Dear parents/guardians, thank you and your child for a wonderful 2016 Summer School experience.
I have provided your child with a homework packet to be completed over the next 3 weeks. Please assist them with their homework.
Also, it is highly recommended that they read a book or more if possible during the break so they are ready to go. You may also read the book aloud with your child.
Below are some recommendations that are available on PDF on line for free. See links below:
Of Mice and Men
http://www.penguin.com/static/pdf/teachersguides/ofmiceandmen.pdf
The Outsiders
http://nisbah.com/summer_reading/the-outsiders_se_hinton.pdf
To Kill a Mockingbird (abridged version)
http://www.marsd.org/cms/lib7/NJ01000603/Centricity/Domain/761/%20To%20Kill%20a%20Mockingbird-Abridged%20Version.pdf
Enjoy the rest of the summer
Mr. Padilla
Monday, August 15, 2016
Thursday, August 11, 2016
HW Mr. Padilla 8.12.16
Homework: Dear parents/students, please assist your child with today's homework.
Option 1: Base response on what you read and learned about West Side Story this month.
Write a review on West Side Story based on the questions below. Give examples.
1. What was West Side Story about?
2. What did you like or dislike about the book? Why?
3. Who was your favorite character? Why?
4. Who was your least favorite character? Why?
5. Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why?
6. What would be another good title for this book?
Option 2: Base response on what you read and learned about West Side Story this month.
Write a review on West Side Story based on the questions below. Give examples.
1. What was West Side Story about?
2. What did you like or dislike about the book? Why?
3 Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why?
4.What would be another good title for this book?
Option 3: Base response on what you read and learned about West Side Story this month.
Write a review on West Side Story based on the questions below. Give examples.
1. What was West Side Story about?
2. What did you like or dislike about the book? Why?
3 Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why?
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Option 1: Base response on what you read and learned about West Side Story this month.
Write a review on West Side Story based on the questions below. Give examples.
1. What was West Side Story about?
2. What did you like or dislike about the book? Why?
3. Who was your favorite character? Why?
4. Who was your least favorite character? Why?
5. Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why?
6. What would be another good title for this book?
Option 2: Base response on what you read and learned about West Side Story this month.
Write a review on West Side Story based on the questions below. Give examples.
1. What was West Side Story about?
2. What did you like or dislike about the book? Why?
3 Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why?
4.What would be another good title for this book?
Option 3: Base response on what you read and learned about West Side Story this month.
Write a review on West Side Story based on the questions below. Give examples.
1. What was West Side Story about?
2. What did you like or dislike about the book? Why?
3 Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why?
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HW Mr. Padilla 8.11.16
Homework: Dear parents/students, please assist your child with today's homework.
Option 1: Base response on what you read and learned about Romeo and Juliet this month.
Write a review on Romeo and Juliet based on the questions below. Give examples.
1. What was Romeo and Juliet about?
2. What did you like or dislike about the book? Why?
3. Who was your favorite character? Why?
4. Who was your least favorite character? Why?
5. Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why?
6. What would be another good title for this book?
Option 2: Base response on what you read and learned about Romeo and Juliet this month.
Write a review on Romeo and Juliet based on the questions below. Give examples.
1. What was Romeo and Juliet about?
2. What did you like or dislike about the book? Why?
3 Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why?
4.What would be another good title for this book?
Option 3: Base response on what you read and learned about Romeo and Juliet this month.
Write a review on Romeo and Juliet based on the questions below. Give examples.
1. What was Romeo and Juliet about?
2. What did you like or dislike about the book? Why?
3 Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why?
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Option 1: Base response on what you read and learned about Romeo and Juliet this month.
Write a review on Romeo and Juliet based on the questions below. Give examples.
1. What was Romeo and Juliet about?
2. What did you like or dislike about the book? Why?
3. Who was your favorite character? Why?
4. Who was your least favorite character? Why?
5. Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why?
6. What would be another good title for this book?
Option 2: Base response on what you read and learned about Romeo and Juliet this month.
Write a review on Romeo and Juliet based on the questions below. Give examples.
1. What was Romeo and Juliet about?
2. What did you like or dislike about the book? Why?
3 Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why?
4.What would be another good title for this book?
Option 3: Base response on what you read and learned about Romeo and Juliet this month.
Write a review on Romeo and Juliet based on the questions below. Give examples.
1. What was Romeo and Juliet about?
2. What did you like or dislike about the book? Why?
3 Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why?
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Wednesday, August 10, 2016
HW Mr. Padilla 8.10.16
Homework; Parents/guardians, please assist your child with today's homework.
