#ELA (English Language Arts)

[inspired-lesson-plans]

Do Now:

Take a look at the worst example of graphic design I have ever seen.

What do you think this is supposed to say?

Write out every possible interpretation you can come up with.

[vixyz-aac-hoard]

I need help with school

I need help with Math/ELA

need help with Math/ELA (alt version)

[imdyingslowly]

Reading a separate peace in school rn. I didn't know that schools were able to teach such peak omg. Also pls no spoilers I like just got up to the part where Finny fell(pushed???) off the branch.

[sarahreadsdccomics]

shame blog #8

guys i'm so screwed for my science presentation tomorrow. i haven't practiced AT ALL. at least my dad is thankfully too busy to come so he doesn't have to watch me absolutely bomb it. i did not study for my spanish speaking test tomorrow. i did not study for my ELA vocab quiz. my science fair project is slowly rotting away in the corner (sry @pinguxshowtime i'm just a girl you can't blame me teehee). lowk abt to absolutely die at my history and science comp because i haven't studied AT ALL. tumblr has rotted me so bad guys. im so screwed.

start a shame blog so u too may shame urself on the internet to get ur shit together

[netscapenavigator-official]

I think we all need to come together, as a society, and agree that “it’s” is perfectly acceptable to use as a contraction AND a possessive. No more of this “it’s” for contractions and “its” for possessives. Death to “its,” that ugly outlier in the possessives category.

[fly-in-amber]

I have to write a 3-page biography for ELA and this is all I have so far

[inspired-lesson-plans]

ELA, High School, Shakespeare

Do Now:

Watch the video above and the two below, and discuss the following ideas:

Shakespeare remains Shakespeare regardless of the actor's accent or cultural context. Its appeal is not in how old or how English, but in how timeless and how universal.

But a bad performance is a bad performance no matter what.

(full video here, sorry I couldn't embed the clip)

https://vm.tiktok.com/ZTdQuxw52/

I think I found my new favorite rabbit hole. This voice actor does Shakespeare scenes in a southern accent and I need to see the whole damn play. Absolutely beautiful

[inspired-lesson-plans]

ELA, High School, The Odyssey

Assessment Item:

Match the statements by the Duolingo characters (left, lettered) with the scenes from The Odyssey (right, numbered) that they most closely match.

Original document here

[inspired-lesson-plans]

ELA, grades 5-10, Percy Jackson / Greek Mythology unit

Quiz:

Phase 1

Imagine that you must do a 4-person group project that requires researching a topic, making a poster/slideshow, and doing a presentation.

Choose one classmate (or Tumblr mutual) and two of the twelve Olympians to form a group with. Mark your choices on the attached Google Doc. You must also include a rationale for why you chose to include your two picks and why you chose to exclude each of the other options.

Phase 2

Teacher assigns each student's chosen partner* (or Tumblr mutual) to respond to their rationales by adopting the persona of each of the Olympians. Not every god needs to respond to every rationale, but every god does need to leave at least one comment.

Notes for teachers:

The provided doc includes the names for all Olympians plus Hades, but you may choose to leave it blank and have students fill them in on their own as part of the assessment.

Hades has been intentionally included among the list of Olympians as a trap. Deduct points for any of the following:

• choosing to include Hades as a group member

• failing to address Hades's status as a non-Olympian in their rationale

• failing to address/mock Hades's status as a non-Olympian when writing in the persona of at least one Olympian

Other than that, reward students for having the foresight to carefully word their rationales so as not to offend anyone, because we mortals can never be sure that the gods are not in a capricious mood on any particular day.

*This might get complicated, so you may choose to simply randomize student selections for this part of the quiz.

[inspired-lesson-plans]

In reference to this post

ELA, High School

Do now:

Read the snippet linked above, then vote in the poll at the top of this post, and finally answer the following question. Why, in your opinion, does the author believe it is important to have a varied literary diet?

[inspired-lesson-plans]

Due Tuesday 8/27

HW:

Reply to this post.

In your response, or in the notes, or in the tags, please include the names of 5-10 of your favorite characters, as well as 2-4+ descriptive words for each one.

Example below the cut, as well as in the notes.

(I'm doing a data analysis project and I need as much data as I can, so please help me out)

Hatake Kakashi

Smart

Caring

Forethoughtful

Troubled Backstory

Charismatic

Koro-sensei

Super-intelligent

Funny

Weird

Caring to a fault

Warm demeanor

Biscuit Krueger

Smart

Ruthless

Vain

Strong

Cold demeanor

Irina Jelavic

Seems dumb until she needs to be smart

Scene-stealing beauty

Charismatic

Butt of the joke

Troubled backstory

Genkai

Smart

Forethoughtful

Cold demeanor

Strong

Troubled backstory

Master Roshi

Wise

Lecherous

Funny

Warm demeanor

[inspired-lesson-plans]

Rickroll - Just click the link. Trust me.

vs

Pusheen Family Tree - Analyzing the phenotypes and genotypes of this lovable cartoon cat.

