Literacy, Writing and Reading - At Home Learning Videos
Middle School
GRADE LEVEL: 5-8
TEACHER: Ivan Olinghouse/Hedrick Middle School
DESCRIPTION: If you’re looking to get your student excited about reading chapter books - this episode is for you. Mr. Olinghouse shares his favorite fantasy fiction books - and reads excerpts from some.
TEACHER: Kristen Robinson & Sarah Mould/Kennedy ElementaryDESCRIPTION: This episode teaches students how to write letters through interactive writing ideas and books about sending letters through the mail. Students will also exercise imagination to create their own mail system.
Celebrate poetry by learning several literary devices used by poets and by learning how to analyze how a poet’s specific word choice impacts the meaning of a poem. Students will also learn an easy way to start writing their own poems. TEACHER: Rebekah Wolf, North Medford High School.
TEACHER: Rebekah Wolf/North Medford High SchoolDESCRIPTION: Listen to a reading of the book that inspired the movie, A Wrinkle in Time. Hear how the main characters manipulate space and time to rescue their dad.
TEACHER: Anna Monders/Brystan Strong/Jackson County Library ServicesDESCRIPTION: This episode is packed full of reading recommendations for 5th - 8th graders. Hear about adventures, mysteries, funny books and non-fiction books. Parents, listen closely in the second half to learn about how this year’s summer reading program will work.
TEACHER: Kristen Giroux/OSF, Ben Garcia/SOPBS, Ivan Olinghouse/Hedrick Middle SchoolDESCRIPTION: The Oregon Shakespeare Festival and SOPBS bring us this lesson to look into the meaning behind Shakespeare’s As You Like It. Students will discover and analyze themes and how they may inform the rest of the play. Students will take part in a sticky note activity involving five themes of the play.
TEACHER: Kristen Giroux/Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Ben Garcia/SOPBS, Ivan Olinghouse/Hedrick Middle SchoolDESCRIPTION: In part 2 of this lesson, students will learn how to uncover the meaning of the opening speech in Shakespeare’s As You Like It. Students will read the play together and engage in several activities to understand the speech.