Option 1: connect Romeo and Juliet and/or West Side Story Theme of love and hate to at least 3 other novels. Use evidence from the tex as you discuss how.
Option 2: What othe novels that we read were about love and hate? Make a list of 5. Only discuss one.
Option 3: Mention 1 Novel that was about Love and Hate other than Romeo and Juliet or West Side Story. Who was in love with who? And who hated who?
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Option 1: connect Romeo and Juliet and/or West Side Story Theme of love and hate to at least 3 other novels. Use evidence from the tex as you discuss how.
Option 2: What othe novels that we read were about love and hate? Make a list of 5. Only discuss one.
Option 3: Mention 1 Novel that was about Love and Hate other than Romeo and Juliet or West Side Story. Who was in love with who? And who hated who?
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Tuesday, August 9, 2016
HW Mr. Padilla 8.9.16
Homework: Parent/guardian, please assist your child with today’s
homework.
Quilt of a Nation-Can we all get along?
Option 1: Base
response on today’s class discussion and reading.
What is the point of this splintered whole? What is
the point of a nation in which Arab cabbies chauffeur Jewish passengers
through the streets of New York--and in which Jewish cabbies chauffeur Arab
passengers, too, and yet speak in theory of hatred, one for the other?
What is the point of a nation in which one part seems to be always on the verge
of fisticuffs with another, blacks and whites, gays and straights, left
and right, Pole and Chinese and Puerto Rican and Slovenian? Other countries
with such divisions have in fact divided into new nations with new names, but
not this one, impossibly interwoven even in its hostilities.
Vocabulary:
Splintered- broken into pieces Fisticuffs- a fist
fight
Chauffeur- a person whose job is to drive Interwoven- connected
Theory- ideas that are not proven Hostilities-
showing feelings of anger
Task: Based on what you have read and discussed, how can you
connect this passage to the theme of love and hate in Romeo and Juliet and West
Side Story. Give at least 2 examples
from each novel.
Option 2: Base response on today’s class discussion and
reading.
Task: Do you believe that people have more in common than they do
differences? State what you believe and
then give one example from Romeo and Juliet, West Side Story and real life. Write at least 4-6 sentences.
Option 3: Think
about what we discussed today as you plan your sentences.
Task: Write one sentence for each word below.
Vocabulary:
Splintered- broken into pieces Fisticuffs- a fist
fight
Chauffeur- a person whose job is to drive Interwoven- connected
Theory- ideas that are not proven Hostilities-
showing feelings of anger Fisticuffs-
a fist fight
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Monday, August 8, 2016
HW Mr. Padilla 8.8.16
Homework: Dear
parents/guardians, please assist you child with today’s homework.
Option 1: Base response on today’s lesson and reading.
Do you believe the love that Romeo had for Juliet and the
love that Tony feels for Maria is unconditional? Write a paragraph discussing whether or not you
agree that the characters of these two stories have unconditional love for each
other.
Make sure to mention at least two examples from the story to
prove your point.
Option 2: Base response on today’s lesson and reading.
1.
Define the word unconditional.
2.
What is unconditional love?
3.
What are 2 examples of unconditional love in
Rome and Juliet and West Side Story? Provide details. Explain why and how.
Option 3: Base response on today’s lesson and reading.
Look up the words unconditional love in the dictionary or
internet.
What is an example of unconditional love in West Side Story
or Romeo and Juliet? Write a complete sentence. Give details.
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Friday, August 5, 2016
HW Mr. Padilla 8.5.16
Homework: Dear
parents/tutors, please assist your child with today’s homework.
Option 1: Base
response on today’s reading and class discussion.
Explain how the deaths of Mercutio and Tybalt could have
been avoided. Mention what led to their death. Identify the root cause. Use
examples from the story to support your points.
Option 2: Base
response on today’s reading and class discussion.
Why did Mercutio and Tybalt fight?
Why did no one believe that Mercutio was really hurt?
Why did Romeo go after Tybalt?
What did the Prince do to Romeo?
Option 3: Base
response on today’s reading and class discussion.
Determine if the statements are true, false or an opinion.
If the statement is False you must fix it by making it true.
1.
Mercutio asked Romeo to kill Tybalt____________
2.
The Prince said Romeo had to die.__________
3.
Romeo is the nicest guy in the story.____________
4.
Tybalt and Romeo fought to the death.___________
5.
