May 26, 28, 29

May 26
1.  Zoom class link: https://us04web.zoom.us/j/73198503378?pwd=aGVMYVQyVUlGY1Rubmt4ajlHTC82Zz09
2.  Reading - Private Peaceful
     Chapter 4  Ten to Midnight

May 28
1.  Zoom class link: https://us04web.zoom.us/j/79750199436?pwd=bjF0bjQ5S2RKQkpsRWJLRVRZa3p4QT09
2.  Criterion C, D Quia Written Assessment
     http://www.quia.com/quiz/7760233.html
     Log in using your Quia account number

May 29
1.  Zoom class link: https://us04web.zoom.us/j/79680592480?pwd=YXV5cU8wdERucVpOcGh5UGlaYWVCZz09
2.  Let's make sure that everything has been submitted
3.  Flashbacks and foreshadowing

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

May 12, 14, 15

May 12

1.  Zoom link:  https://us04web.zoom.us/j/74520929968?pwd=TUtnRDJUTndKV3ljdVBoVXVTU201QT09

2.  Conflict in literature
 Conflict in Literature

May 14

1.  Zoom meeting: https://us04web.zoom.us/j/76885526833?pwd=N3RCWWhMdmJHYjE4UkdVbmk3bDB1dz09

2.  Quia link - Literary Conflict quiz:  http://www.quia.com/quiz/7265805.html

3.   Chapter 2   Twenty to Eleven   Discussion questions:

1. What trick do Tommo and Charlie play on Big Joe?

2. Write down five of your own words to describe Big Joe.

3. How does their mother punish the boys for the trick they play?

4. According to Tommo, what did the Peaceful brothers do that first caused the Colonel to dislike them?

5. Describe what Mrs Peaceful was like before her husband died.Write down four words that you would use to describe Grandma Wolf.

7. At the end of this chapter, Tommo talks about his bad dreams.

Have you had a nightmare or bad dream before? What was it about?

4.  Chapter 3 - Nearly Quarter Past Eleven

1. What does the opening paragraph tell you about where Tommo is at present?

2. What did Molly’s father work at?

3. Name three types of animal that Big Joe keeps.

4. Grandma Wolf had a deep fear of mice. Do you have any fears?

Write about one of them.

5. What happens in this chapter to make the children feel ‘liberated’?

6. What do Tommo, Charlie and Molly spend their time doing for the next couple of years?

7. Why do you think Molly’s parents are so unfriendly towards the boys?

May 15

1.  Zoom meeting: https://us04web.zoom.us/j/74170073415?pwd=UUFPU2pSWmhZRmx4czdESEdZZGxQQT09

2.  Quill - https://quill.org

Justin: Your Literary Conflict Quiz can be found here:  http://www.quia.com/quiz/7753304.html

May 5, 7, 8

May 5
1.  Zoom class link: https://us04web.zoom.us/j/73451707252?pwd=a2tPZ0F5QW1MMTAxZTdwN3NOc28zZz09

2.  Criterion A - Comprehending Spoken and Visual text:  http://www.quia.com/quiz/7743361.html

The video link is as follows: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30CPmgVQNks

Justin's test:  http://www.quia.com/quiz/7743446.html

May 7

1.  Zoom meeting: https://us04web.zoom.us/j/73216970529?pwd=akIxR2hvWDZjOXV5VTQwNWc0V1djQT09

2.  Chapter Summary Notes:  Five past Ten
* Thomas Peaceful, a private in the first World War, is determined not to sleep as to not waste time any time dreaming. 
* Thomas recalls his first day of school and his worry about it. His brother Charlie takes him and promises to take care of him.
* Charlie cannot stay with him as he is a Biggun and Thomas is a Tiddler. Thomas learns how to tie his shoes and makes a friend. 
* Thomas sees a dead crow hanging from the fence and it reminds him of his father's death. His father would take him in the woods with him to cut timber.

Discussion of first chapter

May 8   Chapter 2   Twenty to Eleven
1.  Zoom class:   https://us04web.zoom.us/j/79092785151?pwd=eFRtcG43SGk0YXU1cjV6UzlhbWlrQT09

2.  Chapter summary
* Molly tells Thomas she thinks Big Joe is nice and Thomas decides he will love her forever. After that Molly becomes a regular visitor at their home. 
* Thomas's mother works for the Colonel taking care of his wife.
* Grandma Wolf takes care of Big Joe, Charlie, and Thomas. She is actually their great aunt. 
* She is somewhat mean and cantankerous and she often hits Big Joe. She is strict and has too many rules. 
* Thomas's mother is too tired to stand up to Grandma Wolf so Grandma Wolf runs the house.


3.  Discussion questions:
1. What trick do Tommo and Charlie play on Big Joe?
2. Write down five of your own words to describe Big Joe.
3. How does their mother punish the boys for the trick they play?
4. According to Tommo, what did the Peaceful brothers do that first
caused the Colonel to dislike them?
5. Describe what Mrs Peaceful was like before her husband died.
Write down four words that you would use to describe
Grandma Wolf.
7. At the end of this chapter, Tommo talks about his bad dreams.
Have you had a nightmare or bad dream before? What was it about?