Wednesday May 20

Visit the link to compare New York City The United States and The Netherlands Amsterdam
https://www.mylifeelsewhere.com/cost-of-living/united-states/netherlands


Level 1:
1) Netherlands is 14.3% ________________ expensive than _____________________________.
2) The United States is about 237 times bigger than ____________________________.
3) We can use a a)map b)time clock to identify location.
4) The data shows the United States _____________ a) compares to b) subtracted to The Netherlands.
5) The three colors I see in BOTH country flags are __________________, ________________ and ______________.


Level 2: Describe how we can compare the cost of living between New York City The United States and The Netherlands Amsterdam


Level 3: Describe how we can compare the quality of life between New York City The United States and The Netherlands Amsterdam

Tuesday May 19

May 19, 2020                                                 Class W04

Name or nickname: _____________________________  Date:      _________

As a book reader, nothing is more fun than to imagine yourself in the place where the character is located in the text. Locations in your book should become a part of your story, not just to be seen as a place where something happens. The location or setting is as important as the characters and storylines because it shows us how the characters feel and connects us to the main idea.  

Level 1: (Read the sentences in bold)

1. _____________________ or setting is as important as the characters.

1. The author      b) The location    c) The reader

2.  Our main characters explored the location of __________________ in our text.   a) Amsterdam City     b) New York City  

3. According to the text, what does location show us? Location shows us how _____________________________________________

4. Describe YOUR own home location: ___________________________________________________ 

5. Describe YOUR own work location:

___________________________________________________ 

Level 2:

Describe how Amsterdam City connects us to how our characters feel:

_______________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________

Level 3:

Describe how Amsterdam City connects us to our text’s main idea:

_______________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________

Monday May 18

May 18, 2020                                          Class W04

Name or nickname:                                           Date:      _________

Exploring Amsterdam

Level 1: Use the vocab word bank to complete the sentences:

Amsterdam is a city in Europe, home to over 1 million people. Amsterdam is known as the "Venice of the North", because of the large number of canals that surround the city.

1. Where is Amsterdam located in: a) Europe.   b) Puerto Rico c) USA  or d) California.

2. What does Amsterdam have a large number of?  a) Buildings  b) roads c) flowers  or d) canals.

3.

Amsterdam is a ___________ in ____________, home to over 1 million people.

4. Amsterdam is the environment or setting in The

Fault in Our Stars: True or False

Level 2:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbDgLi-7vS8

Review or listen to The Fault in Our Stars Amsterdam tour. Describe a scene from the movie or book mentioned in the video tour.

________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________

Level 3:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbDgLi-7vS8

Review or listen to The Fault in Our Stars Amsterdam tour. Explain how can we relate the environment and locations to our text

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Friday May 15

Hi class! For homework, please log on Myon.com

Level 1: Listen to or read the book "Being You" (image attached)
Level 1: HOW is "Being You"  SIMILAR to "The Fault in Our Stars"?
a) two characters   b) feeling proud   c) traveling

Level 2: Listen to or read the book "The infinite moment of us"or "Viaje al Centro de la Tierra" (image attached)
Level 2: Using complete sentences, how is "The infinite moment of us" SIMILAR to "The Fault in Our Stars".
Level 2: Using complete sentences, how is "Viaje al Centro de la Tierra" DIFFERENT to "The Fault in Our Stars".

Level 3: Listen to or read the book "The infinite moment of us" (image attached)
Level 3: Using complete sentences, how can we compare similarities between "The Infinite Moment Of Us" and "The Fault in Our Stars".

Thursday May 14

Level 1: Use the vocab word bank to complete the sentences:

metaphors      books     the same    part of speech       movies

a) We can use __________________ to compare things that are the same.

b) A metaphor is a __________________ Augustus uses to communicate.

c) Hazel and her mother are _________________, like 2 peas in a pod.

d) Compare the CLASSROOM to the WORKROOM:
A classroom and workroom both have desks, _______________ and (add
your own) ______________________.

e) “Mom ran at cheetah speed around all morning” is a metaphor: True / False
Bonus: What TWO things is the metaphor comparing?
_________________________________________________


Level 2 and Level 3:

Our flight didn’t leave until noon, but Mom woke me up at five thirty, turning on

the light and shouting, “AMSTERDAM!”. Mom ran at cheetah speed around all morning

making sure we had international plug adapters and quadruple-checking that we had

the right number of oxygen tanks to get there. Her heart is gold and she always

knows the right things to do. The car was packed by six fifteen, whereupon Mom

insisted that we eat breakfast. I tried to stomach down some eggs and felt nervous

about our trip – how will I feel?

Level 2:
Identity and describe TWO metaphors:
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________

Level 3:
Describe how the text use metaphors to describe Hazel’s Mom:
________________________________________________________________

Wednesday May 13

Homework 5/13     W04 Ms. Figueroa

Metaphor in Film

   Analyze the quote below from the Fault in Our Stars author John Green. 

       “My thoughts are stars I cannot fathom into constellations.” 

Level 1:

1.  What two things is John Green comparing in his metaphor?:

1. Books and movies         b) fathoms              c) thoughts and stars

2. In our text, describe the role or title of John Green? _____________________________________________. 
3. Create your own metaphor: Think comparisons

When people act _____________________, they have a heart of gold.

4. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0edKgL9EgM Watch or listen to “The art of the metaphor”. Write a new metaphor you learned below:

_____________________________________________. _____________________________________________. 

Level 2:

Using complete sentences, describe how the quote from John Green is an example of a metaphor. _____________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________

Level 3:

Using complete sentences, explain how John Green uses a metaphor to  compare two things?

_____________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________

Tuesday May 12

Homework 5/12

Homework 5/12

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Select the IEP goal you worked on today: *

25 points

make a prediction

independently construct a sentence

cause and effect

respectful voice

identifying story details

recognizing point of view

compare and contrast

Other:

Authors use metaphors to *

25 points

contrast things to each other in literature

compare things to each other in literature

hide things from the reader in literature

Select which sentence below is an example of a metaphor: *

25 points

"It takes 11 hours to travel from New York to Indiana."

"The computer in the classroom was an old dinosaur.

"Hazel felt anxious to make new friends at support group."

Other:

Analyze the image. Level 1: Describe the action or emotion of the character / Level 2 and Level 3: Using a complete sentence, what metaphor is being described in this image? *

25 points