We are now midway through Unit Five. Please make sure you have all of the following texts and tasks completed. All tasks must be completed by TUESDAY, MARCH 18, 2014.
You can click on the links for each task. Be patient. The link will take you to the specific place in our document where this task is located.
TEXTS READ AND ANNOTATED:
(1) Food Inc. (you can view this on Nextflix Instant)
(2) The Omnivore's Dilemma:
*Introduction
*Chapters 1-3
*Chapter 5
*Chapters 10-11
TASKS:
PACKET ONE
(1) Unit Vocabulary Tracker
(2) Food Inc. Chapter One Viewing Guide
(3) Food Inc. Chapter Two Viewing Guide
(4) Food Inc. Chapter Four Viewing Guide
(5) Food Inc. Chapter Five Viewing Guide
(6) Food Inc. Chapter Nine Viewing Guide
PACKET TWO
(1) Omnivore's Dilemma Introduction Reading Guide
(2) Omnivore's Dilemma Chapter One Notetaking Guide
(3) Omnivore's Dilemma Chapter Two Notetaking Guide
(4) Omnivore's Dilemma Chapter Three Notetaking Guide
(5) Omnivore's Dilemma Chapter Five Notetaking / Gist Guide
(6) Omnivore's Dilemma Chapter Ten Notetaking / Gist Guide
PACKET THREE
(1) Omnivore's Dilemma Chapter 2 Close-Reading Guide
(2) Omnivore's Dilemma Chapter 5 Close-Reading Guide
(3) Omnivore's Dilemma Chapter 10 Close-Reading Guide
Monday, March 17, 2014
Tuesday, February 25, 2014
Current Events Presentations Week 25-26
Below are the groups for presentations for this week. You need to be prepared to present any day starting on Wednesday, February 26.
Please note that you will not be allowed to work on a presentation (or present) until your written analysis is completed.
802 Groups / 801 Groups
Please note that you will not be allowed to work on a presentation (or present) until your written analysis is completed.
802 Groups / 801 Groups
- Michael Dunn: Nathaniel, Malik T. // Naya, Kelvin, Joseph, Rashel
- American "Cool": Malik S.
- School Uniforms: Adrian, Anthony S., Thomas, Carmen // Elicia, Tim
- Sochi's Stray Dogs: Donte, Malik J. // Dayhana, Katy
- Sausage / Pigs: Brittney, Steven // Oneil, Dante, Elijah
- Emily / Sex Trafficking: Jada, Trinity, Sarah, Ashley // Anthony L, Brianna, Melanie
Monday, February 24, 2014
Current Events Week 25-26
This week we will be recording our responses on a paper form, which I will give you, and which is linked to here. We will put more focus on the presentation aspect this week.
Below are the article options:
Law
Denise Hunt tears up as she finds out the jury is deadlocked on the first-degree murder charge for Michael Dunn in the shooting death of a black teenager. She was standing outside of the Duval County Courthouse in Jacksonville, Fla., Feb. 15, 2014. Photo: AP Photo/The Florida Times-Union, Kelly Jordan
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Jazz singer Billie Holiday photographed in 1951. Curators at the National Portrait Gallery want to know what it means to be cool. They studied the uniquely American concept of cool, and how it became a global export. The museum brought together 100 photographs of people who helped create the idea of cool as a name for rebellion, self-expression, charisma, edge and mystery. Photo: AP Photo/Bob Willoughby, National Portrait Gallery
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Phoenix Anderson, 6, of Chicago shops for school uniforms with her mother Dana at Kmart on Addison Avenue in Chicago, Ill. Kmart expanded uniform offerings in response to the growing number of public schools that will require students to wear uniforms. Photo: John Konstantaras /AP Images for Kmart
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Animal activist Igor Airapetian carries a stray dog, brought out of Sochi by fellow activist, to his car at a rendezvous point 120 kilometers away from the Olympic area in the early morning hours of Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014, in Tuapse, Russia.Photo: AP Photo/David Goldman ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
New York Times Articles: Please note that you may only choose these articles if you have mastered the "Max" level of the NewsEla articles.