[inspired-lesson-plans]

Do Now:

Compose an argument in favor of or against the legality of my 89 point opening Scrabble move that I know isn't a real word but neither is "stan" if you want to be technical about it.

(Edit) And what is the most ridiculous Scrabble move you have ever played?

[inspired-lesson-plans]

ELA, grades 5+, Free-writing activity Note: I made a Google Sheet that lists all of these words, plus their categories (tweaked to be school appropriate), and includes a simple randomizer. Plotto is an old reference book that is now in the public domain. Credit to garykac for hosting it on github with a much better randomizer.

Writing Activity:

Provide students with a prompt to begin writing a story (perhaps using a random Plotto entry). For every line of dialogue, they must use the "Words for Said Randomizer" to randomly select a word to use instead of said, one that communicates more tone and intention. As the students write, they must improvise the flow of the story in order to match the tone of the randomly selected said-word.

Emphasize to your students that the writing does not need to be great, but that it should be challenging.

Words to replace said, except this actually helps

I got pretty fed up with looking for words to replace said because they weren’t sorted in a way I could easily use/find them for the right time. So I did some myself.

IN RESPONSE TO Acknowledged Answered Protested

INPUT/JOIN CONVERSATION/ASK Added Implored Inquired Insisted Proposed Queried Questioned Recommended Testified

GUILTY/RELUCTANCE/SORRY Admitted Apologized Conceded Confessed Professed

FOR SOMEONE ELSE Advised Criticized Suggested

JUST CHECKING Affirmed Agreed Alleged Confirmed

LOUD Announced Chanted Crowed

LEWD/CUTE/SECRET SPY FEEL Appealed Disclosed Moaned

ANGRY FUCK OFF MATE WANNA FIGHT Argued Barked Challenged Cursed Fumed Growled Hissed Roared Swore

SMARTASS Articulated Asserted Assured Avowed Claimed Commanded Cross-examined Demanded Digressed Directed Foretold Instructed Interrupted Predicted Proclaimed Quoted Theorized

ASSHOLE Bellowed Boasted Bragged

NERVOUS TRAINWRECK Babbled Bawled Mumbled Sputtered Stammered Stuttered

SUAVE MOTHERFUCKER Bargained Divulged Disclosed Exhorted

FIRST OFF Began

LASTLY Concluded Concurred

WEAK PUSY Begged Blurted Complained Cried Faltered Fretted

HAPPY/LOL Cajoled Exclaimed Gushed Jested Joked Laughed

WEIRDLY HAPPY/EXCITED Extolled Jabbered Raved

BRUH, CHILL Cautioned Warned

ACTUALLY, YOU’RE WRONG Chided Contended Corrected Countered Debated Elaborated Objected Ranted Retorted

CHILL SAVAGE Commented Continued Observed Surmised

LISTEN BUDDY Enunciated Explained Elaborated Hinted Implied Lectured Reiterated Recited Reminded Stressed

BRUH I NEED U AND U NEED ME Confided Offered Urged

FINE Consented Decided

TOO EMO FULL OF EMOTIONS Croaked Lamented Pledged Sobbed Sympathized Wailed Whimpered

JUST SAYING Declared Decreed Mentioned Noted Pointed out Postulated Speculated Stated Told Vouched

WASN’T ME Denied Lied

EVIL SMARTASS Dictated Equivocated Ordered Reprimanded Threatened

BORED Droned Sighed

SHHHH IT’S QUIET TIME Echoed Mumbled Murmured Muttered Uttered Whispered

DRAMA QUEEN Exaggerated Panted Pleaded Prayed Preached

OH SHIT Gasped Marveled Screamed Screeched Shouted Shrieked Yelped Yelled

ANNOYED Grumbled Grunted Jeered Quipped Scolded Snapped Snarled Sneered

ANNOYING Nagged

I DON’T REALLY CARE BUT WHATEVER Guessed Ventured

I’M DRUNK OR JUST BEING WEIRDLY EXPRESSIVE FOR A POINT/SARCASM Hooted Howled Yowled

I WONDER Pondered Voiced Wondered

OH, YEAH, WHOOPS Recalled Recited Remembered

SURPRISE BITCH Revealed

IT SEEMS FAKE BUT OKAY/HA ACTUALLY FUNNY BUT I DON’T WANT TO LAUGH OUT LOUD Scoffed Snickered Snorted

BITCHY Tattled Taunted Teased

Edit: People, I’m an English and creative writing double major in college; I understand that there’s nothing wrong with simply using “said.” This was just for fun, and it comes in handy when I need to add pizzazz. 

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Reblog and comment to explain your choice.

[freck-water]

My final exam for the baseline ELA 12 class that I had to take to graduate Early:

Read this passage carefully and then analyze the text to answer the questions. Next, correct these sentances for spelling and grammar errors. Third, answer questions about life skills like writing letters, reading lease agreements, and writing checks. Finally, write a short statement regarding your experience in your final year of high school; min word count of 200.

My final exam for AP Lit that came after the official AP Test:

Write an Acrostic Poem of your name. Have a nice life; it's been a delight to have you in class.