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ELA and Spelling Extra Credit Turn-in Area in Google Classroom

ELA and Spelling Extra Credit Turn-in Area

Use this area to turn in extra credit for three of your Language Arts classes. Here are your options. Feel free to do one, two, or none of them. They MUST be in by Friday evening. Each one can boost your OVERALL grade in each class by 3% but must follow the short guidelines below

ELA: Write a 5 paragraph essay including evidence based on this prompt:
In what ways is Stargirl a unique person? In what ways does she show conformity? Do you think the character of Stargirl would fit in in a regular high school today? Why or why not?

Spelling: Create illustrations for 25 words (any 25) from any Spelling vocab lists from this year. These must be by hand

READING LITERATURE NOTE: Create a short video, animation, or comic book/graphic novel that has your own interpretation of Esperanza Rising. You must include major plot points. If making a video it must be between 2-5 minutes.

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Stargirl Final Activity in Google Classroom

Stargirl Final Activity

Read through each slide carefully. There are two activities that you must complete, but please follow directions. There are two review lessons in this slideshow as well. We've gone over types of conflict as well as a plot diagram, but these are reminders for you. Fill in everything as completely as possible for full credit. If you have questions, please ask them during class and/or contact me. Some of you seem to be forgetting to simply press on the box with the arrow to open this up in Slides. Please make sure to edit in slides and do not turn this back in as a PDF. If you are having issues doing that, let me help you during class.

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Individual Debate Speeches in Google Classroom

Individual Debate Speeches

In the space provided on the document attached, please copy and paste, or write your prepared speech for your section(s) of your debate. There is an additional space down below if you have a second speaking position. Please make sure to use correct citations as you will be graded for it. Remember to time yourself when practicing this so you utilize as close to the required debate time as possible.

If you are handwriting this, make sure you identify your speaking position(s) and debate topic.


If you have questions about this or would like to see an example, wait for our class. 

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Argument Planning Sheet in Google Classroom

Argument Planning Sheet

Using this planning sheet, come up with 5 arguments that you and your side can make for your team. Next, think of an argument that the other side can make to refute your statement or claim. Then, think of a fact or statement that you can use to fight that.

For example:

Main argument: Students should wear uniforms to school because it unifies everyone and makes them equal.

The other team: Students will lose their individuality by dressing the same.

Response: No matter what they wear, students will always be unique individuals whose personalities help them to express themselves.

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Stargirl Chapter Comprehension Questions Part 2 in Google Classroom

Stargirl Chapter Comprehension Questions Part 2

Generally, you should be reading 3-4 chapter per day (Some chapter are VERY short). Questions for the week will be due by end of day next Tuesday to be talked about on Wednesday. If you want to get them done earlier, you may. Some of you are faster readers than others and some of you have already begun reading this book over the weekend, so you'll be reading independently, answering chapter questions as you go. We will not have an end of book major project, but there will be one last assignment for it next week as well as the second batch of questions to finish at your pace. I will be posting the questions for the week today and they are due by Tuesday evening. If you have questions about this, save them for class. Be prepared to talk about the rest of the book on Wednesday.

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Debate Annotated Bibliography #2 in Google Classroom

Debate Annotated Bibliography #2

After working in your groups, find at least 5 sources about your topic and collect those sources in a document. Create an annotation so that you document what that source is about and why it is important. Link your document here.



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Stargirl Chapter Comprehension Questions Part 1 in Google Classroom

Stargirl Chapter Comprehension Questions Part 1

Generally, you should be reading 3-4 chapter per day (Some chapter are VERY short). Questions for the week will be due by end of day next Tuesday to be talked about on Wednesday. If you want to get them done earlier, you may. Some of you are faster readers than others and some of you have already begun reading this book over the weekend, so you'll be reading independently, answering chapter questions as you go. We will not have an end of book major project, but there will be one last assignment for it next week as well as the second batch of questions to finish at your pace. I will be posting the questions for the week today and they are due by Tuesday evening. If you have questions about this, save them for class. Be prepared to talk about this book on Wednesday together up to Chapter 19.

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Debate Annotated Bibliography #1 in Google Classroom

Debate Annotated Bibliography #1

After working in your groups, find at least 3 sources about your topic and collect those sources in this document. Create an annotation so that you document what that source is about and why it is important.

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Annotating Bibliographies in Google Classroom

Annotating Bibliographies

We will go over the proper way to cite information and what an annotated bibliography is. After that, please fill out the annotated bibliography assignment that is titled PRACTICE after our class time. Utilize Easybib.com as well as any notes within the assignment or those you took in class to complete it correctly.

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One Pager Final Project Turn-in Area in Google Classroom

One Pager Final Project Turn-in Area

Take a HIGH QUALITY photo of your One Pager and submit it here. Please make double/triple sure that you have followed all directions on the rubric as this is a large chunk of your Reading/Literature grade and if you missed things, it will get deducted from your total. I've linked the rubric and original handout below. If you try to submit your One Pager and you did not get brainstorm approval from me, I will not be grading it. I can't wait to see how creative these turned out!


