Dear Parents and Students, Welcome to the Extended Learning Resource Page. This page was created to provide students working from home with access to assignments, links, assessments, and practice resources. Schools will be closed from Tuesday, March 17 – Thursday, April 9. Additional information and daily updates can be found on the district’s COVID-19 Resource Page found at https://www.orange.k12.nj.us/domain/3058.

 

 

 

 

 Should you have any questions about assignments, you can contact me through the following channels:

 

 

 

I will be available daily to answer any questions you may have.

My virtual Office Hours are as follows:

Office Hours (Monday Through Friday)

AM: 9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m.

PM: 1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m.

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Below are the links and codes to my Google Classrooms. Assignments will be posted by 9AM daily. Each assignment contains a due date. Please note, parents will be contacted if students are not completing assignments. Assignments will be graded and recorded, 

 

 Homeroom 311 Google Classroom (Class Code 3xlz7wi)

Homeroom 318 Google Classroom (Class Code x7lqx3a)

Homeroom 319 Google Classroom (Class Code mir34kz)

Clever (Reading Plus and Newsela)

 

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Google Meets will take place on Mondays and Wednesdays.

Meets will be for questions that students and or parents have about any recent assignments.

Check CLass Dojo and Google Classroom for that day's link. 

 

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Assignments:

 

Spring Break Assignments

 

6th Grade (Due by 11:00 pm on 4/19/20)

• Complete 5 Reading Plus Lessons.
• Content Read 1 (MP4) in Newsela
• 2020 Census Creative Arts Contest

 

7th Grade (Due by 11:00 pm on 4/19/20)

• Complete 5 Reading Plus Lessons.
• Content Read 1 (MP4) in Newsela
• 2020 Census Creative Arts Contest

 

Today's Assignment

 

6th Grade (Due by 3:00 pm on 4/9/20)

• Complete 1 Reading Plus Lesson.
• Close read "Timeline of the San Francisco Earthquake, April 18–23, 1906"
• then create a google doc and answer the question "How did the
• 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire affect the people
• of San Francisco?" Be sure to cite text evidence.

 

7th Grade (Due by 3:00 pm on 4/9/20)

• Complete 1 Reading Plus Lesson.
• Close Read Excerpt 5 for a third time. Then answer the questions.
• Be sure to use text evidence to support your answers.

 

Wednesday April 8th, 2020

 

6th Grade (Due by 9:00 am on 4/9/20)

• Complete 1 Reading Plus Lesson.
• Close read "The Great 1906 Earthquake and Fires of San Francisco"
• then create a google doc and answer the question
• "How did the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and
• fire affect the people of San Francisco?" Be sure to cite text evidence.

 

7th Grade (Due by 9:00 am on 4/9/20)

• Complete 1 Reading Plus Lesson.
• Close Read Excerpt 5 for a second time. Then answer the questions.
• Be sure to use text evidence to support your answers.

 

Tuesday, April 7th, 2020

 

6th Grade (Due by 9:00 am on 4/8/20)

• Complete 1 Reading Plus Lesson.
• Close read the second newspaper article.
• Then create a new google doc and write the gist of the article.

 

7th Grade (Due by 9:00 am on 4/8/20)

• Complete 1 Reading Plus Lesson.
• Close Read Excerpt 5 then answer the questions.

 

Monday April 6th, 2020

 

6th Grade (Due by 9:00 am on 4/7/20)

• Notice: Content Read 1 is now available in Newsela. 
• Complete 1 Reading Plus Lesson.
• Close read the attached newspaper article.
• Then create a new google doc and write the gist of the article.

 

7th Grade (Due by 9:00 am on 4/7/20)

• Notice: Content Read 1 is now available in Newsela
• Complete 1 Reading Plus Lesson.
• Read the background of Eloise Greenfield. I shared three
• different links that should help you get a good understanding
• of her life and story. Then close read "Harriet Tubman" by
• Eloise Greenfield. Next listen to Thelma R. Thomas do a reading
• of "Harriet Tubman" by Eloise Greenfield.
• Lastly, answer the questions using text evidence.

