HW Mr. Padilla 6.28.16

Dear parents/guardians,

It was a pleasure working with your child this academic school year 2015-16.  For those of you not attending summer school I wish you a very relaxing and fun filled summer.

  For those of you who are attending summer school and that hopefully will take part in Summer Youth Employment, I look forward to working with you starting July 5^th, 2015.  

Homework for Summer Students:

What was your experience working in Summer Youth Last summer? Or describe any job you have had?

What did you learn at your last job? How will this experience help you?

What work experiences would you want this summer?

What do you need to do to have a successful school summer?

How can the school staff help you?

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HW Mr. Padilla 6.27.16

Dear Parents/guardians, please assist your child with today's homework. 

Option 1
What would be another good title for this book? Come up with your own title and explain why you chose the title. 

Option 2: 

What book that we have read this year does this one have the most in common with?  Explain how:

What book that we have read this year does this one have the Least in common with?  Explain how:

Option 3: 

If you were turning this book into a movie what actors or people you know would you choose to play the following roles:

Christopher Boone:

Chris’ Dad:

Shioban:

Mr. Sheers

Chris’s mom: 

Option 4: 

Rate this book on a scale of 1-5 (1 lowest and 5 highest)   Why did you like or dislike the book: Would you recommend the book to a friend: Why or why not? Write a one sentence final thought on this book:  Parent Signature:

HW Mr. Padilla 6.24.16

1Dear parent/guardians, please assist your child with today's homework,

2.Option 1: We compared 2 things in class today: The Big Bang theory and The Big Crunch  Based on what we learned in class and the readings, what is connection between these 2 things? What opinion do you think Chris Boone would have in this matter?

3.Option 2: Draw how you think the world would look if there are no longer humans living in it.  What would the world look like. Base your drawing on what we discussed in class today. 

 

Option 3: Write a sentence using each word below: 

1. collapse

2. emanating

3.Astrophysicist

4. theory

5.Black hole 

 

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HW Mr. Padilla 6.23.16

Parents/guardians, please assist your child with today's homework.

Option 1:

1.   According to Christopher, how are people like computers?

2. Who killed Wellington?

3. How did Mr. Boone explain Wellington’s death?

 

4. Why is Christopher so determined to leave his father?

5. If you were in the same situation, what would you do?

Option 2;

It’s like computers.  People think computers are different from people because they don’t have minds.  But the mind is just a complicated machine.

1.   How are people different from computers?

The bloody dog was crazy after that operation.  Nice one moment and sink its teeth into your leg the next.  So Mrs. Shears slams the door behind me and Wellington’s waiting for me.  I killed Wellington, Christopher.

2.   Who killed Wellington?

I had to get out of the house.  Father had murdered Wellington.  That meant he could murder me, because I couldn’t trust him, even though he had said “Trust me,” because he had told a lie about a big thing.

3.   Why did Christopher want to leave his father?

4.   What would you do if you were Christopher?

Option 3:

It’s like computers.  People think computers are different from people because they don’t have minds.  But the mind is just a complicated machine.

1.   How are people different from computers?

I had to get out of the house.  Father had murdered Wellington.  That meant he could murder me, because I couldn’t trust him, even though he had said “Trust me,” because he had told a lie about a big thing.

2.   Why did Christopher want to leave his father?

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HW Mr. Padilla 6.22.16

Homework: Parents/guardians, please assist your child with today’s homework.

—Option 1: A. Draw the Heliocentric and Geocentric Methods. Make sure to identify the main parts of the theory.

—Option 2: There will be an election. The world is too small for books and smart phones. You are going to go defend books in front of the school.  What would you say? (Use the Example of Copernicus and his theory)

Option 3: What do Christopher Boone and Copernicus have in common? What are some connections between their stories?

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HW Mr. Padilla 6.21.16

1.Option 1A. : How has social media changed the lives of young people.  Interview a member of your family, like an uncle, grandparent or parent: Ask them how they used to communicate with their friends and how long did it take to receive a message.

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3.Option 1B.: Write a sentence for each of the vocabulary words learned today. Transparency; incriminating; venture; Engaging; Interact  

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4.Option 2: Compare Facebook to any other technological innovation or discovery we have learned about in class this month. How are the two alike? How are they different? Which one is more important?

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6.Option 3: Draw an ad in which you warn young people about the dangers of Facebook.

HW Mr. Padilla 6.17.16

Homework: Parents/guardians, please assist your child with today’s homework. 