In-person kids: Please also bring the physical project to school with you on Friday. I will be hanging these up in our classroom
Zoomers-I will be printing yours out for you and hanging them up

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Debate Topics 2021 in Google Classroom

Debate Topics 2021

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Esperanza Rising Final Project-One Pager Brainstorm and Info in Google Classroom

Esperanza Rising Final Project-One Pager Brainstorm and Info

Please read over the One Pager PDF document before class today. These are the instructions for your Esperanza Rising final project. I will THOROUGHLY go over the instructions as well as give you examples of what this project can look like when done. The brainstorm document is due by end of day next Monday (yes I know we don't have ELA class that day). The final one pager will be due next Friday and the link posted by next Wednesday after all are approved. You will use this brainstorm for me to approve your project and make sure that you are on track for success. Click the Google Slides (make sure it opens in slides), and click in the areas for the textboxes to start typing. Draw a line or circle using the line or circle tool on the first page to show what connect four line you are doing.

IMPORTANT: If you have questions about this before our class today, write them down so you don't forget. Do not email me or comment here about them. Wait for class.

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Esperanza Rising: Graffiti Themes in Google Classroom

Esperanza Rising: Graffiti Themes

Your goal today is to make connections between characters and themes. Your group will work
together to make these connections. Make sure your group starts or adds to an idea on every theme page.
1) Brainstorm theme connections between the characters and the theme on the assigned slide.
2) Write your ideas.
Remember this is a graffiti table – You can change the font, size, add a picture, etc (but make sure to leave room for other groups)
3) Code your ideas. Circle evidence (page numbers and/or direct quotes from the text).
Box analysis (your ideas and/or conclusions connecting the theme to the character).
4) Work for 5-7 minutes.
5) Rotate to the next theme page and start at 1) again.

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Spelling/Vocab-Esperanza Rising-Los Duraznos through Las Uvas in Google Classroom

Spelling/Vocab-Esperanza Rising-Los Duraznos through Las Uvas

Spelling for Esperanza Rising will be slightly different. Your weekly tests will consist of half spelling and half vocabulary. For these worksheets, please locate the sentence that the word is used in, and define it. Studying these words can be done by making Quizlet sets, but you will be responsible for your own words.

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Esperanza Rising--Las Uvas (2) in Google Classroom

Esperanza Rising--Las Uvas (2)

Using this/these page(s) from your reading workbook, answer all questions appropriately and completely based off of your understanding of the reading.

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Esperanza Rising--Los Duraznos in Google Classroom

Esperanza Rising--Los Duraznos

Using this/these page(s) from your reading workbook, answer all questions appropriately and completely based off of your understanding of the reading.

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Spelling/Vocab-Esperanza Rising-Los Aguacates through Los Esparragos in Google Classroom

Spelling/Vocab-Esperanza Rising-Los Aguacates through Los Esparragos

Spelling for Esperanza Rising will be slightly different. Your weekly tests will consist of half spelling and half vocabulary. For these worksheets, please locate the sentence that the word is used in, and define it. Studying these words can be done by making Quizlet sets, but you will be responsible for your own words.

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Esperanza Rising--Los Esparragos in Google Classroom

Esperanza Rising--Los Esparragos

Using this/these page(s) from your reading workbook, answer all questions appropriately and completely based off of your understanding of the reading.

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Esperanza Rising--Los Aguacates in Google Classroom

Esperanza Rising--Los Aguacates

Using this/these page(s) from your reading workbook, answer all questions appropriately and completely based off of your understanding of the reading.

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Esperanza Rising-Las Almendras through Las Ciruelas Vocab Test CORRECTIONS in Google Classroom

Esperanza Rising-Las Almendras through Las Ciruelas Vocab Test CORRECTIONS

If you would like to make corrections from your test last week, please use this area to do so. As we talked about in class, you can get half a point per question/vocab word done incorrectly from last week now correctly done.

Using a Google Doc, please write the word, it's definition, it's part of speech, and an ORIGINAL sentence in which the word is used correctly. If you can do this, you will get your points. If the sentence is plagiarized, the whole thing will get a zero and parents will be contacted. Remember our Zero Tolerance Policy about Plagiarism/Academic Dishonesty.

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Esperanza Rising--Las Papas in Google Classroom

Esperanza Rising--Las Papas

Using this/these page(s) from your reading workbook, answer all questions appropriately and completely based off of your understanding of the reading.

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Spelling/Vocab-Esperanza Rising-Las Almendras through Las Ciruelas in Google Classroom

Spelling/Vocab-Esperanza Rising-Las Almendras through Las Ciruelas

Spelling for Esperanza Rising will be slightly different. Your weekly tests will consist of half spelling and half vocabulary. For these worksheets, please locate the sentence that the word is used in, and define it. Studying these words can be done by making Quizlet sets, but you will be responsible for your own words.

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Esperanza Rising--Las Ciruelas in Google Classroom

Esperanza Rising--Las Ciruelas

Using this/these page(s) from your reading workbook, answer all questions appropriately and completely based off of your understanding of the reading.