 

Friday April 3, 2020

 

6th Grade (Due by 3:00 pm on 4/3/20)

• Complete 1 Reading Plus Lesson.
• Select your focus question. Use the appropriate attached graphic organizer to answer the following questions.
• Only question number 9 will be scored. This will count as a text grade.
• Notice: Content Read 5 (Newsela) is due on 4/5/20.

 

7th Grade (Due by 3:00 pm on 4/3/20)

• Complete 1 Reading Plus Lesson.
• Close Read Excerpt 4 for a third time. Then answer the questions.
• Be sure to use text evidence to support your answers. This will count as a test grade.
• Notice: Content Read 5 (Newsela) is due on 4/5/20.

 

Thursday April 2nd, 2020

 

6th Grade (Due by 9:00 am on 4/3/20)

• Complete 1 Reading Plus Lesson.
• Use the attached graphic organizer to answer the following questions.
• Focus Question: What is Emma Burke’s point of view of the immediate aftermath of the earthquake?

 

7th Grade (Due by 9:00 am on 4/3/20)

• Complete 1 Reading Plus Lesson.
• Close Read Excerpt 4 for a second time.
• Then answer the questions. Be sure to use text evidence to support your answers.

 

Wednesday April 1st, 2020

 

6th Grade (Due by 9:00 am on 4/2/20)

• Complete 1 Reading Plus Lesson.
• Use the attached graphic organizer to answer the following questions.
• Focus Question: What is Miss Whitlaw’s point of view of dragons?

 

7th Grade (Due by 9:00 am on 4/2/20)

• Complete 1 Reading Plus Lesson.
• Close Read Excerpt 4. Then answer the questions.

 

Tuesday March 31st, 2020

 

6th Grade (Due by 9:00 am on 4/1/20)

• Complete 1 Reading Plus Lesson.
• Read Chapter 12 of Dragonwings. Then reread: Pages 198–204,
• from “Mercifully, for a moment …” Lastly, complete the exit ticket. Text Evidence:
• How do you know? Specific words, phrases, and sentences from the text.
• You will need to provide three examples of text evidence to support question number 1.

 

7th Grade (Due by 9:00 am on 4/1/20)

• Complete 1 Reading Plus Lesson.
• After reading Excerpt 3 several times with multiple focuses,
• we must use the text to determine Frederick Douglass's position on slavery.
• We know that Frederick was an abolitionist and he obviously disliked slavery,
• We are trying to determine how he used his two key arguments,
• slavery corrupts slave owners and slavery is terrible for slaves,
• to persuade people of power in the north to join his cause.
• Use excerpt 3 to answer the following questions.
• Use text evidence to support your answers.

 

Monday March 30th, 2020

 

6th Grade (Due by 9:00 am on 3/31/20)

• Complete 1 Reading Plus Lesson.
• Read Chapters 10 and 11 of Dragonwings.
• Then create a google doc and write the gist for each chapter.

 

7th Grade (Due by 9:00 am on 3/31/20)

• Complete 1 Reading Plus Lesson.
• Complete a 4th read of excerpt 3. This is a quick read as all you are looking for is
• powerful language. Also check out the 1 page document about Powerful Language I shared.
• When you have identified at least three examples of powerful language in the text,
• you are ready for the exit ticket. Directions: Read each phrase.
• Then decide if it is an example of powerful or bland language.

 

Friday March 27th, 2020

 

6th Grade (Due by 3:00 pm Today)

• Complete 1 Reading Plus Lesson.
• Create a google doc and respond to the Essay Prompt.
• Be sure to follow ALL directions.

 

7th Grade (Due by 3:00 pm Today)

• Complete 1 Reading Plus Lesson.
• Read Except 3 for a third time. Remember, sometimes it is necessary
• to reread complex texts. Then answer the following questions.
• Cite text evidence. Your answers to these questions will count as a TEST GRADE.

 

Thursday March 26th, 2020

 

6th Grade (Due by 9:00 am on 3/27/20)

• Complete 1 Reading Plus Lesson.
• Close read Relief Camp then answer the test questions.
• This will be graded as a test! 

 

7th Grade (Due by 9:00 am on 3/27/20)

• Complete 1 Reading Plus Lesson.
• Read Except 3 for a second time. Remember, sometimes it is necessary
• to reread complex texts. Then answer the following questions.

