Feb 18–19

US History: The Roaring Twenties (1920–1929)

📗Wednesday — Feb 18

## Joel’s kids are sick - here’s the assignments for today:

Read about Jupiter:
https://app.newsela.com/view/cml6rjljt00083b6rjs6129so/?selectedAssignmentId=cmlscurgv000926oy2o1ihx0e

Read about Langston Hughes:
https://app.newsela.com/view/ck9nooe2p02yv0iqj68qdt59i/?selectedAssignmentId=cmlsd1wub00041wne5l122xgd

Practice your writing by responding to Langston Hughes's Poem "I, Too"
http://english-class-app-ocy47aq3mq-uc.a.run.app/join/b7f560e0895a

Practice with Reflexive Pronouns on IXL:
https://www.ixl.com/ela/grade-6/choose-between-personal-and-reflexive-pronouns

Warmup:

📘Thursday — Feb 19

Warmup:

📚Suggested Readings

Readings US History: The Roaring Twenties (1920–1929)

The Great Gatsby (The Final Page)

Langston Hughes: "I, Too"

Prohibition: "The Volstead Act"

📝Homework

IXL Homework: Week 22

Reading: Classify figures of speech, Analyze passages from Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry: Part 1

Vocabulary: Use context to identify the meaning of a word

Grammar/Language: Choose between personal and reflexive pronouns, Use reflexive pronouns