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Esperanza Rising--Las Almendras in Google Classroom

Esperanza Rising--Las Almendras

Using this/these page(s) from your reading workbook, answer all questions appropriately and completely based off of your understanding of the reading.

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Spelling/Vocab-Esperanza Rising-Los Melones through Las Cebollas in Google Classroom

Spelling/Vocab-Esperanza Rising-Los Melones through Las Cebollas

Spelling for Esperanza Rising will be slightly different. Your weekly tests will consist of half spelling and half vocabulary. For these worksheets, please locate the sentence that the word is used in, and define it. Studying these words can be done by making Quizlet sets, but you will be responsible for your own words.

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Esperanza Rising--Las Cebollas in Google Classroom

Esperanza Rising--Las Cebollas

Using this/these page(s) from your reading workbook, answer all questions appropriately and completely based off of your understanding of the reading.

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Esperanza Rising--Los Melones in Google Classroom

Esperanza Rising--Los Melones

Using this/these page(s) from your reading workbook, answer all questions appropriately and completely based off of your understanding of the reading.

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Spelling/Vocab-Esperanza Rising-Los Higos through Las Guayabas in Google Classroom

Spelling/Vocab-Esperanza Rising-Los Higos through Las Guayabas

Spelling for Esperanza Rising will be slightly different. Your weekly tests will consist of half spelling and half vocabulary. For these worksheets, please locate the sentence that the word is used in, and define it. Studying these words can be done by making Quizlet sets, but you will be responsible for your own words.

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ELA and Spelling Extra Credit Turn-in Area in Google Classroom

ELA and Spelling Extra Credit Turn-in Area

Use this area to turn in extra credit for two of your Language Arts classes. Here are your options. Feel free to do one, two, or none of them. They MUST be in by Friday evening. Each one can boost your OVERALL grade in each class by 3% but must follow the short guidelines below

ELA: Design a 10+ questions Kahoot based off of something Grammar or Writing Structure related. Share the link or share screenshots with me here.

Spelling: Create a video or Google Slideshow that is basically a portfolio of all of your spelling pretests from Trimester 2. Photos should be clear. Video should show the entirety of each page so I can read it. Please check Gradelink for the list of pretests you would need to show.

READING LITERATURE NOTE: You were all offered extra credit earlier in the trimester. There will not be additional extra credit offered for this trimester

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Esperanza Rising--Las Guayabas in Google Classroom

Esperanza Rising--Las Guayabas

Using this/these page(s) from your reading workbook, answer all questions appropriately and completely based off of your understanding of the reading.

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Esperanza Rising--Los Higos in Google Classroom

Esperanza Rising--Los Higos

Using this/these page(s) from your reading workbook, answer all questions appropriately and completely based off of your understanding of the reading.

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Spelling/Vocab-Esperanza Rising-Aguascalientes through Las Papayas in Google Classroom

Spelling/Vocab-Esperanza Rising-Aguascalientes through Las Papayas

Spelling for Esperanza Rising will be slightly different. Your weekly tests will consist of half spelling and half vocabulary. For these worksheets, please locate the sentence that the word is used in, and define it. Studying these words can be done by making Quizlet sets, but you will be responsible for your own words.

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Esperanza Rising--Las Papayas in Google Classroom

Esperanza Rising--Las Papayas

Using this/these page(s) from your reading workbook, answer all questions appropriately and completely based off of your understanding of the reading.

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Esperanza Rising--Las Uvas in Google Classroom

Esperanza Rising--Las Uvas

Using this/these page(s) from your reading workbook, answer all questions appropriately and completely based off of your understanding of the reading.

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Esperanza Rising--Aguascalientes in Google Classroom

Esperanza Rising--Aguascalientes

Using this/these page(s) from your reading workbook, answer all questions appropriately and completely based off of your understanding of the reading.

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A Brief History of American Farm Labor in Google Classroom

A Brief History of American Farm Labor

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Murder Mystery! in Google Classroom

Murder Mystery!

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Article: Black women paved the way for Kamala Harris in Google Classroom

Article: Black women paved the way for Kamala Harris

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The Westing Game Final Project in Google Classroom

The Westing Game Final Project

Choose THREE squares IN TIC-TAC-TOE ORDER (3 in a vertical, horizontal, or diagonal order row) for your final project. They must be neat, thorough, and fulfill all requirements that the box asks. This project is worth a large part of your grade, so please put your effort in mind when creating. All items can be adapted to be digital if you'd like, but please consult with me first so I can okay how you will be adapting any.