Below are the article options:
Law
Another case of self-defense and race in Florida
By Associated Press, adapted by Newsela staff
02.24.14 midnight
Putting together a who's who of American cool
By Associated Press, adapted by Newsela staff
02.20.14 midnight
Nevada public school's uniform policy ruled unconstitutional
By Los Angeles Times, adapted by Newsela staff
02.20.14 midnight
U.S. Olympians want to help Sochi's stray dogs
By San Jose Mercury News, adapted by Newsela staff
02.20.14 midnight
OP-ED COLUMNIST
When Even the Starting Line Is Out of Reach
One little boy’s story illuminates how we can build opportunity for all.
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OP-ED COLUMNIST
Is That Sausage Worth This?
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OP-ED COLUMNIST
When Emily Was Sold for Sex
Monday, February 10, 2014
Current Events Presentations Week 23-24
Below are the groups for presentations for this week. You need to be prepared to present any day starting on Wednesday, February 12.
Please note that you will not be allowed to work on a presentation (or present) until your written analysis is completed.
802 Groups / 801 Groups
Please note that you will not be allowed to work on a presentation (or present) until your written analysis is completed.
802 Groups / 801 Groups
- CVS:
Donte, Carmen, Jada, Daniel// Hunter, Trinity, Nathaniel* //Kelvin, Joseph,Victor, Tim
- YA Dystopia: Brittney, Ashley //
Elijah, Dante, Oneil
- Edward Snowden: Steven, Anthony S., Malik T.* // Anthony L., Malik S., Brianna
- 4th Graders: Malik J.,
Adrian// Jose Luis, Yaneiry
- Mixed-Race Americans:
Peter
- Toilets for the Developing World:
Sarah// Dayhana,Katy, Rashel, Melanie
- Single Motherhood and Poverty: Naya, Elicia
Current Events Week 23-24
This week we will be recording our responses on a paper form, which I will give you, and which is linked to here. We will put more focus on the presentation aspect this week.
Below are the article options:
Health
Indian children returning from school walk back to their homes in Dharavi, Asia's largest slum, in Mumbai, India. Most residents are squatting illegally and many have little access to basic sanitation. Photo: AP Photo/Gautam Singh, File ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Law
Demonstrators rally at the U.S. Capitol to protest spying on Americans by the National Security Agency, as revealed in leaked information by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden, in Washington, D.C., Oct. 26, 2013. Photo: AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Health
One of the nation's biggest pharmacy chains, CVS Caremark, announced Wednesday that it will clear its shelves of cigarettes and other tobacco products this year, giving up almost $2 billion in order to brand itself as a health care company rather than a convenience store. Photo: Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/MCT ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Kids
Fourth-grade students Zack DiAmore, 10, (left) and Jose Berrios, 10, (right) read to kindergarten student Vinny DeFrancesco, 6, at Cooper Elementary School in Cherry Hill, N.J. Photo: David M. Warren/Philadelphia Inquirer/KRT
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- New York Times Articles: Please note that you may only choose these articles if you have mastered the "Max" level of the NewsEla articles.
Below are the article options:
Health
Reinventing the toilet to help the world's poor
By Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, adapted by Newsela staff
01.30.14 midnight
PRO/CON: Is Snowden a hero or traitor?
By Mark Weisbrot and James Jay Carafano, McClatchy-Tribune News Service
02.04.14 midnight
CVS becomes first national drugstore to stop selling cigarettes
By McClatchey-Tribune, adapted by Newsela staff
02.06.14 midnight
4th-graders’ reading skills improve, still low
By Adrienne Lu, Stateline.org
02.07.14 midnight
OPINIONATOR | THE GREAT DIVIDE
How Single Motherhood Hurts Kids
The link between poverty and absent dads in the U.S. can’t be denied.
