading the article are NOT optional).

What's Due Today?

• TED Talk Tuesday Form
• Podcast/Article Form

Please let me know if you have any trouble accessing any links or submitting your assignments. Remember that I am available via email (amanda.egbert@cobbk12.org) and through Remind.

9th Grade Lit and Comp: Wednesday, March 18, 2020

Good morning! We're going to use today as a catch-up day for everyone to get back on the same page (pun intended!) with the play. Please make sure that you are keeping up with your green packets as they will be due when we return. Tomorrow and Friday, we will be having an online discussion.

Many of you have a copy of the graphic novel at home, but if you do not, here is a PDF of the play (read the "Modern Text" on the odd numbered pages).

Romeo and Juliet Meme of the Day:

Fun Shakespeare Fact!

Widespread disease like the plague had a big influence on Shakespeare's writing. You might have noticed in Act III that Mercutio "wishes a plague" on the Houses of Montague and Capulet and that in Act V, Friar John wasn't able to get the letter to Romeo in time because he was quarantined in order to stop the spread of the disease. Both of these events, though relatively minor in the scenes where they occur, impact the play in pretty significant ways. Here is an article about how the plague influenced Shakespeare (no, you are not required to read it if you don't want to).

Today's Assignment:

• Catch-up on reading Romeo and Juliet
1. You should have read the entire play by the end of today.
• PDF of play
2. Finish working on Graphic Organizer
• Make sure you have a picture, a quote, and a 2-3 sentence summary for EVERY scene.
• Go back and work on the front page of your packet. Complete the character chart, draw a symbol that represents the overall idea of the play (not a heart or tombstone please!), and then answer the question about foils.

What's Due Today?

• Submit Act IV "Exit Ticket" Form (from Monday)
• Submit Act V "Exit Ticket" Form (from Tuesday)
• These are the questions that are at the end of Acts IV and V on your graphic organizer. If you submit the form, you do not need to fill them out in your green packet. :)

Please let me know if you have any trouble accessing any links or submitting your assignments. Remember that I am available via email (amanda.egbert@cobbk12.org) and through Remind.

10th Grade World Lit: Tuesday, March 17, 2020

Hello and happy Tuesday! I am happy to see that some of you have already submitted your Night Tests yesterday. If you are still working on your test, it is due today by 11:59 PM, so make sure that you are working on it and turn it in (go back to yesterday's blog post for any links you need). Today, you're going to work on finishing what you need to turn in for the Night Unit and then working on TED Talk Tuesday.

Below is a video walking you through the assignments that are due today, including the TED Talk Tuesday assignment for this week:

Assignment for Today:

• Finish Night Test - DUE TONIGHT
1. Instructions and links are on yesterday's blog post
• TED Talk Tuesday - DUE WEDNESDAY, March 18
1. Choose a TED Talk that interests you from the TED Talk website
2. Submit the TED Talk Tuesday Form

What's Due Today?

• Your Snapshot of Images Assignment that you started last week is due today. Please take a picture of your assignment (you only need to take a picture of side with the table on it) and submit it here
• Submit your Night Test to turnitin.com
• Turn in BOTH Night assignments by 11:59 PM TODAY, Tuesday, March 17.

Please let me know if you have any trouble accessing any links or submitting your assignments. Remember that I am available via email (amanda.egbert@cobbk12.org) and through Remind.