Pre-approved digital adaptions:
Wanted Posters may be digital creations instead of hand (on slides, kami, etc)
Trading cards may be digital (on slides, kami, etc)
Movie poster may be digital (on slides, kami, etc)
3D Model may be a full floor plan or an open and closed digital or by hand drawing of the outside and inside of the building
True or False game can be on slides, Kahoot, Quizlet, etc

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TWG: Story Elements CHOOSE 1   in Google Classroom

TWG: Story Elements CHOOSE 1

Based off of the story elements that we've talked about in class, CHOOSE 1 worksheet to complete

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Valentine's Day Rebus Puzzles in Google Classroom

Valentine's Day Rebus Puzzles

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Spelling: TWG Ch.15-30 in Google Classroom

Spelling: TWG Ch.15-30

Slides 1-5: Choose 5 different Spelling/Vocab words that you think are probably your most challenging. Use the boxes appropriately to identify the word, it's definition, create an illustration, give an ORIGINAL example sentence, and find the etymology (origin) of that word. One word per each of those slides. For the illustration you may draw separately, take a picture, and add it to that box, use Google Drawings, or anything that you'd like but make sure it gets added to the slide.
Slides 6-8: Follow the directions on the given worksheets to complete your work. Add textboxes where necessary or edit as a PDF and then submit.
Your whole list of spelling words are available in Quizlet.

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TWG: Ch.27-30 in Google Classroom

TWG: Ch.27-30

Using this/these page(s) from your reading workbook, answer all questions appropriately and completely based off of your understanding of the reading.

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TWG: Ch.24-26 in Google Classroom

TWG: Ch.24-26

Using this/these page(s) from your reading workbook, answer all questions appropriately and completely based off of your understanding of the reading.

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TWG-Text Message Project in Google Classroom

TWG-Text Message Project

Create a text message exchange between any pair or group of characters from the Westing Game. Then, design (by hand or digitally using the template provided) what you think that character's phone case would look like.

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Scavenger Hunt in Google Classroom

Scavenger Hunt

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TWG: Ch.22-23 in Google Classroom

TWG: Ch.22-23

Using this/these page(s) from your reading workbook, answer all questions appropriately and completely based off of your understanding of the reading.

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TWG: Motives in Google Classroom

TWG: Motives

Using this/these page(s) from your reading workbook, answer all questions appropriately and completely based off of your understanding of the reading.

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TWG: Ch.20-21 in Google Classroom

TWG: Ch.20-21

Using this/these page(s) from your reading workbook, answer all questions appropriately and completely based off of your understanding of the reading.

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The Hill We Climb Analysis (class) in Google Classroom

The Hill We Climb Analysis (class)

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TWG: Ch.17-19 in Google Classroom

TWG: Ch.17-19

Using this/these page(s) from your reading workbook, answer all questions appropriately and completely based off of your understanding of the reading.

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TWG: Ch.13-16 in Google Classroom

TWG: Ch.13-16

Using this/these page(s) from your reading workbook, answer all questions appropriately and completely based off of your understanding of the reading.

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TWG: Ch.11-12 in Google Classroom

TWG: Ch.11-12

Using this/these page(s) from your reading workbook, answer all questions appropriately and completely based off of your understanding of the reading.

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Spelling: TWG Ch.8-16 in Google Classroom

Spelling: TWG Ch.8-16

Slides 1-5: Choose 5 different Spelling/Vocab words that you think are probably your most challenging. Use the boxes appropriately to identify the word, it's definition, create an illustration, give an ORIGINAL example sentence, and find the etymology (origin) of that word. One word per each of those slides. For the illustration you may draw separately, take a picture, and add it to that box, use Google Drawings, or anything that you'd like but make sure it gets added to the slide.
Slides 6-8: Follow the directions on the given worksheets to complete your work. Add textboxes where necessary or edit as a PDF and then submit.
Your whole list of spelling words are available in Quizlet.

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TWG: Ch.8-10 in Google Classroom

TWG: Ch.8-10

Using this/these page(s) from your reading workbook, answer all questions appropriately and completely based off of your understanding of the reading.

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TWG: Ch.6-7 in Google Classroom

TWG: Ch.6-7

Using this/these page(s) from your reading workbook, answer all questions appropriately and completely based off of your understanding of the reading.

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TWG: Milwaukee in Google Classroom

TWG: Milwaukee

Using this page to research the city of Milwaukee to then create a journal entry on what you would do if you were to visit this city.

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TWG: Ch.4-5 in Google Classroom

TWG: Ch.4-5

Using this/these page(s) from your reading workbook, answer all questions appropriately and completely based off of your understanding of the reading.

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TWG Ch1-3 Storyboard Recall in Google Classroom

TWG Ch1-3 Storyboard Recall

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TWG: Ch.3 in Google Classroom

TWG: Ch.3

Using this/these page(s) from your reading workbook, answer all questions appropriately and completely based off of your understanding of the reading.

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Spelling: TWG Ch.1-7 in Google Classroom

Spelling: TWG Ch.1-7

Slides 1-5: Choose 5 different Spelling/Vocab words that you think are probably your most challenging. Use the boxes appropriately to identify the word, it's definition, create an illustration, give an ORIGINAL example sentence, and find the etymology (origin) of that word. One word per each of those slides. For the illustration you may draw separately, take a picture, and add it to that box, use Google Drawings, or anything that you'd like but make sure it gets added to the slide.
Slides 6-8: Follow the directions on the given worksheets to complete your work. Add textboxes where necessary or edit as a PDF and then submit.
Your whole list of spelling words are available in Quizlet.

