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Empathy Essay Introduction: Pre-Writing and 1st Draft (Nearpod student-paced) in Google Classroom

Empathy Essay Introduction: Pre-Writing and 1st Draft (Nearpod student-paced)

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How to use transitions in Google Classroom

How to use transitions

Use this presentation to help with the transitions within your final essay. Complete the short lesson on transition statements on StudySync. Access StudySync via the CLEVER link attached.

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How to use an ellipsis in Google Classroom

How to use an ellipsis

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"Mending Wall" by Robert Frost - StudySync in Google Classroom

"Mending Wall" by Robert Frost - StudySync

Watch the attached video introducing the poem before accessing Studysync via CLEVER to start the assignment.

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TKAM: Close Reading Activity (Diction & Detail) in Google Classroom

TKAM: Close Reading Activity (Diction & Detail)

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Writing: "Mending Wall" in Google Classroom

Writing: "Mending Wall"

Writing: Frost writes, “Something there is that doesn’t love a wall.” In an paragraph, explain your feelings about walls, whether they are positive or negative and how they can either help or hinder empathy. The walls you discuss could be literal, figurative, or both. Include at least 3 supporting details (your own examples) to support your topic sentence. Be sure to adhere to all formal writing rules (spelling, grammar, punctuation, capitalization, etc) and format your paper to MLA standards. Create a G-Doc then submit it to Turnitin. Access Turnitin via CLEVER (link included).

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"The Limits of Empathy" - Vocabulary Matching in Google Classroom

"The Limits of Empathy" - Vocabulary Matching

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"The Limits of Empathy"  2nd Reading - Close Reading Analysis & Writing in Google Classroom

"The Limits of Empathy" 2nd Reading - Close Reading Analysis & Writing

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"The Limits of Empathy" - Audio, Annotations, and Text-Based Questions in Google Classroom

"The Limits of Empathy" - Audio, Annotations, and Text-Based Questions

Use the audio file to listen to the article. To annotate and answer the questions:
1. Open your copy of the PDF
2. Click the "More Actions" 3 dots in top right corner by the printer icon and "Open in New Window"
3. Use the "Add a Comment" tool, to the left of the printer, to highlight your answers and where you found them. In the comment text just type the question # or letter answer.
4. Download your PDF with the highlights on it and then upload it this assignment to turn in.

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"The Limits of Empathy" - Vocabulary in Google Classroom

"The Limits of Empathy" - Vocabulary

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Nearpod: "To Kill a Mockingbird" Part 2 in Google Classroom

Nearpod: "To Kill a Mockingbird" Part 2

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Empathy: Mini-Essay (Constructive Response) in Google Classroom

Empathy: Mini-Essay (Constructive Response)

Write your paragraphs on a G-Doc. Access Turnitin, via the CLEVER link below, to submit. Use the "How to.." document or ask me for help.

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To Kill a Mockingbird: Jim Crow Laws & Background Information in Google Classroom

To Kill a Mockingbird: Jim Crow Laws & Background Information

Watch the attached video and answer the questions on the included G-Form.

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StudySync: "First Read: To Kill a Mockingbird" in Google Classroom

StudySync: "First Read: To Kill a Mockingbird"

Access StudySync through the CLEVER link below to complete this assignment. You need to complete the Vocab, Comp Quiz, Think, and Write.

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TKAM (StudySync) EQ Tracker in Google Classroom

TKAM (StudySync) EQ Tracker

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"VR and Empathy" Vocabulary in Google Classroom

"VR and Empathy" Vocabulary

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"VR and Empathy" - Video Questions in Google Classroom

"VR and Empathy" - Video Questions

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"Marigolds" - StudySync in Google Classroom

"Marigolds" - StudySync

Access StudySync through your pylusd CLEVER and be sure to submit this assignment through StudySync. Complete the Vocab, Comprehension, and Think sections. Just "Mark as Done" on G-Classroom when it's submitted to StudySync

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"Marigolds" EQ Tracker in Google Classroom

"Marigolds" EQ Tracker

You will need to access StudySync via CLEVER so you can have the "Marigolds" text up while working on this assignment.

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How do we develop empathy for others? Respond in a 4-5 sentence paragraph. Begin with a clear topic sentence and then support it.  During the week, read what else was said and reply to 2 different classmates with meaningful responses.
 in Google Classroom

How do we develop empathy for others? Respond in a 4-5 sentence paragraph. Begin with a clear topic sentence and then support it. During the week, read what else was said and reply to 2 different classmates with meaningful responses.

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Introduction to Empathy: "Background" Questions in Google Classroom

Introduction to Empathy: "Background" Questions

After we read the "Background" as a class, use the text to answer the attached questions.

