Apr 29–30

US History: The Conservative Turn (1980–2000)

📗 Wednesday — Apr 29

Warmup: IXL IXL | Formatting quotations and dialogue | 6th grade language arts

Newsela: The Equal Rights Amendment The Equal Rights Amendment That Almost Was

📘 Thursday — Apr 30

No Class Today!!

Here’s some things to work on:

Newsela: Why kids and adults alike are hunting for viral NeeDoh squish toys

Write about the article: Writing Feedback

IXL | Identify supporting details in informational texts | 6th grade language arts

IXL | Trace an argument: set 1 | 9th grade language arts

IXL | Compare information from two texts | 9th grade language arts

📚 Suggested Readings

Readings US History: The Conservative Turn (1980–2000)

Reagan’s Challenger Disaster Speech

Reagan’s "Tear Down This Wall" speech

Phyllis Schlafly: "The Fraud of the Equal Rights Amendment"

📝 Homework

IXL Homework: Week 31

Writing: Identify relevant sources, Identify and correct plagiarism

Vocabulary: Determine the meanings of words with Greek and Latin roots

Grammar/Language: Correct capitalization errors, Formatting quotations and dialogue