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Sentence Structure Assessment CORRECTIONS in Google Classroom

Sentence Structure Assessment CORRECTIONS

Use this area to turn in your corrections. THIS ASSIGNMENT IS OPTIONAL
Create a three column Google Doc with:
the original question
what you originally put
what the correct answer SHOULD be and justify it with an explanation. Do not tell me why you messed up, but explain to me why the new answer should be the correct answer.
The test is open again for you to see your questions and scores

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TWG: Ch1-2 in Google Classroom

TWG: Ch1-2

Using this/these page(s) from your reading workbook, answer all questions appropriately and completely based off of your understanding of the reading.

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TWG: Background Info in Google Classroom

TWG: Background Info

Using this/these page(s) from your reading workbook, answer all questions appropriately and completely based off of your understanding of the reading.

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Mystery Article #2: Songless Skies in Google Classroom

Mystery Article #2: Songless Skies

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Mystery Article #1: Amelia Earhart in Google Classroom

Mystery Article #1: Amelia Earhart

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Literature, ELA, and Spelling Extra Credit Turn-in Area in Google Classroom

Literature, ELA, and Spelling Extra Credit Turn-in Area

Use this area to turn in extra credit for any of your three Language Arts classes. Here are your options. Feel free to do one, two, all three, or none of them. They MUST be in by Friday evening. Each one can boost your OVERALL grade in each class by 3% but must follow the short guidelines below

ELA: Create a short video (can be made using iMovie, TikTok, regular video editor) or design a poster explaining something grammar or writing related. For example: the structure of an essay, or the types of sentences, or the parts of speech

Spelling: Create a video or Google Slideshow that is basically a portfolio of all of your spelling pretests. Photos should be clear. Video should show the entirety of each page so I can read it

Reading/Literature: Create a 1-3 minute short film adapting Freak the Mighty. You may get help from your family members or you can play all the characters. OR you can used stuffed animals, animate, stop motion, really anything. You’re basically telling the story in a short film covering the basic plot points

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Freak the Mighty Book VS Movie Guide in Google Classroom

Freak the Mighty Book VS Movie Guide

Fill this out while watching the film with us Monday and Tuesday.

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Types of Sentences Review Activity in Google Classroom

Types of Sentences Review Activity

Use this poster to create your types of sentences review activity

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Freak the Mighty Final Essay in Google Classroom

Freak the Mighty Final Essay

Using your book as evidence and any annotations and/or notes you've taken for ANY assignments on this novel, choose one of the three prompts to answer in a well-written 5 paragraph essay.

As we are working through learning about essay structure, it would be good to use your notes from those lessons to help you. This essay must be original (meaning not plagiarized from any source including classmates).

You MUST include evidence from the novel to back up your claims in each body paragraph. ONLY use the Google Doc that is attached here to write your essay.

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Essay Prep: Intro Paragraph in Google Classroom

Essay Prep: Intro Paragraph

Use this document to write an intro paragraph based off of the Freak the Mighty prompt you had from Monday.

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Essay Prep: The Brainstorm Practice in Google Classroom

Essay Prep: The Brainstorm Practice

Slide 1: Use this to follow along with the prompt in class as practice OR do one by hand and replace the picture

Slide 2: Use the prompt on the slide to create your own brainstorm OR you may do this by hand and attach. Some people feel they are quicker when they do this by hand, but please take a CLEAR picture to attach.

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Homonyms Spelling/Vocab Test CORRECTIONS in Google Classroom

Homonyms Spelling/Vocab Test CORRECTIONS

If you would like to make corrections from your test last week, please use this area to do so. As we talked about in class, you can get half a point per question/vocab word done incorrectly from last week now correctly done.

Using a Google Doc, please write the word, it's definition, it's part of speech, and an ORIGINAL sentence in which the word is used correctly. If you can do this, you will get your points. If the sentence is plagiarized, the whole thing will get a zero and parents will be contacted. Remember our Zero Tolerance Policy about Plagiarism/Academic Dishonesty.

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Freak the Mighty Spelling/Vocab Ch.21-25 in Google Classroom

Freak the Mighty Spelling/Vocab Ch.21-25

Slides 1-5: Choose 5 different Spelling/Vocab words that you think are probably your most challenging. Use the boxes appropriately to identify the word, it's definition, create an illustration, give an ORIGINAL example sentence, and find the etymology (origin) of that word. One word per each of those slides. For the illustration you may draw separately, take a picture, and add it to that box, use Google Drawings, or anything that you'd like but make sure it gets added to the slide.
Slides 6-8: Follow the directions on the given worksheets to complete your work. Add textboxes where necessary or edit as a PDF and then submit.
Your whole list of spelling words are available in Quizlet.

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Literature Circles Freak the Mighty Ch21-25 in Google Classroom

Literature Circles Freak the Mighty Ch21-25

Use this area to do your Literature Circle work for Chapters 21-25 of Freak the Mighty. Work together as a group, but only complete the assignment that you are scheduled for for this session. DELETE all other slides. If you are the artist, you may delete the whole slideshow and attach your image separately. This is classwork, so it should be done by the end of the period. If you absolutely need more time, please take only until the end of the day.

