1. Prompt: Substitutes
What does “Good Citizenship” look like and sound like when you have a substitute teacher? (75 Words)

2. Do Now scoring scale 5 points: 75+ words 4 points: 74-65 words
3 points: 64 or less
0 points: No reference to the prompt.

3. 15 Word Summaries
Summarize the following paragraph using EXACTLY 15 words—no more, no less.

4. The sun is a huge ball of gases. It has a diameter of 1,392,000 km
The sun is a huge ball of gases. It has a diameter of 1,392,000 km. It is so huge that it can hold millions of planets inside it. The Sun is mainly made up of hydrogen and helium gas. The surface of the Sun is known as the photosphere. The photosphere is surrounded by a thin layer of gas known as the chromospheres. Without the Sun, there would be no life on Earth. There would be no plants, no animals and no human beings. As all the living things on Earth get their energy from the Sun for their survival.

5. The Taj Mahal is a beautiful monument built in by an Emperor named Shah Jahan in memory of his wife Mumtaz Mahal. It is situated on the banks of river Yamuna at Agra. It looks beautiful in the moonlight. The Taj Mahal is made up of white marble. In front of the monument, there is a beautiful garden known as the Charbagh. Inside the monument, there are two tombs. These tombs are of Shah Jahan and his wife Mumtaz Mahal. The Taj Mahal is considered as one of the Seven Wonders of the World. Many tourists come to see this beautiful structure from different parts of the world.

6. Turn to page 37 in your textbook
Read the passage at the top called:
SETTING THE STAGE
Use the 15 Word Summary Strategy to summarize this passage (just this one paragraph)

7. Biography
You will be assigned an important person from the Renaissance and you will need to create a biography of that person.
This will be due at the end of the period tomorrow. You must use whatever class time you have today.
You will have tomorrow to work on this as well, and I assure you that you will use ALL of the time

8. Criteria for biography
The biography will be done on one sheet of blank paper.
You must include a picture of your assigned person, drawn or printed.
You must include color on your biography.
You must include at least 10 facts about your person on the sheet, but it must be written in paragraph form.
This is due tomorrow morning when you walk in.