Pope ELA 4th-4th 2021-2022 Assignments

For each letter of the alphabet, think of something from this school year (subject, friend, teacher, events, music, movies, etc).

Journal Entry 1
You have won a $10 million lottery.  Write one paragraph for each question on: 


1. What would you do with the money?
2. How would your life change? For better and for worse. 
3. Would you be happier?  How? Why?

Use the attached Google Doc to write your final draft.

Type your final draft of our argument essay about the game "Killer" in the attached Google Doc.   Remember to continue to improve, edit, and revise your writing as you go.  This is a test grade.

Fill in this organizer with the top 3 reasons that support both sides of the debate:  students should and should not be allowed to play "Killer."  Then, find evidence from the article to support each reason.

Write a paragraph using at least 5 of the slang words from the Achieve article, "It's Slang, Can You Dig It?"

Go to www.storyjumper.com
Click 'Login', click 'Sign in with Google', and login with your school Google account.
Click on the the class named 'Pope ELA 4th'.
Click '+ Create book' to start your book.

Use this document to write a scary scene or story.   It must be short as it is due at the end of class tomorrow.  If we have time, we will read them in class.  Bwahhahahahahahhah!

Type your fictional narrative 2 in the attached Google Doc.  Turn it in when done.

Click on the link below to complete the Nearpod lesson on how to "show" and not "tell" in your narrative writing.

Type the final draft of your fictional narrative in the attached Google Doc.   The rubric is also attached so you can check the quality of your work.

In the Nearpod, view the 360 degree images of the Crazy House in Vietnam.  There are 4 different images.  Then, write a fictional narrative about the crazy people who live there.

1. Login to IXL through Clever. 
2.  Click on "Diagnostic" 
3.  Click on "Enter the Arena" 
4.  Select "Language" from the drop-down menu on the right.  Make sure you aren't doing MATH!  Mr. Pope can't help you with that! 
5.  Stop after 35 minutes.  We will continue the diagnostic tomorrow. 


There is a pdf and video attached to explain these steps if you need help.

1. Login to IXL.  Go to Skills.  Choose M.1. Use Personification. 
2. Practice until you get to a score of 85.  
3.  That's it!

1.  Article, "High-Tech Hide and Seek"
2.  Complete all steps except for the Thought Question
3.  Just to repeat, you do not have to do the Thought Question. 
4.  Have you turned in your personal narrative final draft?
5.  Have you completed the Achieve from last week? (Sneakers on the Brain)

1.  Look over the rubric. 
2.  Make any revisions to your story to make it an A. 
3.  Type your final draft in this Google Doc. 
4.  Turn it in when finished. 
5.  Due Thursday - September 2nd.

1.  View the slides on external vs internal conflict.
2.  Work on your personal narrative draft in your writer's notebook, making sure to add internal reactions (internal conflict) to the external events.  Meaning, give us your thoughts and feelings on what happens in the story. 
3.  We will begin typing final drafts of your personal narrative tomorrow. 
4.  Finish yesterday's achieve article, "Sneakers on the Brain"

1.  Login to Achieve 3000 through Clever (GMS website - students - Clever Sign-On)   Clever long:  Username = PIN,  Password = Birthdate MM/DD/YYYY  (For example 01/22/2021)
2.  Article:  "Sneakers on the Brain" 
3.  Do all 5 steps including the Thought Question
4.  For the Thought Question, write one good paragraph (4-6 sentences). 
5.  Hit "turn in" on this assignment when finished, so I know you are done.

Watch both of these short videos- "The Present" or "Coin Operated", and then write the story from the point of view of one of the characters.   Be creative - give us some background details (what happened to the boy's leg, the dog's leg?  Why did the boy in Coin Operated spend his whole life selling lemonade?)


So, 1. pick one story:  The Present, or Coin Operated. 
2.  Tell the story from the point of view of a character (video game boy, the dog, or the rocket boy).
3.  Explain some of the things that the film leaves out - "why" things happened.   Do they have names?  Etc.