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Freak the Mighty Sticky Note Annotations Ch.21-25 in Google Classroom

Freak the Mighty Sticky Note Annotations Ch.21-25

Using what we've learned about annotations, annotate at least 2 times per chapter. Remember to use the resource that I uploaded for you and that we went over together. Common annotations are often:
Vocab
Predictions
Aha! Moment
Inference
Setting/Character

If you need more slides to upload your annotations, just duplicate the slide by right clicking on it if on anything but an iPad. If on an iPad, long press on it and press the second icon (the double pages to duplicate), and the third icon (the clipboard) to paste it.

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Compound-Complex Sentences in Google Classroom

Compound-Complex Sentences

Use this to follow along with our notes in class. Finish the rest in or at the end of class and turn in by the end of the day. Use your notes to help you.

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Spelling: Homonyms in Google Classroom

Spelling: Homonyms

Slides 1-5: Choose 5 different Spelling/Vocab words that you think are probably your most challenging. Use the boxes appropriately to identify the word, it's definition, create an illustration, give an ORIGINAL example sentence, and find the etymology (origin) of that word. One word per each of those slides. For the illustration you may draw separately, take a picture, and add it to that box, use Google Drawings, or anything that you'd like but make sure it gets added to the slide.
Slides 6-8: Follow the directions on the given worksheets to complete your work. Add textboxes where necessary or edit as a PDF and then submit.
Your whole list of spelling words are available in Quizlet.

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Freak the Mighty Sticky Note Annotations Ch.17-20 in Google Classroom

Freak the Mighty Sticky Note Annotations Ch.17-20

Using what we've learned about annotations, annotate at least 2 times per chapter. Remember to use the resource that I uploaded for you and that we went over together. Common annotations are often:
Vocab
Predictions
Aha! Moment
Inference
Setting/Character

If you need more slides to upload your annotations, just duplicate the slide by right clicking on it if on anything but an iPad. If on an iPad, long press on it and press the second icon (the double pages to duplicate), and the third icon (the clipboard) to paste it.

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Literature Circles Freak the Mighty Ch17-20 in Google Classroom

Literature Circles Freak the Mighty Ch17-20

Use this area to do your Literature Circle work for Chapters 9-12 of Freak the Mighty. Work together as a group, but only complete the assignment that you are scheduled for for this session. DELETE all other slides. If you are the artist, you may delete the whole slideshow and attach your image separately. This is classwork, so it should be done by the end of the period. If you absolutely need more time, please take only until the end of the day.

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Complex Sentences in Google Classroom

Complex Sentences

Use this to follow along with our notes in class. Finish the rest in or at the end of class and turn in by the end of the day. Use your notes to help you.

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Freak the Mighty Spelling/Vocab Ch.16-20 in Google Classroom

Freak the Mighty Spelling/Vocab Ch.16-20

Slides 1-5: Choose 5 different Spelling/Vocab words that you think are probably your most challenging. Use the boxes appropriately to identify the word, it's definition, create an illustration, give an ORIGINAL example sentence, and find the etymology (origin) of that word. One word per each of those slides. For the illustration you may draw separately, take a picture, and add it to that box, use Google Drawings, or anything that you'd like but make sure it gets added to the slide.
Slides 6-8: Follow the directions on the given worksheets to complete your work. Add textboxes where necessary or edit as a PDF and then submit.
Your whole list of spelling words are available in Quizlet.

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Freak the Mighty Sticky Note Annotations Ch.13-16 in Google Classroom

Freak the Mighty Sticky Note Annotations Ch.13-16

Using what we've learned about annotations, annotate at least 2 times per chapter. Remember to use the resource that I uploaded for you and that we went over together. Common annotations are often:
Vocab
Predictions
Aha! Moment
Inference
Setting/Character

If you need more slides to upload your annotations, just duplicate the slide by right clicking on it if on anything but an iPad. If on an iPad, long press on it and press the second icon (the double pages to duplicate), and the third icon (the clipboard) to paste it.

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Literature Circles Freak the Mighty Ch13-16 in Google Classroom

Literature Circles Freak the Mighty Ch13-16

Use this area to do your Literature Circle work for Chapters 9-12 of Freak the Mighty. Work together as a group, but only complete the assignment that you are scheduled for for this session. DELETE all other slides. If you are the artist, you may delete the whole slideshow and attach your image separately. This is classwork, so it should be done by the end of the period. If you absolutely need more time, please take only until the end of the day.

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Simple and Compound Sentences in Google Classroom

Simple and Compound Sentences

Use this to follow along with our notes in class. Finish the rest in or at the end of class and turn in by the end of the day. Use your notes to help you.

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Freak the Mighty: Quotations to Support in Google Classroom

Freak the Mighty: Quotations to Support

After finding similarities and differences between two characters of your choosing, use the ACE paragraph organizer on the second slide to write a detailed paragraph in chunks.

