Activities and Questions based on the Dec 8, 2023 –Dec. 14, 2023 issue
Teachers, homeschool parents and students, if you have any suggestion or ideas for these teacher guides please email Sarah Nachin – [email protected] This guide is based on the newest Florida Standards for grade school through high school.
Composition activity for High School: (ELA.10.C.3.1) Follow the rules of standard English grammar, punctuation, capitalization, and spelling appropriate to grade level.
Read the article on pg. A-1 & A-8 entitled “Honoring an Airport Legacy.” Summarize the article in your own words. Your summary should be at least 300 words.
Critical thinking activity for High School: (ELA.9.C.4.1) Conduct research to answer a question, drawing on multiple reliable and valid sources, and refining the scope of the question to align with findings.
Read the editorial on page A-9 written by Steve Goodwin. Write a 350-word essay on these questions: Do you agree with his opinion on everything in the article? If so, what are your reasons for agreeing? Cite two different sources to back up your views. Do you disagree with anything? What do you agree with and why? Cite two sources for your views.
Another idea: Read a synopsis of “The Art of War” by Sun Tzu or read the whole book. It’s available as an audio book for free download on the “My Books” app. Write a 400 word summary (in your own words) of the book. Or write a 250-word summary of one of the chapters.
Comprehension activity for Middle School: (ELA.K12.EE.2.1) Read and comprehend grade-level complex texts proficiently.
Read the article on page B-7 about the Live Oak Theatre production. Then answer the following questions in complete sentences:
In two sentences explain what the play is about.
What is the history behind the play? What play was it based on? When was the first production of the play? What adaptations of the play have there been?
How does the director, Katie Marra, feel about the show and the cast?
Where and when will the show take place?
Who starred in the film version of the play?
According to the co-director, Caleb Gunn, what will be different about this production of the play?
How does Caleb hope that the audience will feel about the play?
What ages of people make up most of the members of Live Oak Theatre?
Composition activity for Middle School: (ELA.6.C.3.1) Follow the rules of standard English grammar, punctuation, capitalization, and spelling appropriate to grade level.
Read the article on pg. A-1 & A-8 entitled “Honoring an Airport Legacy.” Then summarize the article in your own words. Your summary should be at least 275 words.
Comprehension activity for Elementary School: (ELA.3.R.2.2) Identify the central idea and explain how relevant details support that idea in a text.
Read the article on page B-5 about the toy drive. In one or two sentences write down the topic (central idea) of the article. Then write down three sentences that support (tell more about the central idea)
Extra Credit: Re-write the article in your own words. Your article should be at least 250 words.
Vocabulary activity for Elementary School: (ELA.2.V.1.3) Identify and use context clues, word relationships, reference materials, and/or background knowledge to determine the meaning of unknown words.
Read the article on pg. B-1 & B-4 entitled “Cowboy Country Festival.” Try to define the word as it is used in the sentence without using a dictionary. Make your best guess. Also, write down what part of speech each word is. Then write a story or non-fiction essay of at least 300 words using at least five of the words below. Extra points if you use more than five.
repurpose (the word in the article is “repurposed”.)
gauge
interaction
preserve
yield (the word in the article is “yielded”)
beeswax
quirky
inaugural
innovative
diverse
Anyone wishing to submit any of your compositions from this week to the newspaper for us to consider publishing, please email to [email protected].