SUMMER SCHOOL PROGRAM MS 5-6-7-8 ELA (BridgePrep Academy of Tampa)

Due: 07/15/2020

Tue, 14 Jul 2020 13:52:52 EDT

Please complete the following end of summer session worksheet:). Thank you! Mrs. Klug

(It is also attached at the bottom)

End of the Summer Session ELA Worksheet

Your Name:__________________________

Directions: Write the letter of the definition onto the blank next to the vocabulary word.

__data 1-the system dealing with money, credit and banking

__jury 2-to complete a level of education

__graduate 3-a category of writing

__finance 4-person, place or thing

__contrary 5-having the effect of poison

__(literary) genre 6-presenting materials so people will want to buy them

__documentary 7-opposite

__obstacle 8-a word that means the same

__economy 9-work done to find information

__robotics 10-an action word in a sentence

__interfere 11-information

__antonym 12-a person who buys or uses something

__bias 13-a word that means the opposite

__research 14-to get in the way

__synonym 15-a study of money, how it is used, how it works

__consumer 16-an unfair idea about something or someone

__marketing 17-the science of making and using robots

__noun 18-something that blocks your path

__toxic 19-a presentation of real events or people

__verb 20-a group of people who listen to facts in a court case and give a ruling

Directions: Circle the correct answer that lists the names of the following punctuation marks in the order written.

! . , ’ ? ”

a-question mark, comma, period, apostrophe, exclamation point, quotation marks

b-exclamation point, comma, period, apostrophe, questions mark, quotation marks

c-exclamation point, period, comma, apostrophe, question mark, quotation marks

d-quotation mark, period, comma, question mark, apostrophe, exclamation point

Directions: Write your answer in the blank

a-a word that means the opposite of closed: _______________

b-write an example of a Proper Noun: ____________________

c-what are the four operations used most often in mathematics:

_______________;______________;_______________;_________________

d-What has been your favorite part of summer?

My favorite part of summer has been____________________________________

____________________________

Due: 07/13/2020

Thu, 09 Jul 2020 10:51:00 EDT

Please read Making the World Clean and Safe in Achieve 3000.

Please complete the activity for this article. Thank you,

Mrs. Klug

Due: 07/10/2020

Thu, 09 Jul 2020 11:01:19 EDT

Please:

read Bags Banned.

write an answer to the Stop and Think question. I started a sentence for you.

edit or check your writing before you submit it

As students who will be asked to write responses to prompts throughout their educational career, try practicing using the words in the prompt to formulate your first sentence.

Due: 07/07/2020

Fri, 03 Jul 2020 08:58:34 EDT

ELA ZOOM CLASS ON TUESDAY, JULY 7TH, WILL BE TAUGHT BY MR. GAINER!!!!!!!

Please use his login for the 9:30 check-in and for your ELA ZOOM at either 10 or 11am.

Mr. Gainer will be your teacher Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, July 6, 7 and 8. I'll be back for Thursday July 9th.

Mr. Gainer's login is 905170873; password: 123456

Thank you and have a Happy 4th of July. Mrs. Klug

Due: 07/07/2020

Fri, 03 Jul 2020 10:53:37 EDT

Memorize a poem to present to Mr. Gainer on Tuesday, July 7th. Attached are a few poems from Ogden Nash. However, you may present any poem of your choosing. Have fun!

Due: 07/06/2020

Thu, 02 Jul 2020 12:47:54 EDT

Creative Writing:

If you could pick the mascot for Bridgeprep Tampa, what would it be? Why? What would the colors be?
Write a short paragraph introducing the new mascot to our school. You may use pictures to enhance your presentation. You may write a cheer to go along with this new mascot.
Have Fun!

