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24/25 -Independent Learning Choice Board
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Short Story Options
End of Year Project:"The Unproject"
Nonfiction Articles
Video Options
Poetry Options
In each unit's "independent learning" section this year, you will choose an option from this interactive. The work you complete for that unit's independent learning lessons will be based on the selection you choose. You MUST be careful to follow instructions to ensure that you earn and receive credit for the lessons. At the end of the year, you will complete a project based on the selections you chose.
English 12 - Independent Learning
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"Girl" by Jamaica Kincaid
"The Sniper" by Liam O'Flaherty
The Story of the Lazy Boy: A Kachari Folktale
"The Aged Mother" by Matsuo Bashō
"The Story of an Hour"Kate Chopin
"A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Short Story Options
End of Year Project:"The Unproject"
Nonfiction Articles
Video Options
Poetry Options
Short Story Options
- Choose a short story you haven't previously worked with.
- Read the entire story.
- Complete one of the associated assignments and submit your work as instructed in the Edio lessons.
"The Rose that Grew from Concrete" by Tupac Shakur
"Facing It" by Yusef Komunyakaa
"Hurricane" by Mary Oliver
"All-American Girl" by Julia Alvarez
"Faith & Fury" by Amanda Gorman
"I Too" by Langston Hughes
Short Story Options
End of Year Project:"The Unproject"
Nonfiction Articles
Video Options
Poetry Options
Poetry Options
- Choose a poetry option you haven't previously worked with.
- Read all of it.
- Complete one of the associated assignments and submit your work as instructed in the Edio lessons.
Speech fromDenzel Washington
Clip from Rocky Balboa
"The Climb"by Miley Cyrus
Columbian Jungle Survival Story
"A Rock"by Hardy
"Self Awareness & Asking for Help"
Short Story Options
End of Year Project:"The Unproject"
Nonfiction Articles
Video Options
Poetry Options
Video Options
- Choose a video option you haven't previously worked with.
- Watch all of it.
- Complete one of the associated assignments and submit your work as instructed in the Edio lessons.
"How It Feels to Be Colored Me"
"Do Teens Need Recess?
"Should Your School Day Start Later?"
Malala's StoryExplore the Webpage
"Should Your School Day Start Later?"
"What Adolescents Miss When We Let them Grow Up In Cyberspace"
"A Meme is Not Just a Meme"
Short Story Options
End of Year Project:"The Unproject"
Nonfiction Articles
Video Options
Poetry Options
Nonfiction Article Options
- Choose a video option you haven't previously worked with.
- Watch all of it.
- Complete one of the associated assignments and submit your work as instructed in the Edio lessons.
RUBRIC
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Short Story Options
End of Year Project:"The Unproject"
Nonfiction Articles
Video Options
Poetry Options
The Unproject
- Over the course of this year, you should have worked with five selections from this choice board.
- Now it's time to demonstrate what you gained from that work. You will do that through the Unproject.
- Regardless of the form your work takes, it should meet the expectations set forth in the RUBRIC linked below.
- While your Unproject can take many forms, below are a few ideas to get you started.
- Choose one of the people Washington metnioned in his speech. Research who they are and trheir accomplishemnts. Write a 3 paragraph biography about that person. Be sure it's in MLA format and that you cite your sources.
- Think about a time in your life that required you to be resilient. Write a journal response in consideration of that time and this video. It should be 10-15 lines long and in MLA format.
- Create a PowerPoint of 5-7 slides abouta person of your choosing who demonstrated resilency. Be sure to cite your sources.
ASSIGNMENT OPTIONS (for Day 2)
Motivational Speech by Denzel Washington
INSTRUCTIONS
- If this selection is your choice for today, take a snip of this window to put in your Edio lesson.
- Watch the video clip to the right.
- You will be asked to provide evidence in the Edio lesson for today. For your evidence, summarize Denzel Washington's message. Be sure to write five to seven sentences.
- In the next independent learning lesson, you will be instructed to submit ONE of the following assignments. You can begin working on it now if you'd like.