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Freak the Mighty Quotations Quiz #1 in Google Classroom

Freak the Mighty Quotations Quiz #1

Choose one prompt from the given ones. Delete the other two. Write a response in ACE paragraph format below the prompt. See the attached rubric on how you will be graded. DO NOT open this quiz up in a PDF editor. Open this up in Google Docs directly and type directly into the document. Don't forget to press turn in when done. (No need to attach since it's already here)

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Conflict in Freak the Mighty Worksheets in Google Classroom

Conflict in Freak the Mighty Worksheets

After learning about the types of conflict as well as cause and effect and problems, complete the three worksheets using your knowledge of Freak the Mighty.

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Freak the Mighty: Characters  in Google Classroom

Freak the Mighty: Characters

We will be doing the first two slides together in class for this assignment. The next two are your responsibility.

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Freak the Mighty Story Setting WS in Google Classroom

Freak the Mighty Story Setting WS

The first two worksheets are to be used together in class for classwork. The second two worksheets are for homework but can be started together in class for classwork. Using information about proper citation, talk about a setting from Freak the Mighty. Use the worksheet/graphic organizer to do this.

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Freak the Mighty Spelling/Vocab Ch.11-15 in Google Classroom

Freak the Mighty Spelling/Vocab Ch.11-15

Slides 1-5: Choose 5 different Spelling/Vocab words that you think are probably your most challenging. Use the boxes appropriately to identify the word, it's definition, create an illustration, give an ORIGINAL example sentence, and find the etymology (origin) of that word. One word per each of those slides. For the illustration you may draw separately, take a picture, and add it to that box, use Google Drawings, or anything that you'd like but make sure it gets added to the slide.
Slides 6-8: Follow the directions on the given worksheets to complete your work. Add textboxes where necessary or edit as a PDF and then submit.
Your whole list of spelling words are available in Quizlet.

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Freak the Mighty Sticky Note Annotations Ch.9-12 in Google Classroom

Freak the Mighty Sticky Note Annotations Ch.9-12

Using what we've learned about annotations, annotate at least 2 times per chapter. Remember to use the resource that I uploaded for you and that we went over together. Common annotations are often:
Vocab
Predictions
Aha! Moment
Inference
Setting/Character

If you need more slides to upload your annotations, just duplicate the slide by right clicking on it if on anything but an iPad. If on an iPad, long press on it and press the second icon (the double pages to duplicate), and the third icon (the clipboard) to paste it.

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Literature Circles Freak the Mighty Ch9-12 in Google Classroom

Literature Circles Freak the Mighty Ch9-12

Use this area to do your Literature Circle work for Chapters 9-12 of Freak the Mighty. Work together as a group, but only complete the assignment that you are scheduled for for this session. DELETE all other slides. If you are the artist, you may delete the whole slideshow and attach your image separately. This is classwork, so it should be done by the end of the period. If you absolutely need more time, please take only until the end of the day.

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Parts of Speech Activity in Google Classroom

Parts of Speech Activity

On the first slide, after listening to the song together as a class, work together to highlight, underline, or change the color of the font to match the below parts of speech.
On the second slide, in your own words, define what each part of speech does or how it works. Use the lyrics to the song to help you. Additionally, give 5 examples for each. Then, add one illustration for each part of speech. It may be hand drawn or found from the internet.

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Freak the Mighty Spelling/Vocab Ch.6-10 in Google Classroom

Freak the Mighty Spelling/Vocab Ch.6-10

Slides 1-5: Choose 5 different Spelling/Vocab words that you think are probably your most challenging. Use the boxes appropriately to identify the word, it's definition, create an illustration, give an ORIGINAL example sentence, and find the etymology (origin) of that word. One word per each of those slides. For the illustration you may draw separately, take a picture, and add it to that box, use Google Drawings, or anything that you'd like but make sure it gets added to the slide.
Slides 6-8: Follow the directions on the given worksheets to complete your work. Add textboxes where necessary or edit as a PDF and then submit.
Your whole list of spelling words are available in Quizlet.

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Freak the Mighty Sticky Note Annotations Ch.5-8 in Google Classroom

Freak the Mighty Sticky Note Annotations Ch.5-8

Using what we've learned about annotations, annotate at least 2 times per chapter. Remember to use the resource that I uploaded for you and that we went over together. Common annotations are often:
Vocab
Predictions
Aha! Moment
Inference
Setting/Character

If you need more slides to upload your annotations, just duplicate the slide by right clicking on it if on anything but an iPad. If on an iPad, long press on it and press the second icon (the double pages to duplicate), and the third icon (the clipboard) to paste it.

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Literature Circles Freak the Mighty Ch5-8 in Google Classroom

Literature Circles Freak the Mighty Ch5-8

Use this area to do your Literature Circle work for Chapters 5-8 of Freak the Mighty. Work together as a group, but only complete the assignment that you are scheduled for for this session. DELETE all other slides. If you are the artist, you may delete the whole slideshow and attach your image separately. This is classwork, so it should be done by the end of the period. If you absolutely need more time, please take only until the end of the day.