[1,029 words / 35% difficult words / 10.2 Dale-Chall Readability]
[1,029 words / 35% difficult words / 10.2 Dale-Chall Readability]
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DISPATCH
Where Is My Family on TV?
Mixed-race families are absent from our screens.
[769 words / 34% difficult words / 10.1 Dale-Chall Readability]
[769 words / 34% difficult words / 10.1 Dale-Chall Readability]
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RIFF
Our Young-Adult Dystopia
In the bleak wasteland of 21st-century publishing, there is only one hope: The young-adult novel. That’s a problem.
[1,876 words / 32% difficult words / 9.5 Dale-Chall Readability]
[1,876 words / 32% difficult words / 9.5 Dale-Chall Readability]
Monday, January 27, 2014
Current Events - Week 21
We're switching things up a little as we begin our first current events assignment of the 3rd marking period. You will have a choice of any of the articles below and will complete the same form you did last week.
The change is that this week we will be presenting our article to the class.
Each member of the class will need to present their learning to the class in an engaging and informative way. The goal of the presentation is to inform your classmates of something new and interesting that you have learned. The goal is also to spark a discussion about issues and ideas the article raises.
You will get more details about your presentation shortly.
For now, let's start reading:
Step One: Log in to either Current Events 801 Q3 or Current Events 802 Q3.
Step Two: Click on the tab with your name.
Step Three: Click "Duplicate"
Step Four: Rename your new tab with the same five letter code followed by "21" (e.g. Locke21)
Step Five: Choose one article from the list below and begin reading and analyzing.
Kevin Huerta (left) and Lang Thao follow the moves of Gloria Lozaro as she leads a fitness class for students at Luther Burbank High School in Sacramento, Calif., on March 29, 2012. Photo: Paul Kitagaki Jr./ Sacramento Bee/MCT
A homeless man begs for food and money on an underground ramp to Tiananmen Square. Wealth in China is exploding, but the disparities between rich and poor are widening dangerously, and pockets of wretched poverty remain deeply entrenched. Photo: David Leeson/KRT
Ken Pierce of Equality Action Now waves a rainbow flag outside the James R. Browning Courthouse where the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco, Calif., is located.Photo: Robert Gauthier/ Los Angeles Times/MCT The articles below are from The New York Times. You will not have the ability to adjust the Lexile Number. The Lexile of most New York Times articles is very high (1380L minus or plus depending on the article), so just write "New York Times" in the "Lexile" cell on your Google Spreadsheet.
The change is that this week we will be presenting our article to the class.
Each member of the class will need to present their learning to the class in an engaging and informative way. The goal of the presentation is to inform your classmates of something new and interesting that you have learned. The goal is also to spark a discussion about issues and ideas the article raises.
You will get more details about your presentation shortly.
For now, let's start reading:
Step One: Log in to either Current Events 801 Q3 or Current Events 802 Q3.
Step Two: Click on the tab with your name.
Step Three: Click "Duplicate"
Step Four: Rename your new tab with the same five letter code followed by "21" (e.g. Locke21)
Step Five: Choose one article from the list below and begin reading and analyzing.
In the U.S., an obesity gap between rich and poor
By Los Angeles Times, adapted by Newsela staff
01.16.14 midnight
World's 85 richest have wealth equal to half the world population
By McClatchy Foreign Staff, adapted by Newsela staff
01.22.14 midnight
U.S. court: Gays can't be excluded from juries just because they're gay
By Los Angeles Times, adapted by Newsela staff
01.23.14 midnight
City Unveils Campaign to Improve Girls’ Self-Esteem
New York City officials and experts in adolescent health said it was the first campaign aimed at female body image that they knew of to be carried out by a major city. (743 words / 10.3 Readability Score / 36% Difficult Words)
OP-ED CONTRIBUTOR
A Kind of Racism We’re Not Used To
I promised my children that America would feel different because, for the first time in their lives, they would not feel they were different. (794 words / 8.6 Readability Score / 26% Difficult Words)
CONTRIBUTING OP-ED WRITER
In the N.B.A., ZIP Code Matters
On average, black players are born in nicer neighborhoods than other black men. (1313 words / 9.7 Readability Score / 36% Difficult Words
Friday, January 17, 2014
Reading Ladders for First Semester
Please complete your reading ladder by making a Google Doc modeled after this one that Mr. Locker made. Below are guidelines to keep in mind.
