JAGUARS!
Read the Principal's Book of the Month for your Grade Level. Choose at least TWO activities to complete from your respective Google form, and then win a really fantastic prize - like gift cards. Happy Reading! If you want to discuss the book, have questions, or want some help completing Book of the Month questions, let me know, and I, Ms. OC, will set up a Google Meet or Zoom.
8th GRADE -
Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhhaa Lai Description: "Inspired by the author's childhood experience as a refugee—fleeing Vietnam after the Fall of Saigon and immigrating to Alabama—this novel told in verse has been celebrated for its touching child's-eye view of family and immigration. Hà has only ever known Saigon: the thrills of its markets, the joy of its traditions, and the warmth of her friends close by. But now the Vietnam War has reached her home. Hà and her family are forced to flee as Saigon falls, and they board a ship headed toward hope—toward America. Where to find the book: For a pdf copy of the book (and narration, if you choose): http://esl-bits.net/Novellas.for.ESL.Students/InsideOut/contenu.html If you want a print copy of this book, contact free checkout is available. Please message Ms. O'Connor/Ms. Jenkins using this Google Form: https://forms.gle/zk8zBHVH4AvBWMPj7 Complete in order to participate and win prizes: https://forms.gle/E6x73mjjoDTwpdex7
This slide has some resources you can use to complete Book of the Month activities.
7th GRADE -
Genesis Begins Again by Alicia Williams Description: "In the opening chapter of GENESIS BEGINS AGAIN, 13-year-old Genesis has finally gotten the cool girls to come to her house in Detroit. When they arrive, her family's furniture is outside and there's a lock on the door. They've been evicted -- again. Her father gambled away the rent money. Her mother takes them to stay at her grandmother's. Her father shows up, saying he has a new job, and his boss will rent them his nice home in the suburbs. In her new school, Genesis discovers different kinds of people: kids who don't tease her about being "too black" and teachers who help her discover her smarts and talents. Her new surroundings and eccentric group of friends help Genesis begin to love herself and gain some understanding of her parents, too." This is a Newbery Honor Book (2020) and a great story. It is on Ms. OC's Audible, and she couldn't wait to go for long walks everyday so she could find out what happened; she was always rooting for Genesis! Where to find the book: For the eBook: Go to Clever. Go to MackinVIA under Research & Information Tools. Check out the Helen Ruffin Readng Bowl Group or Type in the Title. Choose Genesis Begins Again Open and Read! OR for an eBook or Audiobook: Go to Clever. Go to Sora under ELA. Type in the title. Check out and read! OR If you want a print copy of this book, contact free checkout is available. Please message Ms. O'Connor/Ms. Jenkins using this Google Form: https://forms.gle/zk8zBHVH4AvBWMPj7 OR More eBooks, audiobooks, and print copies are available through DeKalb County Public Library, who also has contact-free pickup. Please text Ms. O'Connor @ (470) 344-9961 if you need instructions on how to link your Sora account to the library's ebooks, need information about how to get an absolutely free public library card, etc. Complete in order to participate and win prizes: https://forms.gle/E6x73mjjoDTwpdex7
6th Grade
Wonder by R.J. Palacio Did you see the movie? The book is even better! So if you haven't already, read it now, and earn some really great prizes! Or, re-read it and earn some really great prizes! This is truly a story of kindness, which can be a welcome relief in these difficult times; it inspired the Choose Kindness movement. "I won’t describe what I look like. Whatever you’re thinking, it’s probably worse. August Pullman was born with a facial difference that, up until now, has prevented him from going to a mainstream school. Starting 5th grade at Beecher Prep, he wants nothing more than to be treated as an ordinary kid—but his new classmates can’t get past Auggie’s extraordinary face. Wonder, begins from Auggie’s point of view, but soon switches to include his classmates, his sister, her boyfriend, and others. " PDF copy of the book: http://www.fmms.mps-al.org/UserFiles/Servers/Server_394994/File/Floyd%20Middle%20School%20fro%20Mathematics,%20Science%20and%20Technology/Forms/Teacher%20Forms/Wonder.pdf eBook: Go to Clever. Go to MackinVIA under Research & Information Tools. Check out the Helen Ruffin Readng Bowl Group or Type in the Title. Choose Wonder Open and Read! OR for an eBook or Audiobook: Go to Clever. Go to Sora under ELA. Type in the title. Check out and read! OR If you want a print copy of this book, contact free checkout is available. Please message Ms. O'Connor/Ms. Jenkins using this Google Form: https://forms.gle/zk8zBHVH4AvBWMPj7 More eBooks, audiobooks, print copies, and the movie are available through DeKalb County Public Library, who also has contact-free pickup. See the instructions under 6th grade to learn how to get a DCPL library card. Google Form to complete in order to participate and win prizes: https://forms.gle/afT8doXwfUJUg97e6
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