 

Wednesday March 25th, 2020

 

6th Grade (Due by 9:00 am on 3/26/20)

• Complete 1 Reading Plus Lesson.
• Read chapter 9 of Dragonwings.
• Close read Immediate Aftermath. Then complete the exit ticket.

 

7th Grade (Due by 9:00 am on 3/26/20)

• Complete 1 Reading Plus Lesson.
• Close Read Excerpt 3. Then Answer the following questions.
• Make sure your definitions match the context of the excerpt!

Tuesday March 24th, 2020

 

6th Grade (Due by 9:00 am on 3/25/20)

• Complete 1 Reading Plus Lesson.
• Read Chapter 8 of Dragonwings.
• Reread Comprehending the Calamity.
• Then answer the following author's purpose questions.

 

7th Grade (Due by 9:00 am on 3/25/20)

• Complete 1 Reading Plus Lesson.
• Read the attached poem, We Wear The Mask". Then answer
• the questions. Use your Poet's Tool box from last week if you need help. 

 

Monday March 23rd, 2020

 

6th Grade (Due by 9:00 am on 3/24/20)

• Complete 1 Reading Plus Lesson.
• Close read "Comprehending the Calamity". Then complete the exit ticket.
• Notice: Content Read 5 has been uploaded in Newsela.

 

7th Grade (Due by 9:00 am on 3/24/20)

• Complete 1 Reading Plus Lesson.
• Read the three poems I attached for you. Then answer the following questions. Use your poet's toolbox from Wednesday if you need help.
• Notice: Content Read 5 has been uploaded in Newsela.

 

Friday March 20th, 2020

 

6th Grade (Due by 3:00 pm Today):

 

Complete the Performance Task Prompt. Read the instructions

on the attachment. Click "Create Google Doc" and type your response.

(Google Classroom) This counts as a TEST GRADE. 

Reminders: Content Read 4 is due on Sunday (Clever>Newsela)

5 Reading Plus assignments are due by Sunday.  (Clever>Reading Plus)

 

 

7th Grade (Due by 3:00 pm Today):

 

Complete your read Chapter 6 of Frederick Douglass then answer

the questions on the Google Form. You had yesterday to complete

this assignment. It is due today. (Google Classroom) This counts as a TEST GRADE.

 Reminder: Content Read 4 is due on Sunday (Clever>Newsela)

5 Reading Plus assignments are due by Sunday.  (Clever>Reading Plus)

 

Thursday March 19th, 2020

 

6th Grade (Due by 9:00 am on 3/20/20):

Complete 1 Reading Plus Assignment (Clever>Reading Plus)

View the photographs and the text, “A Brief Account of the Facts”.

Then answer the questions on the exit ticket Google Form. (Google CLassroom)

 

 

7th Grade (Due by 3:00 pm on 3/20/20):

Complete 1 Reading Plus Assignment (Clever>Reading Plus)

Read Chapter 6 of Frederick Douglass then answer the questions

on the Google Form. You have two days to complete this assignment.

This assignment will be graded as a test! (Google Classroom)

  

Wednesday March 18th, 2020

 

6th Grade (Due by 9:00 am on 3/19/20): 

Complete 1 Reading Plus Assignment (Clever>Reading Plus)

Read Chapter 7 of Dragonwings and The Being Chinese excerpt that I attached to this assignment.

Then answer the Finding Evidence Statements on the Google Form. (Google Classroom)

 

 

7th Grade (Due by 9:00 am on 3/19/20): 

Complete 1 Reading Plus Assignment (Clever>Reading Plus)

Close read the attached pages and complete the exit ticket Google Form. (Google Classroom)

 

Tuesday March 17th, 2020

 

6th Grade (Due by 9:00 am on 3/18/20):

Complete 1 Reading Plus Assignment (Clever>Reading Plus) 

Complete Reading Log 6 (Google Classroom)

 

7th Grade (Due by 9:00 am on 3/18/20):

Complete 1 Reading Plus Assignment (Clever>Reading Plus)

Complete Reading Log 6 (Google Classroom)