Due: 07/02/2020

Tue, 30 Jun 2020 13:05:11 EDT

Please read the attached short article. Create and complete a T-Chart for (using text from the article) IS SOCIAL MEDIA GOOD FOR SOCIETY? What are the two positions you can use? Label your chart. When you have completed the chart, you may add your own opinion onto the chart. Thank you,
Mrs. Klug

Due: 07/02/2020

Tue, 30 Jun 2020 12:24:50 EDT

Please read Before Smartphones. Then complete the activity, puzzle and create a timeline, showing events from the article in sequential order.
Let me know if you have questions about this assignment. Thank you:). Mrs. Klug

NEW YORK, New York (Achieve3000, January 7, 2019). "Put your phone away!" Why do parents always seem to say that to their kids?

In the age of smartphones, some parents worry that their children spend way too many hours texting, scrolling through their Instagram feeds, or watching YouTube videos. After all, some studies say that too much screen time can negatively affect everything from sleep patterns to social skills.

But concerns like these are nothing new. If you went back in time 50 or 100 years, you'd find moms and dads tearing their hair out over how some new form of technology might be affecting their kids.

Too Much Radio!

Radio may seem old-fashioned now, but in the 1920s and 1930s, it was the exciting new technology. Soap operas, westerns, and other types of stories were all acted out on the radio, complete with sound effects. Both kids and adults loved tuning in, but parents soon became worried that their children were spending too much time listening to those entertaining broadcasts.

Some experts agreed. Sidonie Matsner Gruenberg, director of the Child Study Association of America, spoke to The Washington Post about this in 1931. "The radio seems to find parents more helpless than did [comic strips], the automobile, the movies, and other earlier invaders of the home," Gruenberg said, adding that the biggest worry radio gave parents was how it interfered with other interests, like conversation, music practice, group games, and reading.

Another concern was what kids were listening to. In the early 1930s, a group of mothers from Scarsdale, New York, pushed for more child-friendly programming, urging radio broadcasters to change programs they thought were "overstimulating, frightening, and emotionally overwhelming" for kids, according to Margaret Cassidy, a media historian at Adelphi University in New York.

The moms' activism led the National Association of Broadcasters to come up with a code of ethics related to children's programming. The broadcasters pledged not to portray criminals as heroes and to refrain from glorifying greed, selfishness, and disrespect for authority.

TV Takeover

In the 1950s, radio got some serious competition when TV arrived on the scene. By 1955, more than half of all U.S. homes had a black-and-white TV set, according to Mitchell Stephens, a media historian at New York University.

Many of those kids who had loved the radio were parents in the TV era, and it was now their turn to worry. Many were concerned that TV programming simply wasn't appropriate for kids. A 1961 Stanford University study on 6,000 children found that more than half of the kids watched "adult" programs, such as crime shows. Researchers were aghast to discover that there was violence, even in children's programming. What was it doing to children, they wondered?

By the end of the 1950s, U.S. lawmakers had authorized $1 million (about $7 million today) to study the effects of TV violence, Cassidy said. She added that thousands of studies on the effects of television viewing were done in the decades that followed.

All that research eventually led the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) to its 1984 recommendation that parents limit their kids' exposure to television because it sent unrealistic messages to children, could lead to unhealthy weight gain, and had the potential to fuel violent behavior.

Video Game Battle

By the early 1980s, kids had a brand-new obsession: video games! The earliest games, like Pong and Pac-Man, were simple and repetitive but lots of fun, and they had many parents worrying that their kids would become too caught up in racking up points in the games.

And as new video games were released�some with violent storylines�some parents became concerned that playing them might encourage violent behavior. That concern hasn't completely gone away.

Hello, Internet

Then came the Internet. Like all those earlier technologies, it was both wondrous and worrisome. Back in the 1990s, people called the Internet the "information superhighway." Parents loved that it could help kids do homework and research. But when the Internet began linking people together through social media, some of those same parents became worried about stranger danger and cyberbullying.

No doubt, some would argue that today's technology is scary. But these days, there are plenty of tools to help parents monitor their children's online activities. For example, Apple added new controls in 2018 that allow parents to see when their children are on their devices and to check the websites their kids are visiting and the apps they're using. Apple's controls also allow parents to restrict certain types of apps and even establish a quiet period when most apps shut down.

