Month: May 2020

  • Parent Guide: Self-Care

    Parent Guide: Self-Care

    This week in class, we’re reading “Self-Care” by Set to Go. The informational text, “Self-Care” describes some self-care strategies and their benefits on physical and mental health. As we read, we will be discussing the theme of Growing Up as it relates to the text. We are trying to answer this big question : “What does it…

  • Parent Guide: The Three Questions

    Parent Guide: The Three Questions

    This week in class, we’re reading “The Three Questions” by Leo Tolstoy. Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910) was a famous Russian author, perhaps best known for his novels War and Peace and Anna Karenina. In this short story, a king looks for three answers to three questions in order to make himself a better ruler. As we read, we will be discussing…

  • Parent Guide: He-y, Come on Ou-t!

    Parent Guide: He-y, Come on Ou-t!

    This week in class, we’re reading “He-y, Come on Ou-t!” by Shinichi Hoshi (translated by Stanleigh Jones). “He-y, Come on Ou-t!” is an allegory about the consequences of environmental destruction, in which a town discovers a mysterious hole that seems to be the perfect solution to their trash problems. As we read, we will be…

  • Parent Guide: Identity

    Parent Guide: Identity

    This week in class, we’re reading “Identity” by Julio Noboa. In Julio Noboa’s poem “Identity,” a speaker explains why they would choose to be a weed over a flower. As we read, we will be discussing the themes of Beauty & Happiness, Identity, and Social Pressure as they relate to the text. We are trying…

  • Parent Guide: The Scarlet Ribbon

    Parent Guide: The Scarlet Ribbon

    This week in class, we’re reading “The Scarlet Ribbon” by Emily Hoffman. “The Scarlet Ribbon” explores how difficult it is to keep people away from what brings them joy. As we read, we will be discussing the themes of Beauty & Happiness, Fate & Free Will, and Love as they relate to the text. We are trying to answer…

  • Parent Guide: Herd Behavior

    Parent Guide: Herd Behavior

    This week in class, we’re reading “Herd Behavior” by CommonLit Staff. “Herd Behavior” describes how individuals change when they are part of a crowd. As we read, we will be discussing the theme of Social Pressure as it relates to the text. We are trying to answer this big question : “Why do people follow the crowd?”…

  • Parent Guide: The Rose that Grew from Concrete

    Parent Guide: The Rose that Grew from Concrete

    This week in class, we’re reading “The Rose That Grew from Concrete” by Tupac Shakur. In Tupac Shakur’s “The Rose That Grew from Concrete,” the speaker describes a flower that grew in an unlikely place. As we read, we will be discussing the themes of Fate & Free Will and Resilience & Success as they relate to the text.…