Week 3

 Dear parents,

This week we worked on:

Journeys: Lesson 18 “A Gift for Troy” We completed the activities in the book and also practiced the vocabulary. Students also took a spelling, vocabulary quiz.

Grammar: Unit 10 “Present Perfect Simple” We completed the Unit.

Math: We did Ch 6 L2 One Quantity as a Percentage of Another till page 14

Creative Writing – “My WIGs”

Science: We completed Unit 20 “Energy Conversion”

Literary Elements: “Genre and Subgenre”

Practice “Genre and Subgenre” - https://quizizz.com/admin/quiz/58d95ef5ad7e323a58a518b0/genre-and-subgenre

https://quizizz.com/admin/quiz/5fa2eb1705b8f2001bb134a7/genre-and-subgenre-review

Directions: read the descriptions of the texts and determine the subgenre based on details.

 

1.  Song of the Hillfolk by V.D. Jance

 

While growing up in a poor Rust Belt town, V.D. Jance was told that he'd never amount to much. But as V.D. Jance's life story shows readers, you shouldn't believe everything that you hear. In these graphic memoirs, V.D. Jance tells the true story about how he climbed from poverty and graduated from Harvard at the top of his class.

 

a)  historical fiction          b) biography                      c) realistic fiction          d) autobiography

 

2.  Gamebox 9000 Operations Manual by Gamedev Co.

Explains how to operate the Gamebox 9000 and includes a troubleshooting guide. 

 

a)  informational writing   b) persuasive writing       c) science fiction            d) realistic fiction

 

3.  Izanagi and Izanami retold by Akihiko Hino

 

Izanagi and Izanami are two Japanese gods who have three kids. One of their sons is a troublemaker. Fearing that he would damage their land, Izanagi and Izanami banish him to the sea. The young deity's anger took the form of tidal waves, and he is the reason the waves and storms still threaten the islands of Japan.

 

a)  tall tale                         b) fairytale            c) myth                         d) fable

 

4. The Complete Book of U.S. History by School Specialty Publishing

 

This textbook tells the history of America, from the Revolutionary War to the first war in Iraq. 

 

a)  historical fiction          b) informational writing   c) science fiction            d) realistic fiction

 

5.  Far, Fading Light by Brett Nicholas

 

Deep in a dark future, a small group of survivors walks the barren plains. After a catastrophic collision with a large meteor, the Earth was knocked off its axis and hurdled into deep space. Now there's barely enough sunlight to sustain the toughest plants and life seems to be fading off the planet. Join our survivors as they struggle to find hope in this dystopian novel.

 

a)  historical fiction          b) realistic fiction             c) science fiction            d) tall tale

 

6.  P.S.: I'm Impervious by Brent Thorpe

 

It's December 1941 and the US is entering World War II. Harold's mother wants him to stay home and help on the farm, but he wants to help his nation. Thorpe uses an interesting style in this imaginative narrative. Harold and his mother tell their stories through a series of angry letters.

 

a)  historical fiction          b) autobiography              c) persuasive writing    d) legend

 

 

7.   Calamity Jane: Heroine of the Plains by T. Ridge

 

Calamity Jane was a frontierswoman and scout in the American Wild West. She could flip a nickle in the air and shoot six bullets through the same hole before the nickle hit the ground. She once swam 90 miles back and forth in the freezing cold waters of the Platte River to save her men. Ridge retells her exploits in this colorful text.

 

a)  historical fiction          b) myth                             c) realistic fiction          d) tall tale