While technology�and ways to control it�have changed over the years, one thing has stayed the same: Parents still worry about their kids and how technology will affect them.

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Due: 06/29/2020

Fri, 26 Jun 2020 17:56:08 EDT

Here are the forms we looked at this week: the PORT word diagram; the vocabulary match and "SUB" organizer.

If you are looking to improve a skill this summer, consider completing some lessons on Typing.com and/or Commonlit.org. Both websites are free to use and I'd love to give extra credit for any lessons you complete.

Email me if you have questions or if you would like to schedule a one to one appointment with me.
See you next week. :)

Mrs. Klug

Due: 06/25/2020

Tue, 23 Jun 2020 10:46:27 EDT

ASSIGNMENT DIRECTIONS:

Re-read the article below and complete the activity questions. Click on a highlighted vocabulary word to get to the activity.

****If you read this article and completed the activity last year, please re-read it and complete a five sentence paragraph where you defend your position on whether or not dogs should be allowed in courtrooms. Use text evidence from the article.****

DOGS IN COURT

PORT HURON, Michigan (Achieve3000, September 25, 2018). Bruin was the newest worker at a Michigan courthouse in September 2018. He stood out among the judges, lawyers, and others who work at the courthouse. After all, he was born with four legs.

Bruin is a golden retriever. He has silky ears and a calm manner. His job is to sit in the courtroom at the feet of child witnesses. These children may have been victims of crimes. Bruin's presence is meant to reduce the trauma that children may go through during a stressful trial.

Dogs are being used to calm children and other witnesses in courtrooms across the U.S. There are more than 180 of these trained dogs working in 35 states, according to the Courthouse Dogs Foundation.And that's not counting the dogs that are allowed inside courtrooms to provide support, even though they may not be specially trained.

But is there a downside to having dogs in courtrooms?

Some judges believe so. They don't allow the animals in court. They're concerned that the dogs will lead to bias against defendants—the people the witnesses are testifying against.

Many defense lawyers are also against the practice. They worry that having dogs and other support animals in the witness box can affect a jury. Jurors may feel sorry for the child.

George Flores is a defense lawyer in Connecticut. He agrees that dogs could unfairly affect a jury's decision.

"The fact that a child needs a [support] dog is already a signal to the jury that there's something [he or she needs support] for," he said.

But supporters of the practice say dogs can help reduce the anxiety of victims. The dogs can help children feel less stress when telling their stories in court.

"We need to address how [upsetting] it is for children to go through this," said Ellen O'Neill-Stephens. She used to be a lawyer. She started the Courthouse Dogs Foundation. "I want to make it easier for people to [testify in court]."

Ivy Jacobsen is a crime victim. She testified in three trials as a teen. She said a dog helped to comfort her during questioning by lawyers.

"It made it easier to talk knowing he was there," said Jacobsen. "I felt like he was in a way whispering toward me that everything was going to be OK."

Courts around the world have considered using dogs to comfort trial witnesses. The animals have been welcomed into courtrooms in parts of South America, Europe, and Australia.

Advocates for having dogs in court say placing the dogs where juries can't see them will lessen the chance that juries will be swayed by them. Also, judges can talk to juries. They can tell jurors not to think about the dogs.

Defense lawyers, however, say it's not that simple.

Due: 06/24/2020

Tue, 23 Jun 2020 10:48:13 EDT

Please complete a Venn diagram where you list your cultural traditions and those of someone else you know OR the students from Skatistan.

Due: 06/22/2020

Thu, 18 Jun 2020 12:14:44 EDT

A. write your three sentences about responsibility. Use proper grammar, punctuation, capitalization and spelling.

What are you responsible for at home, at school and on the internet?

EXAMPLE:

1-At home, I am responsible for unstacking the dishwasher when it is clean.

2- At school, I am .....

3- When I am on the internet, .....

