Distance Learning with Ms.Blue ______________’s Week 4: April 20-24 Packet

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Week 4 assignment checklist Day 1: Pre-Reading Activities (1Personal Opinion, 2Research & Graphic Organizer, and 3Personal Opinion)

Day 2: Read and Reading Activities (4TPCASTT)

Day 3: Post-Reading Activities (5Multiple Choice Questions 6R.E.A.D. Response, and 7Personal Application)

Day 4: Creative Assignment (8Lyrical Connection)

Day 5: COVID Crisis Journal (9Journal BINGO)

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Name: ______________________ Personal Opinion Do you think everyone who plays a team sport should receive a trophy at the end of the year or season? Why or why not?

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1 Monday 4/20/20: Pre-Reading Activities

2 Research and Graphic Organizer: Read the following articles/watch the following videos to gather reasons and evidence for both sides of the argument. Use your findings to fill in the graphic organizer.

Source 1: The New York Times: “Losing is Good for You” http://trinitypreschoolsc.org/wp-content/uploads/Losing-is-Good-for-You.pdf

Source 2: Contractor Growth Network: “Participation Trophies Are Good | Why Effort Should Be Rewarded In Business” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Ef3AMwPfu4

Source 3: Big Think: “Do Participation Trophies Hinder Child Development?”: https://bigthink.com/culture-religion/participation-trophy-and-child-development?rebelltitem=1#rebelltitem1

Participants SHOULD receive participation trophies

Participants SHOULD NOT receive participation trophies

Personal Opinion After conducting some research, does your previous answer change? Why or why not?

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Tuesday 4/21/20: Read and reading activity TPCASTT: Before, during, and after reading, use our TPCASTT strategy to dissect the poem.

If I had a trophy

I’d put it on the middle shelf

of my bookcase. I’d dust

it every day

and polish it once a week.

It would have a statue of a woman

holding a bat, her golden arm

cocked up1 a little

waiting for the pitch.

When my friends came over

I’d stand next to the bookcase casual-like

till they said, “Is that a trophy?”

I’d read the inscription2 every morning.

I’d ask someone to take my picture

with my trophy.

My trophy would say

“Softball Player” on the bottom,

and everyone would know

that in summer I tie on my cleats

run onto the field,

slapping high fives.

They’d know I take third base,

put my glove to the dry dirt,

scatter dust in the air.

They’d hear the fans shout,

“Hey, some catch!”

when the white ball comes slamming

into my glove,

and, “Watch out, she’ll steal home,”

as my cleats dig and dig.

They’d feel the weight of the little statue

And think, “I bet she’s going out

With her team tonight,”

“I bet she could teach me how to throw,”

“I bet she plays softball,”

and I do,

I do,

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Sarah Van Arsdale is an author, poet, and professor. In this poem, a speaker describes her goals.

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Most Valuable Player

Written by Sarah Van Arsdale (1988)

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TPCASTT: Remember, you can TPCASTT directly on the poem itself, on this template, or a 4

WEDNESDAY 4/22/20: post-reading activities Name: ______________ Multiple Choice Questions: Choose the best answer for each multiple choice question.

1. PART A: Which of the following identifies the theme of the poem?

A. People want to be recognized.

B. Sometimes people don't mind when their skills go unrewarded.

C. The support of friends and family is important to succeed.

D. Rewards and trophies do not determine an individual’s skill or success.

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3. What does having a trophy mean to the speaker?

A. It’s proof that she is the best softball player.

B. It shows that she’s just as athletic as the boys.

C. It’s an item to show off to her friends.

D. It represents being great at softball.

2. PART B: Which detail from the poem best supports the answer to Part A?

A. “I’d dust / it every day / and polish it once a week.” ( Lines 3-5)

B. “It would have a statue of a woman/ holding a bat’” ( Lines 6-7)

C. “I’d read the inscription every morning.” ( Line 13)

D. “They’d hear the fans shout / ‘Hey, some catch!’” ( Lines 25-26)

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R.E.A.D. Response: Write a R.E.A.D. response to answer the following question.

4. Which side of the argument would the speaker be on in regards to participation trophies?

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7 Personal Application: Let’s look at the trophy at a symbol for the speaker’s happiness. What would be your symbol for happiness? Would it be an object? A place? A person? An idea? De-scribe your symbol in the space provided and draw/include a photo.

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THURSDAY 4/23/20: Creative Activity Name: ______________________

Write about any silver linings, even if they are faint, that

have presented themselves during

this time?

In 20 years, I will be... (finish the

phrase).

Write about your experiences over the past week. What has taken up your time?

If you had to give up one of your 5

senses, which would you most hate to lose right now and why?

Write an entry from the perspective of

your pet or an inanimate object.

Describe one habit of yours that has

changed recently.

How has your distance learning

experience been so far? Would you want to continue distance

learning?

Describe what you most like about

yourself.

Describe a dream that you had recently. Provide as many de-

tails as possible.

Describe an event that changed your life (does not have to be COVID-19). Where? When?

How?

Describe the best day of your life so

far. What happened?

Write about one new thing that’s

come out of this cri-sis that you want to

keep in your life.

FREE Write about a topic of your choosing.

PROMPT

Write about the first thing you’d like to do once social distancing

has ended.

Finish the thought: “If I ever have kids,

I’ll never…”

Write about something or a few things you do well.

How do you feel when

you do these things?

Write about one thing you miss most

about school.

Write about a new thing you’ve tried. Could be a

food, routine, TV show, game, etc.

What is something you could

do to be helpful around your house/neighborhood/etc.

What helps you de-stress, calm down,

or relax?

What do you think about ghosts? Are they real? Have you

seen one?

If you could have 50 pounds of any-thing (other than a form of currency),

what would you choose?

If you had a time machine, what year would you travel to? What would you do?

Describe 3 reasons why you deserve to be President of the

United States.

How has this experience impacted your perspective of

school?

Directions: It's odd to think about, but you're living through a historical event right now. For the rest of your life, you'll talk about what you did in the spring of 2020. One of the best things I can offer you is a place to record your thoughts and feelings at this time. Each week, choose any unused prompt from your BINGO card and write 5-7 sentences about your experience. If you complete 5 in a row (vertical, horizontal, or diagonal), you’ll earn bonus points. You may also complete extra entries for extra credit. Additional BINGOs (5 in a row) will get you additional bonus points.

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Name: ___________ Friday 4/24/20: COVID Crisis Journal Response

JOURNAL _____________________________’s Crisis

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