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Neighborhood Narrative Final Draft in Google Classroom

Neighborhood Narrative Final Draft

Use this space to turn in your final draft of your Neighborhood Narrative. Your narrative has already been written, so all you'll need to do is apply the edits from your peer critique time to your stories. You will have calm writing time in class to work on this and it is due by the end of the day. Attach your document here. Take a look at the rubric.

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Times New Roman Font
Size 12
Double Spaced

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Freak the Mighty Spelling/Vocab Ch.1-5 in Google Classroom

Freak the Mighty Spelling/Vocab Ch.1-5

Slides 1-5: Choose 5 different Spelling/Vocab words that you think are probably your most challenging. Use the boxes appropriately to identify the word, it's definition, create an illustration, give an ORIGINAL example sentence, and find the etymology (origin) of that word. One word per each of those slides. For the illustration you may draw separately, take a picture, and add it to that box, use Google Drawings, or anything that you'd like but make sure it gets added to the slide.
Slides 6-8: Follow the directions on the given worksheets to complete your work. Add textboxes where necessary or edit as a PDF and then submit.
Your whole list of spelling words are available in Quizlet.

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Freak the Mighty Ch.1-5 Spelling Test 1 in Google Classroom

Freak the Mighty Ch.1-5 Spelling Test 1

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Freak the Mighty Sticky Note Annotations Ch.1-4 in Google Classroom

Freak the Mighty Sticky Note Annotations Ch.1-4

Using what we've learned about annotations, annotate at least 2 times per chapter. Remember to use the resource that I uploaded for you and that we went over together. Common annotations are often:
Vocab
Predictions
Aha! Moment
Inference
Setting/Character

If you need more slides to upload your annotations, just duplicate the slide by right clicking on it if on anything but an iPad. If on an iPad, long press on it and press the second icon (the double pages to duplicate), and the third icon (the clipboard) to paste it.

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Literature Circles Freak the Mighty Ch1-4 in Google Classroom

Literature Circles Freak the Mighty Ch1-4

Use this area to do your Literature Circle work for Chapters 1-4 of Freak the Mighty. Work together as a group, but only complete the assignment that you are scheduled for for this session. DELETE all other slides. If you are the artist, you may delete the whole slideshow and attach your image separately. This is classwork, so it should be done by the end of the period. If you absolutely need more time, please take only until the end of the day.

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Freak the Mighty Pre-Reading Classwork in Google Classroom

Freak the Mighty Pre-Reading Classwork

Use this handout to complete the pre-reading assignment. We will work on this together as a class, but complete and turn in when done by the end of the period.

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My Neighborhood Narrative Draft 1 in Google Classroom

My Neighborhood Narrative Draft 1

Use this document to begin writing your neighborhood narrative. We will then edit this in small groups next week.

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Neighborhood Narrative: Writing Conference in Google Classroom

Neighborhood Narrative: Writing Conference

Use this document to write down the info between you and your peer critiquing partners. Take the time to read through your stories with each other and add commentary on what they may need help with, what you liked about it, and the info that your partner wants for you.

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Figurative Language Practice in Google Classroom

Figurative Language Practice

After going over the seven key figurative language elements, identify any elements that you see in the given song lyrics. EXPLAIN that connection and why it is used.

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NewsELA Close Reading in Google Classroom

NewsELA Close Reading

After reading through this article together as a class, we will be completing this Close Reading worksheet together and talking about the three levels of reading. Please finish and turn in by Wednesday morning before class. We should be able to finish it together, but if you need more time, please take that. Remember to write using complete sentences.

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Neighborhood Narrative Illustration and Annotation in Google Classroom

Neighborhood Narrative Illustration and Annotation

Attach your neighborhood drawing with the 3 annotations here. Please make sure I can read the 1 sentence each annotations, thank you. See my example for what it can look like

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Virtual Locker in Google Classroom

Virtual Locker

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Summer Reading Rubric in Google Classroom

Summer Reading Rubric

I know that I documented this via our Google form yesterday, but I'd like to use this area to return your grade to you for your Summer Reading Project. I have uploaded a rubric here. All I ask that you do is in the private comment area of the "assignment" (NOT on the public posting), tell me again where/how you turned in your book report and press MARK AS DONE so that I can give and return a grade to you.

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Editing Google Slides in Google Classroom

Editing Google Slides

Follow the directions in the Google Slides presentation to edit after we've gone over how to do this in class. Come back here and press turn in. For this assignment, because I've made each of you a copy, there is no need to attach anything because it's automatically done for you.

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Back to School Learning Stations 7th-Classwork in Google Classroom

Back to School Learning Stations 7th-Classwork

We will be using this in class today to do timed stations in breakout groups. At each station's timer, switch to the next "station" (slide). I will be rotating between each station. At the end of the period, if you need more time, please complete after class and mark as done back her.

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Book Report Inquiry/Testing Google Classroom in Google Classroom

Book Report Inquiry/Testing Google Classroom

Fill out the form.
At the end, when your response is done and you've pressed submit, take a screenshot.
Come back here, attach that screenshot.
Then finally press SUBMIT