Option 1: 

1. I do not tell lies.  Mother used to say this was because I was a good person.  But it is not because I am a good person.  It is because I cannot tell lies.

1.     Why does Christopher’s mother think that Christopher is a good person?

“Christopher, you have to stay out of trouble”

“Keep your nose out of other people’s business”

“It’s just a bloody dog”

“Leave it”

2.     Based on the above quotations, how does Christopher’s dad feel about Christopher finding Wellington’s murderer?

3. When he came back, he sat in the kitchen staring out of the back window.  “I’m afraid you won’t be seeing your mother for a while.” He didn’t look at me when he said this.  He kept looking out of the window.

3.    How do you think Christopher’s dad feels?  How do you know?

Option 2: 

1. I do not tell lies.  Mother used to say this was because I was a good person.  But it is not because I am a good person.  It is because I cannot tell lies.

1.     Why does Christopher’s mother think that Christopher is a good person?

“Christopher, you have to stay out of trouble”

“Keep your nose out of other people’s business”

“It’s just a bloody dog”

“Leave it”

2.     Based on the above quotations, how does Christopher’s dad feel about Christopher finding Wellington’s murderer?

Option 3: 

When he came back, he sat in the kitchen staring out of the back window.  “I’m afraid you won’t be seeing your mother for a while.” He didn’t look at me when he said this.  He kept looking out of the window.

3.    How do you think Christopher’s dad feels?  How do you know?

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HW. Mr. Padilla 6.16.16

Dear parent/guardian, please assist your child with today's homework.

Option one:
1. What is political correctness?

2.  Who is Christopher's prime suspect?

Option two:
In a well-developed paragraph, answer the following question.  Describe Christopher's reasoning in choosing his prime suspect.

 

 

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HW Mr. Padilla 6.15.16

Dear parent/guardian, please assist your child with today’s homework.

Option one:

 1.  Why doesn't Christopher always do what he's told?  (p. 29)

 

 2. What is a red herring?  (p. 31)

 

 Option two:

 In a well-developed paragraph, answer the following question. Christopher why he doesn't always do what he's told.  Do you always do what you're told?  Why or why not?

 

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HW Mr. Padilla 6.13.16

Parents/guardians, please assist your child with today’s homework.

Task: read passage below to respond to questions.

Christopher says that he has a hard time imagining things that haven't happened to him  But it's clear from this passage that he actually has a pretty incredible imagination.

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·      And if I start thinking about something which didn't happen I start thinking about all the other things which didn't happen.

For example, this morning for breakfast I had Ready Brek and some hot raspberry milk shake. But if I say that I actually had Shreddies and a mug of tea I start thinking about Coco-Pops and lemonade and porridge and Dr. Pepper and how I wasn't eating my breakfast in Egypt and there wasn't a rhinoceros in the room and Father wasn't wearing a diving suit and so on and even writing this makes me feel shaky and scared, like I do when I'm standing on the top of a very tall building and there are thousands of houses and cars and people below me and my head is so full of all these things that I'm afraid that I'm going to forget to stand up straight and hang onto the rail and I'm going to fall over and be killed. (37.3-4

How would you describe the thoughts that are going through Christopher’s mind?  Give details.

Do you think it is “normal” to have so many thoughts like this go through your mind? Explain why or why not?

How are you similar or different to Christopher?

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·       And if I start thinking about something which didn't happen I start thinking about all the other things which didn't happen.

For example, this morning for breakfast I had … some hot raspberry milk shake. But if I say that I actually had Shreddies and a mug of tea I start thinking about Coco-Pops and lemonade…Dr. Pepper and how I wasn't eating my breakfast in Egypt and there wasn't a rhinoceros in the room and Father wasn't wearing a diving suit and…and even writing this makes me feel shaky and scared, like I do when I'm standing on the top of a very tall building and there are thousands of … people below me and my head is so full of all these things that I'm afraid that I'm going to forget to stand up straight and hang onto the rail and I'm going to fall over and be killed. (37.3-4

Pretend you are a friend of Christopher or that you know him.  Pretend that he just told you what you just read in this passage.  Now you are going to tell someone else what he told you.

Write a small paragraph paraphrasing what Chris just said about thinking of the things that haven’t happened.

How are you similar or different to Christopher?