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Empathy Research Questions in Google Classroom

Empathy Research Questions

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"What is Empathy?" - Brene Brown in Google Classroom

"What is Empathy?" - Brene Brown

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"We Choose to Go to the Moon" EQ Tracker in Google Classroom

"We Choose to Go to the Moon" EQ Tracker

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"To a Mouse" - Poem and Questions in Google Classroom

"To a Mouse" - Poem and Questions

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EQ Tracker: OMAM in Google Classroom

EQ Tracker: OMAM

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"We Choose to Go to the Moon" - StudySync in Google Classroom

"We Choose to Go to the Moon" - StudySync

Access StudySync through your pylusd CLEVER and be sure to submit this assignment through StudySync. Complete the Vocab, Comprehension, and Think sections. Just "Mark as Done" on G-Classroom when it's submitted to StudySync

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Irony Activity #1 in Google Classroom

Irony Activity #1

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OMAM: Chapter 5 Questions in Google Classroom

OMAM: Chapter 5 Questions

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Irony Activity #2 in Google Classroom

Irony Activity #2

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OMAM: Chapter 6 in Google Classroom

OMAM: Chapter 6

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OMAM Chapter 4: Limitations and Prejudices in Google Classroom

OMAM Chapter 4: Limitations and Prejudices

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OMAM: Chapter 3 Comprehension Questions in Google Classroom

OMAM: Chapter 3 Comprehension Questions

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OMAM: Chapter 3 Critical Reading Graphic Organizer in Google Classroom

OMAM: Chapter 3 Critical Reading Graphic Organizer

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Text-to-Text: Friendship in Google Classroom

Text-to-Text: Friendship

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Intellectual Disabilities WebQuest in Google Classroom

Intellectual Disabilities WebQuest

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OMAM: Chapter 1 Critical Reading Graphic Organizer in Google Classroom

OMAM: Chapter 1 Critical Reading Graphic Organizer

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OMAM: Chapter 2 Comprehension Questions in Google Classroom

OMAM: Chapter 2 Comprehension Questions

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OMAM Chapter 2: Critical Reading Graphic Organizer in Google Classroom

OMAM Chapter 2: Critical Reading Graphic Organizer

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"First Read: Of Mice and Men" (aka "The Dream" - StudySync in Google Classroom

"First Read: Of Mice and Men" (aka "The Dream" - StudySync

Access StudySync through your pylusd CLEVER and be sure to submit this assignment through StudySync. Complete the Vocab, Comprehension, and Think sections.

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Steinbeck: Cloze Notes & Slide Decks in Google Classroom

Steinbeck: Cloze Notes & Slide Decks

Use the Introductory Notes slide deck to fill in the blanks on the cloze note sheet. Then watch the videos with the class and look at the OMAM setting slide deck and take some notes on what you learn at the bottom of the note sheet. Remember to submit when you are done.

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OMAM: Close Reading Introduction in Google Classroom

OMAM: Close Reading Introduction

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OMAM: Chapter 1 Characterization in Google Classroom

OMAM: Chapter 1 Characterization

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EQ Tracker: "Sympathy" in Google Classroom

EQ Tracker: "Sympathy"

Go to your "Binder" on StudySync to access the poem and the activities you completed regarding this poem. Use those resources to complete the attached graphic organizer.

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John Steinbeck Video Biography in Google Classroom

John Steinbeck Video Biography

Watch the attached video and answer the embedded questions.

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EQ Tracker: "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" in Google Classroom

EQ Tracker: "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings"

Go to your "Binder" on StudySync to access the poem and the activities you completed regarding this memoir. Use those resources to complete the attached graphic organizer.

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Anticipation Guide Argument Paragraph in Google Classroom

Anticipation Guide Argument Paragraph

Choose one of the topics from our OMAM Anticipation activity to write about. Decide whether you strongly agree or disagree with the statement. Be sure your writing is in MLA format, that you support your claim, address the counterclaim, and follow all formal writing rules (spelling, grammar, punctuation, capitalization, etc.)

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Netiquette Rules in Google Classroom

Netiquette Rules

Study the attached slideshow and then complete the "Netiquette Quiz."

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"Sympathy" by Paul Laurence Dunbar in Google Classroom

"Sympathy" by Paul Laurence Dunbar

Click the attached link to take you to CLEVER where you will find StudySync. Navigate your way into our online textbook and you will find the assignment on the poem "Sympathy." Use your class discussion to help you complete the vocabulary activity, complete the comprehension quiz questions, answer the "Think" question in complete sentences, and respond to the Writing prompt in a well-written, yet short, paragraph.

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Dreams & Aspirations EQ: Personal Response #1 in Google Classroom

Dreams & Aspirations EQ: Personal Response #1

Respond to the following question in a well-written paragraph. Be sure to address fully elaborate upon your response. Adhere to the "Netiquette Rules" that we studied on Monday. Post your response today, then appropriately reply to what 2 different classmates post by Friday 9/18 @ 11:20 am.


What makes a dream worth pursuing?

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Dreams and Aspirations EQ: Personal Response #2 in Google Classroom

Dreams and Aspirations EQ: Personal Response #2

Respond to the following question in a well-written paragraph. Be sure to address both positive and negative affects. Adhere to the "Netiquette Rules" that we discussed on Monday. Post your response today, then appropriately reply to what 2 different classmates post by Friday 9/18 @ 11:20 am.


How can one's dreams & aspirations both positively and negatively affect their lives & relationships and/or the live and relationships of those around them?

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"I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" - Maya Angelou in Google Classroom

"I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" - Maya Angelou

Read and complete the Vocabulary, Quiz & Think Sections.

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Course Outline Search in Google Classroom

Course Outline Search

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Daily Schedule in Google Classroom

Daily Schedule

Complete & submit the template. Simply put the Class Name, Teacher & G-Classroom Link in one column and the Zoom link / ID # in the other column. This schedule is for our typical 5-day week which will start on Monday. Creating a document like this and pulling it up each morning will help you stay organized and on time.

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Personal "One-Slide" in Google Classroom

Personal "One-Slide"