- You may format / design your doc in any way you would like so that it is visually appealing. We will be hanging these up! However, I do have some rules:
- Keep your reading ladder to one page.
- Keep the title modeled after the one on Mr. Locker's example.
- Keep your "Why This Order?" also to one page. It should be on a separate page from the ladder, unless it fits on one page and you want it this way.
- Keep your "Top Five" Annotated List also to one page. This page must be separate from the Reading Ladder and "Why This Order?"
- You will have a maximum of three pages for this document and a minimum of two pages.
- This is due no later than Tuesday, January 21.
8th Grade (Senior) Trip Survey
Dear 8th graders,
Please take this survey regarding our senior trip this year. Student Council and the PTA are working hard to make sure we have a great end to our time at UNMS. Thanks!
-Mr. Locker and the Student Council
Please take this survey regarding our senior trip this year. Student Council and the PTA are working hard to make sure we have a great end to our time at UNMS. Thanks!
-Mr. Locker and the Student Council
Monday, January 13, 2014
Current Events Week 19-20
Dear 801 and 802,
Below is the link to the WEEK 19 Current Events form. This form is due no later than 8am on Tuesday, January 21.
- Go to your NewsEla binder and choose from any article assigned on Monday, January 13. The articles are also linked to below.
- If you are attempting to score a "4" or would simply like to read and respond to more than one article, you will find options below the NewsEla article.
Mr. Locker
Children's Defense Fund President and founder Marian Wright Edelman addresses zero-tolerance school discipline policies and their connection with student dropouts with educators in Jackson, Miss., Feb. 8, 2013. Edelman and others discussed some alternatives to the strict punishment that sometimes involves the courts and jail time. Photo:AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis
Inmates Charles David Henry (left) and Julian Glenn Padgett share a light moment in the newsroom of San Quentin State Prison's newspaper in San Quentin, Calif., on Dec. 10, 2013. Photo: Mark Boster/Los Angeles Times/MCT
Students gather in the office of college counselor Teresa Carreto at Roosevelt High in Los Angeles on Dec. 13, 2013. Photo: Bob Chamberlin/Los Angeles Times/MCT
Sea Education Association's brigantine Robert C. Seamans sails 10 miles offshore from Point Loma in San Diego to conduct research into a new ecosystem known as the plastisphere, which refers to the effect discarded plastic is having on the oceans, on Sept. 14, 2013. Photo: Bob Chamberlin/Los Angeles Times/MCT
LEVEL FOUR OPTIONS FOR THIS WEEK: IF CHOOSING AN ADDITIONAL LEVEL "4" ARTICLE, YOU DO NOT NEED TO FILL OUT THE SAME RESPONSE FORM. ANSWER THE QUESTIONS THAT ACCOMPANY THE ARTICLE IN YOUR CURRENT EVENTS TAB. YOU ARE EXPECTED TO READ THE ORIGINAL ARTICLE AND ANSWER ALL OF THE QUESTIONS THAT ACCOMPANY IT. THERE ARE TWO LEVEL-FOUR CHOICES THIS WEEK:
Mel Evans/Associated Press Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey before Thursday’s news conference in Trenton.
Schools should send students to the principal, not the police
By Associated Press, adapted by Newsela staff
01.13.14 midnight
Grade level: 7
Unlikely journalists tell stories from behind bars
By Los Angeles Times, adapted by Newsela staff.
