May 19, 21, 22

May 19
1.  Zoom meeting: https://us04web.zoom.us/j/73362033149?pwd=Wk1YRi9XbWtVVGxBbXR5RmNqQWUwZz09

2.  Flipgrid - login with your school email.  Get acquainted with the format.

https://flipgrid.com/dietrich1746

Don't forget to post your videos!

May 21
1.  Zoom class link:

2.  Oral Preparation
Thomas sees a dead crow hanging from the fence. The crow reminds Thomas of his father's death. Thomas's father used to take Thomas out into the woods with him in the mornings to cut timber.
 Thomas would play in the woods while his father worked. One day, Thomas was playing in the woods and a tree almost fell on him. Thomas' father yells at him to run, but Thomas is scared and can't run. Thomas' father runs to him and throws him out of the way of the falling tree. 

The tree crushes Thomas' father, killing him instantly. At the funeral, Thomas keeps his terrible secret. If Thomas had only run when his father told him to, his father would still be alive. Thomas feels that he killed his father. 

1. Discuss the implications or the situation of a father taking a very young boy with him when cutting timber, a very dangerous job even for adults. Why do you think the father did this? Why might the mother have allowed it? What does this say about the difference between the early 1900s and the present? Use examples from your own life and Private Peaceful to support your answer. 

2. Discuss some of the ways in which Mr. Peaceful's death affected Thomas for the rest of his life. Use examples from your own life and Private Peaceful to support your answer. 

3. Discuss the differences with which Thomas' family handled his father's death compared to how it might be done today. For example, is it more likely now that if a very young boy witnesses his father's death the boy would be taken to counseling? What other differences might occur? Use examples from your own life and Private Peaceful to support your answer. 

4. Why do you think the dead crow reminded Thomas of his father's death? Use examples from your own life and Private Peaceful to support your answer.


May 22

1.  Zoom class: https://us04web.zoom.us/j/79232416992?pwd=bk5zM0p5Y2Jqdm1EU0kweTRPcGVVZz09

2.  Criterion C - Communicating in response to spoken, written and visual text 
   i. respond appropriately to spoken, written and visual text
   ii. engage in rehearsed and unrehearsed exchanges to share ideas on topics of personal and global significance
   iii. express ideas and feelings, and communicate information in simple and complex texts iv. communicate with a sense of audience and purpose

Criterion D - Using language in written and spoken form 
  i. write and speak using a range of vocabulary, grammatical structures and conventions; when speaking, use clear pronunciation and intonation
  ii. organize information and ideas into a structured text; use a wide range of cohesive devices
  iii. use language to suit the context.

TASK:  Choose one of the above prompts and deliver a 2-3 minute oral presentation on Flipgrid.

https://flipgrid.com/1563fa0c