Monday, March 23rd

Hey, 6th grade!

 Today's Goal : Learning how remote learning is going to look and registering for the sites. There are 7 tasks to complete today (+ Phys Ed & talent, depending on your class)

 Please watch our video below - we miss you all! 💜😊



Task 1: Kids, make sure you sign up for Remind! With parent permission register for the Remind app. This is optional, but a good way for you to get the daily updates/reminders.


Task 2: ELA


Register for NewsELA
Remember our weekly HW assignments - one text, 4 multiple choice, and a short response? You're going to have something similar to that a couple times over the next few weeks. You need to login to NewsELA to complete this work.

To join the class and complete the task, follow these directions:
  1. Go to NewsELA online: https://newsela.com/
  2. Click the link (top right!) "join now"
  3. Choose "I'm a student"
  4. Enter class code: ZRRAQQ
  5. Click "next"
  6. Login with your Gmail OR create a username 
*** Use your REAL first and last name - we need to know it's you to give the credit!
Register for Ms. Pallas' Quizizz Account
Follow this link. Again, use your real name or you'll get a ZERO when it comes time to entering the grades in PupilPath. https://quizizz.com/join?class=E198906 


Task 4: Register for study.com Spanish with Ms. Triana
1. Click the link: https://study.com/join/classroom.html#1
2. Enter the class code: 
Class 606: copper-zebra-5796
Class 607: violet-seal-0488
Class 610: red-cow-6372


Task 5: Math logins for Khan Academy and IXL
Watch the video below. If you forget your logins or are having any issues, reach out to Ms. Soya. 
Task 6: Science with Amplify
Please login to your Amplify accounts using Clever.  If you have a problem please reach out to Ms. Mitchell. Follow the link below to be prompted to our Clever homepage. 
Clever.  

 We will continue where we left off and make connections in the Thermal Energy unit/Chapt. 2, Lesson 2.4 -Tab 5 (Homework).  Read the article, "Molecule Collisions and Newton's Cradle". Then, annotate the article with at least 2 questions or ideas.  Last, answer the question and Hand In. This is due on Weds. 3/25 @ 9am. 
Task 7: Survey - How are you doing?
 


Ongoing: Continue to work on SS packet 
*** Arts & Phys Ed - Please be sure you're paying attention to which class you're in

 Phys Ed - Class 607 and 610 Students will learn how to take their pulse
  • Please refer to pupilpath for your assignment

Ms. Liddell - Theater: Costume Design

Objective: Students identify and understand the information and the research necessary to convey a design for a show. Students start with costume design: They practice putting together a costume plot and create a sample design inspiration board. 

  • Part I: Journal Prompt: Think about your favorite movie and describe what three of the characters were wearing at some point in the movie.
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  • Part II: Create a costume plot for The Lion King, Jr.
Access and complete assignment in PupilPath.

Chorus: Melody and Harmony
Objective: Students will gain a deeper understanding of harmony and melody in music.
o    Log into BrainPop.com
§  Username: jhs61
§  Password: brainpop
§  Search: Harmony and Melody
o   Part 1:
§  Watch short video: Melody and Harmony
·        Complete quiz for a deeper understanding

Dance Ms. A. Barton


Learning Target: I can explore different types of canon in dance relying on video and flashcards to assist me distinguish one type of canon from another.


Meditation


Start your day with meditation. Choose from the Salif Keita meditation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2-iKBGWLgA   used daily in class or the visual shape growing meditation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXItOY0sLRY . If you have a soothing meditative song you would like to use instead, please use it and share the link to the song with me at abartonrichardson@schools.nyc.gov I would love to hear what sounds you like.

Warm Up!

v  Warm Up Part I w/ Video


v  Warm Up Part II w/ video


v  Warm Up audio w/o Video


Canon!

Click the link below to view the video we watched in class breaking down of the five types of canon.


Dance Examples of Canon!

Click the links below to view brief clips of Canadian choreographer Crystal Pite with her piece "The seasons' canon" ballet. Notice the canon present in her dance and the level of interest it adds to her piece.



 Study and Test!

Click the link below to use a study set on Quizlet. Quizlet is a tool that helps you study any subject. The study set is called Choreographic Device- Canon. It contains 8 terms. You will be tested on this next week!

https://quizlet.com/_87vlv7?x=1jqt&i=2qha9e


Art Literacy Class 605 and 607 (Dance)

Learning Target: I can analyze WEB Dubois’ concepts of Double Consciousness and The Veil and compare and contrast it to Paul Laurence Dunbar’s poem “We Wear The Mask”.

Read!

Paul Laurence Dunbar (P.L. Dunbar)- We Wear The Mask


Watch!

W.E.B. DuBois' The Souls of Black Folk: Two Worlds Thesis


Write!

Create a ven diagram to help you perceive relationships between WEB Dubois’ theories and P.L. Dunbar’s poem. How are they similar and in what ways, if any, are they different?

Ven Diagram template


Submit completed ven diagram to me via email by Friday, March 27th, 2020 abartonrichardson@schools.nyc.gov
If you have any issues creating or logging into any of the above accounts, please reach out to your teacher immediately. (Look to the right → for the tab "Contact My Teachers") 






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