Juliet asked the Prince to forgive Romeo. _________
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Thursday, August 4, 2016
HW Mr. Padilla 8.4.16
Homework: Parents/guardians, please assist your child with
today’s homework.
Today we learned about how social theme is a common theme in
fiction and real life.
Option 1: Base response on today’s lesson, reading and class
discussion.
Mention a real life example of social divide in real life.
The example can be from your observation or something you have seen in the
news. Describe your example in detail.
Then think of an example from any of the books we have read or discussed.
Compare the real life example to an example from the books.
Option 2: Base response on today’s lesson, reading and class
discussion.
Make a list of at least 5 types of social divide in real
life. Explain what the cause of the divide is due to and why (give examples):
A. economics=rich and poor; B. Age difference: young vs old;
C. Race: one race vs another; D. Religion: people of different beliefs clash;
E. Politics: Democrats vs Republicans; F. Geographic: fighting for territory etc. G. Cultural: between people who do things
differently or think differently, etc. H. Historic rivalry: 2 groups have been fighting for a long time
Option 3: Base response on today’s lesson, reading and class
discussion.
Match the novel to the conflict.
Match the novel to the conflict.
The Outsiders
Persepolis
Romeo and Juliet
Westside Story
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Conflict is between rich and poor and religious views.
Conflict is based on geography.
Conflict between rich and poor.
Conflict is due to historic rivalry
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Wednesday, August 3, 2016
HW Mr. Padilla 8.3.16
Homework: Parents/guardians, please assist your child
with today’s homework.
Option 1: Compare yourself to any of the characters
from West Side Story or Romeo and Juliet.
Which character do you identify yourself with most?
Why do you identify yourself with this character?
What traits from this character remind you of yourself?
How does this character behave when he or she is mad, sad,
or happy?
What do you admire most from this character? What do you like least about this character?
Option 2: Compare
and contrast any 2 characters from Romeo and Juliet or West Side Story.
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Character 1
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Character 2
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Character
traits
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How does
character behave
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What is
this character’s conflict
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How does
this character solve problems.
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Option 3: Answer
the questions below using complete sentences.
Who is your favorite character in Romeo and Juliet and why?
Who is your favorite character in West Side Story and why?
Who is your least favorite character in Romeo and Juliet and
why?
Who is your least favorite character in West Side Story and why?
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Monday, August 1, 2016
HW Mr. Padilla 8.2.16
Homework: Dear parents/guardians, please
assist your child with today’s homework:
Option 1: Base response on today’s reading
and class discussion.
1. What are Tony, Maria, the Jets and
Sharks waiting for? Where are they?
2. Who is Anita singing about? How do you
know?
3. Who is Tony singing about? How do you
know?
4. How are the Jets and Shark song different
to Tony and Anita’s song?
Option 2: Base response on today’s reading
and class discussion.
1. Anita, Tony, The Sharks and Jets are
all singing to the same tune. But how
are their songs different?
2. What is each group of person singing
about?
3. The word JUXTAPOSITION refers to 2
opposite things shown side by side. How is this reading a juxtaposition?
Option 3: Read the scene and answer questions that
follow. Use complete sentences.
The
Jets, the Sharks, Anita, Maria and Tony are waiting for the night but for very
different reasons.
1.
Who is waiting
for the night?
2.
Why are they for
the night?
The
Sharks: We’re gonna hand ‘em a surpise tonight.
The
Jets: Were gonna cut ‘em down to size tonight.
3.
What are the Jets
and Sharks getting ready for?
Anita:
We’ll have our private little mix tonight.
4.
Who do you think
Anita is waiting for?
Tony:
Tonight, tonight, won’t be just any night.
5.
Why do you think
Tony says this won’t be just any night?
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HW Mr. Padilla 8.1.16
Homework: Parents/guardians, please assist your child with
today’s homework.
Option 1: Base response on today’s lesson, reading
and class discussion.
Give one example of social divide in each of the books
below.
Romeo and Juliet:
West Side Story:
The Outsiders:
How these examples of social divide different to each other?
Option 2: Base
response on today’s lesson, reading and class discussion.
Use the graphic organizer below to compare Social Divide in
2 books.
Book choices: The Outsiders, Romeo and Juliet and West Side
Story
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Choose 2 books: What are
examples of Social divide in them
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Book 1:
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Book 2:
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Option 3: Below are
the names of some of the characters from Romeo and Juliet and West Side Story.
Your job is to match each character to the one it resembles most from the other
novel. Explain your choices.
Tybalt Jets
Capulets Sharks
Paris Montague
Chino Paris
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