Launch ActivitiesWeek 1

Launch #13 things you covered in ELA class last year2 things you feel confident about from last year's ELA class1 thing you want to review/re-cover from last year's ELA classLaunch #21. What's the difference between a Round and Flat char-acter?2. What's the difference between a Dynamic and Static character?Launch #31. Draw a Round character from a story you've read.2. Draw a picture of a conflict that caused a character to become dynamic from a story.Launch #41. Identify 3-5 conflicts (internal or external and Man vs

_______) you face in your life. You can invent conflicts if necessary. 

Week 2Launch #11. Pair/Share: Identify the 5 steps of Close Reading.Launch #2Define the following terms and record them into your class notebook.1. Analyze 2. Articulate 3. Examine

Launch #3Create a sentence for each of the following terms that demonstrates your understanding of the concept.1.) Analyze -2.) Articulate -3) Examine -Launch #4Illustrate the following analogy: Plot is to a story like blue prints are to a building Week FiveLaunch #51. Use iBrainstorm to identify your favorite and least fa-

vorite activity this week. Be sure to explain why

Week 3Launch #11. Identify the words as having a postive or negative con-notationGold, Love, Hate, Religion, Competition, Beating,Money, Greed, Friend, OpponentLaunch#2Find an emoji to represent each tone word below.1. Disdain2. Disgust3. Fatalistic4. Empowered5. Exhuberant6. SassyLaunch #3Unscramble the words below1. ednoaonttia 2. otaintnocon 3. omdo 4. nteo

Launch #4Use an online Thesarus to find 3 synonyms for each of the following tone and mood words. SadMeditativeRelaxingAngryHappySarcasticRomaticExcitedSpiritual

Week 4Launch #1Choose four adjectives that describe your mood today and use them to find or create a picture of your mood today.Launch #2Find and correct the errors in the following sentences.1. Tom and me went to the store.2. The brown dog, and the calico cat became the best of friends.3. After leaving New York Tom got married, bought two dogs and had three kids.4. Tom went to the grocery store and the three kids went to the movie and his wife took the dogs to the veterinarian's office.Launch #3Describe the following picture using a simple sentence, a compound sen-tence, and a complex sentence. (Sentence Types)

Launch #4Analyze the cartoon about justice and in a 4-8 sentence paragraph summa-rize what message the artist is trying to convey and why you agree or dis-agree with that message.

Week 5Launch #1Using iBrainstorm define and then organize the following terms to reflect the organization of an essay.1. Body Paragraphs2. Introduction3. Conclusion4. Supporting Evidence5. Main Idea6. Concluding Sentence7. Hook8.ThesisLaunch #2For each picture write a brief hook and thesis that argues for it being the best or worst day ever.

Launch #3Identify and annotate the following for the body paragraph in your handout.1. Topic Sentence2. Main Idea3. Three (3) pieces of supporting evidence4. Transitions at the beginning and end of the paragraph5. Concluding SentenceLaunch #4Download and explore Inspiration Maps. Use inspiration to make a family tree of your immediate family.

Week 6Launch #1Use the internet to search "How to write a concluding paragrah." Then, find and list 3 things a good conclusion should do.Launch #2With a partner make a list of 3 school rules you would change and 3 school

rules you would keep.Launch #3Describe the following picture using 3 adjectives and 3 adverbs

Launch #4Imagine a new monster or hero. Next, Draw a picture of your new charac-ter. Then, in a brief descriptive paragraph (5-7 sentences) detail the ap-pearances of the character.

Week 7Launch #11. Define "Infer" and "Inference"2. Make 1 inference for each picture3. Identify 3 pieces of evidence to support your inference

                    

Launch #2Create a Pros and Cons chart of the American Justice System

Launch #3Download Worksheet and answer the questions.Worksheet

Launch #4Search the internet to find 3 pictures that symbolize happiness to you

Launch #5Imagine a new monster or hero. Next, Draw a picture of your new charac-ter. Then, in a brief descriptive paragraph (5-7 sentences) detail the ap-pearances of the character.

Week 8Launch #1Correct the following Sentences:1. The  lawyer was not asking questions, and not defending the boy on trial.2. After hereing the case the judge order the jury to decide to guilt or inno-cence of the defendant3. Juror #8 Juror #4 and Juror #2 voted not guilty.4. The jury room was old and needed paint an it only had a men's restroom.5. Before sitting down one juror always offered people gum and one juror always blew his nose.

Launch #2Look at the picture carefully and make an inference about what is happen-ing in the classroom. Then, in a descriptive paragraph (8-10 Sentences) ex-plain what is happening.

Launch #3Imagine that you walk into a dark room and turn on the lights. When you turn on the lights, you hear the scuffle of of scurrying feet. As you look around the room, you notice an astronaut suit, a chewed tennis ball, 13 empty bags of Doritos, 2 bags of M&Ms scattered around on the floor, and patches of green fur. Finally your eyes come to rest on a treasure chest filled with gold and tomato soup.  Use your writing skills to make an inference about what happened in the room above. Be sure to clarify on what evidence your inferences are based.

Launch #4Use iBrainstorm to identify, define, and organize the three (3) main ele-ments of a Concluding Paragraph.

Launch #5Identify five pros and cons of having a fall break in your education.

Week 9Launch #1Kahoot Elements of an Essay. Log in using your first name.

No more Launches for week 9

Week 10Launch #1Create a student login on For All RubricsLaunch #2Write 2 compound sentences describing your weekendLaunch #3Identify one strength and one weakness of your wrtitng skills.Launch #41. Read the poem "Maybe Dats Your Pwoblem Too" by Jim Hall

2. Watch the youtube video about the same poem.Launch #5Click on the link below to enroll in the Class iTunes U course

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