Martel Zoom due by 11:00 p.m. Wednesday, April 1

Write about our Zoom chat with Yann Martel. Extra credit for attending & writing.

E-Learning: All Due 12:00 Noon on Friday, April 3

1. 30 points—Complete 100% of Commonly Confused Words 1 on NoRedInk.com.
2. 30 points—Your 1st comment at this blog post: read something (info text/psychology/opinion/story/poem) written by a woman that interests you at commonlit.org (join with class code 6D5NWB). Write 200+ words about it. Mention the title and author. Summarize what it says. Agree/disagree. Like/dislike. Why?
3. 30 points—Your 2nd comment at this blog post: Read something (info text/psychology/opinion/story/poem) written by a man that interests you at commonlit.org (join with class code 6D5NWB). Write 200+ words about it. Mention the title and author. Summarize what it says. Agree/disagree. Like/dislike. Why?
4. 30 points—Make a 2-minute Flipgrid video (https://flipgrid.com/6deb5040) about what you read at commonlit.org.

E-Learning: All Due at 12:00 Noon Friday, March 27

1. Complete 100% of Commas for Clarity on NoRedInk.com (30 points).
2. Read the short story "Harrison Bergeron" (click the title to go to the Google Doc) by Kurt Vonnegut and any poem you find by Googling. Find a poem you like. Find a poem that speaks to you. It can be a popular song. Avoid profanity.
3. Go to https://flipgrid.com/appliedenglish12 / https://flipgrid.com/89ecf59c and make a 2-minute video of yourself speaking about what you read (30 points). ***You must use your K-12 email address to make a Flipgrid account. Identify yourself by your last name only.
1. The first minute will be ideas/opinions/observations about "Harrison Bergeron" & the poem you found. Make connections between the short story and the poem. The simplest connection is that poetry is free, creative thinking & the setting of "Harrison Bergeron" allows no free, creative thinking whatsoever.
2. The second minute will be questions you have about "Harrison Bergeron" and the poem you found. Make a loose script, but don't read from the script the entire time; that's boring & doesn't show maximum learning/critical thinking.
4. Write 300+ total words right here at this blog post answering some/all of the following (30 points):

• What is best about what you read?
• What symbols can you find?
• Why is this story famous? Why is this poem famous?

Email me any questions anytime: matthew.christensen@k12.sd.us

Choose Two—due March 19

Choose two to write 300+ total words, including the narrative The Revenant:

1. When does selfishness become evil?

2. When are we most admirably generous?

3. How do storytellers help us invest?

Choice—due March 18

Choose one to write 250+ total words, including the narrative The Revenant:

1. Beyond dictionary.com, how should we define "grit"?

2. Why do cultures clash so often?

Unforgivable—due March 16

What is unforgivable? Refer to the narrative The Revenant and reply with 250+ words.