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·      Option 3:

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·       And if I start thinking about something which didn't happen I start thinking about all the other things …

For example, this morning for breakfast I had … some hot raspberry milk shake. But if I say that I actually had Shreddies … I start thinking about Coco-Pops and lemonade and Dr. Pepper and how I wasn't eating my breakfast in Egypt and there wasn't a rhinoceros in the room and Father wasn't wearing a diving suit and…this makes me feel shaky and scared, like I do when I'm standing on the top of a very tall building and there are … people below me and my head is so full of all these things that I'm afraid that… I'm going to fall over …(37.3-4)

1.     What happens when Chris thinks of things that haven’t happened?

2.     What happens if Chris says he had Shreddies?

3.     Where does he say he is not eating breakfast and what is his father not wearing?

4.     How does he feel when he starts to think about these things?

5.     Do you find his thoughts confusing? Why or why not?

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HW Mr. Padilla 6.10.16

Homework: Parents/guardians, please assist your child with today’s homework.

Instructions: Read the following quote taken from The Curious Incident of a dog in the Night-time” and then choose a task.

“People say that you always have to tell the truth. But they do not mean this because you are not allowed to tell old people that they are old and you are not allowed to tell people if they smell funny or if a grown-up has made a fart. And you are not allowed to say, "I don't like you," unless that person has been horrible to you. (73.2)”

 Option 1: You’ve probably been told many times not to tell lies.  You have also been probably told not to hurt people’s feelings. But what happens if the only way to spare some one’s feelings is to tell a lie? Write about an experience you had where you had to tell a lie or hide the truth to avoid hurting someone’s feelings.

 Option 2: Has someone ever told you something about you that was very mean? At the time you might of felt hurt but later you though about it and found what was said about you was true? Share how you felt? You don’t have to say what happened or what was said, but just how you felt and why.

 Option 3: Make up a drawing of Christopher having a conversation with someone where he tells someone the truth about anything (for example, that the person is very boring).  Imagine how the other person will feel. Draw this person too. Write what the person might say.

 Option 4: We are taught to the tell the truth since we are very young.  Is it always best to tell the truth? Are there occasions where it might be better to not tell the truth? Explain why?

 

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HW Mr. Padilla 6.9.16

Homework: Parents/guardians, please assist your child with today’s homework.

 

Option 1:

Mother used to say that it meant Christopher was a nice name because it was a story about being kind and helpful, but I do not want my name to mean a story about being kind and helpful. I want my name to mean me. (29.10)”

 •Task: Christopher is not too happy to learn that his name has more than one meaning. He would prefer his name to mean just one thing, him.  Also, he is not too pleased to find out that his name comes from Christ.

 •Write a paragraph in which you share your name, the meaning of your name, and where it comes from. How do you feel about your name?

 

Option 2:

Mother used to say that … Christopher was a nice name because it was a story about being kind and helpful, but … I want my name to mean me. (29.10)”

 •Task: Christopher is not too happy to learn that his name has more than one meaning. He would prefer his name to mean just one thing, him. 

 •Write a paragraph in which you share your name, the meaning of your name, and where it comes from. How do you feel about your name?

 

Option 3:

Mother used to say that … Christopher was a nice name because it was a story about being kind and helpful, but … I want my name to mean me. (29.10)”

• How do you feel about your name? Where you named after someone else in your family?  Do you mind that other people have your name? Explain.

 

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Mr. Padilla 6-8-16

Homework: Parents/guardians, please assist your child with today's homework.

Option 1: Write a paragraph in which you compare and contrast the characters in Benny and Joon to the novel Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night. How are they similar and how are they different?

  Option 2: Draw a Venn diagram to compare and contrast Christopher from Curious Incident and Joon from the film.  List at least 3 things they have in common and 3 differences.

  Option 3: Draw a cover to a book in which Christopher and Joon are in the same movie or film. What title would you give?

HW Mr. Padilla 6.7.16

Homework: Parents/guardians, please assist your child with today's homework.

Option1 : Write a sentence for each of the following vocabulary words: . Craters; Milky Way; Magnification; Optical

Option 2: Summarize today’s lesson about Galileo or draw the important events of the lesson (add captions)

Option 3: How can we connect today’s lesson about Galileo and Christopher’s quest to solve the mystery? Remember, the key word is curiosity.

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Mr. Padilla 6.6.16

Homework: Parents/guardians, please assist your child with today's homework. 

 

sOption 1: Pretend you are a news broadcaster and Summarize the plot of the curious incident of the dog in the night-time. You may use the 5 w’s.

sOption 2: Do you think that not being able to read people’s faces will cause Christopher problems? Explain why or why not? Do you think it is important to be able to read people’s faces? Explain why.

sOption 3: Christopher has problems with social interaction, behavior challenges, and communicating with others. How do you think this can cause him a problem in life? Explain. 

 

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