01.10.14 midnight
Grade level: 7
Not many college recruiters visit low-income high schools
By Los Angeles Times, adapted by Newsela staff
01.08.14 midnight
Grade level: 9
Discarded plastic forms an ecosystem at sea
By Los Angeles Times, adapted by Newsela staff
01.13.14 midnight
Grade level: 7
6 Q’s About the News | The Challenges of Ending Poverty
By SHANNON DOYNE
In “50 Years Later, War on Poverty Is a Mixed Bag,” Annie Lowrey writes about the poverty rate in the United States, and how it has changed over time.
WHO declared a war on poverty 50 years ago?
HOW, according to the article, has that war failed?
HOW has it succeeded?
HOW has it succeeded?
WHAT percentage of households are living in poverty in your home county, according to the interactive map?
WHERE in your state are people experiencing the highest amount of poverty?
WHERE in your state are people experiencing the highest amount of poverty?
HOW much income earned by a family of four in 2012 was considered as meeting the poverty rate?
WHAT are the two sides of the “intense disagreement” between the political parties about how to solve this problem?
WHY do you think Ron Haskins of the Brookings Institution stated, “To mount an effective war against poverty, we need changes in the personal decisions of more young Americans”?
WHAT do you think would help alleviate the problem?
WHEN, according to this graph, did the United States experience spikes in the poverty rate?
WHAT years had the lowest poverty rates?
For Higher-Order Thinking
The article states that the poverty rate among older Americans was 9 percent in 2012, but had been 35 percent in 1959.
HOW does this compare to the overall poverty rates for these years, as cited in the article?
WHAT are some reasons the poverty rate might be lower for older people than for younger people?
HOW does this compare to the overall poverty rates for these years, as cited in the article?
WHAT are some reasons the poverty rate might be lower for older people than for younger people?
6 Q’s About the News | Christie Fires Aide in Bridge Scandal as U.S. Opens Inquiry
By MICHAEL GONCHAR
Mel Evans/Associated Press Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey before Thursday’s news conference in Trenton.
In “Christie Fires Aide in Bridge Scandal as U.S. Opens Inquiry,” Marc Santora and William K. Rashbaum report on a scandal engulfing the administration of Gov. Chris Christie.
WHO apologized to the people of New Jersey on Thursday?
WHY did he apologize?
WHAT did a series of emails reveal about his administration?
WHY did he apologize?
WHAT did a series of emails reveal about his administration?
HOW did the governor say he responded when he first learned about the emails?
WHAT did the United States attorney’s office announce on Thursday as well?
WHO did the governor fire after the scandal broke?
WHO did the governor fire after the scandal broke?
WHAT role does Mr. Christie play in the national Republican Party?
WHAT does the scandal threaten for Mr. Christie?
WHAT does the scandal threaten for Mr. Christie?
WHY is the controversy unlikely to abate any time soon?
WHO else has resigned?
WHAT consequences did the closure of traffic lanes in Fort Lee cause?
WHEN were the traffic lanes closed?
WHERE is Fort Lee?
WHEN were the traffic lanes closed?
WHERE is Fort Lee?
For Higher-Order Thinking
WHAT is your reaction to the bridge scandal?
Monday, January 06, 2014
Current Events Week 18 Assignment
Dear 801 and 802,
Below is the link to the WEEK 18 Current Events form. This form is due no later than 8am on Monday, January 13.
- Go to your NewsEla binder and choose from any article assigned on Monday, January 6. The articles are also linked to below.
- If you are attempting to score a "4" or would simply like to read and respond to more than one article, find another article from ANYWHERE ON NEWSELA and submit another version of the Week 18 Survey.
Mr. Locker
Children's brains can be stunted by harsh parenting, researchers say
By Philadelphia Inquirer, adapted by Newsela staff
Dec. 19, 2013 midnight
For young women, gender gap narrows for wages, report says
By Los Angeles Times, adapted by Newsela staff
Dec. 20, 2013 midnight
No marijuana on our lands, the Yakama vow
By Los Angeles Times, adapted by Newsela staff
Jan. 3, 2014 midnight
In some schools, homework doesn't make the grade anymore
By St. Louis Post-Dispatch, adapted by Newsela staff
Jan. 6, 2014 midnight
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