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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