B. Complete the activity for the Achieve article MRAs, getting to know you.

WASHINGTON, D.C.. I'm sitting in a room with a group of 6-year-olds. The kids are eating cereal. As they eat, I show them different cereal boxes. I want to see which boxes the kids like best. You might think I'm teaching a strange class. In fact, I'm leading a focus group for a cereal company. That's part of my job as a market research analyst (MRA).

I'm often asked about my job. Here's what I say:

What do MRAs do?

MRAs work with companies to find ways to market goods to shoppers. These goods can be anything from cereal to laptops to cars.

To do their jobs, MRAs need to collect data from shoppers. They meet with shoppers and ask a lot of questions. For example, MRAs might ask what shoppers like to eat. They might ask whythey like these foods. They might also ask how much shoppers would be willing to pay. Then, MRAs present this data to the companies.

What makes for a good MRA?

MRAs need to work closely with other people. They should feel comfortable speaking in front of large groups. It also helps for MRAs to be good at math.

How much schooling is needed?

All MRAs must earn a BA. More and more, companies want analysts to have an MA.

How much do MRAs make?

The average yearly salary of MRAs is about $60,000. Some make more than $111,000.

Dig Deeper

Photo credit: John Minchillo/Associated Press

Stores keep track of where shoppers go and what they buy.

Market research analysts (MRAs) do research. They help companies sell products. How do they do this?They find out what shoppers like. They also track shoppers to get data.

Stores have been tracking shoppers for a long time.They ask shoppers to sign up for special cards. Stores also get ZIP codes from shoppers. These things tell stores where shoppers live. They also tell stores what people buy. Stores use this information to mail ads.They might decide where to build a new store. Online stores also track shoppers. They do this with computer software. It can see where someone goes on the Internet. It tracks what people shop for. Then, it can show ads that shoppers might like.

Stores have started using more data. And there are new ways to get this data. Some shoppers agree to be tracked. That's because they will get better prices. Target is a store that's doing this.Shoppers at Target can get coupons from a mobile app. In-store Wi-Fi lets the store track customers' movements. Another mobile app is called Shopkick. If shoppers turn on the app in a store, they can get discounts.

Some stores use hidden tracking. They might have heat sensors. These can tell where people go in a store by measuring body heat. Some stores pick up cell phone signals from shoppers.These things tell stores which parts of the store are busiest. One product called "Shopperception" uses motion-detection technology. It's just like what the Xbox Connect uses.But Shopperception uses it to track shoppers' movement. What if it "sees" someone shopping near a product? It can turn on a sign near the product. It offers a discount. The company behind Shopperception says that the product doesn't store information about people. It only tracks shoppers' movements. Security cameras are different. They store pictures of shoppers.

Not everyone likes tracking shoppers. Stores say shoppers get better deals. But some say that tracking shoppers is a problem. Some people could have to pay more. Why is this? Companies could charge some shoppers more if they know about their buying habits.

What happens to all the information that MRAs gather? Stores learn from it. But then what?Some companies collect information. Then, they combine it with other information. They might look at shoppers' court records, taxes, or how much money they make. They then sell this information. The government has been looking at this practice. Some lawmakers say that the laws aren't up to date. So it's legal for companies to collect large amounts of data without telling people.

There are many ways that information on shoppers could be used. Some say that shoppers need to protect themselves. Shoppers should always look at more than one store. They should only buy the things they need at the best price.

Will more MRAs be needed?

Yes, they will! In fact, jobs for MRAs should grow 41 percent by 2020.

My job as an MRA can be hard work. But it can also be a lot of fun. After all, I get to try new cereals!

Assign

Due: 06/19/2020

Tue, 16 Jun 2020 13:17:29 EDT

Write as many words as you can that have the root word PORT in it.

Due: 06/18/2020

Tue, 16 Jun 2020 11:58:15 EDT

Please complete the activity for Schooled at a Skatepark in Achieve 3000.

