Distance Learning Assignments Week #4 Due 5/15/2020
English 2
Distance Learning Assignments
Week #4 (May 11- May 15) Due 5/15/2020
Teacher: Mrs. Sprecksel
Student Office Hours
Zoom Meeting: Tuesday-Thursday, 1:30 p.m. ¨C 2:00 p.m. Zoom meetings will be scheduled by
appointment as needed.
Email and/or phone appointments: Monday-Friday, 2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Directions:
? Complete each assignment listed below.
? Assignments are listed by day, but you may work ahead if you choose.
? Assignments should take no more than 30 minutes per day.
? If you are able to participate in the Zoom meetings, please have the work for the assigned day
completed prior to our meeting time, that way I can better help you with any questions you may
have about the work.
? Assignments are graded and worth 6 lessons each (30 lessons total).
? You must earn at least 60% on each assignment in order to receive the lesson credits.
? Write neatly.
? Please staple all work together.
This week we will be working with ¡°Address to the Nation on the Explosion of the Space Shuttle
Challenger.¡±
Monday 5/11
1. Journal Response
2. Vocabulary Activity
Tuesday 5/12
Read and annotate ¡°Address to the Nation on the Explosion of the Space Shuttle Challenger.¡±
(StudySync p. 298). Use the Annotation Guide W.S.
Wednesday 5/13
Answer the Think and Focus Questions (StudySync p. 300-301)
Thursday 5/14
Fill in the Blank Summary W.S.
Friday 5/15
Written Response
Journal Response
Directions: Use the space below to answer the following question:
Christa McAuliffe was a science teacher who was chosen for the NASA Teacher in Space program. She, along
with the other astronauts, died in the Challenger disaster. McAuliffe said: "If I can get some student
interested in science, if I can show members of the general public what's going on up there in the space
program, then my job's been done."
1. What do you think this quote means?
2. How did McAuliffe inspire others?
3. Why might someone want to go into space, knowing the dangers?
Vocabulary Activity
Directions: Use a dictionary (book or online resource) and write a definition for each vocabulary word
listed.
Vocabulary Word
the state of the Union
fainthearted
diminish
quest
civilians
NASA
surly
grace
anguish
coincidence
Definition
¡°Address to the Nation on the Explosion of the Space Shuttle Challenger¡±
Directions: Use the annotation guide below to mark your text.
1. Highlight at least two sentences or passages that you have questions about. Write your questions
next to the text.
2. Highlight at least one passage that connects with something you already know and explain the
connection.
3. Highlight words that reveal how the speaker, President Reagan, feels about the topic of his speech.
Also, highlight key words and phrases that Reagan uses to describe the characters of the crew
members who died when the Challenger exploded. Identify the tone of the speech and briefly
describe Reagan's approach to his topic.
4. Highlight sentences that clarify the purpose of President Reagan's speech. Make annotations that
explain why he is speaking. For example, highlight: "I'd planned to speak to you tonight to report on
the state of the Union, but the events earlier today have led me to change those
plans." Annotation: President Reagan was going to give a very different speech on the night of
January 28, 1986, but because of the Challenger tragedy, he ends up giving a eulogy, or an address
honoring the dead.
5. Highlight vocabulary words and explain what you think the words mean based on how they are used
in the text.
6. Highlight any additional unfamiliar vocabulary. Make predictions about the meaning of these
unfamiliar terms.
7. Highlight at least two sentences in which President Reagan is making connections between current
events and the past. Explain what idea Reagan is trying to convey to his listeners by making these
connections.
¡°Address to the Nation on the Explosion of the Space Shuttle Challenger¡±
¡°Address to the Nation on the Explosion of the Space Shuttle Challenger¡±
Think and Focus Questions
Directions: Answer all parts of the question with complete sentences.
Think Questions
1. Refer to one or more details from the text to support your understanding of the significance of the Space
Shuttle tragedy. What words and phrases in the first two paragraphs indicate this significance?
2. Use details from the text to write two or three sentences detailing how President Reagan describes the
astronauts.
3. Write two or three sentences explaining how President Reagan feels about the space program. What
details does he offer to support his ideas? Cite textual evidence in your answer.
4. Use context to determine the meaning of the word horizons as it is used in this speech. Write your
definition of "horizons" here and tell how you found it.
5. Remembering that the Latin prefix co- means "together," use the context clues provided in the passage to
determine the meaning of coincidence. Write your definition of "coincidence" here and tell how you got it.
Focus Questions
1. Which words and phrases in the first two paragraphs help establish the topic of the speech? Highlight
evidence from the text and make annotations to explain your answer.
2. Speeches often use formal, elevated language to make a point. What does the formal, elevated language
in paragraph 3 help to emphasize? Highlight evidence from the text and make annotations to support your
answer.
3. In paragraphs 4 and 5, what argument does the president make about the space program? What makes
speech a good medium for expressing this argument? Highlight evidence from the text and make annotations
to support your ideas.
4. Highlight the quotation in paragraph 6. What ideas does this quotation help the president to express
about the Challenger astronauts? Make annotations to explain the president¡¯s ideas in your own words.
5. Throughout the address, President Reagan expresses his confidence in the space program, and he
compliments the people who work for NASA. How do his words relate to the idea of having responsibility for
what we create? Highlight textual evidence and make annotations to explain your ideas.
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