KABUL, Afghanistan (Achieve3000, April 20, 2020).A skateboarding instructor demonstrates a jaw-dropping jump for a group of young girls wearing headscarves under their helmets. She launches herself off a tall platform and soars through the air. But when the wheels touch down, the board slides out from under her. Thunk. She lands on the floor.Fearlessly, she tries again. She takes another tumble.Her next leap, however, ends with a perfect landing.She swoops around the skatepark for a victory lap as her students cheer.

This is a scene from a real-life skateboarding class. It was caught on camera for Learning to Skate in a War Zone (If You're a Girl), a documentary about a school in Kabul, Afghanistan. Students can take skateboarding lessons for some serious fun. But the classes are also part of the school's mission. The goal is to empower kids and teens.

The school is run by a nonprofit organization called Skateistan. (See what they did there?Skateboarding + Afghanistan = Skateistan!) The organization opened the school in 2009. It has about 400 male and female students. They range in age from 5 to 17. Boys and girls come to class on separate days. Students receive three hours of daily classroom instruction. They study subjects like reading, writing, and math. But the learning doesn't stop there. The school also sports its very own indoor skatepark.

Why teach this freewheeling form of PE? Skateboarding takes courage and confidence. These qualities are important for just about anyone. But they're really needed by kids in Kabul.Especially girls.

Explain what Skateistan is doing in Kabul, Afghanistan and why. Include information about how the documentary Learning to Skate in a War Zone (If You're a Girl) shows Skateistan's goals.Use facts and details from the Article in your response.

That's partly because Afghanistan has been torn apart by war for decades. Everyday life can be a struggle for many of Kabul's citizens. Most of the students at the school don't have any other way to get an education. And there are strong cultural and religious traditions in the region.These mean different expectations for girls than in some other parts of the world. For one thing, girls must wear headscarves. But the differences go much deeper than dress codes.

Girls in Afghanistan don't always have the same rights and opportunities as boys. That's one reason the Learning to Skate documentary focuses on girls. About 40% of the Skateistan school's students are girls. The girls seem to recognize the obstacles in their paths. In one scene, a teacher asks the class to describe what courage means. A young woman answers that going to school and studying take courage.

So, rolling down ramps is more than just fun for girls at the school. The Learning to Skate documentary showcases how skateboarding lessons help these girls gain confidence. They start out as timid beginners. But by the end of the film, they're surefooted skaters. They can glide over obstacles. The patient, caring teachers believe in their students. And the girls learn to believe in themselves, too.

Skateistan has opened another school in Afghanistan. It also opened more schools in Cambodia and South Africa. And in 2020, Learning to Skate in a War Zone (If You're a Girl) won an Oscar in the Best Short Subject category at the 92nd annual Academy Awards.

Skateistan hopes that small-but-important triumphs at the skatepark will help its students learn the strength, independence, and leadership skills needed to succeed and make a difference.The schools encourage young people to soar. Not just over ramps and off platforms, but into a brighter future.

Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone

Aprendiendo a montar patineta en una zona de guerra

Video Transcript: Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone

Video credit: Courtesy of A&E Television Networks, LLC

Activity

Assign

If you cannot locate the activity, please write a short answer to the following question: What is Skateistan doing in Kabul, Afghanistan and WHY?

http://Explain what Skateistan is doing in Kabul, Afghanistan and why. Include information about how the documentary Learning to Skate in a War Zone (If You're a Girl) shows Skateistan's goals. Use facts and details from the Article in your response.

Due: 06/16/2020

Sun, 14 Jun 2020 17:33:03 EDT

In your own handwriting, or on a calendar or using WORD or Excel, create your personal schedule/calendar for this Summer Services program.
Please list your classes (attendance, math and ELA), the times and the Zoom login information, if you wish. You may also list other activities and events that you will be participating in during the summer too. Be sure list Birthdays, Father's Day (June 21st), 4th of July and the first day of school for 2020-2021 (August 10th).

**Bonus points for listing one or more goals you have for yourself.

email me if you have questions @. VKlug@BridgePrepTampa.com